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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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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?

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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!

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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?

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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!

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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!

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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

Does D&D lore need a refresh with more recognizable characters? Why did WotC cut Portuguese translations from their books? Where's the best place to get TTRPG news? All that and more on the Eldritch Lorecast!

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Topics:

00:00 - Intro

04:13 - Rascal TTRPG news

12:54 - D&D in Portuguese cut

16:45 - Candela Obscura season 4

31:46 - Tom Cardy & Dragon Friends

35:39 - Faction design

45:15 - Updating D&D lore