February 15, 2025: Dungeon Zoology: An Evolutionary Approach

At Pax Unplugged this past December, I had the privilege of presenting a panel on using evolutionary science as inspiration for tabletop roleplaying games. The lovely people at PAX have put the panel on YouTube, so now I can share it with all of you! If you've got an hour and want to learn a bunch of facts about birds, then here you go:

What's your favorite weird trait that animals have evolved? Have you ever used it in a roleplaying game?

-- Irene Zielinski

P.S. My charismatic co-panelist Astrid Lundberg creates content about dinosaurs, paleontology, and science history – if you enjoyed her here, you can find her on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Patreon!