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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.

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #251

April 6, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monte Cook Games has launched an online Cypher System character builder. DriveThruRPG’s Pocket Quest event is underway, focusing on heist-themed games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, leyline press, routinely itemised

Siege Perilous: Arthurian RPG adventure with Tarot and dice

April 4, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Siege Perilous lets you become an Arthurian knight on a quest-filled journey across England.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alan bahr, gallant knight games, kickstarters, solo rpgs

DriveThruRPG has launched over 90 heist-themed TTRPGs for you to enjoy

April 3, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

DriveThruRPG has recently launched a whole load of new heist-themed titles onto their system, as a result of the latest Pocket Quest event where over 90 publishers to create a game from the ground up in under 25 pages with the theme of Heists!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, pocketquest

Cairn 2e funds; Cairn 1e is free to download

April 3, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Cairn is a rules-light tabletop RPG with a good reputation. The second edition in boxed set form is smashing it on Kickstarter.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cairn, Into The Odd, kickstarter

Chris Cocks on D&D: We want to work with streamers to make the game as big as possible

April 3, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

They’ve made mistakes but grown Magic: The Gathering, that nearly 45% of people who play D&D do not identify as male (35% for Magic: The Gathering) and rules in movies and computer games for Hasbro.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chris cocks, Dungeons & Dragons, magic: the gathering

Love the Coen Brothers? Embrace your inner disaster with ‘Fiasco’

April 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Imagine creating your own darkly comedic tale of ambition, greed, and spectacular failure – all in about two hours!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bully Pulpit Games, bundle of holding, bundles, fiasco, Jason Morningstar

The Lost Bay TTRPG: Suburban Gothic in the alternative 90s

April 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore a world where the lore is woven into the rules and procedures, unfolding organically as you create characters and dive into the world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #250

March 30, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

D&D goes all-in on Vecna for 50th thanks to Stranger Things, Larian pivots to new projects, Osprey drops ‘When Nightmares Come’, AND my weekend’s packed with Conpulsion & Bronwen’s solo debut – we even made local news!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised

Unleash the Primal Wilds with the Ruins of Symbaroum 5E Bundle!

March 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Embark on an epic adventure in the untamed Forest of Davokar with the Ruins of Symbaroum 5E Bundle.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, Free League Publishing, Ruins of Symbaroum

Free to Download: R3volution TTRPG

March 26, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It seems barely a day or so after Pawel “Skavenloft” Bodgaszewski published R3volution on Itch.io when someone asked for an English version. 

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download

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