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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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Stygian Fox Cthulhu launches on the Bundle of Holding

January 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Adult Call of Cthulhu adventures going cheap and raising money for charity.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, Call of Cthulhu, sales, Stygian Fox Publishing

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Independence Games (Gypsy Knights Games)

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ll find out about that infamous split with Mongoose and what the newly emerged Independence Games has been up to.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cepheus Engine, Independence Games, Mongoose Publishing, spotlight

Matthew Mercer defends Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, and that’s a shame

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer shares a passionate and empathic post about Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount only an hour after it is announced.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, Dungeons & Dragons, Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Matthew Mercer, wizards of the coast

D&D leak: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount cover revealed

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The cover illustration to Matthew Mercer’s Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount has been revealed by a Barnes & Noble’s listing ahead of Wizards of the Coast’s official announcement.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, Dungeons & Dragons, Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Matthew Mercer, wizards of the coast

A review of Lancer RPG: An skirmish-tabletop hybrid that looks like an indie comic

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

I think Lancer is equally suited to one-off game as it is a mega-campaign that lasts for years.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch, lancer, Massif Press, mecha, reviews

Free to Download: Elder Evils for D&D 5e

January 12, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Elder Evils is an official D&D 3.5 supplement from Robert J. Schwalb.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, Robert J. Schwalb

“What happened to Evy Ashwood?” is a Lovecraft inspired D&D one-shot

January 12, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Kickstarter campaign is to produce some Lovecraftian-themed character sheets, the “What happened to Evy Ashwood?” adventure and The Great Old One Compendium.

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

D&D leak: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount with Matthew Mercer

January 12, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wildemount is a continent on Exandria. That’s the setting of the hugely popular D&D live stream Critical Role.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, Dungeons & Dragons, Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Matthew Mercer, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #30

January 10, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a weekly summary of RPG news. This week we look into Dungeons & Dragons, Soulbound, Fallout and what’s happening at Fantasy Flight Games’ RPG department.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Alderac Entertainment Group, Arc Dream Publishing, Battlefield Press, Chaosium, Coriolis, Dungeons & Dragons, fallout, fantasy flight games, Free League Publishing, green ronin, HARP, hero forge, hunters entertainment, Iron Crown Enterprises, keyforge, Rolemaster, routinely itemised, soulbound, warhammer, wizards of the coast

Will indie publishers suffer? Wizards of the Coast win “dungeon” trademark ruling

January 10, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Now applicants may have to prove that their trademark will not be confused by the general public for a D&D title.

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

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