D&D
First Dungeon Crawler Carl, now D&D Beyond: the time of the Drop has come
The age of supplements is over.
Chase Carter
A labor and culture journalist with over a decade of experience with daily news, investigative reporting and criticism. He has spent 3+ years covering tabletop at Dicebreaker with an eye towards workers' rights, business and independent artists.
interview
Gamefound wants to throw another successful RPG Party after learning hard lessons
"If we can be a third pillar in the RPG space rather than another monolith, that just feels really healthy."
Rascal Radio
Radio Hour: Scouting Days
🎲Listen to Episode 36 in your podcast player of choice! In the latest episode of the Rascal Radio Hour, Chase and Caelyn are joined by Wargamer's resident haunt-lover, Mollie Russell, to discuss (among other games) Call of Cthulhu's campfire scouts-meets-cosmic horror RPG – Campfire Tales. The crew
unions
United WotC workers prepare to defend Wizards of the Coast’s first ever union
“We're not being heard, we're not being taken seriously or treated with respect.”
unions
Magic: The Gathering Arena developers unionize, alleging forced AI use and return-to-office mandates
“We know the workers that make the game can and should be treated better.”
Public Articles
The Gang Offers a Discounted Subscription Bundle
Five other outlets, creators, and journalists are joining Rascal to build something bigger.
new games
Alien RPG starter set Hope’s Last Day might be too good of an introduction
When you fill up on chips, but the chips are slathering, murderous predators.
Rascal Radio
Countless Bridges
The heavy burden of being more popular than Timothee Chalamet.
features
From blog posts to mighty 1,200-page books: Stonetop's creators reflect on a decade-long journey
And how their belief in the power of community has only sharpened.
new games
MIIRU's leaden horror doesn't weigh down satisfying sequel
Deicide, part deux.
tabletop
MÖRK BORG’s campaign-focused zine is an intentional step away from art book vibes
Wretched with a cause.
Rascal Radio
AI Can't Replicate My Terrible Sense of Humor
You might think that a smaller cast would result in a leaner, meaner podcast, but as episode 34 of the Rascal Radio Hour demonstrates, the lack of a third wheel (complimentary) means that there's no-one to stop Chase and Caelyn from getting really deep into their bullshit. As
tabletop
Fatherfog’s creator loves scary fairy tales to bits
Mothership studio swaps empty space for creeping mists.
tabletop
Esoteric Ebb’s tabletop roots travel deeper than the big ampersand
The voices in a character’s head have fascinated designers for decades.
tabletop
What we mean when we talk about crunch
The history and role of crunch as a description for RPGs.
Rascal Radio
Attempted Aura Farming
BJ Fans and NIPL Games.