Yuan-Ti
From Kill Every Monster by Dylan Malenfant & Aram Vartian
October 31, 2025 · 1h 8m · Season 5 · Episode 3
About this episode
The episode explores the Yuan-Ti, a race of serpent folk, featuring guest Sebastian Yūe who discusses their work in TTRPGs and themes of queerness and monstrosity.
The Yuan-Ti were “originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new people who mix characteristics of humans and snakes.” We are joined by Sebastian Yūe . Sebastian is a game writer, editor, and designer based in Canada. They like to explore queer, monstrous themes, and have contributed to TTRPGs such as Daggerheart, the Cosmere RPG, Pathfinder, and Apocalypse Keys. They are also the publishing coordinator and community manager at Hit Point Press. CAST Dylan Malenfant : Producer, Host Aram Vartian : Producer, Editor MUSIC Listen to the full soundtrack from the Rust Monster episode on Epidemic Sound. COMMUNITY Bluesky Discord TikTok Twitter Reddit Instagram Facebook Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Aram Vartian
Guest: Sebastian Yūe
Topics covered
- Yuan-Ti
- serpent folk
- TTRPGs
- queer themes
- monstrous themes
Keywords
- game writer
- editor
- designer
- Hit Point Press
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Daggerheart, the Cosmere RPG, Pathfinder, Apocalypse Keys, Cosmere RPG
Books & works: Rust Monster
Places: Canada
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