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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 303).

Genre Police: Tangled Up In Blue

February 27, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

You have, let’s say, a character who has a romantic subplot. While it’s come up in play, both the player and the GM want to flesh this out. But you can’t really dedicate the time to one player’s date night.

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

Sign language teaching INSPIRISLES soars on Kickstarter with OVERISLES Celtic setting

February 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The core rules are also available, effectively for free, as a Kickstarter reward in this campaign.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: inspirisles, kickstarters

Board game hit Magnate gets a global release and exclusive retailer promo

February 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the game you try to move tenants into your buildings: so in a very meta-move I thought it would be fun if you could have game businesses / tenants that all have thematic effects.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games

Caves come alive as 5e creatures: Caver & Cube Familiar Minis, Books, and the C20 (Cave D20)

February 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Severed Books have absolutely torn through the Kickstarter campaign goals for Caver & Cube Familiars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, kickstarters, models, severed books

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #141

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A cluster of RPG news furnished at bullet point speed on a week of debate-sparking 5e RPG, a new boss for Roll20, the evil Red Wizards and a Daredevil star in a new show.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Ad Infinitum Adventures, Arcadia, cyberpunk red, Darklight Interactive, Deborah Ann Woll, doctor who, Dungeons & Dragons, earthdawn, ed greenwood, exalted funeral, fandom tabletop, fasa, godbound, goodman games, haunted west, ico partners, kevin crawford, laidback dungeon master, Legendary Games, Modiphius Entertainment, nightpath publishing, old-school essentials, Paizo Publishing, paizocon, R. Talsorian Games, roll20, routinely itemised, Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, Steve Jackson Games, tabletops & tentacles, tales of xadia, They Came From Beyond the Grave, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory

Xenos Rampant sci-fi warfare and Lion Rampant 2e warfare joins Osprey’s 2022 roster

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Busy Osprey Games have announced two more games; two new miniature wargames for 2022.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: osprey games, wargaming

Furhaven is a 5e setting for D&D newbies and young fans

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kim Bourrie is a 3d modeller and game designer who combines both talents in Furhaven. The Kickstarter for the 5e setting includes 3d-printable models and an introductory setting.

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

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Shawn Merwin

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At the time of writing, there are nearly 80 products on Shawn’s credits page at the DMsGuild, and as we’ll discover below, he was one of the first people ever to be published there.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ghostfire gaming, spotlight

Free to Download: Wizards of the Coast re-release Crypt of the Smoke Dragon

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This self-contained game gives you and your friends the experience of playing the Dungeons & Dragons game in an easy-to-learn format.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, Jeff Grubb, TSR, wizards of the coast

Free to Download: Judge Dredd rulebooks from Osprey Games hits DriveThruRPG

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

It’s a false alarm for a new Judge Dredd RPG, or even an old one.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, free to download, judge dredd, judge dredd & the worlds of 2000 AD, osprey games, rebellion

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