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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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D101 Games’ SimpleQuest RPG wins backer support

November 30, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The finished SimpleQuest will be 6×9 inches, a good size, and with full-colour illustrations from Jeshields, the talented Jon Hodgson will craft the wrap-round cover.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: D101 Games, kickstarters, Newt Newport, OpenQuest

Rowan, Rook and Decard’s DIE RPG is out

November 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Indie RPG publisher Rowan, Rook and Decard have refined the game and assisted with edits and mechanics.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Kieron Gillen, rowan rook and decard

Free to Download: Root – Talon Hill Quickstart

November 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As vagabonds, you must navigate these dangerous and complicated state of affairs. You choose whom you will serve, or assist, if anyone… and you may tip the balance of the war in this key location!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, magpie games, powered by the apocalypse, root

Impressive steampunk contraption is a roulette dice

November 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The steampunk contraptions are made from a strong zinc alloy that allows for detailed machine-tooling.

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

Three dozen Shadowrun RPG downloads in the new mega-bundle

November 28, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ten per cent of bundle purchases after the cost of moving money around has been taken off goes to support the Diana Jones Award Emerging Designer Program.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Catalyst Game Labs, Cyberpunk, Shadowrun

Genre Police: All Adventurers Welcome

November 27, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 1 Comment

The reason I have done this is that I want people to be able to play characters that look like themselves without resorting to stereotypes – not every person with darker skin has to be from some desert empire.

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

Solstice Fantasy is an Itch TTRPG bundle of one-shots to celebrate the long night

November 27, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are over 50 one-shot games, journalling games and systems with a solstice theme.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, itch.io, relics, tin star games

Sidereals surge on Kickstarter: Exalted 3e players remember the forgotten heroes

November 27, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Exalted is shepherded by Onyx Path and is a tabletop RPG not based on Western folklore fantasy. Sidereals: Charting Fate’s Course is a supplement for it, not a standalone RPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: exalted, kickstarters, onyx path publishing

Eldritch Adventure Journals for your 5e games Kickstart impressive character records

November 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dangerously, the pitch for the project reminds us that the holidays are just around the corner but these particular journals won’t be ready any time in 2022.

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

RPG designer John-Matthew DeFoggi on how a time jump can serve your players and setting

November 26, 2022 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

J-M DeFoggi has written and developed for Shadowcraft, 13th Age, and Torg Eternity. Osprey Games published his Jackals: Bronze Age Fantasy Roleplaying and subsequent campaign and lore books, and he is now the Lead Developer at Strange Owl Games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: john-matthew defoggi, rpg tips, space 1889

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