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Latest Stories
culture
Letters from The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Linda and Rowan LARP as theater critics for a tame night of misadventure and not nearly enough mayhem to make it worth traveling into Times Square.
tabletop
The unwinnable resistance of Oceania 2084
War is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. I love Big Brother.
tabletop
Tian Xia World Guide prompts a messy, public reckoning in the Pathfinder 2E subreddit
Instead of celebrating a new book, users and moderators spent a week exhuming interpersonal ghosts.
Lay it on the Table
The questions I ask myself when building a new world
Hold on, wait a second, I’m sorry…did you say street magic?
community
Matthew Lillard promises his new bourbon tastes better than Grog's eye-watering drink
Find Familiar Spirits want to build community through premium, luxury whiskey… now for Critters.
MORK BORG
MÖRK BORG’s official action figure is… cool?
Who will win: my distaste for lifestyle merch or One Bony Guy?
culture
Fuck immersion: Stop trying to make me smell my game
My game nights smell like pork spring rolls and canned vodka mixers, as God intended.
tabletop
Mothership's Deluxe Set feels like buying a video game console
Boxed sets >>>> literally anything else.
Public Articles
Playing games amidst the revolution
We are practicing a better world.
tabletop
The Crooked Roots and Tangled Blessings of Cassi Mothwin
Cassi Mothwin was 2023’s Rising Star Designer. In 2024, she’s trying not to burn out.
tabletop
The Sky is Falling is as hands on as it gets
Using paper cut illustrations and pasting in game rules, this MÖRK BORG zine is a true art piece.
culture
Games I play while listening to investor calls
Applying game design principles to Hasbro’s investor meetings shows the real agenda.
tabletop
How do you read a tabletop RPG book, and other very important questions
That which we call a book by any other word smells just as inky.
horoscopes
Did you know a Taurus likes to stay home and play games?
Tell me if you’ve heard this horoscope joke before.
interview
Lead an eldritch cult of your own in Elder Mythos
An interview with lead designer, Michele Paroli, on this game of tension and world-building, and world-destroying.