actual play
Titan Takedown taught me to love professional wrestling
Dimension 20's latest actual play takes wrestling from the oligarchs and gives it back to the people.
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Rascal Radio
Five-Fingered Praxis
Rowan's conversion to the Church of the Square Circle.
tabletop
Latest 90-day tariff reduction is a stay of execution for some tabletop RPG publishers
For others, it’s just smoke from an authoritarian dumpster fire.
culture
Much ink spilled in the defense of bigots
Goodman Games wants to “build bridges instead of walls,” but at what cost?
culture
Fat People Belong in Fantasy, Including TTRPGs
The power fantasy doesn’t have to mean being thin.
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.
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.