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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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Free to Download: SCP The Tabletop RPG 2e

August 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

26 Letter Publishing’s 204-page RPG was added to DrivethruRPG earlier this week and boasts a 4/5 star rating after a couple of reviews.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 26 letter publishing, free to download, scp

Kedamono Opera TTRPG: As an immortal beast, you hunt or help humans

August 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Kedamono Opera, players are soul-eating beasts who might appear as humans at times. They could help people but have a hunger to eat human meat. The Kickstarter is live until September 6th.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, LionWing Publishing

DCC Dying Earth Bundle: Explore Jack Vance’s legendary world

August 26, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Jack Vance’s Dying Earth is set in the twilight of existence, where history has faded into myth, and the sun hangs low and dim in a moonless sky.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dying Earth, goodman games, Jack Vance

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Schwalb Entertainment

August 24, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s patrons voted Schwalb Entertainment into the spotlight for August, and we’ve been lucky enough to have time with Rob himself for an email Q&A.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Robert J. Schwalb, schwalb entertainment, Shadow of the Demon Lord, shadow of the weird wizard, When the Wolf Comes

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #271

August 24, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gaming news: a bundle supporting Meguey Baker’s fight against cancer is available, D&D Direct airs on the 27th, Paizo reverts its community use policy, and R. Talsorian Games releases a starter for Shadow Scar.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice towers, Dungeons & Dragons, lumpley games, Meguey Baker, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, routinely itemised, shadow scar

The Amethyst Dragon’s Hoard of Everything: The “Volcanoes: More Than Just Liquid Hot Magma ” preview

August 22, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The book has new and revised rules for players, GMs and even worldbuilders, including but not limited to the following…

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

Litter Tray: Farplace Animal Rescue Kickstarts a shit cat game

August 22, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

To win Littler Tray, you let your army of cats fill up litter trays with poop until you dare not risk a mess.

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

Free to download: “:Otherscape” cybershrine update

August 20, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native, wowed by the :Otherscape art asked permission to show some of it off in a gallery.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: :otherscape, free to download, Son of Oak Game Studio

Ars Magica 5th Edition Definitive’s prelaunch brings in thousands

August 20, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ars Magica is a seminal tabletop RPG that pioneered the troupe-style play, where players collaboratively shape the story and world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ars magica, Atlas Games, backerkit, crowdfunding

Apotheosis: Second Edition on Kickstarter to build society and story

August 20, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Apotheosis, embark on a captivating journey of collaborative storytelling, where a group of 1-4 players shapes the destiny of a society’s most well-known myth.

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

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