The Eldritch Lorecast Podcast
1) #205. Are ALL D&D Adventures DESIGNED to be Linear?
Do players EVER actually have choices in prewritten adventures? Is the sandbox purely an illusion? How do TTRPG game designers ensure characters have agency choosing their path forward? An Aetherial E...Show More
2) #204. Why Would Critical Role Choose D&D over Daggerheart?
Why NOBODY predicted Critical Role would choose D&D over Daggerheart! And what does a West Marches style campaign mean for Campaign 4? We also invoke the dreaded name of Dark Sun!Get the Grim Hollow P...Show More
3) #203. Is D&D ACTUALLY Better Off After 3 years?
In the OGL aftermath and the full release of D&D 2024, is the game better or worse than it's ever been? Is 5e 2024 actually better than 5e 2014? An Aetherial Expanse adventure is coming to Kickstarter...Show More
4) #202. Who Should WotC Choose to Decide D&D's Future?
Todd Kenreck helps us to ponder which community members should WotC choose for the D&D Advisory Panel? Gen Con hits record attendance! Then we settle in to build cozy homes and grimdark worlds for you...Show More
5) #201. How Brennan Lee Mulligan Could Reshape Critical Role!
Brennan Lee Mulligan takes over Critical Role, Ghostfire Gaming launches an Organized Play campaign, MCDM releases Draw Steel, and Paizo puts a 5e adventure on D&D Beyond! It's been a long Gen Con...L...Show More
6) #200. Is WotC Bringing Microtransactions Back to D&D Beyond?
D&D Beyond teases digital DLC for the Forgotten Realms setting books, while Nott the Brave teases town guards in the new Critical Role animated series. We also celebrate 200 episodes of this here podc...Show More
7) #199. Is This the Critical Role Video Game We Wanted?
Critical Role announces their first video game, WotC boasts the BIGGEST D&D starter set ever, Eberron is delayed, and is "D&D in a Castle" offering a new career path?Unlock the Grim Hollow Player's Gu...Show More
8) #198. D&D isn't a Game, Anymore! It's a Brand.
Big changes for D&D as Wizards of the Coast step towards a franchise model, while Darrington Press take their next big steps as a TTRPG publisher! Also, what exactly IS a Warlock or a Rogue?Email your...Show More
9) #197. Do Characters EVER Die in Daggerheart?
How impactful SHOULD character death be in a TTRPG like Daggerheart or D&D? We ponder this while Paizo experiences book delays, the ENNIE awards are announced, and we decide what monster manuals to ma...Show More
10) #196. Daggerheart Playtest Rules Ruin Friendships!
Daggerheart releases two new classes into playtesting, triggering a heated rules debate over moons! Meanwhile, another Unearthed Arcana brings the Necromancer Wizard and Hexblade Warlock back to D&D 2...Show More