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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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ORC BORG announced by Rowan, Rook and Decard

January 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

In ORC BORG, players are orcs trapped on a spaceship flying towards a crash landing on some unfortunate planet.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: mork borg, rollinkunz, rowan rook and decard

DriveThruRPG launches an indie RPG spotlight

January 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

To give more exposure and marketing to our Indie Publishers, OneBookShelf has started experimenting with a project called ‘Indie Gallery’.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, Ryuutama, wanderhome

Competition: Babies and Broadswords

January 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

Imagine you know everything you know now, but you’re 4. And you’re a goblin. And there’s magic. And sharp things. And no grown-ups.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Babies and Broadswords, competitions

A free to download duet RPG: A review of Nora Katz’s “Nude on a Yellow Sofa”

January 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Nora’s latest is a duet RPG, played with two people, called Nude on a Yellow Sofa. One of you is the muse, and one is the artist. You both decide who was who only at the very end of the game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, reviews

Scanned original D&D campaign documents from 1976 have been shared

January 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Known World later became known as Mystara, and it’s Mystara that’s generally counted as the first official D&D campaign setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, mystara, shannon appelcline

Oh my god! What is that thing? Kobold Press’ Tome of Beasts 3

January 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

More than 400 5e monsters are getting ready in the third and final Tome of Beasts from Kobold Press.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, kobold press, tome of beasts

RuneScape tabletop RPG confirmed along with a board game

January 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Inspired by Gielinor, the fantasy setting of RuneScape, the RPG will be published by Steamforged Games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, jagex, runescape, Steamforged Games

Free to Download: Star Trek Adventures: BRIEFS 004 – Trade Ledgers

January 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Star Trek Adventures: BRIEFS 004 – Trade Ledgers writes up the independent traders who share space with the Federation, its allies and enemies.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, Modiphius Entertainment, star trek, star trek adventures

Genre Police: World Wide Woleplay

January 23, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Last article, we looked at a model of a shared roleplaying world. I talked about each of the seven groups I had playing campaigns that affected that shared, or ‘living’ world and examined the way I had chosen to weave the groups into each other.

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

FASA splits Demonworld from Earthdawn, downgrades chances of a Demonworld RPG

January 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

While the possibility of an RPG in the Demonworld setting does remain, it will not be a priority in the short or medium term.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fasa

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