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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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Fablecraft merges RPGs with VTTs and computer games

May 14, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fablecraft Closed Beta will launch with 4 homelands, 4 classes 10 skills, and 3 fighting styles. We’ll collaborate with players in our Closed Beta to expand on all of these in the future.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, virtual tabletop

Genre Police: Setting The Stage

May 14, 2023 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I think it’s important to have an idea of where the game is going at all times.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Evil Genius Games’ d20 Modern/5e mashup grows Kong and Pacific Rim

May 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Everyday Heroes is a tabletop RPG engine born of d20 Modern and 5e, and it is by a company called Evil Genius Games, which appeared on the industry landscape with some incredible movie licenses.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: everyday heroes, evil genius productions, kickstarters, king kong, kong: skull island, Legendary Pictures, Pacific Rim

RPG publisher Leylines Press cuts ties with an editor in ethics row

May 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today it has come to our attention that one of our editors on Salvage Union is currently working on Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and has been involved with other problematic works that have received widespread critique for bigotry and other harmful issues.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: lamentations of the flame princess, leyline press, salvage union

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #204

May 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Lord of the Rings, AI, t-shirts and Rock & Roll and it’s all another week of RPG news from around the web.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, Dungeons & Dragons, Free League Publishing, lord of the rings, routinely itemised

Big good: Starfinder’s Solidarity bundle

May 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As much as this is an excellent bundle, note that any physical delivery will have shipping costs, so this Humble has that as an additional fee.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, charity, humble bundle, Paizo Publishing, starfinder

Outgunned takes the talent of Two Little Mice to the big screen of RPG action

May 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Outgunned is powered by a set of highly cinematic game mechanics called Director’s Cut. The system uses small pools of six-sided dice to determine the outcome of all tasks that involve a risk or a danger.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, outgunned, two little mice

Honor + Intrigue RPG: Swashbuckling and bundle discounts

May 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Heads up, Honor + Intrigue RPG is flash sale, though, and it will be over by Wednesday, 17th May.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles

Tunnels & Trolls, the world’s second-oldest RPG bought by Judge Dredd’s Rebellion

May 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native can confirm that Rebellion has bought Flying Buffalo’s entire range of RPGs, including Citybook, Grimtooth and Merchant Spies and Private Eyes.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: flying buffalo, jason kingsley, rebellion, rebellion unplugged, tunnels & trolls

Free to Download: Tales of Kings & Dragons is Roleplay Elixir’s next 5e project

May 9, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Twelve miniatures apart from the book are planned, and Roleplay Elixir is aspiring to produce a miniature set of 4 minis for each setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, King Arthur, roleplay elixir

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