tabletop
The Burden of Sin in Tom Bloom's CAIN
"In this talk of sin, what about forgiveness?"
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culture
Pocketopia edges tabletop closer to Steam, for good and ill
Move over ZineQuest, there’s another circus in town.
tabletop
RPGs That Ask You To Save The World On Company Time
Boss makes a d20, I make a dime.
culture
The changing face of the tabletop industry’s trade association
John Stacy, the executive director of GAMA, talks about their commitment to DEI and more.
Public Articles
Fallen London’s tabletop RPG is an intriguing but muddy collection of systems
Mechanics appropriately feel like a magpie’s nest of shiny trinkets.
tabletop
Daggerheart weighs itself down with a dragon-sized albatross
For many, the upcoming RPG’s juice will not be worth the squeeze.
tabletop
Are all your fave SFF writers secretly playing RPGs at home?
Nine writers explain what really happens when two industries like each other very much.
Rascal Radio
Rascal walks The Longest Road
What is the Green Book of tabletop RPGs?
tabletop
One-page RPGs go brick and mortar
Rowan, Rook and Decard collects more than a decade of tiny games in hardcover volumes.
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