About this episode
UPDATE: We forgot to mention the day we're streaming the Lorecast! Monday 7pm EDT / Monday 4pm PDT / Tuesday 9am AEDT We deep dive into the Vecna dossier and recap the history of D&D's most infamous lich! We also explore the contribution Stranger Things has had on D&D's popularity and it's representation of the satanic panic. And of course a listener email! Email questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Last chance to back Arora: Age of Desolation on Kickstarted here: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_AR01_2022_6_037 Follow us on Twitch for live episode recordings (Monday, 7pm EDT): https://www.twitch.tv/ghostfire_official Ben: @Melb_DM Dael: @DailyDael James: @jamesjhaeck Shawn: @shawnmerwin Topics: 00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Early GMing mistakes we learned from 05:55 - The Eldritch Lorecast coming to Twitch 08:05 - The Arora Kickstarter is almost over! 10:35 - Vecna dossier 27:22 - Stranger Things impact on D&D 33:08 - Stranger Things and the Satanic Panic 35:18 - The Matt Mercer Effect and theatrical GMing 39:53 - The GM's fun matters 45:28 - Better session starts and session recaps