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Play before you think
Not all games need to be considered — sometimes you can just play around.
Lin Codega
Lin Codega is an award-winning entertainment journalist focusing on science fiction and fantasy media. They specialize in tabletop roleplaying games, pop culture, fandom, and queer intersections.
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Thirty Days of Bleed
Within a high-pressure, nonstop roleplaying game, denizens of Over/Under found it difficult to extricate their character’s emotions from their own.
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How to find an ending in Over/Under
After a month of emergent story, scheming, and bleed, it all ended with a gardener and a clown.
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Localizing MÖRK BORG required a deft hand and a dedication to the details
An interview with Malstrom’s Montro on translation, new fonts, and how to create an aesthetic.
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Sigil suffered a slow, ignoble death
After an unsteady development process, D&DBeyond’s immersive virtual tabletop will shut down in 2026.
culture
EXCLUSIVE: DIE returns to the table with Loaded comic run and RPG quickstart
Another roll of the bones.
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Draw Steel sets new standards for alt text in their books
A deep dive into what an Art Description is, how it works, and who it’s for, including an interview with alt text writer, Jen Kretchmer.
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Jess Lanzillo is ready to invite monsters back to the table
An interview with the new creative director of World of Darkness about returning to her first roleplay love.
culture
White Wolf denies using Generative AI in tabletop RPGs
A recent spate of job postings fuelled concerns that the revamped tabletop publisher would pursue AI usage in new books.
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Renegade Games secures tabletop game rights to Dungeon Crawler Carl, promising an RPG and board games
Welcome to the Dungeon, we’ve got fun and games… and a talking cat.
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EXCLUSIVE: Fight for your name on the Streets of Jade
James Mendez Hodes and Fonda Lee discuss the nuances of adapting the bestselling Green Bone Saga for a tabletop RPG.
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Daggerheart does Dungeons & Dragons better than Dungeons & Dragons
I’m a basic heartbroken fantasy bitch.
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Gamefound launches a crowdfunding initiative with an intentionally selective guestlist
RPG Party offers a curated selection for backers and mentorship for creators.
Public Articles
The Bundle for Ukrainian Hospitals stands by its humanitarian credentials
A Serhiy Prytula Humanitarian Foundation rep maintains that no money from the bundle will be used for military purposes.
culture
Darrington Press snag veteran D&D talent in surprise double hiring
Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford set to bolster and scale Critical Role’s publishing arm.
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Cephalofair Games’ Mister Johnson Goes to Washington
The Gloomhaven COO is taking a 50% pay cut to shore up business in the wake of devastating tariffs.