#over/under Day 24: The cardinals of the Solarian Church issue a Vote of No Confidence against Pontiff Kuutar. As Stratemeyer is disassembled (again) Otso prepares for the Conclave, where 18 cardinals will be narratively sequestered to one Discord Channel until they elect a new pope.
Wizards of the Coast has officially settled on 5.5e as the name for the 2024 update of Dungeons & Dragons, as it updates labels on D&D Beyond for clarity. Caelyn shares her thoughts on the change and why it took so long.
#over/under Day 23: The Jovankabots reveal their evil plans, and Otso finally gives in and agrees to an assassination -- the only time in the game when he agrees to have a player be forcibly deoxed. Beef starts a campaign for Cardinal, but he doesn't realize what it will cost him.
“First off, I don’t know what a ‘Nintendo’ is."
The creator of Pokémon-meets-OSR game, Into the Oddish, is serious about parody and won't let legal threats cramp creativity.
#over/under Day 22: Jovanka Diouf, former CEO of the Stratemeyer Syndicate comes back with a vengeance, blurring narrative and mechanic as she attempts to revive her faction with new branding and under the control of the AI-hivemind, Monarch.
Otso sighs. Leaving enemies alive is a delaying tactic.
More than just a collection of tools and advice, How to GM Romance tackles the perennial (and often taboo) issue of flirting, dating, and sex at the RPG table.
For the tabletop folks, designers and publishers, especially if you're not based in the US - do you have thoughts about attending Gen Con later in July/Aug, given the state of geopolitical affairs? Would you be attending, or would you be giving it a miss? Let me know! kheehoon@rascal.news
#over/under Day 18: In a desperate bid to prevent war, the military leader of the Bratva, Vor Veljko Tamunafili, elects to die in ritual combat. Otso arrives in the shestroyka to witness the death of the man he loves. He becomes the only man to leave the shestroyka twice.
Crossposted from our friends at @boardgamewire.bsky.social: Ryan Dancey's comments about AI's potential in board games cost him his job and fits into a longer history of the former Alderac COO shooting from the proverbial hip.
Kickstarter United will be hosting a virtual rally today, 27 February, at 12 PM EST, in conjunction with OPEIU Local 153.
The public is encouraged to attend:
Four members of @kickstarterunited.org who played an active role in the November 2025 labor strike have been laid off, with one member forced out of the bargaining unit. The union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Kickstarter, alleging anti-union retaliation.
#over/under Day 17: The union president is killed in what the Dream is told was an "internal dispute." Veljko remains at the sanctuary for a few more hours before the conflict between Tempest and the Bratva pulls him away. Otso gets Beef stupid high while the Dream teeters on the brink of war.
A little late, but D&D Beyond's team makes good on promises of increased transparency with a development roadmap and reprioritization.
#over/under Day 16: After a whirlwind of activity yesterday, denizens of the Dream attempt to find peace, stability, solid ground. Hard to find on a space station, but in the Church's garden, Otso reunites with an old flame. Too bad he's a violent cyber-Orlok with a penchant for suicidal ideation.
Defending everything you love from a kaiju incursion is more fun and dramatic with a plus one. Home - Mech x Kaiju's interesting dramatic engine falls a little flat in solo play.
Explore the art and artists that created Trudvang — from the children's illustrations of John Bauer, one of Sweden's most recognizable painters, to the work of modern fantasy icon, Paul Bonner.
www.rascal.news/the-dark-art-of-dragonbane-trudvang/
#over/under Day 15: The game leans heavy on roleplaying as tensions heat between the Union and the Mob. Otso has conversations that create ripple effects throughout the game, and the game ramifications of story coalesce around a throwaway line in a background barfight between NPCs.
Explore the art and artists that created Trudvang — from the children's illustrations of John Bauer, one of Sweden's most recognizable painters, to the work of modern fantasy icon, Paul Bonner.
www.rascal.news/the-dark-art-of-dragonbane-trudvang/
#over/under Day 14: A calm day on the Dream meant the Bosses got to have some fun. For some of us - Otso, Sampsa, Sylvana - that meant going to a gallery opening and blowing absurd amounts of money on mustachioed paintings. For the Union, it meant plotting to undermine our new, tentative peace.
In the latest Rascal 7 series, Luke Jordan talks about their new game — a Hadestown-inspired mythohistorical drama.
www.rascal.news/heaven-in-the-dust-sees-greek-gods-suffer-very-human-tragedies/
The career of Cyberpunk steward Mike Pondsmith gets weird and fascinating when we travel away from Night City and into the decade between 1985 and 1995.
#over/under Day 13: After a frustrating day of not-answers from the mods, the game started with an apology and a promise to do better... and honestly, that's what the bosses really wanted. The game was fun. It was good. We just wanted better communication. We kept playing: the Dream never sleeps.
#over/under Day 12: After nearly 30 hours of intense gameplay the bosses are told that the immersive ARG was a purely player-made creation. Neither the GMs nor the Mods had anything to do with it. But nobody had told us, even as we scrambled to get answers. The frustration was felt immediately.
This incident became known as the Chokespawn Incursion and the aftermath of the next day and a half would inennerably change the direction of Over/Under for the rest of the game.
#over/under Day 11: Driven by the fear that a zombie invasion was about to occur, the Bratva dismantles the Syndicate, and the bosses of the remaining factions align under a common goal: Save the Dream. What followed was 30 hours of intense, ARG-driven RP that left many bosses feeling bloody.
Wassup I hung out with the tabletop homies at Rascal to talk about this baldur’s gate tv show news and what it may portend
Our 2026 Pledge Drive continues and so here's more of our work, now un-paywalled as a gift from our subscribers.
In this beautiful essay, designer Brandon O'Brien explores his complex feelings for games with NSFW content.
PODCAST: Film, television, and game writer Joshua Rivera (@jmrivera.bsky.social) joined us to discuss Baldur's Gate 3's television adaptation and Hasbro making another stab at a transmedia franchise.
The career of Cyberpunk steward Mike Pondsmith gets weird and fascinating when we travel away from Night City and into the decade between 1985 and 1995.
Our 2026 Pledge Drive continues and so here's more of our work, now un-paywalled as a gift from our subscribers.
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