features
First ever Jubenshacon scripts a murderously successful and sold out debut
Another milestone in the story of the Chinese genre's international crossover.
Latest Stories
news
Paizo lays off 12 employees in the fallout of Diamond Comics’ bankruptcy
The Pathfinder and Starfinder publisher seeks to rebuild book trade as union protections soften blow to staff.
podcast
Talkback: Burning Wheel
The Rascal Reading Club rides again.
features
Twenty years and two editions later, Heroes of Horror still offers scary good advice
From campaign advice to corruption, D&D 3.5e’s ghoulish guide was anything but a throwaway supplement.
features
Tabletop Bookshelf built its brick-and-mortar future out of past goodwill
For owner Tom Gibes, Milwaukee's first independent RPG bookstore is a testament to lifting up small, passionate tabletop creators.
features
With the release of Umdaar, we might be at the end of Fate
Fred Hicks talks about the birth, life, and maybe death of the gaming line that launched his company.
Rascal Radio
Radio Hour: Entering a Horse Race on a Donkey, feat. Jenna Stoeber and Tomas Franzese
All the president's hype men.
unions
MTG Arena’s nascent union faces “optional” meetings, letters to homes, and management closing ranks
With a union vote looming, United Wizards of the Coast faces classic union busting from the tabletop industry’s largest company.
Gen Con
For some publishers, the cost of missing Gen Con outweighs mounting risks
“When shit is sorted I’ll reconsider, but right now that door is closed.”
tabletop
RPG bundle crowdfunds disaster aid in the aftermath of Typhoon Sinlaku
Proceeds from 92 digital games will help locals from Saipan and the Mariana Islands with little power or clean water.
new games
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Tyrant Philosophers to be a weird fantasy RPG from Handiwork Games
“He's taking a bit of a risk with us, to be honest, but I think it'll pay off.”
new games
Little Wolves takes top honors at the 2026 Indie Groundbreakers Awards
IGDN’s annual laurel-foisting celebrates tabletop RPGs from small but talented teams beyond the usual spotlight.
reading club
Rascal Reading Club: Burning Wheel
Attack their beliefs.
actual play
Digital elbow grease saves largest actual play database
Anne Monteverdi made sure Series Seeker stuck around to keep track of all the RPG hobby's stories.
crossword
Rascal Crossword 4: Getting Generic
Werds, werds, werds.
features
Bludgeon wants you to embrace roleplaying in your own, radical way
This RPG from an Indian team approaches classes, and divinity, beyond Western conventions.