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The Eldritch Lorecast

Ben Byrne, Dael Kingsmill, Shawn Merwin, and Todd Kenreck 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! For More info be sure to check out ghostfiregaming.com.

#135. How to Design a Class like the DnD Monster Hunter

61 hours 3 mins; April 30, 2024

#134. Are New TTRPG's Crowding Out Smaller Indie's?

59 mins; April 24, 2024

#133. Does Initiative Make Daggerheart Better or Worse?

65 hours 1 min; April 16, 2024

#132. What Loot Is Hiding in the D&D LEGO Dungeon?

67 hours 13 mins; April 10, 2024

#131. D&D Sales Have Dropped in 2023! What Now?

62 hours 4 mins; April 03, 2024

#130. Baldur's Gate 4 is Cancelled. Here's Why!

57 mins; March 27, 2024

#129. Daggerheart Doesn't Want You to Roll for Initiative

73 hours 34 mins; March 20, 2024

#128. 5e Adventurer's League Absorbed by D&D Beyond!

64 hours 54 mins; March 13, 2024

#127. How to Playtest Daggerheart for Darrington Press!

57 mins; March 06, 2024

#126. How Many D&D Characters Can You Name?

66 hours 56 mins; February 28, 2024

#125. Has D&D Cross Marketing Gone Too Far!?

57 mins; February 21, 2024

#124. Will Release Dates Build Excitement for D&D 2024?

60 hours 31 mins; February 14, 2024

#123. The Rage Bait Meta is Taking Over D&D YouTube!

63 hours 0 mins; February 07, 2024

#122. The First D&D VR Game! Would You Join the Adventure?

59 mins; January 31, 2024

#121. How Nightshade Inflicts Poison Damage on AI Art

62 hours 27 mins; January 24, 2024

#120. Avoid the Pitfalls when Introducing New D&D Players

60 hours 39 mins; January 17, 2024

#119. The Inevitable Rise of AI Art in TTRPG's

57 mins; January 10, 2024

#118. How to Choose a 5e Adventure for the New Year?

72 hours 5 mins; January 03, 2024

#117. How to Publish a TTRPG from Homebrew to Hardcover

61 hours 20 mins; January 01, 2024

#116. Was 2023 the Best or Worst Year for TTRPG's?

64 hours 25 mins; December 20, 2023

#115. Could The MCDM RPG Launch be Any More Wild?

59 mins; December 13, 2023

#114. D&D Beyond Unleashes Surprise 3rd Party 5e Content!

67 hours 3 mins; December 06, 2023

#113. Mo' Monk, Mo' Problems - Stunning Strike is Broken!

59 mins; November 29, 2023

#112. STOP Making Boring D&D Shopping Sessions!

65 hours 51 mins; November 22, 2023

#111. Why the Brawler Got KO'd from the D&D Playtest!

68 hours 45 mins; November 15, 2023

#110. Why is EVERYONE Talking About This D&D Adventure?

64 hours 3 mins; November 08, 2023

#109. D&D's Beautiful Catastrophe!

59 mins; November 01, 2023

#108. Planescape's Surprise Update & Pathfinder's Dilemma!

54 mins; October 25, 2023

#107. Why is D&D Returning to Magazines and Print Media?

58 mins; October 18, 2023

#106. We Play Tested the MCDM TTRPG! We Have Thoughts...

74 hours 58 mins; October 11, 2023

#105. Powerful New Fey Stat Blocks Hit D&D Beyond

70 hours 29 mins; October 03, 2023

#104. D&D Beyond Surprise Launches New VTT!

57 mins; September 27, 2023

#103. 3rd Party Publishers Arrive on 5e Nexus!

64 hours 13 mins; September 20, 2023

#102. Barbarians Are D&D's Best Spellcasters, After All!

58 mins; September 13, 2023

#101. Phandelver and Below is NOT Child Friendly!

63 hours 17 mins; September 06, 2023

#100. The #1 TTRPG Podcast in All The Realms!

60 hours 55 mins; August 30, 2023

#99. D&D Beyond Publishes 3rd Party Content

63 hours 31 mins; August 23, 2023

#98. Daggerheart's Radical Divergence from D&D 5e!

66 hours 42 mins; August 16, 2023

#97. AI Art 'Lends a Hand' to D&D's Giants Book

63 hours 42 mins; August 09, 2023

#96. Is Kickstarter Killing the TTRPG Industry?

64 hours 43 mins; August 02, 2023

#95. Will MCDM's New TTRPG Change the Industry?

67 hours 55 mins; July 26, 2023

#94. Bigby Presents- Hold on, is Gandalf a Paladin?

65 hours 43 mins; July 19, 2023

#93. How Much D&D Romance is Too Much?

61 hours 40 mins; July 12, 2023

#92. Is New D&D 5e too Focused on Player Success?

57 mins; July 05, 2023

#91. Valiant Tales About TTRPG Publishing

64 hours 2 mins; June 28, 2023

#90. Favorite 5e Monsters to Make Formidable!

66 hours 0 mins; June 21, 2023

#89. The REAL Reason D&D isn't Changing Editions!

59 mins; June 14, 2023

#88. Pathfinder Refresh Moves out from D&D's Shadow

64 hours 7 mins; June 07, 2023

#87. Is Candela Obscura a TTRPG Clone?

60 hours 44 mins; May 31, 2023

#86. You'll Like Feats if We TELL YOU to Like Feats

70 hours 24 mins; May 24, 2023

#85. A New 5e Setting on a Sea of Starlight!

62 hours 15 mins; May 17, 2023

#84. D&D Beyond Misplaces Monsters for Charity!

67 hours 0 mins; May 10, 2023

#83. Are D&D Classes System or Content?

62 hours 26 mins; May 03, 2023

#82. Is Critical Role Finished With D&D?

70 hours 8 mins; April 26, 2023

#81. Marisha Ray And Never Giving Up!

68 hours 2 mins; April 19, 2023

#80. The D&D Creator Summit's Unmet Expectations

72 hours 30 mins; April 12, 2023

#79. Will the D&D VTT Change Tabletop Gaming?

59 mins; April 05, 2023

#78. Pondering our 'D&D Direct' Predictions

60 hours 46 mins; March 29, 2023

#77. First Look at Black Flag's Fighter & Wizard

57 mins; March 22, 2023

#76. Wine & Dine Me, Wizards of the Coast!

60 hours 1 min; March 15, 2023

#75. Did WotC just Spoil Honor Among Thieves?

57 mins; March 08, 2023

#74. Ardling Any Point to One D&D Right Now?

59 mins; March 01, 2023

#73. All Your Tabletop News in One Place!

58 mins; February 21, 2023

#72. Will Black Flag be Better than D&D 5e?

68 hours 37 mins; February 15, 2023

#71. The Sundering of D&D 5e!

60 hours 13 mins; February 08, 2023

#70. The Aftermath of the 5e OGL Wars...

66 hours 28 mins; February 01, 2023

#69. How Should We Respond to OGL 1.2?

56 mins; January 25, 2023

#68. Everything's Fine, Why Do You OGL... I mean ask?

60 hours 36 mins; January 18, 2023

#67. It's Not Too Late to Start Your Dungeon23!

68 hours 54 mins; January 11, 2023

#66. Ghostfire Gaming's Future with 5e in 2023?

54 mins; January 04, 2023

#65. The Elly TTRPG Awards for 2022!

61 hours 18 mins; December 28, 2022

#64. Breaking Down The Legend of Vox Machina S2 Trailer

66 hours 32 mins; December 21, 2022

#63. Wizards Plan to "Monetize" Dungeons & Dragons!

64 hours 10 mins; December 14, 2022

#62. Is 'Species' the Right Change for One D&D?

73 hours 45 mins; December 07, 2022

#61. Who Owns the Lore of a D&D Campaign World?

63 hours 6 mins; November 30, 2022

#60. Previewing Dragonlance with D&D Beyond's Amy Dallen

64 hours 1 min; November 23, 2022

#59. Will One D&D be the End of 5e Publishers?

59 mins; November 16, 2022

#58. The Future of the TTRPG Industry on Twitter

66 hours 5 mins; November 09, 2022

#57. Spooky, Scary, D&D Adventure Ideas!

68 hours 20 mins; November 02, 2022

#56. Could Your DM be Replaced by a Computer in One D&D?

65 hours 46 mins; October 26, 2022

#55. Are Video Games the Future of D&D?

63 hours 58 mins; October 19, 2022

#54. More D&D News Than You Can Shake An Owlbear At!

69 hours 42 mins; October 12, 2022

#53. Is One D&D Repeating The Mistakes of 4e?

77 hours 43 mins; October 05, 2022

#52. You Can't Make a Mega Dungeon That Big!

64 hours 59 mins; September 27, 2022

#51. Did Critical Role Just TPK the Party?

64 hours 34 mins; September 21, 2022

#50. Sebastian Crowe needs you!

62 hours 4 mins; September 14, 2022

#49. Exploration Mechanics In One D&D?

59 mins; September 07, 2022

#48. Reviewing the D&D 2023 Release Schedule

62 hours 3 mins; August 31, 2022

#47. Is One D&D the Last Edition of Dungeons & Dragons?

75 hours 50 mins; August 24, 2022

#46. Support For Theatre of the Mind In D&D 5.5e

57 mins; August 17, 2022

#45. 'Wizards Presents' Predictions with Matt Colville

63 hours 17 mins; August 10, 2022

#44. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Owlbears

61 hours 24 mins; August 03, 2022

#43. Sebastian Crowe Guides Us Back To Drakkenheim

64 hours 4 mins; July 27, 2022

#42. Unearthed Wonders of the Multiverse

53 mins; July 20, 2022

#41. Spelljammer Academy Has Free Tuition!

62 hours 52 mins; July 13, 2022

#40. The D&D Civil War Heats Up!

57 mins; July 06, 2022

#39. Radiant Citadel's First Chapter Is Free!

64 hours 31 mins; June 29, 2022

#38. This One Spell That All D&D GM's Hate!

61 hours 32 mins; June 22, 2022

#37. The Vecna Dossier and Even Stranger Things

56 mins; June 15, 2022

#36. Nine Eyes of Lucien and One Eye of Vecna

60 hours 42 mins; June 08, 2022

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