Episode 228: The Life and Times of Sammaster, the Founder of the Cult of the Dragon, pt. II

A secretive group of drow assassins wants to end Lolth's reign over their dark elf brethen and usher in a new patriarchal rule. Dear listener, the lore of the Jaezred Chaulssin! DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag First Look at Lore TA Shaun's next book, the first ever Solomon Kane novel Sigil, DnDBeyond's VTT, is LIVE Unearthed Arcana - Eberron and Artificer (accompanying YT video with Jeremy Crawford HERE) Homebrew Corner: Underdark Dwellers - Exiles and Elementals Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio and Shaun's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics Check out all the socials right here: https://linktr.ee/dndlorecast And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The month of the Drow begins! We're talking ALL drow ALL March and we start off with the City of Spiders itself... Menzoberranzan. We dig into its founding and its history in this episode. DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag First Look at Lore TA Shaun's next book, the first ever Solomon Kane novel *** Sigil, DnDBeyond's VTT, is LIVE Unearthed Arcana - Eberron and Artificer (accompanying YT video with Jeremy Crawford HERE) Homebrew Corner: The Ballad of the Dark Maiden *** Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio and Shaun's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics Check out all the socials right here: https://linktr.ee/dndlorecast And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We complete our adventure through RISE OF THE BLACK COVEN (buy HERE) from our friend Christian Allaire and his partners at Garnet Gaming. Our adventurers have survived thus far but will they emerge victorious or even alive after battling the dreaded sea hag? DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics *SEASON 1 NOW COMPLETE* Check out all the socials at dndlorecast.com And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back on Eberron, baby! And that means This Effin' GM, William Tramp himself, is visiting The Tower. We talk the origins of this creepy blood cult, it's lich queen ruler as well as lamenting the horrors of middle management buearacracy. Check out their latest project below, a monster by monster comparison between the 2014 and 2025 Monster Manuals as well as the rest of their links! This Effin' Monster: Aarakocra Youtube / X fka Twitter / TikTok / etsy / Patreon DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag First Look at Lore TA Shaun's next book, the first ever Solomon Kane novel Unearthed Arcana - Forgotten Realms Subclasses Free Digital DnDBeyond adventure Homebrew Corner: Dreams of Undeath Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio and Shaun's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics Check out all the socials right here: https://linktr.ee/dndlorecast And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sit down with Adam Lee, the author of Dungeons & Dragons Worlds & Realms: Adventures from Greyhawk to Faerûn and Beyond which you can buy at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and even Bed Bath & Beyond? Regardless, the book is an ABSOLUTE must have for any D&D fans, especially if you're as obsessed with lore as you seem to be reading the episode notes for this show. We also talk some of his other projects including Obojima Tales From The Tall Grass: A 5E Campaign Setting, which you can pre-order HERE DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag First Look at Lore TA Shaun's next book, the first ever Solomon Kane novel Unearthed Arcana - Forgotten Realms Subclasses Free Digital DnDBeyond adventure Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio and Shaun's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics Check out all the socials right here: https://linktr.ee/dndlorecast And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to the latest Unearthed Arcana, we are traveling to Cormyr! We take a look at the history and origins of this mighty nation (how DID it get the name the Land of the Purple Dragon?) as well as take a look at its people and its military force, strengthened by its War Wizards and its Purple Dragon Knights! DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag First Look at Lore TA Shaun's next book, the first ever Solomon Kane novel Unearthed Arcana - Forgotten Realms Subclasses Free Digital DnDBeyond adventure Homebrew Corner: Mutants of the Vast Swamp Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio and Shaun's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics Check out all the socials right here: https://linktr.ee/dndlorecast And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WE HAVE. TO FINISH. THE STORY! We conclude our lore dive into Sammaster, digging into the founding of the Cult of the Dragon as well as his transformation into a lich (shocking, I know!). DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag First Look at Lore TA Shaun's next book, the first ever Solomon Kane novel Unearthed Arcana - Forgotten Realms Subclasses Homebrew Corner: Vordanin's Book of Spellcraft Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio and Shaun's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics Check out all the socials right here: https://linktr.ee/dndlorecast And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our adventure through RISE OF THE BLACK COVEN (buy HERE) from our friend Christian Allaire and his partners at Garnet Gaming. Our adventurers have agreed to help the town of Westgate with their sea hag problem... but have they bitten off more than they can chew? DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics *SEASON 1 NOW COMPLETE* Check out all the socials at dndlorecast.com And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An evil spellcaster known mostly as being the founder of the Cult of the Dragon, Sammaster lived a long and storied life. So long and so storied, in fact, it's going to take two episodes just to get through it all! We dive into the first half of Sammaster's story as an orphan turned mage apprentice turned Chosen of Mystra and everything in between! DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag First Look at Lore TA Shaun's next book, the first ever Solomon Kane novel Unearth Arcana - The Artificer Homebrew Corner: The Tower Tharikthiril Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio and Shaun's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics Check out all the socials right here: https://linktr.ee/dndlorecast And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We set sail for the CITY of Sails, a city known as a cesspool Aber-Toril wide... dear listener, we have arrived in Luskan. Mind your coin purse and other valuables! DnD Lorecast Discord | DnD Lorecast swag First Look at Lore TA Shaun's next book, the first ever Solomon Kane novel Unearth Arcana - The Artificer Homebrew Corner: To Catch a Thief Equip your own adventures: D&D 5th Edition Starter Set: https://amzn.to/2WgZX6O  D&D 5th Edition Players Handbook: https://amzn.to/3iRtcH4  D&D 5th Ed Monster's Manual: https://amzn.to/2Eeh8Qp  38 Fantasy Miniatures: https://amzn.to/34kh6kX  Awesome Looking Dice Sets: https://amzn.to/3aHFwpM Links: Lore TA Shaun's second novel, The Dissonance, is out NOW Pantheon/PRH! Buy it ANYWHERE books are sold! And pick up Shaun's Conan the Barbarian ebook short story, also available now! Fandom University - Sergio and Shaun's OTHER nerdy podcast! Multi-episodes arcs deep-diving into various nerdy topics Check out all the socials right here: https://linktr.ee/dndlorecast And send us a note! Email us at [email protected]  ROBOTSRADIO.net - Smart Shows for Interesting People. Explore all the awesome shows on the network. Robots Radio Network Discord: discord.gg/JXKfVhM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices