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New subscriptions to Rascal News will be rising by $1 in 2026. If you've been waiting to support us, we're currently running a holiday sale where the first two months of our entry tier is only $1/month!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
We’re raising Rascal’s subscription prices by $1 in 2026
But you can lock in the old price right now with a holiday discount!
www.rascal.news
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New subscriptions to Rascal News will be rising by $1 in 2026. If you've been waiting to support us, we're currently running a holiday sale where the first two months of our entry tier is only $1/month!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
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$1 is not a huge bump in price, but asking folks to pay any amount more right now feels kind of rotten. Hopefully, you think my team and I deserve to stick around a little longer, to continue rooting through the industry's garbage bins and being resident menaces.
New subscriptions to Rascal News will be rising by $1 in 2026. If you've been waiting to support us, we're currently running a holiday sale where the first two months of our entry tier is only $1/month!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
We’re raising Rascal’s subscription prices by $1 in 2026
But you can lock in the old price right now with a holiday discount!
www.rascal.news
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
$1 is not a huge bump in price, but asking folks to pay any amount more right now feels kind of rotten. Hopefully, you think my team and I deserve to stick around a little longer, to continue rooting through the industry's garbage bins and being resident menaces.
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Rascal sometimes feels like a last bastion of real tabletop industry news.
If you want actual Board Game and TTRPG journalism, that isn't afraid to ask hard questions and do actual research, you need to check out Rascal!
If you want actual Board Game and TTRPG journalism, that isn't afraid to ask hard questions and do actual research, you need to check out Rascal!
New subscriptions to Rascal News will be rising by $1 in 2026. If you've been waiting to support us, we're currently running a holiday sale where the first two months of our entry tier is only $1/month!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
We’re raising Rascal’s subscription prices by $1 in 2026
But you can lock in the old price right now with a holiday discount!
www.rascal.news
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Rascal sometimes feels like a last bastion of real tabletop industry news.
If you want actual Board Game and TTRPG journalism, that isn't afraid to ask hard questions and do actual research, you need to check out Rascal!
If you want actual Board Game and TTRPG journalism, that isn't afraid to ask hard questions and do actual research, you need to check out Rascal!
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A Friendly NPC has a quest for you :)
It's been my favourite gaming news site since they launched, absolutely the best 50 bucks I spend a year.
It's been my favourite gaming news site since they launched, absolutely the best 50 bucks I spend a year.
New subscriptions to Rascal News will be rising by $1 in 2026. If you've been waiting to support us, we're currently running a holiday sale where the first two months of our entry tier is only $1/month!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
We’re raising Rascal’s subscription prices by $1 in 2026
But you can lock in the old price right now with a holiday discount!
www.rascal.news
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A Friendly NPC has a quest for you :)
It's been my favourite gaming news site since they launched, absolutely the best 50 bucks I spend a year.
It's been my favourite gaming news site since they launched, absolutely the best 50 bucks I spend a year.
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A few recs:
@404media.co for tech news
@rascal.news and @aftermath.site for gaming culture
@butwhytho.net for media criticism
@theflytrapmedia.com for intersectional journalism
@propublica.org for hard-hitting investigative journalism.
Or your local NPR! Get invested in local politics in 2026!
@404media.co for tech news
@rascal.news and @aftermath.site for gaming culture
@butwhytho.net for media criticism
@theflytrapmedia.com for intersectional journalism
@propublica.org for hard-hitting investigative journalism.
Or your local NPR! Get invested in local politics in 2026!
today is a GREAT day to subscribe to some reliable independent media! clean up your information streams by getting your news from journalists instead of second-hand on social media!
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A few recs:
@404media.co for tech news
@rascal.news and @aftermath.site for gaming culture
@butwhytho.net for media criticism
@theflytrapmedia.com for intersectional journalism
@propublica.org for hard-hitting investigative journalism.
Or your local NPR! Get invested in local politics in 2026!
@404media.co for tech news
@rascal.news and @aftermath.site for gaming culture
@butwhytho.net for media criticism
@theflytrapmedia.com for intersectional journalism
@propublica.org for hard-hitting investigative journalism.
Or your local NPR! Get invested in local politics in 2026!
Two Hellboy RPGs; two approaches to adapting Big Red. @newmadras.bsky.social dissects comic's greatest paranormal investigator in the first entry of License to Kill.
License to Kill: A Tale of Two Hellboys
In this column about licensed RPGs, let’s look at two adaptations of the Big Red guy.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Two Hellboy RPGs; two approaches to adapting Big Red. @newmadras.bsky.social dissects comic's greatest paranormal investigator in the first entry of License to Kill.
New subscriptions to Rascal News will be rising by $1 in 2026. If you've been waiting to support us, we're currently running a holiday sale where the first two months of our entry tier is only $1/month!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
We’re raising Rascal’s subscription prices by $1 in 2026
But you can lock in the old price right now with a holiday discount!
www.rascal.news
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New subscriptions to Rascal News will be rising by $1 in 2026. If you've been waiting to support us, we're currently running a holiday sale where the first two months of our entry tier is only $1/month!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
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And probably my first labour story, one that's centered on the astounding efforts of the Kickstarter union (I come from a place where unions are perceived very, very differently, so I learned so much doing this piece) www.rascal.news/kickstarter-...
Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2
Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.
www.rascal.news
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
And probably my first labour story, one that's centered on the astounding efforts of the Kickstarter union (I come from a place where unions are perceived very, very differently, so I learned so much doing this piece) www.rascal.news/kickstarter-...
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I relished the opportunity to write about a doom-metal infused video game that's also adapted from a stellar TTRPG www.rascal.news/mork-borg-he...
MÖRK BORG: Heresy Supreme’s alpha demo plays like a gnarly doom metal roguelike
Expect sludgy, punishing fights.
www.rascal.news
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I relished the opportunity to write about a doom-metal infused video game that's also adapted from a stellar TTRPG www.rascal.news/mork-borg-he...
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A report on the myriad problems faced by itch.io as a very modest storefront for games www.rascal.news/game-designe...
Game designers are experiencing persistent payout issues from itch.io
The indie platform’s payout delays are a symptom of a bigger issue.
www.rascal.news
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A report on the myriad problems faced by itch.io as a very modest storefront for games www.rascal.news/game-designe...
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I've always wanted to write a piece on Jubensha, so here it is www.rascal.news/jubensha-is-...
Jubensha is going international
On capturing its cultural intricacies for a western audience.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I've always wanted to write a piece on Jubensha, so here it is www.rascal.news/jubensha-is-...
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Firstly, this piece on You Will Die in This Place, a game that seems so compelling because of how it's told through multiple perspectives
www.rascal.news/you-will-die...
www.rascal.news/you-will-die...
You Will Die In This Place is an autobiographical RPG told through multiple, fictional perspectives
You will be drawn to this game.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Firstly, this piece on You Will Die in This Place, a game that seems so compelling because of how it's told through multiple perspectives
www.rascal.news/you-will-die...
www.rascal.news/you-will-die...
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I've just hit my third month at @rascal.news and am grateful and humbled to be part of this amazing crew. I've learned a lot here as the resident greenhorn, and I would love to share some pieces I've written for the site.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I've just hit my third month at @rascal.news and am grateful and humbled to be part of this amazing crew. I've learned a lot here as the resident greenhorn, and I would love to share some pieces I've written for the site.
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Are you at Dragonmeet today? @caelyn.bsky.social and I signed all of the Rascal Year One Zines that @shop.peregrinecoast.press had to hand, and one of them could be yours 👀
It's practically a collectors item!
It's practically a collectors item!
Finally, our Rascal Year One zines are available in the UK and you can grab signed copies at the Peregrine Coast Press booth at Dragonmeet!
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Are you at Dragonmeet today? @caelyn.bsky.social and I signed all of the Rascal Year One Zines that @shop.peregrinecoast.press had to hand, and one of them could be yours 👀
It's practically a collectors item!
It's practically a collectors item!
Finally, our Rascal Year One zines are available in the UK and you can grab signed copies at the Peregrine Coast Press booth at Dragonmeet!
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Finally, our Rascal Year One zines are available in the UK and you can grab signed copies at the Peregrine Coast Press booth at Dragonmeet!
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"It's arguably most productive to view public action against an oppressive force specifically as a game — not as a trifle, but as a series of moves with an end state."
Contributor @therisingtithes.bsky.social connects RPG prep with the increasingly vital labor of public protest.
Contributor @therisingtithes.bsky.social connects RPG prep with the increasingly vital labor of public protest.
What does Session Zero of a protest look like?
Games as rehearsal for the streets.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"It's arguably most productive to view public action against an oppressive force specifically as a game — not as a trifle, but as a series of moves with an end state."
Contributor @therisingtithes.bsky.social connects RPG prep with the increasingly vital labor of public protest.
Contributor @therisingtithes.bsky.social connects RPG prep with the increasingly vital labor of public protest.
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MÖRK BORG: Heresy Supreme's alpha demo not only nails the aesthetics of its source material but also introduces a satisfying roguelike loop, says @crapstacular.bsky.social.
MÖRK BORG: Heresy Supreme’s alpha demo plays like a gnarly doom metal roguelike
Expect sludgy, punishing fights.
www.rascal.news
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
MÖRK BORG: Heresy Supreme's alpha demo not only nails the aesthetics of its source material but also introduces a satisfying roguelike loop, says @crapstacular.bsky.social.
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Thought Bubble left me conflicted. It was not the comics convention I had hoped to find, but it was nonetheless joyful, celebratory, and really fucking cool.
Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival.
Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival
Bringing dice to a brush fight.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thought Bubble left me conflicted. It was not the comics convention I had hoped to find, but it was nonetheless joyful, celebratory, and really fucking cool.
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No safety tool would have been able to prevent the extreme bleed that O/U induced in many.
But the whole community took care of each other, and, more than that, the constant bleed led to incredible moments of roleplaying, storytelling, and out-of-character connection.
The bleed was the game.
But the whole community took care of each other, and, more than that, the constant bleed led to incredible moments of roleplaying, storytelling, and out-of-character connection.
The bleed was the game.
"Players reported dreaming about Over/Under, losing sleep, even forgetting to eat."
@lincodega.com writes about the intensity of Mothership Month's hyperbaric roleplay experience and the bleed that resulted from a lack of conventional safety tools.
@lincodega.com writes about the intensity of Mothership Month's hyperbaric roleplay experience and the bleed that resulted from a lack of conventional safety tools.
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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November 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
No safety tool would have been able to prevent the extreme bleed that O/U induced in many.
But the whole community took care of each other, and, more than that, the constant bleed led to incredible moments of roleplaying, storytelling, and out-of-character connection.
The bleed was the game.
But the whole community took care of each other, and, more than that, the constant bleed led to incredible moments of roleplaying, storytelling, and out-of-character connection.
The bleed was the game.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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"Players reported dreaming about Over/Under, losing sleep, even forgetting to eat."
@lincodega.com writes about the intensity of Mothership Month's hyperbaric roleplay experience and the bleed that resulted from a lack of conventional safety tools.
@lincodega.com writes about the intensity of Mothership Month's hyperbaric roleplay experience and the bleed that resulted from a lack of conventional safety tools.
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.
www.rascal.news
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Players reported dreaming about Over/Under, losing sleep, even forgetting to eat."
@lincodega.com writes about the intensity of Mothership Month's hyperbaric roleplay experience and the bleed that resulted from a lack of conventional safety tools.
@lincodega.com writes about the intensity of Mothership Month's hyperbaric roleplay experience and the bleed that resulted from a lack of conventional safety tools.
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Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival.
Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival
Bringing dice to a brush fight.
www.rascal.news
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival.
Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival.
Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival
Bringing dice to a brush fight.
www.rascal.news
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival.
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The curious, playful, and intentionally unfinished Oddfolk left @newmadras.bsky.social completely charmed.
Oddfolk is the most fun you can have with four lines
Warning: can cause game design.
www.rascal.news
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The curious, playful, and intentionally unfinished Oddfolk left @newmadras.bsky.social completely charmed.
The curious, playful, and intentionally unfinished Oddfolk left @newmadras.bsky.social completely charmed.
Oddfolk is the most fun you can have with four lines
Warning: can cause game design.
www.rascal.news
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The curious, playful, and intentionally unfinished Oddfolk left @newmadras.bsky.social completely charmed.