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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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, LEGO, and Pop-tarts

30:28 - Surviving Strangehollow

38:05 - Foundry VTT partnership

46:03 - Using character backstories

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Phil: @PhilBeckwithDnD

Vee: @Rocketeer_Vee

Hayley: @storybrewers

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We celebrate a massive year for D&D the Tabletop Roleplaying Game industry as a whole! The ups, the downs, and everything in between.

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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.

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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