Chase Carter

6 days ago | rascal.news | Chase Carter

Rascal Radio — 3 min read Episode 15 of the Rascal Radio Hour is another special episode with not one, but two new special guests. Video game journalist Ash Parrish and professional trading card game writer Emma Partlow join Chase to discuss the Final Fantasy - Magic: The Gathering set launching later this month. The trio talk mechanical quality, the secret ingredient that uplifts fan service, a bevvy of blorbos, and so much more.

1 week ago | rascal.news | Chase Carter

We love to metaphorize a big robot, especially one embroiled in war. Stories of massive mecha and the people who pilot them often use hubris and ego, generational trauma, and the corporatization of the military as their foundations — think of Mobile Suit Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Macross. But in the solo tabletop RPG, Mechs into Plowshares, your character’s metal counterpart represents both the experience of a battlefield left behind and something more pernicious brought home to fester.

3 weeks ago | rascal.news | Chase Carter

Episode 14 of the Rascal Radio Hour, like every time the crew let Chase and Rowan record alone, gets a little punchy. What can they say? The best cure for a little fascism is often a closed fist with ample follow-through. And there's plenty of recent news to put the pair in a tizzy, whether it's Rowan, Rook and Decard's decision to not attend Gen Con 2025 over safety concerns when flying to the US, or itch.io's inability to disperse much-needed charity funds to a group helping Gazans.

3 weeks ago | rascal.news | Chase Carter

Last week, Goodman Games stepped on a series of rakes in their attempt to explain why the tabletop publisher was once more doing business with third-party design outfit Judges Guild. What began as the announcement of a crowdfunding campaign to reprint City State of the Invincible Overlord quickly devolved into dousing fires with successive statements from owner Joseph Goodman.

1 month ago | rascal.news | Chase Carter

UK-based tabletop RPG publisher Rowan, Rook and Decard will not be attending Gen Con 2025, at least not in person. The studio behind Heart, Spire, Eat the Reich, and dozens of one-page games posted to their website on May 6 that no staff would travel from the UK to Indianapolis, Indiana to attend the industry’s largest public-facing convention this year.