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#15. Sailing Towards a New 5e Adventure
#15. Sailing Towards a New 5e Adventure Runesmith himself, Logan Reese, returns to The Eldritch Lorecast to introduce his first 5th Edition adventure module; Sunken Isles. We're also delving into player-character backgrounds and how crafting your perfect...
Running an Evil Campaign: Villains vs Villains
Welcome back to this veritably villainous blog series! Over the course of five articles, we'll be chatting about the need-to-knows of building and running evil campaigns for the 5th Edition! So,...
#02. Dragons’ Treasure & Multiverse Travelers
#02. Dragons' Treasure & Multiverse Travelers Episode #02 of The Eldritch Lorecast explores Fizban's Treasury of Dragons and what we're excited to see in the new book! We also discuss the new...
Villains of Grim Hollow – Countess Renata Dolorez
The evils that haunt Etharis are many, though few can stand against a party of grizzled adventurers alone. In this series, Villains of Grim Hollow, I’ll draw back the curtain on some of those...
#01. “Pools and Streams” Adventure Design
#01. "Pools and Streams" Adventure Design Welcome to Episode #01 of The Eldritch Lorecast, where we dissect the news in the tabletop RPG industry and discuss our findings! This week it's the arrival...
Storybuilding: The Price of Power (Part 2)
In the previous article we talked about determining the source of magical power, and some possible arcane gifts. Yet all power comes with a cost. Here we’ll be exploring the price of power, pact...
The Dragonborn of Ember Cairn
Dragonborn of Etharis Dragonborn feature the refined dimensions of humanity, the endurance of dwarves, the elegance of elves, and retain the scaled hide and roaring lungs of their majestic...
Top 7 Sorcerer Spells (and their Metamagic Options)
As anyone who has ever played a sorcerer knows, the key is picking a few great spells that can be cleverly augmented with your sorcery points and Metamagic options. Since sorcerers typically have...
Running an Evil Campaign: Building a World to Break
Welcome back to this gleefully maniacal blog series! Over the course of five articles, we're chatting about the need-to-knows of building and running evil campaigns for 5th edition! So, twirl your...
The Trouble of Playing a Tiefling
“So, we’re in agreeance?” I asked, sliding the coin purse towards her. “The duke’s son cannot inherit his father’s land. He must disappear.” She sat across the table from me, leaning away from the...
Villains of Grim Hollow – Idmon
The evils that haunt Etharis are many, though rare are those who can stand against a party of courageous heroes alone. In this series, Villains of Grim Hollow, I’ll draw back the curtain on some of...
Storybuilding: The Price of Power (Part 1)
In many grim fantasy stories, magic is a dangerous power that can corrupt the mind, body, and soul of anyone willing to use it. It is so unnatural that many of its powers are not available to...
Grim Hollow: The Players Guide Fulfilment Update!
We have some exciting news… Grim Hollow: The Players Guide products are getting closer! Our fulfilment process is in full swing, and we are moving closer and closer to these items being at our...
Welcome to the World, Wechselkind
Notman One-Leg When baby Herman Salanen was kidnapped, it was a horror so depraved the act could only be likened to a never-ending nightmare. No worldly suffering compares to not knowing the fate of...
Running an Evil Campaign : Evil Characters
Welcome back to this insidious blog series! Over the course of five articles, we're chatting about the need-to-knows of building and running evil campaigns for 5th edition! So, swill your blood...
Dungeons of Drakkenheim: The Shipping Journey
With surveys currently being sent to Backers of "Dungeons of Drakkenheim" we thought to complete a "deep-dive" into of one of the more detailed topics… shipping prices! At this time in a project's...
Villains of Grim Hollow – Judhakate
The evils that haunt Etharis are many, though few can stand against a party of grizzled adventurers alone. In this series, Villains of Grim Hollow, I’ll draw back the curtain on some of those...
Storybuilding: Advanced Equipment
Welcome to Storybuilding, a new series that takes a story first approach using lore from the Grim Hollow campaign setting to support new mechanics, with an eye towards showing GMs how and why these...
Dungeons of Drakkenheim Post-Kickstarter Schedule
The Kickstarter phase of Dungeons of Drakkenheim is officially finished – thank you to all of the Backers and supporters who helped this project come to life! From here, we move to the next steps...
Meet our Products & Logistics Manager: Matthew Witbreuk
Love the products featured on our Kickstarters and website? Our Products and Logistics Manager, Matthew Witbreuk has taken the time to answer our questions on how he designs, tests and creates the...
The Map of Etharis
The Map of Etharis The world of Grim Hollow is constantly expanding. Some of you will have received letters from Archibald Greyman, rightful leader of the Ebon Syndicate with your purchases of...
Running an Evil Campaign: Session 0
Welcome to this nefarious new blog series! Throughout a course of five articles, we'll be chatting about the need-to-knows of building and running evil campaigns for 5th edition! So, get out your...
Q&A with Ona Kristensen – Art Director for “The Seeker’s Guide to Twisted Taverns”
We had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with our Art Director for The Seeker's Guide to Twisted Taverns, Ona Kristensen! Ona shares with us a bit about her interests, her first time...
Ghosts, Specters and Plot Hooks
We all know the tropes of our transparent, ectoplasmic friends – bumps in the night, shadows looming over us at the end of our bed and voices of beloved ones that we know aren’t home. It...
Rumblings from the Word Mines – a peek into the process
Welcome to Rumblings from the Word Mines An...
The Story of Fulfilment – Grim Hollow: The Monster Grimoire
Hey Everyone, We are now almost a month further down the road from the final days of our most recent Kickstarter; Grim Hollow: The Monster Grimoire and wow, how quickly time flies. We thought it...
A Grim Hollow “Ask Me Anything! with Shawn Merwin!
Over the last month, the third instalment of our Grim Hollow series; Grim Hollow: The Monster Grimoire was live on Kickstarter. In light of this, we wanted to give some time to our community, to...
The Story of Fulfilment – The Seeker’s Guide to Twisted Taverns
Intro Hey Everyone, With some of the largest pledge tiers in Ghostfire Gaming & Eldermancy history being released, we thought that it might be prudent to talk a little about the Shipping part of...
Into The Forge: Meeting the CEO of Ghostfire Gaming
In light of all this growth, we thought now would be the perfect opportunity for you to get to know a bit more about us. Our Marketing Associate, Ian Gratton sat down with the Ghostfire Gaming co-founder and Chief Executive Officer;…
Grim Hollow: Shipping & Tracking FAQ
Our most up-to-date shipping and tracking resource. Our most (currently) asked questions are in regards to tracking information, or shipping information. The purpose of this post is to provide a...
Developer Update #5
Hey everyone, we're bringing you the latest updates with another Grim Hollow: Developer update! In this week's developer update, we'll be covering the latest manufacturing, fulfilment and shipping...
Developer Update #4
Hey everyone, we're back again with another Grim Hollow: Developer update! In this week's developer update, we'll be covering quite a few topics that we know you're all dying to know about. As we...
Developer Update #3
We'll be kicking off this Grim Hollow: Developer update with a brief word of thanks! We've been super busy wrapping up the tail-end to what has been a humbling first Kickstarter Campaign. In what...
- The Story of Fulfilment – Grim Hollow: The Monster Gri...
- The Map of Etharis
- Grim Hollow: The Players Guide Fulfilment Update!
- Glimpse Inside Fables: Citadel of the Unseen Sun
- Dungeons of Drakkenheim Post-Kickstarter Schedule
- Dungeons of Drakkenheim: The Shipping Journey
- Running an Evil Campaign : Evil Characters
- Villains of Grim Hollow – Judhakate
