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Lore Watch Podcast

Every week the Lore Watch podcast explores the story and lore of Blizzard titles including World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, or any other games that interest us. Join us for an in-depth look at the evolving stories of the games we all love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:06:22

Storytelling in TTRPGs

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/07/16

Our hosts Joe and Matt were joined by frequent guest and DM for our Tavern Watch podcast, Phil Ulrich. Together they explored the storytelling aspect of TTRPGs. While they do enjoy the aspect of "math rocks go brrrr" TTRPGs bring to the table, the ability to tell a story collaboratively makes it more appealing to them than a typical game likeCatanorMonopoly, though certainly both those games have their own stories to tell. We recount some of our favorite story beats from our own gameplay over the

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59:20

Fragments of worlds and world souls

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/07/09

Two listener questions form bookends to an overarching concept this week on the Lore Watch Podcast. First, what is happening to Outland as it is now, 20 years after we visited? Is it still crumbling as it was, and what is becoming of the people and creatures still living there? Then, continuing on the theme, the next question asks, what if Azeroth's fate -- after burrowing Old Gods and Titan stabbing and 20 years of varied psychic abuse -- is already sealed, and our planet is doomed to crumble as

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1:01:25

From class fantasy to (redacted) fantasy, we answer...

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/07/02

This week's episode covers a lot of ground, because we're answering your burning listener questions (but you should still see a doctor). One involves modding and romance options in games likeFallout 4or Cyberpunk 2077. The next question is all about class fantasy inWoW, and which our hosts think is defined the best. The final question is about the upcomingLegion Remix: what are our hosts looking forward to the most on the revisit? And what do they think might change, or be added. After all, we've

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56:05

Who are the Lorewalkers (and why do they know so much)?

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/06/25

With the new Lorewalking feature, it has some of us curious about the Lorewalkers. What is their history in the game, and why exactly do they know so much? A listener asked us just that -- somewhat suspiciously. As Matt and Joe discuss the Lorewalkers, it is evident that many are not your average NPC, empowered with longevity, or great memory. The path leads us to the Time Walkers and the dragonflights, and whether any of them can be trusted to tell the truth.If you enjoy the show, please support us

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1:01:27

Faerin Lothar and the Arathi legacy

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/06/18

This week Lore Watch takes a deep dive into the character of Faerin Lothar, based on the recent short story "Faith and Flame," as well as the release ofpatch 11.1.7, which sends us questing back into the Arathi Highlands. Faerin's story is inextricably tied to the Arathi race as a whole, but also unique to her -- noble or no, not many seven year olds are going to stow away on a ship to join the Hallowfall Expedition. Join Matt and Joe as they recount the ancient history of the Arathi, all the way

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1:02:29

Our Lorewalking wish list

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/06/11

The new Lorewalking feature inWorld of Warcraftis one we can use to explore more moments from the game we haven't seen, or explore the ones we have seen more in-depth. A listener wrote in and asked Matt and Joe which other points of lore they'd like to see show up in Lorewalking later, so of course, the entire hour is devoted to answering that question. From the huge, earth-shaking moments involving the Titans, to the old events leading to the current ones with the lineage of humans, all the way to

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1:09:53

Lorewalking: what to expect from this upcoming feature

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/06/04

Who would have thought that the hosts of the Lore Watch Podcast would be excited to talk about the new Lorewalking feature coming toWorld of Warcraft? The episode goes through the scenarios in detail, so if you'd prefer to have your Lorewalking experience as unspoiled as your own recollection of past events, note that they discuss everything about them at length. Part of that discussion also includes the implications of why we might be visiting these particular points in the lore -- Arthas, the

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1:00:02

The War Within: The story so far

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/05/28

If in between hauling Brann's sorry carcass through another delve and racing around in your car in Undermine you haven't been paying close attention to the story ofThe War Within, we've got your back. Starting from the pre-patch and the radiant song, Matt and Joe recap the events of the expansion so far. Therewill be spoilersup through the end of the Undermine raid, so be wary. And of course, it just wouldn't be a Lore Watch Podcast if there wasn't a bit of heavy speculation as to where the story

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1:02:22

How we'd make Azeroth into a D&D campaign

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/05/21

This week's Lore Watch is based on a listener question, which mashes together two of Joe and Matt's favorite topics: Azeroth andDungeons and Dragons. Specifically, this episode goes through doing just that: how they would play their way through aWorld of Warcraft-themedD&Dcampaign. They discuss their picks for the best tabletop system to play their way through a potential Azeroth-themed adventure, and then dive deep to discuss which small corner of Azeroth's history -- from setting to characters

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1:01:46

The evolution of Dragons (and other fantasy creatures)

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/05/14

On this week's Lore Watch Podcast, Joe and Matt are joined again by our writer Eric O'Dea, and they continue to explore how the telling and re-telling of stories about creatures in folklore has evolved into the creatures we now know in some of our favorite media. This week they start the discussions with dragons and all their forms -- sapient, verbal, Dungeons and -- and how Dragons tend to affect the retellings of other creatures, too.If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you

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56:17

Kobolds and the real life origins of in-game creatures

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/05/07

While they are unassuming little creatures, their presence in fantasy lore ranges all the way from traditional folklore all the way into modern dayDungeons and DragonsandWorld of Warcraft. With the help of staff writer Eric O'Dea, Joe and Matt delve deep to discuss the history of these little critters, from their origins as sprites or brownies or the fae all the way up to "you no take candle." They also discuss the evolution of creatures in general, like vampires, and how they are imagined in

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1:01:42

Gallywix is only mostly dead, and other listener...

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/04/30

This week, Joe and Matt take to the mailbag to answer your questions, which are as varied as you are. First, since WoW has a tendency to bring back characters from the dead, and we just quote-unquote "killed" Gallywix, do we think he's actually dead, or will he be back? Then, in harkening back to a past episode, the connection between the Arathi and the Nerubians -- and whether the Nazrethim is what is keeping them in balance.Also, we discuss Galactus and his place in the Marvel universe. As I

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54:17

Xal'atath, the Void, and the dawn of Azeroth's creation

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/04/16

This week's episode was inspired by a question from a listener, about where the story is going from here as we make our way toward the next expansion of World of Warcraft, Midnight. We veer right into Tinfoil Hat territory pretty quickly. After all, it's tough when a lot of the sources we have are either written by unreliable narrators, or were written well before any of current events were even thought of -- which is part of the question itself. The Titans, the First Ones, and how they interact

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1:16:12

Cyberpunk Edgerunners explores a crumbling dystopia

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/04/09

The Netflix animated showCyberpunk Edgerunnersis a great entry in theCyberpunkuniverse, and one we felt worth exploring in-depth. Joe and Matt give us a spoiler-filled tour of Night City and how all the details of life in that universe lead to a dystopia packed with despair. This is an episode from the archives, so it's one we felt we should bring back to the front in case you missed it.Content Warning: both the podcast and the show we're discussing involve violence, bodily harm, mental health, and

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43:13

Crucial Source Material

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/04/01

While we do enjoy going off on wild tangents or thinking about "what if," sometimes it's important to just go back to the crucial source material. The specific writing in-game can not only work to create a vibrant world, but with careful study, can inform the overall trajectory of what you can expect to come.WoWis no different, so today we're taking a look at a set of perhaps overlooked, but no less beloved, sets of writing from the game. We hope you enjoy.If you enjoy the show, please support us on

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1:01:09

Can you play Hearthstone in the Emerald Dream, and...

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/03/26

This week's Lore Watch Podcast is Q&A style, so the topics veer all over the place -- more so than usual. We start off with a question about the Emerald Dream and whether it was designed as a prison -- timely, givenHearthstone's latest expansion releasing yesterday. Speaking ofHearthstone, the next question concerns in-game board games, and what kind of play happens on Azeroth. Then, they follow it up with a question about the Botani and other NPCs potentially coming to Azeroth from different

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56:36

On the origins of the Sethrak

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/03/19

Join our hosts Joe Perez and Matt Rossi as they discuss the lore around the Sethrak, the snakelike humanoids we initially met in Vol'dun inBattle for Azeroth. How does their worship of the animalistic Loa spirits shape their society? Titans may tie in to the animalistic loa, and the two working together may have shaped Azeroth as we know it. Plus, they discuss the evolution of species in the context of a magical world: when is a dragonfrog a froglike dragon and when is it dragonlike, but a frog?This

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1:02:21

Could the Sunwell become a Voidwell? (And other wild...

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/03/12

This week we put on the tinfoil hat to contemplate Xal'atath's plans for the future, the nature of the void, and where we might be going in theMidnightexpansion due out in 2026. As with most of our wild speculation episodes, the conversation goes off the rails and then forgets there were ever rails in the first place. Enjoy!If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:00:44

What you need to know about Paladins, Templars, and...

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/03/05

We're doing something a little new this week for Lore Watch, with a remaster of an older episode. As Joe explains in the new intro, we wanted to highlight something that we've already covered, but which could use another look as it becomes relevant again. Paladins or Crusaders are one of the most common fan picks for the second new class to come toDiablo 4, so we're revisiting the lore that makes them so popular.In this episode, Joe and Matt give us a primer on the in-game religions that Crusaders,

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52:22

Suffer well: the lore of Death Knights in World of...

Lore Watch Podcast ·

2025/02/26

Death Knights, one of the most iconic, lore-heavy classes added toWorld of Warcraft, are the core topic of this week's Lore Watch, this time with a focus on what dead means, really. Join Joe and Matt as they discuss the other types of undead we know, and how their existence shapes current Death Knights. The concept of Death Knights, and death in general started a long time ago inWoW's history, so there's a lot of ground to cover.How were they made? Are they fully dead, or partly alive? How will they

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