tabletop
Exclusive: Paint the town (blood) red in this new sad vampire game
An interview with Zach Cox of SoulMuppet Publishing about vampires, mental health, and how to make characters dying really, really worth it.
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community
8 trans games by trans artists in this trans rights charity bundle
Rue Dickey’s third annual Tabletop for Trans Rights Bundle is raising money for the Appalachian LGBTQ+ community
tabletop
Government suits roleplay World War III like murderhobos, because of course they do
Systems matter, especially in a game like War
Public Articles
Unionizing hobby stores in NYC say owners called their efforts “the absolute insanity of the woke”
Tabletop Workers United asks folks to sign a petition to bring Jon Freeman and Gregory May to the table in good faith.
excerpt
Hack the orcs, loot the tomb, and take the land
Reflections on settler colonialism, Indigeneity, and otherwise possibilities in "Dungeons & Dragons."
community
itch.io is the collective organizing platform we have, but is it the one we need?
A pattern of delays in communication and payment from itch.io have repeatedly left charity organizers and game sellers in the dark.
culture
The OGL is dead. Long live the OGL.
This ain’t a victory lap, it’s a cautionary tale.
actual play
Quinns Quest's Citizen Sleeper is an old-school actual play with some cybernetic enhancements
Quinns Quest has made his first venture into the realm of actual play—after saying he’d never do one.
updates
Changelog: Rascal 1.2
Updates, our upcoming pledge drive, Gen Con, and a reader survey!
culture
Letters from The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Linda and Rowan LARP as theater critics for a tame night of misadventure and not nearly enough mayhem to make it worth traveling into Times Square.
tabletop
The unwinnable resistance of Oceania 2084
War is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. I love Big Brother.
tabletop
Tian Xia World Guide prompts a messy, public reckoning in the Pathfinder 2E subreddit
Instead of celebrating a new book, users and moderators spent a week exhuming interpersonal ghosts.
Lay it on the Table
The questions I ask myself when building a new world
Hold on, wait a second, I’m sorry…did you say street magic?
community
Matthew Lillard promises his new bourbon tastes better than Grog's eye-watering drink
Find Familiar Spirits want to build community through premium, luxury whiskey… now for Critters.
MORK BORG
MÖRK BORG’s official action figure is… cool?
Who will win: my distaste for lifestyle merch or One Bony Guy?
culture
Fuck immersion: Stop trying to make me smell my game
My game nights smell like pork spring rolls and canned vodka mixers, as God intended.