tabletop
A Magic Trick Called Paranoia
Mechs Into Plowshares’ one mechanic managed to hoodwink my ass so good.
tabletop
Tabletop makers push back against tariffs with honesty and direct political action
"I urge everyone to do the same, because it’s important in times like these to speak up and to voice your concerns, your dissent.”
tabletop
Munkao on the art-heavy, shoes-lite play of Kala Mandala
Southeast Asian fantasy with a comic twist.
tabletop
A Galaxy of Tactics in Going Rogue
"What is worthy of our sacrifice? When is it more important that we live to fight another day?"
tabletop
The reality of rebellion in Galactic and Going Rogue
The Star Wars-inspired game asks players to be honest with themselves about what revolution actually looks like.
tabletop
In 2025, I’m playing shorter games with fewer players
Two over four because sometimes, less is more.
tabletop
Latest 90-day tariff reduction is a stay of execution for some tabletop RPG publishers
For others, it’s just smoke from an authoritarian dumpster fire.
culture
Much ink spilled in the defense of bigots
Goodman Games wants to “build bridges instead of walls,” but at what cost?
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.
tabletop
The cinematic violence of Wandering Blades
Daniel Kwan’s latest crowdfunder blends wuxia melodrama with OSR combat
tabletop
Rowan, Rook and Decard pull out of Gen Con 2025 over international travel concerns
"Crossing the border into the US simply isn’t safe for us at the moment, and it doesn’t appear to be getting safer."
tabletop
Are these big beautiful books beautiful enough for your shelf?
We need the space and the room in our heads, hearts, and bookshelves.
tabletop
Compressing the Cosmere
Discussing the challenges of adapting a novel series while it’s still being written.
Public Articles
I interpreted rare digital artifacts in ArchaeOS, and all I got was this cool zine
Collaborative, open source jpeg preservation simulator.
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.