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Darryl Mott

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: Gen Con Release Previews for Pathfinder and Shadowrun, New D&D Products Announced, Warh

Jul 25

Twas the week before Gen Con and every publisher and store is busy packing booths for the convention floor. Pallets are filled with brand new books and dice as we prepare the celebration of our favorite vice. Despite the industry’s quiet as they prepare for the week and bags being packed by sixty thousand geeks, there are still news items over which we can muse so this is Darryl with the week’s gaming news!

Podcast #58: The Stygian Library with Emmy Allen

Jul 24

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Emmy Allen to talk about the 2019 ENnie Judge’s Award winning The Stygian Library! In the news, the Diana Jones award nominees were announced, Green Ronin posted their Gen Con launch line-up, the D&D adventure Tyranny of Dragons getting an updated single-volume reprint, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

News Digest: Countdown to Pathfinder 2nd Ed Event Announced, New Star Trek Adventures Book, Warhamme

Jul 18

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! The Countdown to Pathfinder 2nd Edition starts this week, nominees for the Diana Jones Award announced, voting for the ENnies open, the Alpha Quadrant and Deep Space Nine covered in the new Star Trek Adventures: Alpha Quadrant Sourcebook, and more!

Podcast #57: The Expanse Role Playing Game

Jul 17

This week, Morrus and Peter explore The Expanse Role Playing Game from Green Ronin. In the news, Bloomberg’s story on people paid to dungeonmaster for Dungeons & Dragons, A Touch More Class Kickstarter in its final days, ENnie Award voting is open, new Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition products and organized play, new John Carter of Mars releases, Countdown to Pathfinder 2nd Edition, yet another “D&D is cool now” article from a major news outlet, and more plus a brand new sketch!

Podcast #56: Modiphius' Sam Webb on The Spy Game

Jul 11

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Sam Webb from Black Cat Gaming and Modiphius to talk about The Spy Game, the 5e-based espionage thriller RPG on Kickstarter now! In the news, ENnie nominations, Pathfinder 2nd Edition adventure path previews, Fallout RPG released, a site outage at EN World, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World (with a brand-new theme song!) and a new sketch!

News Digest: Previews for Pathfinder 2nd, Shadowrun 6th, Descent into Avernus, and a lot more!

Jul 06

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! More previews for Descent into Avernus, Pathfinder 2nd Edition, and Shadowrun 6th Edition, plus a new D&D-inspired video game, D&D for the visually impaired, Fallout RPG released, and more!

Podcast #55: Acquisitions Incorporated

Jul 03

This week, Morrus and Peter take a look at the Acquisitions Incorporated sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons! In the news, WotC is looking for a new Executive Producer for D&D, a preview from Descent into Avernus (if you’re not chicken), new D&D 5e inspired video game announced, Chivalry & Sorcery getting a fifth edition, and more!

News Digest: New D&D Products Released, Pathfinder 2nd Ed Preview, Free Upgrade to Shadowrun Beginne

Jun 27

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! New releases for Dungeons & Dragons, a preview of the finalized rules for Pathfinder 2nd Edition, free upgrade for the Shadowrun Sixth Edition Beginner Box, and a lot more!

Podcast #54: 13th Age with ASH LAW

Jun 26

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by ASH LAW to talk about 13th Age! In the news, new Dungeons & Dragons products released, SLA Industries getting a second edition, new miniatures for Star Trek Adventures and for D&D, and an exclusive announcement from ASH LAW about Ponyfinder! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World, a brand new sketch, and a lot more in this extra-long episode!

News Digest: Pathfinder 2nd Ed Release Line Details, D&D Ranger NOT Changing, BattleTech Clan Invasi

Jun 21

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! More release details for Pathfinder 2nd Edition, a story didn’t happen involving Dungeons & Dragons (but I’ll explain why it’s worth mentioning why it’s not a story), a big expansion to BattleTech on its way, and more!

Podcast #53: A Touch More Class with Mike Myler

Jun 20

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Mike Myler, editor for EN5ider, to talk about the new EN Publishing Kickstarter, A Touch More Class featuring nine new player character classes for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition! In the news, how hard is it to conjure a frog, what’s the most popular D&D alignment for 5e, Origins Award winners announced, a new Stargate RPG, and more! Plus Mike joins is in playing Our Favorite Game in All the World!

News Digest: E3 News for Cyberpunk, Paranoia, and Baldur's Gate, Stargate RPG Announced, Free RPG Da

Jun 13

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! E3 brings big news for several tabletop RPGs tuned video games, Stargate getting a new RPG, Free RPG Day this weekend, and more!

Podcast #52: The Lazy Dungeon Master, Mike "SlyFlourish" Shea

Jun 13

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Mike Shea from SlyFlourish.com and author of the Lazy Dungeon Master series to talk about his new Kickstarter, Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of Grendleroot. In the news, Magic: The Gathering is getting a TV series, Baldur’s Gate 3 announced with a (rather gruesome) teaser cinematic trailer, A Touch More Class Kickstarter launch date announced, and more! Plus our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

Stargate RPG Announced from Wyvern Gaming

Jun 11

MGM and Wyvern Gaming (best known for the board game Sojourn: A Journey Through Time) announced a new roleplaying game based on the Stargate television series franchise with a preview at Gen Con this year with a full release coming at Gen Con 2020.

Baldur's Gate III Announced; Powered by D&D 5E

Jun 06

The developers of the Divinity: Original Sin series, Laria Studios, officially announced Baldur’s Gate III.

News Digest: Magic: The Gathering TV Series Announced, Baldur's Gate Video Game Tease, UK Games Expo

Jun 06

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Magic: The Gathering coming to Netflix, a Baldur’s Gate teaser may have spoiled a big announcement, UK Games Expo attendance and controversy, and more!

Podcast #51: UK Games Expo Post-Convention Report

Jun 05

This week, Morrus and Peter talk about their experiences at UK Games Expo, the sights they saw, the games they played, the restaurants and bars with extraordinary wait times. In the news, Cyberpunk Red’s quickstart gets a release date, the Pathfinder 2nd Edition third party publisher agreement announced, James Ward writes about the creation of Deities & Demigods for Dungeons & Dragons, and more!

News Digest: Snippets of Pathfinder 2nd Ed Teased at PaizoCon, Cyberpunk Red Starter Set Gets Releas

May 31

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Pathfinder 2nd Ed previews, Cyberpunk Red release information, Alien RPG pre-orders open, and more!

Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit Announced from R. Talsorian Games

May 29

R. Talsorian Games announced details for the introductory boxed set for Cyberpunk Red, the new edition of the iconic cyberpunk roleplaying game.

Podcast #50: Special Celebration Episode with Shane Stacks and Darryl Mott!

May 29

This week, Morrus is joined by Shane Stacks (Shane Plays) and Darryl Mott for an epic length celebratory episode for Episode Number 50! Over the extra-long episode, we talk about how to break into the RPG business, the importance of chronicling the history of RPGs, how EN Publishing got the license for Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000 AD, producing a podcast, the Alien franchise, and a lot, lot, LOT more! Plus we have a brand-new sketch written by Shane!