Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterNicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 2hjess is right! it’s worse than ever for women in this field, and it was still pretty bad at our peak. im one of the lucky freelancers who has regular work (probably work more than i did at polygon!), and it’s still not a livable amount of pay. it’s pushing important and skilled women out. 123244
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterJohn Harper @johnharper.bsky.social · 18hJust caught up with the excellent @newmadras.bsky.social and @kierongillen.bsky.social reacting to reactions about the setting of Blades in the Dark and sharing even more insights and good tips. Thanks to @rascal.news for continuing to provide a platform for deep dives into TTRPG stuff like this. 1555
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 5hFucking miserable, man. Accountability for him, and peace for everyone feeling betrayed and hurt by this news. 080
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 29/09/2026In June a game designer initiated a legal complaint against Dungeons & Dragons, alleging (in a series of logical long leaps) that they stole his monster. But what does it mean to own a game, and what happens when assets are more valuable than experiences?rascal.newsWhat does it mean to own part of a game?Products Of Your Imagination™, owned by everyone. 14320
Reposted by Chase Taylor-Carterthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026*mid-eulogy, looking down at casket* you’ve read your last free article 101767250
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trying to decide whether the DBZ fusion dance or the telepods from The Fly is the least horrible method of achieving this necessary work. 3182
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The new zines are gorgeous (thanks, @heartofthedeernicorn.com!), and you absolutely should snag one for yourself. Also, I'll be handing these extras out at conventions over the next year. So, if you run into me and remember to ask perhaps I'll gift one! 160
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 28/09/2026Reading Club: Eberron www.rascal.news/reading-club... 0345
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 25/09/2026UK Games Expo bans AI-generated work via a new policy www.rascal.news/uk-games-exp... 014119
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In recent years, the media has quietly begun to change the way in which it writes about Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard. PMG investigates how Kotick used the threat of defamation to reshape his legacy in the games business, one article at a time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...youtube.comInside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the PressYouTube video by People Make Games 231985920
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Neither Wargamer nor EN World received preview details about the World of Warcraft D&D book. Instead, everything is being filtered through YouTube influencers and WotC's Dungeon Masters AP series. Covering previews is dubious work anyhow, but journalists were seemingly left out of the first push. 2144
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Minutes before I pressed publish on the article, Bite-Sized Games (World of Game Design) posted another update conceding to refunds. Concerted shaming unfortunately remains the only tool for action against generative AI designs. 2205
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRowan Mysel Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Who are some of your favorite celebrities/comedians/authors/artists who aren't TTRPG famous, but have mentioned playing tabletop games in their personal life? 10156
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 23/09/2026This was SUCH a fun interview! 1040049
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterLin Codega @lincodega.com · 23/09/2026This book was a genuine delight. Brutal and mean and filled with moments of barely-revealed tenderness that belies the fact that Astarion is an absolute bastard. Kingfisher captures Astarion's voice so perfectly it was like I had Neil Newbon speaking in my ear. A lovely, sad, tragic read. 4397
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 23/09/2026The Astarion prequel novel comes out next week, and I got a chance to sit down with @tkingfisher.com to chat about the book, Baldur's Gate 3, working within a massive IP, and how she balanced comedy, tragedy, and whimsy. Also paladins. So... so many paladins.rascal.newsT. Kingfisher’s Astarion is hilarious, heartbreaking, and utterly tragicThe book perfectly captures Astarion’s voice, and refuses to talk down to the audience through trauma, pain, and the small light of hope. 816234
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of those "see the stats for your life" but its the amount of hours I've been technically dehydrated. Devestating results. 060
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterLin Codega @lincodega.com · 21/09/2026The state of journalist's inbox is always some kind of disaster zone, but when i have AIs??? emailing me??? INDEPENDENTLY begging for me to buy shit D&D modules so that they can pay for the tokens they use to make the module?? BAD. SO BAD. 16811
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterThomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Do I have any mutuals who have played games set in Eberron (asking for Rascal Reading Club as that's our next setting book)? 11295
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 21/09/2026It's not just AI-generated art anymore. Now, Agentic AIs are in our emails, and they really really want us to buy their D&D "module." If AI can so easily subvert spam safeguards, it's the beginning of the end for our inboxes.rascal.newsAn “AI Agent” is begging us to buy their D&D moduleiLands has been inundating the inboxes of journalists and publications… and now it’s Rascal’s turn to take out the trash. 112339
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 18/09/2026Dice Exploder’s Sam Dunnewold is running out of things to say about RPGs www.rascal.news/dice-explode... 0307
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 16/09/2026Part two of a thread looking at the articles in Rascal: Year Two anthology! In the second half of this collection, we start o get weird. Check out the book on the Heart of the Deernicorn store: heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/rasc...heartofthedeernicorn.comRascal News Year 2A collection of some of the best independent journalism about tabletop roleplaying games and the people who make them, from Rascal News. 1175
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 17/09/20262 Good 2 Society: Storybrewers do a lot with small changes in the new edition of the beloved Austen-like www.rascal.news/2-good-2-soc... 0249
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026In which I explain why you shouldn't get excited for any TV or film adaptation of a tabletop game until you hit play. The field is littered with failed or aborted attempts. 160
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 15/09/2026The Rascal: Year Two anthology is out! Here's a thread breaking down what's in the in book: 🧵 ⬇️ heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/rasc...heartofthedeernicorn.comRascal News Year 2A collection of some of the best independent journalism about tabletop roleplaying games and the people who make them, from Rascal News. 13718
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 15/09/2026Ravenloft joins a growing list of yet unrealized tabletop screen adaptations www.rascal.news/ravenloft-jo... 0131
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 14/09/2026Talkback: Blades in the Dark/Doskvol www.rascal.news/talkback-bla... 04112
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterThomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was lovely to have @kierongillen.bsky.social on this episode. We talked a mile a minute about so many different topics and Kieron shared some great anecdotes and writing advice. 2466
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterCaelyn @caelyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Video game editors, I'm still very much available for work. I know budgets are tight right not, but please reach out if you need someone for anything at short notice! muckrack.com/caelyn-ellis...muckrack.comMuck Rack | For journalists and public relationsCaelyn Ellis's article portfolio on Muck Rack. Find Caelyn Ellis's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. 068
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Steve Jackson has stepped down as CEO of Steve Jackson Games to be replaced by Sabrina Gonzales. The creator of Munchkin, GURPS, and Car Wars reportedly wants to return to designing tabletop games.rascal.newsSteve Jackson Games’ eponymous CEO steps down to focus on designing new gamesSabrina Gonzales takes his place, while Allison Page is promoted to chief operating officer 0275
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterThomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is one of the first stories I pitched at Rascal when I joined in 2024. I did the reporting then but didn't write it then for complicated reasons. Earlier this year, I ran the game again. When I sat down to write, I had a lot to say and it all came pouring out. 36923
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 10/09/2026In Australia, a teacher runs Band of Blades every day for more than 30 students. @newmadras.bsky.social tells that story, alongside his personal recollections of the game and what makes it unique. It's not just a single narrative, it's...rascal.newsOne Hundred Tales of SolidarityThe story of the greatest game of Band of Blades ever played and a love letter to the people I played two campaigns with. 215463
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 09/09/2026Blurring the lines between larp and tabletop, Nine Space Games is Jason Morningstar’s best work yet www.rascal.news/blurring-the... 0398
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterLin Codega @lincodega.com · 09/09/2026nine space games is better than fiasco : )))) 192
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRavenous @weareravenous.com · 09/09/2026Ravenous is worker-owned food media funded by our amazing subscribers (no VC money or deep-pocketed investors to answer to here). We're offering 25% off a subscription for a limited time. Sign up today to help us bring you more great food and culture writing! www.weareravenous.com/feed-the-bir...weareravenous.comFeed the Bird and Help Us SoarFeed the bird with 25% off a Ravenous subscription 01210
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterZoë Hannah is bisexual @zoehhannah.com · 09/09/2026“I think women are really good at listening, and I think that it kind of brings a little bit of a more quiet perspective." - @emaudible.bsky.social for one of my favorite stories of the year. Full profile here:mothership.blogBig Walk sound designer Em Halberstadt on capturing its wild Australian soundscapeA conversation about birdsong, Wilson's Promontory, and being quiet 1379
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This might be a good moment to also announce that PMG has been following the Blizzard unions through this process for nearly two years now and in early 2027 you’ll be able to watch our documentary on the fight that took place to get this historic contract over the line. 9939214
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterAftermath @aftermath.site · 09/09/2026After years of company stalling, Blizzard workers win mega-contract that applies to all unionized teams aftermath.site/blizzard-union... 213257875
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/09/2026The day after Labor Day seems like a great day to start a paid subscription to the only reproductive rights and justice news outlet without a history of union busting or taking money from corporate interests :)autonomynews.coAutonomy NewsA worker-owned reproductive rights and justice publication. 0198
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterChase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Questions for non-US tabletop creators and publishers (for an article): are you considering PAX Unplugged Houston for your annual convention circuit? How are you assessing both costs and its place on the calendar? DMs are open! Email: chase@rascal.news 122417
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We published a second volume of our essay anthology! It's tradition now! There's a dire possum on the cover!!! 062
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 07/09/2026Rascal News asked for help, and y’all delivered www.rascal.news/rascal-news-... 29328
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterThomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The print collection of our best stories from Year Two of the site is finally out! It has my best work from last year: Realis and Surrealism, the essay about Impossible Landscapes (my best piece so far, maybe), and the saga of why everyone is mad about Shadowrun. 1226
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 07/09/2026Rascal Year 2 anthology is now available www.rascal.news/rascal-year-... 05412
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026PAX Unplugged choosing Houston for its second location is a real curling of the monkey's paw. Say what you will of San Antonio's River Walk, but I'll take that tourist pit over the sweltering asphault hell of Houston in June. 5211
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Questions for non-US tabletop creators and publishers (for an article): are you considering PAX Unplugged Houston for your annual convention circuit? How are you assessing both costs and its place on the calendar? DMs are open! Email: chase@rascal.news 122417
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterPossible Worlds Games @possibleworlds.bsky.social · 04/09/2026as someone who used to specialize in "impossible threatre" i love that @lincodega.com & @rascal.news are continuing to give these games the thought and attention they deserve 092
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 04/09/2026A game without players can still be played www.rascal.news/a-game-witho... 02210
Reposted by Chase Taylor-Carterkheehoon chan Still Needs Work @crapstacular.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This Sept marks my first year writing about tabletop games with @rascal.news! I'm immensely grateful, and have learned a lot from the Rascal folks who have taught me so much about the industry and being a better writer, so I wanted to share some of my fave pieces over the past year. 1337