#155: Superhero RPGs with Shane Stacks - a podcast by Morrus

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Shane Stacks to talk about superhero roleplaying games. In the news, a third Dungeons & Dragons book this year, possible Dragonlance video game, new Vampire: The Masquerade books, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about mixing genres at the table.

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Shane Stacks

Shane Plays Podcast https://shaneplays.com/

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News

Wizards of the Coast The Dungeon Master Challenge https://www.enworld.org/threads/win-the-title-of-d-ds-best-dm.680643/

Ray Winninger Announces Third D&D Book for 2021 https://www.enworld.org/threads/ray-winninger-mentions-third-project.680644/

Morrus’ Guess on New Book https://www.enworld.org/threads/my-guess-for-the-other-d-d-book-this-year-draconomicon.680687/

Level Up 5e https://www.levelup5e.com/

More Setting Release Information https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-5-d-d-settings-in-development.680694/

Possible Dragonlance Video Game? https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-teases-possible-dragonlance-video-game.680712/

New D&D Survey with NDA Attached (which has now been taken down) https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-wotc-survey-learn-about-a-new-d-d-product.680698/

D&D Live 2021 Celebrity Charity Game with Jack Black, Kevin Smith, and more https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-live-kate-welch-returns-with-jack-black-reggie-watts-and-others.680726/

Jeff Easley Prints Available https://www.enworld.org/threads/jeff-easley-is-selling-art-prints.680744/

HeroQuest RPG Going Out of Print https://www.enworld.org/threads/chaosium-chaosiums-heroquest-rpg-titles-to-be-permanently-removed-from-sale-next-month-purchase-while-you-can.680739/

Book of Nod Deluxe Edition and Second Inquisition for Vampire: The Masquerade https://www.enworld.org/threads/vampire-book-of-nod-inquisition-books-incoming.680686/

Conan the Adventurer Released https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/313374/Conan-the-Adventurer?affiliate_id=36142

Awfully Cheerful Engine https://www.awfullycheerfulengine.com/

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Kickstarters

Weird Wastelands https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webdm/worlds-of-web-dm-weird-wastelands

The Wonderer’s Guide to Merchants & Magic https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eventyrgames/merchants-of-magic-5e

Pink Cloud https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pink-cloud/pink-cloud-an-adventure-game-for-friends-of-bill

Campfire https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/braintrust/campfire-0

Keep up to date with all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon every week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-worlds-of-web-dm-rogues-wander%E2%80%99s-guide-and-more.680672/

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Superhero RPGs

Villains & Vigilantes: Mighty Protectors https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220501/VV-30-Mighty-Protectors?affiliate_id=36142

Me and Steve Talk RPG’s Ep 27: The History of Supers Gaming with Shane Stacks https://meandsteverpg.podbean.com/e/episode-27-the-history-of-supers-gaming-with-shane-stacks/

Mutants & Masterminds https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/116671/Mutants--Masterminds-Deluxe-Heros-Handbook?affiliate_id=36142

Sentinel Comics https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/227693/Sentinel-Comics-The-Roleplaying-Game-Starter-Kit?affiliate_id=36142

Golden Heroes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Heroes

Masks: A New Generation https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/193258/Masks-A-New-Generation?affiliate_id=36142

City of Mist https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266983/City-of-Mist-Players-Guide?affiliate_id=36142

Four-Color to Fantasy from EN Publishing https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16575/FourColor-to-Fantasy-Superhero-Toolkit-Original-30-Version?affiliate_id=36142

DC Heroes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Heroes

Champions Complete https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/107799/Champions-Complete?affiliate_id=36142

Trinity Continuum: Aberrant https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/333991/Trinity-Continuum-Aberrant?affiliate_id=36142

GURPS Supers https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/225600/GURPS-Supers?affiliate_id=36142

Marvel Super Heroes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Super_Heroes_(role-playing_game)

Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Super_Heroes_Adventure_Game

Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game (published by Marvel in 2003, only lasted one year) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Universe_Roleplaying_Game

Marvel Heroic Roleplay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Heroic_Roleplaying

Marvel Multiverse Announcement https://www.enworld.org/threads/marvel-to-launch-official-marvel-multiverse-tabletop-role-playing-game-in-2022.680483/

Superhero: 2044 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero:_2044

HERO System Character Creation (not the full rules, just character creation at 466 pages) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/64072/HERO-System-6th-Edition-Character-Creation?affiliate_id=36142

Victorious the Role Playing Game https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/169398/Victorious-the-Role-Playing-Game?affiliate_id=36142

Egg Embry interviews Monte Cook about Heroes of the Cypher System (coming soon) https://www.enworld.org/threads/heroes-of-the-cypher-system-an-interview-with-monte-cook.676680/

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

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