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Eldritch History: RPG Legends & Lore

Eldritch History: RPG Legends & Lore

By: Jacob Tomlinson Korst
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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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Episodes
  • Ravenloft - The Domains of Dread - Part I

    Ravenloft - The Domains of Dread - Part I
    Oct 29 2022

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    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 as we look at the changes, Easter eggs, and things left behind in bringing the Demiplane of Dread to 5E.

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    59 mins
  • One D&D - Orcs & Ardlings

    One D&D - Orcs & Ardlings
    Oct 9 2022

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    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 game, but for the first time may become a core playable race. The Ardlings on the other hand are brand new, but continue some longstanding traditions for Celestials.

    One D&D Playtest - Character Origins

    Orcs, Britons, and the Martial Race Myth, Part I: A Species Built for Racial Terror
    Orcs, Britons, and the Martial Race Myth, Part II: They're Not Human
    [content warnings for the articles: racism, colonialism/imperialism, cultural conflation, sexism, sexual violence, anger]

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    45 mins
  • Lord of the Rings RPGs

    Lord of the Rings RPGs
    Sep 3 2022

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    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 greatest works. From M.E.R.P. to the One Ring and everything in between.

    The One Ring 2e at DriveThruRPG
    Ben Riggs' Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons at Amazon

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    40 mins
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