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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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Discover the 13th Age Megabundle – Your gateway to epic fantasy RPG adventures

April 16, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The 13th Age Megabundle offers a perfect blend of classic and innovative RPG elements, a customizable world, compatible with future editions, at a significant discount until May 1st.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, 13th Age Bestiary, bundle of holding, bundles, Pelgrane Press

Green Ronin announce AGE RPG magazine ENGINE

April 16, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gamers attending Green Ronin’s Atomic Think Tank launch get a free ENGINE magazine for ACE RPG, featuring new mechanics, adventures.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: age system, Green Ronin Publishing, magazines

The Wandering Tavern brings grungy Ghibli vibes to (optionally) D&D

April 16, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Wandering Tavern is an adventure setting inspired by Studio Ghibli, either a campaign or a scenario. It comes with 5e stats, but you can use others. The father-and-son team of Homie and the Dude have smashed their Kickstarter target, and you can see progress on the crowdfunding site [Back this Campaign] Homie and the […]

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

Genre Police: Rules Of Conduct

April 14, 2024 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

While some RPG sessions may thrive on unstructured character interactions, social skill dice help balance the expression of a player’s character, especially when personal attributes differ from those of their in-game persona. Games like D&D simplify this with one roll, while World of Darkness offers a layered approach. However, over-mechanizing social actions can restrict the narrative, calling for periodic evaluation and ensuring that mechanics serve the game’s intended exploration while allowing for character growth and varied interactions.

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

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #252

April 13, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

TTRPG News: Black Company RPG in development, Planet of the Apes gets tabletop treatment, Adventure Time joins 5e, plus cool LEGO and Raspberry Pi D&D builds!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, Dungeons & Dragons, lego, magnetic press play, Planet of the Apes, routinely itemised, the black company

Fan of Fallout’s TV series on Amazon? The TTRPG is on sale

April 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fallout is also a tabletop roleplaying game, and the ebook giant DriveThruRPG is having a Fallout TTRPG sale right now.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2d20, drivethrurpg, fallout, fallout: wasteland warfare, Modiphius Entertainment, sales

Gardens of Ynn: Rust-bumblebees, bonsai turtles and other surreal dangers

April 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gardens of Ynn has no system but leans towards, including monster stats, for ‘Old School Systems’ and so it is one step from 5e.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Emily Allen, kickstarters, soulmuppet

Terry Pratchett co-wrote the Discworld RPG, and you can get it on the cheap right now

April 10, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These games hold a special place as they were created in consultation with Sir Terry Pratchett. While not strictly canon, they carry his playful spirit and offer the chance to explore the Discworld through his guidance.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Discworld, GURPS, steve jackson, Steve Jackson Games, Terry Pratchett

Elder Mythos RPG: Why be a pathetic human being?

April 10, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mana Project Studios are running the Kickstarter until April 24th and are forecasting the end of the world, or perhaps just the delivery of the Elder Mythos TTRPG, in June 2025.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Mana Project Studio, year zero engine

The Black Company to get a dark fantasy TTRPG from the sinister talents of Delta Green

April 10, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’ve been enthralled by The Black Company since the first books came out. This is the thrill of a career. We’re writing the fantasy game that we’ve always wanted to play.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arc Dream Publishing, Dennis Detwiller, Green Ronin Publishing, Shane Ivey, the black company

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