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The Eldritch Lorecast

The Eldritch Lorecast

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

Aug 5, 2026 · 41 min · 14 segments

SO MUCH D&D news exploded at Gen Con, including Icons, Dark Sun, Greyhawk, and the Universes Beyond projects: World of Warcraft and Star Wars... we barely had time to cover it all while sheltering…

SO MUCH D&D news exploded at Gen Con, including Icons, Dark Sun, Greyhawk, and the Universes Beyond projects: World of Warcraft and Star Wars... we barely had time to cover it all while sheltering from a tornado! GeeknSon gaming tables: https://geeknson.com/pages/game-room-gaming-table Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Joey: @JamesJHaeck Justice: @justiceraminarman Foster: @TheatreOfTheUnaligned Editor: @jberrt Topics: 00:00 - Gen Con 2026 13:50 - D&D Icons 22:14 - Uh oh, A Tornado 22:46 - GeeknSon 24:01 - Dark Sun 28:08 - Star Wars 30:41 - World of Warcraft

SO MUCH D&D news exploded at Gen Con, including Icons, Dark Sun, Greyhawk, and the Universes Beyond projects: World of Warcraft and Star Wars... we barely had time to cover it all while sheltering…

Speakers: Ben ByrneHostJustice Ramin ArmandGuestJoey HaikeGuestJessGuest

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Top entities: Gen Con×21 Dark Sun×23 Dungeons & Dragons×40 Joey Ramone×32 R. A. Salvatore×4

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈61k followers

Gen Con Experiences1:54 – 6:01

B

1:54

Well, Joey, how has your Gen Con been?

J

Joey HaikeGuest

1:57

It's been awesome.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

1:58

You know, Gen Con i- is so big, and I am kind of an introverted person.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:02

I, I get overwhelmed at Gen Con.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:04

I sleep really hard every night because I'm just like, "[gasps] Ugh." Um, but there are so many people.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:10

The, the other edge of that double-edged sword is everyone is here.

B

2:13

[laughs]

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:13

And all my friends are here.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:15

It's true.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:15

It's so easy to just sit around in a Marriott lobby and see everyone I know and love, and that makes me real happy.

B

2:20

Nice.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:20

Yeah.

B

2:21

Justice, what about you? How's your Gen Con been going?

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:23

It's been busy, baby.

B

2:24

[laughs]

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:25

I've been huffing it, and I've had a good time.

B

2:27

Yeah.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:27

My sister's birthday is actually today, so she comes in this evening.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:30

My niece will be here.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:31

It is their first ever Gen Con.

B

2:33

Oh.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:33

I'm excited, uh, to show them the D&D carnival-

B

2:36

Yeah

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:36

...

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:36

in the, in the D&D tower, and I have yet to see that myself, so I've, I've been preserving the surprise for me.

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99%21 mentions
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92%4 mentions
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90%4 mentions
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88%9 mentions
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85%13 mentions
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83%4 mentions
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81%2 mentions
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79%5 mentions
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77%4 mentions
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Gen Con Experiences1:54 – 6:01

B

1:54

Well, Joey, how has your Gen Con been?

J

Joey HaikeGuest

1:57

It's been awesome.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

1:58

You know, Gen Con i- is so big, and I am kind of an introverted person.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:02

I, I get overwhelmed at Gen Con.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:04

I sleep really hard every night because I'm just like, "[gasps] Ugh." Um, but there are so many people.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:10

The, the other edge of that double-edged sword is everyone is here.

B

2:13

[laughs]

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:13

And all my friends are here.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:15

It's true.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:15

It's so easy to just sit around in a Marriott lobby and see everyone I know and love, and that makes me real happy.

B

2:20

Nice.

J

Joey HaikeGuest

2:20

Yeah.

B

2:21

Justice, what about you? How's your Gen Con been going?

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:23

It's been busy, baby.

B

2:24

[laughs]

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:25

I've been huffing it, and I've had a good time.

B

2:27

Yeah.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:27

My sister's birthday is actually today, so she comes in this evening.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:30

My niece will be here.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:31

It is their first ever Gen Con.

B

2:33

Oh.

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:33

I'm excited, uh, to show them the D&D carnival-

B

2:36

Yeah

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:36

...

J

Justice Ramin ArmandGuest

2:36

in the, in the D&D tower, and I have yet to see that myself, so I've, I've been preserving the surprise for me.

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