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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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Tabletop & RPGs Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Tabletop & RPGs reporting (Archive Page 4).

Advent Adventures: Black Armada turns traditional advent calendars into solo roleplaying games

July 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Black Armada Games launches Advent Adventures on Kickstarter, bringing solo roleplaying games to daily physical advent calendars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Becky Annison, black armada, calendars, horror, kickstarters

Review: Danse Macabre Quickstart

July 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore the Danse Macabre Quickstart by Christopher Pickett, a dark historical fantasy tabletop roleplaying game set in 1390 Constantinople.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: danse macabre, free to download, reviews, stillfleet

Twilight: 2000 & 2300AD Classic Saga RPG Bundle at Fanatical

July 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Survive World War III or push to the stars with Fanatical’s massive 72-book Twilight: 2000 and 2300AD RPG collection.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2300 ad, bundles, game designers workshop, Mongoose Publishing, twilight: 2000

Review: Within Cold Stars – Free Quickstart Rulebook

July 26, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

A review of Midwest Mancers’ Within Cold Stars – Free Quickstart Rulebook, exploring its d20 combat mechanics, alien species, and sci-fi setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: reviews, sci-fi

Routinely Itemised: RPG #371

July 24, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

News on the leaked D&D and World of Warcraft RPG, plus updates on Paizo, The Guild, and Renegade’s new Immortal Universe roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chainsaw, Felicia Day, fragged empire, justice league, routinely itemised, wizards of the coast

Seven-Part Pact: A massive, asymmetrical tabletop ambition from Possum Creek and Steve Jackson Games

July 24, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Possum Creek and Steve Jackson Games launch Seven-Part Pact on Kickstarter, an asymmetrical tabletop roleplaying game featuring board game mechanics and custom dice.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: jay dragon, kickstarters, possum creek games, Steve Jackson Games

Roll20 leak reveals official World of Warcraft product for Dungeons & Dragons

July 24, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A premature Roll20 marketplace listing reveals an official World of Warcraft crossover for Dungeons & Dragons ahead of Gen Con 2026.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, roll20, wizards of the coast

Archives of Nethys stays official as Paizo trades commercial licence for informal deal

July 24, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paizo and Archives of Nethys reach a new informal agreement to keep Pathfinder and Starfinder rules free, moving away from commercial licensing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: legal, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder

Sticky pudding, GUMSHOE, and halfling sleuths: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan on Merryshire Detective Club

July 23, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan discusses Merryshire Detective Club, a new cozy fantasy investigative roleplaying game from Pelgrane Press now live on BackerKit.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, gumshoe, Pelgrane Press

Grab $152 worth of unforgiving fantasy roleplaying in the HackMaster Revival bundle

July 23, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore the uncompromising fantasy world of HackMaster in this massive Bundle of Holding revival featuring core rulebooks, settings, and modules.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, hackmaster

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