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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 6).

Mutant spacers and parasitic Würms: The Vast Grimm Bundle of Holding

July 19, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fight alien parasites and survive a neon-soaked artpunk space apocalypse in the Vast Grimm tabletop RPG bundle from Creature Curation.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, mork borg, sci-fi, vast grimm

RPG Publisher Spotlight: How Menagerie Press streamlines classic d20 mechanics

July 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover how Menagerie Press is blending classic Pathfinder 1E flavour with the deadly rules of Shadowdark in our July RPG Publisher Spotlight.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ed greenwood, menagerie press, owen k. c. stephens, pathfinder, shadowdark, spotlight, william murakami-brundage

Dark fantasy auteur game Hex Ferrum sets September Gamefound launch

July 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Finnish designer Jan-Erik Ehrström announces a September Gamefound launch for Hex Ferrum, a completed 830-page dark fantasy roleplaying game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, gamefound

Routinely Itemised: RPG #370

July 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week’s RPG news: Chaosium reveals a new original game, Paizo shakes up the Archives of Nethys licence, and an indie charity bundle supports accessibility.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, Paizo Publishing, pendragon, routinely itemised

Embers of Humanity: A hope-filled post-apocalyptic TTRPG

July 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Embers of Humanity brings hope to the post-apocalypse. Discover this BRP-inspired tabletop roleplaying game, now funding on Kickstarter for a hardback edition.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalyptic, basic roleplaying, kickstarter

Fabula Ultima digital toolset launches on Demiplane Nexus

July 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The official Fabula Ultima NEXUS toolset is live on Demiplane, introducing an interactive character builder and a 50% discount for existing DriveThruRPG PDF owners.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: demiplane, drivethrurpg, Fabula Ultima, fabula ultima atlas: high fantasy, need games

DriveThruRPG kicks off mid-year Christmas in July event with deep tabletop discounts

July 16, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Get the best mid-year tabletop deals with DriveThruRPG’s Christmas in July sale, featuring up to 30% off major roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2000 AD, Bloodshot, cyberpunk red, demiplane, drivethrucomics, R. Talsorian Games, sales, Skirmisher Publishing, stellagama publishing, twilight sword, two little mice

Licensing shakeup hits Pathfinder community as Paizo cuts ties with Archives of Nethys

July 15, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paizo has terminated its commercial contract with Archives of Nethys. We look at the legal, financial, and scraping issues that triggered this tabletop licensing split.

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Jim Butler, money, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder

Solo roleplaying games offer design gateway according to Black Armada’s Becky Annison

July 15, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Poole-based Black Armada Games introduces a pair of prompt-driven calendars for solo players, alongside an exclusive game design tip from Becky Annison.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Becky Annison, black armada, calendar, christmas, solo rpgs

Roll your way to glory with Kent David Kelly’s Oldskull Generators bundle

July 15, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Build classic fantasy campaigns in seconds with Kent David Kelly’s Castle Oldskull generators, packed with OSR dungeons, monsters, and deep random tables.

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

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