The Eldritch Lorecast
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Ben Byrne, Dael Kingsmill, Shawn Merwin, and James Haeck bring you the latest tabletop hobby news, discussions on roleplaying game design, ideas for players and GMs, and share their passion for tabletop roleplaying games and the community!
The Eldritch Lorecast
1w ago
We review the changes to Daggerheart and whether it's better or worse with initiative rules, boggle at the price of Dimension 20 live tickets, and consider whether Hasbro's CEO is right about the future of gaming.
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Chris Cocks WBUR-fm interview: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/04/03/dungeons-and-dragons-hasbro
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Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Monty: @montycmartin
Kelly: @KaiInRealLife
Dungeon Dudes: @DungeonDudes
Editor: @ZsDante
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The Eldritch Lorecast
3w ago
D&D Beyond joins Kickstarter to support Monsters of Drakkenheim, a free 5e adventure is released for Tsojcanth, and are dropping D&D sales in 2023 a problem?
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - Digital vs physical rules
06:14 - Point buy vs roll stats
14:18 - D&D Beyond on Kickstart ..read more
The Eldritch Lorecast
1M ago
A deluge of gaming news breaks with a sneak peak at the new 5e DMG, Tome of Beast hits D&D Beyond, Wizard's secures more licensing deals, and Larian cancels Baldur's Gate 4!
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Adam: @RetroArchetype
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Gaming snacks
06:51 - Conquest Melbourne
07:37 - Gary Con news
08:20 - Shadowdark
11:56 - Matt Mercer in the new DMG
15:05 - More Gary Con news
29:33 - Tome Of Beasts on D&D ..read more
The Eldritch Lorecast
1M ago
The Dungeon Dudes drop in to talk the Daggerheart open Beta, their next 5e Kickstarter "Monsters of Drakkenheim", and whether AI creation tools can be used responsibly?
Get Monsters of Drakkenheim: https://get.monstersofdrakkenheim.com/14
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
James: @JamesJHaeck
Monty: @montycmartin
Kelly: @KaiInRealLife
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Best 5e monster type
13:20 - Monsters of Drakkenheim
31:56 - Hasbro using AI
43:38 - Daggerheart playtest ..read more
The Eldritch Lorecast
1M ago
5e Adventurer's League consolidates onto D&D Beyond, Chaosium offers money if you develop for the Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine, and Kobold Press announces a new Tales of the Valiant starter set!
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
06:49 - Chaosium game design competition
20:08 - Adventurers League on D&D Beyond
25:44 - Premier AL organizers
37:59 - Tales of the Valiant starter set
42:09 - Do adventure modules railroad ..read more
The Eldritch Lorecast
1M ago
Darrington Press announces a Daggerheart open playtest, D&D Beyond updates Maps and offers an exclusive Vecna adventure, and a surprise new TTRPG adventure wants you to play for science!
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
05:23 - Daggerheart playtest
22:28 - D&D Beyond Maps
29:43 - Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
39:43 - Realms of Kymoria lawsuit
44:31 - Learning from adventure modules
53:05 - Surprise NASA TTRPG ..read more
The Eldritch Lorecast
2M ago
Does D&D lore need a refresh with more recognizable characters? Why did WotC cut Portuguese translations from their books? Where's the best place to get TTRPG news? All that and more on the Eldritch Lorecast!
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Luna: @Luboffin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
04:13 - Rascal TTRPG news
12:54 - D&D in Portuguese cut
16:45 - Candela Obscura season 4
31:46 - Tom Cardy & Dragon Friends
35:39 - Faction design
45:15 - Updating D&D lore ..read more
The Eldritch Lorecast
2M ago
This week's Eldritch Lorecast reignites the Legendary Resistance debate, welcomes more 3rd party publishers to D&D Beyond, gets hyped for LEGO rumors, and charts the rise and fall of Evil Genius Games.
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
James: @JamesJHaeck
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
02:10 - Legendary resistances
15:46 - Hasbro investor call
25:06 - Humblewood on D&D Beyond
26:51 - D&D LEGO partnership
33:06 - Rise and fall of Evil Genius Games
40:15 - No-win player choices ..read more
The Eldritch Lorecast
2M ago
The D&D 2024 release schedule arrives just in time for this week's Eldritch Lorecast! We also talk Dragonlance heartbreak and how to use player-character backgrounds effectively?
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Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
James: @JamesJHaeck
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:22 - TTRPG romance
05:47 - Dragonlance heartbreak
15:58 - D&D 2024 release schedule
22:02 - Player's Handbook 2024
25:57 - D&D Converse, LEG ..read more
The Eldritch Lorecast
2M ago
This week's Eldritch Lorecast Unearths the last of the D&D Arcana and gets rage baited by the latest TTRPG controversies.
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Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
James: @JamesJHaeck
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - Exciting 5.5e rules
10:00 - Playtest Packet 8 review
22:27 - 5.5e launch dates
28:33 - Into the AM
30:41 - Tencent & rage bait
45:35 - Between session storytelling ..read more