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Welcome to Geek Native's command centre for all things gaming. This is your primary hub for the latest news, reviews, and discoveries from the vibrant worlds of tabletop gaming. We delve deep into immersive tabletop roleplaying games, strategise over the latest board games, and shuffle up for compelling card games. Our passion is for the analogue experience, the roll of the dice, and the community around the table.

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Continuing the archive of independent Games reporting (Archive Page 125).

Nightmares, not dreams, come true as Call of Cthulhu launch a bundle for Halloween

October 15, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The bundle includes the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set, the Investigator Handbook with expanded character creation rules, and the Keeper Rulebook for managing gameplay.

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

Getting physical with the TTRPG darling Armour Astir – Advent

October 15, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Briar Sovereign found success with the indie TTRPG in which you push back against authority and so as a pilot of a steel-clad Astir. The number one request has been for a physical edition of Armour Astir: Advent, and so the Manchester-based designer has turned to Kickstarter and found success. The crowdfunding campaign for the […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, mecha, powered by the apocalypse

A bartending job with a cannon: First impressions of Barheim

October 14, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There may be too much beer Viking in my own impatience. Despite playing the bartender in the desktop game, I might have too much sympathy with the customers here.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: dusk wave arts, Steam

Genre Police: Developing A Complex

October 13, 2024 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I’ve gone through periods of going very hard and very dark in some games, not always to the games favour.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Worldbuilding Dolmenwood

October 13, 2024 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

When starting a new campaign in Dolmenwood, the following steps are recommended.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dolmenwood, old school essentials, reviews, worldbuilding

The big geeky Halloween board game roundup

October 13, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Yes, folks. It’s that time of year again; it’s getting cold, it’s officially past the 1st October and everyone’s beginning to enjoy the spooky autumnal vibes – AND STAVE OFF CHRISTMAS PROMOTIONS!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, halloween

Chaosium have launched a new Pendragon community content programme

October 12, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Chaosium have partnered with DriveThruRPG to launch a new community content program for Pendragon 6th Edition entitled The Champions of Arthur.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium

We can look forward to new ALIEN: ROMULUS content with Free League’s ALIEN RPG Evolved Edition

October 12, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Today we’ve got a first look at new ALIEN: Romulus content to be included in Free League’s upcoming “Evolved Edition” of ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game – due out next year.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien rpg, alien: romulus

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #278

October 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re not in the USA so it seems out of place to sign or not sign except to say we hope the next President of the USA is strong against Russia, does not want to bomb Mexico and believes in climate change.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bloat games, Monte Cook Games, routinely itemised, solo rpgs

Steam Next Fest preview: Dusk Wave Arts’ Barheim

October 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steam’s Next Fest will run from the 14th of October to the 21st. The event celebrates upcoming games, and Geek Native has a sneak peek of screen grabs of a quirky, fun game from Dusk Wave Arts

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: dusk wave arts, Steam

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