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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.

Exclusive preview: A Book of Many Heroes helps you homebrew better 5e content

July 25, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In this article, we’ve got three things to look forward to, an introduction to the A Book of Many Heroes, a new 5e supplement on Kickstarter, an exclusive preview of it and then Dev taking us through an example.

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

Loke BatteMats announce three new product lines in time for UK Games Expo

July 24, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You’ll be able to check out some new products if you make UKGE in person, and you’ll find Loke BattleMats at stand 332 in Hall 2.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battle mats, Loke BattleMats, uk games expo

Teatime Adventures: Former US Department of Education games and education policy lead invents new collaborative D&D magic system

July 24, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the interview, we talk about inclusion, diversity, accessibility, why the name Grace Collins might be familiar if you read US news and the Harmony Magic system.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, sara thompson, Verdant Isles: Teatime Adventures

Big Punch Studios looks to expand tasty Sandwich Masters with bread and UK Games Expo visitors

July 24, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

An UK Games Expo favourite, nominated for Best Strategy Game at the 2016 event, Sandwich Masters will be on display with games with the creators also available.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, kickstarters, uk games expo

Horizons Fellowship: GAMA find $30,000 to support underrepresented communities in tabletop gaming

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The entire Diversity and Inclusion Committee is incredibly excited for the launch of the GAMA Horizons Fellowship.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gama, Mark Diaz Truman, money

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #110

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and this week there’s the latest from D&D, Cyberpunk Red, 13th Age, Call of Cthulhu, Critical Role and even of Chainmail, the game that became D&D.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, Battlefield Press, beadle & grimm's, blackmoor, Call of Cthulhu, carbon grey, castles & crusades, chamomile has adventures, Chaosium, city of mist, critical role, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, doctor who, Evil Hat Productions, fading suns, FATE, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, grant howitt, handiwork games, hearts of wulin, Honey Heist, injuries & vile deeds, m20 technocracy reloaded, magnetic press play, Matt Colville, mcdm, Necromancer Games, Nightfall Games, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, Pelgrane Press, roll20, routinely itemised, savage pathfinder, savage worlds, sdcc, sigil & shadow, soulbound, starfinder, strixhaven, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, the green knight, the oracle, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Troll Lord Games, Ulisses Spiele, Victoriana, west end games, wickerpunk, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory

Pelgrane Press’s 13th Age makes a compelling Humble Bundle

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The tabletop RPG 13th Age is an open d20-based fantasy, an award-winner created by Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, 13th Age Bestiary, bundles, humble bundle, jonathan tweet, Pelgrane Press, Rob Heinsoo

Get out from behind the book: VoxStory brings tabletop RPGs to TV screens

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Does your RPG have better moments in it than some TV shows? Would it be cool to sit on the sofa, beer and pizza on offer, with your friends watching as your orc druid chased after the bandits?

Filed Under: Mobile, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: android, ios, kickstarters, virtual tabletop, voxstory

Christmas in July: Chainmail, the game which became D&D, is on sale

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The DMs Guild has more than a PDF scan copy of Chainmail available. The print-on-demand softcover is also available. The bundle, with both, is also marked down.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dms guild, drivethrurpg, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax, planescape, sales, savage pathfinder

New D&D book from Critical Role: What’s in the Tal’Dorei revised edition?

July 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tal’Dorei Reborn is the second edition of the D&D 5e-powered campaign setting created by Critical Role.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: darrington press, Dungeons & Dragons, Green Ronin Publishing, Matthew Mercer

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