Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show we'll take a look Jeff Easley's cover art for the new Greyhawk book, play with D&D Beyond's character 'quickbuilder' and reveal news of new Dragonlance novels from Weis & Hickman!

Note that from May we will be moving the livestream to Mondays at 8pm UK time (2pm Eastern), starting on May 4th!

• Melf's Guide to Greyhawk Cover by Jeff Easley Revealed at Gary Con
• What the Melf's Guide to Greyhawk Cover Might Look Like
• Wes Schneider Is the Product Lead for Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
• D&D Beyond Launches Its Character Quickbuilder
• 'War Wizard' Is A New Dragonlance Novel From Weis & Hickman
• Critical Role Gets a Mighty Nein Sequel Novel
• ShortQuests -- individual adventure modules!
• A5Evening: Russ Morrissey (aka Morrus) from EN Publishing

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show it's all about surprises--a surprise Greyhawk setting book announced from D&D, surprising industry sales figures for TTRPGs come from ICv2, and four (yes four!) Kickstarters pass a million dollars. Which surprised us.

• WotC Winter 2026 D&D Community Survey
• WotC Press Briefing at GaryCon
• Melf's Guide to Greyhawk Coming From Luke Gygax
• Origins Awards' 2026 TTRPG Finalists
• ICv2 Figures from GAMA
• International Journal of Roleplaying Issue 17
• Bastion Indie Games Market at the NEC
• Update on what's happening with RuneQuest
• Play Unsafe 20th Anniversary Edition
• Magic of Inventory Magic Kickstarter 7th April
• Million Dollar TTRPG Crowdfunder Club
• Heliana & Ryoko's Guide to Mythozoology
• Dragonbane Trudvang – The Legend Returns
• Monsters & More! A Nimble TTRPG Reprint & Expansion
• Pumpkin Spice - A Magical Cozy RPG

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show we'll be talking about Neopets terminating Geekify's license for the Neopets TTRPG leaving Kickstarter backers stranded, the Magic The Gathering RPG that was being developed at WotC in the 90s that you can get your hands on now, Hasbro CEO again discusses their use of AI at the company, plus more!

• Neopets Terminates Geekify's License, TTRPG in Jeopardy
• Dark Horse Announces New Dungeons & Dragons Comic
• Hasbro CEO Reiterates That AI Isn't Used to Make D&D Because of the Game's Audience
• There Was a Magic: The Gathering RPG Being Developed at WotC And You Can Bid On The Draft For Charity
• Odsire TTRPG Fully Funded on Kickstarter
• Children of Time TTRPG

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show, it's a D&D news megathon! Ravenloft and Arcana Unleashed in the 2026 D&D roadmap, a mysterious 'Season of Champions' coming in the winter, D&D 2024 is now D&D 5.5e but totally not a new edition, and maybe, just maybe, some other TTRPG news if we still have time! Like Renegade publishing WotC's Exodus RPG, Modiphius making a Wolfenstein RPG, a cozy new member of the million dollar crowdfunder club, and more! Phew! It's gonna be a BIG one!

• D&D 2024 Is Now OFFICIALLY Called "5.5e"
• Dungeons & Dragons Has a New Home Webpage
• D&D’s 2026 Announcements A Mix of New and Familiar
• 2026 D&D Seasons & Revised D&D Organized Play
• Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Announced, Release Date Scheduled for June 2026
• Check Out This Early Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Artwork
• D&D Announces Full Slate of Peripheral Products, Including Tarokka Decks, Map Packs, and Reference Cards
• Dungeons & Dragons Announces Arcana Unleashed, New Magic-Themed Sourcebook at $49.99 Price Point
• Check Out This Early Arcana Unleashed Artwork
• Dungeons & Dragons Announces Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall, New Adventure Book Featuring Red Wizards of Thay
• Savage SLA Industries Worlds Coming Soon!
• Renegade Announces It Will Publish Exodus Roleplaying Game in 2026
• Critical Role's The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 Comes Out in June
• Wolfenstein TTRPG Coming From Modiphius
• Pumpkin Spice Joins the Million Dollar Crowdfunder Club
• ShortQuests Are Digest-Sized D&D Adventures
• Pets & Sidekicks Is Now Available In Hardcover!

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show, D&D at London's O2 Arena, Paizo accidentally leaks its own release news, and Neopets withdraws 'unapproved' quickstart rules.

• D&D Fan Expo: London Main Show Is Coming This August
• Legends of Avantris Announces Neon Odyssey, a 5E Space Opera Project
• Paizo Accidentally Reveals Pathfinder: Feybound Book
• Neopets Says TTRPG Playtest Was Released Without Their Approval
• Hasbro Lawsuit Over Magic Card Overprints Voluntarily Dismissed
• Critical Role Hires Former Hallmark Channel Executive Alyssa Zeisler to Run Beacon Platform

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show, the latest updates on 'Obekiskgate', Ryan Dancey does a Ratner, new playtest classes for Pathfinder, and an ambitious roadmap for D&D Beyond.

• Former Head of D&D Says Vecna: Eve of Ruin Was Not Going To Feature Obelisk Plot
• D&D Beyond's Development Roadmap Is A Complete Rebuild Of Platform
• Pathfinder 2E Launches Playtest for Daredevil and Slayer Classes
• Five Tiers of RPG Publishing
• A Second Ghost in the Shell TTRPG Is On Its Way
• Ryan Dancey & AEG Part Ways Following AI Comments
• Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2025 Is Here!

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show we'll be talking about the abandoned 'Obelisk' metaplot from the pre-2024 D&D campaigns, Hasbro's CEO on AI and their 'Digital First' strategy, and more!

• D&D's Obelisk Plotline Was Supposed to Be Resolved in Vecna: Eve of Ruin
• WotC Continues D&D's Advance To Digital First Brand
• Hasbro CEO Says AI Integration Has Been "A Clear Success"
• Dungeons & Dragons Questers Toy Line Revealed, Due for Release in July
• Get Ready for Traveller 5e
• Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2025 Is Here!

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show we'll be wondering what Beadle & Grimm's mystery D&D product is, noting the existence of something called Horrified and its Ravenloft stuff, and marvelling at the news of an HBO TV show based on Baldur's Gate 3!

• Beadle & Grimm's Teases New Platinum Edition, Hinting at New Wizards-Produced D&D Campaign
• Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons Teases Ravenloft Content for Upcoming Expansion
• Relax to Baldur's Gate 3's "Chill Demonic Beats"
• There’s a Baldur's Gate TV Show Coming!
• Mutants & Masterminds 4th Edition
• Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2025 Is Here!

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show we'll be be talking about the latest Dungeons & Dragons hires by WotC, the reveal of the subclasses in Solasta 2, and MCDM's new dungeon delver, Crows. And cheese-based watches. For reasons.

• Taylor Navarro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer
• ‘Solasta 2’ Embraces D&D’s Newest Rules, Unveils New Subclasses
• DriveThruRPG Print-on-Demand Prices Increasing Again
• Homebrew and Hacking Backstory Generator
• Crows Officially Annnounced by MCDM
• Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2025 Is Here!
• Morrus interview on RPGDrop

Livestreaming as always Friday at 2pm UK time (9am Eastern)! In this week's show we'll be be talking about D&D's collaboration with Fortnite, D&D Beyond's partnered content schedule, and looking at some T-Rex bone dice!

• TSR Alum and Fantasy Author Jean Rabe Passes Away
• D&D Announces Collaboration with Fortnite
• Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D
• D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule
• Check Out These T-Rex Bone Dice... But They'll Cost You!
• Get Ready for Level Up: A5E Gate Pass Gazette Annual 2025