Dungeons & Dragons Lorecast

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...

We became familiar with this legendary dwarven stronghold when we dug into the lore behind the Companions of the Hall reclaiming it during the Icewind Dale Trilogy. Now we dive into the lore of the settlement itself! An excerpt from the upcoming novel Lolth's Warrior by R.A. Salvatore 19 D&D Easter Eggs in Honor Among Thieves The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5e announcement DMs Guild Corner of th...

We discuss Warlocks, their Pacts and their Patrons in this week's episode! D&D Direct | 2023 Announcement Showcase DMs Guild Corner of the Week: Warlock Pact Debts: It's Payback Time Honkonomicon 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: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6...

We sit down with a couple of Lorecast Wizards to discuss classes: what they love to play, what they REFUSE to play, which tickle their fancy and which don't seem interesting at all. OneD&D Playtest: Druid and Paladin Survery D&D Physical/Digital Bundles DMsGuild Corner PICK OF THE WEEK: Enounters in the Forgotten Realms Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show through Patreon and get early...

The Duergar aka Gray Dwarves are the sullen, hateful dwarven folk of the Underdark. This week we dig into their lore and history to find out what makes these mean suckers tick. 8 Classic Dungeons & Dragons Games Being Revived Soon DMsGuild Corner PICK OF THE WEEK: D&D Denizens: Duergar Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show through Patreon and get early ad-free episodes, bonus content an...

The Svirfneblin are a secretive Underdark species also known as deep gnomes. We find out all about them this week! NEW D&D: Honor Among Thieves trailer D&D Honor Among Thieves official stat blocks Seattle researchers find that Dungeons and Dragons can help kids build social-emotional skills DMsGuild Corner PICK OF THE WEEK: Tentacles. Why Did It Have to Be Tentacles? Official DnD Lorecast Discord...

This ferocious beast caused quite the stir when one showed up in the first Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie trailer. But what DO we know about the dangerous owlbear? One DnD Druid & Circle of the Moon, Paladin & Oath of Devotion - Playtest Material DMsGuild Corner Pick of the Week: The 125th Annual Owlbear Hunt Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show through Patreon and get e...

Keys from the Golden Vault just came out and it's nothing but heist adventures for D&D. But what OTHER kind of adventures would you like to see? We gather the Multiverse famous Patron Roundtable and discuss just that! Unearthed Arcana: OneD&D - Druids and Paladins Druid & Circle of the Moon - https://youtu.be/uPO2oCnmPPA Paladin & Oath of Devotion - https://youtu.be/kOW5YjVqk8U Playtest Material O...

The newest adventure anthology from D&D comes out in a few days and it's nothing but heists! Assemble the team, hatch the plan, and hopefully you get off scot-free! We discuss some of the new mechanics introduced as well as briefly discuss some of the adventures which catch our eye. PLUS two new homebrew items for you to use! D&D Minimates Villains Boxset 14 Best Subclasses to Take on a Heist Off...

The library fortress known as Candlekeep is home to some of the most powerful tomes, books, and scrolls in all Faerun. This week's lore dive is all about the many-towered citadel on the Sword Coast! D&D Spring toy Preview DMs Guild Corner of the Week: Elminster's Candlekeep Companion Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook:...

These three books introduced the world to the amazing and complex character known as Drizzt Do'Urden as well as other favorites like Catti-brie, Bruenor Battlehammer, Wulfgar and even Regis. We find out what adventures The Companions of the Hall gets themselves into as we continue our lore dive into The Legend of Drizzt! Keys from the Golden Vault physical/digital bundle preorder DMs Guild Corner...

The first D&D movie in over 20 years... THEATRICALLY RELEASED (you nerds thought you were going to get us with Wrath of the Dragon God and The Book of Vile Darkness, did ya?! Better luck next time!) is about to come out so we asked the DnD Lorecast Multiverse what kind of D&D movie THEY would make. We're joined by Wizard Patron Darkwing as we open up the casting call! OGL 1.0a/SRD 5.1 and Creative...

What does a madman godslayer do first after becoming a god himself? If your answer was sew chaos and kill another god, then you are a winner! This week, we continue our dive into the lore of the cruel man who became a Mad God. DMs Guild Corner of the Week: Avoiding Death and Taxes - Phoenix Ashes: Adventures to Revive Fallen Players Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the show through Patreon...

Slave. Adventurer. Godslayer. God. These all describe Cyric, known by some as the Lord of Four Crowns and by others as the Prince of Lies. This week, we begin to dive into the lore of the cruel man who became a Mad God. DMs Guild Corner of the Week: The Test of High Sorcery and To Hell and Back Again Dungeons & Dragons TV show on the way from Paramount+ Official DnD Lorecast Discord Support the...

The Spellplague changes the face of Faerun and the Forgotten Realms for nearly a century. But the changes were not yet finished. This week, we cover the Second Sundering, a global cataclysmic event in the 1480s DR that once again altered Faerun... DMs Guild Corner of the Week: Doomed Forgotten Realms, Volume III: Fall of the Vecna LEGO Ideas 2024 Dungeons & Dragons Winner Revealed Official DnD Lor...