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Chase and Thomas welcome publisher, designer, and union expert Eryk Sawicki of Peregrine Coast Press onto the podcast to discuss United Wizards of the Coast's two new unions and how these workers rights units operate in both the US and the UK. Later, the crew talk about the joys of delving into dungeons, dreams of magazine utopia, and the Carrot Cake maneuver.  Game Worker Solidarity tool -- Hosted by Chase Taylor-Carter (@chasecarter.bsky.social). Featuring Thomas Manuel (@newmadras.bsky.social) and special guest Eryk Sawicki (@peregrinecoast.press). Find Eryk's pubhlishing labors on Peregrine Coast Press and personal work here.  Theme song by People Need Goals. Cover art logo by Johan Nohr (@johannohr.bsky.social). -- Games we mention: Diplomacy Old School Essentials Ryne Silent Titans Magic: The Gathering Lord of the Rings Trick-Taking Game Summer Eternal (game-related book)

Book club episode! I am joined by Duamn Figueroa Rassol, game designer and Eberron afficionado, and we respond to people's responses about my discussions questions from last week. Audio is a little rough this week, apologies.  Also, in an attempt to make reading and writing into these games easier. I wanted to lay out the schedule for the rest of the season. In November, we'll be discussing Realis by Austin Walker. In December, we'll be doing Stars without Number by Kevin Crawford. In January, Wildsea by Felix Isaacs. And in February, we'll wrap up Season 2, with a finale on Blades '68. The music used for this show is by Nihilore and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. The opening track is So Does Hope and the closing track is Something Beautiful Is Going To Happen. For more from us, visit Rascal News.

Chase is joined by fellow tabletop RPG journalist Christopher Hutton from TTRPG Insider to discuss a very busy couple of weeks for the hobby. Wizards of the Coast laid off community and social media managers, while the licensing rights for World of Darkness games will fully leave Renegade at the end of the year. Convention news, Patreon statistics, and looking back at past predictions see the pair safely through the Question Dungeon. Read more of Chris' reporting on TTRPG Insider, and bully them via email into implementing a tip jar. Speaking of, you can donate to Rascal News' tip jar or buy a subscription on our website! It's cool and sexy to support tabletop journalism. -- Hosted by Chase Taylor-Carter (@chasecarter.bsky.social). Featuring Christopher Hutton (@newsnerd.bsky.social). Theme song by People Need Goals. Cover art logo by Johan Nohr (@johannohr.bsky.social). -- Games we mention: Vampire: The Masquerade Werewolf: The Apocalypse Dungeons & Dragons Midnight of the Century Sun Rot Daggerheart Candela Obscura Cosmere RPG Draw Steel

Book club episode! We discuss Eberron Campaign Setting by Keith Baker.  As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by sending in a response to any or all of the following questions. You can record yourself speaking, you can post in the discord thread for this episode, or write to [email protected]. Looking forward to hearing from you. Discussion Questions What do you think of Eberron?  Do you like the encyclopedia style? Has your relationship to that kind of book changed?  If you've played it, what was your campaign about? How did you use the setting? Which part jumped out and grabbed you? How do you think about the pleasure of reading versus playability? Is this a binary or are there games that do both? Show Notes: Michael Moorcock's anti-Tolkien essay Epic Pooh Aaron Trammell's new book about how quantification and orientalism affect D&D Prismatic Wasteland's The Keep On The Borderland is full of lies Daydreaming about Dragons episode about making history and lore useful at the table The music used for this show is by Nihilore and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. The opening track is So Does Hope and the closing track is Something Beautiful Is Going To Happen. For more from us, visit Rascal News.

Book club episode! We respond to people's responses about my discussions questions regarding Blades in the Dark and Doskvol. Show Notes: Games mentioned: Mythic Bastionland, Spire, Paranoia, Silent Titans Kieron's blog about Mythic Bastionland on Old Men Running the World COTTONMOUTH LAW, THE 400 BLOWS & KUNG FU CAPITALISM, a blog from Was it Likely The music used for this show is by Nihilore and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. The opening track is So Does Hope and the closing track is Something Beautiful Is Going To Happen. For more from us, visit Rascal News.