#216. Why are D&D Shows So Hard to Make? (and rarely good!)

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The Eldritch Lorecast

Ghostfire Gaming

216 episodes

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Ben Byrne, Dael Kingsmill, Shawn Merwin, and James Haeck bring you the latest tabletop hobby news, discussions on roleplaying game design, ideas for players and GMs, and share their passion for tabletop roleplaying games and the community! For More info be sure to check out ghostfiregaming.com.

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#216. Why are D&D Shows So Hard to Make? (and rarely good!)

The Eldritch Lorecast

1 hour 5 minutes 9 seconds

4 days ago

#216. Why are D&D Shows So Hard to Make? (and rarely good!)

The Mighty Nein animated show gets pulled from YouTube ahead of it's Amazon release! The D&D Netflix series could be in trouble, and is there a difference between game crunch and 'control', and which camp do 5e, Daggerheart or Draw Steel fall into?

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Editor: @ZsDante

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Too many stat blocks?

08:17 - Mighty Nein animated series

12:11 - D&D Netflix

22:01 - Forgotten Realms books delay

23:10 - D&D Nexus rebrand

29:30 - Kickstarter strike ends

31:08 - Ghostfire Gaming merch

33:30 - rules crunch & control

49:18 - System agnostic adventures