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Rascal News

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Rascal is a worker-owned, reader-supported TTRPG outlet striving to sustainably publish voicey journalism. Alternative. Independent. Roguelike.

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Jul 2, 2024
Rascal is launching its first pledge drive! We are a worker-owned, reader-supported outlet; we don't sell ads, data, or information. We just write about games. Here are some ways to support the drive and keep three bardpunk dirtbag journos writing about TTRPGs: 🧵
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Feb 20, 2024
Hi, We’re Rascal, a new, independent, reader-supported, worker-owned outlet for journalism about TTRPGs, actual plays, and the people who make them. We strive to sustainably publish compelling, deeply-reported, and fearlessly honest journalism We’re also a little cheeky.
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Jul 18, 2024
BREAKING: John Hight will be the new President of Wizards of the Coast. He previously served as Senior VP and GM of the Warcraft Franchise at Blizzard Entertainment, overseeing development for World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Warcraft Rumble.
investor.hasbro.com
Hasbro Announces Two New Leaders to Complete Executive Team | Hasbro, Inc.
The Investor Relations website contains information about Hasbro, Inc.'s business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts.
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Apr 17, 2024
BREAKING: Cynthia Williams, President of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro Gaming is resigning after two years, according to an SEC filing. Her successor is not yet announced. We have reached out for a comment about what this might mean for WotC. investor.hasbro.com/node/36526/html
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Mar 12, 2024
From Darrington Press, #Daggerheart's first chargen playtest proves it has a solid foundation, but its double-duty narrative and stat-based character generation creates unnecessary pain points.
Daggerheart’s first go at chargen doesn’t fully integrate its inspirations
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Mar 21, 2024
A year after their departure from @dimension20show, former D20 Creative Director Orion D Black reflects on their work with the show, their influence on actual play, and whether they'll ever return to TTRPGs
The unsung intrepid hero of Dimension 20
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Sep 18, 2024
D&D and actual play spurred an Iranian tabletop community. Journalist @Nima_Dabirian shows how Western influence and political tensions have produced a unique culture of play in Iran
Scrying on Iran's Tabletop Scene
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May 16, 2024
Extreme flooding has left @jamboeditora, Brazil's biggest TTRPG publisher, with incalculable damages. "Right now while I respond to this interview, a big part of our book stock is underwater.” - @karensoarele, Jambô EIC
Severe flooding endangers Brazil’s largest TTRPG publisher
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Jun 12, 2024
Dicebreaker was one of the inspirations for Rascal. Its ignominious shut down amid a booming industry which desperately wants coverage is a cultural loss to all of us.
Tabletop journalism deserves better than this, and so do you
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Mar 12, 2024
Replying to @rascal_news
TLDR: A good start that might be able to kill a dragon. (read anyway, it's a good article)
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Jun 26, 2024
Monday June 24, the CRIT Awards announced they cancelled their ceremony at Gen Con due to "safety concerns" amid online harassment from Zionists. So far neither Gen Con or the CRIT Awards have offered definitive answers. Read for the full timeline:
CRIT Awards pulls ceremony from Gen Con citing “safety concerns”
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Jun 5, 2024
In a comment to Rascal, a spokesperson confirmed that the new season of @dimension20show will be played with Never Stop Blowing Up—a homebrewed system heavily inspired by Hunters Entertainment's Kids on Bikes. Watch the new trailer on Rascal.
Dropout releases official trailer for Dimension 20: Never Stop Blowing Up
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Aug 26, 2024
The player outcry against the proposed character sheet changes to D&D Beyond are rooted in the very problem that Wizards of the Coast has been trying to avoid for the past two years: This is Edition Wars all over again.
Edition Wars have made a battleground of D&D Beyond
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Jul 22, 2024
The Neopets RPG has raised over $100K, but hasn't shown off a single mechanic, skill tree, or a character sheet. (Character sheets are actually a $125K stretch goal.) Nostalgia, it seems, is worth far more than game design.
The Neopets RPG doesn’t need mechanics, just your money
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