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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.

Stay ahead of the curve with our popular Routinely Itemised summary. This regular feature is your essential digest of the TTRPG industry, curating the biggest news, trends, and hidden gems into one unmissable roundup. It's the best way to stay informed on the business of tabletop gaming.

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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Steve Bean Games D&D’s iconic The Temple of Elemental Evil returns Alien RPG: Destroyer of Worlds and Starter Set Free to Download: John Carter of Mars core rules Crown & Dragon RPG launches for Savage Worlds

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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Steve Bean Games

April 27, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steve’s an interesting publisher to talk to. He’s a veteran of good causes; of not-for-profit education and I would wager that gives him an intriguing and intelligent insight into the hobby.

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D&D’s iconic The Temple of Elemental Evil returns

April 26, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Goodman Games has an Original Adventures Reincarnated line in which they take old D&D adventures, scan, tidy up and package together with a fully 5e translated version in the second half of the book. It’s the best of both worlds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, goodman games

Alien RPG: Destroyer of Worlds and Starter Set

April 26, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Starter Set will cost $49.99, an abridged 104-page softcover quickstart of the core rules, 20 dice, reference cards, character handouts, a star map and the Chariot of Gods adventure.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien, alien rpg, destroyer of worlds, Free League Publishing

Free to Download: John Carter of Mars core rules

April 25, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s not much time on this offer as it is only good until the end of April. However, there’s £15 copy of John Carter available.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, John Carter of Mars, Modiphius Entertainment

Crown & Dragon RPG launches for Savage Worlds

April 25, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As the 18th-century finishes, humanity has to shelter in small havens of safety, protected from the enchanted wilderness of strange forests.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arion Games, savage worlds

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #45

April 24, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Free RPGs, several hundred free ebooks, bundle deals and lots of attention on virtual tabletops. It’s a week of news all captured in Routinely Itemised.

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Conjure a song with the Bardic Song Creator

April 24, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Bardic Song Creator is a Pay What You Want download from the DM’s Guild and Brina Fischer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons

Warhammer 40K RISK pits 5 factions in a battle for control

April 24, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Hasbro’s 60-year-old board game of military control is being brought into the grimdark future of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40K.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, hasbro, risk, the op, warhammer 40k

Burning Wheel’s RPG Torchbearer 2 marches towards $200,000 on Kickstarter

April 24, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Torchbearer is a dark and gritty tabletop RPG about careful inventory management and touch choices.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Cortex Prime showcases Eidolon Alpha

April 24, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Visit a world in which characters are vessels for god-like spirits.

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