tabletop
Violence might be 25 years old but it’ll still kick your ass
“The Roleplaying Game of Egregious and Repulsive Bloodshed” still contains relevant critiques of contemporary game design.
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.
Public Articles
How to start game design discourse
It’s actually, like, super easy.
Lay it on the Table
Even in games built for silliness, I can’t get over myself
Being a goofy little guy is hard work and I’m not emotionally prepared for that kind of vulnerability.
tabletop
Paizo’s best designers return to Pathfinder's historic Tian Xia setting
An interview with three of the lead creatives who worked on the new Paizo setting books for Lost Omens: Tian Xia.
tabletop
Chuck Tingle, the World’s Greatest DM, trots to 2e and has never regretted it
For some buckaroos, TTRPGs peaked at AD&D and that’s a unique, wonderful way I had to know more about.
horoscopes
Charging into Aries season with six indie tabletop games
Sure, there’s some once in a lifetime celestial bullshit happening, but let me talk to you about GAMES.
community
Stumble Guys x D&D is goofy, but Hasbro’s direct links to the PIF are nothing to laugh at
Dungeons & Dragons’ new mobile game partnership might hint at what Hasbro has planned for their ongoing relationship with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
tabletop
We found the tabletop nerds (affectionate) at NASA
Inspired by science, powered by dice, two of the leads of The Lost Universe talk NASA’s first TTRPG.
The rascals full Daggerheart chargen playtest
This video is an exclusive Party Member and Paragon subscriber perk.
culture
David Ewalt can’t get game night out of his head
For some of us, games, like fucking up, are a chronic human condition.
tabletop
Daggerheart’s first go at chargen doesn’t fully integrate its inspirations
The Rascal team works through the playtest packet and learns that a family can be two monkeys, a walking fungus, and a showpony automaton.
community
Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored gaming booth is upsetting queer PAX East attendees
Qiddiya Gaming is a project of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and is part of a multibillion dollar initiative to bring esports to the country.
Lay it on the Table
Orbital Blues is a game so good it doesn’t need its rules
This game makes me so fucking sad, I don’t ever want to play a game that doesn’t make me this sad.
culture
Making D&D an aloha shirt-slinging brand is the only way it will survive the winter
The $120 D&D aloha shirt is a desperate bid for my attention and it’s working like a marketer’s wet dream.
exclusive
RPGnet and RPGMatch have merged, aiming to reach across divides in the TTRPG community
The three stewards give Rascal an exclusive interview on the importance of stewardship, what new changes users can expect, and the challenges of a massive cultural merger in the TTRPG space.
tabletop
In Petit Marronage, the first step towards liberation is imagination
Chris Kindred is a game designer whose current work focuses on the historic maroon communities in the Great Dismal Swamp.