Russ “Morrus” Morrissey

The Kraken? That's going a bit overboard, isn't it? Yeah, I mean... You could have started with a little pixie or something, but no, you went straight to Kraken.

It's just kind of like, that escalated quickly. Zero to Kraken in under 10 seconds.

It's just kind of like, that escalated quickly. Zero to Kraken in under 10 seconds.

Okay, anyway, let's do some news, shall we?

Okay, anyway, let's do some news, shall we?

Stuff. Cool. Stuff happened this week.

Stuff. Cool. Stuff happened this week.

I like to keep it succinct. But, you know, Greg Taito?

I like to keep it succinct. But, you know, Greg Taito?

Communications Director over at Wizards of the Coast, or should I say, former D&D Communications Director. Because Greg has left Wizards of the Coast. Wow. Okay. For a job as Deputy Director of External Affairs for the Washington Secretary of State's Office. So he's gone from gaming to politics, basically.

Communications Director over at Wizards of the Coast, or should I say, former D&D Communications Director. Because Greg has left Wizards of the Coast. Wow. Okay. For a job as Deputy Director of External Affairs for the Washington Secretary of State's Office. So he's gone from gaming to politics, basically.

Washington Secretary of State's Office. Yeah. Right. I mean, that's cool. I don't really know enough to say...

Washington Secretary of State's Office. Yeah. Right. I mean, that's cool. I don't really know enough to say...

Well, no, I mean, he was like nine years at Wizards as communications manager, co-hosted the Dragon Talk podcast while it was on, the official Dungeons & Dragons podcast, which was around for a couple of years.

Well, no, I mean, he was like nine years at Wizards as communications manager, co-hosted the Dragon Talk podcast while it was on, the official Dungeons & Dragons podcast, which was around for a couple of years.

Pioneered a lot of ideas, like the teaser for the trailer for the preview for the spoiler for the announcement yeah um yes the previews of the spoilers of the teasers of the yeah yeah yeah it's like had that going on um yeah i had i had i i can see that he might be quite tired especially this past year.

Pioneered a lot of ideas, like the teaser for the trailer for the preview for the spoiler for the announcement yeah um yes the previews of the spoilers of the teasers of the yeah yeah yeah it's like had that going on um yeah i had i had i i can see that he might be quite tired especially this past year.

Well, he certainly had a comment to make, which I'll get to in a second.

Well, he certainly had a comment to make, which I'll get to in a second.

Oh, okay. Am I anticipating things? I know I'm anticipating something. But I want to say his boss, his new boss, Steve Hobbs, appeared on an episode of Dragon Talk a few years ago and is a D&D fan, interestingly. So I guess there'll still be lunchtime D&D games going on, even if they're at the Washington State Secretary's office.