Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the group argues over correct grammatical terminology.

This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica talk about Blades in the Dark. In the news, teases for D&D 50th anniversary, Critical Role sells out Wembley and announces a charity stream, Dungeons & Dragons educator giveaway, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about a trio of ghosts discussing haunting methodology. -------------------- News Critical Role sells out Wembley Arena https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-roles-sold-out-wembley-arena-show.700667/ Critical Role Charity Stream for Red Nose Day https://www.enworld.org/threads/critical-role-charity-stream-announced-for-red-nose-day.700671/ Born into Black Nights on Itch.io https://junkyardtornado.itch.io/born-into-black-nights A5ESRD now has all Core Rulebook material from Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.enworld.org/threads/a5esrd-core-rulebooks-now-all-completed-making-biggest-open-5e-srd-available.700640/ Manual of the Planes for 5e on DMs Guild https://www.enworld.org/threads/manual-of-the-planes-for-5e-on-dmsguild.700597/ Paizo updates and sustainability policy https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-pricing-update-new-releases-war-of-immortals-playtest-wrap-up-partnerships.700519/ GameHoleCon D&D 50th Anniversary preview https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-sneak-peek-at-gameholecon-50th-anniversary-adventure-rod-of-seven-parts-the-endless-stair-tsojcanth-barrier-peaks.700644/ Dungeons & Dragon Educator Giveaway https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-educator-giveaway.700670/ The Fablemaker’s Deck of Many Things on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/the-fablemakers-deck-of-many-things-for-5e Worlds to-go! The Elysians by PJ Coffey on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebrewandhacking/worlds-to-go-the-elysians Wizards of the Coast up, Hasbro overall down in quarterly report https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55450/magic-sales-up-20-q3 Dungeons & Dragons: The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin on Amazon https://amzn.to/3QhPNOu MIT Technology Review article on the Nightshade data poisoning for algorithmic “AI” scraping https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/ -------------------- Blades in the Dark Blades in the Dark website https://bladesinthedark.com/ Blades in the Dark on DriveThruRPG https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/170689/blades-in-the-dark?affiliate_id=36142 Girl by Moonlight Preview https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/438011/girl-by-moonlight-preview?affiliate_id=36142 Not DnD Girl by Moonlight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzfhpNbG0Pc Band of Blades https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/243347/band-of-blades?affiliate_id=36142 Scum and Villainy https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/198681/scum-and-villainy?affiliate_id=36142 Dogs in the Bark https://www.olddog.games/Dogs-in-the-Bark -------------------- 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 Ask your Listener Question on Twitter, email morruspodcast@gmail.com, or contact us on TikTok at TikTok -------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the Burrows & Bearowls debate over whether or not a new edition is a new edition.

This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the Deck of Many Things. In the news, Kobold Press releases the Black Flag Reference Document, Planescape boxed set has paid DLC, Paizo increasing prices, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about crafting a proper character backstory. -------------------- News Elegy from MDO Design on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/456053/Elegy?affiliate_id=36142 Not DnD Playlist on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3qEuWxtCbY&list=PLpbzuJtxfbQLggeOHVMRzvhuAwtajwrVA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness Kickstarter https://www.enworld.org/threads/palladium-announces-new-tmnt-kickstarter.700436/ Awfully Cheerful Engine #9: Accidentally Anthropomorphic Animal Heroes https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/391396/a-c-e-9-accidentally-anthropomorphic-animal-heroes Lies Under Ice on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593390/Lies_Under_Ice/ Kobold Press releases Black Flag Reference Document https://www.enworld.org/threads/kobold-press-releases-black-flag-reference-document.700523/ Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 249: Playing D&D Without Playing D&D https://morrus.podbean.com/e/249-playing-dd-without-playing-dd/ Paizo Price Increases and Sustainability Efforts https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-price-increases-and-sustainability-efforts.700522/ Cocaine Owlbear: Deluxe Snowblind Edition on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pewpewbountyhunters/cocaine-owlbear-deluxe-snowblind-edition Moonlight on Roseville Beach on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/r-rook/moonlight-on-roseville-beach-hardbacks-and-offset-paperbacks Not DnD – Moonlight on Roseville Beach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yUYdJMrfAU Beth Rimmels reviews Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse https://www.enworld.org/threads/planescape-adventures-in-the-multiverse-review.700464/ Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary on D&D Beyond https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/adventure-atlas-the-mortuary Tales from the Lost-lands for The One Ring and Tales of Eriador for Lord of the Rings RPG release date announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-one-ring%E2%80%99s-tales-from-the-lone-lands-release-date-announced.700525/ -------------------- Deck of Many Things and Other Props Preview of the Deck of Many Things boxed set https://www.enworld.org/threads/sneak-peek-of-d-ds-the-deck-of-many-things.700508/ Deck of Many Things Box Set on Amazon releasing November 15 https://amzn.to/3Sqs3uz Hit Point Press Deck of Many Things on Amazon https://amzn.to/46C0fHz Dimension 20 (censored with the gory bits blurred out) discussion of the prop bear https://www.tiktok.com/@dimension20/video/7289895593302953259 Dungeons & Dragons Magic Item Cards https://amzn.to/45AelYQ Ultra PRO licensed Waterdeep RPG coins https://amzn.to/3tLwndy Evil Hat Official Fate Point Tokens https://amzn.to/3QdvVwe Blade Runner RPG Starter Set https://amzn.to/470gZYK World of Elissar https://worldofelissar.com/ Vault of Splintered Souls: A D&D 5th Edition Megadungeon from EN Publishing coming soon to Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/vault-of-splintered-souls -------------------- 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 Ask your Listener Question on Twitter, email morruspodcast@gmail.com, or contact us on TikTok at TikTok -------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, denizens of the dungeon undergo a performance review from minion resources.

This week, Peter and Jessica talk about restricting character creation options. In the news, Pathfinder 2e playtest survey results, new Vaesen and Dragonbane books from Free League, Planescape previews, and more! -------------------- News Worlds to-go! The Elysians for Level Up Advanced 5th Edition by PJ Coffey on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebrewandhacking/worlds-to-go-the-elysians Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Starter Set Preview https://www.levelup5e.com/news/get-notifiedthe-level-up-starter-box Watch Jessica play Baldur’s Gate 3 on the EN Publishing Twitch page https://www.twitch.tv/enpublishing/ Let’s Catch Up with the D&D Planescape Videos https://www.enworld.org/threads/lets-catch-up-with-the-d-d-planescape-videos.700295/ Gubat Banwa on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/863660422/gubat-banwa/ Pathfinder 2nd Edition War of the Immortals Playtest Wrap-up Blog https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sif3?War-of-Immortals-Playtest-Wrapup-Blog Cortex Con 2023 https://warhorn.net/events/cortex-con-2023 Builder’s Tools Bundle on Dungeonmasters Guild https://www.dmsguild.com/product/365121/Builders-Tools-BUNDLE?affiliate_id=36142 Free League Announces New Release for Dragonbane and Vaesen https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-league-announces-new-releases-for-dragonbane-and-vaesen.700410/ The Old Ways Must Go: A Tarot Ritual Game on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2068026266/the-old-ways-must-go The World We Left Behind from Blinking Birch Games https://blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/the-world-we-left-behind -------------------- 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 Ask your Listener Question on Twitter, email morruspodcast@gmail.com, or contact us on TikTok at TikTok -------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the heroes discover they’ve run out of foes to fight.

This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about player strongholds and the new Bastion D&D playtest. In the news, more Planescape previews, algorithmic art controversy, Penguin Random House dropping Dungeons & Dragons, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about not disparaging the sponsor of the Great Race competition! -------------------- News Planescape Table of Contents: https://www.enworld.org/threads/check-out-planescapes-table-of-contents-more.700206/ Planescape adventure Turn of Fortune’s Wheel Table of Contents https://www.enworld.org/threads/take-a-peek-at-fortunes-wheel-table-of-contents.700229/ Let’s Catch Up With The D&D Planescape Videos! https://www.enworld.org/threads/lets-catch-up-with-the-d-d-planescape-videos.700295/ Jess Plays Baldur’s Gate 3 on Twitch starting Thursday October 11 at 8 PM GMT (4 PM Eastern) https://www.twitch.tv/enpublishing Planescape Disclaimers https://www.enworld.org/threads/planescape-here-are-the-disclaimers.700230/ Planescape IS D&D Says Jeremy Crawford https://www.enworld.org/threads/planescape-is-d-d-says-jeremy-crawford.700207/ Worlds to-go! The Elysians by PJ Coffey on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebrewandhacking/worlds-to-go-the-elysians Level Up: Advanced 5e Starter Box on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/a5e-starter-box Multiple “AI Art” Updates and Controversies in Tabletop Gaming https://www.enworld.org/threads/multiple-ai-art-updates-and-controversies-in-tabletop-gaming.700279/ Margaret Weis tweet in reply to author Troy Denning about the Dragonlance books being scraped for a generative algorithm database https://twitter.com/WeisMargaret/status/1707841604172611940 Penguin Random House to Stop Distributing D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/penguin-random-house-to-stop-distributing-d-d-updated.700259/ PlusOneExp Zine https://plusoneexp.com/ Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for October 1, 2023 https://www.enworld.org/threads/freebies-sales-and-charity-bundles-for-october-1-2023.700179/ Sol: Beyond Earth on Itch.io https://zeruhur.itch.io/sol-beyond-earth Our Fantasy Town from Adam Hancock coming soon to Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gnomemadegames/our-fantasy-town -------------------- Player Strongholds and the Playtest Bastion System Bonus Unearthed Arcana Reveals the Bastion System EN World news story and discussion thread https://www.enworld.org/threads/bonus-unearthed-arcana-reveals-the-bastion-system.700264/ D&D Beyond playtest document https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/ua/bastions-and-cantrips D&D Companion Set BECMI (from the product description: “OD&D had short sections on ruling baronies and constructing castles. It was clearly intended as a successful end point for high-level characters. The idea carried into AD&D (1977-1979), where higher level characters could build strongholds (or towers), but by this point the rules were vestigial: the concept of characters settling down to rule was largely outside the norm of D&D play as the game entered through the '80s.”) https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17165/DD-Companion-Set-BECMI-Ed-Basic?affiliate_id=36142 Stronghold Builders Guide (3e) https://www.dmsguild.com/product/25107/Stronghold-Builders-Guidebook-3e?affiliate_id=36142 Matt Coleville’s Strongholds & Followers https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/products/strongholds-followers-pdf Level Up: Advanced 5e Stronghold Builder Rules https://a5e.tools/rules/building-stronghold Level Up: Advanced 5e Stronghold Builder Tool https://a5e.tools/node/2286 Texts from Superheroes Metallo figures out Superman’s secret identity https://textsfromsuperheroes.com/post/178298646777/metallo Green Ronin’s A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying https://greenronin.com/sifrp/ Free League’s Forbidden Lands https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/258593/Forbidden-Lands-Core-Game?affiliate_id=36142 Blades in the Dark https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/170689/Blades-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=36142 Traveller https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/171643/Traveller-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=36142 The Walking Dead Universe RPG https://www.thewalkingdead-rpg.com/ Not DnD - The Walking Dead (live on Monday, October 9) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2MVYXH05_U -------------------- 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 Ask your Listener Question on Twitter, email morruspodcast@gmail.com, or contact us on TikTok at TikTok -------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com

Each week we revisit a short skit from the main podcast, a year or more back. In this one, the party doesn’t respect the precision work of a rogue’s lockpicking.

A bunch of people asked for this. So, this stuff is normally in our bonus content (outtakes) for our Patrons, but some things just need to be shared more widely. Remember in last week's episode where we "tried" to "sing" the lyrics to Barrows & Bearowls in the sketch? Well, that involved a LOT of...umm... we think it's best if you just listen for yourselves. But you were warned. Also, please back the Patreon for the show!  https://www.patreon.com/morrus