Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk

Livestreaming as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! Dark Sun is removing some controversial elements, new Underdark options let you become a mind flayer, you can get D&D popcorn buckets now, and we take a look at Odyssey-themed games and supplements.

• Is the 5.5e Dark Sun going to remove controversial aspects of the setting?
• Dungeons & Dragons is playtesting new Underdark options, including a player-focused transformation into a mind flayer
• You can get a D&D popcorn bucket now
• Crows: Fortune or Death
• Get your TTRPG Odyssey fix with these crowdfunders
• Alpha Star Magazine Issue 3

Livestreamed as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! Dragonlance's new novel is out, Pathfinder is finally on DTRPG, the first UK tabletop union, and how to make a million dollar Kickstarter!

• Dragonlance: War Wizard review
• DTRPG now has Paizo's Pathfinder & Starfinder catalogue
• Paizo may finally get its inventory back from bankrupt Diamond
• Twitch Says Quiet Part Out Loud: Amazon AI Is Opt Out Because ‘Nobody Would Opt In’
• Workers at British RPG publisher Rowan, Rook and Decard form union
• On TTRPG Kickstarters, merchandise, and 600% markups
• Classic horror Dark Conspiracy RPG returns using Traveller rules
• UNVERIFIED SIGHTINGS: D&D 5.5e Monsters of Myth & Legend!
• Level Up: Advanced Fifth Edition on Realm VTT
• Alpha Star Magazine Issue 3

Livestreamed as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! We cover more Gen Con news including awards, awards, and more awards!

• John Hight steps down as president of Wizards of the Coast
• WotC’s newly announced “D&D Icons” line wins an award before making anything
• Gen Con grows to 74,000 attendees, remains world's second largest tabletop gaming convention
• Shadow and Illusionist: The Illusionist Class for A5e
• Mischief Toy Store wins 2026's Diana Jones Award
• Congratulations to 2026 ENnies Winners!
• Giving creators their due credit: better practices for publishers, awards, and media
• Stop destroying EU micro-businesses: Immediate moratorium on cross-border EPR fees

Livestreamed as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! We covered all of the TTRPG news out of Gen Con, and boy is there a lot! D&D's doing Star Wars and Warcraft, Dark Sun is back, there's new Pathfinder stuff, a new version of The One Ring, and more!

• John Hight steps down as president of Wizards of the Coast
• Dungeons & Dragons Icons line announced, bringing back classic creators to classic settings
• Greyhawk: Crown of the Witch Queen announced as 2027 adventure
• Dark Sun returns in 2027 as Dungeons & Dragons' first mature rated setting
• Dungeons & Dragons officially announces World of Warcraft crossover, launching this November
• Dungeons & Dragons announces Universes Beyond line, kicking off IP crossovers
• Dungeons & Dragons announces third-party partnerships to bring official support to popular campaign settings
• In 2027 D&D's Season of Rebellion is... STAR WARS!
• The new D&D roadmap brings seasons of Champions, Survival, Sword & Sorcery, and Rebellion (TL;DR version)
• Watch the DEATH SAVES one-shot with Joe Manganiello
• D&D World of Warcraft alternate cover by Forrest Imel
• Paizo's Gen Con keynote is a dive into their plans for Pathfinder and Starfinder over the next year
• Plotweaver RPG announces new partnerships and a setting contest
• The One Ring is getting a new edition and a hardcover bestiary
• Vampire: The Masquerade getting a new edition, more games coming too
• Edge Studios confirms it still has the Star Wars license despite D&D's upcoming book

 

Livestreaming as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! Join us as we discuss the leaked info about the D&D Warcraft crossover, newly announced Interview with the Vampire horror TTRPG, The Guild's new movie and TTRPG, and more!

• Seattle-based wild raccoon 'Jimothy' gets official D&D stats
• Dungeons & Dragons’ next major product announcement leaks--and it's WORLD OF WARCRAFT
• Paizo & Archives of Nethys reach new agreement
• Anne Rice's supernatural world is coming to a TTRPG near you
• Chaosium's new book on Lovecraft's INNSMOUTH is the definitive guide
• DC Justice League Unlimited Roleplaying Game
• The Guild's new crowdfunded movie includes a TTRPG

Livestreaming as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! Join us as we look at Beadle & Grimm's whopping $500 box set, the Arcana Unleashed backgrounds reveal, Paizo and Archives of Nethys, the latest YouTube million dollar Kickstarter 'Deathbringer', and... Godzilla. Not necessarily in that order.

• Beadle & Grimm's 'Deadfall' set includes minis, posters, and bonus adventures for a whopping $500
• Preview the arcane factions and backgrounds from Arcana Unleashed
• Pathfinder is ending its relationship with Archives of Nethys
• GODZILLA comes to Marvel Multiverse Roleplaying
• He Who Fight Monsters
• Fighting Fantasy Heroes
• Deathbringer TTRPG
• Between Earth and Sky novels are coming to TTRPG courtesy of Monte Cook Games
• EN5ider Magazine 2025 Annual

Livestreaming as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! Join us live as we talk about the TON of D&D news which came out this week, including details about Arcana Unleashed, WotC's massive Gen Con schedule, the upcoming Dragonlance novel, a new D&D setting from actor Joe Manganiello, and more! Plus we are joined this week by our friend Mike Shea aka Sly Flourish!

• You can now preorder Arcana Unleashed and Deadfall
• Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall will be Level 11-20 adventure
• WotC confirms the 8 subclasses coming in Arcana Unleashed
• WotC is going ALL OUT on Gen Con this year
• D&D's Gen Con keynote, featuring new announcements, will be livestreamed on YouTube
• Polygon has a short excerpt from the new DRAGONLANCE novel
• Fiends & Foes is a D&D lore book of beasts, villains, and monstrosities from across the planes
• What is the 'Black Label' setting DEATH SAVES by Joe Manganiello?
• Daggerheart is playtesting a Summoner class
• Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster by Mike Shea
• EN5ider Magazine 2025 Annual

Livestreaming as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! Join us live as we talk about the 2026 ENnie nominees, D&D Fan Expo postponement, D&D Beyond July Drops, KiwiRPG week 2026, and more!

• London's D&D Fan Expo 2026 has been postponed until next year
• You can now buy Beadle & Grimms' Silver Edition of The Horrors Within for $225
• D&D Beyond July Drop
  • Updates to D&D Beyond site stability
• Merryshire Detective Club's blend of Hobbit and Midsomer is incoming
• New Zealand TTRPG week sale
• Congratulations to the 2026 ENnie nominees!
• Ennie judges
• Time Without Tide
• Dark Conspiracy
• EN5ider Magazine 2025 Annual

Thank you so much for listening to Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk! But we need your help!

Reporting the weeks tabletop news via the news site and podcast costs money. Please do consider becoming a Patron at patreon.com/c/morrus and support with a small monthly donation and help to keep it going!

As a bonus, you'll get access to our patron only monthly live stream. In this hour we’ll have an open Q&A with patrons. We’ll answer your questions and give advice on gaming, publishing, or anything else in the TTRPG sphere!

Livestreaming as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! Join Russ, Jessica, & PJ as live as we talk about the 2026 Diana Jones Award Nominees, the 2026 Origin Award Winners, the first ever union forming at Wizards of the Coast, and more!

• Dungeons & Dragons Encyclopedia announced by Penguin Random House
• Four subclasses confirmed for Arcana Unleashed
• Deceased EN World columnist Rob Weiland among Diana Jones Award nominees
• 2026 Origins Award winners announced
• Magic: The Gathering Arena employees votes for union, a first for Wizards of the Coast
• EN5ider Magazine 2025 Annual

Thank you so much for listening to Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk! But we need your help!

Reporting the weeks tabletop news via the news site and podcast costs money. Please do consider becoming a Patron at patreon.com/c/morrus and support with a small monthly donation and help to keep it going!

As a bonus, you'll get access to our patron only monthly live stream. In this hour we’ll have an open Q&A with patrons. We’ll answer your questions and give advice on gaming, publishing, or anything else in the TTRPG sphere!

Livestreaming as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! Join us live as we talk about Free RPG Day, a new unearthed arcana playlist, Vampire The Masquerade on D&D Beyond, and more!

We live record the podcast every Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! You can watch the live recording on Youtube, Facebook, or Twitch every Monday. Lastly, you can read all the news items on www.enworld.org.

Read the news items here

• Free RPG Day

• Dungeons & Dragons posts new Unearthed Arcana Playtest

• Vampire: The Masquerade coming to D&D Beyond

• Dungeons & Dragons announces new reference cards

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Thank you so much for listening to Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk! But we need your help!

Reporting the weeks tabletop news via the news site and podcast costs money. Please do consider becoming a Patron and support with a small monthly donation and help to keep it going! Sign up at www.patreon.com/c/morrus 

As a bonus, you'll get access to our patron only monthly live stream. In this hour we’ll have an open Q&A with patrons. We’ll answer your questions and give advice on gaming, publishing, or anything else in the TTRPG sphere!