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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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Slingin’ for an official Spider-Man RPG? Marvel confirms the Spider-Verse Expansion

July 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Spider-Verse Expansion has now been confirmed for the game, and as the name suggests, it’s all about the ‘verse.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: marvel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, Matt Forbeck

Free to Download: Necrotic Gnome’s Dolmenwood preview

July 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The goal of Dolmenwood is to bring mystery back to the tabletop for even veteran players. In Dolmenwood, old pros should not comfortably be able to work out what is likely to happen in a scene or encounter.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dolmenwood, free to download, Necrotic Gnome, old school essentials

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #213

July 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s RPG news round-up with summaries from the blog, elsewhere on the web and blended with RPG news, deals, coupons and offers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cairn, critical role, defiant, Dungeons & Dragons, fallout, game machinery, magpie games, mirrorscape, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised

Slash! Can you survive a horror movie? Would you back the Kickstarter?

July 14, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As with horror movies from the Nightmare on Elm Street to the homage-parody of Scream, characters are typical archetypes, and there’s a murderous killer out there.

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

Free preview and Dreams and Machines RPG interview with Chris Birch and Samantha Webb

July 14, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the shadow of ruined megacities humanity scavenges incredibly-advanced technology to forge a life built on the back of the human spirit.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Birch, free to download, mecha, Modiphius Entertainment

Xcrawl Classics RPG: Thousands flock to become live-streaming dungeon crawlers with Goodman Games

July 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dungeon crawling is a profession in Goodman Games’ standalone rule set and world. Xcrawl Classics will be available as a hardcover of around 250 pages.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dungeon crawl classics, goodman games, kickstarters

New solo Star Trek TTRPG: Captain’s Log hits pre-order

July 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new TTRPG in the Star Trek Adventures line announced by the British publisher this week is all about solo play. Captain’s Log is a Star Trek RPG you play by yourself.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2d20, Modiphius Entertainment, solo rpgs, star trek, star trek adventures

Go to hell 5e: Vortex Verlag secures a solid start for The Straight Way Lost

July 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The proposed 400-page The Straight Way Lost 5e setting has had a preview on Geek Native and now offers a pitch video to talk potential backers through the benefits of supporting the project.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, Melina Sedo, The Straight Way Lost, Vortex Verlag

Pathfinder and Starfinder will develop into augmented reality with Mirrorscape

July 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Open gaming is our vision, and the addition of Paizo’s legendary set of titles will further enhance the experience available on Mirrorscape, while also giving Paizo’s widespread and immensely loyal fanbase more ways to play.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Augmented reality, mirrorscape, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, starfinder

Luddite: Cogito Ergo Meeple merges a graphic novel and a Roll and Write

July 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cogito Ergo Meeple is back on Kickstarter, following up their Solar 175 Euro legacy game with a Roll and Write game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

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