culture
Short institutional memory can’t excuse wargaming’s most insidious cultural issues.
Bigotry and bad behavior in the hobby cannot be treated as isolated incidents.
Caelyn Ellis
A journalist and games critic with a background in education and a special interest in the overlap of those areas. She has written for Eurogamer, Edge, Rock Paper Shotgun, Polygon and Dicebreaker.
tabletop
Runecairn with Rune & Caelyn
Imitation is the sincerest (and most approachable) form of flattery
tabletop
WARLOCK and Exodus speak volumes about Wizards of the Coast’s video game ambitions
Exactly what meets the eye.
culture
Rascal's Community-Sourced Best of 2025
What some of our readers considered the best of a pretty rough year
tabletop
The Year Ahead 2025: Caelyn Ellis
We catch up with Caelyn before she gets too lost in the nog.
culture
Double teamed by Goth Mommy and TOOL at The Game Awards: A personal tragedy
WARLOCK isn’t just Wizards of the Coast’s newest video game project, it’s also my lesbian kryptonite.
tabletop
Brotherwise Games’ Plotweaver RPG takes its first unaided steps
Leaving the Cosmere’s nest.
tabletop
Caelyn’s Dragonmeet 2025 Haul
A veritable treasure hoard.
miniatures
Industry giant Games Workshop proves Caelyn was right
It’s not really news when it’s a universal constant.
tabletop
Sirens’ Oath: Tides Turning is here to literally make waves
Play a pissed off mermaid witch in this “revenge-driven eco-fantasy.”
Public Articles
New Chaos Marauders for Warhammer: The Old World have a disappointing lack of women
Where are the shieldmaidens, James?
miniatures
Galactic warfare gets an upgrade with Star Wars: Legion’s new starter boxes
A deal you should pray they don’t alter.
miniatures
The Horus Heresy’s new chunky lads take the spotlight in Journal Tactica: The Forges of Saturn
Time to start believing.
miniatures
UPDATED: The Grim & The Dark provides a concise introduction to the most overused term in miniatures
Gently Blanched.
miniatures
Planet Shark’s creators want their bite-sized game to be more than extremely cute predators
Jawsome!
tabletop
Lay it on the Table: Failure States
In which the party almost gets their collective arse handed to them.