tabletop
One-page RPGs go brick and mortar
Rowan, Rook and Decard collects more than a decade of tiny games in hardcover volumes.
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culture
Tabletop companies are waiting for the ship to come in on tariffs
As Trump plays Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots with global economics, the RPG industry braces for unknowable costs.
tabletop
Fighting fascists is a community project in Voidheart Symphony
Revolution, balance, and mutual aid with Rowan, Rook and Decard’s Minerva McJanda.
tabletop
Avowed has clearly done its tabletop homework
A little narrative prompting goes a long way.
tabletop
Paizo and R. Talsorian court indie designers for their next projects
Fresh success from traditional methods.
actual play
Twitch Streamers Court Community, Self-Actualization Amidst Burnout
It’s hard to run these chromatic worlds.
tabletop
How Black Designers Write in Both Past Continuous & Future Perfect
Games that wrestle with memory and fight for imagination
tabletop
Urban Shadows finally cashes its ten-year-old debt
Beyond a shadow of a doubt
tabletop
In Mad as Hell you fight demons in your neighborhood and in the boardroom
When social ills turn into living, breathing monsters hell-bent on destruction you have to treat the symptoms and the disease
tabletop
How RPGs Became A Haven For Women in South Korea
After a GamerGate-like incident in 2016, the industry doubled-down on inclusivity.
culture
State of the Rascal 2025
Plenty of miles behind us, and more on the horizon.
tabletop
Zine Month 2025: Skirmish Games and Other Curiosities
Warring horses, freakish orcs, and the chance to go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line.
culture
The complicated labor behind voicing diverse D&D characters
Some players feel apprehensive, other overburdened, when portraying minority cultures at the table.
Rascal Radio
What the heck is Android: Netrunner?
Remap Radio's Cado Contreras finally talks about their favorite card game.
Lay it on the Table
Talking ‘bout Cybergeneration
The Rascals take a detour through 1995 on their way to explore 2027.
tabletop
Zine Month 2025: Solo RPGs
Roll-o solo-dolo.