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Welcome to the heart of Geek Native: the Tabletop & RPGs category. This is your primary source for the latest RPG news and essential TTRPG news, from blockbuster releases to indie Kickstarter discoveries. We provide in-depth reviews of roleplaying games, board games, and card games, helping you decide what's worth your time and your shelf space. Whether you roll dice, shuffle cards, or push miniatures, you'll find your community and your next obsession right here.

Stay ahead of the curve with our popular Routinely Itemised summary. This regular feature is your essential digest of the TTRPG industry, curating the biggest news, trends, and hidden gems into one unmissable roundup. It's the best way to stay informed on the business of tabletop gaming.

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Tabletop & RPGs Reports

Maintaining an independent and critical perspective, Geek Native has provided original reporting on Tabletop & RPGs for more than 17 years. This curated resource organises 8383 articles, anchoring current news within a long-term historical context. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

Why Chaosium changed Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath for Old Ones Origins

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chaosium renames the cosmic entity Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath in Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins, citing algorithmic filters and gaming table comfort.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard

Tabletop Growth Partners launches with MyMiniFactory backing and anti-AI pledge

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Anjuli Smith launches Tabletop Growth Partners to connect tabletop roleplaying games with recurring 3D print revenue and an anti-AI creator pledge.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: marketing

OSR treasure trove: Grab three issues of KNOCK! Magazine at Bundle of Holding

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore over 600 pages of weird OSR tables, strange monsters, maps, and brilliant essays with the KNOCK! Magazine bundle from The Merry Mushmen.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ben milton, bundle of holding, bundles, Chris McDowall, knock!, Old School Renaissance, the merry mushmen

Manchester tabletop organiser Dungeons & Flagons faces financial uncertainty ahead of 10th anniversary

October 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Manchester organiser Dungeons & Flagons reports ongoing losses ahead of its 10th anniversary as rising venue costs and late festival bookings take a toll.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: All Rolled Up, conventions

Kalusa: The Enchanted City preview – System-neutral arcanepunk

October 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

An in-depth preview of Kalusa: The Enchanted City, Remorker’s urban fantasy sandbox offering 33 NPCs, 16 non-linear adventures, and three rules supplements.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: crowdfunding, forged in the dark, savage worlds

Routinely Itemised: RPG #381

October 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Catch up on the latest tabletop RPG developments, featuring WotC personnel moves, Fantasy Grounds integration updates, and indie crowdfunding reviews.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: age of vikings, Celeste Conowitch, cypher, Fantasy Grounds, iron studios, monsters, Renegade Game Studios, routinely itemised, sixmorevodka, white wolf, wizards of the coast

Glass Choir: Namar – A sun-scorched setting for TTRPGs

October 2, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ashfall Chronicles funds Glass Choir: Namar on Kickstarter, delivering 154 modular grimdark desert STLs designed for tabletop roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 3d printing, kickstarters

New Dungeons & Dragons Disability Pride dice support AAPD with accessible design

October 1, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sirius Dice and Wizards of the Coast release an accessible D&D dice set featuring OpenDyslexic numbers, an arch d4, and charity support for AAPD.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: charity, d&d beyond, dice, Dungeons & Dragons, sirius dice

Raccoon Sky Pirates returns to Kickstarter following cancelled big-box reboot

October 1, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Raccoon Sky Pirates returns to Kickstarter as designer Chrys Sellers drops big-box production bloat to revive the original mailer-box roleplaying game.

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

Review: Vault of the Sun – Cycles of Rebellion

September 30, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Read our review of Vault of the Sun: Cycles of Rebellion, a zero-prep sci-fi tactical challenge game built for solo and group survival play.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: solo

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