Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News

Stock Up On JUDGE DREDD And WOIN In This Bundle Of Holding!

Feb 21

Watching the trailer for the upcoming movie No Time to Die (the 25th Bond film) I realized it was about time to share a bit of love for one of my favorite long out of print games. While...

Finishing Touches For Rethmar

Feb 21

We’ll bid adieu to Rethmar this time, by augmenting its recent events and what’s unfolding in town right now—that is, as the PCs tarry in Rethmar—and a little more of What’s Whispered About...

Lex Arcana: An Empire Without End Review

Feb 20

A couple years ago we spoke to the folks at Quality Games in two interviews (here and here) about the re-launch / 2nd edition of Italy’s most successful RPG: Lex Arcana. The kickstarter for Lex...

Crowdfunding News: Altered Carbon, Hunter: The Vigil 2e, Ultimate Guide to Alchemy, and more

Feb 19

This week I look at RPG crowdfunding projects that end between February 28th to March 5th. This week’s article is a mix of regular tabletop RPGs, accessories, conventions, and zines; however, this...

Fantasy Flight Games Discontinuing RPGs?

Feb 18

Back in January, it emerged that FFG was laying off a lot of staff, including RPG staff. Now, GM Chris over at d20 Radio is reporting that the company is discontinuing all RPG development...

DM Guild Treasures: 5 BECMI Modules That Deserve the Big Book Treatment

Feb 18

There are a number of players, old and new, who have affection for the original Basic and Expert (and more) B/X or BECMI rules and modules. Already, Goodman Games has given both Keep on the...

5E EN5ider #317 and #318: Logical Spells, ZEITGEIST #9 Part 3, and Free ZEITGEIST!

Feb 17

EN5ider is going full-on Vulcan today with a new suite of calculated spells used by the enigmatic mathematician-mages known as the Esoteres—plus the latest installment of the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path and a new set of free PDFs!

5E Epic Monsters: The Invisible Man

Feb 17

Since we saw Captain Nemo last week in Mythological Figures today the Epic Monsters column is keeping to the LXG theme and going after the ever unseen rogue, a fellow that drank too quickly and deeply from the wishing well before regretting his choice in the final moments of his life: the Invisible Man!

Monte Cook's Ptolus Kickstarter Has Launched

Feb 17

This is one of MCG's luxury products - at nearly 700 pages depicting a massive, detailed fantasy city, we're looking at $150 for the book, or $40 for the PDF, either for D&D 5E or Cypher System...

Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: A Review of Chapter 1

Feb 17

Rick and Morty, the cartoon inspired by Doc Brown and Marty McFly's relationship from the movie Back to the Future, has taken sci-fi comedic nihilism to new highs and lows. The Starter Set, in...

Only One Week Left In EN Publishing's Bundle Of Holding!

Feb 17

There's only a week left to grab either of the TWO Bundle of Holding offers currently running for EN PUblishing's tabletop roleplaying games and supplements. One is a repeat of the March 2018 OLD...

D&D Beyond Revisits Popular Feats

Feb 15

The folks over at D&D Beyond have revisited the stats in the most popular feats used by class on the DDB platform. It looks like the percentage of characters using feats has increased slightly...

Podcast #87: Starfinder with Alexa

Feb 15

This week, Morrus and Peter take a trip to Absalom Station by way of Amazon and tries out the Starfinder app for Alexa. In the news, Dungeons & Dragons praised in Hasbro shareholders meeting...

Gary Gygax Things

Feb 14

Let me start by saying that I believe Gary Gygax was a gaming genius. That genius included a lot of skills in crafting D&D designs. I have experienced literally hundreds of DM styles. Gary's style...

Worlds of Design: Shooting Magic Missiles from Silly Places

Feb 14

A GM once described a game that was going along the way he wanted until one of the players asked if he could shoot his magic missiles from his groin! According to the GM, the game collapsed into...

News Digest for the Week of February 14

Feb 14

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news. Big Dungeons & Dragons announcement coming next week according to Hasbro shareholders meeting, a new celebrity roleplaying series coming...

PF2 Spell Critical Specialization Effects

Feb 14

It's a new edition for Pathfinder—and our 30th article in this new run of TRAILseeker, the weekly ezine where we publish Pathfinder Second Edition-compatible material thanks to the support of our...

Dragon Reflections #30

Feb 13

TSR Periodicals published The Dragon Issue 30 in October 1979. It is 48 pages long and has a cover price of $2.00. In this issue, TSR tackles the Satanic Panic, we have a new column by Len...

'DC Universe All Star Games' Is A New RPG Show Featuring Freddie Prinze Jr and Sam Witwer

Feb 12

DC Universe All Star Games is a new show coming from DC Universe on February 28th which features celebrity gamers playing the 80s DC Heroes RPG. The Breakfast League is the first 5-part adventure and features superpowered teenagers in a Gotham City high school.

RPG Crowdfunding News – Tome of Beasts 2, High Colonies, 70 RPG Zines, and More

Feb 12

This week’s list of RPG crowdfunding projects covers those campaigns that end between February 21 and 27 (with a number that spilled over from last week). That includes at least 10 RPG and...