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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Trying something new with Ghostfire’s YouTube channel, talking to creators and designers about what Tabletop Roleplaying means to us and why we make things! #DnD #ttrpg

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DnD Shorts First D&D Character - Bloodwrath the Agreeable Barbarian

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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Ghostfire's launched a new crowdfund for a reprint and expansion of Aberration, a fun tower-defense board game set in Grim Hollow. I've had great fun playing it with friends at recent cons. Check it out! gamefound.com/en/projects/...

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Aberration: Oblivion's Embrace Expansion & Reprint by Ghostfire Gaming - Gamefound

A cooperative tower defense board game of horror and survival! Can you survive the night?

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"Aberrations lurk in the forests of Etharis... can you survive the night?" If you enjoyed the Grim Hollow liveplay at Gen Con, it was highly inspired by the fantastic narrative and atmosphere of this board game, which you can recreate at your table! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xJa...

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Aberration - Board Game Trailer | Grim Hollow

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Joey Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hey, who's that handsome 🦘 returning to the Eldritch Lorecast!? Join me and D&D Game Director @justiceraminarman.bsky.social as we chat with @thebenbyrne.bsky.social about D&D's big slate of announcements from Gen Con 2026! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsL1...

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#253. How D&D SLAYED Gen Con to Remain the #1 TTRPG | Eldritch Lorecast

YouTube video by Ghostfire Podcasts

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Melbourne coffee is coffee as the gods intended… tastes like home… 😌😭

Ben with a deeply appreciative expression while holding a coffee cup

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Coming back from Gen Con has been a journey. 😄 Chris Nolan almost could have directed it! Sadly, the audio version of Eldritch Lorecast might be slightly late this week! The YouTube edition *should* be live at the usual time, with Spotify and other platforms a few hours later.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

9 Years ago I started a new hobby to play with some friends. This weekend I was invited to DM at the D&D Tower during Gen Con, with players using rules I designed! It’s been such a wild and humbling weekend.

Ben playing D&D as the DM, dressed in a burgundy cloak. A Grim Hollow Player’s Guide book sits upright in front of the DM screen

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

They couldn't have announced this BEFORE the Eldritch Lorecast this week!? 🤣

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I'm DM'ing a Liveplay, at Gen Con, with Theatre of the Unaligned, inside the D&D Tower! 🗡️🦇 You should come watch! This party of intrepid adventurers will need all the help they can get to keep the candle of hope lit... also, I'm uber nervous and would love some friendly faces! 😅

An advertisement for "Grim Hollow: Upon the Edge of Hope", a TTRPG actual play event happening at Gen Con. Ben Byrne will be the DM, with Bin, Dez, Jay, and Nara from Theatre of the Unaligned joining as players. The actual play will be Friday July 31st at 3:30pm, as part of the D&D Tower at Gen Con 2026.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Voting for the Ennies is now Live! Grim Hollow is up for Best Setting; a godless world with a lot of passion poured into it! vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2026/ Whether it’s a vote for us or others, it’s a great way to show some love to your favorite creators.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Incredibly grateful and humbled to see Grim Hollow receive an Ennie Nomination for ‘Best Setting’. It’s a world crafted with so much care and passion from every writer, artist, and designer who has helped to shape its dark and perilous corners!

A copy of the Grim Hollow Campaign Guide, a setting book for 5.5e. It sits atop a stack of other D&D books, including the Dungeon Masters Guide. A pet cat nudges the corner of the Grim Hollow Campaign Guide… her owner would like to think affectionately.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A unique joy of hosting the Eldritch Lorecast having an excuse to meet and talk with so many different, wonderful folks in our li'l community! Appreciate @dreamwisp.bsky.social for making the time!

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Joe Raso @joeraso.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

One of the exciting projects we've been busy with at Ghostfire Gaming was just announced by Wizards of the Coast! We were incredibly lucky to work with the White Wolf team to bring a little piece of their World of Darkness to D&D Beyond in July '26! www.dndbeyond.com/posts/2195-q...

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

HEADS UP to folks who watch the Livestream: The Eldritch Lorecast will be streaming 1-hour later this week! 🎙️🐉 8pm ET / 5pm PT / 10am AEST Sorry if this causes anyone to miss the recording! VODs will be live usual time later in the week.

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Shawn Merwin @shawnmerwin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Very excited to provide some #dnd and #rpg content to the Patreon backers of @masteringdnd.bsky.social now that we've hit a milestone. First content drop includes two new giants to add to your games: the Earthquaker and the Gem Master. www.patreon.com/c/MasteringDnD

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Mastering Dungeons Podcast | Patreon

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

If you want to add grim factions to your dark fantasy D&D campaign, I gotchu! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGIV...

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5 BRUTAL Factions to Darken Your D&D Campaign!

YouTube video by Ghostfire Gaming

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I’m a big fan of Crimson Peak. 😄

4 fantasy miniatures of ghosts, painted to appear blood red floating above a winter cemetery. One wields a great sword, another sharpens a short sword, the third carries candles on its back, and the last holds a endless scroll of names.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Legit the last two spots were difficult… guess I just like Sad Dad simulators? 😅

The covers of 9 video games, in order:
The Witcher 3
Batman: Arkham Asylum
The Last of Us
Mass Effect
God of War (2018)
Bioshock
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
ASTRO BOT
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The Eldritch Lorecast is LIVE at 7pm ET / 4pm PT on Twitch this week! Recording time is shifting due to Daylight Savings. Sorry for the lack of a heads up! I'ma be honest, I would never have realized if @shawnmerwin.bsky.social hadn't cast Legend Lore for me. 😬

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Spread fear and carnage by making Gnolls FORMIDABLE in Your D&D 5e Campaign! youtu.be/c8YWASEChBY

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Make Gnolls FORMIDABLE in Your D&D 5e Campaign!

YouTube video by Ghostfire Gaming

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

"No, that's not AI art! Rakshasa's just have backwards hands," I've had to say multiple times now. 😂

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Settle a debate: Can a Druid Wild Shape in an Anti Magic field? Consider that Wild Shape is not a spell or a Magic action and does not include the word "magically" within its description. It's a 5e Class Feature and therefore mechanically the same as Second Wind or Rage. Are either of them magical?

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

A Noonwraith from The Witcher: the Old World… one of my favourite monster designs since encountering one in White Orchard (11 years ago, yikes!), and an absolute classic early quest in The Witcher 3!

A painted fantasy miniature of a white frocked banshee, known as a Noonwraith.

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Shadomain.com's Jason C @shadomain.com · 26/01/2026

This is a really fun video from @thebenbyrne.bsky.social of @ghostfiregaming.bsky.social looking at the most famous scenes featuring #DungeonsAndDragons in TV and Movies youtu.be/MRH67SrEmLE?...

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Dungeon Master Reacts to D&D Games in TV & Movies

YouTube video by Ghostfire Gaming

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

5e 2024 gives us a very simple way to now differentiate Investigation and Perception; is the character taking the Search action or the Study action? In other words, is the character looking for clues? Or have they found a clue and are examining its meaning?

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

One of the MOST satisfying Session 0's I've run in a long time, because when establishing the world's lore I did the least amount of talking. Let your players build the starting village, themselves! 🏘️⚔️

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

We couldn't be luckier with one of the most passionate people in the TTRPG industry joining the Lorecast as our new regular host! 🥳 Welcome, Todd!

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Dael Kingsmill @dailydael.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

We didn't coordinate this. twitch.tv/ghostfire_official

A photo of a computer screen showing the pre-show video call room. Dael is wearing a red party hat, Ben is wearing a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The Lorecast will sadly never be the same again! Real bittersweet vibes. 😌

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

2025 was a much bigger focus on painting entire units and bigger projects, including an entire Kill Team terrain board! Snuck in a few vampires in between… 🧛🏼‍♂️ #artvsartist2025

A 3 by 3 grid of painted miniatures, a mix of sci-fi and fantasy characters. The centre grid in the square is Ben.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Game of the Year 2025! Honorable mention: "Kingdom Come: Deliverance" I played through the first before I started KC:D 2, and it's sheer scale meant I never got all the way through! But the setting is so well realized, if KC:D 2 is like the first, it would have been by GotY. I plan to return!

Three medieval characters wielding weapons, led Henry of Skalitz. Text reads Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Not bad for Christmas dinner for two! 😁 🎄 Pork belly with crackling, crispy roast potatoes, honeyed carrots, and steamed beans with walnuts.

Two plates filled with Pork belly with crackling, crispy roast potatoes, honeyed carrots, and steamed beans with walnuts, captured in brilliant sunlight.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

test Necron mini for a rusted scheme, glowing with inner fire! Wanted an aged look, like the millenia of slumber have taken the toll on its body but not its undead spirit!

A painted miniature of a Necron warrior, its metal body heavily rusted with age but its weapon glowing with deadly green energy

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Need a quick a free Christmas themed #DnD one shot to run during the holidays? Let your players decide whether to redeem or condemn Scrooge in this 5e version of A Christmas Carol!

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An Horrifying D&D Christmas Adventure in 1 Video!

YouTube video by Ghostfire Gaming

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

As a TTRPG freelance writer said to me recently—with apologies, I can't remember exactly who—you can pry my em dashes from my cold, dead hands!!

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

No, I didn’t like The Witcher S4. No, it’s not (entirely) Liam Hemsworth’s fault. But HOLY Blaviken did they remember they were making a Dark Fantasy series in the last two scenes. 😳

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Trying to express complex ideas in the short simple format of D&D a YouTube video. tl;dr, what if there was no gods, ONLY monsters? youtu.be/r1XjwMV_9XA

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How to Make an Aboleth Formidable in Your D&D 5e Campaign!

YouTube video by Ghostfire Gaming

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

There are many tools for hunting monsters… it pays to equip yourself well!

Three miniatures of monster hunters from Warhammer, age of Sigmar. They’re painted in red and blue to appear as if they’re lit by a red moon.

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Ben Byrne @thebenbyrne.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Every corner of Etharis embodies a different style of horror & intrigue! It's such a fun playground to create sinister D&D adventures. youtu.be/SsP1A_XEc54?...

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The Lore of EVERY Grim Hollow Realm Explained! | DnD 5e

YouTube video by Ghostfire Gaming

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Shawn Merwin @shawnmerwin.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Excited to see Dungeons of Drakkenheim for Daggerheart being announced. Monty and Kelly are amazing creators, and I love what I'm seeing coming from their collaboration thus far with Mike Underwood. This has a lot of potential to be truly groundbreaking: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dun...

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Coming soon: Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart

The ENNIE Award winning adventure redesigned for Daggerheart.

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