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
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
This week, Morrus and Peter take a spoiler-free look at the new Dungeons & Dragons adventure, Descent Into Avernus! In the news, new D&D spell effect minis from WizKids, Eberron DM screen and maps from Gale Force 9, a map of Middle Earth for The One Ring – Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, a map of 2000AD’s Cursed Earth for Judge Dredd, and more! Plus a brand new sketch, Our Favorite Game in All the World, and several cameos from Morrus’ dog, Hudson!
Editor’s Note: I tried to cut down on the dog barking in the episode as much as possible, but Hudson would not be silenced and wanted his voice heard on the doggo perspective on Modiphius’s new license acquisitions. Just note that there is a lot of dog barking in the episode.
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News
WizKids Spell Effects Minis for D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/spell-effects-minis-coming-from-wizkids.667996/
Gale Force 9 Eberron Accessories https://www.enworld.org/threads/heres-the-stuff-gale-force-9-is-releasing-for-eberron.667994/
The 2019 Great Blog Roll Call https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-2019-great-blog-roll-call.668036/
Gorgeous New Map of Middle Earth for The One Ring RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/look-at-this-gorgeous-map-for-the-one-ring-2e.668046/
Modiphius to Produce Homeworld RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/modiphius-to-produce-homeworld-rpg.668052/
Cursed Earth Map for Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD https://www.enworld.org/threads/check-out-this-map-of-judge-dredds-cursed-earth.668077/
New Unearthed Arcana for Dungeons & Dragons https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-unearthed-arcana-rune-knight-swarmkeeper-the-revived.668050/
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Kickstarters
The Nuadan Chronicles https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nuadanchronicles/the-nuadan-chronicles-an-electro-fantasy-tabletop-rpg
A Complete Guide to Nautical Campaigns https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guysclanders/a-complete-guide-to-nautical-campaigns
Visigoths vs Mall Goths https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luciankahn/visigoths-vs-mall-goths
Mind more RPG crowdfunding projects every week from Egg Embry in the EN World Crowdfunding News! https://www.enworld.org/threads/crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-agon-deep-magic-reclaimer-visigoths-vs-mall-goths-and-more.667933/
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Descent Into Avernus
Descent Into Avernus on Amazon https://amzn.to/35W4MFX
Baldur’s Gate III https://baldursgate3.game/
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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
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, Dr. Blakemore, Monster Psychiatrist, deals with an orc that has anger management issues.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
This week, Morrus is joined by Shane Stacks while Peter is on holiday to talk about all the wacky, silly, and over-the-top rules exploits in Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Shadowrun, and other roleplaying games. In the news, Fantasy Ground Usage Report released, Vast Kaviya crowdfunding effort is live, Paizo releases Monster and NPC creation rules ahead of Gamemastery Guide, Chaosium giving away free adventures for October, and more! Plus a brand new sketch and Our Favorite Game in All the World.
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Our Guest
Shane Stacks https://shaneplays.com/
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News
Fantasy Grounds Usage Report https://www.enworld.org/threads/fantasy-grounds-top-rpgs-last-12-months.667823/
Vast Kaviya on GameOnTabletop https://www.gameontabletop.com/cf78/vast-kaviya.html
Vast Kaviya Live Stream Archive with Shane Stacks and Mike Myler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUzRuwgJQik
Tales from the Loop Free for One Day (Offer Expired) https://www.enworld.org/threads/tales-from-the-loop-is-free-for-one-day-only.667907/
RPG PDFs for Phones from Drive Thru http://www.rpgnews.com/amp-and-drivethrurpg-create-a-revolutionary-rpg-format/
Gamemastery Guide Monster/NPC Creation Rules for Pathfinder 2e https://paizo.com/products/btq021ct?Gamemastery-Guide-Monster-and-Hazard-Creation
Paizo Hires New Staff https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sgys?Paizo-People-Celebrating-Staffing-Additions
Jim Ward on SSI and Dungeons & Dragons https://www.enworld.org/threads/jim-ward-ssi-dungeons-dragons-and-the-computer-industry.666874/
Five Free Chaosium Adventures to Honor Greg Stafford https://www.enworld.org/threads/download-greg-staffords-the-quest-of-the-red-blade.667901/
Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit (DriveThruRPG) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/279014/Cyberpunk-Red-Jumpstart-Kit?affiliate_id=36142
Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit (Amazon) https://amzn.to/2qgbxSJ
EN Publishing Website https://enpublishingrpg.com/
1 Page Adventures from EN Publishing https://www.patreon.com/1pa/posts
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Kickstarters
Little Monster Detectives https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nosolorol/little-monster-detectives
Heart: The City Beneath https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/heart-the-city-beneath
Find more RPG crowdfunding projects on EN World’s weekly Crowdfunding News column https://www.enworld.org/threads/crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-root-under-hollow-hills-3pp-pathfinder-2e-products-and-more.667827/
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Funny Rules Exploits
Taking Rules to Their Logical Extremes Thread on EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/taking-rules-to-their-illogical-extremes.667752/
What’s Your Favorite Way to Abuse In-Game Rules on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/wasxl/whats_your_favorite_way_to_abuse_in_game_rules/
Peasant Railgun http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?523335-The-Peasant-Railgun
Bag of Rats https://dungeons.fandom.com/wiki/Bag_of_rats
Locate City Nuke http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?238254-Locate-city-bomb
Pun-Pun https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Pun-Pun_(3.5e_Optimized_Character_Build)
Shadowrun’s Pornomancer http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=36519
15 Million Gold Per Day https://1d4chan.org/wiki/15,000,000_Gold_a_Day
Minimal Disguise https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/disguise
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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
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, an adventurer keeps barking up the wrong tree looking for a quest.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
This week, Morrus is joined by Shane Stacks and Matt Barton to talk about their book, Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games! In the news, The World of Farland has a new release, Ulisses North America purchases rights to Space: 1889, new Unearthed Arcana, Wendy’s releases a tabletop RPG, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!
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Our Guests
Shane Stacks https://shaneplays.com/
Matt Barton https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE98xefVUXmbvQfe-wNS8oA
Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition https://amzn.to/30YPJra
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News
World of Farland for D&D 5e Released https://www.enworld.org/threads/world-of-farland-now-embraces-asian-african-and-indian-cultures.667728/
Feast of Legends RPG from Wendy’s https://www.enworld.org/threads/feast-of-legends-is-a-tabletop-rpg-produced-by-wendys.667768/
Ulisses North America Acquires Space 1889 https://www.geeknative.com/68758/ulisses-north-america-acquires-space-1889/
Timeline Tree of Tabletop Roleplaying Games https://github.com/pmartinolli/TTTTRPG
Solasta: Crown of the Magister Demo (available until October 18) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/
Unearthed Arcana Playtest Options for Dungeons & Dragons https://www.enworld.org/threads/unearthed-arcana-cleric-druid-wizard-options.667770/
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Kickstarters
Deviant: The Renegades https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/deviant-the-renegades-a-tabletop-roleplaying-game?ref=enworld
Capers Covert RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/capers-covert-rpg?ref=enworld
Harold the Halfling’s Herbology Handbook: Fantastic Flora https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepdungeongames/harold-the-halflings-herbology-handbook-fantastic-flora?ref=enworld
Plunderlings https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lonecoconut/plunderlings?ref=enworld
WyrdScouts https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gandersnitch/scouts-of-the-wyrdwood-forest-relaunch?ref=enworld
Find more crowdfunding news every week on EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-deviant-the-renegades-scarred-lands-hyper-light-drifter-the-lovecraft-country-holiday-collection-and-more.667741/
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Dungeons and Desktops
On Amazon: https://amzn.to/32991vL
Jim Ward on the SSI D&D Video Games https://www.enworld.org/threads/jim-ward-ssi-dungeons-dragons-and-the-computer-industry.666874/
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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
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, an adventurer enters a shop looking to buy a polearm.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Chris Spivey to talk about his new weird west game on Kickstarter now, Haunted West. In the news, a new Dungeons & Dragons race available for charity, Robotech RPG available for pre-order, Eberron: Rising from the Last War preview, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!
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Our Guest
Chris Spivey http://www.darkerhuestudios.com/
Haunted West on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1881168175/haunted-west-a-historical-weird-west-rpg-corebook
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News
Locathah Rising for D&D 5e Adventure and Playable Race for Charity https://www.enworld.org/threads/official-locathah-playable-race-released.667585/
Five and Infinity to be Modern AGE Flagship Title https://www.geeknative.com/68676/green-ronin-announces-five-and-infinity-for-flagship-threefold/
Charity RPG Bundle for Hurricane Dorian (The bundle ended on Sept. 30) http://tesseraguild.com/press-release-hurricane-dorian-charity-bundle-live-on-drivethrurpg/
Scarred Lands Creature Collection Live on Kickstarter http://www.rpgnews.com/pr-the-scarred-lands-creature-collection-for-5e-is-live-on-kickstarter/
Scheherazade 1001 Nights RPG Released http://www.rpgnews.com/pr-scheherazade-the-one-thousand-and-one-nights-role-playing-game-released/
Robotech: The Macross Saga RPG Available for Pre-Order http://www.rpgnews.com/pr-robotech-the-macross-saga-roleplaying-game-now-available-for-pre-order/
Eberron: Rising from the Last War Preview https://www.enworld.org/threads/eberron-rising-from-the-last-war-previews.667633/
WizKids Eberron Miniatures Preview https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-eberron-minis-skycoach-lord-of-blades-dinos.667671/
Monte Cook Games Release Cypher System Core Rulebook https://www.geeknative.com/68703/monte-cook-games-release-new-cypher-system-core-rules/
Lone Wolf (Makers of Hero Lab) Lays Off Staff, Cancels RealmWorks https://www.enworld.org/threads/lone-wolf-hero-lab-lays-off-staff.667693/
EN Publishing 1 Page Adventure “Cult of the Rat God” https://www.enworld.org/threads/1-page-adventure-cult-of-the-rat-god.667643/
Root: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/root-the-tabletop-roleplaying-game?ref=enworld
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Kickstarters
Wave Man https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1059971838/wave-man-samurai-rpg
Rod, Reel, and Fist https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rodreel/rod-reel-and-fist
PunkApocalyptic https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/432417423/punkapocalyptic-the-rpg
Find more Kickstarters in EN World’s Weekly Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/crowdfunding-news-–-sla-industries-punkapocalyptic-harper’s-tale-and-more.667577/
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Haunted West
Darker Hue Studios http://www.darkerhuestudios.com/hauntedwest
Haunted West on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1881168175/haunted-west-a-historical-weird-west-rpg-corebook
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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
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Mike Myler to talk about his upcoming crowdfunding campaign for Vast Kaviya, a sword and sorcery campaign setting for D&D 5e. In the news, we have wrestling, a dice roll that stopped traffic, new previews for Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder 2nd Edition, and a lot more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!
Our Guest
Mike Myler https://mikemyler.com/
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News
Metal Weave Games Acquires License for Hyper Light Drifter http://www.rpgnews.com/pr-metal-weave-games-acquires-hyper-light-drifter-license/
Joe Manganiello Shuts Down Pro Wrestler Hating on D&D https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a29108009/joe-manganiello-dungeons-dragons-tweet-mjf/
News Digest for the Week of September 19 (Dice Spill on Highway in Atlanta, Critical Hit Deck preview) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-september-19.667470/
MAD Magazine: Dopiest Demons of D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/mad-magazine-dopiest-demons-of-d-d.667554/
Fandom Acquires Cortex System, Hires Cam Banks https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/44087/fandom-acquires-cortex-rpg-rules-system
Paizo Preview of Firebrands Organization for Pathfinder 2nd Edition https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sgxh?Where-Theres-Smoke-Theres-Firebrands
Paizo Preview of Hellknights Organization for Pathfinder 2nd Edition https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sgxt?Hellknights-on-the-Town
Root: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/root-the-tabletop-roleplaying-game
Solasta: Crown of the Magister Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tacticaladventures/solasta-crown-of-the-magister
Unearthed Arcana: Paladin and Bard https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-ua-paladin-and-bard.667454/
Descent into Avernus DM Screen https://www.enworld.org/threads/descent-into-avernus-dm-screen.667402/
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Kickstarters
Glitter Hearts https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2053455918/glitter-hearts
Niobe Returns in She is Death and The Untamed https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1182319554/niobe-returns-in-she-is-death-and-the-untamed
Barbarians of the Ruined Earth https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diyrpgproductions/barbarians-of-the-ruined-earth
Retired (This Kickstarter has Ended and Successfully Funded) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caias/retired
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Vast Kaviya
Homepage https://www.vastkaviya.com
Game On Tabletop https://www.gameontabletop.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
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
Wednesday Sep 18, 2019
This week, Morrus and Peter look at the Top 20 Dungeons & Dragons Villains as voted by you! In the news, Paizo has a new ancestry and demo adventure for Pathfinder 2nd Edition, Monte Cook Games has a free Carnival Row sourcebook from the show’s creator, a new Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD live stream, the time TSR passed on the Middle Earth license, and more! Plus a brand new listener-submitted sketch!
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News
Free Carnival Row RPG https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-carnival-row-rpg-from-nerdist-monte-cook-games.667255/
Consent in Gaming from Monte Cook Games https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/288535/Consent-in-Gaming?affiliate_id=36142
Lizardfolk Ancestry Preview for Pathfinder 2e https://www.enworld.org/threads/lizardfolk-new-ancestry-from-lost-omens-character-guide.667289/
Free Introductory Adventure for Pathfinder 2e https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-pathfinder-2e-introductory-adventure-from-paizo.667308/
New Judge Dredd RPG Live Stream from Encounter Roleplay https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-brand-new-judge-dredd-show.667318/
When TSR Passed on Tolkien https://www.enworld.org/threads/when-tsr-passed-on-tolkien.667322/
Preview of the Scarred Lands Creature Collection https://www.enworld.org/threads/5-page-preview-of-scarred-lands-creature-collection.667338/
Southampton Vampire By Night https://www.gofundme.com/f/southampton-vampire-by-night
“Work in Progress” NPCs from Pathfinder 2e Gamemastery Guide https://www.enworld.org/threads/work-in-progress-npcs-from-gamemastery-guide.667363/
New Cover for Eberron: Rising from the Last War https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-cover-for-eberron-rising-from-the-last-war.667346/
Deep Dive into Descent Into Avernus https://www.enworld.org/threads/deep-dive-into-descent-into-avernus.667414/
Baldur’s Gate: Descent Into Avernus on Amazon https://amzn.to/32K0TBq
RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-tenebria-adrenaline-eryphir-and-more.667257/
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Main Topic
Top 20 D&D Villains https://www.enworld.org/threads/vote-for-your-favourite-d-d-villain.667307/
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This week’s sketch was submitted by listener Shane Stacks.
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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
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Matt Corley to talk about his charity IndieGoGo D&D adventure, Harper’s Tale! In the news, we have the Top 10 Dungeons & Dragons monsters as decided by you, new Pathfinder 2nd Ed Ancestry previewed, Chuck Tingle launches a new roleplaying game based on his work, Wizards of the Coast previews new D&D Eberron book, and a lot more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!
Our Guest
Matt Corley on Twitter https://twitter.com/matthewdcorley
Harper’s Tale https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/harper-s-tale-an-adventure-path-for-dnd-5e#/
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News
Top 10 D&D Monsters https://www.enworld.org/threads/its-time-to-vote-for-your-favourite-d-d-monster.667062/
5e-based Solasta: Crown of the Magister Gameplay Trailer and Demo Released https://www.enworld.org/threads/check-out-the-gameplay-trailer-of-the-5e-powered-solasta-crown-of-the-magister-video-game.667097/
Live Stream Archive of Your Editor Darryl Playing the Solasta Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA4VyXmM-IA
Pathfinder 2e Lost Omens Character Guide Preview: Leshy Ancestry https://www.enworld.org/threads/leshies-previewed-from-lost-omens-character-guide.667110/
The Tingleverse: The Official Chuck Tingle Roleplaying Game https://amzn.to/34DmihG
New Eberron: Rising from the Last War Details https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-eberron-book-details-from-wotc.667137/
Unearthed Arcana: Sorcerer and Warlock https://www.enworld.org/threads/unearthed-arcana-sorcerer-and-warlock.667160/
NewbieDM Previews Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus https://www.enworld.org/threads/newbiedm-posts-avernus-previews.667168/
Descent Into Avernus Accessory Preview https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-mayhem-and-dice-accessories-a-review.667192/
The Masterclass Codex in PDF and Hardcover from DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/280434/The-Masterclass-Codex-Sixteen-New-Character-Classes-For-Your-Fifth-Edition-Campaign?affiliate_id=36142
The Masterclass Codex in Softcover from Amazon https://amzn.to/2LpQ2a7
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Kickstarters
Eldritch Century https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dracostudios/eldritchcenturycorebook
Break Kickstarter: T.B.D. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marcusross/break-kickstarter-tbd
For more Kickstarters, check out the weekly RPG Crowdfunding News column on EN World https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-numenera-liminal-shores-usagi-yojimbo-the-lost-city-of-gaxmoor-and-more.667124/
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Harper’s Tale
IndieGoGo Campaign https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/harper-s-tale-an-adventure-path-for-dnd-5e#/
Friends of Kids with Cancer https://www.friendsofkids.com/
Ghoul Island https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petersengames/ghoul-island
Lamp’s Light Sanitarium: A Horror Campaign for 5e https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/273816/Lamps-Light-Sanitarium-A-horror-campaign-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