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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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Why Old English is the ultimate world-building tool for D&D Do androids dream of d6s? A look at the Sentients Quick Start Guide Hand-crafted descriptions and player-controlled SFX: dScryb launches Black Friday offer Review: Broken Lands Quickstart Worldbuilding: Tales of Argosa Kingsport D20

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Why Old English is the ultimate world-building tool for D&D

November 26, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Stop calling it a library. Discover why using Old English words like Bōchord and Scop adds gritty historical depth to your fantasy roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: history, rpg ideas

Do androids dream of d6s? A look at the Sentients Quick Start Guide

November 24, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Can a machine feel fear? We explore the mechanics of emotion and hardware in our review of the Sentients Quick Start Guide by Ted Hayes.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blade runner, free to download

Hand-crafted descriptions and player-controlled SFX: dScryb launches Black Friday offer

November 24, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

dScryb launches its Black Friday sale with 43% off annual subscriptions and introduces PlayerFX, allowing players to trigger their own sound effects.

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dscryb, virtual tabletop

Review: Broken Lands Quickstart

November 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore the eternal struggle of Order and Entropy in our review of Broken Lands. A gritty sword & sorcery RPG where gods use humans as pawns in a war for the Multiverse.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: pay what you want

Worldbuilding: Tales of Argosa Kingsport D20

November 23, 2025 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

A D20 fantasy RPG, Tales of Argosa combines fantasy with sword and sorcery, leavened with a touch of horror

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: world building

Pilot scrap-built mechs in the Salvage Union TTRPG bundle

November 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bundle of Holding has a new deal for Salvage Union, the post-apocalyptic mech TTRPG from Leyline Press. Get the core rules and three campaigns for $19.95.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: aled lawlor, bundle of holding, bundles, leyline press, Panayiotis Lines, salvage union

Review: Cybergtohica Quick Rules Booklet

November 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A handy reference for the D6 system? We review the Cybergothica Quick Rules Booklet from Bardic Wolf Productions to see if this sci-fi mechanics guide holds up.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, d6 system, pay what you want, reviews

Routinely Itemised: RPG #336

November 21, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Catch up on this week’s TTRPG news, including Mausritter Month at BackerKit and the release of D&D Battlemarked VR. Plus, Darrington Press expands Daggerheart.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien rpg, columbia games, daggerheart, darrington press, Free League Publishing, Keith Baker, mausritter, Monte Cook, mork borg, Nightfall Games, routinely itemised, vaesen

Get the ‘Last Call for Lankhmar’ book bundle – including a printed box set & adventure bundle!

November 21, 2025 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Goodman Games are offering a generous Last Call for Lankhmar book bundle right now on Humble, consisting of 26 items – including a printed boxed set and adventure bundle!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: goodman games, humble, humble bundle, Lankhmar

Monte Cook Games Launches Flash Sale for Rare Deluxe RPGs

November 21, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monte Cook Games creates a limited-time BackerKit store for rare deluxe editions of Old Gods of Appalachia, The Magnus Archives, and the Cypher System.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: crowdfunding, cypher system, Monte Cook Games, old gods of appalachia

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