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In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk about a history of magic items in Dungeons & Dragons, share tips for how to keep your magic items “magical,” interview Keith Ammann, author of The Monsters Know What They’re Doing about his new book Making Enemies, and design a hard boiled detective mystery set in the North Pole. Whether your players have been naughty or nice, gift them something better than a +1 Sword this Christmas.
In This Episode…
- Links
- The Monsters Know What They’re Doing (Book / Blog)
- Making Enemies (Book)
- Pax Unplugged, Philadelphia PA
- Azelastine (Nasal Spray)
- Game Hole Con, Madison WI
- Curse of Strahd (5e Adventure)
- Tomb of Annihilation (5e Adventure)
- Inhumanoids (Animated Series)
- Volo’s Guide to Monsters (5e Supplement)
- Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes (5e Supplement)
More in Naughty or Nice…
Naughty or Nice: An OSR+ Christmas Adventure (Ep #24)
In this episode we create a hard-boiled Christmas-themed adventure in the North Pole, where Santa's elves must solve a mystery to save Christmas.
Tips for Keeping Magic Items “Magical” (Ep #22)
Where we discuss a history of magic items, and how to keep them shiny and wonderful despite fifty years of mechanical cruft.


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