Russ “Morrus” Morrissey
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The thing with Star Wars, though, if you take out the Jedi and you take out the Empire... You're left with Guardians of the Galaxy. And this really struck me when I was watching Skeleton Crew. I'm really enjoying Skeleton Crew. It's great. It's amazing. It's great. But it occurred to me that there's no Jedi in it and there's no Empire in it.
The thing with Star Wars, though, if you take out the Jedi and you take out the Empire... You're left with Guardians of the Galaxy. And this really struck me when I was watching Skeleton Crew. I'm really enjoying Skeleton Crew. It's great. It's amazing. It's great. But it occurred to me that there's no Jedi in it and there's no Empire in it.
Basically, if you told me I was watching a Guardians of the Galaxy set I believe you, because it was indistinguishable without those iconic Star Wars elements. There wasn't the music, which is another big Star Wars thing. There wasn't the iconic Star Wars music. It's got its own music, but not the Star Wars music you know. It hasn't got Jedi. It hasn't got the Empire. So basically...
Basically, if you told me I was watching a Guardians of the Galaxy set I believe you, because it was indistinguishable without those iconic Star Wars elements. There wasn't the music, which is another big Star Wars thing. There wasn't the iconic Star Wars music. It's got its own music, but not the Star Wars music you know. It hasn't got Jedi. It hasn't got the Empire. So basically...
it felt like Guardians of the Galaxy. And that's not a criticism. I'm just saying those are the things that, to me, make something less generic and more Star Wars specifically.
it felt like Guardians of the Galaxy. And that's not a criticism. I'm just saying those are the things that, to me, make something less generic and more Star Wars specifically.
Let's find out. What is it?
Let's find out. What is it?
This is something that I wasn't really familiar with. Legend of the mist or legend in the mist. Um, so, um,
This is something that I wasn't really familiar with. Legend of the mist or legend in the mist. Um, so, um,
it did really really well um partly because it just had a very very recent kickstarter so people are excited about it now it's one of these things these lists is that the timing if you've got a big kickstarter going on at the time um people are going to be excited about it yeah at that moment um so um this is i'm going to describe it as a rustic fantasy tabletop rpg based on the acclaimed city of mist um
it did really really well um partly because it just had a very very recent kickstarter so people are excited about it now it's one of these things these lists is that the timing if you've got a big kickstarter going on at the time um people are going to be excited about it yeah at that moment um so um this is i'm going to describe it as a rustic fantasy tabletop rpg based on the acclaimed city of mist um
Again, I am not personally familiar with it. It's from Son of Oak Studios. I mean, it looks great. It looks great. If you like, like Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, Princess Mononoke. Is that how you say that?
Again, I am not personally familiar with it. It's from Son of Oak Studios. I mean, it looks great. It looks great. If you like, like Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, Princess Mononoke. Is that how you say that?
Mononoke and things like that. That's the kind of inspirations for it. It looks gorgeous. It's got, you know, it did very, very well on Kickstarter, made nearly a million dollars on Kickstarter.
Mononoke and things like that. That's the kind of inspirations for it. It looks gorgeous. It's got, you know, it did very, very well on Kickstarter, made nearly a million dollars on Kickstarter.
yeah it's got tons of stuff with it as well this one this is um this is one of those big kickstarters with dice screens and cards and and special editions and cloth maps and art cards and tokens and yeah so much stuff but it's all really gorgeous i love the art style it's all really really nice looking Yeah. That was the most anticipated tabletop RPG of 2025.
yeah it's got tons of stuff with it as well this one this is um this is one of those big kickstarters with dice screens and cards and and special editions and cloth maps and art cards and tokens and yeah so much stuff but it's all really gorgeous i love the art style it's all really really nice looking Yeah. That was the most anticipated tabletop RPG of 2025.