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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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Wild magic and mystical swampland: Traveller’s Guide to the Soddenweald

June 15, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rose of R-N-W is running a Kickstarter for a 5e supplement called Traveler’s Guide to the Soddenweald, which offers rules for swamp-themed flora, fauna, food and potion recipes.

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

Speculation grows on Wizards of the Coast and an official D&D virtual tabletop

June 15, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Speculation is mounting that Wizards of the Coast are working on or considering a virtual tabletop of their own.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dnd beyond, Dungeons & Dragons, petersen games, virtual tabletop, wizards of the coast

Battle Box, dice time and logistics: It’s the Box, Not Just What’s In It

June 15, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

The Battle Box is a cleverly designed dice container that lets you sort, display and roll your die all in one.

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

Can you survive 80s RPG horror? Dark Places & Demogorgons bundle launches

June 15, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Up for grabs are Dark Places & Demogorgons and Vigilante City with supplements for vampires, werewolf and ghost hunting action, and 10% going to charity.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bloat games, bundle of holding, bundles, dark places & demogorgons, horror, sales, survive this!!

Ray Winninger promises new physical formats for D&D; what could they be?

June 15, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Some of D&D’s new books will be in a print format we’ve never seen before.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Augmented reality, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

Designer JVC Parry teams up with Mr.Tarrasque for 5e adventure the Isle of the Dreaded Accursed

June 14, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

YouTube reviewer Mr.Tarrasque and JVC Parry will work together on a tier 2 5e adventure called Isle of the Dreaded Accursed.

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

Trollish Delver cuts ties with Tunnels & Trolls in Ken St Andre protest

June 14, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood

We must all stand against racism in all its forms and that involves being hostile to racists.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: flying buffalo, Ken St Andre, Scott Malthouse, trollish delver games, tunnels & trolls

Free to Download: Spelljammer 5e – More Adventures in Space

June 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Spelljammer is a classic D&D setting that dates back to the 2nd edition of the game. It’s D&D in space.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: discord, Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, spelljammer

NOVA looks great on Kickstarter; two fingers up to haters

June 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Spencer Campbell is back on Kickstarter, with a success that not even misguided toxic energy from computer game fans can stop.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, lumen, Nova, sci-fi, spencer campbell

Toss the dice: A review of diceless sci-fi RPG Bounty Hunter

June 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’ve run quite a few scenes with the Bounty Hunter system, and they’ve worked very well. It’s especially strong over Discord, as the lack of dice and barely any mathematics means all your attention can be on the players and the game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bounty hunter, guy sclanders, reviews, sci-fi

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