Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News

Mar 23

Half-funded, Onyx Path has cancelled the Kickstarter for its upcoming D&D 5E version of the LegendLore comics because of the current pandemic sweeping the world. James Bell says in a...

5E Mythological Figures: Prospero

Mar 23

“My high charms work, and these, mine enemies, are all knit up in their distractions. They now are in my power.” If you’re thinking that I’m talking about the central character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, you know today’s entry in Mythological Figures is Prospero!

Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Review

Mar 23

The combination of Critical Role's success and its patronage from D&D Beyond in its second season probably made Explorer's Guide to Wildemount inevitable. Wizards of the Coast is virtually...

Pathfinder Beginner Box in November

Mar 22

Pathfinder 2E has been out for about six months now, and coming this November is a Beginner Box for the new edition of the game, including rules, monsters, pawns, and dice.

Podcast #91: Magonomia with Andrew Gronosky

Mar 22

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Andrew Gronosky from Shewstone Publishing to talk about his new game, Magonomia! In the news, Critical Role cancels broadcasts and multiple conventions...

5E Excalibur! DnD!

Mar 21

In Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters, we also include some important magical artifacts. Here's THE magical artifact.

News Digest for the Week of March 20

Mar 20

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news. Critical Role and several conventions canceled, free products for Dungeons & Dragons, World of Darkness, and more to promote gaming during...

Worlds of Design: Creativity and the Game Designer

Mar 20

What part does creativity play in game design? Novice game designers often have a confused idea that game design is all about creativity, which is very far from the truth. Creativity is important...

Multiclassing in D&D 3rd Edition

Mar 19

My best friend Rob Heinsoo was the lead designer on 4th Ed, and one of his jobs was to fix things that 3rd Ed hadn’t fixed. Multiclassing was on that list of systems that needed work. At one point when playing 3rd Ed, Rob was running a 3rd level barbarian-fighter-ranger. Given the way multiclassing worked, why not?

Review of Paleomythic, RPG of Stone and Sorcery

Mar 19

Paleomythic is a stone and sorcery roleplaying game in which hunters, healers, and warriors struggle to overcome harsh winters, savage predators, and hostile tribes. PCs can experience a grim tale...

Crowdfunding News – Beam Saber, The Midnight World, Ascendant, and More

Mar 18

This week I review RPG crowdfunding projects that end between March 27 and April 2. From RPGs featuring mechs, superheros, and horror to RPG zines and gaming accessories, there’s variety to consider.

Meet Achilles, Greatest Warrior of the Trojan War!

Mar 17

Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters, coming soon to Kickstarter, compiles Mike Myler's fantastic column here on EN World, with brand new art in a gorgeous full-colour book. Here's a quick...

UK Games Expo Delayed Until August

Mar 17

UK Games Expo has announced a postponement of the UK's largest tabletop gaming convention from the beginning of June until the end of August. Here's the full announcement: UK Games Expo...

Critical Role Suspends Broadcasts

Mar 17

With the ongoing global health crisis, Critical Role has announced that all live broadcasts will be suspended for the foreseeable future, starting today.

Beowulf 5E: The Hermit's Sanctuary Free Adventure

Mar 17

You can download a free D&D adventure called The Hermit's Sanctuary from Handiwork Games, as part of their upcoming 5E-powered Beowulf: Age of Heroes setting. It's designed for one player and one...

Free Stuff During The Pandemic!

Mar 17

Some RPG companies are making materials available for free to help those staying at home during the pandemic, or moving to online play.

Pathfinder Lost Omens: Gods and Magic Review

Mar 17

Hello again my delightful darlings and welcome back to the PAIZO NEWS ROUNDUP! We have another product review for y’all this edition: a deeper look at Pathfinder Lost Omens: Gods and Magic! I was...

RPG Superstar Is Back... But It's Different!

Mar 16

For a long time, Paizo held an annual RPG Superstar competition. It was a bit like The X Factor or American Idol, but you had to design Pathfinder things (magic items, monsters, etc.), with the...

5E EN5ider #322 - ZEITGEIST 10 : Godmind (Part 1)

Mar 16

In the 10th module of the ZEITGEIST adventure path the PCs face a fundamentally altered world filled with a host of fey titans!

5E Epic Monsters: Caliban

Mar 16

“That, if I then had waked after long sleep, will make me sleep again | and then in dreaming, the clouds me thought would open | and show riches ready to drop upon me, that when I waked I cried to dream again.” If you know who today’s entry in Mythological Figures is already, unlike me you’d have answered that televised trivia show question with The Tempest and won the game: Caliban!