play list
Chappell Roan’s unofficial TTRPG Play List
Games for the gays, the girls, and the gay girls who can’t stop singing H-O-T T-O G-O! during character creation and end up wondering why their tiefling bard is such a hot mess all the time.
culture
Your kind, annual reminder that awards aren’t that important
Let’s all politely clap and get on with our lives.
tabletop
Don’t hold your breath for Iron Kingdoms’ new paranormal tabletop RPG
Steamforged Games’ involvement in Strangelight Workshop comes with several big asterisks.
tabletop
Unfortunately, I was right about D&D’s digital future
Wizards of the Coast adopts a miserly version of preorder bonuses for its landmark book release.
Gen Con 2024
CRIT Awards pulls ceremony from Gen Con citing “safety concerns”
Many online blame the convention for folding to a right wing outrage campaign and forcing the event to end
Pledge Drive
Rascal's got big plans, but we need your help
Support Rascal during our first pledge drive as we aim for sustainability and a steady freelance budget.
horoscopes
Oh you're a Cancer? How's that bleed treating you?
Honestly if you're not crying because of the sheer overwhelming love you have for your character, you're not doing game right.
tabletop
RPG publisher that promised not to use Web3 technology in their business does it anyway
Evil Genius Games wants to sell you a digital version of Rambo’s M60 for roleplay purposes.
tabletop
Teamwork and therapy built Kids in Capes
Austin Taylor continues to discuss the development of the upcoming young superhero tabletop RPG and how their other job bleeds over into game design.
community
Tabletop Workers United negotiations stalled by lawyer’s belligerence and subsequent vacation
Hex & Co’s desire to speed up the bargaining process has been stymied by ownership’s obstinate and outright hostile legal counsel
actual play
Dimension 20 knows that iteration is how the hobby—and the industry—evolves.
Kids on Bikes isn’t built to support Actual Play; but a hack of it could be fit to purpose.
community
The battle for RPG discovery will happen at Friendly Local Games Stores
We ride at dawn. Or at 10 AM, when the doors open.
Public Articles
I didn’t think about tabletop games for 11 days, and so should you
The question of whether we can afford to step away from reality is a neoliberal trap.
tabletop
You are The Darkness at the Brink of Ohio
Microcelebrity is horrifying, especially in Akron
community
Severe flooding endangers Brazil’s largest TTRPG publisher
Jambô Editora’s headquarters in Porto Alegra have “water from floor to ceiling”.
excerpt
Combat in Dungeons & Dragons
A short history of design trajectories.