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 Oct 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Jon Peterson to talk about his new book on the history of roleplaying games, Game Wizards. In the news, Paizo recognizes the Paizo Workers United labor union, Edge Studio announces more Star Wars on the way, more information about the Cowboy Bebop RPG, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about what a three headed demon dog really wants.
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Jon Peterson
Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons https://amzn.to/3b8rVbS
Playing at the World Blog http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/
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News
Paizo Recognizes Union https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-recognizes-union.683467/
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons: An In-Depth Review https://www.enworld.org/threads/fizbans-treasury-of-dragons-an-in-depth-review.683372/
News Digest for the Week of October 22 (Free D&D Beyond Adventure, Cowboy Bebop RPG update, Astral Tabletop ends development, Adventures in Rokugan, Green Ronin AGE User Generated Content) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-october-22.683470/
Edge Studio Announces More Star Wars RPG Products Coming https://www.enworld.org/threads/edge-announced-it-will-be-making-star-wars-rpgs.683344/
Kalymba RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/craftandogames/kalymba-the-roleplaying-game
Aegean Mythic Roleplaying https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stoo-goff/aegean-mythic-role-playing-across-the-aegean-sea
Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022 https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/traveller-core-rulebook-update-2022.html
Deluxe Edition Cover Reveal (limited to 300 copies) https://www.facebook.com/mongoosepublishinguk/posts/4398983950154622
Monster ENCyclopedia: Umber Hulk https://www.enworld.org/threads/monster-encyclopedia-umber-hulk.683377/
Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
Comparison between Kickstarter tracking/prediction sites https://twitter.com/Morrus/status/1451320512261640205
Tricorder Collector’s Box Set https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/introducing-the-tricorder-collector-s-box-set
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Kickstarters
Iron Kingdoms: Borderlands and Beyond https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/privateerpress/iron-kingdoms-borderlands-and-beyond
Tome of Spell Holding https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeonbones/tome-of-spell-holding
Holler: An Appalachian Apocalypse for Savage Worlds https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/holler-an-appalachian-apocalypse-for-savage-worlds
Mutated Monsters https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicedungeons/mutated-monsters-evolve-your-5th-edition-campaign
Goblonia https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gandersnitch/goblonia-ttrpg
Our Haunt https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdragsky/our-haunt
Haunted Hill Academy https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/351992582/haunted-hill-academy
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-iron-kingdoms-holler-mutated-monsters-and-more.683395/
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Game Wizards
Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons https://amzn.to/3b8rVbS
Playing at the World Blog http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/
Playing at the World (the book) is currently out of print and I could not find a used copy for under $500.
Game Wizards (Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson) Miniatures from Mudpuppy Games https://mudpuppycomics.com/games/2021/09/30/game-wizards-gary-and-dave-minis-to-be-released-at-gamehole-con/
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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 Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the group finds the new sourcebook for Burrows and Bearowls rather cheesy.
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter catch up on the huge news week including the tablet of contents from Fizban's Treasury of Dragons and give an update on the Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter stretch goals. In the news, Paizo employees form a labor union, a new Dungeons & Dragons book based on Critical Role, Cowboy Bebop getting an official RPG, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about superspy drink orders.
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News
Ed Greenwood contributing to a sourcebook about Thay https://www.enworld.org/threads/ed-greenwood-is-contributing-to-a-sourcebook-about-thay.683295/
Paizo employees form United Paizo Workers labor union https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-workers-unionize.683304/
Official Twitter account of United Paizo Workers https://twitter.com/PaizoWorkers
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Table of Contents https://www.enworld.org/threads/fizban-is-in-the-wild-with-the-table-of-contents.683216/
“My Five Favorite Things from Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons” by Rob Wieland https://www.enworld.org/threads/my-five-favorite-things-from-fizban%E2%80%99s-treasury-of-dragons.683267/
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons available on Tuesday, October 26 https://amzn.to/3lSVxR7
Cowboy Bebop RPG Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-cowboy-bebop-rpg-is-coming-next-year.683227/
“D&D’s The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Mocks the Game’s Worst Rule” https://screenrant.com/dungeons-dragons-wild-beyond-the-witchlight-worst-rule-thac0/
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner passed away https://apnews.com/article/business-hasbro-inc-brian-goldner-rhode-island-324aa984129d48923002440b31e71609
News Digest for the Week of October 15 (Pathfinder Arena Kickstarter) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-october-15.683328/
New Critical Role Hardcover Adventure https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-announces-new-critical-role-hardcover-adventure.683252/
Five Torches Deep https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/264584/Five-Torches-Deep?affiliate_id=36142
Five Toches Deep: Highfane Peaks on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sigilstonepublishing/five-torches-deep-highfane-peaks
Hunter: The Reckoning 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/hunter-the-reckoning-announced-as-next-to-be-updated-after-v5-and-w5.683314/
Justin LaNasa interview with TheEvilDM https://www.enworld.org/threads/justin-lanasa-shares-his-opinion-of-en-world.683326/
Free RPG Day on October 16 https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-rpg-day-2021-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-on-offer.683272/
G4 TV D&D Show https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-tv-series-coming-this-fall-from-g4.683277/
Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
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Kickstarters
CHEW: The Roleplaying Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game
Follow Me Down https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drowningmoonstudios/follow-me-down
Secrets of the Vibrant Isle https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/secrets-of-the-vibrant-isle
The Traveler’s Guide to the Toxic Seas https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/duskteller/the-travelers-guide-to-the-toxic-seas
Survival of the Able (Back from the Dead) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accessiblegames/survival-of-the-able-back-from-the-dead
Naltulth: Candulhurst https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smunchygames/naltulth-candulhurst
Knights of the Round: Academy https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oneeye01/knights-of-the-round-academy
Organic Towns https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shanecollins/organic-towns
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-level-up-chew-survival-of-the-able-and-more.683245/
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Level Up: Advanced 5e
Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
RPG with DBJ on Level Up 5e Kickstarter Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlpehRrDnNo
Combat Maneuvers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhi979CVGD4
Armor and Materials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz3mpMdykTU
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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 Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the players try out an interesting new game mechanic.
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Morrigan Robbins to talk about the launch of the Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter. In the news, Dungeons & Dragons blog updates monster stat blocks and descriptions, upcoming D&D books delayed, a Minsc and Boo book appears, disappears, and appears again, new Star Trek sourcebook released, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the oddities of dragon names.
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Morrigan Robbins
Loremother Games https://www.loremother.com/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/morriloremother
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News
Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter Launches https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
D&D books delayed by the “shipocalypse” https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-books-delayed-by-the-shipocalypse.683181/
News Digest for the Week of October 8 (Tarrasque “miniature” announced, Twitch hack and information leaks, PAX Unplugged) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-october-8.683160/
Minsc and Boo’s Journal of Villainy (has re-appeared) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365114/Minsc-and-Boos-Journal-of-Villainy-5e?affiliate_id=36142
Dicebreaker Article on Minsc and Boo’s Journal of Villainy https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/dnd-5e-minsc-boo-journal-of-villainy-surprise-release-vanish
Raiders of the Serpent Sea: Player’s Guide https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/373264/Raiders-of-the-Serpent-Sea-Players-Guide--FREE?affiliate_id=36142
Star Trek Adventures IDQ Year Five Tie-In https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/373045/Star-Trek-Adventures-IDW-Year-Five-TieIn-PDF?affiliate_id=36142
Burn Bryte: Aeon’s Gate with Roll20 Reserve https://roll20.net/reserve
D&D Studio Blog Creature Evolutions https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-studio-blog-sage-advice-creature-evolutions.683076/
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Kickstarters
Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
Fight With Spirit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/storybrewers/fight-with-spirit-a-sports-drama-rpg
Flabbergasted! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wandererstome/flabbergasted-a-comedic-tabletop-rpg
The Practical Guide to Becoming a Great GM https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guysclanders/the-practical-guide-to-becoming-a-great-gm
SlyFlourish’s The Lazy DM’s Companion https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-lazy-dms-companion
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-the-practical-guide-to-becoming-a-great-gm-the-lazy-dms-companion-and-more.683059/
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Level Up: Advanced 5e
Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
Class Preview: Adept https://www.levelup5e.com/news/class-preview-adept
Realmwarp Media https://www.realmwarpmedia.com/
Guild of Imagination https://guildofimagination.com/
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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 Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a fighter and cleric debate the existence of the gods...in a fantasy world...
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Craig Campbell to talk about his upcoming Kickstarter for Secrets of the Vibrant Isle. In the news, revised Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks announced for 2024, Monsters of the Multiverse for D&D coming as part of a gift set, shipping issues in tabletop gaming makes it to Time Magazine, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the causes of turnip shortages.
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Craig Campbell
NerdBurger Games https://www.nerdburgergames.com/
Secrets of the Vibrant Isle on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/secrets-of-the-vibrant-isle
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News
The Future of D&D (New Core Books in 2024) https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-future-of-d-d-new-core-books-in-2024.682891/
Zooming in on Monsters of the Multiverse https://www.enworld.org/threads/zooming-in-on-monsters-of-the-multiverse-updated.682893/
A Closer Look at January’s D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-closer-look-at-januarys-d-d-rules-expansion-gift-set.682894/
Level Up: Advanced 5e Monstrous Menagerie Introduction https://www.enworld.org/threads/read-level-ups-monstrous-menagerie-introduction.683023/
Level Up: Advanced 5e Core Rulebook Introduction https://www.enworld.org/threads/read-level-ups-core-rulebook-introduction.683010/
Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter launches October 5 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e?
Critical Role Season 3 https://www.polygon.com/22702412/dungeons-dragons-critical-role-season-3-premiere-movie-theater-tickets-price
News Digest for the Week of October 1 (Diana Jones Award trophy missing, Shipocalypse article in Time Magazine, Dust Studios closing) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-october-1.682993/
Mothership RPG Getting Boxed Set via Kickstarter https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/10/sci-fi-horror-rpg-mothership-gets-a-new-boxed-set.html
Tanares RPG closes Kickstarter at $2.1 million from 9,403 backers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragorigames/tanares-rpg
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Kickstarters
Into the Odd https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bastionland/into-the-odd-remastered
The Long Dark/When Dark Falls https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2047552974/nightfell-a-fantasy-setting-for-alan-bahrs-tombpunk
Far Away Land: Adventures in the Materiosphere https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scg/far-away-land-rpg-adventures-in-the-materiosphere
Apocalyptic Record https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/339646881/apocalyptic-record-for-werewolf-the-apocalypse-20th-ann-ed
Mecha & Monsters: Evolved https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/mecha-and-monsters-evolved-a-tinyd6-rpg
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-into-the-odd-werewolf-the-apocalypse-and-more.682932/
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Secrets of the Vibrant Isle
Get notified when this Kickstarter goes live on October 5 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/secrets-of-the-vibrant-isle
Artist Ashenwave on Twitter https://twitter.com/Ashenwave
The Broken Cask from Shoreless Skies Publishing https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365717/The-Broken-Cask?affiliate_id=36142
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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 Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the party goes over the battle plan before a grand confrontation.
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Shane Stacks to talk about the ENnie Awards and Level Up: Advanced 5e electronic tools! In the news, Free League announces a Blade Runner RPG, update on the upcoming Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, previews of new Dungeons & Dragons books plus D&D Celebration this weekend, 5e Legend of the Five Rings, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about reminiscing past glories over a pint.
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Shane Stacks
Shane Plays https://shaneplays.com/
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News
Free League Making Blade Runner RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-league-announces-blade-runner-ttrpg-for-2022.682818/
Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Details Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/monolith-updates-on-the-batman-rpg.682779/
Path of the Planebreaker Campaign Setting for 5e from Monte Cook Games https://www.enworld.org/threads/monte-cook-games-announces-path-of-the-planebreaker-for-5e.682841/
D&D Celebration This Weekend https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-celebration-schedule.682722/
Pre-Order the New Dungeons & Dragons Hardcover Product for Release January 25, 2022 for $169.95, to be announced at D&D Celebration https://amzn.to/3EOcrHP
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Available Now https://amzn.to/3EQqCMz
EN World Review of The Wild Beyond the Witchlight https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-wild-beyond-the-witchlight-an-in-depth-review.682786/
Preview for Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons https://www.enworld.org/threads/fizbans-treasury-dragons-ranked-by-challenge-rating.682795/
Pre-Order Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Coming October 26, 2021 https://amzn.to/3ufuMIT
Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War available now https://enpublishingrpg.com/collections/newly-added/products/copy-of-judge-dredd-the-judge-child?variant=40919502028994
Legend of the Five Rings coming to 5e https://www.geeknative.com/135142/adventures-in-rokugan-legend-of-the-five-rings-comes-to-dds-5e/
Orr Group Releases Q2 2021 Roll20 user statistics https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-and-call-of-cthulhu-climb-again-in-roll20s-latest-stats.682843/
Gen Con Attendance down 50% due to lower ticket availability and COVID fears https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49358/gen-con-attendance-down-50
Demiverse: A Campaign Setting for 5e on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1536638253/the-demiverse-a-campaign-setting-for-5e-and-those-who-wander
News Digest for the Week of September 24 (Inferno Quickstart) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-september-24.682855/
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Kickstarters
Queerz! RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sonofoak/queerz-rpg
Total Party Chill live stream archive playing Queerz! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1148152244
Blackbirds RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewsmcmeel/blackbirds-rpg
Duster https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/occupiedhex/duster
Legends of the MetaVerse https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lotmv/legends-of-the-metaverse
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-blackbirds-rpg-queerz-rpg-duster-and-more.682749/
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ENnie Awards and Level Up: Advanced 5e Electronic Tools
The 2021 ENnie Awards https://ennie-awards.com/
2021 ENnie Award Winners https://www.enworld.org/threads/congratulations-to-the-2021-ennie-award-winners.682756/
Archive of the ENnie Award Ceremony Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tFtcl4BAII
NECA Announces Warduke and Grimsword Action Figures https://news.toyark.com/2021/09/23/dungeons-and-dragons-neca-reveals-warduke-and-grimsword-figures-444789 (Note: Shane did, in fact, pre-order the figures)
Level Up Advanced 5e https://www.levelup5e.com/
Get notified when Level Up Advanced 5e goes live on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e?
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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 Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a career advisor must deal with a potential adventurer's confusion over classes.