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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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Adventure Presents: European powerhouse, Rebellion, moves into tabletop RPGs Monte Cook’s Invisible Sun ($99) is available at the Bundle of Holding ($24.95) ENnies controversy: Kiel Chenier, Blood in the Chocolate author disowns the adventure RPG Publisher Spotlight: Dario Corallo Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters come to D&D

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Adventure Presents: European powerhouse, Rebellion, moves into tabletop RPGs

July 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Adventure is the series, and Tartarus Gate is a sci-horror, the first game in the set, which has been designed by Grant Howitt and Chris Taylor.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Taylor, grant howitt, kickstarters, rebellion, rebellion unplugged

Monte Cook’s Invisible Sun ($99) is available at the Bundle of Holding ($24.95)

July 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPGs tend to grow by word of mouth. Perhaps Monte Cook needs some early Invisible Sun adopters on board to get those recommendations flowing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, invisible sun, Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, sales

ENnies controversy: Kiel Chenier, Blood in the Chocolate author disowns the adventure

July 1, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

The Lamentations of the Flame Princess game features many disturbing scenes with possible sexual assault.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ENnies, lamentations of the flame princess

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Dario Corallo

July 1, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

In May, Geek Native’s Patreons voted to put publisher and illustrator Dario Corallo in the spotlight.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, spotlight, virtual tabletop

Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters come to D&D

June 30, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters brings the likes of King Arthur, Dracula, Thor, Achilles, Robin Hood and Baba Yaga to Dungeons & Dragons.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, kickstarters, Russ Morrissey

Justin Achilli returns to the World of Darkness; Outstar joins as Community Developer

June 30, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Achilli has more than 100 games on his portfolio, including RPGs and World of Darkness tabletop games. He’s worked on Vampire: The Masquerade, Dark Ages: Vampire, Werewolf: The Apocalypse and other core titles.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Justin Achilli, Paradox Interactive, world of darkness

Curse of Hearts pushes the DM’s Guild too far, and sparks debate about representation

June 30, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Last night, ENnie-nominated game designer Oliver Clegg tweeted that his adventure Curse of Hearts had been removed from the DM’s Guild.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: curse of hearts, dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons, oliver clegg, wizards of the coast

Cubicle 7 shares what’s next for Wrath & Glory the Warhammer 40K RPG

June 30, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The PDF version of Wrath & Glory is out, and there’s a free adventure called Graveyard Shift, are taking pre-orders on the physical book and they’re still working on both an errata and a log of changes from the original Wrath & Glory and theirs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, forsaken system player's guide, warhammer 40k, wrath & glory

ENnies 2020 nominee will refuse any awards until organisers address 2017 controversy

June 30, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

The Lancer core rules are nominated for Best Electronic Book. The indie sci-fi RPG ran a very successful Kickstarter, taking in $432,029 in funding from 9,440 backers and then publishing to critical praise.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ENnies, lamentations of the flame princess, lancer, Massif Press

Free to Download: Sanctuary of Belches for D&D 5e

June 29, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As the PCs investigate a strange horn and a horrible stench, they have the chance to encounter four new magic items.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, kobold press

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