Chase Carter - Rascal News (Page 2)

Five adventurers face off against kobolds in a cave while a gold dragon hovers in the background.

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I can’t recommend purchasing the D&D 2024 Player's Handbook

Here comes Rascal, jamming its stick in everyone’s favorite tabletop mud.

A family picnics on a green hill and points out shapes in the cloud. An insect-shaped ship is tied down in a nearby field.

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Coyote & Crow will bring indigenous consultation directly to RPG publishers

Connor Alexander says his cadre of professionals fill a real need in the tabletop industry.

Koriko book on a dark green desk, along with a brown notebook, a black pen and a dozen or so d6 dice

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Koriko magically made me excited for a solo journaling RPG

Okay, less magic and more smart layout but still.

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Manufacturing consent in Hasbro’s toy factory

You are not immune to propaganda, but you can watch it happen in real time.

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So, what did we miss?

Three-ish weeks ago Rascal entered a hiatus to address several issues, both personal and professional. For one, the team hadn’t enjoyed a break since we launched the site earlier this year. Additionally, Lin was preparing a move to Los Angeles thanks to a frankly ridiculous job offer, and I

Several heroic fantasy figures from Gloomhaven arranged on a dusky sky background.

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Meet the project manager hauling the Gloomhaven RPG across the finish line

One of the strangest board game translations underwent a major shift while we weren’t looking.

A lone figure on a purple alien landscape full of mushrooms and crystals. A darkened city is in the background.

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Rune and Slayers designer Spencer Campbell accepts the end of his RPG career

Is it worth it to create games amid burnout, depression, and broken work habits?

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Between chaotic skirmishes and apocalyptic road trips, Free League is just having fun

Co-founder Tomas Härenstam remains confident the studio’s polestar will keep them on a winning track.

Adventurers face down a gold dragon in an eerie cave, miniatures in the Project Sigil system.

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D&D can’t properly market Project Sigil’s not-quite-video game features

The digital sandbox’s co-creator clears up some of several misunderstands around development and marketplaces

A line of mechanical creatures, Modrons, march through a fungus-lined cave.

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Wizards of the Coast's latest AI experiment isn’t sexy, but we should still pay attention

When you say AI shouldn’t replace workers, that includes engineers.

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The Rascal Radio Hour Pilot

Chase finally gets to make a podcast.

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Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall’s second serving expands the immigrant experience

The RPG about a haunted family restaurant believes food and monsters bind many children of two countries.

A knight in shardplate and shardblade cuts through enemy soldiers amid flames in a ravine.

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Brandon Sanderson plans to support the Cosmere RPG “for as long as he's writing books”

Brotherwise Games seems happily married into Sanderson’s fantasy empire, to the tune of $5 million and counting.

A figure with red and white skin holding a massive sword protects two people from an assailant wreathed in electricity.

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How the designers behind the Cosmere RPG soulcast a literary universe into roleplay gold

Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy empire is not so easily bound to dice.

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Fifteen years later, Fallen London finally unveils its official tabletop RPG

Failbetter Games has partnered with Magpie Games to translate the Neath to the tabletop

Five people stand on a stage, accepting an award. One in a blue suit gives a speech. Another holds the trophy.

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United Paizo Workers win the Diana Jones Award

Sometimes progress looks like a glass pyramid.