tabletop
Exclusive: Paint the town (blood) red in this new sad vampire game
An interview with Zach Cox of SoulMuppet Publishing about vampires, mental health, and how to make characters dying really, really worth it.
Lin Codega
Lin Codega is an award-winning entertainment journalist focusing on science fiction and fantasy media. They specialize in tabletop roleplaying games, pop culture, fandom, and queer intersections.
culture
The OGL is dead. Long live the OGL.
This ain’t a victory lap, it’s a cautionary tale.
updates
Changelog: Rascal 1.2
Updates, our upcoming pledge drive, Gen Con, and a reader survey!
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.
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.
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.
Lay it on the Table
Playing games amidst the revolution
We are practicing a better world.
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.
Public Articles
Did you know a Taurus likes to stay home and play games?
Tell me if you’ve heard this horoscope joke before.
tabletop
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.
tabletop
The Substratum Protocol, I presume
An interview with Pandion Games about how core-delving scientists collect clues to craft new explanations every game.
tabletop
Vecna: Eve of Ruin is a farewell tour of a multiversal rogue’s gallery
The god of secrets is breaking out all the baddies for one last nostalgic 5e joyride.
tabletop
Hearts Blazing you will always be famous
Hold on to the games you love because this industry is fucking brutal.
tabletop
Munkao’s gorgeous, hornet-filled temple run demands cleverness to crawl through
An automata-filled, systems-agnostic dungeon crawl, Stirring the Hornet’s Nest at Het Thamsya layers fanaticism, Southeast Asian legend, and Buddhist histories within a claustrophobic setting.
tabletop
Rapscallion finally sets sail
For game writer, designer, and artist Whistler, queerness and piracy go hand in bloody hand.