Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk

Sketch #9: Adventurer's Helpdesk Edition Change

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the Adventurer's Helpdesk deals with some odd changes happening to a party.

#75: Making Star Wars, Starfinder, Pathfinder, D&D, and More with Owen K.C. Stephens

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by the prolific game designer Owen K.C. Stephens to talk about the gaming industry and the many products he’s worked on including Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Starfinder, Star Wars, and many more. In the news, another D&D charity product, Eberron: Rising from the Last War released, huge Humble Bundle for Pathfinder, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

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Our Guest

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

Patreon https://www.patreon.com/OwenKCStephens

Rogue Genius Games https://www.roguegeniusgames.com/

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News

“Adventure with Muk” D&D Charity Activity Book https://www.enworld.org/threads/adventure-with-muk-is-another-d-d-extra-life-charity-release.668626/

Rick and Morty D&D Starter Set https://amzn.to/2OchnxY

When Brands Play Games (EN World article on tabletop RPGs as a mainstream marketing tool from October 18) https://www.enworld.org/threads/when-brands-play-games.668070/

Eberron: Rising from the Last War Released https://www.enworld.org/threads/eberron-is-here-today.668649/

Arcane Propulsion Arm Preview https://www.enworld.org/threads/go-go-gadget-arm-eberron-preview.668634/

Keith Baker’s Exploring Eberron https://www.enworld.org/threads/keith-baker-exploring-eberron.668667/

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Comics Cache Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-comics-cache-books?partner=gamerstavern&charity=1326853

Andy Peregrine Confirmed as Dune Line Manager https://www.enworld.org/threads/andy-peregrine-confirmed-as-dune-line-manager.668648/

Modiphius Jobs Page https://www.modiphius.com/jobs.html

The Fumble: RPG Publisher MoreDiceForUs Acquires RPG Publisher MoreDiceForUs (Parody column by Shane Stacks) https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-fumble-rpg-publisher-morediceforus-acquires-rpg-publisher-morediceforus.668645/

Starfinder Starship Operations Manual Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/starship-operations-manual-announced.668714/

News Digest for the Week of November 22 (Baldur’s Gate News) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-november-22.668694/

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Kickstarters

The Island of Sina Una (IndieGoGo) https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-islands-of-sina-una-philippines-ttrpg-book#/

Lightning War https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mistersandman/lightning-war

Find more RPG Crowdfunding projects in the RPG Crowdfunding News column on EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-the-islands-of-sina-una-traveller-torg-cyberpapacy-mummy-and-more.668650/

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Owen K.C. Stephens

Blog https://owenkcstephens.com/

Patreon https://www.patreon.com/OwenKCStephens

Rogue Genius Games https://www.roguegeniusgames.com/

From the Freelancing Frontline: The Beginning https://www.enworld.org/threads/from-the-freelancing-frontline-the-beginning.668158/

From the Freelancing Frontline: From Hobby to Career https://www.enworld.org/threads/from-the-freelancing-frontline-%E2%80%93-from-hobby-to-career.668202/

Know Direction: Beyond Podcast http://knowdirectionpodcast.com/category/podcasts/know-direction-beyond/

52-in-52 Free Teaser https://www.opengamingstore.com/collections/rogue-genius-games/products/52-in-52-free-teaser

52-in-52 Preorder and Megabundle https://www.opengamingstore.com/collections/rogue-genius-games/products/52-in-52-preorder-and-bonus-megabundle

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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

Sketch #8: You Call That a Quest?!

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, an adventurer tries to find adventure and glory from a questgiver and definitely does not find the latter.

#74: News Roundup: D&D, Critical Role, Eberron, Star Wars, and more!

This week, Morrus and Peter are back on their new regular day with all the news from the past week! D&D Unearthed Arcana, Critical Role signs with Amazon, Eberron: Rising from the Last War news, classic Eberron bundles, the Rick and Morty Starter Set, new charity D&D adventures, lots of new minis, new previews from Star Wars and Legend of the Five Rings, and a whole lot more plus a brand new sketch!

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News

Unearthed Arcana: 43 D&D Class Feature Variants https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-ua-43-d-d-class-feature-variants.668349/

News Digest for the Week of November 15, which covered Chris Perkins’s tweet about Curse of Strahd, the classic Eberron sourcebook bundles on DriveThruRPG, Warhammer 40K Wrath & Glory Art Preview, WizKids Miniatures, Legend of the Five Rings: Path of Waves preview, Genesys Expanded Player’s Guide preview https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-november-15.668561/

Critical Role to Amazon Prime https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-role-amazon-orders-2-seasons-of-the-legend-of-vox-machina.668369/

Eberron: Rising from the Last War Table of Contents https://www.enworld.org/threads/eberron-rising-from-the-last-war-table-of-contents.668551/

Rick and Morty Starter Set https://www.enworld.org/threads/rick-morty-starter-set-pre-orders.668496/

Dungeons & Dragons Adventure “Infernal Machine Rebuild” to Benefit Extra Life Charity https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-releases-new-adventure-for-charity.668532/

Your bimonthly “D&D Is Going Mainstream” article from a major news outlet, this time the New York Times…again. https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-in-the-mainstream-again.668560/

Gem Dragons Are Officially Back https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-gem-dragons-are-officially-back.668530/

D&D Anniversary Sapphire Dice Set for $299.99 https://www.enworld.org/threads/299-d-d-anniversary-sapphire-dice.668498/

D&D Infernal Font for $10 for Extra Life https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-infernal-font-for-10-for-extra-life.668438/

Voices of Heresy Bundle on Humble Bundle (Audiobooks and audio dramas set in the Warhammer 40K universe) https://www.humblebundle.com/books/voices-heresy-black-library-books?partner=gamerstavern&charity=1326853

Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD Cursed Earth and Poster Map https://www.enworld.org/threads/available-now-judge-dredd-the-cursed-earth-cursed-earth-poster-map.668497/

RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-vaesen-deadlands-lost-colony-and-more.668466/

Playtest for Pathfinder 2^nd Edition Advanced Class Guide Open https://www.enworld.org/threads/playtest-four-new-pathfinder-2e-classes.668402/

News Digest for the Week of November 8, which contains coverage of the Star Wars Starships and Speeders https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-november-8.668428/

Dragonmeet is Coming! Saturday, November 30 at the Novotel London West https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragonmeet-is-coming.668401/

Elder Brains and Stalagmites: New D&D Minis from WizKids (yes, more minis) https://www.enworld.org/threads/elder-brains-stalagmites-new-d-d-minis.668341/

AD&D and Basic D&D Sales Figures from TSR https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-sales-of-d-d-vs-ad-d-vs-ad-d-2nd-edition.668409/

War of the Burning Sky 5e #7: Trial of Echoed Souls https://www.enworld.org/threads/war-of-the-burning-sky-5e-7-trial-of-echoed-souls.668448/

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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

Sketch #7: King Arthur and the Bridgekeeper

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, King Arthur faces the questions of the Bridgekeeper.

Sketch #6: Interview with Malach the Maleficent

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, our first full interview with the dreaded Malach the Maleficent.

#73 Judge Dredd The Cursed Earth with Marc Langworthy

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Marc Langworthy, Line Developer of Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD to talk about the new Judge Dredd book, The Cursed Earth! In the news, Wizards of the Coast has a new survey for D&D, a new D&D video game on its way, Pathfinder 2^nd Edition gets its first errata, Call of Cthulhu jumps to second place in Roll20 user statistics, the original Forgotten Realms map, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

Note: Beginning next week, Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk will be moving to the weekends! The new schedule will be classic sketch re-runs on Wednesday, a new Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk overnight on Saturday, and the Patreon Bonus Content episode on Monday.

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Our Guest – Marc Langworthy

Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD https://enpublishingrpg.com/collections/judge-dredd-the-worlds-of-2000-ad

Red Scar Publishing https://red-scar.com/

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News

Wizards of the Coast Asks What Makes You Play Dungeons & Dragons https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-asks-what-makes-you-play-dungeons-and-dragons.668236/

New D&D Video Game, Wizards of the Coast Purchases Tuque Games https://www.enworld.org/threads/brand-new-d-d-video-game-from-wotcs-new-acquisition-tuque-games.668247/

Pathfinder 2^nd Edition Errata https://www.enworld.org/threads/pathfinder-2e-official-errata-document.668270/

Roll20 User Statistics for Third Quarter 2019 https://www.enworld.org/threads/call-of-cthulhu-leaps-to-2nd-place-in-orr-group-report.668294/

Vampire: Fall of London Cover Reveal https://www.enworld.org/threads/vampire-fall-of-london-cover-unveiled.668295/

Ed Greenwood’s Original Map for Forgotten Realms https://www.enworld.org/threads/ed-greenwoods-original-forgotten-realms-map.668302/

UK Games Expo to Launch Industry Conference in 2021 https://www.enworld.org/threads/uk-games-expo-to-launch-games-industry-conference-in-2021.668308/

Comparing Giant Sizes https://www.enworld.org/threads/comparing-giant-sizes.668304/

New D&D Miniatures from WizKids https://www.enworld.org/threads/elder-brains-stalagmites-new-d-d-minis.668341/

Matt Colville’s Kingdoms & Warfare Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/255133215/kingdoms-warfare-and-more-minis?ref=enworld

Starfinder Character Operations Manual https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-look-inside-starfinders-character-operations-manual.668342/

DriveThruRPG Security Breach – Change Your Passwords! https://www.enworld.org/threads/change-your-dtrpg-password-now.668281/

News Digest for the Week of November 1^st (Baldur’s Gate III Preview Image) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-november-1.668300/

Devil’s Run https://red-scar.com/games/devilsrunrpg/

Kings of War https://red-scar.com/games/kings-of-war-rpg/

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Kickstarters

GrymmWorld https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2cgaming/grymmworld-a-5th-edition-fairy-tale-setting-by-grant-ellis

Arcana Academy https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tabletopcrow/arcana-academy

Vast Kaviya https://www.gameontabletop.com/cf78/vast-kaviya.html

Find more crowdfunding news every week in the RPG Crowdfunding News column on EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-–-corpus-malicious-doikayt-arcana-academy-and-more.668242/

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The Cursed Earth

Pre-order Page https://enpublishingrpg.com/products/judge-dredd-the-cursed-earth

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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

Sketch #5: Adventurer's Helpdesk - Gelatinous Cube

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the Adventurer's Helpdesk fields a call from an adventurer facing an invisible foe.

#72 Dungeons & Dragons and the Satanic Panic

This week, Morrus and Peter spend this Halloween season looking at the scariest time for roleplaying, the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. In the news, Tyranny of Dragons reprinted for D&D, Vampire: The Masquerade miniatures, Strange New Worlds released for Star Trek Adventures, a one-page random dungeon generator, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

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News

The Return of the Tyranny of Dragons: First Impressions https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-return-of-tyranny-of-dragons-first-impressions.668107/

New Professional Magazine from GAMA, Around the Table https://www.enworld.org/threads/around-the-table-is-gamas-new-tabletop-professional-magazine.668129/

Modiphius to Produce Vampire: The Masquerade Miniatures https://www.enworld.org/threads/modiphius-to-produce-vampire-the-masquerade-miniatures.668130/

Era: Lost Legend – A Final Fantasy Inspired RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-lost-legend-a-final-fantasy-inspired-rpg?ref=enworld

Kingdoms, Warfare, and More Minis from Matt Colville https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/255133215/kingdoms-warfare-and-more-minis?ref=enworld

One Page Random Dungeon Generator https://www.enworld.org/threads/generate-a-one-page-dungeon-with-one-click.668131/

Hasbro Gaming Down 17%, D&D Remains Bright Spot https://www.enworld.org/threads/hasbro-gaming-down-17-but-d-d-remains-bright-spot.668157/

Strange New Worlds: 9 New Adventures for Star Trek https://www.enworld.org/threads/strange-new-worlds-9-adventures-for-star-trek-rpg.668168/

Which Ability Score Would You Increase to 18 In Real Life? https://www.enworld.org/threads/which-ability-score-would-you-like-to-increase-to-18-in-real-life.668084/

Owen K.C. Stephens: From the Freelancing Frontline: The Beginning https://www.enworld.org/threads/from-the-freelancing-frontline-the-beginning.668158/

Jim Ward: Demons & Devils, NOT! https://www.enworld.org/threads/jim-ward-demons-devils-not.666876/

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Kickstarters

Moth Children https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cosmicmirrorgames/moth-children

The Legend of Gimcrack Jack https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2kingsgames/the-legend-of-gimcrack-jack-family-rpg-adventure-book

Wolves of God https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1637945166/wolves-of-god-adventures-in-dark-ages-england

Find more projects every week in EN World’s RPG Crowdfunding News by Egg Embry https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-haunted-west-wolves-of-god-ross-rifles-and-more.668128/

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Satanic Panic

Wikipedia Article on D&D Religions Objections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_controversies#Religious_objections

Wikipedia Article on Satanic Panic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_ritual_abuse

Wikipedia Article on James Dallas Egbert III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dallas_Egbert_III

Wikipedia Article on William Dear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dear_(detective)

“The Truth About the Dungeon Master Who Disappeared in the Steam Tunnels” from Boingboing https://boingboing.net/2014/11/11/the-truth-about-the-dungeon-ma.html

Lieth Von Stein Murder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lieth_Von_Stein

Mazes and Monsters (1982) https://amzn.to/2Nm3FXL

“How D&D Writers Fought the Satanic Panic” from Geek & Sundry https://geekandsundry.com/how-dd-writers-fought-the-satanic-panic/

Clip from a television show on D&D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL7lEwD1uGI

Patricia Pulling and B.A.D.D. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Pulling

The Pulling Report by Michael A. Stackpole http://www.rpgstudies.net/stackpole/pulling_report.html

“Is Dungeons & Dragons Evil?” Segment from 60 Minutes with Gary Gygax https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yShqF1YSfDs

“Dark Dungeons” by Jack Chick https://imgur.com/gallery/e66Sx

Dark Dungeons: The Movie (2014) http://www.darkdungeonsthemovie.com/

“Minister Sees Threat of Witchcraft in School” on Rev. Jon Quigley, Seattle Times 1985 https://iw.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=news/0EB53133975E4BC4&f=basic

Jim Ward: Demons & Devils, NOT! https://www.enworld.org/threads/jim-ward-demons-devils-not.666876/

“Questions and Answers About Role-Playing Games” by Loren K. Wiseman and Michael A. Stackpole (GAMA, 1991) http://www.theescapist.com/archive-gamapamphlet.htm

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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

Sketch #4: Dalek Voight-Kampff Test

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, a Dalek takes the Voight-Kampff test.