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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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Adrian Tchaikovsky scouts for a Children of Time RPG publisher

January 31, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Children of Time follows the journey of a human crew as they attempt to terraform a distant planet.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, forged in the dark, powered by the apocalypse

Still looking for not-D&D? Two HERO bundles return

January 30, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Bundle of Holding has been busy during the OGL dramas as people look for clever ways to replenish their RPG shelves rapidly.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Champions, Hero Games

Heroic doggos: Realms of Pugmire Tabletop RPG frisbee catches Kickstarter goal

January 30, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At $250, you can name an NPC and pick up the standard edition, but the combo of supplying a photo of your pup to bring to life as a hero dungeoneer and the hardcover has sold out.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Eddy Webb, kickstarters, onyx path publishing, pugmire

Cubicle 7 announce C7d20 a new d20 system compatible with 5e

January 29, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

C7d20 will be a complete rule set that is compatible with 5e — you’ll be able to use all of your favourite 5e books and supplements, including Uncharted Journeys and Broken Weave.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cubicle 7 Entertainment, Dungeons & Dragons

Free to Download: The True OSR – Obsolete Shi**y Rules sickstart

January 29, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The conflict between the DM and the players is handled by an engine in The True OSR, which uses tokens called XPicks that the DM can use to warp players’ words or players can use to make sure their characters succeed in actions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download

Carbon 2185’s third-party Legacy Rising will be canon

January 29, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The cyberpunks assist the Fragmented Legacy in consolidating their dominance in the shadows by pushing, prodding, and shooting their pawns into the proper positions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, dead channel studios, dragon turtle games, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

Till Death Do Us Part: Gary Gygax’s daughter’s wedding gift D&D adventure comes to Kickstarter

January 27, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Heidi Gygax, the daughter of Gary Gygax, is due to get married and is also committed to DM a few games at Gary Con. Heidi’s fiancee mocked up a cover for one of those adventures, and the project grew from there.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, gary con, kickstarters, luke gygax

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #189

January 27, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised’s RPG news wraps up what might be the last of OGL drama (before the next wave starts), finds non-OGL news, more bundle deals and new releases.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: afterlife, black armada, hasbro, mothership, routinely itemised, severed books, wizards of the coast

Free to Download: Reaver – Sword & Sorcery RPG quickstart

January 26, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The cover shows a grim brute of a fighter, and sure enough, the pitch for Reaver is that it’s inspired by Robert E. Howard, Charles R. Saunders and Karl Edward Wagner but also says it’s less gonzo and more grim.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, Robert E. Howard

Racing to $100K: Vast Grimm’s Into Oblivion is a splatterpunk RPG success

January 26, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

One of the techniques that Infinite Black uses to power its Kickstarters, which I’ve benefited from in the past for my pin badge collection, is merch.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Brian colin, infinite black, kickstarters, sci-fi, vast grimm

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