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State of the Rascal: September 2025
Staff changes and more!
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.
tabletop
Plus One Exp's Brandfox Saga
A tragic story of RPGs, facial hair, religion, and third-party logistics.
tabletop
The Monsterhearts video game rebels against dice and solves a murder
I’m a deckbuilder now and it’s not a phase!
tabletop
Zatu denies toxic workplace allegations from former employees
Online furore clouds the horizon of “largest independent board games company in the UK.”
culture
Spencer Campbell wants to be a toymaker
“I don't get satisfaction from just the creation of games… I want somebody to play.”
culture
Exploring queer analog games with Edmond Chang
Why reaching beyond representation is critical for tabletop’s cultural future.
culture
We can’t let the market decide what we remember and forget
Emily Friedman and Evan Torner on why gaming histories matter.
tabletop
The Rascal community recalls their first ever RPG session
A little experiment in collecting and sharing personal histories.
tabletop
The Man Who Bought And Sold D&D
Peter Adkison on the ups and downs of running Wizards of the Coast in the ‘90s.
Pledge Drive
The Results of the Diana Jones Award Are...
Can’t wait to tell my mom that we’re now an [award-winning/award-losing] website!
culture
Walking the walk with RPGs in Malaysia
A travelogue and convention report rolled into one.
actual play
Jeff Stormer's quest to make the Hot Ones of RPG podcasts
Party of One reinvents itself as "nonfiction actual play".
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?