Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk

#95: The Devil's City with Matt Corley

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Matt Corley to talk about his Whispers in the Dark 1880s Lovecraftian Chicago setting and novella, The Devil’s City. In the news, Origins Game Fair postponed, new errata for Dungeons & Dragons, Paizo promises no schedule changes for Pathfinder products, Kickstarter performance under quarantines, Far Verona live stream canceled, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about a starship encountering a new civilization.

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Our Guest

Matt Corley https://www.saturday-morning-scenarios.com/

The Devil’s City: Horror Fiction & 5e Gaming Conjoined https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/37222410/the-devils-city-for-5e

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News

Origins Game Fair Postponed https://www.enworld.org/threads/origins-game-fair-postponed.671415/

Ed Greenwood’s Border Kingdom Released https://www.enworld.org/threads/ed-greenwoods-border-kingdoms-now-available-official.671424/

The Border Kingdoms on DriveThruRPG https://www.dmsguild.com/product/244431/The-Border-Kingdoms-A-Forgotten-Realms-Campaign-Supplement?affiliate_id=36142

New Errata for Player’s Handbook, Out of the Abyss, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-errata-released-for-d-d-phb-oota-xanathar-and-tof.671369/

News Digest for the Week of April 10 (Free D&D products from Wizards of the Coast, Paizo Release Schedule Unchanged and Warehouse Opening) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-10.671421/

News Digest for the Week of April 3 (original story of Far Verona cancellation) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-3.671305/

Adam Koebel’s Twitter Apology https://twitter.com/skinnyghost/status/1246140090436313088

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Kickstarters

CAPERS Offworld https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/capers-offworld-rpg?ref=8h668c

Osziana https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omegadragon/osziana?ref=enworld

Tales of Arcana 5e Race Guide https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toa/tales-of-arcana-5e-5th-edition-race-guide?ref=enworld

Find all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon every week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-tales-of-arcana-the-fantasy-trip-capers-offworld-and-more.671371/

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The Devil’s City

Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/37222410/the-devils-city-for-5e

Whispers in the Dark QuickStart https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299564/Whispers-in-the-Dark-Quickstart-Rules-for-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 #23: Soth vs. Vader

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, two people try to figure out the difference between Lord Soth and Darth Vader.

#94: RPG Superstar and Pathfinder 2e with Owen KC Stephens and Stephen Glicker

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Owen K.C. Stephens and Stephen Glicker to talk about the revival of the RPG Superstar contest, the 52 in 52 promotion from Rogue Genius Games, and Pathfinder 2^nd Edition! In the news, game distributors Alliance and Diamond close operations, Brian Blume passed away, Warhammer 40K: Wrath & Glory preview, April Fools jokes, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about an unusual spell.

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Our Guests

Owen K.C. Stephens https://owenkcstephens.com/

Stephen Glicker http://rollforcombat.com/

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News

Game Distributors Alliance and Diamond Temporarily Closing Operations, RPG Publishers Affected https://www.enworld.org/threads/game-distributors-closing-down-rpg-publishers-affected.671257/

TSR’s Brian Blume Has Passed https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr%E2%80%99s-brian-blume-has-passed.671267/

Warhammer 40K: Wrath & Glory Sneak Peek https://www.enworld.org/threads/take-a-peek-inside-warhammer-40k-wrath-glory.671308/

April Fools Day from EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/its-april-fools-day.671265/

News Digest for the Week of April 3 (more April Fools jokes from around the RPG industry, Conan the Wanderer released) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-april-3.671305/

Dung Monger Base Class from Little Red Goblin Games https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/308350/Dung-Monger-Base-Class?affiliate_id=36142

PONG Quest https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177030/PONG_Quest/

Fading Suns Hits Kickstarter https://www.enworld.org/threads/fading-suns-hits-kickstarter.671202/

TRAILSeeker Winding Down https://www.enworld.org/threads/trailseeker-winding-down.671232/

Xanathar’s Guide to Everything Errata Coming Soon https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/1245363095028948993

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RPG Superstar

RPG Superstar Homepage https://rpgsuperstar.com/

Prizes Offered https://rpgsuperstar.com/pages/current_contest

Full Contest Rules https://rpgsuperstar.com/pages/current_contest

Rogue Genius Games 52 in 52 https://www.opengamingstore.com/products/52-in-52

Roll for Combat Podcasts http://rollforcombat.com/

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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 #22 Adventurer's Helpdesk: The Silent Talking Sword

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, an adventurer is worried about their previously chatty sword suddenly taking silent.

#93: Identeco with Shawn Rourk

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Shawn Rourk to talk about his cyberpunk roleplaying game Identeco. In the news, the Pathfinder 2^nd Edition Beginner Box was announced, ICv2 industry sales numbers for 2019 are in, multiple conventions canceled including PaizoCon, Harlem Unbound 2^nd Edition released, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about a DM struggling for ideas.

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Our Guest

Shawn Rourk http://www.playidenteco.com/

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News

Pathfinder 2^nd Edition Beginner Box Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/pathfinder-beginner-box-in-november.671082/

ICv2 Industry Numbers for 2019 https://www.enworld.org/threads/icv2-reports-23-growth-in-rpgs-in-2019.671113/

PaizoCon 2020 Cancelled https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizocon-2020-is-cancelled.671162/

Dungeons & Dragons Unearthed Arcana https://www.enworld.org/threads/spells-magic-tattoos-new-unearthed-arcana.671163/

Chaosium Releases Basic Role Playing SRD https://www.enworld.org/threads/chaosium-releases-basic-role-playing-srd.671172/

News Digest for the Week of March 27 (product postponements, convention cancelations, Dishonored RPG) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-march-27.671175/

SolSpace: The Spartan Gambit: http://www.woinrpg.com/solspace-the-spartan-gambit

Harlem Unbound 2^nd Edition Released https://www.enworld.org/threads/chaosium-harlem-unbound-2e-chris-spiveys-ennie-winning-game-is-back-and-better.671111/

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Kickstarters

The Ultimate Guide to Hair https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/quantumogrepub/the-ultimate-guide-to-hair

Deep Carbon Observatory Remastered https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gawain/deep-carbon-observatory-remastered

Hidden Oddities: A Guide to Survival https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evaoddveig/hidden-oddities-a-guide-to-survival

Colony: S.A.L.E.M. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/colonysalem/colony-salem-a-tabletop-roleplaying-game

Find all the roleplaying related crowdfunding projects every week with Egg Embry’s Crowdfunding News on EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/crowdfunding-news-the-greatest-thieves-in-lankhmar-monsters-monsters-rpg-and-more.671078/

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Identeco

Identeco Homepage http://www.playidenteco.com/

On DriveThru RPG in PDF (currently half off) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/270049/IDENTECO-Core-Rule-Book?affiliate_id=36142

Order directly in PDF or Hardcover http://www.playidenteco.com/merch.html

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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 #21: Dungeons OR Dragons

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, cutbacks in production force hard choices between Dungeons OR Dragons.

#91: Magonomia with Andrew Gronosky

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Andrew Gronosky from Shewstone Publishing to talk about his new game, Magonomia! In the news, Critical Role cancels broadcasts and multiple conventions postponed or canceled due to Coronavirus, Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount now available, multiple free games and adventures available from publishers to help gaming during self-isolation, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about how much realism you want in your game.

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Our Guest

Andrew Gronosky https://shewstonepublishing.com/

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News

GaryCon Cancelled https://www.enworld.org/threads/garycon-cancelled-because-of-caronavirus-pandemic.670937/

UK Games Expo Delayed https://www.enworld.org/threads/uk-games-expo-delayed-until-august.670997/

News Digest for the Week of March 20 (FnordCon and Adepticon canceled, FFG Organized Play suspended, PaizoCon and Origins still tentatively going forward) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-march-20.671044/

Critical Role Suspends Broadcasts https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-role-suspends-broadcasts.670992/

Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount Now Available https://amzn.to/2Us2J7x

Free Stuff During the Pandemic https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-stuff-during-the-pandemic.670989/

News Digest again (more free products announced since the previous article included) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-march-20.671044/

RPG Superstar 2020 https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-superstar-is-back-but-its-different.670976/

Free Beowulf 5e Adventure https://www.enworld.org/threads/beowulf-5e-the-hermits-sanctuary-free-adventure.670991/

Meet Achilles, Greatest Warrior of the Trojan War https://www.enworld.org/threads/meet-achilles-greatest-warrior-of-the-trojan-war.670999/

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Kickstarters

Beam Saber https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/austinramsaygames/beam-saber

GMD Core RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gmdcorerpg/gmd-core-rpg-relaunch

Find more Kickstarters and other RPG crowdfunding projects every week in Egg Embry’s Crowdfunding News! https://www.enworld.org/threads/crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-beam-saber-the-midnight-world-ascendant-and-more.670948/

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Magonomia

Shewstone Publishing https://shewstonepublishing.com/

Magonomia Starter Rules https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/273361/Magonomia-Starter-Rules?affiliate_id=36142

Magonomia Core Rules on Game On Tabletop https://www.gameontabletop.com/cf297/magonomia-core-rules.html

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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 #20 Edition Wars

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the party welcomes a new player by asking what editions of Caverns & Wyverns he's played with some...concerns.

#91 Professional Dungeon Masters

This week, Morrus and Peter discuss professional Dungeon Masters including a hands-on review of hiring someone to run a Dungeons & Dragons game for you. In the news, Fantasy Flight’s roleplaying games and the Lord of the Rings licenses have both found new homes, new information about Baldur’s Gate 3, the top 5 bestselling RPGs, Origins Award nominees announced, Ed Greenwood returning to write Forgotten Realms, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about how dire a dire badger actually is.

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News

The One Ring/Adventures in Middle-earth License Goes to Free League https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-one-ring-adventures-in-middle-earth-license-goes-to-free-league.670839/

Latest ICv2 Stats Sees Free League’s Alien RPG Sneak into the Top 5 https://www.enworld.org/threads/latest-icv2-stats-sees-free-leagues-alien-rpg-sneak-into-top-5.670845/

News Digest for the Week of March 13 (Baldur’s Gate 3, Chaosium and Chris Spivey part ways on sci-fi RPG, Starfinder FAQ website updated, WizKids Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-march-13.670922/

FFG Star Wars and Other Roleplaying Games Aren’t Going Away After All https://www.enworld.org/threads/ffg-star-wars-other-roleplaying-games-arent-going-away-after-all.670882/

Origins Award Nominees for 2020 https://www.enworld.org/threads/origins-awards-nominees-include-alien-pathfinder-and-more.670904/

Goodman Games Reincarnating X2 Castle Amber https://www.enworld.org/threads/goodman-games-is-reincarnating-castle-amber.670868/

The Troubleshooters: 60’s Cartoon Themed RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-troubleshooters-60s-cartoon-themed-rpg.670889/

Ed Greenwood and Alex Kammer Working on The Border Kingdoms https://www.enworld.org/threads/ed-greenwood-alex-kammer-working-on-the-border-kingdoms.670925/

One Page Adventure: Flight of the Almost Dragons https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-page-adventure-flight-of-the-almost-dragons.670923/

Baldur’s Gate 3 AMA (EN World forum discussion) https://www.enworld.org/threads/baldurs-gate-3-ama.670914/

RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-ptolus-stibbles-codex-of-companions-pasi%C3%B3n-de-las-pasiones-and-more.670804/

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Professional Dungeonmasters

Wired Magazine Article https://www.wired.com/story/its-a-living-meet-one-of-new-yorks-best-professional-dandd-dungeon-masters/

Dungeon Master for Hire Homepage (San Francisco) https://www.sanfranciscodungeonmaster.com/

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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 #19 Adventurer's Helpdesk: Out of NPCs

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the Adventurer's Helpdesk looks to advise an adventurer confused about the increasingly generic names of the NPCs.