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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.

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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

Trans Atlantis Games: Ex-Wizards of the Coast VP Rob Watts sets up a new tabletop games company

July 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Trans Atlantis Games is a new company from Bob Watts, the games industry veteran and ex-Privateer Press CEO, Steve Herbert and Peter Buxton.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Privateer Press, wizards of the coast

A spoonful of jam: Itch’s One-Page RPG Jam picks up speed

July 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

By design, the complexity of these games is much reduced. However, that doesn’t mean One-Page RPGs are just for newbies. Many are challenging.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Honey Heist, itch.io, Tricube Tales, Zadmar Games

Warhammer: Elector Counts is a brand new card game from Cubicle 7

July 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The box contains 112 cards, tokens and some player aids. Cubicle 7 suggests the style of the game mimics that of card games played in taverns and inns by ruffians and adventures in the Old World.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, cubicle 7, warhammer

Stargazer’s Guide to Aroria: A 5e character generation system based on the Zodiac

July 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Stargazer’s Guide to Aroria introduces the setting’s new races, subclasses and the Zodiac character creation system to 5e.

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

So, some of the Dragon Prince cast played The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged online

July 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dragon Prince is a successful American fantasy anime from Netflix and Wonderstorm. How successful? It has its own website. Brotherwise Games has a board game coming out and it’ll hit stores in September, but I can already see it on pre-order, across Europe, and with a bit of competition on the prices. For example, reduced […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, the dragon prince

Best selling RPGs in Spring 2021: Cyberpunk RED RPG climbs the charts

July 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Working with CD Projekt to compliment Cyberpunk 2077 and to fit into the timeline just before it, team Pondsmith released Cyberpunk RED. It’s a tabletop prequel to the computer game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cyberpunk red, icv2, Mike Pondsmith, R. Talsorian Games, stats

Free to Download: Deepest Night adventure from Wizards of the Coast

July 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The fourth free adventure from Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering and Forgotten Realms crossover event is out.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, forgotten realms, free to download, wizards of the coast

Nightfall Games and Handiwork Games announce the Harrowvale 5e setting

July 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Harrowvale. Get out or die trying.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dave Allsop, Dungeons & Dragons, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, Nightfall Games

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