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Eldritch History is a podcast about the background, legends and lore of tabletop role playing games. Each episode focuses on a specific element of TTRPGs (a particular game, character, story, product, company, movie, etc) and explores its fictional and real world origins. Have you ever wondered where the Whispered One came from? Why the gorgon is a bull? Why are there so many games about Cthulhu? Then this is the podcast for you.
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Ravenloft - The Domains of Dread - Part I
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Send us a text This is Ravenloft, everybody scream! At this spooky time of year I couldn't help but look at the creepy side of D&D. So we're going into the mists and exploring the Domains of Dread: Bluetspur, Borca, The Carnival, Darkon, Dementlieu, Falkovnia, Har'Akir, Hazlan, and I'Cath. You can follow along with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft …
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Send us a text One D&D is on the horizon and playtesting is already underway. But while we're looking to the future of the game, it's also important to look at where in its past some of the changes are coming from. This episode I look at two options for PCs that are unique for One D&D in different ways. Orcs trace back to the very beginning of the …
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Send us a text One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them! I wish there was only one Middle-Earth game to bind all the players together, but over the past 40 years of LotR RPGs, there's a few more than that. This episode breaks down the gaming (and legal!) history of Tolkien's greates…
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Send us a text First published in 1982, the gamebook series Fighting Fantasy is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style in 2022. Two new books by the creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, the 4th Annual Fighting Fantasy Fest is being held on Sep 3rd 2022, and a special anniversary edition of YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy …
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Send us a text Extra Life is a charity created by gamers for gamers to raise money on behalf of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. They have partnerships with Twitch, Rooster Teeth, Humble Bundle, Wizards of the Coast, NACE Starleague and Playfly Esports. Over 100,000 gamers have contributed time and money, raising over $100 million since 2008. …
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Send us a text What do you call a legendary figure akin to the Flying Dutchman? A class of space ships powered by magic? A verb for traveling through wildspace and the phlogiston? A setting for Dungeons & Dragons being revived after almost 30 years? This episode of Eldritch History? Spelljammer confirmed! Monstrous Compendium (or grab the PDF here)…
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Send us a text Companion of the Hall, champion of Mielikki, husband of Catti-brie, textbook ranger, and atypical drow. Drizzt Do'Urden has become one of the most famous characters of the Forgotten Realms (if not D&D in general). Created by author R.A. Salvatore (originally as a sidekick), his story spans over thirty real world years (centuries in f…
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Dragonlance - The Story Before Dragons of Deceit
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Send us a text In preparation for the August 2nd release of the first Dragonlance novel in over a decade, Dragons of Deceit, this week's episode is all about the story so far. Considering there's about 200 novels set in this world I'm limiting the episode to only the ones I think will have the biggest impact on the upcoming trilogy: The Chronicles …
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Send us a text We're picking up right where we left off last week. This episode we look at the following Official D&D Campaign Settings: Dark Sun Planescape Council of Wyrms Birthright Tale of the Comet Jakandor Dragon Fist Mahasarpa Ghostwalk Eberron Nentir Vale Twitter: @EldritchHistory Facebook: Eldritch History Email: EldritchHistoryPodcast@gma…
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Send us a text Ever wonder what worlds have been made for D&D? Need an idea for the setting of your next campaign? Curious what the upcoming releases for Spelljammer and Dragonlance are all about? Then this episode of Eldritch History is for you. This week and next we're diving into the campaign settings made for D&D, from where the game was formed…
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Send us a text Marvel Comics has been around for more than 60 years. Their characters, such as Thor, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers, have graced comics, movies, TV shows, popsicles, and even parades. And a handful of times there have been roleplaying games based around these characters and their universe. Listen and learn about al…
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Send us a text A cultural phenomenon deeply rooted in the pop culture of the 80s. Stranger Things is full of references and homages to E.T., Firestarter, Back to the Future, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and most importantly D&D. This episode I look at how the concepts from D&D that the kids use to conceptualize the monsters (Demogorgon, Mind Flayer, …
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Send us a text I realized some foundational episodes were in order to try to get everyone who listens on the same page. First up with that is this history of the world's first role playing game: D&D. 50 years of history is far more than a single hour long episode can handle so for this I focused on the various editions of the game, why they came ab…
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Send us a text Free RPG Day is an annual celebration of RPG publishers and friendly local game stores. This episode is dedicated to telling you everything you need to know about the event, how it started and what you can expect to find this year on Saturday June 25th in North America (Saturday July 23rd everywhere else). Free RPG Day Publishing Par…
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Send us a text If you're familiar with any edition of D&D, Greco-Roman mythology, video games such as Assassin's Creed or God of War, TV shows like The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina or Charmed, and movies such as Percy Jackson or Clash of the Titans then you've probably heard of Medusa and gorgons. This episode takes a dive into the history of gor…
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Send us a text DIE is a comic and soon to be RPG about a group of teenagers trapped within a fantasy world, years later some of them leave... but they never really escape. This episode dives into the history of wargaming, role-playing and geometry(!?) to explain some of their influences on DIE. Read the first issue (Mature Content Warning) Fantasy …
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Send us a text Vecna, The Whispered One, The Undying God The reach of Vecna spreads far and wide across the multiverse. Vox Machina, the kids from Hawkins, Indiana, and countless adventurers have encountered him in one form or another. Learn about his origins and history (both real and imagined) as well as the people and creatures that follow him a…
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Send us a text Welcome to Eldritch History, a podcast about the stories behind and within tabletop role playing games. Each episode focuses on a specific element of TTRPGs (a particular game, character, story, product, company, movie, etc) and explores its fictional and real world origins. Have you ever wondered where the Whispered One came from? W…
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