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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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Monster Trainer’s Handbook: Might be the most successful D&D Pokemon mashup yet

August 29, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The monsters in this 5e setting are wildkin. Collect 1670 wildkin and monster cards, with more unlocked with stretch goals. After that, use your wildkin to battle (most) 5e monsters. The wildkin evolve.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

Wizards of the Coast shares art from the D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook

August 28, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The general release of the D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook is September 17th from local gaming stores and giants like Amazon.

Filed Under: Art, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Starpunk: Crow Land to show GMs how to bring cosmic horror to high fantasy

August 28, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Starpunk provides detailed guidance on defining and distinguishing cosmic horror from typical fantasy threats.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: crow land publishing, wickerpunk

Free to Download: SCP The Tabletop RPG 2e

August 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

26 Letter Publishing’s 204-page RPG was added to DrivethruRPG earlier this week and boasts a 4/5 star rating after a couple of reviews.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 26 letter publishing, free to download, scp

Free to Download:  Bully Pulpit Games’ “Phones of Glory”

August 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bully Pulpit Games’ Phones of Glory is a civic engagement game by designer Jason Morningstar (Fiasco). 

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Bully Pulpit Games, bundle of holding, bundles, Jason Morningstar

Kedamono Opera TTRPG: As an immortal beast, you hunt or help humans

August 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Kedamono Opera, players are soul-eating beasts who might appear as humans at times. They could help people but have a hunger to eat human meat. The Kickstarter is live until September 6th.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, LionWing Publishing

DCC Dying Earth Bundle: Explore Jack Vance’s legendary world

August 26, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Jack Vance’s Dying Earth is set in the twilight of existence, where history has faded into myth, and the sun hangs low and dim in a moonless sky.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dying Earth, goodman games, Jack Vance

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Schwalb Entertainment

August 24, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s patrons voted Schwalb Entertainment into the spotlight for August, and we’ve been lucky enough to have time with Rob himself for an email Q&A.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Robert J. Schwalb, schwalb entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord, shadow of the weird wizard, When the Wolf Comes

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #271

August 24, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gaming news: a bundle supporting Meguey Baker’s fight against cancer is available, D&D Direct airs on the 27th, Paizo reverts its community use policy, and R. Talsorian Games releases a starter for Shadow Scar.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice towers, Dungeons & Dragons, lumpley games, Meguey Baker, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, routinely itemised, shadow scar

The Amethyst Dragon’s Hoard of Everything: The “Volcanoes: More Than Just Liquid Hot Magma ” preview

August 22, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The book has new and revised rules for players, GMs and even worldbuilders, including but not limited to the following…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

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