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 Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the D&D Beyond purchase and the upcoming D&D Direct. In the news, two million-dollar RPG Kickstarters at once, Stranger Things reveals the season’s D&D-inspired villain, new releases from Chaosium, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about being clear when ordering around your minions.
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News
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Actual Play Teaser Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yn-kSx_4KY
Episode #156: Professional Gamemastering with DM Sarah https://morrus.podbean.com/e/156-professional-gamemastering-with-dm-sarah/
Level Up Advanced 5e Actual Play Campaign Page https://www.enliverpg.com/shows/campaign
Solasta: Crown of the Magister on Humble Store https://www.humblebundle.com/store/solasta-crown-of-the-magister?partner=gamerstavern
Solasta Lost Valley DLC on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1723950/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister__Lost_Valley/
Iconic D&D Villain Features in Stranger Things New Season https://www.enworld.org/threads/an-iconic-d-d-villain-features-in-stranger-things%E2%80%99-new-seasom.687453/
Could we have four Million-Dollar Kickstarters in the next month? https://www.enworld.org/threads/could-we-have-four-million-dollar-kickstarters-in-the-next-month.687452/
Marvel Multiverse Playtest preview https://www.enworld.org/threads/check-out-this-preview-of-the-marvel-multiverse-role-playing-game.687434/
Marvel Multiverse Nexus digital tools from Demiplane https://www.enworld.org/threads/marvel-universal-nexus-at-demiplane.687451/
Pre-order Marvel Multiverse Playtest on Amazon https://amzn.to/3JLHmWE
Chaosium product announcements https://www.enworld.org/threads/rivers-of-london-runequest-gods-regency-cthulhu-coming-soon-from-chaosium.687359/
Kismet by Cezar Capacle https://capacle.itch.io/kismet
Dicebreaker article on Dark Souls RPG editing issues https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dark-souls-the-roleplaying-game/news/dark-souls-rpg-rulebook-errors
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Kickstarters
Tokyo: Otherscape https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sonofoak/tokyo-otherworld-a-mythic-cyberpunk-rpg
Shield Maidens https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1990654819/shield-maidens-a-new-viking-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg
Station XENO https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/squidinkgames/station-xeno-a-sci-fi-horror-rpg-module
Swords and Chaos https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackspirefantasy/swords-and-chaos
Find out all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon each week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News at https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-lairs-legends-tokyo-otherscape-shield-maidens-and-more.687459/
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Wizards of the Coast Buys D&D Beyond
Wizards of the Coast purchases D&D Beyond https://www.enworld.org/threads/hasbro-acquires-d-d-beyond-for-146m.687469/
Bits and Mortar https://www.bits-and-mortar.com/
TechRaptor article on Wizards of the Coast survey for D&D virtual tabletop https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/dungeons-and-dragons-virtual-tabletop-is-coming-soon
D&D Direct on April 21 https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-direct-learn-about-upcoming-d-d-on-april-21st.687504/
Tracy Hickman shows off advanced reading copy of Dragonlance Dragons of Deceit https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragonlance-author-tracy-hickman-has-his-dragons-of-deceit-advanced-copies.687455/
Is Dragons of Stormwreck Isle based on the 80s D&D Cartoon? https://www.enworld.org/threads/is-dragons-of-stormwreck-isle-based-on-the-80s-d-d-cartoon.687403/
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock
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 Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the group tries out a new survival RPG.
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the best board games for Dungeons & Dragons fans. In the news, Blade Runner RPG coming to Kickstarter, Joe Manganiello and ARcana bringing augmented reality to the tabletop, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the status symbol that is an adventurer’s mount.
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News
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition https://www.levelup5e.com/
Blade Runner RPG Kickstarter Launching May 3 https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-bladerunner-kickstarter-date-is-may-3rd.687299/
ARcana augmented reality VTT on Kickstarter https://www.enworld.org/threads/arcana-augmented-ttrpg-platform-from-actor-joe-manganiello.687206/
News Digest for the Week of April 8 (Hasbro corporate news, WizKids Demilich piece, Dark Crystal RPG digital release, Pathfinder on Foundry) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-8.687329/
EN Live for information about the 200th Episode Special, EN Live Actual Play, and Not DnD https://www.enliverpg.com/
Level Up Advanced 5e Tools (currently for Kickstarter backers) https://a5e.tools/
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Kickstarters
Kamon: Japanese Fantasy Setting for 5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fabioattoli/kamon-japanese-fantasy-setting-for-5e
The Heart of Chentoufi https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaxxworx/the-heart-of-chentoufi-adventure-in-luke-gygaxs-okkorim
Dark Nation https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amazingtales/dark-nation-a-tabletop-role-playing-game
EPIGONI: a Mythpop RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nessundove/epigoni-a-mythpop-rpg
Find out all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon each week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News at https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-tome-of-adventure-design-kamon-dark-nation-and-more.687199/
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Best Board Games for D&D Players
Dicebreaker’s Best Board Games for Fans of Dungeons & Dragons https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/best-games/best-board-games-dnd-fans
Gloomhaven https://amzn.to/3xg1a1M
Star Wars Imperial Assault https://amzn.to/38EYhx9
Descent Legends of the Dark https://amzn.to/3KlFPrg
Dungeons & Dragons: Lords of Waterdeep https://amzn.to/3jiNIBW
Agricola https://amzn.to/376BdqH
Dungeons & Dragons Monopoly https://amzn.to/3LODAx5
Catacombs https://amzn.to/3Kp1sH3
Dixit https://amzn.to/35VUTgh
Mysterium https://amzn.to/3JiOqK4
Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate https://amzn.to/3v4k210
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game https://amzn.to/3Kv1g9q
Tyrants of the Underdark https://amzn.to/35Uma2E
This War of Mine (note: the charity donations are for the video game this is based on, not the board game) https://amzn.to/3DVoDXa
Dead of Winter: The Long Night https://amzn.to/3LM3IZk
Twilight Imperium https://amzn.to/3un1YzN
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen https://amzn.to/3DVp2sE
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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock
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 Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a group of adventurers figures out how to crowdfund their adventures.
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about one-page RPGs. In the news, Pathfinder Adventure Path coming to 5e, Dungeons & Dragons update on feat stacking and backgrounds, Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince RPG released, a TSR News Update, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the difficulties when shopping for armor.
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News
Pathfinder Abomination Vaults coming to hardcover and to 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizos-the-abomination-vaults-pathinder-ap-coming-to-5e.687033/
Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince RPG launched https://www.enworld.org/threads/tales-of-xadia-the-dragon-prince-rpg-has-launched.687010/
Cortex Prime Community License v2 https://www.enworld.org/threads/cortex-prime-community-license-v2.687018/
Sage Advice video with Jeremy Crawford about feat stacking, backgrounds, and hit dice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMMV4A_qIVw
“TSR” LLC selling rebound AD&D 1st Ed books https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-sells-rebound-1e-core-rulebooks-for-650-each.687008/
News Digest for the Week of April 1 (more TSR news update, Death in Space from Free League, Gamefound open for all creators, Gen Con Participation Grants) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-1.687073/
#RADCrawlWorlds Blaseball-inspired Dungeon Crawler https://twitter.com/bleongambetta/status/1509607131372269569
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Kickstarters
The Griffon’s Saddlebag Book 2 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegriffonssaddlebag/the-griffons-saddlebag-book-2
Tempest: A Seafarers Sourcebook https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsvault/tempestbook
An Unexpected Wedding Invitation https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/midnight-tower/an-unexpected-wedding-invitation
Dandies & Dandyzettes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2046232477/dandies-and-dandyzettes
Crawling Death Below the Dying Forest https://gamefound.com/projects/creaturecuration/crawling-death-below-the-dying-forest-a-third-party-mork-borg-book
Find out all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon each week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News at https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-griffon%E2%80%99s-saddlebag-tempest-westlands-and-more.686969/
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One Page RPGs
Not DND: Lasers & Feelings with John Harper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wfJX_qnCHc
Lasers & Feelings https://johnharper.itch.io/lasers-feelings
Honey Heist https://gshowitt.itch.io/honey-heist
Nice Marines https://gshowitt.itch.io/nice-marines
CRAM http://www.onepagerpg.com/
One-Page Adventures for D&D 5e from EN Publishing https://enpublishingrpg.com/products/one-page-adventures-for-d-d-5e
One Page Dungeon Contest https://www.dungeoncontest.com/
Procedural Dungeon Generation Algorithm https://github.com/a327ex/blog/issues/7
Savage Worlds One Sheet Adventures https://peginc.com/product-category/one-sheets/
Here’s Some F***ing D&D (Minimalist Roleplaying and S***) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6uX2PHkX2zBNEZqLU5Rd0hSTWs/view (If the title was not a clue, this has the f-bomb density higher than me playing video games)
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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
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 Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a wizard runs into difficulty following updates to the magic mirror app.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Subscribe now on your favorite podcasting app or check the links below for where to find all the new EN Live podcasts:
Not DnD https://notdnd.podbean.com/
This Week in TTRPG https://weekinttrpg.podbean.com/
EN Live Actual Play https://enrpg.podbean.com/
You can also watch live video streams and view the full schedule for EN Live at https://www.enliverpg.com/
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the newly announced Dungeons & Dragons adventure anthology, Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel! In the news, Stephen Colbert joins Critical Role for a D&D charity game, Marvel Multiverse RPG playtest coming soon, Level Up: Advanced 5e Psion playtest I live, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the most critical shortage that can face any fantasy world.
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News
My Little Pony RPG available for pre-order https://www.enworld.org/threads/you-can-now-pre-order-my-little-pony-ttrpg.686855/
Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: Playtest Rulebook releasing on April 19 https://amzn.to/3NqFSUA
Voidrunner’s Codex Playtest: Psion https://www.enworld.org/threads/voidrunner%E2%80%99s-codex-playtest-psion.686851/
Critical Role teases Syndicult RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-role-teases-upcoming-syndicult-rpg.686820/
News Digest for the Week of March 25 (Stephen Colbert and Matt Mercer Charity Stream, Star Trek Adventures new products, Kickstarter CEO resigns) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-march-25.686917/
RollVsEvil Charity Event https://www.enworld.org/threads/modiphius-launches-roll-vs-evil-project-to-help-fight-real-world-evils.686897/
Not DnD and other EN Live shows https://www.enliverpg.com/
Not DnD Podcast Feed (coming this week) https://feed.podbean.com/notdnd/feed.xml
This Week in TTRPG Feed (coming this week) https://feed.podbean.com/weekinttrpg/feed.xml
EN Live Actual Play (coming soon) https://feed.podbean.com/enrpg/feed.xml
Women in TTRPG Bundle (50 games for $30) https://itch.io/b/1315/women-in-ttrpg-bundle
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Kickstarters
Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yazeba-s-bed-breakfast/x/16852354?mc_cid=7040e4c6c9&mc_eid=5f11a85526#/
CBR+PNK https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk
Staged Heroism https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/staged-heroism
Fight to Survive https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jameskerr/fight-to-survive/
Find out all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon each week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News at https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-the-real-thing-cbr-pnk-and-more.686857/
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Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel
Pre-order Page for Amazon https://amzn.to/3LiVQ1f
Teaser Image https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-d-d-product-can-be-seen-in-the-crystals.686775/
Announcement https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-next-d-d-book-is-journeys-through-the-radiant-citadel.686847/
Information about three of the adventures https://www.enworld.org/threads/heres-a-look-at-3-adventures-from-the-radiant-citadel.686848/
Credits page revealed https://www.enworld.org/threads/radiant-citadels-credits-page.686852/
Ajit George talks about Radiant Citadel’s creators https://www.enworld.org/threads/ajit-george-talks-about-radiant-citadels-creators.686853/
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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
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 Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, an adventurer runs into some issues with the modernization of healing magic.
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Jessica Hancock to talk about the Rule of Cool vs. Rules as Written. In the news, new Critical Role shows coming soon, even more charity RPG bundles, Chris Pine talks about the Dungeons & Dragons movie, a Faith No More RPG, a big D&D announcement coming soon, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the great humility of an adventurer.
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Our Guest
Jessica Hancock https://enpublishingrpg.com/
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News
Level Up: Advanced 5e Fulfillment Starts https://www.enworld.org/threads/level-up-fulfilment-has-started.686743/
Level Up: Advanced 5e System Reference Document https://www.levelup5e.com/system-reference-document
Announcement for New D&D Products Next Week? https://www.enworld.org/threads/announcement-next-week-what-hints-for-upcoming-d-d-books.686722/
Not DnD Episode 2 with Epidiah Ravachol https://www.enworld.org/threads/en-live-not-dnd-with-epidiah-ravachol-dread-rpg.686666/
Blessings, Healing, and Peace for Ukraine Bundle from EN Publishing https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/blessings-healing-and-peace-for-ukraine#/
The Real Thing RPG licensed Faith No More RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-real-thing-is-an-official-rpg-based-on-80s-band-faith-no-more.686747/
News Digest for the Week of March 18 (New Critical Role shows, Alien RPG novel tie-in, Shadowrun: Emerald City Sourcebook released) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-march-18.686771/
EN Live https://www.enliverpg.com/
Gold Box Games remastered https://www.pcgamer.com/the-gold-box-dandd-games-are-coming-to-steam/
Tiny Tome Kickstarter – 50 one-page RPGs https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/longtailgames/tiny-tome
Chris Pine talks about the D&D movie https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-movie-game-of-thrones-princess-bride-holy-grail-the-goonies.686776/
DriveThruRPG charity bundles https://www.drivethrurpg.com/featured.php?promotion_id=DwoB2022&affiliate_id=36142
Humble Bundle Pathfinder 1st Ed bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-first-edition-character-options-from-paizo-inc-books?partner=gamerstavern
Humble Bundle Traveller bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/books/classic-traveller-marc-miller-books?partner=gamerstavern
Humble Bundle Goodman Games Fifth Edition bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/books/fifth-edition-fantasy-goodman-games-books?partner=gamerstavern
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Kickstarters
VHS: Very Horror Stories https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2023118747/vhs-very-horror-stories
The Last Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(Bend,_Oregon)
Pericle: Gathering Darkness https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeremy-morgan/pericle-gathering-darkness
The Exiles https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spookymeal/the-exiles-a-dark-fantasy-rpg
Fanged Fables https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themadpoet/fanged-fables
Find all the TTRPG crowdfunding projects ending soon each week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News on EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-pericle-they-came-from-the-cyclop%E2%80%99s-cave-vhs-and-more.686684/
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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