actual play
Jeff Stormer's quest to make the Hot Ones of RPG podcasts
Party of One reinvents itself as "nonfiction actual play".
Thomas Manuel
A journalist, playwright and game designer from India. He's the host of the Yes Indie'd podcast and the writer of the weekly Indie RPG Newsletter.
culture
Itch charity bundles aren’t everything but they can have an impact
Nonprofits talk about the benefits of funds with no strings attached.
tabletop
How MCDM designed Draw Steel alongside their fans
Step one: raise millions. But what’s step two?
tabletop
Defy the Gods’ creator wants a game "intensely full of life”
Queering sword and sorcery in a mythic Bronze Age.
tabletop
Jason Carl on the new White Wolf and getting it right this time
More like Wolf the Resurrection, amirite?
tabletop
You, Me, and The King in Yellow
A spoiler-free anti-review of Impossible Landscapes.
tabletop
BackerKit's quest for investment and the future of crowdfunding
And how their lead investor worked for DOGE.
tabletop
Munkao on the art-heavy, shoes-lite play of Kala Mandala
Southeast Asian fantasy with a comic twist.
tabletop
In 2025, I’m playing shorter games with fewer players
Two over four because sometimes, less is more.
tabletop
In Realis, Surreal is the new Real
Actually, it’s the old Real and here’s 3000 words explaining why.
tabletop
300 episodes later, Jef & Jon still believe there are more systems to master
Discovering a game is mostly Confederate apologia is just another day in the podcast mines for these boys.
Lay it on the Table
Rascal plays In This World and doesn’t want to come back
There are other worlds than these, but they all have jobs.
tabletop
Knock! blows open the door once again
The old school fantasy magazine returns with another issue and a new editor.
tabletop
Helena Real speaks candidly about Dungeon World 2
The co-designer of the sequel talks about its challenges and controversies.
tabletop
The OSR dreams of having it all
What drives the new in old school? Maybe the same goal that always has.
tabletop
When we play roleplaying games, we’re all magical girls
Girl by Moonlight and the choice between the power of love and incredible violence.