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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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Tabletop & RPGs Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Tabletop & RPGs reporting (Archive Page 231).

Free to Download: Dead Exit – The Warehouse

December 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Free to Download: Dead Exit – The Warehouse https://www.geeknative.com/149152/free-to-download-dead-exit-the-warehouse/ #indierpg #oneshot

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

The best selling horror RPGs published on DriveThruRPG in 2022

December 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Some indie RPGs include Rookie Jet’s Red Giant and Blurred Lines – Giallo Detective Solo RPG by Lantern’s Faun.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, horror, Hunter: The Vigil, onyx path publishing, stats

Lumpley Games back on Kickstarter: Vincent and Meguey Barker introduce The Wolf King’s Son

December 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Meguey and Vincent Barker are designers with loads of geek street cred, with designs like Apocalypse World, Psi*Run and Under Hollow Hills in their impressive portfolio.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, lumpley games, Meguey Baker, vincent baker

The best selling fantasy RPGs published on DriveThruRPG in 2022

December 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has been fortunate enough to work with DriveThruRPG again this year to list the best selling titles on the tabletop RPG retailer’s site.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, Cubicle 7 Entertainment, drivethrurpg, edge, Fabula Ultima, fantasy, midnight, need games, stats

Embrace the dungeon crawl: Flying Monster Games kickstarts Adventurers of Combat & Quest! Intro Edition

December 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Treasure tables that provide randomized loot, a storyline that is about smashing that evil scourge that has infested the world, and gives players the ability to create randomized encounters quickly to continue players’ questing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Old School Renaissance

Till the Last Gasp: Critical Role’s game company announces duelling system

December 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Till the Last Gasp puts people into two-player PvP action, betraying emotions, revealing secrets, and raising stakes. Players can recreate their favourite movie fights in new stories!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, critical role, darrington press

It’s a fat one! Pelgrane Press’ 13th Age Fantasy RPG mega bundle lands

December 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

13th Age’s Dragon Empire setting is kept unfinished so each campaign can tell new stories.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, 13th Age Bestiary, bundle of holding, bundles, Pelgrane Press

Wizards of the Coast clarifies the future of the Open Game License and One D&D

December 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The System Reference Document (SRD) and Open Game License (OGL) are ruled by which third-party creators can make and sell stuff for D&D. D&D is changing, though, and typically the OGL changes with it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, one d&d, Open Game License, wizards of the coast

Steve Jackson has designed seeds for the Rose Labyrinth

December 20, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23 have the Rose Labyrinth up on Kickstarter. It’s an adventure set of identical 24″ x 24″ gameboards designed for hex-based RPGs such as The Fantasy Trip.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, steve jackson, Steve Jackson Games

Free to Download: 136-page Shadowdark Quickstart set

December 19, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Arcane Library’s Shadowdark RPG quickstart is over 130 pages long and free.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, shadowdark, the arcane library

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