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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.

Theory of Magic Sourcebook: This astrophysicist is funding a 5e book to explore magic with science

July 17, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The book itself will be a digital deep dive and explanation of our methods, results, and how to use them in game, including apotential new homebrew subclass of wizard that can encompass all of these strange new powers.

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

Free to Download: Aetherfly Games publishes RPXpress Basic

July 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The name says it all; it’s basic and quick. I argue that it works and gives you a direct insight RPXpress.

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

HeXXen 1733 English language RPG teased by Ulisses Spiele

July 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

While the game may be set in the past, the design sensibilities of HeXXen 1733 are very much in the now.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alternative history, horror, Ulisses Spiele

Rings of Protection is a D&D adventure by Bill Williams, a DC, IDW and Antarctic Press comic book writer

July 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These adventures could be inserted onto an ongoing campaign or strung together to create the beginning of a campaign full of intrigue and treachery.

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

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #161

July 15, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG news from Routinely Itemised is a speedy summary stop of new releases, reviews, interviews, and tips from around the web.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gm screens, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised, wyrmwood gaming

Steamforged Games buys Rivet Wars from CMON

July 15, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I was captivated by Rivet Wars on its original release. The world of Rivet is such a fun and exciting place and we have huge plans for where we can take the original concept.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, Steamforged Games

Hellguard – Curse of Caina: Granite Glyph speeds towards deadly, dangerous RPG success

July 15, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first Kickstarter launched by Granite Glyph Publishing set a high goal of $50,000 and offered a horror without 5e. It’s speeding to success, though, with hundreds of backers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ed greenwood, John Wick, kickstarters

Shadowrun blends tech and fantasy in this Humble tabletop RPG discount deal

July 15, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Worried about the mixed reviews, epic legacy and high costs of the tabletop RPG cyberpunk fantasy Shadowrun? I was. Good news! There’s a Humble Bundle deal now live!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, Shadowrun, shadowrun: collapsing now

Trophy Dark, Trophy Gold and Trophy Loom all hit DriveThruRPG

July 14, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Gauntlet gaming community, home of Hearts of Wulin and Brindlewood Bay, have put three Trophy flavours on DriveThruRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, trophy

Tidebreaker review

July 14, 2022 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

If you follow Tidebreaker’s creator, Nick Butler, he always presents as a humble, down-to-Earth, and positive guy. These qualities come through in the game’s writing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: reviews

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