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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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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Teos: @Alphastream
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
We announce all the 5e news from Ghostfire Gaming, review the Deck of Many Things continued production issues, and when we can expect D&D in VR?
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
James: @JamesJHaeck
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
04:48 - 2024 gaming conventions
07:58 - Ghostfire Gaming news!
15:37 - Deck of Many Things manufacturing
21:39 - D&D VR game
31:58 - Netflix TTRPG lawsuit
33:48 - Retreating in D&D 5e?
52:39 - Cutting rules from 5.5e
57:29 - 3D printing minis
Is Nightshade the end of AI art in the TTRPG industry? How do you effectively playtest new rules you've written? What's the worst DM behavior you've put up with in your D&D game? All that, and more!
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Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Dael: @DailyDael
Logan: @the_runesmith
Adam: @RetroArchetype
Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - TTRPG creator advice
09:53 - Nightshade poisons AI art
16:55 - Random House cocktails
25:33 - Bad DM behavior
40:08 - Playtesting subclasses
51:07 - Too many NPCs
This week's Eldritch Lorecast celebrates the D&D Movie winning an award, commemorates the passing of Jennell Jaquays, explores Aussie game design, and how NOT to introduce new players to 5e or TTRPG's.
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Critical fumbles
07:03 - D&D Movie wins!
08:48 - Remembering Jennell Jaquays
12:35 - Ruining D&D for new players
33:21 - Aussie game design
Hot takes burn up this week's Eldritch Lorecast as the crew tackle WotC getting caught using AI Art once again, and whether the Golden Age of TTRPG's is dead as Ben Riggs predicts?
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Gaming over the Break
13:21 - Congratulations MCDM
14:14 - Golden Age of TTRPGs
27:24 - WotC and AI Art... again
45:42 - Bryan Ansell Tribute
46:39 - The Clone Spell
This week we discuss integrity in the TTRPG YouTube space, choose new 5e adventures for 2024, and discuss whether the stun condition should be removed from D&D entirely?
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
05:05 - AI Art False Accusation
09:52 - Integrity in TTRPG YouTube
14:32 - Choosing an adventure
29:55 - Max level cap
47:20 - High level campaigns
51:40 - Remove the stun condition?
Learn the entire process of publishing a TTRPG product in the industry, from game design, writing, editing, art, graphic design, project managing, and marketing your book. A special episode of The Eldritch Lorecast recorded LIVE at PAX Aus 2023.
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
James: @jamesjhaeck
Phil: @PhilBeckwithDnD
Vee: @Rocketeer_Vee
Hayley: @storybrewers
Editor: @ZsDante
We celebrate a massive year for D&D the Tabletop Roleplaying Game industry as a whole! The ups, the downs, and everything in between.
Final hours to back Enchanting Emporiums on Kickstarter: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_ELEE_2023_11_109
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
08:12 - Biggest news of 2023
18:32 - Best TTRPG release
30:01 - Best TTRPG related release
40:04 - Best Con of 2023
47:43 - Guests of the year
52:16 - Best ELC moments
After being blown away by The MCDM RPG day 1 success, the team review the 50 Years of D&D panel and all the 5e books set for release in 2024.
Support the Enchanting Emporium's Kickstarter: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_ELEE_2023_11_109
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Most spent on crowdfunding
08:29 - The MCDM RPG
25:21 - 50 Years Of D&D panel
27:55 - Gaming at Conventions
37:43 - Quests from the Infinite Staircase
39:11 - Vecna - Eve of Ruin
41:23 - 2024 PHB & Monster Manual
48:56 - The Game Awards
55:24 - Hasbro Layoffs
Ghostfire Gaming arrives on D&D Beyond with Lairs of Etharis and Dungeons of Drakkenheim, the first 3rd party 5e content after Critical Role. We also take time to answer listener emails.
Get Lairs of Etharis on D&D Beyond: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_GHMG_2023_12_114
Support the Enchanting Emporium's Kickstarter: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_ELEE_2023_11_109
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Creating monster lairs
07:58 - Lairs of Etharis on D&D Beyond
18:00 - Describing fantasy worlds
30:20 - Keeping campaigns going
37:45 - Dragons in Grim Hollow?
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