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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 188).

Exclusive Peek: Realm of Greyclaw campaign setting doubles down on immersion for 5e

September 18, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A small but exclusive, two-page preview of the Realm of Greyclaw that hopefully captures the book’s essence so you can see Bryce’s techniques in action.

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

‘Cult of the Lamb’ dev says game will be deleted January 1

September 18, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Cult of the Lamb developer Massive Monster have said they will delete the game on January 1st after Unity announced changes in its monetisation and charging policies.

Filed Under: Games

Sanction: Kickstarter success for a generic RPG system of challenges and hacks

September 17, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Adapting the game to a setting requires a little work by the Game Moderator— configuring a set of skill-focused tables to generate characters; defining any unique mechanics, like angelic favours, expendable gadgets, or uncanny good luck; and customising unpredictable but determined foes to stand between success and failure.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: All Rolled Up, kickstarters, Paul Baldowski, the dee sanction

Dark Encounters: RPG scenes and hooks for mature audiences

September 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a content warning on this Kickstarter, as it contains sexual images and references to death, drugs, religious fanaticism and mental illness.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters

Genre Police: I Am The Law/Am I The Law?

September 16, 2023 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Last time, we looked at GMing through a binary of ‘Lawful’ versus ‘Chaotic’, and while accepting that such a binary was an oversimplification, it was worth looking at to think about how we deliver a game.

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

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #222

September 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Stay up-to-date on the latest tabletop RPG news with Routinely Itemised, Geek Native’s weekly round-up of reviews, discoveries, tips, and interviews. Published every Friday night, Routinely Itemised is the perfect way to catch up on all the latest happenings in the RPG world.

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

Hunt and eat monsters: Wilderfeast RPG (and cookbook)

September 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The One Land is not an easy place to live. It is littered with both the bones of extinct species and the ruins of fallen civilizations. But after each apocalypse, something new and green grows from the ashes.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: food, kickstarters, monsters

Castle Zagyg Yggsburgh defies expectations and returns

September 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A 2012 thread on Troll Lord Games’ site predicts we’ll never see Castle Zagyg in PDF.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: castles & crusades, Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax, Troll Lord Games

Trail of Cthulhu RPG lurks on Humble Bundle

September 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The value of the top Trail of Cthulhu bundle tier comes to nearly £280, and money raised goes to support Cancer Research UK.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle, cthulhu, horror, humble, Pelgrane Press, Trail of Cthulhu

Back, don’t buy the burning hot human spirit of Infinite Revolution: Overdrive

September 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You and your friends play as Revolvers—humans whose spirits burn so hot, quick, and bright their atoms would flare to ash if for not an implanted paracausal turbine: the Revolver Drive.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

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