The world’s biggest tabletop RPG weekly news show! News and chat about Dungeons & Dragons (and other tabletop roleplaying games) since June 2018!
Episodes
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one recorded live at UK Games Expo, the crew of a starship are sent to a dangerous inhabited world.
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
This week, Morrus and Jessica talk about managing and moderating an online RPG community. In the news, D&D Studio Update, new Simon Stålenhag art-inspired RPG from Free League, PaizoCon Online 2024 dates announced, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about paying the toll for the ferryman (adjusted for inflation).
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News
EN Publishing’s Vault of Splintered Souls on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/vault-of-splintered-souls
Candela Obscura https://darringtonpress.com/candela/
Player Core and Gamemaster Core Remaster Review https://www.enworld.org/threads/player-core-and-gamemaster-core-remastered-review.700758/
PaizoCon Online 2024 Dates Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizocon-online-2024-dates-and-details-announced.700945/
Paizo and Natural Pengu Partner Up https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-and-natural-pengu-partner-up.700885/
D&D Studio Update 2024 https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-update-2024-rulebooks-survey-results.700891/
Diablo TTRPG Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-a-diablo-ttrpg-and-boardgame-coming.700852/
The Electric State RPG from Free League based on the art of Simon Stålenhag https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-league-announces-the-electric-state-rpg-based-on-the-art-of-simon-st%C3%A5lenhag.700941/
Blade Runner RPG Case Files 02: Fiery Angels https://www.enworld.org/threads/pre-orders-open-for-blade-runner-rpg-case-files-02-fiery-angels.700943/
Beth Rimmels review of Lore & Legends https://www.enworld.org/threads/lore-legends-sheds-new-light-on-d-d-5e.700916/
Lin Codega announces they were laid off from G/O Media https://twitter.com/lincodega/status/1722678033037865255
One HONK Before Midnight on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adventuringwithpride/one-honk-before-midnight-a-goose-based-rpg-adventure
Lightraiders RPG Adventure Bible System on Backerkit https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/lightraider-academy/lightraiders-adventure-bible-system
Claudia Christian’s Musketeers vs Cthulhu RPG on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nightfall/claudia-christensens-musketeers-vs-cthulhu-tabletop-rpg
Morrus updates the TTRPG crowdfunding chart calculated by company https://www.enworld.org/threads/monte-cook-games-free-league-lead-the-ttrpg-crowdfunding-charts.700853/
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RPG Community Management and Moderation
EN World/EN Publishing Discord Server https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M
EN World Forums https://www.enworld.org/forums/-/list
EN World Terms and Rules https://www.enworld.org/help/terms/
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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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Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a city guard is confused over the concept of a horse.
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the logistics of organizing an RPG game. In the news, Deck of Many Things delayed, preview of the new Dungeons & Dragons streaming channel, more million-dollar Kickstarters, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about The Companionship of the Orb.
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News
Deck of Many Things Physical Release Delayed https://www.enworld.org/threads/deck-of-many-things-release-delayed.700685/
Arcanum Worlds Presents Chains of Asmodeus benefitting Extra Life https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/457996/chains-of-asmodeus?affiliate_id=36142
EN Publishing’s Vault of Splintered Souls on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/vault-of-splintered-souls
Hasbro releases trailer for new shows on the Dungeons & Dragons Adventures free video streaming service https://www.enworld.org/threads/check-out-these-previews-of-hasbros-new-d-d-fast-channel.700814/
The Aurita Mission (Lancer RPG podcast) on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/auritamission/aurita-mission
Vaesen RPG available for free the last two days of October https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-leagues-nordic-horror-vaesen-rpg-is-free-today.700755/
Era: Dragonsong on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-dragonsong
Expect Three Visitors RPG on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plane-sailing-games/expect-three-visitors-rpg
The Crooked Moon: Folk Horror in 5e on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legendsofavantris/the-crooked-moon-folk-horror-in-5e
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palladiumbooks/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness
Til Undeath Do Us Part for A5E from Anthony Alipio https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/457752/til-undeath-do-us-part-a5e?affiliate_id=36142
Manual of Adventurous Resources Complete coming next Friday from Purple Martin Games (link to the company page on DriveThruRPG) https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/19823/purple-martin-games?affiliate_id=36142
Two New Shadowrun Books Announced for November https://www.enworld.org/threads/two-new-shadowrun-books-announced-for-november.700824/
Rob Wieland’s review of the new edition of Paranoia https://www.enworld.org/threads/citizen-you-have-the-clearance-to-read-this-paranoia-review.700235/
Not DnD – Paranoia Perfect Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEHr_EX96GY
Dawn Dalton’s review of Pathfinder 2nd Edition Player Core and Gamemaster Core Remastered Edition https://www.enworld.org/threads/player-core-and-gamemaster-core-remastered-review.700758/
How Pathfinder Society is Handling Remaster https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-pathfinder-society-is-handling-remaster.700668/
Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for October 29, 2023 (Caves & Catacombs: Into the Wild and The Ammads Family) https://www.enworld.org/threads/freebies-sales-and-charity-bundles-for-october-29-2023.700709/
International Journal of Role-Playing Call for Papers https://journals.uu.se/IJRP/CFP
Tabletop Game Designers Association https://www.ttgda.org/
Worlds to-go! The Elysians by PJ Coffey on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebrewandhacking/worlds-to-go-the-elysians
Homebrew and Hacking website and blog https://homebrewandhacking.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
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the group argues over correct grammatical terminology.
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
Saturday Oct 28, 2023
This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica talk about Blades in the Dark. In the news, teases for D&D 50th anniversary, Critical Role sells out Wembley and announces a charity stream, Dungeons & Dragons educator giveaway, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about a trio of ghosts discussing haunting methodology.
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News
Critical Role sells out Wembley Arena https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-roles-sold-out-wembley-arena-show.700667/
Critical Role Charity Stream for Red Nose Day https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-role-charity-stream-announced-for-red-nose-day.700671/
Born into Black Nights on Itch.io https://junkyardtornado.itch.io/born-into-black-nights
A5ESRD now has all Core Rulebook material from Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/a5esrd-core-rulebooks-now-all-completed-making-biggest-open-5e-srd-available.700640/
Manual of the Planes for 5e on DMs Guild https://www.enworld.org/threads/manual-of-the-planes-for-5e-on-dmsguild.700597/
Paizo updates and sustainability policy https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-pricing-update-new-releases-war-of-immortals-playtest-wrap-up-partnerships.700519/
GameHoleCon D&D 50th Anniversary preview https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-sneak-peek-at-gameholecon-50th-anniversary-adventure-rod-of-seven-parts-the-endless-stair-tsojcanth-barrier-peaks.700644/
Dungeons & Dragon Educator Giveaway https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-educator-giveaway.700670/
The Fablemaker’s Deck of Many Things on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/the-fablemakers-deck-of-many-things-for-5e
Worlds to-go! The Elysians by PJ Coffey on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebrewandhacking/worlds-to-go-the-elysians
Wizards of the Coast up, Hasbro overall down in quarterly report https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55450/magic-sales-up-20-q3
Dungeons & Dragons: The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin on Amazon https://amzn.to/3QhPNOu
MIT Technology Review article on the Nightshade data poisoning for algorithmic “AI” scraping https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/
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Blades in the Dark
Blades in the Dark website https://bladesinthedark.com/
Blades in the Dark on DriveThruRPG https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/170689/blades-in-the-dark?affiliate_id=36142
Girl by Moonlight Preview https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/438011/girl-by-moonlight-preview?affiliate_id=36142
Not DnD Girl by Moonlight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzfhpNbG0Pc
Band of Blades https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/243347/band-of-blades?affiliate_id=36142
Scum and Villainy https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/198681/scum-and-villainy?affiliate_id=36142
Dogs in the Bark https://www.olddog.games/Dogs-in-the-Bark
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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
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the Burrows & Bearowls debate over whether or not a new edition is a new edition.
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the Deck of Many Things. In the news, Kobold Press releases the Black Flag Reference Document, Planescape boxed set has paid DLC, Paizo increasing prices, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about crafting a proper character backstory.
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News
Elegy from MDO Design on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/456053/Elegy?affiliate_id=36142
Not DnD Playlist on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3qEuWxtCbY&list=PLpbzuJtxfbQLggeOHVMRzvhuAwtajwrVA
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter https://www.enworld.org/threads/palladium-announces-new-tmnt-kickstarter.700436/
Awfully Cheerful Engine #9: Accidentally Anthropomorphic Animal Heroes https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/391396/a-c-e-9-accidentally-anthropomorphic-animal-heroes
Lies Under Ice on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593390/Lies_Under_Ice/
Kobold Press releases Black Flag Reference Document https://www.enworld.org/threads/kobold-press-releases-black-flag-reference-document.700523/
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 249: Playing D&D Without Playing D&D https://morrus.podbean.com/e/249-playing-dd-without-playing-dd/
Paizo Price Increases and Sustainability Efforts https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-price-increases-and-sustainability-efforts.700522/
Cocaine Owlbear: Deluxe Snowblind Edition on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pewpewbountyhunters/cocaine-owlbear-deluxe-snowblind-edition
Moonlight on Roseville Beach on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/r-rook/moonlight-on-roseville-beach-hardbacks-and-offset-paperbacks
Not DnD – Moonlight on Roseville Beach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yUYdJMrfAU
Beth Rimmels reviews Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse https://www.enworld.org/threads/planescape-adventures-in-the-multiverse-review.700464/
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary on D&D Beyond https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/adventure-atlas-the-mortuary
Tales from the Lost-lands for The One Ring and Tales of Eriador for Lord of the Rings RPG release date announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-one-ring%E2%80%99s-tales-from-the-lone-lands-release-date-announced.700525/
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Deck of Many Things and Other Props
Preview of the Deck of Many Things boxed set https://www.enworld.org/threads/sneak-peek-of-d-ds-the-deck-of-many-things.700508/
Deck of Many Things Box Set on Amazon releasing November 15 https://amzn.to/3Sqs3uz
Hit Point Press Deck of Many Things on Amazon https://amzn.to/46C0fHz
Dimension 20 (censored with the gory bits blurred out) discussion of the prop bear https://www.tiktok.com/@dimension20/video/7289895593302953259
Dungeons & Dragons Magic Item Cards https://amzn.to/45AelYQ
Ultra PRO licensed Waterdeep RPG coins https://amzn.to/3tLwndy
Evil Hat Official Fate Point Tokens https://amzn.to/3QdvVwe
Blade Runner RPG Starter Set https://amzn.to/470gZYK
World of Elissar https://worldofelissar.com/
Vault of Splintered Souls: A D&D 5th Edition Megadungeon from EN Publishing coming soon to Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/vault-of-splintered-souls
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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
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, denizens of the dungeon undergo a performance review from minion resources.
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
This week, Peter and Jessica talk about restricting character creation options. In the news, Pathfinder 2e playtest survey results, new Vaesen and Dragonbane books from Free League, Planescape previews, and more!
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News
Worlds to-go! The Elysians for Level Up Advanced 5th Edition by PJ Coffey on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebrewandhacking/worlds-to-go-the-elysians
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Starter Set Preview https://www.levelup5e.com/news/get-notifiedthe-level-up-starter-box
Watch Jessica play Baldur’s Gate 3 on the EN Publishing Twitch page https://www.twitch.tv/enpublishing/
Let’s Catch Up with the D&D Planescape Videos https://www.enworld.org/threads/lets-catch-up-with-the-d-d-planescape-videos.700295/
Gubat Banwa on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/863660422/gubat-banwa/
Pathfinder 2nd Edition War of the Immortals Playtest Wrap-up Blog https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sif3?War-of-Immortals-Playtest-Wrapup-Blog
Cortex Con 2023 https://warhorn.net/events/cortex-con-2023
Builder’s Tools Bundle on Dungeonmasters Guild https://www.dmsguild.com/product/365121/Builders-Tools-BUNDLE?affiliate_id=36142
Free League Announces New Release for Dragonbane and Vaesen https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-league-announces-new-releases-for-dragonbane-and-vaesen.700410/
The Old Ways Must Go: A Tarot Ritual Game on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2068026266/the-old-ways-must-go
The World We Left Behind from Blinking Birch Games https://blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/the-world-we-left-behind
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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