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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 224).

Tomb Raider: Shadows of Truth – Here’s how the insecure reacted to the TTRPG news

February 23, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Evil Hat and Crystal Dynamics announced a new Tomb Raider tabletop RPG called Shadows of Truth. Playtesting will open soon, with news from the Society of Raiders and an ENTERTHETOMB coupon for US shoppers that unlocks 20% off Evil Hat purchases. The game will be crowdfunded, although, as we’ll see in a bit, there will […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Evil Hat Productions, Tomb Raider

Rascal: Alternative and roguelike TTRPG news

February 23, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rascal is a worker-owned, reader-supported outlet built by a trio of industry journalists passionate about bringing you the stories that matter – from labour rights to indie game launches.

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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Terry Maranda

February 22, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Each month, Geek Native’s patrons vote in the RPG Publisher Spotlight for an indie creator, curator or community cornerstone to write up, and for February, Terry Maranda won.

Filed Under: Art, Interviews Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons

Vampire: The Masquerade – Chapters, the solo to 4-player RPG in a box, crosses CA$200,000

February 22, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The original game is four years old and this new, and we’re told final, form is streamlined and now supported by online tutorials.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, flyos games, kickstarters, Vampire: The Masquerade

The Legendary Ultimate 5e bundle returns after nearly four years

February 22, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These 5E expansions invite you to break free of the dungeon and stake your claim on the world!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, Legendary Games

Competition: Win the new Reprise cut of Francis Ford Coppola’s One From the Heart

February 21, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 20 Comments

You can buy One From the Heart: Reprise in 4UK from Amazon UK but you can also enter the competition below to win one of two Blu-Ray copies Geek Native is authorised to giveaway.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: competitions

Typhon Games merges with TTRPG publisher Mindjammer Press

February 21, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Typhon Games is new, launching with When We Die, but one of the British TTRPG publishers’ first actions has been to merge with Mindjammer Press. Mindjammer isn’t new, with games like Capharnaum and Chronicles of Future Earth under its belt and with The Lair of the Leopard Empress marking a return after a bereavement spun […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: mindjammer press, Sarah Newton, the lair of the leopard empresses, typhon games

Grant Howitt in(Spire)s with a generous Bundle of Holding birthday offer

February 20, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

All revenue, after the payment processors take their cut, of the Bundle of Holding’s 11th birthday offer goes to the not-for-profit Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

LEGO reveals D&D Gelatinous Cube minifig eating minifig

February 19, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The ooze teased by LEGO seems to have a skeleton inside it, consumed by the horror, plus a printed shield with a Beholder sign, a key, weapons and gold coins.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, lego

Sluggish Morss uses Zine Quest to fund subversive, mind-bending, flesh-spicing roleplaying

February 19, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The book is in the spirit of the softback ttrpgs of the 90s, with their gleeful, feverish creativity.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarter, zine quest

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