new games
Wraithborn reaches for MÖRK BORG style and substance but exceeds its grasp
MÖRE BORG.
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
Free League expands third party license to include more games and more languages
Freer League.
tabletop
Triangle Agency x FIST crossover The House Edge now available for playtesting
Fist and edge are both in the headline, you can make your own joke.
tabletop
What we mean when we talk about crunch
The history and role of crunch as a description for RPGs.
tabletop
Totally apolitical Ubisoft franchise (not that one, nor the other one; no, the other, other one) set to receive an RPG adaptation
Arkhane Asylum’s Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s The Division The Roleplaying Game
tabletop
Sword World may no longer be revolutionary, but Japan’s dominant fantasy RPG is still more than a historical curiosity
Down the tabbit hole.
tabletop
Concerning Ravenloft - the original horror adventure module
Him, Strahd.
tabletop
Girl Frame confidently stomps its way into a niche mecha genre
Ast-Hound-ing
tabletop
Dungeons & Dragons 2024 is now officially D&D 5.5e, still isn’t a new edition
RIP D&D 5.52024OneE
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.
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.