The Eldritch Lorecast
Hosted by Dael and Todd Kenreck and Shawn Merwin and Ben Byrne and Ben and jberrt and Shawn · Ghostfire Gaming
4.8from 299 ratings
- 261
- Episodes
- 32
- Transcribed
- 299
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About The Eldritch Lorecast
Ben Byrne, Dael Kingsmill, Shawn Merwin, and Todd Kenreck 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! For More info be sure to check out ghostfiregaming.com (https://ghostfiregaming.com/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=GGLC_ALL1_2022_4_001).
- Publisher
- Ghostfire Gaming
- Category
- leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
32 of 261 episodes have a transcript.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#261. Is D&D Finally Nerfing Casters?
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#260. Should D&D Fans Be Worried About Universes Beyond?
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#259. D&D Has Gone Off the Deep End With Playable Kuo-toa...
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#261. Is D&D Finally Nerfing Casters?
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's my theory anyway. And what I think that will likely see too is... Some of the new monsters, which I'm about to talk about, and some of the mechanics of adventuring have that slight little twist to give it that World of Warcraft video game feel. Because a lot of D&D has come obviously from novels and slightly from movies. But now we get to see, oh, if you were a D&D designer who grew up on World of Warcraft, what would you bring into D&D? that you loved about that. It's one of my favorite things watching the slow cycle happen where TTRPGs influence video games and then video games influence TTRPGs and it goes around and around and around. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,599,116
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 62 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 237 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 98
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Dael and Todd Kenreck and Shawn Merwin and Ben Byrne and Ben and jberrt and Shawn host the show. Published by Ghostfire Gaming.
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