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
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the characters attempt to manipulate the fact the DM hasn't prepped to their advantage.
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about establishing atmosphere and tone in an RPG. In the news, D&D apologizes for Spelljammer race lore, Monty Python licensed RPG on its way, Paizo’s Lisa Stevens retires, a TSR News Update, and more! Plus Five Minutes at DragonCon with Egg Embry interviewing Steve Jackson and a brand new sketch about the party discovering their first Spelljammer ship.
Editor's Note: The original upload of this episode was incorrectly exported causing an issue with the audio. It has now been fixed. I apologize for the error.
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News
Monty Python’s Cocurricular Medieval Reenactment Programme https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-an-official-monty-python-rpg-coming.691377/
News Digest for the Week of September 9 (Munchkin Video Game, Paizo’s Lisa Stevens Retires, Kickstarter Personnel Changes) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-september-9.691422/
NuTSR Customer Financial Data Breach https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/
Wizards of the Coast Requests Injunction Against NuTSR https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizards-of-the-coast-requests-injunction-against-nutsr.691440/
TechCrunch: Patreon confirms security team layoffs https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/09/patreon-security-layoffs/
Wizards of the Coast Apologizes for Spelljammer Race Descriptions https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-apologises-for-spelljammer-race-descriptions.691242/
The Anatomy of Adventure by M.T. Black on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1367769523/the-anatomy-of-adventure
A Selection of Slimes by Philip Reed Games on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philipreed/a-selection-of-slimes-odd-oozes-for-rpgs-by-philip-reed
Free League announces Blade Runner Starter Set https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52067/free-league-reveals-blade-runner-rpg-starter-set
Critical Role and Hipdog releasing Critical Role Makeup https://www.hipdot.com/collections/critical-role
Dungeon Delver’s Guide from EN Publishing on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e
Hexagram #10, an Old-School Size for The Fantasy Trip from Steve Jackson Games on Kickstarter (ENDING MONDAY!!) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warehouse23/hexagram-10-an-old-school-rpg-zine-for-the-fantasy-trip
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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 Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the Fellowship talks about the New Years Resolutions.
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
This week, Peter and Jessica talk about algorithmic “AI” generated art in RPGs. In the news, One D&D playtest larger than D&D Next, Fandom sells Cortex RPG to Dire Wolf Digital, new miniatures from WizKids, Sideshow Collectibles Tiamat statue, controversy with Spelljammer, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the horror of getting a player to try another system.
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News
Fandom Exiting RPG Business with Sale of Cortex https://www.enworld.org/threads/fandom-exiting-rpg-business-with-sale-of-cortex.691116/
News Digest for the Week of September 2 (WizKids Classics Minis, Sideshow Tiamat Sculpture, Ultra PRO Dragonlance Accessories, Pathfinder Kit & Kaboomle Clothing Line) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-september-2.691191/
Dungeon Delver’s Guide on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e?
More People Test One D&D Origins Playtest Than D&D Next https://www.enworld.org/threads/more-people-test-one-d-d-origins-playtest-than-d-d-next.691169/
Kickstarter notification page for Kit & Kaboomle Pathfinder clothing line https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/savagesparrow/kit-and-kaboomle-a-pathfinder-apparel-collection
Edit: Wizards of the Coast statement on the Hadozee controversy (posted less than a minute after this episode was) https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/statement-hadozee
PanzerLion on Twitter https://twitter.com/POCGamer
Stefan H. on Twitter https://twitter.com/Umbral_KnightX
Peter’s upcoming Kickstarter for One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Three if by Air https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebrewandhacking/one-if-by-land-two-if-by-sea-three-if-by-air
RPG Print News (Doctor Who 2nd Edition collector’s edition release) https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-%E2%80%93-cubicle-7-and-more.691085/
RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-the-thief-the-necromancer-graveyard-of-the-gods-peacemaker-and-more.691106/
Graveyard of the Gods for D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matthewjhanson/graveyard-of-the-gods
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Algorithmic Art and RPGs
Kotaku “AI Creating ‘Art’ Is An Ethical And Copyright Nightmare” https://kotaku.com/ai-art-dall-e-midjourney-stable-diffusion-copyright-1849388060
OneBookShelf/DriveThruRPG policy on “Third-Party Tool and AI-Generated Images” https://onebookshelfpublisherservice.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/227866467-Product-Standards-Guidelines
Into the Odd by Chris McDowall and graphic design by Johan Nohr https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/
Note: The image for this week's episode was an algorithmically generated art piece which "won" an art competition https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html
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Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus
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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 Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the heroes debate the best way to travel by air.
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the upcoming Dungeon Delver’s Guide for Level Up: Advanced 5e. In the news, official Dragonlance miniatures, details on Marvel Multiverse release, Wizards of the Coast “Learn to Play D&D” events, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the frustrations of random generation.
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News
Official Dragonlance Miniatures https://www.enworld.org/threads/official-dragonlance-minis-are-on-the-way.690982/
News Digest for the Week of August 26 (Marvel Multiverse release, Wizards “Learn to Play D&D” Weekend, Games Industry Conference, Star Trek Adventures mission, eBay purchases TCP Player, ) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-august-26.691018/
Egg Embry interview with Connor Alexander about Coyote & Crow: Stories of the Free Lands https://www.enworld.org/threads/coyote-crow-stories-of-the-free-lands-an-interview-with-connor-alexander.690686/
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Dungeon Delver’s Guide
Dungeon Delver’s Guide for Level Up: Advanced 5e on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e
Introducing the Dungeon Delver’s Guide https://www.levelup5e.com/news/introducing-dungeon-delvers-guide
Preview of Myceliad and Ratling https://www.levelup5e.com/news/dungeon-delvers-guide-the-mycelial-and-the-ratling
The NODES System https://www.levelup5e.com/news/dungeon-delvers-guide-the-nodes-system
A Look at Traps https://www.levelup5e.com/news/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-look-at-some-traps
Welcome to Underland https://www.levelup5e.com/news/dungeon-delvers-guide-welcome-to-underland
Equipment Preview https://www.levelup5e.com/news/dungeon-delvers-guide-lets-go-shopping
New Backgrounds https://www.levelup5e.com/news/dungeon-delvers-guide-backgrounds-that-dont-fade-into-the-background
Skeletal Hordes Monster Preview https://www.levelup5e.com/news/dungeon-delvers-guide-skeletal-hordes
The Secret World of Alex Mack (Nickelodeon TV show from 1994-1999) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108921/
Solspace: The Spartan Gambit https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/303621/WOIN-W5-Solspace-The-Spartan-Gambit?affiliate_id=36142
Level Up: Combat Maneuver Card Deck https://enpublishingrpg.com/collections/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e/products/combat-maneuvers-card-deck-level-up-advanced-5th-edition
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Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus
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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 Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the minions of the evil lich fret over his upcoming birthday.
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the changes coming to Dungeons & Dragons with OneD&D! In the news, more million dollar Kickstarters on the way, Planescape confirmed for 2023 along with four other D&D products, a 3D virtual tabletop, and more! Plus Five Minutes at Gen Con with Egg Embry and brand new sketch about all the fun things that can be found in a dragon hoard.
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News
Twitter thread of Russ’s tattoo journey https://twitter.com/Morrus/status/1560200302128758784
EN Publishing August Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knuQpsupeY0
Dungeon Delver’s Guide Kickstarter Pre-Launch Sign-up https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e?
News Digest for the Week of August 19 (Embracer Group purchases Middle-earth Enterprises) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-august-19.690768/
Steinhardt’s Guide to the Eldritch Hunt on Kickstarter funded at $2.6 million https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkey-dm/eldritch-hunt
Sebastian Crowe’s Guide to Drakkenheim https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2144996758/sebastian-crowes-guide-to-drakkenheim
Spelljams – The Spelljammer soundtrack https://www.enworld.org/threads/spelljammer-album-spelljams.690699/
Wizards Presents Live Coverage https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizards-presents-live-coverage.690750/
Dragonlance Brings New Options to D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragonlance-brings-new-options-to-d-d.690751/
5 New D&D Books Coming in 2023 https://www.enworld.org/threads/5-new-d-d-books-coming-in-2023-including-planescape.690752/
Pendragon The Adventure of the Sword Tournament Quickstart https://www.chaosium.com/pendragon-quick-start/
HP Lovecraft Historical Society Props https://store.hplhs.org/collections/games-props
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One D&D
Wizards Presents Live Coverage https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizards-presents-live-coverage.690750/
“One D&D” Takes 5e to New & Digital Places https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-d-d-takes-5e-to-new-digital-places.690754/
D&D Beyond Playtest for One D&D – Character Origins https://www.dndbeyond.com/claim/source/one-dnd
D&D One World Reveal Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpI7J9vtbnw
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Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus
Don’t forget to join the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M
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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 Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the heroes try to find a good vacation destination among the available RPG setting choices.
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the 2022 ENnie Awards! In the news, new Lord of the Rings 5e RPG from Free League, new Warhammer 40K RPG from Cubicle 7, new edition of 13th Age from Pelgrane Press, Gen Con may be moving from Indianapolis, and more! Plus Five Minutes at Gen Con with Egg Embry and brand new sketch about bluffing your way out of being caught red-handed.
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News
Dungeon Delver’s Guide from EN Publishing Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e?
News Digest for the Week of August 12 (Gen Con possibly moving from Indianapolis, Mythic Britain and Ireland for Vaesen, Yawning Portal board game, ) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-august-12.690600/
Gen Con 2022 Draws Over 50,000 Attendees https://www.enworld.org/threads/gencon-2022-draws-over-50-000-attendees.690515/
ICv2 Reports on RPG Growth This Year https://www.enworld.org/threads/icv2-reports-on-rpgs-growth-this-year.690516/
13th Age Escalation Edition Coming in 2023 https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-13th-age-escalation-edition-coming-next-year.690495/
Free League announces Dragonbane https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-league-announces-dragonbane-the-translation-of-swedish-rpg-classic-drakar-och-demoner.690427/
Free League announces Lord of the Rings 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-leagues-lord-of-the-rings-rpg-comes-to-5e.690506/
Uncharted Journeys from Cubicle 7 (announced in July but mentioned in the show) https://cubicle7games.com/uncharted-journeys-the-journey/
Warhammer 40K Imperium Maledictum from Cubicle 7 https://www.enworld.org/threads/d100-based-wh40k-imperium-maledictum-announced.690455/
Broken Weave 5e setting from Cubicle 7 https://www.enworld.org/threads/broken-weave-is-a-tragic-fantasy-setting-from-cubicle-7.690511/
Battlezoo Eldamon Monster Training and Year of the Monsters https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rollforcombat/5e-pf2-monster-training-and-year-of-monsters
Cute Creatures Compendium https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/catilus/cute-creatures-compendium-by-catilus
Oneironaut by Cesar Capacle https://capacle.itch.io/oneironaut
Pelgane Press Website https://pelgranepress.com/
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2022 ENnie Awards
2022 ENnie Award Winners https://www.enworld.org/threads/heres-who-won-ennies-this-year.690474/
ENnie Awards Live Stream Archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMtwgU8pJI0
ENnie Awards Process and FAQ https://ennie-awards.com/awards-process-and-faq/
2023 ENnie Submission Form https://ennie-awards.com/new-submission/
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Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus
Don’t forget to join the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M
Ask your Awfully Cheerful Question on Twitter using the hashtag #AwfullyCheerfulQuestion, email morruspodcast@gmail.com, or contact us on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@enpublishingrpg
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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