The Eldritch Lorecast

Wizards of the Coast drops microtransactions from D&D Beyond, promises to update the 5e SRD, and releases an AI art FAQ. Should every TTRPG have a TV show like Fallout? Crowdfund Campaign Cabinets here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/loudounlaserworks/campaign-cabinets?ref=cq6nex Sign for the Monster Hunter playtest: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_GHPG_2024_4_134 Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @dailydael James: @JamesJHaeck  Shawn: @shawnmerwin Editor:  @ZsDante  Topics: 00:00 - Intro 05:09 - D&D SRD update 10:26 - D&D Beyond microtransactions 19:29 - WotC AI art FAQ 25:28 - Campaign cabinets 29:12 - Fallout TTRPG sales 43:18 - AI art and small creators 51:40 - AI art and GM use

We discuss designing a new 5e class, the difference between psionics and magic in D&D, Hasbro's investor call, and GM'ing for strangers! Discover the Wandering Tavern here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homieandthedude/the-wandering-tavern?ref=e9y7dz Sign for the Monster Hunter playtest: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_GHPG_2024_4_134 Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @dailydael James:  @JamesJHaeck Shawn: @shawnmerwin Editor:  @ZsDante  Topics: 00:00 - Intro 05:39 - Monster Hunter class 21:18 - Psionics in D&D 5.5e 32:20 - Nurturing new players 36:12 - The Wandering Tavern 40:21 - Roll20 and Discord partnership 43:46 - Hasbro earnings call 48:23 - Running games for strangers

Cynthia Williams resigns from Wizards of the Coast and leaves behind her D&D legacy, Critical Role showcase Daggerheart rules on stream, and Pathfinder has new classes for you to playtest. Get Monsters of Drakkenheim: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_DDMD_2024_4_131 Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @dailydael James:  @JamesJHaeck Shawn: @shawnmerwin Editor:  @ZsDante Topics: 00:00 - Intro 06:30 - Cynthia Williams resigns 14:42 - Steve Jackson Games 25:04 - CR advertises Daggerheart 25:46 - Campaign SPOILERS 29:00 - Spoilers end 30:18 - Monsters of Drakkenheim 31:35 - Pathfinder news 42:41 - Baldur's Gate 4 47:59 - Crowded TTRPG industry

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. Get Monsters of Drakkenheim: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_DDMD_2024_4_131 Chris Cocks WBUR-fm interview: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/04/03/dungeons-and-dragons-hasbro Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Shawn: @shawnmerwin Monty: @montycmartin Kelly: @KaiInRealLife Dungeon Dudes:  @DungeonDudes Editor:  @ZsDante  Topics: 00:00 - Intro 05:33 - Dimension 20 ticket prices 19:11 - Daggerheart playtest update 40:55 - Monsters of Drakkenheim 49:22 - Metamorphosis Alpha 50:15 - Chris Cocks interview

This week Lexi McQueen joins the Lorecast to look through the D&D LEGO adventure, speculate at the D&D video game news, and then we all try not to panic while our party learns to teleport! Get Monsters of Drakkenheim: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_DDMD_2024_4_131 Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @DailyDael Shawn: @shawnmerwin Lexi:  @blackgirlmage  Editor:  @ZsDante  Topics: 00:00 - Intro 05:30 - Making Liveplays 11:53 - Writing adventures 14:18 - LEGO D&D Adventure 20:43 - D&D Videogame news 28:43 - Karlach takes up wrestling! 30:37 - Women Innovators of Play 2024 32:20 - Monsters of Drakkenheim 32:58 - TTRPG rules vs setting 53:42 - Handling the teleport spell

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? Express your style with 10% off at INTO THE AM: https://intotheam.com/GhostfireGaming Get Monsters of Drakkenheim: https://get.monstersofdrakkenheim.com/14 Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com 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 Kickstarter 21:49 - Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth 32:33 - D&D sales fall 30% 48:30 - TTRPG dream sequences

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! Get Monsters of Drakkenheim: https://get.monstersofdrakkenheim.com/14 Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com 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 Beyond 32:20 - Monsters of Drakkenheim 36:15 - D&D LEGO release 41:03 - D&D Converse 42:10 - Baldur's Gate cancelled 48:11 - Remembering James M. Ward 50:09 - D&D is for Nerds podcast

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

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?

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