The Eldritch Lorecast

#258. Wake Up Babe, a New D&D TV Show Announced!

Netflix announces a Ravenloft TV series, but who should play D&D's most notorious villain, Strahd von Zarovich? We fondly remember the D&D movie, recap every announced (a

#257. Reacting to the Warlock Trailer and D&D's Digital Future!

Gameplay footage from Warlock gets a HUGE reaction, and D&D drops ANOTHER surprise video game trailer! Meanwhile, we ponder whether a 5.5e adventure could ever feel like

#256. D&D Now Lets You Play as a Mind Flayer... (which SHOULD be a Bad Thing, Right?)

The latest D&D Unearthed Arcana lets your 5.5e character "transform" into a Mind Flayer! But shouldn't turning into a monster be a bad thing? Back Aberration NOW: https

#255. Does EVERY TTRPG Have to be a Video Game, Now?

Digital platforms like D&D Beyond continue to infiltrate the TTRPG industry with the release of Free League Unbound! Could Paizo recover from their money troubles? And wh

#254. Is D&D is About to Drown...?

An UNPRECEDENTED amount of D&D news fell out of Gen Con, including Icons, Dark Sun, and even Universes Beyond setting up a massive number of new D&D products! Follow Abe

#253. How D&D SLAYED Gen Con to Remain the #1 TTRPG

SO MUCH D&D news exploded at Gen Con, including Icons, Dark Sun, Greyhawk, and the Universes Beyond projects: World of Warcraft and Star Wars... we barely had time to cov

#252. The Deadliest Challenge Your D&D Party can Face!

What's more dangerous in D&D than a monster? The party! So give your players a taste of their own medicine with the "Anti-Party" method. Also, should roleplaying be MANDA

#251. Is D&D Abandoning the Adventurer's League?

Are D&D Encounters replacing the Adventurer's League? Meanwhile, Paizo revokes its Pathfinder and Starfinder license from Archives of Nethys and we decide the best social

#250. How Gen Con will Reshape D&D's Future!

WotC announces a STAGGERING number of D&D events for Gen Con, which could change the future of 5.5e forever! Daggerheart releases new playtests for the Summoner and Blood

#249. DON'T Let Party Conflict Ruin Your D&D Campaign!

Is it ever safe to let your D&D party argue among themselves? Should just ANY character be allowed to use Thieves Tools to pick a lock? What makes a great TTRPG open game

#248. How to LEVEL UP Your Game Master Skills for D&D!

We're sharing HORROR stories from our early days GM'ing for D&D or other TTRPG's, giving tips on how to improve as a game master, and digging deeper into Vampire: The Mas

#247. How Vampire: the Masquerade Landed on D&D Beyond!

HUGE News this week with Vampire: the Masquerade landing on D&D Beyond while WotC reveals more of how Unearthed Arcana 5.5e playtesting works. Jennifer Kretchmer joins us

#246. Would You Play a Transformer in D&D 5.5e?!

Joined this week by special guest Logan, we question whether the FATE TTRPG is dying, chonky dragons in chonkier dice, Hasbro IP's coming to D&D 5.5e and how to survive y

#245. WotC Backtracks on D&D Beyond Drops!

Is WotC listening to the community with the changes to D&D Beyond Drops? We meet the members of the D&D Advisory Group, Hasbro starts up an AI company, and Paizo are forc

#244. D&D Goes Fully Grimdark with Latest Books!

Grim Hollow 5.5e FINALLY brings horror and grimdark adventures to D&D! Meanwhile D&D Beyond makes good on another promise, and we gear up to celebrate the International D

#243. A New Horror TTRPG Emerges from D&D's Biggest Rival

A D&D game is cancelled and details about a new horror TTRPG from the makers of Pathfinder and Starfinder! Meanwhile, are you a Gamist, Narrativist, or Simulationist game

#242. Is Playing D&D a "Selfish" Power Fantasy?

D&D 5e is accused of being 'artistically hollow' by one of tabletop gaming's biggest influencers, alongside Pathfinder, Draw Steel, and Daggerheart. So we explore if that

#241. Have "Drops" Just Changed D&D FOREVER?

Outrage explodes at WotC over D&D Beyond Drops, which give new 5.5e content to subscribers only! But is the latest controversy real or overblown? Email your questions to

#240. How to Transform D&D Adventure Modules to Other Settings!

This week we minimize DM prep by converting D&D adventure modules to other settings like Grim Hollow, and which one-shots make for the perfect side quests and starter adv

#239. Are You Still Getting These D&D 5.5e Rules Wrong?

This week we revisit the hidden differences between D&D 5e and 5.5e, review the Dungeon Masters live play "Play Along Pack", and Dael actually reads an Unearthed Arcana i