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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.

Genre Police: Siege Mentality

July 2, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I hope that gives you an idea about a different structure of adventure/encounter to throw at your players, one that will shake up the status quo and pull your players together.

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

Reformatting in colour and enhanced: Cepheus Deluxe

July 2, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

And now? Stellagama Publishing has teamed up with Menagerie Press for Cepheus Deluxe to add a professional layout, new full-colour art, edits and proofing for Cepheus.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cepheus Deluxe, kickstarters, menagerie press, sci-fi, stellagama publishing

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #159

July 1, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary round-up from Geek Native. It’s a chance to catch up with new releases, reviews, events, and discoveries from around the web.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cyberpunk red, dms guild, J Gray, Mongoose Publishing, Outland Entertainment, roll20, routinely itemised, rowan rook and decard, traveller, When the Wolf Comes, wizards of the coast, zinequest

A Folklore Bestiary: OSE and 5e monsters to delight

July 1, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Olivier Revenu has proven with Knock! that he is an incredible RPG book-making talent. Unsurprisingly, his “A Folklore Bestiary” was funded in seconds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, monsters, old school essentials

Heat: Pedal to the Metal is a race car board game

July 1, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When we first started working on Heat: Pedal to the Metal in 2018 our motivation was to make a Formula One racing game that could reach a wide family audience, while remaining interesting to gamers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Asmodee, board games, Days of Wonder

Local Legends: 10 taverns, 60 NPCs, 5e compatible and £50,000

June 30, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steamforged Games notes the truth; players will decide the action needs to move to the tavern, and they’ll do this often.

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

Rolling for Seduction: Sexy 5e for Reproductive Rights

June 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You need to be registered 18+ at DriveThruRPG to even look at the bundle page. There’s naked flesh on the front covers of the books but taken from art. I think. It’s not always clear.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, charity, drivethrurpg, Dungeons & Dragons

Gausahedron: Your d20 is broken because it is too random

June 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

John-David Anderson, aka JD, and the team think your d20 might be too chaotic. Is that the same as being too random?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, kickstarters, maths

You’re good at killing: Rowan, Rook and Decard seek monster hunters for the Hollows RPG

June 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The publisher of Spire, Heart, Royal Blood and other games like Unbound has been working on another RPG called Hollows, and they’ve worked on it for years.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, playtest, rowan rook and decard

GURPS goes out of this world with three bundles in a row

June 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

GURPS is a generic RPG system designed to power any setting or campaign world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

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