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 Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
This week, Morrus and Peter talk about the price of RPGs. In the news, a new Dungeons & Dragons starter set on the way, Critical Role adventure Call of the Netherdeep delayed in Europe, activist hedge fund wants Wizards of the Coast spun off from Hasbro, Free RPG Day 2022 first details announced, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the lesser known colors of dragons.
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News
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Starter Set https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragons-of-stormwreck-isle-new-d-d-starter-set-is-coming-this-year.686135/
Call of the Netherdeep release delayed in Europe https://www.enworld.org/threads/call-of-the-netherdeep-delayed-to-5th-april-in-europe.686067/
Adventures in ZEITGEIST for Level Up: Advanced 5e released https://www.enworld.org/threads/adventures-in-zeitgeist-is-here.686100/
Chaosium suspends NFT licensing deal https://www.enworld.org/threads/chaosium-suspends-nft-plans.686097/
News Digest for the Week of February 18 (multiple stories on NFTs in tabletop gaming and RPGs, activist hedge fund wants Hasbro to spin off Wizards of the Coast, Free RPG Day 2022 announced) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-february-18.686144/
Here There Be Dragons off-Broadway musical https://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/dungeons-and-dragons-musical-here-there-be-dragons_93357.html
The World of Elissar https://worldofelissar.com/
Star Trek Adventures “Upsetting the Balance” https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/386495/Star-Trek-Adventures-MISSION-PDF-017-Upsetting-the-Balance?affiliate_id=36142
RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-sunken-isles-knock-in-other-waters-tidebreak-and-more.686079/
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The Price of RPGs
EN World post from 2014 calculating the costs of the core rulebooks for different editions from 1st Ed AD&D through 4e/Essentials and Pathfinder, adjusted for inflation https://www.enworld.org/threads/cost-of-d-d-editions-then-and-now.353385/
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey
Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry
Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the party has a chat with an underperforming rogue.
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
This week, Morrus and Peter talk about science fiction RPGs. In the news, an unboxing of the Star Trek Adventures Tricorder Collector’s Box, D&D Beyond has a new bundle, Wizards of the Coast revenue over $1 billion, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the big decisions involved in a duel.
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News
Star Trek Adventures: Tricorder Collector’s Box Set https://www.modiphius.net/products/star-trek-adventures-tricorder-collectors-box-set
Wizards of the Coast posts $1 billion in revenue in 2021 https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-makes-over-1b-in-2021.685921/
News Digest for the Week of February 11 (Tabletop and RPG grants and contests, Dark Souls RPG update, :Otherworld RPG, DriveThruRPG and Itch.io reject NFTs, Ravensburger invests $4.5 million in Gamefound) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-february-11.686003/
Homebrew and Hacking: Crafting New Heritages and Cultures (final days!) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/49409452/homebrew-and-hacking-crafting-new-heritages-and-cultures
D&D Beyond Bundles https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/bundles
Gate Pass Gazette Issue #1 Table of Contents https://www.enworld.org/threads/gate-pass-gazette-issue-1-contents.685904/
Gate Pass Gazette, the zine for Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.patreon.com/gatepass
Gunship Anniversary Edition with custom prism glass engraved dice https://gunship.tmstor.es/product/90976
RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-godsend-agenda-skaldwood-blight-dive-and-more.685878/
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Science Fiction in RPGs
“Marooned Off Vesta” by Isaac Asimov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marooned_off_Vesta
OpenD6 Project (an SRD version of the West End Games rules system used in Star Wars) http://opend6project.org/
Game Informer “5 Sci-Fi RPGs to Play if You Like D&D” https://www.gameinformer.com/top-of-the-table/2021/03/19/5-sci-fi-rpgs-to-play-if-you-like-dd
Dicebreaker “10 Best Sci-Fi Tabletop RPGs” https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/best-games/best-scifi-rpgs
Voidrunner’s Codex, the science fiction sourcebook coming soon for Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.levelup5e.com/news/level-up-in-2022-dungeons-sci-fi-and-adventure
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey
Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry
Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, two dragons attend a convention and talk about the special guests.
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
This week, Morrus and Peter talk about the new Critical Role animated series Legend of Vox Machina. In the news, Wizards of the Coast has a new president, D20 Modern getting a 5e reboot, update on the D&D TV show, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about a Holmesian fallacy of logic.
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News
Homebrew and Hacking: Crafting New Heritages and Cultures for Level Up: Advanced 5e on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/49409452/homebrew-and-hacking-crafting-new-heritages-and-cultures
Egg Embry interview with Peter for Crafting New Heritages and Cultures https://www.enworld.org/threads/homebrew-and-hacking-crafting-new-heritages-and-cultures-an-interview-with-pj-coffey.685776/
Wizards of the Coast has a new president https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-has-a-new-president.685792/
D20 Modern reboot coming from Evil Genius Productions https://www.enworld.org/threads/rebooting-d20-modern-with-everyday-heroes.685791/
NHS Charity Bundle from Role Play Haven featuring EN Publishing’s Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/role-for-charity-bundle-supports-the-uks-nhs.685751/
News Digest for the Week of February 4 (D&D TV show update, The One Ring release date announced) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-february-4.685832/
Last chance to pick up Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD https://www.enworld.org/threads/last-chance-judge-dredd-the-worlds-of-2000-ad.685804/
Dark Souls 5e Mechanics Teased https://www.enworld.org/threads/dark-souls-new-5e-mechanics.685789/
Jeremy Crawford describes changes to spellcasting monsters in D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/changes-to-d-ds-spellcasting-monsters-streamlining-your-way-to-bliss.685733/
Heckin’ Good Doggos on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jiangshi/heckin-good-doggos
Villains Next Door on IndieGoGo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/villains-next-door#/
Deimos Academy coming soon to Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy?ref=clipboard-prelaunch
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Legend of Vox Machina
Streaming on Amazon Prime https://amzn.to/3J7tCp2
Beth Rimmels review for EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-legend-of-vox-machina-bawdy-bloody-and-funny.685626/
She-Hulk (2022 TV series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10857160/
Fleabag (2015-2019 TV series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5687612/
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey
Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry
Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
This week, Morrus and Peter talk about the Kickstarter for Homebrew and Hacking: Crafting New Heritages and Cultures for Level Up: Advanced 5e. In the news, D&D lore changes coming with Monsters of the Multiverse, RuneScape getting an RPG, Awfully Cheerful Engine #6: Orcs & Oubliettes released, a look at starter set for The One Ring, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about a dungeon death trap safety report.
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News
Dragonlance Nexus Fan Site Turns 21 https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragonlance-nexus-fan-site-turns-21.685554/
Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse: An In-Depth Review by Beth Rimmels https://www.enworld.org/threads/mordenkainen-presents-monsters-of-the-multiverse-an-in-depth-review.685565/
D&D Lore Changes: Multiversal Focus & Fey Goblins of Prehistory https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-lore-changes-multiversal-focus-fey-goblins-of-prehistory.685650/
Free Homeworld Quickstart from Modiphius https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-homeworld-quickstart-from-modiphius.685633/
RuneScape getting a tabletop RPG adaptation https://www.enworld.org/threads/runescape-worlds-oldest-free-mmorpg-comes-to-tabletop.685573/
News Digest for the Week of January 28 (Dark Souls RPG updates, Minsc and Boo comic book) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-january-28.685667/
Awfully Cheerful Engine #6: Orcs & Oubliettes https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-c-e-6-orcs-oubliettes.685594/
Original documents for The Known World archived online https://www.enworld.org/threads/original-known-world-documents-released.685499/
Beth Rimmels reviews Legend of Vox Machina https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-legend-of-vox-machina-bawdy-bloody-and-funny.685626/
Rob Wieland reviews The One Ring Starter Set https://www.enworld.org/threads/go-down-the-hobbit-hole-of-the-one-ring-starter-set.685224/
Gate Pass Gazette for Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.patreon.com/gatepass
RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-lore-of-the-traditions-vulcania-stonewall-1969-and-more.685566/
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Homebrew and Hacking: Crafting New Heritages and Cultures
Sign up for notifications when the Kickstarter goes live https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/49409452/718604946
Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.levelup5e.com/
Detect Balance: A 5e Homebrew Race Guide https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vq1kz6PRAbw5LHy6amH-bNb4OuB8DBXL1RsZROt03Sc/edit#gid=0
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Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey
Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry
Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the group tries to figure out how to tell when a snake looks angry.
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
This week, Morrus and Peter talk about the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook Monsters of the Multiverse! In the news, Legend of Vox Machina premier details, Green Ronin announces Cthulhu Awakens, Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition news, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about being polite when asking favors.
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News
Legend of Vox Machina premiere dates and additional cast https://www.enworld.org/threads/additional-voice-cast-revealed-for-legend-of-vox-machina.685476/
Cthulhu Awakens from Green Ronin https://www.enworld.org/threads/green-ronin-announces-cthulhu-awakens-rpg.685459/
Gen Con announces pronouns can be added to badges https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-announces-badges-can-include-pronouns.685455/
Modiphius announces Dune dice sets and Fallout RPG GM’s Toolkit https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50237/modiphius-will-release-two-new-dune-rpg-dice-sets
Wanderhome publisher Possum Creek Games moving to Indiegogo in response to Kickstarter controversies https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/yazebas-bed-and-breakfast/news/yazebas-bed-breakfast-rpg-indiegogo
Tal’Dorei Reborn released https://www.enworld.org/threads/taldorei-reborn-from-critical-role-is-out.685418/
Paranoia RPG stayed hilarious by changing satirical targets https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/paranoia-rpg/feature/paranoia-rpg-hilarious-satire-targets
Level Up Advanced 5th Edition website https://www.levelup5e.com/
Gate Pass Gazette https://www.patreon.com/gatepass
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Monsters of the Multiverse
Dungeons & Dragons Rules Expansion Gift Set releasing January 25, 2022 https://amzn.to/3IrGQN3
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse stand-alone release on May 17, 2022 https://amzn.to/3fJtYWt
Alternate Covers https://www.enworld.org/threads/check-out-joy-angs-alternate-covers-for-the-d-d-gift-set.685412/
How will D&D Beyond implement Monsters of the Multiverse? https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-will-d-d-beyond-implement-monsters-of-the-multiverse.685415/
D&D Beyond: Monsters of the Multiverse will not replace existing monsters https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-beyond-monsters-of-the-multiverse-will-not-replace-existing-monsters.685477/
Compilation of all the race changes in Monsters of the Multiverse https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-compilation-of-all-the-race-changes-in-monsters-of-the-multiverse.685355/
Dolphin Delighter https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-dolphin-delighter-is-a-teleporting-telepathic-dolphin.685410/
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey
Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry
Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a Dungeon Maintenance Engineer goes on a job interview.
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Pam Punzalan to talk about SWORD DREAM, Dagger Isles for Blades in the Dark, and more! In the news, Power Rangers and Transformers RPGs available for pre-order, D&D Monsters of the Multiverse details revealed, a TSR News update, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about manipulating the gamemaster.
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Our Guest
Pam Punzalan https://thedovetailor.itch.io/
Dagger Isles Supplement for Blades in the Dark https://ko-fi.com/post/Excerpt-from-the-Dagger-Isles-Supplement-in-devel-W7W16PUL5
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News
Power Rangers and Transformers RPGs Available for Pre-order https://www.enworld.org/threads/preorder-the-power-rangers-and-transformers-rpgs-and-get-pdfs-now.685280/
Mordenkainen’s Monsters of the Multiverse 33 Playable Races https://www.enworld.org/threads/list-of-all-33-races-in-mordenkainens-monsters-of-the-multiverse.685247/
…and full list of 260 monsters https://www.enworld.org/threads/full-list-of-monsters-in-mordenkainen-presents-monsters-of-the-multiverse.685283/
Darlene tells NuTSR NO! https://www.enworld.org/threads/darlene-tells-nutsr-no.685168/
David Flor Reviews Giantlands https://twitter.com/BrainClouds/status/1478418489757118466
News Digest for the Week of January 14 (Star Frontier “released” by TSR3.5, Tabletop Simulator moderation controversy) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-january-14.685318/
Michael K. Hovermale resigns from TSR LLC…on Discord https://twitter.com/eryops75/status/1482057277444030466
Tim Kask statement on Justin LaNasa posted to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tim.kask.9/posts/4535116906597544
Itch.io F**king Censorship Bundle https://itch.io/b/1231/fuckingcensorshipbundle
Across RPGSEA https://across-rpgsea.com/
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Kickstarters
The Tiny Tome of Dangerous Food https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xacur/the-tiny-tome-of-dangerous-food
Disaster Hamsters 2 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plothooks/disaster-hamsters-2
Original Disaster Hamsters on DMs Guild https://www.dmsguild.com/product/349687/Disaster-Hamsters?affiliate_id=36142
Hull Breach https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yusem/hull-breach-vol-1
Limitless Heroics https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyrmworkspublishing/limitless-heroics-better-worlds-via-dice-and-disabilities-5e
Keep up to date with all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon every week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-hull-breach-limitless-heroics-limitless-monsters-and-more.685265/
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SWORDDREAM and The Dagger Isles
DreamJam 2019 (includes the 9 Principles of SWORDDREAM) https://itch.io/jam/dreamjam
Sword Dream games on Itch.io https://itch.io/physical-games/new-and-popular/tag-sword-dream
The Dagger Isles announcement https://www.enworld.org/threads/official-blades-in-the-dark-supplement-announced-the-dagger-isles.683522/
Halo-halo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo-halo
Asian Acceptance https://thedovetailor.itch.io/asian-acceptance
Our Armistice https://thedovetailor.itch.io/our-armistice
Navathem’s End https://diwatamnl.itch.io/navathems-end
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Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey
Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott
Theme Song: Steve Arnott
Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry
Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott
Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey