Monstrum · SEASON 6
Why Manticore Is a Dungeons & Dragons Legend
Episode 10 · 2024-09-26

- Documentary
Episode overview
Featured in tabletop RPGs, card games, books, animated movies and shows, the manticore is a legend. And there’s a lot of speculation about the origins of the manticore. Is it a man-eating monster from Persian myth or simply a misidentified tiger?
13 minutes
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