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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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Craving TTRPG: One d6, millions of zombies

May 22, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The search for water and food will be crucial, as will the search for precious and limited bullets and medicines.

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

The 13th Age 2nd edition: An Interview with Rob Heinsoo

May 21, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pelgrane Press is currently generating buzz on Kickstarter with £250,000 pledged for the 13th Age second edition. The campaign, which asked for £50,000, took about an hour to fund.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, 13th Age Bestiary, Pelgrane Press, Rob Heinsoo

Rediscovering Malifaux: The Wyrd Breach bundle returns

May 20, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Malifaux is a world steeped in magic and mystery, where Soulstones power fantastical abilities and ancient creatures lurk in the shadows.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Malifaux, through the breach

Ad Astra – Mutant: Year Zero Extended Campaign

May 19, 2024 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

A gamemaster can use the solar system spanning adventure and supplement Ad Astra along with Mutant: Year Zero to create an extended campaign connecting a custom built ruined world with the dwindling powers still left in the surrounding solar system.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, mutant: year zero, world building

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #257

May 18, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Okay, Girdy’s birthday weekend is over so back to hardcore RPG coverage? Well, um, day job.. but here’s the TTRPG summary of summaries!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gallant knight games, magnetic press, Planet of the Apes, routinely itemised

The Sassoon Files 2e: Three-fold funding for Call of Cthulhu in Shanghai

May 16, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Political tension simmers as the Communists and Nationalists engage in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, kickstarters

4 days left: Traveller 4 (the controversial one) sci-fi TTRPG bundle

May 16, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The recently revived September 2019 Traveller4 Bundle offers a unique opportunity to revisit the controversial 1996 Fourth Edition of the classic Traveller SFRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, game designers workshop, marc miller

The Island of Dr. Moreau  has a sequel as a horror-romance TTRPG!

May 14, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Island of Dr. Moreau is a sci-fi classic. It’s an H.G. Wells and now it could be a TTRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters, romance

Pay What You Want: RedHack 2nd edition

May 14, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It gets you deadly combat in a concise and complete game. There are 84 pages in total, which includes a Player Rules section, a GM Guide and pages of classic foes in the Bestiary.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

13th Age 2nd edition rises: Modernised fantasy storytelling with classic D20 action

May 13, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Now 13th Age is getting its own 2nd edition, one that’s backwards compatible, and it is smashing targets on Kickstarter.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, kickstarters, Pelgrane Press

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