actual play
Godkiller: Balance wants to make you cry
The second installment of BlackwaterDND's award-winning trilogy stares down the world's grief and doesn't look away.
Latest Stories
tabletop
In Realis, Surreal is the new Real
Actually, it’s the old Real and here’s 3000 words explaining why.
miniatures
Players boycott the World Championships of Warhammer because of Trump
Deportation is for everyone.
tabletop
300 episodes later, Jef & Jon still believe there are more systems to master
Discovering a game is mostly Confederate apologia is just another day in the podcast mines for these boys.
tabletop
The cinematic violence of Wandering Blades
Daniel Kwan’s latest crowdfunder blends wuxia melodrama with OSR combat
culture
What is a “D&D Experience” anyway?
Questions after meeting Xanathar and coming back awed and empty.
community
Itch.io’s negligence causes delay in Crips for eSims for Gaza Bundle
A year after Rascal's initial investigation, the platform’s inability to communicate continues to negatively impact charity efforts
tabletop
Rowan, Rook and Decard pull out of Gen Con 2025 over international travel concerns
"Crossing the border into the US simply isn’t safe for us at the moment, and it doesn’t appear to be getting safer."
Rascal Radio
A Stool with Two Legs
Without Polygon, Rascal wouldn't exist. How does tabletop journalism continue without it?
tabletop
Are these big beautiful books beautiful enough for your shelf?
We need the space and the room in our heads, hearts, and bookshelves.
tabletop
Compressing the Cosmere
Discussing the challenges of adapting a novel series while it’s still being written.
tabletop
I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
Collaborative, open source jpeg preservation simulator.
Lay it on the Table
Rascal plays In This World and doesn’t want to come back
There are other worlds than these, but they all have jobs.
tabletop
Knock! blows open the door once again
The old school fantasy magazine returns with another issue and a new editor.
tabletop
Rowan’s Pile of Games: Battle School and the Looming Context
Can a game be a critique just because it says so?
tabletop
Farce and sitcom are the heart of Kobold Press’ animal RPG
RiverBank’s designer talks working on Greyhawk, structuralism, and tea.