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Articles by Andrew Girdwood

In this archive, you'll find Andrew Girdwood's recent work on Tabletop & RPGs, Sites, and Mobile.

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First look at the gorgeous new art for Salt States, the official Zephyr TTRPG supplement

September 2, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Developer Araukana Media has revealed a distinctive new art style and first details for Salt States, the upcoming sourcebook for the Zephyr TTRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: araukana media

Patrons can now vote in October’s RPG Publisher Spotlight

September 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Anyone can nominate, but only Patrons can vote in the RPG Publisher Spotlight.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: geek native, Patreon

The guilt of gaming: Why many female players feel ashamed of their hobby

September 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new academic study from the University of Stirling and Cardiff University reveals that 29% of UK women feel a sense of ‘gamer guilt’ due to societal pressures.

Filed Under: Mobile Tagged With: stats

Inkforged: An innovative fantasy RPG launches Kickstarter for its hardback

August 31, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steven Hemmesch’s Adventure Calls Entertainment is an indie publisher that has come to Kickstarter to print a hardback.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Chaosium celebrates 50th anniversary with a ‘Cthulhu in a Castle’ RPG vacation

August 30, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations, Chaosium has partnered with The Game Theatre for ‘Cthulhu in a Castle’, a luxury RPG weekend in 2026.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium

Audio EXP Podcast: #299 – Ill-considered politics and AI

August 30, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A mix of concern and good news from the RPG community. The search for Grimwild’s designer continues, Chris Spivey joins Arc Dream, and big news from Tabletop Scotland.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

Competition: £50 All Rolled Up voucher

August 30, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

All Rolled Up is a premier sponsor of the convention and is kindly sponsoring Geek Native’s coverage of the event.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: All Rolled Up, competitions, sales, tabletop scotland

Routinely Itemised: RPG #324

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week in roleplaying games, various publishers announced new products and digital releases, while discussions covered the growing market, official D&D rule clarifications, and the future of popular campaigns.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, routinely itemised

Eisner Award-winning noir comic Blacksad is now a tabletop RPG

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Following the popular video game, the world of private investigator John Blacksad is now a TTRPG, complete with rules for noir action and stats for key characters.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

Harlem Unbound creator Chris Spivey joins Delta Green’s Arc Dream Publishing

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Arc Dream Publishing, the team behind Delta Green, has hired Chris Spivey of Harlem Unbound fame and confirmed The Black Company RPG is still in the works.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arc Dream Publishing, chris spivey, Delta Green, Harlem Unbound, Shane Ivey, the black company

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