The Slovenly Trulls
Join two Big Bad Evil Girls as they rant about D&D, feminism, and the High Wizard of Patriarchy. In this monthly deep dive, hosts Shardae and Lyssa discuss the problematic past of tabletop RPGs and how we can learn from them. Have a seat, pour some ale, and roll some Dexterity saves to avoid all the broken glass.
Episodes
Did you know Frey and Freya from Norse myth are in D&D? We sure didn't! Lets find out how they gamified them and what that says about how D&D writes about fertility.
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D&D has a weird relationship with pregnancy and motherhood and we're gonna talk about it. From pregnancy mechanics to a fertility goddess to drow breast milk, Freud is gonna have a field day with this one.
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Is Medusa really a monster? Well, D&D certainly thinks so! Join Lyssa and Shardae as they discuss how the Medusa myth, her feminist rebirth, the monstrous feminine all impact D&D's version of their medusa monster.
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Sorry for the wonky audio! Shardae's regular mic died an hour before recording started so we had to resort to a backup that did not like our presets 🫠
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Lyssa and Shardae revisit two of their fave topics as they deep dive into the niche D&D matriarchal societies of Ixinos, Huroola, and Dambrath.
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Ale and Mariah from the Table Talk podcast join the Trulls to reclaim sexuality in D&D by learning about monster porn and playing Smash or Pass with a wide array of monsters from D&D history.
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Graz'zt is the epitome of masculine sexuality in D&D, so how does he compare to all of the sexy evil women we've covered? What does he say about masculine sexuality in general? And who the heck is Keptolo?!
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Are all women evil? Who is the Queen of Chaos? Is the Abyss a woman?! These are the questions Lyssa and Shardae try to answer in their deepest dive into D&D lore to date.
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Lyssa and Shardae continue diving into the Abyss, looking at "The Beautiful Evil," hawt monster stats, and analyzing two female-exclusive demons: mariliths and lilitus.
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Lyssa and Shardae start off spooky season with a horror-themed deep dive into Malcanthet aka the Queen of the Succubi and how she represents the fundemental misunderstanding of female sexuality.
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(05:35) The De...
Lyssa and Shardae analyze Umberlee aka The Sea Bitch, contextualizing her within women's symbolic connections to water as well as two IRL mythological water deities.
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Timestamps
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(04:47) Women & Water
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Lyssa and Shardae deep dive into the consorts of the Nine Hells, contextualizing their existence alongside IRL consorts as well as the concept of sexual politics.
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Lyssa and Shardae compare how Daddy Devil himself, Asmodeus, appears in D&D compared his daughter, Glasya, tracing both origins back to their religious roots.
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Lyssa and Shardae tackle D&D she-devils, diving deep into the archduchess Fierna (and her daddy Belial) as well as the erinyes.
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Lyssa and Shardae discuss Kiaransalee, the drow deity of undeath and vengence, as well as her very... interesting clergy, contextualizing their portrayal alongside the history of necromancy.
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Lyssa and Shardae spill all the tea on the Dragon Queen herself, Tiamat, from her origins in Mesopotamian mythology to how she represents a very specific type of dragon symbolism.
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Lyssa and Shardae dig through Rashemen society and their infamous Wychlaran leaders, posing the question: Is it really a gynarchy?
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Lyssa and Shardae dissect the story of the Seven Sisters, Mystra’s daughters and famed Chosen, tracing their inspiration back to Greek Mythology and perhaps even unrealistic expectations of powerful women.
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Lyssa and Shardae deep dive into Dragon Magazine and its tumultuous history with women in gaming.
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Happy Holidays, harlots! The past few months have been a bit rough, but as a special treat, we wanted you to experience the chaotic first episode of our Patreon-exclusive show, The Slovenly Trulls: After Dark.
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Lyssa and Shardae figure out why so many people hate Mystra, the Lady of Mysteries, and contextualize her existence alongside magic’s connection to gender and femininity.
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