Lore Boys

Lore Boys here with another lore-chocked episode. This time we're talking all about the creation myth of the world of The Elder Scrolls. Tune in to find out everything you need to know about Mundus, Tamriel, Akatosh, and Anu. With a world so rich in lore, it must mean our podcast is equally rich in great content, right? This episode: Peter talks ancient aliens, we find out who Ethan likes to call...

Well we're here on a Saturday, I guess, and we have opinions on this year's E3. Some was good, some was bad, but I think we can all agree that almost none of it was real, and none of it was as cringey as we may have hoped. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys here bringing you all the news from the pre- and post-nuclear fallout American Commonwealth. Another tale from Bethesda's Fallout series, we're telling the story of the Brotherhood of Steel, a paramilitary organization with a serious hard-on for laser tag. We're talking vats of genetically modified goo, man-eating mutants with human hands for feet, and a man named Harold with a tree name...

Lore Boys are here with all that juicy Fallout lore you need -- just in time for E3 2018! We've got the whole Fallout backstory covered so you know longer have to smile awkwardly as that coworker of yours tells you for the umpteenth time why you should be grateful for the Fallout 76 announcement. Though we have to wonder if Bethesda had even considered that cloning the dinosaurs would have prevent...

Lore Boys are back with more Jason Stathan slash-fic, by which I mean Battletech lore, of course! We've got all the dirty details on William Blake Placid and his jihad. So remember to leave that phone down when it starts ringing, the internet's coming to get ya. This episode we talk about how hard a time the Mongols would have with modern firewalls. We ask who would be the Septarch Primus of Breit...

Here with another new episode, The Lore Boys are going to space... Dead Space, that is! Which is I guess like regular space just less teeming with life? So grab your favorite meat monster and get ready for some pretty trippy hallucinations as we dive right into the year 2508. On this episode: we learn if planets are filled with Nutella. Don Quixote takes on his greatest foe yet. We talk about the...

Live from a post-apocalyptic bunker with tin-foil on heads, the Lore Boys are here to bring you the TRUTH. We're flashing back to the 60s, where a massive alien conspiracy to cover up the TRUTH took place. From Tall Greys and their cheezy secrets, to the Lobstrocities and their role in all this, we don't pull any punches to bring the real TRUTH to you, the listener. This episode we learn how CDs w...

Lore Boys are back, this time with some great DOOM lore and story. Ever wonder why DOOM guy was on Mars, or how he got there? Ever want to know the secret to figuring out which keys open which doors? All these answers and more can be found within, just open up a portal and hop into the Lore Boys. This episode: We fix baseball! We talk about that time there was no violence in video games. We have a...

Lore Boys are back with more Magic: the Gathering lore. Sure, you know we're headed back to Dominaria, but do you know why? Do you know the subtle nuances of what's happened to the plane where we left it last? Well plug in your headphones to find out, or just to enjoy some laughs. In this episode we ask: Is Nicol Bolas magnetic? Which demons can I pick up at my local McDonald's? Do Planeswalkers k...

Who was Kratos, really? Ever wonder how he got those scar--erm, tattoos? We've got all the spoiler-free God of War lore you could want! How much of it is tied to actual mythology you ask? Plug in your headphones and come find out! Where did Kratos come from? Was his dad such a bad guy? What about his grandma? Who are the Titans? All these answers are just one click away. On this episode we discove...

Lore Boys are back with more great Battletech content. We're here to learn all about tthe FedCom Civil War! We meet the Queen of Space, and decide she's probably not important enough to talk about all that much! We're talking the key players of Battletech, and answering questions like: Do Chaos-April showers bring May flowers? Will Peter ever be able to stop grinding? Can Smoke Jaguars count? We'l...

Lore Boys are here with some stories from the taint -- erm... stories OF the Taint. I'm talking of course about evil forces in Bioware's Dragon Age series! We've got all the lore you need to know leading up to Origins to carry you through Inquisition. We're asking the hard-hitting questions, as usual, such as was the mailman a qunari? What's the difference between a big nurse and a normal nurse? W...

Lore Boys are back, with that good good Hearthstone expansion lore. I guess it's technically Warcraft lore? Who knows. We're talking about the creation of the Witchwood, setting for the upcoming Hearthstone expansion, and taking a look at some notable characters from the region. We got wolfies, we've got dragons, we've got antler people, we've got horny blind boys. So hop in with us as we get down...

The Bore Loys are back, with and we've got an exciting episode! We're talking about the origins of everyone's favorite podcast hosts: Ethan, Peter, and James from the Lore Boys! We talk about weird Japanese bars, how to pronounce Carribean, lots of cheese talk, we even get some dates right! So come on down and join the Bore Loys for some great insight into the lives of the Lore Boys. Hosted on Aca...

Would you be okay with your war veteran friend, at age 60, taking your 18 year-old daughter on a tour of Europe for months at a time? Something to consider while we dive into another chunk of Overwatch lore! We're talking about Brigitte and her two daddies -- that is, her father and godfather. Talking points include: swivel chairs from Ikea; the fact that Reinhardt's tall and that's good; mobile b...

Sometimes you have to wonder how an office-supply store chain relates to a city bent on drinking the blood of alien gods which turns them into paranoid, xenophobic beasts. Well the Lore Boys are here to tell you EXACTLY how. We're talking Bloodborne lore, and we have all the good tales from Yarnham. We talk about blood being like prescription drug, the Swedish chefs role in worshipping the Great O...

Lore Boys are back with some hot nasty Battletech lore! We're talking mechs in space, and how the loss of replaceable parts in the future really set a lot of people back. Come join our dystopian future as we descend into clan barbarity and turn on each other in a universe with limitless resources. We ask questions like 'Which would win in a fight, Mellow Yellow or Mountain Dew?' Are there windmill...

We're back with more Monster Hunter lore. We're here to answer all your questions about the races in the world of Monster Hunter (and, by extension, Monster Hunter World). So grab your Palico, cause this is going to get treacherous. This episode we cover conception of the three races: dragon-love, fish-love, and guinea-pig love. We ask questions like: is big gun better than big science brain? If t...

Lore Boys are back with some fresh hot lore for ya. This week we're talking about Monster Hunter and the world before World, if you know what I mean. This is a spoiler-free lore cast about the world of monsters before people -- the real monsters -- show up. We find out that all dragons are teenagers. We ask what the conversion is of horses to dragons. We talk about the rarest of resources -- those...

Sure, we go to space, but look at this, we put a leg on a tank! Lore Boys are back with more great nerd-lore. This time, we're talking the popular 80s tabletop game Battletech, and its video game series Mech Warrior. Talking points today include cannibalism in The Land Before Time, juicing a whale, snake oil salesmen in space, are seabirds the only real sustainable currency, and the fact that the...

Which vacation destination will leave you riddled with degenerative diseases for years to come this winter? Today's episode we get all the details about Warhammer 40K's Necrons, and the harsh, irradiating sun they spent millenia living under. We hit all the important topics when choosing a vacation destination: Did Walt Disney ever visit there is his hyperbolic ice tomb? Which part of the caterpil...

Lore Boys are back with the exciting tale of two brothers hell-bent on destroying each other, but maybe only because some dude named Yawgmoth was real rude to people thousands of years ago? It's Magic: the Gathering lore, one of the coolest stories we've done on the show. This episode we discuss the possibility that MJ was a Planeswalker, Peter learns how babies are made, we learn what a big broth...

With a name like that it's gotta be good! With a Lore Boy out of the action Ethan and Peter hop to bringing you all the good juicy Overwatch Lore you CRAVE. Ever why does Overwatch do? Well we've got the answers inside, so crack open this egg and come get kidnapped by mercenaries with us! This episode we're talking robots welding folders shut, the world's deadliest sniper taking out servers, the S...

This week the Lore Boys are diving deeper into one of Ethan's favorite topics: it's Dungeons & Dragons lore! We're talking about the Illithid, an alien race hellbent on eating (and maybe other, less savory things) with YOUR brain! We find out just how many handlers James needs to live his day-to-day life; we talk about slave-owning, plantation running squids; we discuss possible merchandising...

Anyone else so surprised that a free to play game would have so many hundreds of hours with such rich and deep lore? I know I sure was! We're here to talk about everyone's favorite grind: Warframe. Or, what Destiny maybe should have been but also probably not. As always our hard-hitting journalistic style leads us to ask important questions such as: Did the "T" in Model T stand for Tenno? Are huma...