Happy holidays ya filthy anklebiters: here's a $1 subscription
Finally, a reason to celebrate the end of 2024
It sure has been one of those, huh? A year, I mean. 2024 arrived with all the trembling hope of a deer eyeing a two-second gap in highway traffic, and it looks to end with all the expected—and miserable—disappointment. It's enough to make you wish for a holiday miracle. Luckily, your local gang of friendly tabletop journalists have just such a gift.
That's right: you can subscribe to our Friendly NPC level for just $1 per month, which applies to the first two months. Normally, this entry tier costs $5 and grants access all of our paid content, the Rascal Discord community (full of very cool people), commenting privileges, and other features. Whacking 80% off the sticker price seemed like the least we could do for folks given what we're collectively facing. A small source of warmth, a gift, to take into 2025 and the next four years.
We hear constantly from folks who love the work Rascal provides but admit with disappointment that they can't afford the price of subscribing. First, we would never ask folks to give us money they simply don't have. Secondly, we get it. Nobody gets into journalism for the paychecks, and Rascal still operates below living wages for its scrappy, four-person newsroom. We still want y'all paying rent and buying groceries, first.
But, to be perfectly honest, we need to pay ourselves, too. Rascal is committed to staying worker-owned and audience-funded, so a radically reduced price seemed like a killer mutual backscratching. We want our free subscribers to join in on what we personally think is an excellent investment without making that choice difficult in the face of rising costs of living and a frightening political regime change.
Chase Carter
Rascal Radio Hour will remain free, but it's still a cool thing that your money supports!
We hope that we can convince you to stay longer with two months of banger coverage and sensational blogs (here's some more for good measure). My usual sales pitch is that every single dollar is critical funding that allows the whole team to do this writing gig more sustainably—we can quit our second jobs and spend time normally worrying about our own rent on playing more games, instead! Rascal will only get better with time, which means your dollar will empower more and better writing, podcasts, and future projects.
If you find yourself brimming with Rascal spirit (a heady mix of goblin mischief and compassionate righteousness) and want to share, consider giving the gift of a Rascal subscription! It currently only works for an annual Friendly NPC sub ($50) but sits squarely in the sweet spot of "really cares but didn't overdo it" price point. Worker-owned journalism looks good no matter how you wrap it.
It's genuinely okay if you give us $2 over the next couple of months and then cancel! Rascal ain't one of those joints that invites you inside and then guilts you every time you eye the doors. But we will be so glad to have you for however long you stay. It's a relatively small crew, this lot of internet anklebiters. But there's no group of roleplay-loving weirdos we'd rather have around for the holidays. Here's that link one more time:
