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.
Latest Stories
video games
The Dark Urge is the most honest way to play Baldur’s Gate 3
Duty, friendship, faith, romance… all these themes fall to the wayside in service of the rigorous application of power through violence.
actual play
Never Stop Blowing Up is actual play’s medium-blending summer blockbuster
In a new series, Rowan recaps the first episode of Dimension 20's new season in all it’s meta-campy glory
video games
I interviewed Halsin’s voice actor, and I wish I had the courage to be unhinged
Dave Jones is a nice man with a great voice and big dad energy.
Lay it on the Table
Stuck in the roleplay doldrums
Inevitably, your table will fight and lose against the calendar.
tabletop
Magnolia: City of Marvels delves into the politics of artistic rebellion
Fantasy Punk is here to free us
tabletop
Come for No-Tell Motel's murder mystery, stay for the juicy goss
VIP stands for Very Idle Peepers
community
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
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tabletop
Dungeons & Dragons’ new art direction isn’t AI generated but almost worse—boring
Characters, without character.
Lay it on the Table
In which I try, and fail, to be evil
Deathmatch Island is the Survivor meets Battle Royale TTRPG of my dreams
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
In Last Train to Bremen, Hell is something we inflict on each other
Four bandmates flee a contract with the Devil, but players will find their past is much harder to escape.
Public Articles
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.
actual play
The Panic Table yearns for the space mines
If the kids from Stranger Things played Mothership, you’d end up with The Panic Table
tabletop
D&D almost deradicalized me
The media events are a good overview, but without getting a look at the product I’m left parroting corporate talking points.