Russ Morrissey

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Russell Ian Morrissey
BornJune 1974 (1974-06) (age 47)
United Kingdom
OccupationReporter, Game Designer, Podcaster, Author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreFantasy, Sci-fi
Notable worksThe ENnies, EN World, Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD RPG Core Rulebook,
Website
enworld.org

Russ Morrissey, also known as Morrus[1] (born June, 1974),[2] is a British reporter,[3] game designer,[4] podcaster,[5] author[6] and owner of EN World.[7] Morrissey, founded the ENnie Awards in 2001, which he ran until 2018.[8] He also founded the book publisher EN Publishing, and the tabletop gaming news website EN World, both of which he runs currently.

Career[]

EN World and EN Publishing[]

Morrissey wrote his first tabletop RPG at the age of 14 in 1984.[9] He founded d20reviews.com in 1999, which was renamed EN World, also known as Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News in 2001,[10] a tabletop RPG news website and community.[11]

In 2001, Morrissey founded the publishing company EN Publishing and has gone on to publish over 300 books under the brand.[12]

In 2014 under EN Publishing, Morrissey wrote and published the W.O.I.N. Roleplaying Game System (What's O.L.D. IS N.E.W.).[13][14]

In 2014, he was a judge on the Paizo design competition RPG Superstar.[15]

In February 2017 Morrissey announced that he would be creating the new officially licensed Judge Dredd roleplaying game.[16] This was later crowdfunded on Kickstarter in late 2018[17][18] and successfully funded with over 2000 backers.[19] The Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD roleplaying game was released immediately after the Kickstarter campaign and uses the W.O.I.N. system developed by Morrissey several years earlier.[20]

In October 2020, Morrissey's company announced the Awfully Cheerful Engine, a comic-book inspired tabletop game.[21] In August of the same year, he announced a project codenamed Level Up, an advanced take on Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.[22]

The ENnies[]

Morrissey founded the Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (the ENnie Awards) in 2001, which he ran until 2018.[23] The ENnies were created as an annual fan-based award for tabletop role-playing game products, and since 2002 were hosted at Gen Con in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Perturbed Dragon & Battle of the Bards[]

In 2012, Morrissey and his brother Darren Morrissey co-wrote a six-part animated cartoon series called The Perturbed Dragon.[24] This comedy series played on the tropes and cliches of tabletop gaming, and culminated in a music competition called Battle of the Bards.[25]

Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk[]

In 2018 Morrissey launched a tabletop news and sketch comedy podcast called Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk, which has run for over 100 episodes. The show is presented by Morrissey and his co-host Peter Coffey, and features weekly guests and topics.[26] Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk is currently funded through Patreon.[27] The podcast has include guests such as Keith Baker (game designer), Sean K. Reynolds, Jason Bulmahn, Jonathan Tweet, Robert Marriner-Dodds, Owen K.C. Stephens, Dominic McDowall-Thomas, , Monte Cook, and Ryan Dancey.

The Cauldron[]

Morrissey's science fiction novel The Siege of Concordant, set in a galaxy called The Cauldron, was released in 2020.[28]

Bibliography[]

  • 2000-pr Editor-in-Chief, EN World
  • 2000-pr Publisher, EN Publishing
  • 2001-19 Founder, Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (“ENnies”)
  • 2002 Co-author, Tournaments, Fairs, and Taverns
  • 2002 Co-author, Four-Color to Fantasy
  • 2008 Author, Advanced Rules for Beginners
  • 2008 Co-author, War of the Burning Sky #12: The Beating of the Aquiline Heart
  • 2010 Author, Paragons of the Burning Sky
  • 2011 Author, Space Fight!
  • 2012 Co-writer, The Perturbed Dragon cartoon series
  • 2013 Co-author, Russ Morrissey’s To Slay A Dragon
  • 2015 Co-author, Russ Morrissey’s To Stake A Vampire
  • 2015 Author, Starship Construction Manual
  • 2016 Author, What’s OLD is NEW Starter Kit
  • 2016 Author, N.E.W. The Science Fiction Roleplaying Game
  • 2016 Author, Real Solspace: A Guide to our Stellar Neighbourhood
  • 2016-pr Publisher, EN5ider Magazine
  • 2016-20 Publisher, TRAILseeker Magazine
  • 2017-pr Publisher, EONS Magazine
  • 2017 Author, Universal Upgrades
  • 2017 Author, O.L.D. The Fantasy Heroic Roleplaying Game
  • 2017 Author, Trappist
  • 2017 Author, The Moons of Boria
  • 2017 Co-author, Xenomorphs: The Fall of Somerset Landing
  • 2018–present Co-presenter, Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk podcast
  • 2018 Co-author, Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD
  • 2018 Co-author, Starship Recognition Manual
  • 2018 Co-author, N.O.W. The Modern Action Roleplaying Game
  • 2018 Co-author, Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD Quickstart
  • 2018 Co-author, The Dark Decade: From Dust Till Dawn
  • 2018 Author, Galactic Sentience Catalog
  • 2018 Co-author, Spirits of Manhattan
  • 2018 Author, Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future
  • 2019 Author, Simply6: The Fast, Universal RPG
  • 2020 Co-author, SolSpace: The Spartan Gambit
  • 2020 Co-author, Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters
  • 2020 Author, The Siege of Concordant
  • 2020 Project Lead, Level Up
  • 2020 Author, Awfully Cheerful Engine

Media mentions[]

Russ Morrissey has appeared on the following podcasts, radio shows, videos, and articles.

  • Keith Baker: Six Questions: Russell Morrissey[29]
  • Mud & Blood Podcast: Judge Dredd Interview With Russ Morrissey[30]
  • Shane Plays Radio Show: Full Version Of W.O.I.N. RPG Interview With Russ Morrissey[31]
  • Tabletop Babble Podcast: Morrus[32]
  • Farsight Blogger: Russell Morrissey of EN World[33]
  • Shane Plays Radio Show: EN World & The ENnies with Russ Morrissey[34]
  • Shane Plays Radio Show: D&D Gets Classier with Morrus & Peter![35]
  • Gamers Web: The British Are Coming AGAIN: Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD Roleplaying Game Interviews and Insights[36]
  • Rand Roll: On Random Generators with Russ Morrissey of EN World[37]
  • Mildra: Interview with Russ Morissey of EN World[38]
  • Design Notes: 10 Questions plus 1! Russ Morrissey[39]
  • The Bedrock Blog: Russ Morrissey Interview: O.L.D. and N.E.W. RPGs[40]
  • RPGnet: Russell Morrissey, What Is Old Is New[41]
  • BJ Geek Nation Podcast: Russ Morrissey with What’s Old Is New RPG[42]
  • The Tome Show: New Ranger and Evolution of RPGs Podcast[43]
  • The Smart Party: Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD (Interview with Russ Morrissey)[44]
  • Plot Points: Maleficent Mythological Monsters For 5E[45]
  • Shane Plays: Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters for 5E[46]
  • Tabletop Babble: Morrus[47]
  • RPG Publisher Spotlight: EN Publishing[48]
  • Bald And Board: 5th Edition[49]
  • Shane Plays Geek Talk: Advanced 5E RPG Sneak Preview[50]

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  3. ^ "EN World". EN World.
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  5. ^ "Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk". Podbean.
  6. ^ "The Cauldon: A Novel by Russ Morrissey".
  7. ^ "Circvs Maximvs: Everything and Nothing". Circvmaximvs.com. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ^ "ENnies Leadership Change Announcement". ENnie Awards. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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  21. ^ "Awfully Cheery Engine is a fast, flexible, beginner-friendly RPG releasing in comic book issues".
  22. ^ "EN World Announces Advanced Take On 5th Edition D&D Rules".
  23. ^ "ENnies Leadership Change Announcement". ENnie Awards. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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  28. ^ "The Siege of Concordant: War & Politics In Space". RPGnews.
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  31. ^ "Full Version Of W.O.I.N. RPG Interview With Russ Morrissey – Shane Plays Podcast Extra". Shane Plays.
  32. ^ "Morrus". Tabletop Babble.
  33. ^ "Interview - Russell Morrissey of EN World". Farsignt Blogger.
  34. ^ "EN World & The ENnies with Russ Morrissey – Shane Plays Podcast Extra". Shane Plays.
  35. ^ "D&D Gets Classier with Morrus & Peter!". Shane Plays.
  36. ^ "The British Are Coming AGAIN: Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD Roleplaying Game Interviews and Insights". Gamers Web.
  37. ^ "On Random Generators with Russ Morrissey of EN World". Rand Roll.
  38. ^ "Interview with Russ Morissey of EN World". YouTube.
  39. ^ "10 Questions plus 1! Russ Morrissey". Design Notes.
  40. ^ "Russ Morrissey Interview: O.L.D. and N.E.W. RPGs". The Bedrock Blog.
  41. ^ "Russell Morrissey, What Is Old Is New". RPGnet.
  42. ^ "Russ Morrissey with What's Old Is New RPG". BK Geek Nation.
  43. ^ "New Ranger and Evolution of RPGs Podcast". The Tome Show.
  44. ^ "Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000AD (Interview with Russ Morrissey)". The Smart Party. 20 September 2018.
  45. ^ "Maleficent Mythological Monsters For 5E)". Plot Points.
  46. ^ "Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters for 5E)". Shane Plays. 16 July 2020.
  47. ^ "Morrus". Tabletop Babble.
  48. ^ "RPG Publisher Spotlight: EN Publishing". Geek Native. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  49. ^ "Bald And Board: 5th Edition". Anchor.fm.
  50. ^ "Shane Plays Geek Talk: Advanced 5E RPG Sneak Preview". Shaneplays.com.
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