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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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RPG Publisher Spotlight: The Grinning Frog

July 18, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I know The Grinning Frog from The Oracle magazine, DriveThruRPG lists the company’s hottest seller as 10 Tips for Roleplaying Villains, and we read about plenty of other games in this interview.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: spotlight, the grinning frog, the oracle

Legendary Beginnings: All-Age appropriate 5e bundle

July 18, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

On offer are standalone scenarios ranging from combat orientated to sly creative teamwork to defeat thorny challenges.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, Legendary Games

Mayan Number Dice: Time to add the ancient system to your tabletop games

July 18, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ten years ago, the first product Paymaster ever made was a set of Mayan Dice, and now the company is on Kickstarter to do it again.

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

The last as we know it? DriveThruRPG and sister sites launch Christmas in July

July 17, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Christmas in July sale isn’t restricted to DriveThruRPG either, and sister sites are participating in the discounts.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cowboy Bebop, cy_borg, drivethrucomics, drivethrufiction, drivethrurpg, Fabula Ultima, roll20, sales

Experience getting stabbed first hand (kind of) with the new Assassin’s Creed haptic shirt

July 17, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

We’re not quite at the Animus VR stage when it comes to developing Assassin’s Creed-style tech, but thanks to this new haptic shirt, you will be able experience getting stabbed in the game… kind of. Ubisoft is venturing into haptics through a partnership with the OWO Haptic Gaming System, and it will allow you to […]

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: assassin's creed

Genre Police: Aligned Playstyles

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

I’ve recently been thinking about how different GMs run a game. As someone in the community whose job is to run games and talk about games, I try to listen to many other creators and what advice they bring to the table.

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

New one-shot ‘Signal to Noise – A 1980s Analog Horror Scenario’ available on DriveThruRPG

July 16, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

A new one-shot for Call of Cthulhu called Signal to Noise – a 1980 Analog Horror Scenario has been published through’s Chaosium community content program and is now available to buy on DriveThruRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, rpgs

Play more on Foldable Worlds for the cyberpunk tabletop

July 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As Acid House Terrain, Marius has brought 28/32mm portable and foldable cyberpunk and sci-fi terrain to Kickstarter. It’s a smash hit, with hundreds of backers and over the €25K goal many times.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, kickstarters, terrain

Slingin’ for an official Spider-Man RPG? Marvel confirms the Spider-Verse Expansion

July 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Spider-Verse Expansion has now been confirmed for the game, and as the name suggests, it’s all about the ‘verse.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: marvel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, Matt Forbeck

Free to Download: Necrotic Gnome’s Dolmenwood preview

July 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The goal of Dolmenwood is to bring mystery back to the tabletop for even veteran players. In Dolmenwood, old pros should not comfortably be able to work out what is likely to happen in a scene or encounter.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dolmenwood, free to download, Necrotic Gnome, old school essentials

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