The world’s biggest tabletop RPG weekly news show! News and chat about Dungeons & Dragons (and other tabletop roleplaying games) since June 2018! Now recording LIVE on YouTube every Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern).
Episodes
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica catch up with all the TTRPG news for the week including D&D Lego and Converse, the end of Baldur’s Gate, Kobold Press on D&D Beyond, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about deciphering monster classifications.
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News
Gamesmarkt.de English language site https://www.gamesmarkt.de/en
Jim Ward passed away https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-luminary-jim-drawmij-ward-passes.703205/
Jim Ward’s column on EN World https://www.enworld.org/ewr-porta/categories/drawmijs-tsr.92/
No DLC or sequel for Baldur’s Gate 3 https://www.enworld.org/threads/no-more-baldurs-gate-from-larion-team-is-elated.703271/
5e SRD 5.1 Braille Transcription https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472156/5e-srd-5-1-system-reference-document-braille-transcription-and-tutorial?affiliate_id=36142
US and Canadian local game stores will have D&D new releases 2 weeks early https://www.enworld.org/threads/us-canada-gamers-get-d-d-books-2-weeks-early-at-local-game-stores.703198/
Quest from the Infinite Staircase Adventures Revealed https://www.enworld.org/threads/quest-from-the-infinite-staircase-adventures-revealed.703239/
Kobold Press is now on D&D Beyond with Tome of Beasts https://www.enworld.org/threads/kobold-press-tome-of-beasts-joins-d-d-beyond.703252/
Official D&D Lego Set https://www.enworld.org/threads/official-lego-set-for-dungeons-dragons-coming-soon.703267/
Converse D&D Chuck Taylors https://www.enworld.org/threads/converse-releasing-limited-edition-dungeons-dragons-sneakers.703266/
The Multiversal Garden https://sealight-studios.itch.io/the-multiversal-garden
Dungeons & Dragons HeroClix https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-coming-to-heroclix.703148/
GoFundMe for Owen K.C. Stephens https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-owen-kc-stephens-fight-cancer
The Owen K.C. Stephens is RAD Bundle with over $1000 worth of RPG products for just $29.99 https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/473197/owen-kc-stephens-is-rad-bundle?affiliate_id=36142
Rob Wieland’s review of Dragonbane Bestiary https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragonbane-bestiary-adds-antagonists-and-allies-to-your-game.702836/
Daggerheart Open Beta Playtest https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/473383/daggerheart-open-beta-playtest?affiliate_id=36142
Cats of Catthulhu 10th Anniversary Edition on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrjoel/cats-of-catthulhu-10th-anniversary-edition
The Untold Story of Kickstarter’s Crypto Hail Mary – And the Secret $100 Million a16z-led Investment to Save Its Fading Brand on Fortune https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/11/kickstarter-blockchain-a16z-crypto-secret-investment-chris-dixon/
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock
Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
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Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica discuss how to save an RPG session from disaster. In the news, NASA released a TTRPG adventure, Arkham Horror RPG coming at Gen Con, Chaosium offers over $10,000 in prizes in design contest, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the realism of science in science fiction RPGs.
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News
NASA Releases The Lost Universe TTRPG Adventure https://www.enworld.org/threads/nasa-releases-the-lost-universe-ttrpg-adventure.702970/
International GM’s Day was this past Monday https://www.enworld.org/threads/its-gms-day.702955/
Win up to $2000 in cash prizes from Chaosium in their Basic Roleplay Design Challenge https://www.enworld.org/threads/win-up-to-2k-in-chaosiums-design-challenge.703015/
D&D Adventure League changes announced, including a move to D&D Beyond https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-adventurers-league-moves-and-welcomes-international-premier-organizer.702994/
Steamforged Games partners with Kobold Press to make Tales of the Valiant Starter Set https://www.enworld.org/threads/steamforged-games-making-the-tales-of-the-valiant-starter-set.703034/
Arkham Horror board game getting a TTRPG at Gen Con https://www.enworld.org/threads/board-game-arkham-horror-getting-an-rpg-from-edge-studio.703033/
AireCon on March 14-17, 2024 at the Harrogate Convention Centre https://www.airecon.co.uk/rpgs
Sly Flourish’s Lazy RPG Talk Show – Use Paper Sheets for 5e and D&D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QsTgmcdbO8
Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors release info https://www.enworld.org/threads/seal-away-the-whispering-tyrant-in-pathfinder-gallowspire-survivors.702989/
Transformer and GI Joe Beginner Box release info https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56422/renegade-plans-transformers-g-i-joe-beginner-boxes
Fey Earth from Bramble Heart Games on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brambleheartgames/fey-earth-1
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Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
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Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica talk about the history of Vecna. In the news, D&D Beyond update, Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition, Discworld getting a new RPG from Modiphius, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about using unique artifacts to defeat a great evil.
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News
Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition https://www.enworld.org/threads/modiphius-announces-star-trek-adventures-2nd-edition.702831/
Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork RPG from Modiphius https://www.enworld.org/threads/discworld-adventures-in-ankh-morpork-from-modiphius-coming-to-kickstarter-this-year.702885/
D&D Beyond Update: 2024 Core Rulebooks, Maps, and Third Party Content https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-beyond-update-2024-core-rulebooks-maps-and-third-party-content.702852/
Support for Portuguese localization for D&D ends https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-no-longer-in-portugese.702796/
Tomb of Gyzaengaxx from Luke Gygax https://www.enworld.org/threads/tomb-of-gyzaengaxx-from-luke-gygax.702891/
Era: Kaiju – A Tabletop RPG Where You Become a Kaiju on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-kaiju
Critical Role’s Daggerheart Open Playtest Starts in March https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-roles-daggerheart-open-playtest-starts-in-march.702880/
Catalyst Game Labs Partners with Paizo to Publish a New Pathfinder Deckbuilding Game https://www.enworld.org/threads/catalyst-game-labs-partners-with-paizo-to-publish-a-new-pathfinder-deckbuilding-game.702856/
Help Owen K.C. Stephens Fight Cancer GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-owen-kc-stephens-fight-cancer
Like a Boss – A Book of Boss Encounters Benefitting Owen K.C. Stephens https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/433500/like-a-boss-a-book-of-boss-encounters
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Vecna
Pre-order Vecna: Eve of Ruin on Amazon https://amzn.to/49zgkPH
Pre-order on D&D Beyond https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/product/924703/vecna-eve-of-ruin
Wizards of the Coast releases “Everything You Need to Know” video about Vecna: Eve of Ruin https://www.enworld.org/threads/vecna-eve-of-ruin-everything-you-need-to-know.702870/
The Head of Vecna https://rpgmuseum.fandom.com/wiki/The_Head_of_Vecna
Vecna Lives for AD&D 2nd Edition on DriveThruRPG https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17424/wga4-vecna-lives-2e?affiliate_id=36142
Die Vecna Die for AD&D 2nd Edition on DriveThruRPG https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17483/die-vecna-die-2e?affiliate_id=36142
Details on Vecna: Next of the Eldritch Eye https://www.enworld.org/events/vecna-nest-of-the-eldritch-eye.25/
Platinum Vecna: Eve of Ruin from Beadle & Grimm https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-a-platinum-vecna-eve-of-ruin-from-beadle-grimm-this-summer.702811/
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Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica talk about the Planestrider’s Journal for Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition. In the news, Tomb Raider RPG from Evil Hat coming in 2025, Shadow of the Weird Wizard released, Free League announced a new edition of Coriolis, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about a bard with an unconventional instrument choice.
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News
Tomb Raider RPG Coming from Evil Hat in 2025 https://www.enworld.org/threads/tomb-raider-licensed-rpg-announced-by-evil-hat-publishing.702773/
Shadow of the Weird Wizard released https://www.enworld.org/threads/shadow-of-the-weird-wizard-is-finally-here.702747/
Not DnD – Shadow of the Weird Wizard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl_Rev4jtGs
Sinuous Sentinels for A5E by Purple Martin Games https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/471852/sinuous-sentinels-a5e?affiliate_id=36142
Coriolis: The Great Dark from Free League https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-league-announces-coriolis-the-great-dark.702737/
Savage Worlds Science Fiction Companion on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/savage-worlds-sci-fi-companion
Secrets of the Selkies for A5E from Speaks & Spells Publishing https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/471746/secrets-of-the-selkies-a5e?affiliate_id=36142
Evil Genius Games: An Open Letter to the TTRPG Community https://evilgeniusgames.com/blog/letter-to-the-community-at-large/
MaricopaCon XI Tabletop Game Con in Phoenix, Arizona on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasony/maricopacon-xi-tabletop-game-con-family-friends-and-fun
AireCon March 14-17, 2024 in Harrogate, UK https://www.airecon.co.uk/rpgs
EN World Events and Releases https://www.enworld.org/events/
Rascal TTRPG news https://www.rascal.news/
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Planestrider’s Guide for Level Up Advanced 5th Edition
Sign up for notifications when the Kickstarter goes live https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/planestriders-journal
Planestrider’s Guide announcement on EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/planestriders-journal-a-new-cosmology-for-5e-a5e.702613/
Preview of the introduction to Planestrider’s Guide https://www.enworld.org/threads/looking-inside-the-planestrider%E2%80%99s-journal.702656/
The list of the new planes https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-list-of-planes-in-planestriders-journal.702707/
A look at the 17 new archetypes https://www.enworld.org/threads/list-of-planestrider-archetypes.702764/
Find more previews as they come on the official Level Up: Advanced 5e website https://www.levelup5e.com/
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock
Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica talk about the rise and fall of Evil Genius Games. In the news, 2024 D&D release dates announced, Hasbro posts a loss of over $1 billion, new releases for Avatar Legends, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about paying compliments to the chef.
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News
Wizards of the Coast Reveals the Confirmed Release Dates of 2024’s D&D Slate https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-reveals-the-confirmed-release-dates-of-2024s-d-d-slate.702586/
Vecna: Eve of Ruin Coming May 21sthttps://www.enworld.org/threads/vecna-eve-of-ruin-coming-may-21st.702588/
The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977 Coming in June https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-making-of-original-dungeons-dragons-1970-1977-coming-in-june.702589/
The Tome of Tombs on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monsterman/the-tome-of-tombs
Humblewood: A New Third-Party Setting on D&D Beyond https://www.enworld.org/threads/humblewood-a-new-third-party-setting-on-d-d-beyond.702609/
Analyzing the System of Blades in the Dark by Qichin on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_31C7_G_c
Dragonlance Dragons of Eternity by Magaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Coming August 6, 2024 https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragons-of-eternity-by-margaret-weis-and-tracy-hickman-coming-august-6-2024.702611/
Uncle Iroh’s Adventure Guide Expands Avatar Legends This Fall https://www.enworld.org/threads/uncle-iroh%E2%80%99s-adventure-guide-expands-avatar-legends-this-fall.702652/
Hasbro Loses $1.06 Billin gin Q4 2023 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56234/hasbro-loses-1-06-billion-q4
Outliers by Samantha Leigh on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marx-of-high-water/far-horizons-coop-presents-outliers
Planestrider’s Jounral coming to Kickstarter soon from EN Publishing https://www.enworld.org/threads/planestriders-journal-a-new-cosmology-for-5e-a5e.702613/
Chrono Slip by Mike Myler on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/chrono-slip-72-hour-adventuring-for-level-up-and-dandd-5e
Jennell Jaquays Memorial Game Jam https://itch.io/jam/jennell-jaquays-memorial-game-jam
Return to Perinthos on Crowdfundr (the fundraiser for the final product of the game jam) https://crowdfundr.com/perinthos
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Evil Genius Games
The Rise and Fall of Evil Genius Games https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-rise-and-fall-of-evil-genius-games.702617/
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Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
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Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
This week, Morrus and PJ talk about everything to do with dragons in RPGs. In the news, shake-up at Evil Genius Games, the Dragonlance TV series is no longer in development, Star Trek Adventures: Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign announced, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the rather literally named members of the imperial court.
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News
Joe Manganiello: Dragonlance TV Show No Longer in Development https://www.enworld.org/threads/joe-manganiello-dragonlance-tv-show-no-longer-in-development.702521/
Star Trek Adventures The Federation-Klingon War https://www.enworld.org/threads/modiphius-announces-star-trek-adventures-the-federation-klingon-war.702539/
Cartograph Atlas Edition on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravensridge/cartograph-atlas-edition-a-solo-mapmaking-ttrpg
Sentai & Sensibility RPG on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9thlevel/sentai-and-sensibility
Tales of the Valiant on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepmagic/tales-of-the-valiant-game-masters-guide-5e
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Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
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Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica talk about metacurrency in games. In the news, Hasbro is NOT selling Dungeons & Dragons, the D&D 2024 core rulebooks are NOT coming out in May, Paizo announces Gen Con releases, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about a tiny mistake spoiling the end of a very long quest.
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News
No, Hasbro Is Not Selling D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/no-hasbro-is-not-selling-d-d.702378/
Apology blog from Justin Alexander about renaming “Jacquaysing the Dungeon” after himself but states he will continue using his new name for the term https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50588/site-news/a-second-historical-note-on-xandering-the-dungeon
D&D 2024 Core Rulebooks will NOT be released in May, “We’ll still be working on them in May” https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-2024-core-rulebooks-well-still-be-working-on-them-in-may.702412/
Paizo announces releases coming at Gen Con https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-unveils-gen-con-2024-releases.702415/
Foundry gets official D&D support https://www.enworld.org/threads/foundry-gets-official-d-d-support.702371/
Pendragon 6e Gets An April Release Date https://www.enworld.org/threads/pendragon-6e-gets-an-april-release-date.702346/
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Tribes and Tribulations Expansion Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay-tribes-and-tribulations-expansion-announced.702400/
Multi-publisher crowdfunding event for Dungeon Crawl Classic’s Purple Planet https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-multi-publisher-crowdfunding-event-for-dungeon-crawl-classics-purple-planet.702343/
More successful crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter but creators earning 30% less https://www.enworld.org/threads/on-kickstarter-there-are-more-successful-projects-but-creators-earning-30-less.702382/
Free RPG Day will be June 22, 2024 https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-rpg-day-coming-on-june-22-2024.702399/
Blades in the Dark: Mobility Equipment https://ko-fi.com/s/9d31467bce
Notorious Style: A Solo TTRPG about Graffiti and Street Art on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mxfraud/notorious-style-a-solo-ttrpg-about-graffiti-zinequest
SpellBinder online spell list manager https://roleplaymaker.com/
Voidrunner’s Codex promotional image on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1216176805400078/posts/2115132462171170/
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Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica discuss matching a story idea to the best rules system. In the news, Dungeons & Dragons coming to virtual reality, D&D Beyond stats on what characters we made in 2023, Rebel Moon lawsuit between Evil Genius Games and Netflix settled, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about a new party member who may not be who they claim.
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News
Rebel Moon lawsuit between Evil Genius Games and Netflix settled https://www.enworld.org/threads/evil-genius-games-and-netflix-settle-rebel-moon-ttrpg-lawsuit.702261/
Justin Alexander accused of claiming ownership of dungeon design concepts pioneered and previously named for Jennell Jaquays https://diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2024/01/xandering-is-slandering.html?m=1
Egg Embry interviews Tony Vasinda about RPG Zine Club https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-zine-club-talking-with-tony-vasinda-plus-one-exp.701516/
D&D Beyond Unrolled 2023 releases stats on what characters we’ve been creating on the platform https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-beyond-releases-2023-character-creation-data.702275/
The Foundation: Secure. Contain. Protect. on Itch.io https://gbdw.itch.io/the-foundation
Demeo makers Resolution Games making the first official virtual reality Dungeons & Dragons game https://www.enworld.org/threads/resolution-games-and-wizards-of-the-coast-announce-the-first-official-d-d-virtual-reality-game.702273/
Mike Mearls on Github with new challenge rating system https://github.com/mikemearls/5e_point_encounters/blob/main/challenge_points.md
WizKids announces Icons of the Realms 50th Anniversary set of pre-painted miniatures https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizkids-announced-details-for-50th-anniversary-icons-of-the-realms-miniature-set.702274/
Planescape integrated into Forgotten Realms setting in current Adventure League material https://www.enworld.org/threads/planescape-integrates-into-the-forgotten-realms-campaign-in-d-d-adventurers-league.702169/
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Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
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Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica count down the most anticipated new RPGs of 2024 according to EN World readers. In the news, Random House has a trio of licensed Dungeons & Dragons books, dungeon crawling dating sim Boyfriend Dungeon has a tabletop adaptation, Ars Magica getting a definitive 5th edition, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about using large words when a diminutive one would suffice.
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News
Ars Magica to get 5th Edition Definitive later this year, released with an open license https://www.enworld.org/threads/ars-magica-to-get-a-new-edition.702072/
Nightshade software to “poison” art scraped for training data without permission is now available https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/
Paper describing the extraction data from ChatGPT https://not-just-memorization.github.io/extracting-training-data-from-chatgpt.html
Dungeon crawler slash dating sim video game Boyfriend Dungeon gets TTRPG adaptation available now https://www.enworld.org/threads/tabletop-adaptation-of-video-game-boyfriend-dungeon-lands-on-drivethrurpg.702154/
Dan Dillon, former D&D designer, posted stat blocks for Eldin Ring boss Malenia Blade of Miquella https://twitter.com/Dan_Dillon_1/status/1747011281918509329
Random House announces three new licensed D&D titles for 2024 https://www.enworld.org/threads/random-house-announces-three-new-licensed-dungeons-dragons-books.702155/
Valiant Adventures RPG Quickstart https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/467646/valiant-adventures-rpg-quickstart-free-pdf?affiliate_id=36142
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Most Anticipated New RPGs of 2024
The Top 10 most anticipated RPGs coming in 2024 as nominated and voted on by EN World readers https://www.enworld.org/threads/here-they-are-your-10-most-anticipated-ttrpgs-for-2024.702149/
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Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica look back at 2023 in RPGs and the industry. In the news, Wizards of the Coast AI art controversy AGAIN, PaizoCon coming to local game stores, a new Disney RPG from Ravensburger, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about confronting the GM about the tone of her games.
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News
Jennell Jaquays passed away https://www.enworld.org/threads/industry-veteran-jennell-jaquays-passes.702020/
GoFundMe by Jennell’s wife to cover medical costs and final expenses https://www.gofundme.com/f/jennell-jaquays-has-a-long-road-back
WotC: “We made a mistake when we said an image not AI” https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-we-made-a-mistake-when-we-said-an-image-not-ai.701976/
PaizoCon at Local Game Stores https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizocon-at-local-game-stores.702005/
Ravensburger announces RPG/storytelling board game Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls licensed by Disney https://www.enworld.org/threads/ravensburger-releasing-disney-rpg-chronicles-of-light-darkness-falls.702050/
Utility Spells Redux from Purple Martin Games https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/466232/utility-spells-redux-a5e?affiliate_id=36142
Extra Credits and Deeper Mysteries from Roll Them Bones Gaming https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/466618/extra-credit-and-deeper-mysteries?affiliate_id=36142
Toil and Trouble: The Kitchen Witch Archetype & Hearth Magic for Every Witch from Plant Witch Press https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/466664/toil-and-trouble-the-kitchen-witch-archetype-hearth-magic-for-every-witch?affiliate_id=36142
Level Up: A5E Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2023 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-a5e-gate-pass-gazette-annual-2023
Licensed D&D journal and notebook sets from Random House https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-licensed-dungeons-dragons-journal-sets-from-random-house.702049/
Pick up Troika! the science-fantasy TTRPG for free https://www.enworld.org/threads/pick-up-troika-the-sci-fantasy-ttrpg-for-free.702053/
DOOM GUARD: Super Powered Board Game from Pinnacle Entertainment https://www.enworld.org/threads/doom-guard-super-powered-board-game-from-pinnacle-entertainment.701480/
What’s coming from EN Publishing in 2024 https://www.enworld.org/threads/planestriders-voidrunners-and-monstrous-menagerie-ii-en-publishings-2024-slate.701969/
Vote for the Most Anticipated RPG for 2024 – Polls open until January 15 https://www.enworld.org/threads/vote-for-the-most-anticipated-rpg-of-2024.701867/
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2023 Year in Review
OGL Crisis Concludes https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-backs-down-original-ogl-to-be-left-untouched-whole-5e-rules-released-as-creative-commons.694850/
Beth Rimmels reviews Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-movie-review.696726/
D&D Creator Summit https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-creator-summit-vtt-one-d-d.696974/
Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants algorithmically generated art controversy https://www.enworld.org/threads/glory-of-the-giants-ai-enhanced-art.699127/
Wizards of the Coast responds to Bigby art controversy https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-artists-must-refrain-from-using-ai-art-generation.699147/
Wizards of the Coast artist falsely accused of using AI https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-updates-d-ds-ai-policy-after-youtubers-false-accusations.701714/
Hasbro layoffs and effects on the D&D team https://www.enworld.org/threads/updated-hasbro-laying-off-1-100-employees.701567/
Deck of Many Things release delayed due to printing issue https://www.enworld.org/threads/deck-of-many-things-release-delayed.700685/
Paizo announces ORC License https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-announces-new-irrevocable-open-rpg-license-to-replace-the-ogl.694404/
Kobold Press announces Project Black Flag https://www.polygon.com/23695923/mtg-aftermath-pinkerton-raid-leaked-cards
Critical Role sells out Wembley Arena https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-roles-sold-out-wembley-arena-show.700667/
D&D Beyond Partnered Content starting with Critical Role’s Tal’Dorei Reborn https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-adds-partnered-content-to-dndbeyond-starting-with-critical-roles-tal%E2%80%99dorei-campaign-setting.699327/
News Digest for August 11, 2023 (Story on the GenCon theft) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-august-11-2023.699225/
Interview with Walking Dead Universe RPG designer Nils Hintze from this week https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-walking-dead-universe-rpg-an-interview-with-nils-hintze.701371/
Rob Wieland reviews Blade Runner The Roleplaying Game https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-review-of-blade-runner.693803/
Rob Wieland reviews Dragonbane https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragonbane-offers-a-box-full-of-classic-fantasy.699064/
Million Dollar Crowdfunding Club https://www.enworld.org/threads/million-dollar-ttrpg-kickstarter-club.678540/
Far West RPG finally delivers on Kickstarter funded in 2011 https://www.enworld.org/threads/far-west-now-available.699708/
Evil Genius Games Sues Netflix Over ‘Rebel Moon’ Roleplaying Game https://www.enworld.org/threads/evil-genius-games-sues-netflix-over-rebel-moon-roleplaying-game.700124/
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