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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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Cannibal Sector One Miniature Skirmish Game shuttered by Nightfall Games Dungeons & Dragons meet the Wizard of Oz Free to Download: DEGENESIS – Last Watch Routinely Itemised: RPGs #105 Dungeons and Dragons group commission Art by feintbellt

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Cannibal Sector One Miniature Skirmish Game shuttered by Nightfall Games

June 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A former “project we love” on Kickstarter, Cannibal Sector One Miniature Skirmish Game has had a tough life. Now it’s over.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, Nightfall Games, skirmish game, SLA Industries

Dungeons & Dragons meet the Wizard of Oz

June 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Adventures in Oz has funded on Kickstarter, raising the $40,000 that Double Critical asked for in just a few days.

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

Free to Download: DEGENESIS – Last Watch

June 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Watchtower 17N rises above the grasslands to the north of Siege, looking out over the wastelands beyond the borders of the Protectorate from what was once considered Exalt’s territory.

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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #105

June 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

It’s the run-up to D&D Live 2021, and Wizards of the Coast find themselves in hot water. Renegade and Paradox have pushed turbo on Vampire: The Masquerade, and while Kickstarter activity is down in launches, it’s up in requests.

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Poll: Would you buy your D&D books all over again for an official virtual tabletop?

June 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Dungeons and Dragons group commission Art by feintbellt

This poll is multi-part. It starts by asking whether you’re interested in an official D&D VTT.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, stats, virtual tabletop, wizards of the coast

Defiant, the indie tabletop RPG from The Witcher game co-creator Kickstarts an exclusive hardcover

June 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Defiant RPG is an urban fantasy game about the mighty, modern-day supernaturals, who rebelled against their destiny and, instead of destroying the world, decided to protect it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: defiant, Defiant Awakening, game machinery, kickstarters

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Samurai Sheepdog

June 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last month Geek Native patrons voting in the RPG Publisher Spotlight awarded the June title to Samurai Sheepdog.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: mystic eye games, pathfinder, spotlight, wizkids

Twilight: 2000 available for pre-orders as Free League Publishing showcase supplements and prices

June 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

After a very successful Kickstarter, one that funded in 7 minutes, Free League Publishing and their partners GDW and Amargosa Press are taking pre-orders on Twilight: 2000.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, game designers workshop, twilight: 2000

Free to Download: Pathfinder Arena draft rules

June 17, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pathfinder Arena is a two to four-player game being made by a partnership between Paizo and Giochi Uniti.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, Paizo Publishing

D&D 5e’s Thaemin’s Guide to Gods and Miracles is the halfway project for 12 Kickstarters in 12 months

June 17, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chamomile Has Adventures has often featured in the weekly Kickstarter roundup in the RPG news summary Routinely Itemised: RPGs. There’s a reason for that. Chamomile will launch 12 Kickstarters in 12 months.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chamomile has adventures, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

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