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💀 geek the mage, not me
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Workers with @kickstarterunited.org end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.
Kickstarter United ends six-week strike with a resounding victory
Workers secure a 4-day work week, minimum salary floor, and protection against AI.
www.rascal.news
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Workers with @kickstarterunited.org end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.
Spoiler Alert: It's because he's racist
If you like D&D and hate race science and Elon Musk, you’re gonna love this article
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Spoiler Alert: It's because he's racist
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Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
Open Source TTRPG Resources
Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series.
Example Open Licenses
Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com
thoughtpunks.com
August 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
thoughtpunks.com/ope...
#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames
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Well I got inspired! Starting on the 1st October is the Duo Duet #TTRPG game jam!
Pick a partner and make a duet game! Bonus points if you've never worked together before!
itch.io/jam/duo-duet...
Pick a partner and make a duet game! Bonus points if you've never worked together before!
itch.io/jam/duo-duet...
August 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Well I got inspired! Starting on the 1st October is the Duo Duet #TTRPG game jam!
Pick a partner and make a duet game! Bonus points if you've never worked together before!
itch.io/jam/duo-duet...
Pick a partner and make a duet game! Bonus points if you've never worked together before!
itch.io/jam/duo-duet...
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Calling all adventurers, storytellers, and gamers: the first episodes of Critical Lit are available for streaming now! Come along with our hosts as they dive into the good, the bad, and the many spike pits of the original Tomb of Horrors D&D adventure module.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Critical Lit: Tomb of Horrors
Podcast Episode · Critical Lit · 07/13/2025 · 3h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Calling all adventurers, storytellers, and gamers: the first episodes of Critical Lit are available for streaming now! Come along with our hosts as they dive into the good, the bad, and the many spike pits of the original Tomb of Horrors D&D adventure module.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
1. First #ttrpg played: D&D 3.5
2. First ever ran: Star Wars d20
3. Played most: GURPS (as a forever GM this is hard to judge)
4. Run most: GURPS
5. Favorite: Mage
6. Most recently played: D&D 5e
7. Most recently run: GURPS
2. First ever ran: Star Wars d20
3. Played most: GURPS (as a forever GM this is hard to judge)
4. Run most: GURPS
5. Favorite: Mage
6. Most recently played: D&D 5e
7. Most recently run: GURPS
1. First #TTRPG played: Somebody's 3.5 homebrew
2. First ever ran: Stars Without Number
3. Played most: Mothership
4. Run most: KULT: Divinity Lost
5. Favorite: KULT: Divinity Lost :) and Vampire: The Requiem
6. Most recently played: KULT
7. Most recently run: GURPS
2. First ever ran: Stars Without Number
3. Played most: Mothership
4. Run most: KULT: Divinity Lost
5. Favorite: KULT: Divinity Lost :) and Vampire: The Requiem
6. Most recently played: KULT
7. Most recently run: GURPS
1. First #TTRPG played: AD&D
2. First ever ran: D&D3.5
3. Played most: oWoD as a whole
4. Run most: probs Bluebeard's Bride?
5. Favorite: Bluebeard's Bride, CtL2e, Red Markets, Delta Green, Fading Suns
6. Most recently played: Magnus Archives TTRPG
7. Most recently run: God Machine Chronicle
2. First ever ran: D&D3.5
3. Played most: oWoD as a whole
4. Run most: probs Bluebeard's Bride?
5. Favorite: Bluebeard's Bride, CtL2e, Red Markets, Delta Green, Fading Suns
6. Most recently played: Magnus Archives TTRPG
7. Most recently run: God Machine Chronicle
July 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
1. First #ttrpg played: D&D 3.5
2. First ever ran: Star Wars d20
3. Played most: GURPS (as a forever GM this is hard to judge)
4. Run most: GURPS
5. Favorite: Mage
6. Most recently played: D&D 5e
7. Most recently run: GURPS
2. First ever ran: Star Wars d20
3. Played most: GURPS (as a forever GM this is hard to judge)
4. Run most: GURPS
5. Favorite: Mage
6. Most recently played: D&D 5e
7. Most recently run: GURPS
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Great resource for folks looking for art for their projects.
The article mistakenly says these images are free for "non commercial" use, but all the marked images are CC0, so can be used commercially without restriction.
The article mistakenly says these images are free for "non commercial" use, but all the marked images are CC0, so can be used commercially without restriction.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
Update: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put online 492,000 high-resolution images of artistic works. Even better, the museum has placed the vast majority of these images into the public domain, mea...
www.openculture.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Great resource for folks looking for art for their projects.
The article mistakenly says these images are free for "non commercial" use, but all the marked images are CC0, so can be used commercially without restriction.
The article mistakenly says these images are free for "non commercial" use, but all the marked images are CC0, so can be used commercially without restriction.
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Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;
What is the most impressive feat of magic that has been performed by mortal hands in your setting?
Created a new island in the ocean? Trapped an evil Deity? Tried to steal the power away from the God of Magic?
#TTRPG
What is the most impressive feat of magic that has been performed by mortal hands in your setting?
Created a new island in the ocean? Trapped an evil Deity? Tried to steal the power away from the God of Magic?
#TTRPG
July 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders out there;
What is the most impressive feat of magic that has been performed by mortal hands in your setting?
Created a new island in the ocean? Trapped an evil Deity? Tried to steal the power away from the God of Magic?
#TTRPG
What is the most impressive feat of magic that has been performed by mortal hands in your setting?
Created a new island in the ocean? Trapped an evil Deity? Tried to steal the power away from the God of Magic?
#TTRPG
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Travelers! Fulfill your immortal duty and restore the land with this introductory campaign for the fingerprint-based gothic TTRPG Print Weaver.
Let your weekly hex-crawling adventures begin: bit.ly/45uB5gr
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #scifirpg #independantpublishing #roleplayinggame
Let your weekly hex-crawling adventures begin: bit.ly/45uB5gr
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #scifirpg #independantpublishing #roleplayinggame
June 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Travelers! Fulfill your immortal duty and restore the land with this introductory campaign for the fingerprint-based gothic TTRPG Print Weaver.
Let your weekly hex-crawling adventures begin: bit.ly/45uB5gr
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #scifirpg #independantpublishing #roleplayinggame
Let your weekly hex-crawling adventures begin: bit.ly/45uB5gr
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #scifirpg #independantpublishing #roleplayinggame
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Listen to our first LIVE SHOW!
Tune into Talk of the Table on Monday to hear our conversation with @calebzane.bsky.social and @seanireland.bsky.social of @hauntedtable.bsky.social LIVE at The Twenty Sided Store in Brooklyn.
We discuss Triangle Agency, building a publishing company, and the future!
Tune into Talk of the Table on Monday to hear our conversation with @calebzane.bsky.social and @seanireland.bsky.social of @hauntedtable.bsky.social LIVE at The Twenty Sided Store in Brooklyn.
We discuss Triangle Agency, building a publishing company, and the future!
July 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Listen to our first LIVE SHOW!
Tune into Talk of the Table on Monday to hear our conversation with @calebzane.bsky.social and @seanireland.bsky.social of @hauntedtable.bsky.social LIVE at The Twenty Sided Store in Brooklyn.
We discuss Triangle Agency, building a publishing company, and the future!
Tune into Talk of the Table on Monday to hear our conversation with @calebzane.bsky.social and @seanireland.bsky.social of @hauntedtable.bsky.social LIVE at The Twenty Sided Store in Brooklyn.
We discuss Triangle Agency, building a publishing company, and the future!
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ID:TRPG, the Indonesian TTRPG community Discord server, has a regular sharing session called BroSis--ie: Ngobrol Sistem / System Chat.
Yesterday I had the privilege to ngobrol with them about @bastionland.bsky.social 's Mythic Bastionland (and OSR-style play more generally). I had slides!
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Yesterday I had the privilege to ngobrol with them about @bastionland.bsky.social 's Mythic Bastionland (and OSR-style play more generally). I had slides!
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July 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
ID:TRPG, the Indonesian TTRPG community Discord server, has a regular sharing session called BroSis--ie: Ngobrol Sistem / System Chat.
Yesterday I had the privilege to ngobrol with them about @bastionland.bsky.social 's Mythic Bastionland (and OSR-style play more generally). I had slides!
1/
Yesterday I had the privilege to ngobrol with them about @bastionland.bsky.social 's Mythic Bastionland (and OSR-style play more generally). I had slides!
1/
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✨TTRPG / D&D Question of the Day✨
What are the different ways in which your TTRPG characters handle problems? If you had to give your character's methods of handling issues a label ("The Subtle Approach"; "Tough Love"; etc.) -- what label would you give it?
#TTRPG #DnD #TTRPGThoughts #TTRPGQoTD
What are the different ways in which your TTRPG characters handle problems? If you had to give your character's methods of handling issues a label ("The Subtle Approach"; "Tough Love"; etc.) -- what label would you give it?
#TTRPG #DnD #TTRPGThoughts #TTRPGQoTD
June 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
✨TTRPG / D&D Question of the Day✨
What are the different ways in which your TTRPG characters handle problems? If you had to give your character's methods of handling issues a label ("The Subtle Approach"; "Tough Love"; etc.) -- what label would you give it?
#TTRPG #DnD #TTRPGThoughts #TTRPGQoTD
What are the different ways in which your TTRPG characters handle problems? If you had to give your character's methods of handling issues a label ("The Subtle Approach"; "Tough Love"; etc.) -- what label would you give it?
#TTRPG #DnD #TTRPGThoughts #TTRPGQoTD
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How RPGs Get Disability Wrong
How RPGs Get Disability Wrong
You’re often a missed roll away from playing a character that’s freshly disabled.
www.rascal.news
April 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
How RPGs Get Disability Wrong
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Needing a break from drawing, and I actually find layout pretty relaxing, so taking Jared Sinclair's excellent free game, and dropping into a printable zine for myself, illustrated by yours truly! @spearwitch.bsky.social
vanillagame.carrd.co
vanillagame.carrd.co
April 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Needing a break from drawing, and I actually find layout pretty relaxing, so taking Jared Sinclair's excellent free game, and dropping into a printable zine for myself, illustrated by yours truly! @spearwitch.bsky.social
vanillagame.carrd.co
vanillagame.carrd.co
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Evil Hat Announces Crowdfunding Plans For Blades In The Dark Expansion
www.rascal.news/p/44d3d7e7-9...
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Evil Hat announces crowdfunding plans for Blades in the Dark expansion
An interview with Sean Nittner and John Harper on Deep Cuts and future books.
www.rascal.news
April 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Evil Hat Announces Crowdfunding Plans For Blades In The Dark Expansion
www.rascal.news/p/44d3d7e7-9...
www.rascal.news/p/44d3d7e7-9...
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At Breakout Con, @rowanzeoli.bsky.social spoke with a handful of Canadian tabletop creators about political fear, economic anxiety, and resilience in the wake of rapid American destabilization.
Canadian tabletop will not be bullied by Trump regime
After economic and political threats from south of the border, Canada’s RPG scene is forging a new path.
www.rascal.news
April 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
At Breakout Con, @rowanzeoli.bsky.social spoke with a handful of Canadian tabletop creators about political fear, economic anxiety, and resilience in the wake of rapid American destabilization.
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A4 templates are now available for trifold, gatefold, and double gatefold! Also, US Letter is updated to add a 25% opacity fold line at the thirds on the page.
Print-At-Home Publisher 2 Templates by Bammax Games
US Letter and A4 Affinity Publisher 2 templates
bammax.itch.io
April 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A4 templates are now available for trifold, gatefold, and double gatefold! Also, US Letter is updated to add a 25% opacity fold line at the thirds on the page.
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With the faces of the D&D Design Team bowing out - and with news of their departure within a week, something tells me there's about to be a massive shake-up with D&D.
I would not be surprised if we saw a big announcement from WotC in the next 6-12 months.
screenrant.com/jeremy-crawf...
I would not be surprised if we saw a big announcement from WotC in the next 6-12 months.
screenrant.com/jeremy-crawf...
Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins to Leave Dungeons & Dragons' Design Team
Two guiding forces of D&D are stepping away.
screenrant.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
With the faces of the D&D Design Team bowing out - and with news of their departure within a week, something tells me there's about to be a massive shake-up with D&D.
I would not be surprised if we saw a big announcement from WotC in the next 6-12 months.
screenrant.com/jeremy-crawf...
I would not be surprised if we saw a big announcement from WotC in the next 6-12 months.
screenrant.com/jeremy-crawf...
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Today I retire from Wizards of the Coast after 28 years. With D&D’s 50th anniversary wrapping up and the revised rulebooks doing gangbusters, this is the perfect fairytale ending for me. I can’t wait to enjoy D&D purely as a fan again, knowing the game is in good hands. See you in the Feywild!
a cartoon character is holding a sparkler and a green ball is flying in the air
ALT: a cartoon character is holding a sparkler and a green ball is flying in the air
media.tenor.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today I retire from Wizards of the Coast after 28 years. With D&D’s 50th anniversary wrapping up and the revised rulebooks doing gangbusters, this is the perfect fairytale ending for me. I can’t wait to enjoy D&D purely as a fan again, knowing the game is in good hands. See you in the Feywild!
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Rascal News is doing an AMA on Reddit! If you'd like to ask us questions or just say nice things, head to: www.reddit.com/r/rpg/commen...
February 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Rascal News is doing an AMA on Reddit! If you'd like to ask us questions or just say nice things, head to: www.reddit.com/r/rpg/commen...
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Something special that happens when you realize all the characters are shared and that no one "owns" any part of the story. We all start making choices towards moments that benefit the narrative and the collective fun.
Check out the campaign and consider backing.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #ttrpgart #scifi
Check out the campaign and consider backing.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #ttrpgart #scifi
Microscope, Band of Blades, LOST, Scavengers Reign
Put it all together and you get Out of Orbit: a Troupe Survival RPG
Coming to Kickstarter in Feb. #ZiMo2024 #Zinequest
www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...
Put it all together and you get Out of Orbit: a Troupe Survival RPG
Coming to Kickstarter in Feb. #ZiMo2024 #Zinequest
www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...
Coming soon: Out of Orbit: A Troupe Survival TTRPG
You're LOST. Crash landed on a rogue planet with no ability to leave. Will you be able to guide the survivors to get... out of orbit?
www.kickstarter.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Something special that happens when you realize all the characters are shared and that no one "owns" any part of the story. We all start making choices towards moments that benefit the narrative and the collective fun.
Check out the campaign and consider backing.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #ttrpgart #scifi
Check out the campaign and consider backing.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #ttrpgart #scifi
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Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders;
How do you handle food in your games?
Do you just...shrug and say "You eat something!" or have you figured out the foods for your cultures?
Also, since Dungeon Meshi fuckin' slaps- what about meat and foodstuffs from monsters?
#TTRPG
How do you handle food in your games?
Do you just...shrug and say "You eat something!" or have you figured out the foods for your cultures?
Also, since Dungeon Meshi fuckin' slaps- what about meat and foodstuffs from monsters?
#TTRPG
February 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Question for the GMs, writers, and worldbuilders;
How do you handle food in your games?
Do you just...shrug and say "You eat something!" or have you figured out the foods for your cultures?
Also, since Dungeon Meshi fuckin' slaps- what about meat and foodstuffs from monsters?
#TTRPG
How do you handle food in your games?
Do you just...shrug and say "You eat something!" or have you figured out the foods for your cultures?
Also, since Dungeon Meshi fuckin' slaps- what about meat and foodstuffs from monsters?
#TTRPG
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Help us reach our goals this month during our first anniversary pledge drive!
Were currently at 1967 paying subscribers, just over 50 new subscribers away from a new monthly column from @ckunzelman.bsky.social
www.rascal.news#/portal/
Were currently at 1967 paying subscribers, just over 50 new subscribers away from a new monthly column from @ckunzelman.bsky.social
www.rascal.news#/portal/
February 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Help us reach our goals this month during our first anniversary pledge drive!
Were currently at 1967 paying subscribers, just over 50 new subscribers away from a new monthly column from @ckunzelman.bsky.social
www.rascal.news#/portal/
Were currently at 1967 paying subscribers, just over 50 new subscribers away from a new monthly column from @ckunzelman.bsky.social
www.rascal.news#/portal/
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There is so much going on right now, and independent media is more important than ever
Thank you to everyone who's made Rascal's first year even possible. We've been able to grow and build amidst The Horrors. Please help us get to a living wage and keep doing this type of reporting for our industry
Thank you to everyone who's made Rascal's first year even possible. We've been able to grow and build amidst The Horrors. Please help us get to a living wage and keep doing this type of reporting for our industry
Rascal is celebrating its first birthday with a pledge drive running throughout February! Check out the post for subscription goals, special programming, and one extremely cool surprise:
Rascal Celebrates its First Birthday with a Pledge Drive
Support another year of independent tabletop journalism.
www.rascal.news
February 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There is so much going on right now, and independent media is more important than ever
Thank you to everyone who's made Rascal's first year even possible. We've been able to grow and build amidst The Horrors. Please help us get to a living wage and keep doing this type of reporting for our industry
Thank you to everyone who's made Rascal's first year even possible. We've been able to grow and build amidst The Horrors. Please help us get to a living wage and keep doing this type of reporting for our industry