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 Aug 28, 2021
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Stephen Glicker and Mark Seifter to talk about RPG Superstar and the Battlezoo Bestiary Kickstarter. In the news, Renegade Games announces the Essence20 System to power their Hasbro-licensed RPGs, updates on the Dungeons & Dragons film and Magic: The Gathering TV series, new products coming soon for Pathfinder, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the most flexible game ever Kickstarted.
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Our Guests
Stephen Glicker from Roll for Combat https://rollforcombat.com/
Mark Seifter from Paizo http://paizo.com
Battlezoo Bestiary on Kickstarter starting August 31 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rollforcombat/rpg-superstar-battlezoo-bestiary
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News
Avatar Legends on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game
The Dragon #1 Auction https://www.enworld.org/threads/first-dragon-magazine-on-ebay-the-dragon-vol-1-issue-1-july-1976.682255/
Essence20 System Announced for Hasbro-licensed RPGs https://www.enworld.org/threads/essence20-the-new-rpg-system-which-powers-hasbro-licensed-games.682330/
News Digest for the Week of August 27 (D&D Filming Wraps, Lupin the 3rd RPG, Magic: The Gathering Netflix Series Update) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-august-27.682327/
Pathfinder Secrets of Magic (PDF available Wednesday) https://paizo.com/products/btq027uy?Pathfinder-Secrets-of-Magic
Pathfinder Guns & Gears (PDF available October 13) https://paizo.com/products/btq026mw/discuss?Pathfinder-Guns-Gears
Pathfinder New Playtest Announcement https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shsb?Save-the-Date-for-a-New-Pathfinder-Class
Voting Closed for the ENNIE Awards https://www.enworld.org/threads/today-is-the-last-day-to-vote-for-the-ennies.682335/
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
Magic: The Gathering Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Coming 2023 https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24
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Kickstarters
Corpus Angelus & Corpus Malicious https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/corpusmalicious/corpus-angelus-and-corpus-malicious-codex-of-good-and-evil-5e
Boricubos https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legendarygames/boricubos-latin-american-monsters-and-adventures
Don’t Tell Mom & Dad https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolpoints/dont-tell-mom-and-dad
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-corpus-angelus-boricubos-xdm-and-more.682283/
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Battlezoo Bestiary, Monster Hunting, and Pirates & Dragons
Battlezoo Bestiary on Kickstarter (Coming August 31) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rollforcombat/rpg-superstar-battlezoo-bestiary
“3 books, over 100 new monsters, craft gear from slain monsters, play a Dragon, a level 1-10 pirate adventure, Monster Hunting, & more!”
RPG Superstar! https://rpgsuperstar.com/
RPG Superstar! Winners https://rpgsuperstar.com/contests/1/winners
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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 Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a player tries to be sneaky about fudging their dice rolls.
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Mike Olson to talk about Carbon Grey: The Role-Playing Game and Omnibus. In the news, influential RPG designer Steve Perrin passed away, 2021 ENNIE Award voting is open, new Dungeons & Dragons miniatures, no more D&D Magic: The Gathering sets, new Shadowrun release, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about not seeing the technicalities of the rules.
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Mike Olson
Carbon Grey on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magneticpressplay/carbon-grey-the-role-playing-game
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News
Steve Perrin (1946-2021) https://www.enworld.org/threads/chaosium-vale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021.682056/
Steve Perrin: Creating RuneQuest, A Personal Account https://www.enworld.org/threads/steve-perrin-creating-runequest-a-personal-account.682080/
RPG Historian Shannon Appelcline’s Retrospective on the Works of Steve Perrin https://www.rpg.net/columns/advanced-designers-and-dragons/advanced-designers-and-dragons54.phtml
2021 ENNIE Nominations Live and Judges Spotlight Winners Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/2021-ennie-nominations-and-judges-spotlight-winners-announced.682034/
Drizzt & Companions of the Hall Miniatures https://www.enworld.org/threads/pre-order-drizzt-companions-of-the-hall-minis.682077/
WizKids Emerald Dragon https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizkids-emerald-dragon-miniature.682134/
Draconomicon https://www.dmsguild.com/product/367945/The-Draconomicon?affiliate_id=36142
News Digest for the Week of August 20 (Shadowrun Assassins Night, Dune: Sand and Dust, Magic: The Gathering Deck Copyrighted) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-august-20.682170/
Magic: The Gathering State of Design 2021 https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/state-design-2021-08-16
Magic: The Gathering Adventures in the Forgotten Realms on Amazon https://amzn.to/3AZdnpX
Avatar Legends Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game
Thousand Year Old Vampire Companion Controversy https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/thousand-year-old-vampire/news/thousand-year-old-vampire-companion-book-reaction
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Podcast Survey https://us15.list-manage.com/survey?u=2026aa5caf3846031659ba7dd&id=e2f8c1f001&fbclid=IwAR3kqGtQQRF0_2ulJ_z7PsZsiAivhMp67iI4p793JWO8N3mPK7hpDsQemaE
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Kickstarters
Codex of the Mind https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1418216834/codex-of-the-mind
Bleaksprout https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deadboxgames/bleaksprout
Omega Horizon https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paleogaming/omega-horizon-ttrpg
Liches: Dance Macabre https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/777533310/liches-dance-macabre
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-delta-green-tome-of-heroes-mausritter-and-more.682100/
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Carbon Grey
Carbon Grey on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magneticpressplay/carbon-grey-the-role-playing-game
Carbon Grey Comic on Amazon https://amzn.to/2UEOY9S
West End Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_Games
Rolled and Told https://www.rolledandtold.com/
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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 Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the players find out the dangers of rolling stats.
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Mark Greenberg to talk about Necropolis from Necromancer Games. In the news, new Dungeons & Dragons licensed toys and calendars, free products for Doctor Who RPG and 13th Age, Stranger Things Season 4 and D&D, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about what’s really important for a weekly game night.
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Mark Greenberg
Necropolis: An Epic Adventure in the Desert Sands https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/necromancergames/necropolis-an-adventure-in-the-desert-sands-for-5e-and-sw/
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News
Morrus’ Birthday Present from Shane Stacks https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-gift-which-arrived-yesterday.682030/
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters https://www.enworld.org/threads/million-dollar-ttrpg-kickstarters.678540/
News Digest for the Week August 13 (D&D Plushies and NERF Guns, Fallout RPG Officially Released, BattleTech ilClan Released, Star Trek Adventures releases) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-august-13.682027/
Critical Role Monsters of Wildemount Miniature Set https://wizkids.com/criticalrole/
Delta Green: The Conspiracy Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcdream/delta-green-the-conspiracy
Dungeons & Dragons Annual 2022 https://www.geeknative.com/134108/pre-orders-open-on-the-official-dungeons-dragons-annual-2022/
Free Doctor Who Adventure “The Einstein Engine” https://www.enworld.org/threads/download-doctor-who-the-einstein-engine-for-free.682019/
Free 13th Age Quickstart https://www.enworld.org/threads/download-13th-ages-new-quickstart.682028/
13th Age Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/software/treasure-maps-adventures-software?partner=gamerstavern
A Peek at Witchlight’s Warduke https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-peek-at-witchlights-warduke.682016/
Stranger Things Season 4 Trailer Shows More D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/stranger-things-image-of-a-d-d-game.681882/
XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery 2nd Edition https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/howardtayler/xdm-x-treme-dungeon-mastery-2nd-edition
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #132 with Chris Burch https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-smhkj-f719d6
Over the Hill 2: 6 Plug-in Settlements for Your 5e Game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/over-the-next-hill-2-6-plug-in-settlements-for-your-5e-game
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Kickstarters
Carbon Grey https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magneticpressplay/carbon-grey-the-role-playing-game
Verdant Isles https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snowbrightstudio/verdant-isles-teatime-adventures-rpg
The Death Race https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oldragingbarbarian/the-death-race
Uncharted Lands https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3dprintingdm/uncharted-lands-book-and-stl-collection
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-avatar-legends-forbidden-lands-carbon-grey-and-more.681918/
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Necropolis
Necropolis: An Epic Adventure in the Desert Sands https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/necromancergames/necropolis-an-adventure-in-the-desert-sands-for-5e-and-sw/
Steve Jackson Games Update on Freight Crisis http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_10_2021/Freight_An_Extinction_Level_Event
Printing Books: Economies of Scale https://www.enworld.org/threads/printing-books-economies-of-scale.682017/
World of the Lost Lands on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/304434/World-of-the-Lost-Lands?affiliate_id=36142
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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 Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, an adventurer must defend his actions after being put on trial.
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Josh Gentry to talk about the Level Up Advanced 5e actual play podcast Mysteries of the Mournland. In the news, Avatar: The Last Airbender RPG breaks all the tabletop RPG crowdfunding records, D&D Beyond ends support for Unearthed Arcana, Critical Role deluxe boxed set from Beadle & Grimm, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about when two evil overlord rivals meet again in dramatic fashion in an unexpected place.
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Josh Gentry
Mysteries of the Mournland Level Up Advanced 5e Actual Play Podcast https://motma5epodcast.podbean.com/
Level Up Advanced 5e http://levelup5e.com
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News
Avatar Legends Kickstarter Smashes TTRPG Crowdfunding Records https://www.enworld.org/threads/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game-kickstarter-is-live.681820/
Million Dollar Kickstarter List https://www.enworld.org/wiki/top_ttrpg_kickstarters/
Beadle & Grimm Deluxe Boxed Set for Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting https://www.enworld.org/threads/350-taldorei-boxed-set-coming-from-beadle-grimm.681875/
News Digest for the Week of August 6 (Flying Buffalo Games Sold) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-august-6.681876/
D&D Beyond No Longer Supporting Unearthed Arcana https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-beyond-no-longer-supporting-unearthed-arcana.681870/
D&D Beyond Cancel Art Contest https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-beyond-cancels-competition.681766/
Games Workshop Clamps Down on Fan Animations https://www.pcgamer.com/games-workshop-is-trying-to-shut-down-fan-animations/
New Star Trek Adventures Products Announced https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/seven-new-products-to-beam-up-modiphius-entertainment-announces-new-star-trek-adventures-releases
Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Winner Announced https://www.dianajonesaward.org/diana-jones-emerging-designer-program/
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Kickstarters
Wickerpunk https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1241236607/wickerpunk-rpg
a|state Second Edition https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonhodgsonmaptiles2/a-state-rpg-second-edition
The Book of Gaub https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lost-pages/the-book-of-gaub
Paw-lymorph https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasongomez/paw-lymorph-pet-toys
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-a-state-book-of-gaub-fading-suns-and-more.681829/
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Mysteries of the Mournland
Mysteries of the Mournland podcast https://motma5epodcast.podbean.com/
Level Up Advanced 5e http://levelup5e.com
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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 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 Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the party is skeptical of the claims of a fortune teller.
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Ryan Nock to talk about EN Publishing’s campaign setting ZEITGEIST! In the news, D&D’s Jeremy Crawford clarifies Dungeons & Dragons canon policy, Games Workshop gives employees £5000 bonus, pre-orders for Doctor Who 2nd Edition, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the amazing new features in this year’s Bag of Holding model.
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Ryan Nock
ZEITGEIST: Death of the Author on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/zeitgeist-death-of-the-author-for-dandd-5e
ZEITGEIST on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/87/EN-Publishing/subcategory/266_6280/ZEITGEIST-Adventure-Path?affiliate_id=36142
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News
Wizards of the Coast Designing Adventures with Shorter Content Chunks https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-is-designing-adventures-with-shorter-content-chunks.681594/
Games Workshop Gives Staff £5000 Bonus https://www.enworld.org/threads/games-workshop-gives-staff-%C2%A35-000-bonus.681700/
Doctor Who 2nd Edition RPG Pre-Orders Open https://www.enworld.org/threads/pre-order-doctor-who-2e-now.681729/
Wizards of the Coast Explains “Canon” in More Detail https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-explains-canon-in-more-detail.681737/
D&D and Magic: The Gathering to See Prices Increase Later This Year https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/price-increase-magic-the-gathering-dungeons-and-dragons
News Digest for the Week of July 30 (Hasbro Shareholder Earnings Call) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-july-30.681752/
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Kickstarters
The Devil Made Us Do It https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/the-devil-made-us-do-it
Fedora Noir https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1488255788/fedora-noir
Bloodshadows: Chronicles of Guf https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/battlefieldpress/bloodshadows-chronicles-of-guf
Stargazer’s Guide to Aroria https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sgta/stargazers-guide-to-aroria
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-the-devil-made-us-do-it-druids-fedora-noir-and-more.681659/
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ZEITGEIST
ZEITGEIST: Death of the Author on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/zeitgeist-death-of-the-author-for-dandd-5e
ZEITGEIST on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/87/EN-Publishing/subcategory/266_6280/ZEITGEIST-Adventure-Path?affiliate_id=36142
ZEITGEIST: The Gears of Revolution Digital Boxed Set (Player’s Guide, Campaign Guide, and Act One of the Gears of Revolution Adventure Path) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/137747/Zeitgeist-The-Gears-of-Revolution--DIGITAL-BOXED-SET?affiliate_id=36142
War of the Burning Sky Saga https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/87/EN-Publishing/subcategory/266_4202/War-of-the-Burning-Sky-Campaign-Saga?affiliate_id=36142
Prismatic Tsunami Interview with Ryan Nock https://prismatictsunami.com/archives/2502
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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 Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a very difficult party meeting.