- So the Uncaged Anthology is a collection
of myth and folklore
retellings for fifth edition.
Each story in Uncaged features a different
female creature from mythology so medusas,
hags, harpies, sirens,
and I am really inspired by creatures
in the Monster Manual and
there are so many creatures
that kind of fit that definition
that are kind of portrayed as female
but usually demonized or
portrayed as monsters in some way.
And I thought that was such
a great opportunity in D&D
which is participatory
to let players interact
with these creatures in a different way.
It's not that they're not,
that these creatures aren't monsters,
but why are they the
monsters that they are,
how did they become these monsters.
So, Uncaged is really about
exploring the origin stories
of these really fascinating creatures
that are part of myth and folklore
from all around the world.
And each adventure in Uncaged
is written by a different author,
many of whom have, this
is their first time
ever writing content for D&D.
So it's both just a special project
in that it brings all
these new voices into D&D,
and it's just a celebration
of feminist folklore
throughout the ages.
I just have such a passion
for mythology and folklore,
and to me, D&D is a great way to actually
just be a part of these myths,
to constantly reinvent them,
and to be a part of these stories
that I think traditionally,
are a little bit more passive
where you read a story,
but this way you can actually
be part of that world.
You can encounter Medusa,
and you can change the
outcome of these stories
which I think is really powerful.
And I just, I love D&D
lore and I love just
cultural lore from different places
from around the world.
And I love just seeing
strong, empowered women
in every story that I play and write.
So, those are the themes
that I always come back to
again and again in most
projects that I do,
but especially Uncaged.
Each book is about 250 pages,
so there is 25 adventures
in the first three volumes
and I think around 22
in the fourth volume.
And we have something really special
planned for the fourth volume.
I guess I can kinda spoil it,
but we created an Uncaged class
that you can actually play.
It's really cool and we're still working
on playtesting that,
but that'll be a special
part of volume four.
And so this brings together
more than a hundred people
from around the world.
We also have a team of editors and artists
who did custom illustrations for the book.
Samantha Darcy did our cover
for all four, and the fifth volume.
So it's just what brings
together so many new people
and many of whom are
just new voices to D&D,
and just kind of an epic, global project.
You can find Uncaged on
Dungeon Master's Guild.
Each volume is available as both a digital
and a hardcover edition.
And we have four volumes planned
and a fifth volume that's
probably coming out next year
that's all level 20 or
high-level adventures,
that feature all the
goddesses in D&D lore.
So, that'll be really fun.
