Show Notes
PARENTAL ADVISORY – EXPLICIT CONTENT: Prepare to have your brain slurped! This week on the RPGBOT.Podcast, our hosts dive into the mind-blasting world of Mind Flayers! Ever wonder how a brain becomes a tentacle smoothie? Curious about undead Alhoons? Or just need combat tips in case an Elder Brain crashes your next campaign? We’ve got ALL the answers—plus a few tentacles. Tune in for laughs, lore, and life advice from the terrifying Ill-Sensei (now accepting students!). Buckle up for horror and hilarity—you don’t want to miss this one! Listen now before your brain becomes lunch!
Summary
PARENTAL ADVISORY – EXPLICIT CONTENT: In this gut-busting episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, our fearless hosts dive headfirst into the creepy, crawly, brain-slurping world of Mindflayers! Get ready for a wild ride as they unravel the mysteries of Mindflayer reproduction (spoiler: it’s grosser than you think), explain how a perfectly good brain turns into an eldritch smoothie via seromorphosis, and discuss the dark joys of becoming an undead Alhoon. If you’ve ever wanted to know how to survive an Elder Brain attack or how to pronounce Ulitharid without sounding like you’re sneezing, this episode has you covered.
Packed with horror, hilarity, and questionable life choices, this episode also digs deep into the Mindflayer hierarchy, the bizarre mentorship of Ill-Sensei (like a life coach, but for tentacle-faced nightmares), and tactical advice for surviving these horrifying brain bandits in your next tabletop campaign. It’s a terrifyingly fun exploration of D&D’s most iconic, brain-hungry monsters, and trust us—there are no bad ideas, just brain snacks!
Materials Referenced in this Episode
- Monsters of the Multiverse (affiliate link)
- Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse (affiliate link)
- Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (affiliate link)
- Volo’s Guide to Monsters (affiliate link)
- DnD 3.5
- Futurama
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