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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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A resolute miss: 👎 Crom the GameBook review

July 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

I don’t aspire to be mean, but I need to give a fair warning here, I don’t consider Crom the GameBook to be fit for publication.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: reviews

No Kid Hungry Charity Bundle at the DMs Guild: $195 of RPG goodies for $20 with all proceeds to charity

July 25, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Publishers answered the call to arms by the dozen, and the bundle, which is live today, has about 30 titles. You can get about $200 worth of 5e for about $20.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, charity, dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Genre Police: Meta-Lurgy

July 25, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Meta. The term is mentioned a lot in D&D circles. When someone does something outside of what their character knows, people roll their eyes and say ‘uhh..meta’.

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

Exclusive preview: A Book of Many Heroes helps you homebrew better 5e content

July 25, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In this article, we’ve got three things to look forward to, an introduction to the A Book of Many Heroes, a new 5e supplement on Kickstarter, an exclusive preview of it and then Dev taking us through an example.

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

Loke BatteMats announce three new product lines in time for UK Games Expo

July 24, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You’ll be able to check out some new products if you make UKGE in person, and you’ll find Loke BattleMats at stand 332 in Hall 2.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battle mats, Loke BattleMats, uk games expo

Teatime Adventures: Former US Department of Education games and education policy lead invents new collaborative D&D magic system

July 24, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the interview, we talk about inclusion, diversity, accessibility, why the name Grace Collins might be familiar if you read US news and the Harmony Magic system.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, sara thompson, Verdant Isles: Teatime Adventures

Big Punch Studios looks to expand tasty Sandwich Masters with bread and UK Games Expo visitors

July 24, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

An UK Games Expo favourite, nominated for Best Strategy Game at the 2016 event, Sandwich Masters will be on display with games with the creators also available.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, kickstarters, uk games expo

Horizons Fellowship: GAMA find $30,000 to support underrepresented communities in tabletop gaming

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The entire Diversity and Inclusion Committee is incredibly excited for the launch of the GAMA Horizons Fellowship.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gama, Mark Diaz Truman, money

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #110

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and this week there’s the latest from D&D, Cyberpunk Red, 13th Age, Call of Cthulhu, Critical Role and even of Chainmail, the game that became D&D.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, Battlefield Press, beadle & grimm's, blackmoor, Call of Cthulhu, carbon grey, castles & crusades, chamomile has adventures, Chaosium, city of mist, critical role, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, doctor who, Evil Hat Productions, fading suns, FATE, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, grant howitt, handiwork games, hearts of wulin, Honey Heist, injuries & vile deeds, m20 technocracy reloaded, magnetic press play, Matt Colville, mcdm, Necromancer Games, Nightfall Games, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, Pelgrane Press, roll20, routinely itemised, savage pathfinder, savage worlds, sdcc, sigil & shadow, soulbound, starfinder, strixhaven, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, the green knight, the oracle, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Troll Lord Games, Ulisses Spiele, Victoriana, west end games, wickerpunk, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory

Pelgrane Press’s 13th Age makes a compelling Humble Bundle

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The tabletop RPG 13th Age is an open d20-based fantasy, an award-winner created by Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, 13th Age Bestiary, bundles, humble bundle, jonathan tweet, Pelgrane Press, Rob Heinsoo

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