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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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Free League releases irrevocable open license for Coriolis: The Great Dark
Following a trend in the TTRPG space, Free League has launched an irrevocable open license for Coriolis: The Great Dark, but it comes with some specific rules for creators.
Son of Oak launches community content program for Legend in the Mist
Son of Oak Game Studio has launched the Cauldron of Mist, a new community content program on DriveThruRPG for the Legend in the Mist TTRPG.
Cörk Børd: A Nordic noir Mörk Borg spin-off hits Kickstarter
From the dice trays of All Rolled Up comes Cörk Børd, a new tabletop roleplaying game of Nordic Noir investigative horror, and it’s funding now on Kickstarter.
Concern grows for missing Grimwild designer, physical game on hold
The ENNIE award-winning TTRPG Grimwild is on indefinite hold after its designer, J.D. Maxwell, has been uncontactable for two months, leaving backers and colleagues concerned.
Go big with the Tiny Dungeon MEGA and TinyZine RPG bundles
The TinyZine Bundle collects the entire four-year run of the official magazine, offering existing players over 800 pages of new adventures, heritages, and optional rules to expand their campaigns.
The RPG behind Record of Lodoss War is finally available in English
Sword World RPG, created by the influential Group SNE, has been a cornerstone of Japanese geek culture since its first publication in 1989.
Owlcat Games and Movember team up for time loop RPG Rue Valley
Gameplay in Rue Valley centres on player choice and memory. While the time loop resets actions, key memories can be stored, which in turn unlocks new interactions and mindsets for the protagonist.
Our Names in the Digital Dust: Forging a Life at the Edge of the Star Wars Galaxy
We were architects of our own worlds and masters of forgotten arts in Star Wars Galaxies. Two decades on, its player-built legacy feels more vital, and more heartbreakingly lost, than ever. And no, it’s not canon – but our stories sure as hell are real
Routinely Itemised: RPG #323
This week’s tabletop news: drama at Tabletop Scotland, a tribute to Bud Baird, the latest on Diamond Comics, and worsening US shipping problems.
