Dungeons & Dragons Lorecast

Mechanics are great and all but we love LORE! And that's exactly what The Traveler's Guide to Factions from the folks over at Tabletop Journeys delivers. We discuss their new book, their history with and philosophy behind tabletop roleplaying games and divulge our all-time dream games to run. Support the Kickstarter for The Traveler's Guide to Factions now! And while you're at it, check out all th...

You should know by now, lawful doesn't always mean good. Lawful stretches across the moral alignments and the planes reflect that. Planescape 5e debuts next month and as such, we dive into the lore behind the Planes of Law. Check out this week's sponsor Epic World Builder DMsGuild Pick of the Week: The Technomancer's Tower DnDBeyond Maps DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adve...

The newest D&D adventure drops next week! We peek into the story, its lore and discuss the mindflayer deity who may be behind it all! DMsGuild Pick of the Week: Funeral Flowers at The Festival New D&D Funkos Classics Monsters K-N from WizKids The Phandalin Post - free handout for Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk DnD Lorecast Discord  |  DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5...

Everyone's talking about Baldur's Gate! So we figured we'd join in and dive into the city's history and lore! Homebrew Pick of the Week: Just Another Haunted House DMsGuild Pick of the Week: Heroes of Baldur's Gate Player's Handbook Playtest 7 and Interview with Jeremy Crawford About It D&D Announced First Ever Canonically Autistic Character The Phandalin Post - free handout for Phandelver and Bel...

While technically "neutral," the areas known as the Planes of Conflict are anything but peaceful, often stretching and warp its own idea of neutrality to absurd and sometimes dangerous directions. DMsGuild Pick of the Week: Echoes of the Lost DnD Lorecast Discord  |  DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook...

This month, we gather the Wizards to offer up their finest homebrew. Weapons, monsters... wherever inspiration happens to take your devious mind. Let us know some of your best homebrew items! DnD Lorecast Discord  |  DnD Lorecast swag Shaggy, D&D, and booze Oozehound, the first and Oozehound, the second DMsGuild Pick of the Week: Lord Heimhart's Collection of Magic Items (or buy the entire bundle...

The eternal war between demons and devils... folks, THIS IS THE BLOOD WAR! WotC Rolls Out New D&D AI Art Policy After ‘Glory Of The Giants’ Controversy DMsGuild Pick of the Week: Player's Guide to the Blood War, vol. 1 DnD Lorecast Discord  |  DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4...

The latest official offering from D&D is out and we dig into its lore! Plus rants on AI, positivity and support in the TTRPG community, plus more in this special CHONKisode! Playtest 6 Survey Baldur's Gate III out NOW! DMs Guild Corner Pick of the Week: August of the Colossus! The first two parts of this five part series are out now, here and here! DnD Lorecast Discord  |  DnD Lorecast swag Equip...

Our Hotter Than the Nine Hells series is nearly done but before we wrap up, we GOTTA talk about Maladomini and ol' Baalzebul! Playtest 6 Survey Baldur's Gate III out NOW! D&D: Honor Among Thieves sequel? DMs Guild Corner Pick of the Week: Hellbound Heists DnD Lorecast Discord  |  DnD Lorecast swag THANK YOU *SO* MUCH FOR YOUR PATREON SUPPORT! Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set:...

The brooding rogue. The holier than thou paladin. The horny bard. These are all D&D archtypes players sometimes fall into. So we rounded up the Roundtable crew to discuss which ones we love and which ones we don't! DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag DMDave's Luchador Playable Class Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handb...

This week, we continue our Hotter Than the Nine Hell series! We're gonna talk about Dis, Dis right here. Yep, plenty of "this" puns and plenty of lore. Playtest 6 Survey DMs Guild Corner Pick of the Week: Hellbound Heists DnD Lorecast Discord  |  DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRt...

St-St-Stygia! Loremistress Mary attempts to keep her puns at a minimum as we traverse of the fifth layer of Baator as we continue our Hotter Than the Nine Hells series! DMs Guild Corner Pick of the Week: Hellbound Heists DnD Lorecast Discord  |  DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtc...

PLANESCAPE IS COMING! To get ready for its 5e debut, we start the Planescape chatter with Sigil and The Lady of Pain! DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag D&D 2024 Core Rulebook Playtest 6 DMs Guild Corner Pick of the Week: Heroes of the Plane Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed...

At the very top of Baator is Avernus. But don't get it twisted... just because it's the first and most frequented layer doesn't make it any less deadly. DMs Guild Corner Pick of the Week: Hellbound Heists | Encounters in Avernus DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to...

We sit down with Christian Allaire, a nerdy, gay designer living in Halifax, Nova Scotia who recently launched a Kickstarter for their dark and spooky 5e campaign setting/adventure called Rise of the Black Coven. We discuss representation in the TTRPG space, the stumbling blocks of publishing your own work and so much more! Check out and support Rise of the Black Coven on Kickstarter... for fans o...

We assemble the Multiverse famous Patron Roundtable once again to discuss what has been keeping us busy so far in 2023. The movies and TV shows we watched, the books we read, the games we played. We also discuss what we are most looking forward to in the second half of the year. Rise of the Black Coven - a 5e campaign and setting recently launched (and already funded!) on Kickstarter... for fans o...

We take a break from the Hotter Than the Nine Hells series to enjoy some aquatic fun. Wait, is that a fish man? DID THAT FROG PERSON JUST POISION ME?! We discuss Locathah and Grung this week! D&D 1E Monster Series 2 by WizKids Rise of the Black Coven - a 5e campaign and setting recently launched (and already funded!) on Kickstarter... for fans of Curse of Strahd and Dark Dice DMs Guild Corner Pick...

Up next in our Hotter Than the Nine Hells series, we travel to the four layer, Phlegethos, and learn all about this lovely place. Spoiler alert: it's not lovely at all. D&D: Honor Among Thieves hot on the streaming charts New D&D from TIME Magazine free on YouTube DMs Guild Corner Pick of the Week: Hellbound Heists DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition...

To kick off our Hotter Than the Nine Hells series, we take the Hellevator ALL the way down and kick it with our ol' pal Asmodeus in Nessus! Potentially bad news for an Honor Among Thieves sequel Forbes (I know, right?) takes a look at D&D's upcoming official VTT DMs Guild Corner Pick of the Week: Hellbound Heists DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition S...

We assemble the Multiverse famous Patrons of the Roundtable to give our thoughts on Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves as well as ideas and hopes for a sequel! Polygon article on 2024's revised Core Rulebooks IGN article on the rest of 2023's D&D books with release dates Third Party Corner Pick of the Week: Kobold Press' Tales of the Valiant Kickstarter Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support t...

Death Knights are undead, dangerous... and sing? We dive into the lore behind these favorite fiends this week! Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves now streaming on Paramount+ - SIGN UP FOR A 7 DAY FREE TRIAL Dungeons & Dragons Adventure, a 24 hour FAST streaming channel announced DMs Guild Corner Picks Weeks of the Week: Soth's Accursed Journal Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show t...

The Raven Queen... mysterious and dangerous... no one knows where she exactly came from and no one knows exactly what she wants. So what DO we know? DMs Guild Corner Picks Weeks of the Week: Riddle of the Raven Queen Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show through Patreon and get early ad-free episodes, bonus content and much more! Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: htt...

This week, we enter the forests of Faerun and pay tribute to its most staunch defender, the Druid and Ranger patron known as Mielikki. Babe, wake up... Builds-a-Bear/D&D collab just dropped DMs Guild Corner Picks Weeks of the Week: Chosen of the Gods Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show through Patreon and get early ad-free episodes, bonus content and much more! Equip your own adventure...

D&D players are some of the most creative people in the world. We always seem to find new and amazingly dumb ways to die. Here are a few of those tales. Record Breaking D&D Game Unearthed Arcana: Player's Handbook playtest DMs Guild Corner Picks Weeks of the Week: Honkrasque and Circle of the Honk Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show through Patreon and get early ad-free episodes, bonus...

In this week's episode the Lore Mistress ventures near to and takes you on a guided trip down the River Styx where we will see what secrets it holds and what lands it befouls. DMs Guild Corner of the Week: Champions of the Blood War Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show through Patreon and get early ad-free episodes, bonus content and much more! D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn...