Darryl Mott

Recent & Upcoming Releases

April 16 2024

Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Bonus prequel adventure for Eve of Ruin.
Replies (161)
May 31 2024

Vecna: Eve of Ruin

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Adventure for levels 10-20.
Replies (499)
June 3 2024

Vecna: Eve of Ruin Platinum Edition

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Boxed deluxe set from Beadle & Grimm.
Replies (23)
June 4 2024

Voidrunner’s Codex

(Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition)
Take your A5E games to space!
Replies (18)
June 18 2024

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977

(Dungeons & Dragons)
History of D&D.
Replies (118)
July 16 2024

Quests From The Infinite Staircase

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Adventure anthology for character levels 1 to 13.
Replies (127)
September 17 2024

D&D Player’s Handbook (2024)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2024 Player's Handbook.
Replies (155)
October 1 2024

Monstrous Menagerie II

(Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition)
The sequel to the acclaimed monster book!
Replies (34)
November 12 2024

D&D Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide.
Replies (118)
February 18 2025

D&D Monster Manual (2025)

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Revised 2025 Monster Manual.
Replies (89)

Darryl Mott is a tabletop gaming and media journalist with bylines from outlets including Ain't It Cool News, EN World, and Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. He also makes videos for YouTube and does live streams on Twitch as well as doing post-production and editing for the Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk podcast.

News Digest

News Digest for the Week of November 1

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! DriveThruRPG hacked, Pathfinder 2nd Edition gets an errata, the annual Dungeons & Dragons survey from Wizards of the Coast is live, and more!

Nov 1, 2019

Podcasts

Podcast #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!

Oct 30, 2019 2

News Digest

News Digest for the Week of October 25

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Hasbro says D&D and M:TG holding strong despite downturn, new release for Star Trek Adventures, new miniature line for Vampire: The Masquerade, and a lot more!

Oct 25, 2019

Podcasts

Podcast #71: Descent Into Avernus Review

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...

Oct 23, 2019 1

News Digest

News Digest for the Week of October 18

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! More previews for new Pathfinder 2nd Edition books, Modiphius lands a new license, yet another Unearthed Arcana for D&D, new Dungeons & Dragons products, and more!

Oct 18, 2019 3

Podcasts

Podcast #70 Silly Rules Exploits for D&D and More

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...

Oct 16, 2019

News Digest

News Digest for the Week of October 11

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! More previews from Pathfinder 2nd Edition, interviews with Owen KC Stephens and Shane Ivey, several free RPG products available, Fantasy Grounds quarterly usage statistics released, and more!

Oct 11, 2019 8

Podcasts

Podcast #69: Dungeons & Desktops with Shane Stacks and Matt Barton

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!

Oct 9, 2019 1

News Digest

News Digest for the Week of October 4

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news on our new day of Friday! A new preview of Eberron: Rising from the Last War book and minis, a new Unearthed Arcana, Kickstarter rejects petition to unionize, Wendy’s releases an RPG, Monte Cook Games—Wait, go back one…

Oct 4, 2019 6

Podcasts

Podcast #68: Haunted West with Chris Spivey

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!

Oct 2, 2019 1

News Digest

News Digest for the Week of September 25

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! MAD Magazine and professional wrestling take on D&D, new playable D&D race from Wizards of the Coast for charity, more Pathfinder 2nd Ed previews, a new flagship product from Green Ronin, and more!

Sep 26, 2019

Podcasts

Podcast #67: Vast Kaviya for D&D 5e with Mike Myler

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!

Sep 25, 2019 4

Industry News Digest

News Digest for the Week of September 19

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Descent Into Avernus released, Eberron gets a new cover, more Pathfinder 2e previews, Kickstarter in hot water for alleged union-busting, the world’s largest dice roll on an Atlanta highway, and a lot more!

Sep 19, 2019 4

Podcasts

Podcast #66: Top 20 Dungeons & Dragons Villains

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...

Sep 18, 2019 4

News Digest

News Digest for the Week of September 12

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Previews of Eberron and reviews of Descent into Avernus, a free Pathfinder 2e adventure, a preview of the lizardfolk ancestry, a new Carnival Row RPG from the show’s creator, and more!