Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk
#238 How RPG Mechanics Influence a Game’s Feel and Tone
Sat, 25 Feb 2023
This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about how dice mechanics of an RPG influence how it feels to play. In the news, One D&D playtest for Paladin and Druid, EN5ider #500 is a 100-page megadungeon for 5e, new Pathfinder releases, Fallout Winter of Atom factions announced, and more! Plus new lightning round listener questions and a brand new sketch about discovering the rules behind the world. -------------------- News Meet the EN Publishing team and see a live recording of the podcast at UK Games Expo June 2-4 in Birmingham, England https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/ One D&D Playtest for Druid and Paladin https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-one-d-d-playtest-shows-us-the-new-druid-paladin.695935/ Kyle Brink explains why Dark Sun hasn’t gotten a 5e adaptation https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-why-dark-sun-hasnt-been-revived.695820/ Life-Sized Mimic Foam Figure from WizKids https://www.enworld.org/threads/if-you-wanted-a-life-sized-mimic-chest-nows-your-chance.695883/ News Digest for the Week of February 24 (Shadowrun Astral Ways, Walking Dead Universe, Baldur’s Gate 3 release date, Fallout Winter of Atom factions) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-february-24.695957/ EN5ider #500: Fault of Splintered Souls Megadungeon https://www.enworld.org/threads/en5ider-500-vault-of-splintered-souls-megadungeon.695817/ Level Up: Advanced 5e Plans for 2023 https://www.enworld.org/threads/level-up-plans-for-2023.695939/ New Releases of Pathfinder https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-news-humble-bundle-extended-and-new-releases.695956/ Humble Bundle So You Wanna Try Pathfinder Book Bundle extended until March 2 https://www.humblebundle.com/books/so-you-wanna-try-out-pathfinder-paizo-books?partner=gamerstavern Subversion Cyberpunk Fantasy RPG from Fragging Unicorn Games on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fraggingunicorns/subversion Against the Dragonlords Playlist (if you want to catch up for the finale this Tuesday) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pa_-PH2k0A&list=PLpbzuJtxfbQKUVqc2kTxAE7-At-TyLRQS Matt Colville announces his new RPG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFsI91djnQM Cool Name Goes Here on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mechanicalmuse/cool-name-rpg-a-community-owned-fantasy-roleplaying-system Shield Maidens from Mongoose Publishing https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/pages/shield-maidens -------------------- How Game Mechanics Influence the Feel of an RPG Five RPGs that Don’t Use Dice https://nerdist.com/article/5-more-rpgs-that-dont-use-dice/ Ribbon Drive https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/114059/Ribbon-Drive?affiliate_id=36142 Microscope https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/91183/Microscope?affiliate_id=36142 Alice is Missing https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/321387/Alice-Is-Missing-A-Silent-Roleplaying-Game?affiliate_id=36142 Ten Candles https://cavalrygames.com/ten-candles Amber https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1447/Amber?affiliate_id=36142 Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock https://adams.osu.edu/sites/adams/files/imce/4-H/STEM_Camp/Rock%20Paper%20Scissors%20Lizard%20Spock.pdf Mamma Mia 4! Cease and Desist https://itch.io/jam/one-page-rpg-jam-2021/rate/1150413 -------------------- Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus Don’t forget to join the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M Ask your Listener Question on Twitter, email [email protected], or contact us on TikTok at TikTok -------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com
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