Lore Watch

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Synopsis

Lore Watch is a new podcast from the creators of Blizzard Watch. Every two weeks we'll explore a single lore subject about the World of Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, or any other games that interest us. Join hosts Anne Stickney, Matthew Rossi, and Joe Perez for an indepth look at the evolving stories of the games we all love.

Episodes

  • Is Azeroth heading to a Ragnarok reset?

    29/11/2023 Duration: 59min

    Join us this week as we delve deeply into the idea that Azeroth's races may be programmed to protect the planet by the Titans and if they fail, the Titans will reset the world and let it play out all over again. Plus, the possible impact of non-druid classes entering the Emerald Dream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The legend of the first World Tree, Elun’Ahir

    22/11/2023 Duration: 01h04min

    Join us this week as we delve into the newly introduced story of the first World Tree, Elun’Ahir. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Can the World Soul be trusted?

    15/11/2023 Duration: 01h13min

    Join us this week as we, per usual, take a simple, innocent question and use it to wildly speculate about its implications to WoW’s lore! In this case, we take the information presented in The War Within’s BlizzCon cinematic and connect it to (deep breath) a fifth old god, the titans, the Naaru Colossal, life and void lords, what Elune is, the pantheon of death, the big lightbulb in Hallowfall, the Arathi, the Nerubians, Xal’atath, how the universe is ordered, and, most importantly, was the Jailer right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Tinfoil hatting the WoW Worldsoul saga

    08/11/2023 Duration: 01h05min

    Join us this week as we delve into what we know about the story in the upcoming WoW expansions The War Within, Midnight, and The Last Titan. To no one’s surprise, the discussion pretty much goes off the rails in record time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The lore of Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

    25/10/2023 Duration: 01h12min

    Join us this week as we delve into our obsession with the Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty expansion and the lore behind it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Looking back at 300 episodes of Lore Watch

    11/10/2023 Duration: 01h05min

    Join us this week as we talk about our favorite moments and episodes from almost 10 years of recording the podcast including how we started, how far we’ve come, where we would like to go in the future, and, of course, the friends we’ve made along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • What’s the story behind Tyrhold in the Dragon Isles?

    04/10/2023 Duration: 50min

    Join us this week as we explore lore of the titan facility in the Dragon Isles, Tyrhold, how WoW could be more alt friendly, and the anatomy of angels in the Diablo universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Which big bad from Warcraft’s past should we battle next?

    27/09/2023 Duration: 58min

    Join us this week as we explore who’s left from Warcraft’s far past that can still threaten all of Azeroth in a future expansion. And has the new Black Dragon Aspect heralded a new Hour of Twilight apocalypse on the horizon? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • All about them world trees

    20/09/2023 Duration: 01h08min

    Join us this week as we explore the histories of the world trees in WoW, including Teldrassil and Nordrassil. Plus, is Azshara the avatar of the soul of Azeroth? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Are we heading into an Old Gods expansion in WoW?

    13/09/2023 Duration: 59min

    Join us this week as we explore the hints and story elements in Dragonflight that might be setting up the return of the Old Gods. Also, we talk about the key moments in Garrosh Hellscream’s evolution from honorable Warchief to brutal megalomaniac to unrepentant soul in the Revendreth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Are the dragons of WoW doomed to imminent extinction?

    30/08/2023 Duration: 59min

    Join us this week as we wildly speculate about whether or not dragons can produce offspring post-Cataclysm, the nuances of summoning for caster classes, and if there is only one Legion across all timelines or multiple alternate Legions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • More speculation on the angels and demons of Diablo

    23/08/2023 Duration: 59min

    Join us this week as we discuss many of the unknown questions around Diablo lore including how Lilith is a different kind of demon. Also, more importantly, we give fashion advice for your Cyberpunk/Shadowrun character. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The lore of Baldur’s Gate 1, 2 & 3

    16/08/2023 Duration: 01h11min

    Join us this week as we discuss the lore and story of Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 and how they feed into Baldur’s Gate 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The state of the current lore in WoW

    02/08/2023 Duration: 01h20s

    Join us this week as we discuss what we know of the Lost City of Ureh in Diablo 4, the secret of Aberrus in WoW, and what is the best way to catch up on current WoW lore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Timelines, timeways, and tinfoil hat time

    26/07/2023 Duration: 59min

    Join us this week as we tinfoil hat our way through an exploration of not only why the Titans in World of Warcraft chose our particular troubled timeline to tinker with, but what other tideways could be out there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • What happened to our Diablo 3 characters?

    19/07/2023 Duration: 01h08min

    Join us this week as we wildly speculate about the possible fates of our Diablo 3 characters, if the Tree of Whispers could be the soul of an imperfect world (!!), and just what exactly is that Zoltun Kulle guy up to these days? Heavy spoilers throughout! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Who is the real villain of Diablo 4?

    05/07/2023 Duration: 01h35s

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  • The Diablo 4 campaign spoiler edition Act 6

    28/06/2023 Duration: 01h35min

    Join us this week as we explore the final act of the Diablo campaign followed by a lot of wild speculation. I mean, A LOT a lot. Can’t really get into it here without giving away the story so hit the play button and enjoy the ride. Heavy spoilers throughout! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Diablo 4 campaign spoiler edition Acts 4 & 5

    21/06/2023 Duration: 01h23min

    Join us this week as we explore Acts 4 & 5 of the Diablo 4 campaign including the fate of Elias, the surprisingly forthright Tree of Whispers, and the role of Hatred throughout the Diablo franchise — which we've seen expressed in the Zakarum church that Mephisto corrupted and even the Cathedral of Light that Inarius founded. Heavy spoilers throughout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • The Diablo 4 lore spoiler edition continues

    14/06/2023 Duration: 01h48min

    Join us this week as we continue to explore the lore of Diablo 4, specifically Act 2 and 3 including the Cathedral of Light's impact on Scosglen, Lilith's goals (and how she manipulates people to achieve them), the continuing theme of blood magic in the game, and how the story really starts to get rolling towards the end of Act 3. Needless to say, heavy spoilers throughout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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