Reading Club: Stonetop www.rascal.news/reading-club...

Fighting for yourself www.rascal.news/fighting-for...

Designers support BackerKit's collab-funding, say there's no crowdfunding fatigue www.rascal.news/designers-su...

Lessons on play from Jerry Gretzinger and his ever-expanding map www.rascal.news/lessons-on-p...

Radio Hour: Documents and Daggers www.rascal.news/radio-hour-d...

As union loses 20% of membership to layoffs, Paizo’s CEO shares his concerns for the future of the company www.rascal.news/as-union-los...

Top 10 inspiring quotes from the first TTRPG Manifesto Jam www.rascal.news/top-10-inspi...

First ever Jubenshacon scripts a murderously successful and sold out debut www.rascal.news/first-ever-j...

Paizo announces 12 layoffs as a direct effect of Diamond Comics' bankruptcy disrupting business. United Paizo Workers is collaborating with management on severance, other rights for affected staff. www.rascal.news/paizo-lays-o...

Talkback: Burning Wheel www.rascal.news/talkback-bur...

Twenty years and two editions later, Heroes of Horror still offers scary good advice www.rascal.news/twenty-years...

please read the wonderful @applecider.bsky.social with some local milwaukee news on @rascal.news :) www.rascal.news/tabletop-boo...

Tabletop Bookshelf built its brick-and-mortar future out of past goodwill www.rascal.news/tabletop-boo...

Obviously, I have thoughts on this, but no time to unpack them, so suffice it to say that I found this a great article, with an aside that made me straight up laugh.

Fate is what got me into game design. I loved mucking about with its hyper-elegant mechanics. The first thing I released was a tiny fan hack for Bulldogs! (a third-party Fate game). Looking forward to checking out Umdaar, and I'll continue to use Fate for inspiration. Not dead for me.

With the release of Umdaar, we might be at the end of Fate www.rascal.news/with-the-rel...

Radio Hour: Entering a Horse Race on a Donkey, feat. Jenna Stoeber and Tomas Franzese www.rascal.news/radio-hour-e...

MTG Arena’s nascent union faces “optional” meetings, letters to homes, and management closing ranks www.rascal.news/mtg-arenas-n...

Members of @uwotc-official.bsky.social described a May 28 meeting with Wizards of the Coast management as an all but forced hour of anti-union propaganda. It's the latest in a mounting campaign that workers told Rascal includes constant emails, letters, and forced training for Arena supervisors.

For some publishers, the cost of missing Gen Con outweighs mounting risks www.rascal.news/for-some-pub...

RPG bundle crowdfunds disaster aid in the aftermath of Typhoon Sinlaku www.rascal.news/rpg-bundle-c...

Today is the last day of our collective Bundle! If you've been waiting on this deal (50% off one month's subscription to six independent websites), now's your final chance. A huge thank you to everyone who already supported. Y'all are our lifeblood.

Taking Adrian Tchaikovsky's writing, mechanics by Morgue (who is taking elements from both a|state & Hot War), then getting Jon Hodgson to lead the art and production. Absolute dream team!

A new ttrpg! Tyrant Philosophers hits the table from @handiworkgames.bsky.social

Another one of @aptshadow.bsky.social's book series is being adapted for tabletop roleplay. @handiworkgames.bsky.social will turn the The Tyrant Philosophers into a scheming, factional RPG, and the studio talked to us about their goals for the project.

You still have a few more days to snag the Independent Media Collective Bundle! Subscribe to Rascal, @aftermath.site, @neverpo.st, and @rogue.site, while also supporting @alloymag.bsky.social and @thejenna.bsky.social for 50% the normal price. Take a chance on five excellent worker-owned outfits!

You still have a few more days to snag the Independent Media Collective Bundle! Subscribe to Rascal, @aftermath.site, @neverpo.st, and @rogue.site, while also supporting @alloymag.bsky.social and @thejenna.bsky.social for 50% the normal price. Take a chance on five excellent worker-owned outfits!

Little Wolves takes top honors at the 2026 Indie Groundbreakers Awards www.rascal.news/little-wolve...

Rascal Reading Club: Burning Wheel www.rascal.news/rascal-readi...

Look! I'm in Rascal! 💚 Quoting myself, "never underestimate the power of a few devoted nerds." www.rascal.news/digital-elbo...

Digital elbow grease saves largest actual play database www.rascal.news/digital-elbo...

Rascal Crossword 4: Getting Generic www.rascal.news/rascal-cross...

Bludgeon wants you to embrace roleplaying in your own, radical way www.rascal.news/bludgeon-wan...

Detect Or Die is more than just Disco Elysium brought to tabletop www.rascal.news/detect-or-di...

The Rascal Anniversary Zine collects the best of Rascal News writing from their first year of publication in a beautiful anthology featuring cover design by Will Kirkby. 50% of every sale goes to supporting their mission of worker-owned journalism in tabletop. peregrinecoast.press/products/ras...

Four Pillars Gaming published hundred of AI-generated profiles over the past four months and when people asked to be taken down, they doubled down, defended their process, and refused. The ramifications of hallucinatory LLM "histories" threaten to erode truth and destroy the historical record.

AI-generated profiles of TTRPG designers ignite fury across social media www.rascal.news/ai-generated...

Talkback: Draw Steel www.rascal.news/talkback-dra...

First Dungeon Crawler Carl, now D&D Beyond: the time of the Drop has come www.rascal.news/first-dungeo...

Gradient Descent, Psi*Run, and what it means to be human in the age of AI www.rascal.news/gradient-des...

Gamefound wants to throw another successful RPG Party after learning hard lessons www.rascal.news/gamefound-wa...

Why Did Dan Frazier Get A Pass For Plagiarism When Other Magic: The Gathering Artists Don't? www.rascal.news/why-did-dan-...

Considering the Independent Media Collective Bundle and supporting four worker-owned outlets at 50% off a month's subscription? Let's sweeten the deal: You will also get a 50% discount code to @alloymag.bsky.social AND @thejenna.bsky.social's Patreon. That's SIX independent outfits, y'all!

An absolute blast chatting with Chase and Caelyn from team Rascal, thank you for having me gang 💜

Radio Hour: Scouting Days www.rascal.news/radio-hour-s...

This years adepticon was kinda life changing for me and reading Cameron’s perspective today brought a lot of those good feelings rushing back

United WotC workers prepare to defend Wizards of the Coast’s first ever union www.rascal.news/united-wotc-...

“The tenor of those conversations have gotten a lot more one-sided, a lot more our way or the highway, and that's pushed a lot of us into union organizing because we don't feel like we have another valid mechanism for redress." @uwotc-official.bsky.social talks union demands and what happens next.