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 24, 2021
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Panayiotis Lines to talk about Shadow of Mogg – A Post Brexit RPG. In the news, a peek behind how Dungeons & Dragons is made, former BioWare developers launch tabletop RPG Kickstarter, free RPG Wicked Ones lets you play the monsters, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about an exciting new way to finance adventuring.
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Panayiotis Lines
Shadow of Mogg https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/349661/Shadow-of-Mogg--A-Post-Brexit-RPG?affiliate_id=36142
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News
Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent Kickstarter Launched https://www.enworld.org/threads/auroboros-kickstarter-from-warcraft-devs-has-launched.679598/
Death Knight: 0 Hudson: 1 https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-sad-tale-of-a-heroforge-death-knight.679511/
Wicked Ones RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/wicked-ones-is-a-free-rpg-corebook-where-you-play-the-monsters.679602/
Against the Gods Themselves https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/against-the-gods-themselves
D&D Studio Blog https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-head-talks-future-plans-sort-of.679631/
EN Publishing Gets New Community and Social Media Manager https://enpublishingrpg.com/blogs/news/the-time-for-video-content-is-nigh
Larry Elmore’s The Four Women of Dragonlance https://www.enworld.org/threads/elmores-the-four-women-of-dragonlance-painting-is-finished.679625/
News Digest for the Week of April 23 (Lone Wolf, Legend of the Five Rings new release, Baldur’s Gate Patch) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-23.679658/
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Kickstarters
Orbital Blues https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulmuppet/orbital-blues
The Mysteries of Coral Cove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fabledantics/the-mysteries-of-coral-cove-5e-adventure
The Bleakness https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twistedimage/the-bleakness
Arkelon Chronicles https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wendigoworkshop/arkelon-chronicles
Find out 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-ruins-of-symbaroum-academies-of-the-arcane-tavern-tales-and-more.679580/
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Shadow of Mogg
Shadow of Mogg – A Post Brexit RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/349661/Shadow-of-Mogg--A-Post-Brexit-RPG?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 Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, we look into the origins of Magic Missile.
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Nolan T. Jones, the CEO of Roll20, to talk about the virtual tabletop platform. In the news, a new Unearthed Arcana for Dungeons & Dragons, Matt Colville releases new class, Orr Group stats for Roll20, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about a frustrating divination process we’re all likely very familiar with.
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Nolan T. Jones
Roll 20 https://roll20.net/
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News
Jeff Grubb’s Lost Mystara Book set for Digital Release https://www.enworld.org/threads/jeff-grubbs-lost-mystara-sourcebook-to-be-released.679392/
Unearthed Arcana: Draconic Options https://www.enworld.org/threads/unearthed-arcana-draconic-options.679466/
2.5 Billion Tyrannosaurus Rex Roamed the Earth https://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/25-billion-t-rex-roamed-earth-not-study-finds-rcna694
RPG companies who have made the most on Kickstarter https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-biggest-ttrpg-kickstarter-creators-free-league-is-king.679446/
Matt Colville’s Illrigger Class https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/products/illrigger-class
The Orr Group Stats for Roll20 Q1 2021 https://blog.roll20.net/posts/the-orr-group-industry-report-q1-2021/
News Digest for the Week of April 16 (Paranoia R&D Sourcebook Released) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-16.679498/
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Kickstarters
We Die Young https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ericfrombloatgames/we-die-young-rpg-supernatural-roleplaying-in-the-1990s
Devil Dice Island https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/devildiceisland/devil-dice-island
What a Lovely Adventure https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transparentgms/what-a-lovely-adventure-romantic-lgbtq-one-shot-anthology
The Broken Cask https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shorelessskies/the-broken-cask
Blue Planet Recontact https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875712273/blue-planet-recontact
Keep up to day 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-venture-maidens-blue-planet-we-die-young-and-more.679441/
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Roll20
Roll 20 https://roll20.net/
Roll20 QuantumRoll https://app.roll20.net/home/quantum
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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 Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, are you really playing D&D if you don’t have your branded Drizzt D'Underoos?
Saturday Apr 10, 2021
Saturday Apr 10, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter talk about the Combat Maneuvers from Level Up 5e and EN Publishing’s newest Kickstarter, Here There Be Dragons. In the news, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG available in PDF, Goodman Games reprinting and converting Judges’ Guild’s Dark Tower module, Twilight Imperium getting an RPG, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and two brand new sketches.
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News
Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG Available in PDF https://www.enworld.org/threads/dune-adventures-in-the-imperium-is-now-available.679349/
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #132: Dune RPG with Chris Birch and Andrew Peregrine https://morrus.podbean.com/e/132-dune-rpg-with-chris-birch-and-andrew-peregrine/
News Digest for the Week of April 9 https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-9.679359/ Included stories:
Dark Tower reprint and adaptation for 5e and Dungeon Crawl Classics from Goodman Games
Paizo April Release Schedule
Twilight Imperium RPG Announced
Magic: The Gathering Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Expansion News
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Kickstarters
Death In Space https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cnibl/death-in-space
Sin: A Spire RPG Sourcebook https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/sin-a-spire-rpg-sourcebook
Odd Jobs https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/macguffinandco/odd-jobs-0
Meleeball https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tkorso/meleeball-a-5e-sports-module
Rock & Roll https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rikkig/rock-and-roll-a-quarterly-5e-zine
The Dancer https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joel-maunula/the-dancer-a-martial-and-magical-performer-for-5e
Spears & Spells https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/spears-spells/x/16852354#/
Googly Eye Dice https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theevergreenburrow/googly-eye-dice
Apocalypse 5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mapmage/apocalypse-5e-rpg
Keep up to day 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-death-in-space-sin-affinity-and-more.679271/
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EN Publishing Update
Here There Be Dragons on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/here-there-be-dragons-5-unique-dragons-for-your-5e-game
Level Up 5e Combat Maneuver Playtest https://www.enworld.org/threads/level-up-playtest-document-16-combat-maneuvers.679334/
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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 Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the “Dream Team” of heroes might not be the heroes after all.
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Joel Logan to talk about Hope Not Lost, a cleric solo origin adventure. In the news, a new Dungeons & Dragons Tiamat “miniature” over two feet across, Coyote & Crow one of only seven RPG Kickstarters to break $1 million, Luke Crane resigns from Kickstarter, April Fools RPG shenanigans, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about what you call a dungeonmaster in a game with no dungeon.
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Joel Logan
Hope Not Lost on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ahitgtg/hope-not-lost-a-cleric-solo-origin-adventure-for-5e/description
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News
Tiamat ”Miniature” from WizKids https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizkids-announces-largest-tiamat-miniature-ever.679176/
Luke Crane Resigns from Kickstarter https://www.enworld.org/threads/luke-crane-resigns-from-kickstarter.679113/
Coyote & Crow Joins the $1M TTRPG Club https://www.enworld.org/threads/coyote-crow-joins-the-1m-ttrpg-club.679236/
News Digest for the Week of April 2 (Fallout 2d20 Pre-Order, April Fool’s Jokes) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-2.679240/
Fallout 2d20 RPG Review https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-first-look-at-2d20-fallout-from-modiphius.679224/
Planejammer’s Guide to the Spellscape https://twitter.com/laura_hirsb/status/1377580721116741635
Level Up 5e Playtest: The Herald (the Level Up version of the Paladin) https://www.enworld.org/threads/level-up-playtest-document-15-herald.679222/
Here There Be Dragons from EN Publishing https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/here-there-be-dragons-5-unique-dragons-for-your-5e-game
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Kickstarters
Fly Softly https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flysoftly/fly-softly
Terror of Octobernomicon https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/golden-goblin-press/terrors-of-octobernomicon
Fatum Dark Myths https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fatumcards/fatum-dark-myths-character-creator-deck
Possible Worlds https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1013756372/possible-worlds
Keep up to day 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-legendary-adventures-inferno-trinity-continuum-and-more.679147/
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Hope Not Lost
Hope Not Lost on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ahitgtg/hope-not-lost-a-cleric-solo-origin-adventure-for-5e/description
A Brother Lost on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/149513/A-Brother-Lost-5th-Edition-Compatible?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 Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the Greek alphabet classification system gets put to the test.
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Lachlan Glasby to talk about Expedition: Incredizoology. In the news, Wizards of the Coast has owned D&D longer than TSR did, update on the Dungeons & Dragons television show, Roll20 Mobile in beta testing, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about looking a purchased horse in the flaming hooves.
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Lachlan Glasby
Expedition: Incredizoology on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lachlanglasby/expedition-incredizoology-tabletop-rpg
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News
As of 2021, Wizards of the Coast Has Owned Dungeons & Dragons Longer than TSR https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-has-owned-d-d-longer-than-tsr-did.679032/
Auroborus: Coils of the Serpent Announced from Ex-Blizzard Executives https://www.enworld.org/threads/auroborus-a-mountain-shattering-rock-and-roll-d-d-world-from-wow-developers.679068/
Roll20 Mobile in Beta Testing https://blog.roll20.net/posts/roll20-mobile-is-now-in-beta-for-pro-users/
Inferno – Dante’s Guide to Hell for 5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acherongames/inferno-dantes-guide-to-hell-for-5e
D&D Television Show Update https://www.enworld.org/threads/update-on-d-d-tv-show-underdark-small-6-10-episodes.679057/
Candlekeep Mysteries Author Speaks Out on Wizards of the Coast’s Cuts to Adventure https://www.enworld.org/threads/merged-candlekeep-mysteries-author-speaks-out-on-wotcs-cuts-to-adventure.679056/
News Digest for the Week of March 26 (Critical Role prequel novel, Frame Kickstarter cancelation controversy) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-march-26.679094/
Legendary Adventures https://www.enworld.org/threads/legendary-adventures-epic-5e-kickstarter.679038/
Goodman Games Update of Temple of Elemental Evil Available for Pre-order https://goodman-games.com/blog/2021/01/30/an-update-on-the-temple-of-elemental-evil/
Level Up 5e Warlock Playtest https://www.enworld.org/threads/level-up-playtest-document-14-warlock.679098/
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Kickstarters
Solemn Vale™ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mk-dirtyvortex/solemn-vale
Wisp https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adela/wisp-rpg
Cerebos: The Crystal City https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penguinking/cerebos-the-crystal-city
Dungeon Dangers & Devices https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeshields/dungeon-dangers-and-devices
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-darkest-house-hc-svnt-dracones-2-0-cerebox-and-more.679037/
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Expedition: Incredizoology
Expedition: Incredizoology on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lachlanglasby/expedition-incredizoology-tabletop-rpg
Incredizoology website with Quickstart adventure https://www.incredizoology.com/
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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 Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the DM telegraphs his influence a bit too obviously.