Lore Boys

Excited about that hip new show on Netflix? Well the Lore Boys have you covered with all the backstory you might need. We specifically are talking about the Belmont family line, way before the events of the show, so you don't even need to worry about spoilers! We're talking about Leon Belmont and how he became the first good-boy Dracula killer.This episode Ethan pays attention, Peter learns how to play children's games, and James give the ghost of his fiancée whiplash. Grab that dry shawarma, don't forget your fangs, and come join us for this halloween spookfest!As we mention on the cast, this weekend, Nov. 3rd 2018, we'll be doing a marathon stream for charity! If you want to donate or just want to come keep us company just head to https://bit.ly/2ESXQQD We appreciate all your love and support!Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling one friend about it RIGHT NOW. It'd mean the world to us <3 And as always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back for more good lore and video game backstory. This week we're keeping the spook level set to doot as we dive into the scariest of foggy towns: Silent Hill. We're tackling all the good spook stories that lobster country has to offer, from lost tourists to early European settlers playing Uno.This week Ethan gets caught in a tourist trap, Jamie figures out why they call it Cordon Bleu, and Peter shows he's more trick than treat these days. So hop in your ghost boat, take a big swig of ghost water, and let's find out all the history to Silent Hill!Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling one friend about it RIGHT NOW. It'd mean the world to us <3 And as always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back, and this time we're talking about the First Encounter Assault Recon (F.E.A.R.) team and their backstory. Who is the spooky little girl running across the screen of my Pentium III laptop? Why am I standing in a hallway full of blood with a scary skeleton dooting right at me? Why shouldn't I feel bad about killing all these soldiers?These questions and more get answered as we delve into the Origins of the paranormal in the year 2025. Alma, Paxton Fettel, Harlan Wade, erm, Point Man, all the household names for the series make an appearance. We're also joined by self-proclaimed F.E.A.R. expert Martin Lis, writer for screengeek.com , who came on to help us out with today's episode. You can find all his links here:https://www.youtube.com/user/WittyUsernameSA/videoshttps://twitter.com/CCscorsese/status/931612998388670464https://www.screengeek.net/author/protocol-tin/Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling one friend about it RIGHT NOW. It'd mean the world to us <3 And as always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey everyone, Lore Boys are back this week to talk to you about Spyro, the Dragon, and all the lore therein. Who were Spyro's parents, what's his dragonfly buddy's name, what was Cinder or the Dark Master's business? We've got the answers to those questions and more! Plug in those headphones and we'll figure out if the murderer was Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room with the Candelabra or Spyro in the Library with his fancy purple scales.This week James names someone Greased Lightning, Ethan talks about how modern money is made, and Peter helps Spyro navigate the difficulties of puberty, being adopted, and being fused to your sister by a dark lord.Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling one friend about it RIGHT NOW. It'd mean the world to us <3 And as always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is an event episode. Jamie returns from 5 weeks at war in Europe, Ethan is still sick but soldiers on, and Peter with the help of our friend Kris (@sketchnsteinz) tackles the life of Big Boss from the Metal Gear series!That's right it's our first four man squad!We're talking Red Bull, shadow governments, Russian Jungles, men exploding into bees, men exploding into dried leaves, misinterpreting the basic concept of world peace by becoming a army for hire and of course possibly the most important character of them all. The Boss herself and how her philosophy influenced and confused half a dozen men for nearly 100 years.So strap in and HALO jump into the wilderness of this episode of The Lore Boys!Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling one friend about it RIGHT NOW. It'd mean the world to us <3 And as always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys here with more of Ethan's favoritest good lore stuff: Dungeons and Dragons! We're talking about the Spelljammer setting and all the space battlin', phlogiston-huffin', crystal-sphere story you can handle. We'll discuss a protester chained to a tree for 5000 years, space mace, tree meat, Peter's dumb friend, and the drawbacks of putting a screen door on your space submarine! Thanks so much for listening, if you like the show, think about telling one friend about it RIGHT NOW. It'd mean the world to us <3 And as always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the end of an era of Battletech, at least until we get mobs of Battletech fans storming our doors demanding more. We've reached the end of the canon timeline for Battletech, meaning we're taking the Republic of the Spheres formed during the time of the Blake Jihad and dragging into into the Dark Age, to when all the telephone lines across the universe went down to continue the metaphor from our last four episodes.James is still working in Poland, so Ethan and Peter go as off the rails as they're allowed while dad's not around. We discuss mailmen in space, dogs chasing mailmen in space, half frozen dogs chasing half frozen mailmen.... you get where I'm going, we spend a lot of time discussing the actual viability of launching mailmen into space as a suitable replacement for interstellar communication lines.As always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back after a week off and coming at you with more of my personal favorite: Warhammer 40K lore. The Warhammer canon is so chock full of good stuff it's hard to decide what to talk about, but we brought on a very special guest from the Stranger Lands podcast (https://thestrangerlands.com/) Murphy Giller! Murphy's an expert on the Imperium and the Horus Heresy, and he's here to tell us a few things about it.We talk about how many licks it would take to get to the center of Mars, an Orgy Continent on Party Planet, Benedict Cumberbatch becoming a Primarch, and what the job details of being a "post-punch" mayor are. So strap on in and buckle up as we try and impose order on this bad-boy of a universe.As always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back after our unexpected vacation, and we're here with the hot spiciness that is Dark Souls pre-history. We're talking that Big Soul Energy as we explain the origins of the Dark Soul, the four roommates who fight about it, Gwyn, the Witch of Izaleth, Nito, and the Freaky -- ahem, Furtive Pygmy. We talk about why the Lords hate the dragons, why being a dragon and living in a world of gray mediocrity is good, and we talk about why living in the dark is bad.We're all descended from ravers anyway, so slap in those earbuds and be the Wendy to our Peter Pan as we take you to see the wonder of the Dark Soul in the heart of the Abyss. Silver medal Ethan explains how lightning bolts work and Peter bad mouths fuck boys.As always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lore Boys are back, Dungeons and Dragons are back, Magic: the Gathering's back, everybody's back this week. We're doing a crossover episode featuring the best of Ravnica: the newly announced expansion for Dungeon's and Dragons based on a plane in Magic! It's got everything: spy houses, rival factions, town guards, black holes, sentient paper, sphinxes, races, mazes, dragons, wizards, and even dragon wizards. Grab your lore caps and hop in, because this episode is chock full of goodies. Ethan gets so excited he can barely speak, Peter compares everyone in House Dimir to cronies in the mob, and Jamie eats his heart out. As always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your weekly dose of Lore Boys are back, with a lore-light but content-heavy episode about the history of speedrunning! So plug in your headphones and fire up your TAS-bot, we're diving deep into a sequence breaks and glitches and every sort of time save you can imagine. We're here to tell you to summon the salt (Summoning Salt, specifically) necessary to make a speedrun happen.Jamie fires up an ubermensch, Peter gives his any percent, and Ethan couldn't make it to AGDQ this year. Plug in and make sure to bring your speedrun strats.As always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys here with more of that good lore we can't resist: it's another Elder Scrolls episode and this one is as jam-packed with good stuff as the last two. We're talking about the mysterious Dwemer: Nirn's dwarves who are actually elves. These elves are deep -- live in their parents basement and give you unsolicited advice about life deep. We realize that James can't tell two dwarves apart, twirling mustaches is a dead giveaway of a villain, and going to war is worth it if it's to destroy a giant racist robot. James gets his chicken tendies, Ethan builds a boat, and Peter gets disappointed by Mass Effect 3 somehow. So climb aboard this metaphorical ship of state and get yourself some Elder Scrolls lore. As always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys here with more Elder Scrolls Lore! Last time we talked about Elder Scrolls creation lore, so naturally this time we're talking the creation of the Elder Scrolls lore! We cover everything you need to know about what the Elder Scrolls are and what the gosh-darn they do. Turns out there's a lot of canon material in Elder Scrolls Online as well, and it fits in real nice to this episode.So jack in those head phones and come find out: the similarities between the Elder Scrolls and Thomas Young's Double-Slit Experiment, how Edison trained giant ancestor moths to sack Tesla's workshop, where vampires come from, and how the dwarves could build a device so big it could read an Elder Scroll.As always, anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy 4th of July! This episode we're doing a deep dive into more pen & paper, but this time in relation to a video game we're really excited about: Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt Red's upcoming sci-fi dystopia world is built off the tabletop RPG of the '80s that shares the same name, and it's chocked full of all the awesome lore and history you would expect, and it also may sort of detail a horrible dystopian descent of the United States brought on by rampant corporatism and greed BUT NOT LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN, RIGHT GUYS?We're talking robot armies owned by corporations, bio-engineered plagues unleashed by government agencies, and maybe a couple fallen nukes. Strap in and slick your hair back while we take you on a wild ride through the Danger Zone of Night City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys here with Sonic: the Hedgehog lore. We have three origin stories for you: that of Knuckles, Angel Island, and the Chaos Emeralds themselves. Jump in while we go "knuckle" deep in some lore, and we'll tell you everything you need to know about Sonic and his pals. For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys here with another lore-chocked episode. This time we're talking all about the creation myth of the world of The Elder Scrolls. Tune in to find out everything you need to know about Mundus, Tamriel, Akatosh, and Anu. With a world so rich in lore, it must mean our podcast is equally rich in great content, right?This episode: Peter talks ancient aliens, we find out who Ethan likes to call during coitus, and James dives in to yet another Disney classic with Ariel. So how about we let chaos and order fight this one out while we learn what makes a dark elf so dark and what makes french hats so floppy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well we're here on a Saturday, I guess, and we have opinions on this year's E3. Some was good, some was bad, but I think we can all agree that almost none of it was real, and none of it was as cringey as we may have hoped.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys here bringing you all the news from the pre- and post-nuclear fallout American Commonwealth. Another tale from Bethesda's Fallout series, we're telling the story of the Brotherhood of Steel, a paramilitary organization with a serious hard-on for laser tag. We're talking vats of genetically modified goo, man-eating mutants with human hands for feet, and a man named Harold with a tree named Bob growing out of his head.So listen up while we feed you some tasty Fallout lore, after all, two piles of irradiated laser dust can't feed ya. It's the end of the world so there's no time left to ship that death robot.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are here with all that juicy Fallout lore you need -- just in time for E3 2018! We've got the whole Fallout backstory covered so you know longer have to smile awkwardly as that coworker of yours tells you for the umpteenth time why you should be grateful for the Fallout 76 announcement. Though we have to wonder if Bethesda had even considered that cloning the dinosaurs would have prevented this whole Fallout mess.This episode Peter gives up our secret codes, James struggles with math, and Ethan has a really stupid realization. We ask, "If a tree fell in the ocean, who came first?" and discuss how climate change is like the planet is experiencing a hangover.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.And as a thank you to Eric Skiff for the use of their song as our show's theme we've decided to use up all of the planets resources as reliably as possible to ensure we get a sweet, radiation-filled future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back with more Jason Stathan slash-fic, by which I mean Battletech lore, of course! We've got all the dirty details on William Blake Placid and his jihad. So remember to leave that phone down when it starts ringing, the internet's coming to get ya.This episode we talk about how hard a time the Mongols would have with modern firewalls. We ask who would be the Septarch Primus of Breitbart. We discuss how memes ultimately brought down the clan. And we laud whoever came up with the name for the spiritual successor to the Star League: the Star League 2.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.And as a thank you to Eric Skiff for the use of their song as our show's theme we've decided to take all of humanity's best and brightest and leave the inner sphere in search of what's out there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here with another new episode, The Lore Boys are going to space... Dead Space, that is! Which is I guess like regular space just less teeming with life? So grab your favorite meat monster and get ready for some pretty trippy hallucinations as we dive right into the year 2508.On this episode: we learn if planets are filled with Nutella. Don Quixote takes on his greatest foe yet. We talk about the potential for Sharpies in seances. And we ask How many times can you hear the phrase "dead space" before the necromorphs pee on your carpet?For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.And as a thank you to Eric Skiff for the use of their song as our show's theme we're taking our long-standing grudge against lizards and extending that enmity to the one enemy we can all agree on: the Moon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live from a post-apocalyptic bunker with tin-foil on heads, the Lore Boys are here to bring you the TRUTH. We're flashing back to the 60s, where a massive alien conspiracy to cover up the TRUTH took place. From Tall Greys and their cheezy secrets, to the Lobstrocities and their role in all this, we don't pull any punches to bring the real TRUTH to you, the listener.This episode we learn how CDs work, that love ultimately more if noone asks truth indefinitely, and we discuss the possibility that clams may have assassinated JFK?! So grab your thumb tacks and yarn, and take a big swig of that flavoraid for this episode.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.And as a thank you to Eric Skiff for the use of their song as our show's theme we'll probably just let them distance themself from this episode as much as they want. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back, this time with some great DOOM lore and story. Ever wonder why DOOM guy was on Mars, or how he got there? Ever want to know the secret to figuring out which keys open which doors? All these answers and more can be found within, just open up a portal and hop into the Lore Boys.This episode: We fix baseball! We talk about that time there was no violence in video games. We have a morality mutiny. And we remember fondly when frowny face actually meant happy face!For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.And to Eric Skiff, who let us use his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's intro, we offer a free voyage as soon as we get this portal tech working. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back with more Magic: the Gathering lore. Sure, you know we're headed back to Dominaria, but do you know why? Do you know the subtle nuances of what's happened to the plane where we left it last? Well plug in your headphones to find out, or just to enjoy some laughs.In this episode we ask: Is Nicol Bolas magnetic? Which demons can I pick up at my local McDonald's? Do Planeswalkers know fractions? And Foot Man, is he the hero we've all been waiting for?For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.Also to Eric Skiff as thanks for the use of their song as our shows theme we’re usurping the gods of an alien plane and forcing them to subject the people their to horrible, Blood Bowl-esque trials of combat and skill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who was Kratos, really? Ever wonder how he got those scar--erm, tattoos? We've got all the spoiler-free God of War lore you could want! How much of it is tied to actual mythology you ask? Plug in your headphones and come find out! Where did Kratos come from? Was his dad such a bad guy? What about his grandma? Who are the Titans? All these answers are just one click away.On this episode we discover a new part of a grape, we talk about Hell's basement (as opposed to the kitchen), and we have a fresh take on flat earth.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.Also to Eric Skiff as thanks for the use of their song as our shows theme we’re making sure our children know they only way they can truly replace us with murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back with more great Battletech content. We're here to learn all about tthe FedCom Civil War! We meet the Queen of Space, and decide she's probably not important enough to talk about all that much!We're talking the key players of Battletech, and answering questions like: Do Chaos-April showers bring May flowers? Will Peter ever be able to stop grinding? Can Smoke Jaguars count? We'll answer these questions, and more! Just don't ask us to do any fractions.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.Also to Eric Skiff as thanks for the use of their song as our shows theme we’re starting a civil war, and they can pick which side we're on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are here with some stories from the taint -- erm... stories OF the Taint. I'm talking of course about evil forces in Bioware's Dragon Age series! We've got all the lore you need to know leading up to Origins to carry you through Inquisition.We're asking the hard-hitting questions, as usual, such as was the mailman a qunari? What's the difference between a big nurse and a normal nurse? Would blood taste better in coffee? Can I use making love as a natural defense against predators? Load up the episode and find out all the answers to these questions and more!For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.Also to Eric Skiff as thanks for the use of their song as our shows theme we're hosting a frat party but we only have tainted blood for everyone to drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back, with that good good Hearthstone expansion lore. I guess it's technically Warcraft lore? Who knows.We're talking about the creation of the Witchwood, setting for the upcoming Hearthstone expansion, and taking a look at some notable characters from the region. We got wolfies, we've got dragons, we've got antler people, we've got horny blind boys. So hop in with us as we get down with Lord Bernie Sanders and try to tear down that wall.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.Also to Eric Skiff as thanks for the use of their song as our shows theme we're redistributing all the gold in Lordaeron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bore Loys are back, with and we've got an exciting episode! We're talking about the origins of everyone's favorite podcast hosts: Ethan, Peter, and James from the Lore Boys!We talk about weird Japanese bars, how to pronounce Carribean, lots of cheese talk, we even get some dates right! So come on down and join the Bore Loys for some great insight into the lives of the Lore Boys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would you be okay with your war veteran friend, at age 60, taking your 18 year-old daughter on a tour of Europe for months at a time? Something to consider while we dive into another chunk of Overwatch lore! We're talking about Brigitte and her two daddies -- that is, her father and godfather.Talking points include: swivel chairs from Ikea; the fact that Reinhardt's tall and that's good; mobile big buildings made to build big buildings; and Reinhardt on all fours in front of some Dragons. So grab your earbuds and hop in to learn all about Overwatch's newest hero.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.Also to Eric Skiff as thanks for the use of their song as our shows theme, we'll let you take our daughters across Europe any time you want. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes you have to wonder how an office-supply store chain relates to a city bent on drinking the blood of alien gods which turns them into paranoid, xenophobic beasts. Well the Lore Boys are here to tell you EXACTLY how. We're talking Bloodborne lore, and we have all the good tales from Yarnham.We talk about blood being like prescription drug, the Swedish chefs role in worshipping the Great Ones, moon presents (presumably delivered by Moon Santa), and Jesus's teachings, namely to "Sit down, be humble, and only eat fish after Lent." So grab your sword-cane and hop into the world of Bloodborne with us!For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you’ve ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.And as always, we're each downing a shot of the incorrect blood type as a big thank you to Eric Skiff for the use of his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our shows theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back with some hot nasty Battletech lore! We're talking mechs in space, and how the loss of replaceable parts in the future really set a lot of people back. Come join our dystopian future as we descend into clan barbarity and turn on each other in a universe with limitless resources.We ask questions like 'Which would win in a fight, Mellow Yellow or Mountain Dew?' Are there windmills in Spain? What's it take to get involved with a tickling competition? And we talk about Superman's dumb best friend from New Jersey.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.We've invented a Lego knock-off as thanks to Eric Skiff for the use of his theme song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with more Monster Hunter lore. We're here to answer all your questions about the races in the world of Monster Hunter (and, by extension, Monster Hunter World). So grab your Palico, cause this is going to get treacherous.This episode we cover conception of the three races: dragon-love, fish-love, and guinea-pig love. We ask questions like: is big gun better than big science brain? If there are no old people am I the old people? Is there a height limit for acceptable slavery? What if a people could actually be sustained by being yelled at over the phone while they sat in a cubicle?For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.We're having our Palico work a double shift as thanks to Eric Skiff for the use of his theme song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back with some fresh hot lore for ya. This week we're talking about Monster Hunter and the world before World, if you know what I mean. This is a spoiler-free lore cast about the world of monsters before people -- the real monsters -- show up.We find out that all dragons are teenagers. We ask what the conversion is of horses to dragons. We talk about the rarest of resources -- those located in the butthole -- and we meet some old boys who show us a kidney stone on a stick.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.We've built a dragonator as thanks to Eric Skiff for the use of his theme song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sure, we go to space, but look at this, we put a leg on a tank! Lore Boys are back with more great nerd-lore. This time, we're talking the popular 80s tabletop game Battletech, and its video game series Mech Warrior.Talking points today include cannibalism in The Land Before Time, juicing a whale, snake oil salesmen in space, are seabirds the only real sustainable currency, and the fact that the energy required to cook raw chicken simply doesn't exist. So make sure to hop on the clan bus, hurl some insults into the sun, and we'll teach you all the lore you need to know.For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.We've also decided to leave this galaxy and create a horrific, feuding, violent alternate society as thanks to Eric Skiff for the use of his theme song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Which vacation destination will leave you riddled with degenerative diseases for years to come this winter? Today's episode we get all the details about Warhammer 40K's Necrons, and the harsh, irradiating sun they spent millenia living under.We hit all the important topics when choosing a vacation destination: Did Walt Disney ever visit there is his hyperbolic ice tomb? Which part of the caterpillar makes the silk? And would H.P. Lovecraft like the locals (the answer is probably not)?For anyone looking to help out the show make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.We've also injected ourselves with mad cow disease in honor of Eric Skiff for the use of his theme song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back with the exciting tale of two brothers hell-bent on destroying each other, but maybe only because some dude named Yawgmoth was real rude to people thousands of years ago? It's Magic: the Gathering lore, one of the coolest stories we've done on the show.This episode we discuss the possibility that MJ was a Planeswalker, Peter learns how babies are made, we learn what a big brother complex is, and we talk once more about ancient robots and biased roombas. As everyone knows, men only want one thing, and it's t-rexes in swamps being ridden by vampires.Please make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.And as always, we've sent a massive brontodon to Eric Skiff for the use of his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a name like that it's gotta be good! With a Lore Boy out of the action Ethan and Peter hop to bringing you all the good juicy Overwatch Lore you CRAVE. Ever why does Overwatch do? Well we've got the answers inside, so crack open this egg and come get kidnapped by mercenaries with us!This episode we're talking robots welding folders shut, the world's deadliest sniper taking out servers, the Swiss Guard's newest halberd-wielding role, and we'll go over patch notes for the new testament (mainly the Jesus nerfs).Please make sure to follow us and leave a review on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.And as always, we owe a dystopian robo-future to Eric Skiff for the use of his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the Lore Boys are diving deeper into one of Ethan's favorite topics: it's Dungeons & Dragons lore! We're talking about the Illithid, an alien race hellbent on eating (and maybe other, less savory things) with YOUR brain! We find out just how many handlers James needs to live his day-to-day life; we talk about slave-owning, plantation running squids; we discuss possible merchandising options like Lore Boys brine solution; and we reveal our secret mix of phlegms and spices. So stick your tadpoles into our brine pool and cuddle up next to this Elder Brain.Make sure to follow us on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about. As always, we owe at least one delicious, delicious brain to Eric Skiff for the use of his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anyone else so surprised that a free to play game would have so many hundreds of hours with such rich and deep lore? I know I sure was! We're here to talk about everyone's favorite grind: Warframe. Or, what Destiny maybe should have been but also probably not.As always our hard-hitting journalistic style leads us to ask important questions such as: Did the "T" in Model T stand for Tenno? Are humans in the future still greedy? If an Ancient Robot only lives in the future is it really an ancient robot? Does it take more than 72 hours to make a baby? All these questions will be answered, so load into your frame and join us for a trip through the solar system!We sent a moonful of children to the void in order to thank Eric Skiff for the use of his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our theme.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 2018 and we're bringing planking back! The Lore Boys are here with the (temporary) conclusion to the lore of Bungie's Destiny. We're wrapping up Destiny the first as we wait for Destiny 2's expansions before diving into that.Today's topics include but are not limited to: the Vex in an FBI van eating donuts and drinking boiled milk; advice from Biggie Smalls on leading the Fallen; is doritos and cheese curds technically a salad? This episode I struggle with the word presumably, Peter has a stroke and remembers fondly a Shake 'n' Bake competitor's jingle, and James walks us through pranks of the future.As always, Eric Skiff will be receiving a payment in resurrections via Ghost for the use of our theme song, A Night of Dizzy Spells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wow Destiny sure is great. Yeah, forget all that stuff I said last week about it being overpriced and full of fluff, we're back with more Destiny Lore! We're talking about races and darkness and a people that are also sponges. This episode has termites with feng shui, some mild scuttling, and we pitch the slogan, "Guns, not Glasses". So come join us! Have a shot of tequila and really let those tentacles out, as we get all sorts of yaoi in this episode.Make sure to follow us on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.As always, we're offering up some sweet custom hentai mangas to Eric Skiff for the use of his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wow well sometimes life throws you curveballs and sometimes those curveballs are blessings... or something like that. We're back! 1/3 of us couldn't make it due to unforeseen ungodly drunkenness, but the rest of the Lore Boys have made it out to bring you all the latest in Warframe Lore.Warframe is a game about the future, and space, so we talk some about that. Space hillbillies, space samurai, space capitalists, space plutocrats, it's all space! We also rag on Destiny a bit. Alright, we rag on Destiny A LOT. But Warframe sounds good! So grab your frame, hop into matchmaking, and tune in for the ride!Make sure to follow us on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch if you've ever wanted to see us play the games we talk about.As always, we owe a hobo-sacrifice to the great ball in our sky who is Eric Skiff for the use of his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lore Boys are back in action after an oh-so-long hiatus between seasons. Luckily we put that time to good use, and have been hard at work to improve not only our show, but ourselves as well. Peter learned to juggle, James caught a record-breaking fish, and Ethan has been hard at work decyphering the message hidden in Teddy Roosevelt's moustache's shadow.With season 2's inauguration, we've commited to taking more time to talk about your favorite games, and we're starting with a doozy -- sorry, I mean we're starting with Destiny! We ask the magic eight ball in the sky some questions, and are bringing the answers to you. We meet the Usain Bolt of space ships. And we also establish that light is important but also that we don't get it. Seriously though, how awesome a Guardian would Penn Jillette make?Make sure to follow us on iTunes and across all our social media, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check us out on twitch for the best in dad dating simulator content.As always, we owe a hobo-sacrifice to the great ball in our sky who is Eric Skiff for the use of his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our show's theme song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well sometimes you just gotta look back and really pat yourself on the back for everything you've done. The Lore Boys are officially 20 episodes in, and we've taken all our best memes and put them in one big fishing pot to tell you guys about ourselves and everyone's favourite Italian plumber.This episode we're each taking some of our favourite moments of Mario canon and we'll each take a short turn at hosting. We also talk about what got us into podcasting, and how we feel the show has gone so far. Following this, there will be a two week hiatus from regular episodes while Ethan is away on vacation and while we reevaluate the format and content of the show. If you have suggestions, please let us know!We will still be releasing content while we're on hiatus, so make sure to keep tuning in for more stuff from us. Thanks to everyone who listens and supports us. Doing this show has come to mean a lot to us, and you all are what makes it worth it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are here, to tell a couple Tales from Toril in the most relatable way possible; in Lindsey Lohan terms, of course. We're here to tell you all about how and why a world of fantasy and adventure was created, and maybe a bit about why so many geeks like us have been playing since the 70s.We talk about Steve Aoki creating the universe, the benefits of pouring beer out on your crotch, how Mrs. Doubtfire was a pretty bad dad, and, of course giant, ugly, four-armed slugs dancing to make magic. Remember, 'you wouldn't download a god,' but download this episode and you won't have to!If you have time, make sure to head to iTunes to leave us a natural 20 for a review! If you want more great Lore Boys content, grab your luckiest dice set and make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube as well.As always, our lawful good alignment means we have to mention Eric Skiff, and how awesome it was that he lets us use his song, A Night of Dizzy Spells, as our intro and outro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if everything was cold forever? The Lore Boys have taken a break from worrying about the heat death of the Universe to bring you another episode of hilarity-filled video game lore! Today's topic: the Crash Bandicoot series.That's right, everyone's favorite lizard -- ehm, I mean, marsupial -- makes his Lore Boys debut, and we're handing out pizza fliers with this game-box! We talk real possum-skin couches. A dingo that can use a phone. How too many cooks can spoil the crash. Sonic's ass. And naturally, Crystals: they look like crystals.If you like the episode and want more, make sure to check out our iTunes to leave us a review! If you want more great Lore Boys content, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube as well.As always, we're sending a whale bone to Eric Skiff for the use of his song, "A Night of Dizzy Spells" as our theme song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys here, with another lore-filled action adventure! We're talking Whale Bones and grandmothers made out of rats; it's the Dishonored franchise's turn! We ask what if whales had treads? How cool would a Jurassic Park themed Dishonored game be? And of course, does whales lizard? Tune in to find out!Make sure to check out the episode to find out, and once you're done, head over to iTunes to leave us a review! If you want more great Lore Boys content, make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube as well.As always, we're sending a whale bone to Eric Skiff for the use of his song, "A Night of Dizzy Spells" as our theme song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lore Boys are back, from Bikini Atoll, with the second installment of the Diablo franchise's lore. We go full Griswold in the Gay Village and out-debate the devil with a crystal in our forehead.As usual, we're asking the hard hitting questions, such as: If your parents divorce over whether or not to use you as a slave in their army, is it really your fault? Is everything Nick Cannon says canon? Is Chlamydia the same thing as Lycanthropy? And of course, would the black soulstone make a good butt plug?Make sure to check out the episode to find out, and once you're done, head over to iTunes to leave us a review! If you want more great Lore Boys content, make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube as well.As always, we owe our first-born Nephalem to Mr. Eric Skiff for the use of his song, "A Night of Dizzy Spells" as our theme song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lore Boys are back, if a little late, with a brand new feature-length full of funnies and facts. This time we're talking about Blizzard's Diablo series! All the know-how you need to defeat the three Greater Evils (and maybe a couple lesser ones for good measure) can be found inside.We talk about a marionette centipede -- like the human centipede, but with puppets -- the superhuman who used his powers to prank the divine, Tyrael, the archangel, as played by Jimmy Carson, and a short bit about what I do in my alone time (hint: it involves "anu").So kick-back, relax, and listen in! Once you're done that, head to iTunes and make sure to leave us some kind words that we can read on the air for you!As always I'm gonna give a shoutout to Eric Skiff for the use of his song "A Night of Dizzy Spells". Truly what a kind, generous, artistic soul who's work we've used for something so sinister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.