Chase Carter - Rascal News (Page 6)

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.

Pledge Drive

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.

Gen Con 2024

United Paizo Workers win the Diana Jones Award

Sometimes progress looks like a glass pyramid.

Three high fantasy heroes look at the construction of a castle from atop a hill. A dragon flies across the sunrise.

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Hasbro will need more than video game execs before “going all in” on digital play

Art is made by people, preferably not laid off in four-figure droves.