# 396 | D&D Beyond 'Drops', D&D 'live service model', two Elric RPGs

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Podcast: [Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/morrus-unofficial-tabletop-rpg-talk-644273)
Published: 2026-05-11T20:28:15+00:00
Episode link: https://morrus.podbean.com/e/dd-beyond-s-thursday-drops-%e2%80%94-new-spells-sharing-limits-paywalls/
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Livestreaming as always Monday at 8pm UK time (3pm Eastern)! In this week's show we talk about D&D Beyond's new Thursday 'Drops' feature, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks on D&D moving to a 'live service model', two simultaneous new Elric roleplaying games, and more! Drops will make D&D Beyond subscribers love Thursdays Dungeons & Dragons brings back three classic 1st edition spells via new D&D Beyond Drops feature D&D Beyond executives explain why subscribers can't share Drops content Mother Lorinda gets a creepy new look in Ravenloft: The Horrors Within More performances and panelists revealed for D&D Fan Expo in London Chris Cocks says it makes sense to move D&D to a "live service" model, but Hasbro will always make physical books Friends and Relations: Wanderers Official Elric of Melniboné TTRPG coming from Goodman Games There's ANOTHER official Elric RPG in the works Jon Hodgson Backdrop Books Neon Odyssey: Space Opera in D&D Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG + Unstoppable

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