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The Eldritch Lorecast Ghostfire Gaming
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Ben Byrne, Dael Kingsmill, Shawn Merwin, and James Haeck 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!
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#139. Are these D&D Settings too Problematic to Return?
We dive into D&D adventure settings from Greyhawk to Kara Tur, from Forgotten Realms to Dark Sun, and ponder which deserve to return to 5e?
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Teos: @Alphastream
Omar: @OmarNajam
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
05:36 - Greyhawk
10:59 - Campaign settings & GMs
17:59 - D&D: Worlds and Realms
25:11 - Kara Tur
33:39 - D&D translations and accessibility
36:01 - "Blue Shell" rubber band mechanics
52:22 - Food in TTRPGs -
#138. Details in WotC's New Art shows D&D's Future!
New D&D art drops, showcasing the cover of the next 5e PHB. MCDM rockets onto D&D Beyond with two 3rd party titles. Vecna is revealed as the next Dead by Daylight villain.
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Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Zac: @ZacSpeaksGiant
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - How important is art?
07:54 - New D&D Covers
24:12 - Cover & Interior Art
29:39 - New D&D rules details
40:39 - MCDM on D&D Beyond
45:01 - Vecna joins Dead by Daylight
46:44 - Ability checks you want to fail -
#137. Is Critical Role Repeating Geek & Sundry's Mistakes?
Critical Role starts its own subscription service, but is this repeating Geek & Sundry's mistakes? D&D announces another video game licensing deal and makes a controversial reveal!
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Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
James: @JamesJHaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
04:37 - Critical Role & Beacon
22:03 - Monster Hunter design stream
23:33 - Black Flag SRD
36:51 - D&D and Dead By Daylight
40:43 - D&D's greatest nontroversy
45:05 - Social rules in TTRPG's -
#136. Is D&D Beyond Ending Microtransactions a Good Thing?
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?
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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 -
#135. How to Design a Class like the DnD Monster Hunter
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!
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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 -
#134. Are New TTRPG's Crowding Out Smaller Indie's?
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.
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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
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