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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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It says Shadowrun on the cover: A review of Shadowrun 6e

September 20, 2019 by Guest Reviewer 6 Comments

This is a guest review from John Tuckey, and he is not a fan of the newly released Shadowrun 6e.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, reviews, Shadowrun

Devils versus Angels – Era: Forbidden turns to Kickstarter to decide

September 20, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Inspirations for the game include Darksiders and Hellboy and it lands you in a war between angels and devils.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: angels, demons, kickstarters, Shades of Vengeance

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Fat Goblin Games

September 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Here’s a publisher with a hugely diverse collection of goodies. Over 1,300 accessories, games, stock art and other useful contributions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Fat Goblin Games, Rick Hershey, spotlight

Free to Download: Ultimate Evil Codex for 5e Corpus Malicious demo booklet

September 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A free preview of a forthcoming D&D 5e collection of evil. New archetypes, monsters, races and powers from the designers of the brutal Svilland.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Corpus Malicious, Dream Realm Storytellers, Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, previews

Robotech: The Macross Saga RPG opens for pre-orders

September 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The pre-order gives gamers a chance to secure one of the alternative or premium edition covers to the game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Robotech, strange machine games

Roll20 reveal their Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

September 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Popular virtual tabletop Roll20 has revealed how the forthcoming Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus looks on their platform.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: baldur's gate, Descent into Avernus, Dungeons & Dragons, roll20, virtual tabletop

26 years later, SLA Industries is back as the 2e RPG hits Kickstarter

September 17, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A look at a gritty and low-tech sci-fi world where it always rains, and the corporations use monsters and killers. You’re one of them.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Nightfall Games, sci-fi, SLA Industries

Ammunition counter for inventory management in D&D

September 17, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Plastic arrows in a lovely leather case used to count inventory in fantasy RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Etsy, leather

This RPG turns fishing into an adventure quest: Rod, Reel, & Fist

September 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The players cooperate on creating the backstory, and then the Swamp Being (aka the gamemaster) takes on the role of the fish and other adversaries.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Helmgast AB announce Tintin-style The Troubleshooters RPG

September 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the game characters are helpful troubleshooters will find themselves crossing the globe, facing down spies, wild beasts, criminals and even the secret Octopus organisation led by the evil graf von Zadrith.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Helmgast, the troubleshooters

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