Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk

#100: Our 100th Episode with Guests Shane Stacks and Darryl Mott

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Shane Stacks and Darryl Mott to celebrate Episode 100! In the news, D&D meets My Little Pony, PaizoCon Online 2020 Schedule Posted, New Unearthed Arcana, Baldur’s Gate III Announcement Incoming, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about an innovative initiative system!

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Our Guests

Shane Stacks https://shaneplays.com/

Shane Plays on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/goshaneplays

Darryl Mott http://gamerstavernshow.com

Darryl Mott on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/gamerstavernmedia

Darryl Mott on Twitch http://twitch.tv/gamerstavernshow

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News

Dungeons & Dragons gets a My Little Pony Crossover https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-gets-a-my-little-pony-crossover.672019/

Trudving Adventures Announced for 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/riotminds-announces-trudvang-adventures-tabletop-rpg-for-5e.672024/

New Unearthed Arcana Playtest Subclasses for D&D 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/revived-noble-genie-and-archivist-revisited-in-ua.672056/

Twilight 2000 Coming Soon from Free League https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-league-announces-twilight-2000-4th-edition.672077/

Comic Relief D&D Live Stream Archived on YouTube https://www.enworld.org/threads/if-you-missed-comic-relief-playing-d-d-heres-the-video.672094/

Strontium Dog Coming Soon from EN Publishing https://enpublishingrpg.com/collections/judge-dredd-the-worlds-of-2000-ad/products/strontium-dog?variant=30318064009325

One Page Adventure: THUMP THUMP THUMP https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-page-adventure-thump-thump-thump.672074/

News Digest for the Week of May 15 (Baldur’s Gate III announcement, PaizoCon Online 2020 Schedule posted, Alliance Game Distributor Resuming Operations) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-may-15.672108/

Night Mode Toggle for EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/try-out-this-new-toggle.672112/

Itch.io Tabletop Roleplaying Games https://itch.io/physical-games/genre-rpg/tag-tabletop-rpg

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Kickstarters

Wickedness https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nightlingbug/wickedness

Skull Diggers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1552912590/skull-diggers

Ekphrastic Beasts https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/janaka/ekphrastic-beasts

Find more RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon every week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-m20-technocracy-reloaded-d-d-online-summer-camp-and-more.672008/

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Thank you everyone for listening these 100 episodes!

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Kickstarter News Column used for the Kickstarter Game: Egg Embry

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

Please support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus

Sketch #28: Monster Psychiatrist: Dread Gazeebo

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the Monster Psychiatrist gets a visit from the Dread Gazeebo.

#99: How an RPG Gets Made

This week, Morrus and Peter talk about how a roleplaying game gets made, from the initial pitch to a publisher all the way through writing, editing, art, layout, and getting the final printed book in your hand along with tips on how to get into the industry. In the news, D&D’s Mythic Odyssey of Theros delayed, Kickstarter laid off half its staff, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar released, news on the Dungeons & Dragons movie, and more! Plus a brand new sketch featuring the origin of a classic spell name.

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News

Mythic Odysseys of Theros Delayed https://www.enworld.org/threads/mythic-odysseys-of-theros-delayed.671904/

Ancient Adventures, a Greek-themed sourcebook and setting for 5e, released https://www.enworld.org/threads/ancient-adventures-is-another-option-for-d-d-ancient-greece.671891/

Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound Collector’s Edition Cover Reveal https://www.enworld.org/threads/take-a-look-at-the-age-of-sigmar-soulbound-collectors-edition.671916/

Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound Released in PDF with Print Pre-Orders Open https://www.enworld.org/threads/warhammers-age-of-sigmar-soulbound-is-here.671956/

D&D Beyond’s Top 10 Fighter Subclasses https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-ds-top-10-fighter-subclasses-revealed.671925/

Roll20’s Latest Report Shows Growth Everywhere https://www.enworld.org/threads/roll20s-latest-report-shows-growth-everywhere.671944/

Joe Manganiello’s D&D Game Highlighted by Variety Magazine https://www.enworld.org/threads/joe-manganiellos-d-d-campaign-includes-a-game-of-thrones-creator-vince-vaughn.671951/

Pre-Order the Altered Carbon RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/pre-order-the-altered-carbon-rpg.671975/

News Digest for the Week of May 8 (D&D movie news) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-may-8.671974/

Kickstarter Laid Off Half Its Staff https://www.enworld.org/threads/kickstarter-is-losing-nearly-half-it%E2%80%99s-staff.671887/

Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News (including a brief interview with Luke Crane from Kickstarter on the state of RPG crowdfunding projects) https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-torchbearer-dragon-fighters-terrain-books-and-more.671914/

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Kickstarters

Torchbearer 2^nd Edition https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burningwheel/torchbearer-2nd-edition

New Dungeon Craft Series – Terrain Books for D&D https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeoncraft/new-dungeon-craft-series-two-new-terrain-books-for-dandd

NPC Portraits Decks https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inkwellideas/npc-portraits-decks-adventurers-townsfolk-and-hirelings

Dragon Fighters: Advanced Musha Shugyo RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeon6/dragon-fighters-advanced-musha-shugyo-rpg

Vala the Beast Heart https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ashcancomicspub/vala-the-beast-heart-chapter-one

Grimmsgate https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/grimmsgate#/

Kids & Dragons https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kidsdragons/kids-and-dragons

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Kickstarter News Column used for the Kickstarter Game: Egg Embry

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

Please support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus

Sketch #27: Wrong Character for the Campaign

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the player doesn't quite have the right character concepts for the campaign

#98: Exploration in Fantasy Roleplaying

This week, Morrus and Peter talk about Peter’s upcoming book about the underutilized third pillar of Dungeons & Dragons 5e: Exploration. In the news, a new head of Dungeons & Dragons, Gen Con events delayed, UK Games Expo Cancelled, Alien RPG Starter Set Pre-Orders, Comic Relief to play D&D, Temple of Elemental Evil Reincarnated, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about showing your love of D&D via merchandising.

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News

Modiphius Gave Away John Carter of Mars RPG for Last Week of April (no longer available) https://www.enworld.org/threads/modiphius-giving-away-john-carter-of-mars.671718/

Temple of Elemental Evil Reincarnated https://www.enworld.org/threads/temple-of-elemental-evil-is-the-next-original-adventures-reincarnated.671689/

Echo Knight is Wildemount’s Most Popular Subclass https://www.enworld.org/threads/echo-knight-is-wildemounts-most-popular-subclass.671720/

Wildemount: Dark Star Free Adventure from D&D Beyond https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/751-wildemount-dark-star

UK Games Expo Canceled https://www.enworld.org/threads/uk-games-expo-2020-cancelled.671740/

PaizoCon Online 2020 https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizocon-online-coming-in-may.671749/

Gen Con Event Registration Delayed https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-event-registration-delayed.671829/

Alien RPG Starter Set & Colonial Marines Adventure Pre-Order https://www.enworld.org/threads/alien-rpg-pre-order-starter-set-colonial-marines-adventure.671722/

Gale Force Nine Alien Board Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256852/aliens-another-glorious-day-corps

Comic Relief Plays D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/comic-relief-plays-d-d.671816/

D&D Twitch Page https://www.twitch.tv/dnd

Tiltify Page for Comic Relief Plays D&D https://tiltify.com/@comic-relief-plays-dungeons-dragons/crplaysdnd

Ray Winninger New Head of Dungeons & Dragons https://www.enworld.org/threads/ray-winninger-is-head-of-d-d-rpg-team-mike-mearls-no-longer-works-on-rpg.671785/

Lyonesse RPG Based on the Works of Jack Vance https://www.enworld.org/threads/lyonesse-is-now-available.671835/

Trailer for Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters https://www.enworld.org/threads/check-out-this-trailer-for-mythological-figures-maleficent-monsters.671690/

The Fumble: Shane Stack’s satirical column on tabletop RPGs https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-fumble-game-master-secretly-plotting-against-online-players-who-dont-use-their-mute-button.671766/

Epic Monsters: Karkaddan https://www.enworld.org/threads/epic-monsters-karkaddan.671742/

Jonathan Tweet on Alignment in D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/alignment-in-d-d.671817/

Game Design Masterclass: Going Diceless https://www.enworld.org/threads/game-design-masterclass-going-diceless.670334/

Streaming Video for Tabletop Ranked https://www.enworld.org/threads/streaming-video-for-tabletop-games-ranked.671682/

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Kickstarters

Deadlands: The Weird West https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/deadlands-the-weird-west

Brancalonia https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acherongames/brancalonia-the-spaghetti-fantasy-rpg

Iopos: Lair of Deceit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/783548120/earthdawn-4th-edition-iopos-lair-of-deceit

Sunken Dungeon: D&D + Coloring https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andhegames/sunken-dungeon-a-colorable-rpg-the-cloud-dungeon-2

Dungeons Your Party Will Die For https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laidbackdm/dungeons-your-party-will-die-for

The Sickest Witch Solo Story Mode https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/justinsirois/sickest-witch-solo-story-mode-and-print-play

Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-deadlands-brancalonia-earthdawn-and-more.671710/

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Kickstarter News Column used for the Kickstarter Game: Egg Embry

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

Please support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus

Sketch #26: That One Player

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, we run into that one player we ALL know who takes...just...a...bit..too...much...time...taking...their...turn...

#97: Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, and Rogue Trooper with Mark Langworthy

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Mark Langworthy to talk about his RPG Devil’s Run along with a lot of information about Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Rogue Trooper, and the rest of the 2000AD line! In the news, Baldur’s Gate III Early Access coming this year, Harry Potter-inspired RPG Kids on Brooms coming soon, New Paizo convention in Europe, and more! Plus a new sketch about the effectiveness of walls against a goblin siege and Our Favorite Game in All the World!

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Our Guest

Mark Langworthy https://red-scar.com/games/devilsrunrpg/

Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD https://www.worldsof2000adrpg.com/about

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News

Baldur’s Gate III Early Access This Year (possibly as soon as this summer) https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-everything-we-know/

Kids on Brooms: Potteresque RPG from the Makers of Kids on Bikes https://www.enworld.org/threads/kids-on-brooms-potteresque-rpg-from-the-makers-of-kids-on-bikes.671628/

Kickstarter for Deadlands: The Wild West Funded https://www.enworld.org/threads/kickstarter-for-deadlands-the-weird-west-funded.671627/

Tabletop Playground Free Beta https://www.enworld.org/threads/tabletop-playground-free-beta-new-rival-to-tabletop-simulator.671629/

Infinity: Paradiso from Modiphius Released https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/310641/Infinity-Paradiso?affiliate_id=36142

News Digest for the Week of April 24 (Paizo Francia, Diamond Restarting Shipments, Florida Man Arrested for Running Game Store Against Quarantine Orders, and more) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-24.671674/

Torchbearer 2^nd Edition Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burningwheel/torchbearer-2nd-edition

Dungeon & Dragons Best Year Ever (Logan’s Run Edition) https://www.geeknative.com/72496/this-is-what-dds-best-year-looks-like-infographic/

EN World Demographic Comparison to D&D’s https://www.enworld.org/threads/comparing-en-worlds-demographics-to-the-d-d-communitys.671691/

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Kickstarters

MÖRK BORG CULT: FERETORY https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jnohr/mork-borg-cult-feretory

Lost Menagerie https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lost-menagerie#/

The Twilight Dream https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/434622949/the-twilight-dream-a-5th-edition-setting

Fireball https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fireballrpg/fireball-role-playing-simplified-and-in-your-phone

Find all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon each week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-m%C3%96rk-borg-cult-h%C3%A2rnmaster-tiny-taverns-and-more.671598/

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Devil’s Run Update and Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD

Devil’s Run on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/306207/Devils-Run-the-Roleplaying-Game-2d20SWADE?affiliate_id=36142

Strontium Dog Sneak Peak https://enpublishingrpg.com/blogs/news/strontium-dog-sneak-peek

EN Publishing Blog https://enpublishingrpg.com/blogs/news

The Day the Law Died Cover Reveal https://enpublishingrpg.com/blogs/news/judicial-interlude

Rogue Trooper Announcement https://www.enworld.org/threads/announcing-strontium-dog-and-rogue-trooper.665821/

Warlord Games Strontium Dog Miniatures https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/strontium-dog

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Kickstarter News Column used for the Kickstarter Game: Egg Embry

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

Please support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus

Sketch #25: Bearowl

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the party comes across a fearsome new and imaginative creature...

#96: Ancestry Awakened for 5e with Tim Gonzalez

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Tim Gonzalez of Pirate Gonzalez Games to talk about his 5e sourcebook coming soon to Kickstarter, Ancestry Awakened and how it overhauls the race/ancestry system. In the news, Psionics are back for a second time in Dungeons & Dragons via Unearthed Arcana, Warhammer 40,000: Wrath & Glory hits digital shelves, huge uptick in Fantasy Grounds usage, The Yellow King is here, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about using bad guys to fight bad guys.

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Our Guest

Tim Gonzalez https://www.pirategonzalezgames.com/

Get notified when Ancestry Awakened goes live on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676433660/ancestry-awakened-5e

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News

Unearthed Arcana Revisits Psionics https://www.enworld.org/threads/unearthed-arcana-revisits-psionics.671506/

Warhammer 40,000: Wrath & Glory Released https://www.enworld.org/threads/wh40k-wrath-glory-is-here.671536/

Look Inside Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulboud https://www.enworld.org/threads/look-inside-warhammer-age-of-sigmar-soulbound.671485/

Fantasy Grounds Stats Show Massive Pandemic Bump https://www.enworld.org/threads/fantasy-grounds-stats-show-massive-pandemic-bump.671486/

The Yellow King RPG Has Arrived https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-yellow-king-rpg-has-arrived.671523/

War of the Burning Sky Part 8: O, Wintry Song of Agony Released for 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/o-wintry-song-of-agony.671471/

Epic Monsters: Lucifer III, Lord of Hell https://www.enworld.org/threads/epic-monsters-lucifer-iii-lord-of-hell.671480/

Exploring Eberron Cover Reveal https://www.enworld.org/threads/exploring-eberron-cover.671484/

News Digest for the Week of April 17 (Pathfinder and Starfinder plushies coming soon, Modiphius new releases) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-17.671551/

Ultimate Spheres of Power Review https://www.enworld.org/threads/ultimate-spheres-of-power-review.670817/

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Kickstarters

Tails of the City https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silvergamesllc/tails-of-the-city

Stranded https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaced/stranded-2

Find all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon every week with Egg Embry’s Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-galaxies-in-peril-fantasy-city-sites-and-scenes-and-more.671499/

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Ancestry Awakened

Kickstarter Page – Sign up to be notified when it goes live https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676433660/ancestry-awakened-5e

Tim Gonzalez on DM’s Guild https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Timothy%20Gonzalez&affiliate_id=36142

Archive of Magic Items for 5e https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/237328/Archive-of-Magic-Items-5e?affiliate_id=36142

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Kickstarter News Column used for the Kickstarter Game: Egg Embry

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

Please support the show on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus

Sketch #24: ROLEplay vs ROLLplay

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a DM takes the idea of "ROLEplay not ROLLplay" a bit too far...