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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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Serenissima Obscura: Magical Renaissance and Dark Secrets is a massive setting Grim Hollow: A bundle deal on dark fantasy for 5e in a godless world Free to Download: Beyond the Veil TTRPG prologue is out Astra Arcanum TTRPG: Earth is Lost. Survival is a lie. UK Games Expo: Para Bellum to sell “Peaky Flounder” for four days only

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Serenissima Obscura: Magical Renaissance and Dark Secrets is a massive setting

May 27, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Vortex Verlag has launched Serenissima Obscura on BackerKit, and the scale of the magical Renaissance and dark secrets of the setting is impressive.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ars magica, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, serenissima obscura, Vortex Verlag

Grim Hollow: A bundle deal on dark fantasy for 5e in a godless world

May 26, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

After the godwar, only the Arch Seraphs and Arch Demons survived, and they now indulge their appetites by interfering with mortal life.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, ghostfire gaming, grim hollow

Free to Download: Beyond the Veil TTRPG prologue is out

May 26, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The supernatural TTRPG from Wrenegade Studios, Beyond the Veil, will be demoed at the UK Games Expo this weekend.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, previews, uk games expo

Astra Arcanum TTRPG: Earth is Lost. Survival is a lie.

May 26, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Metis Media won ENnie gold for Historica Arcanum, and I’m certain their reputation for high production quality is helping boost Astra Arcanum.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, metis media

UK Games Expo: Para Bellum to sell “Peaky Flounder” for four days only

May 25, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Para Bellum Games is the company behind Conquest war and skirmish games. The company is returning to UK Games Expo and is teasing us with a big announcement that they’ll make on Saturday at 11 am.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: conquest, minis, para bellum, uk games expo, Wayland Games

Genre Police: Big Damn Heroes

May 24, 2025 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

I have hit a player issue that I hadn’t thought about before that actually goes back to the first ever Genre Police article I ever wrote.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #310  

May 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

White Wolf is back! Paradox brings World of Darkness TTRPGs in-house. Plus, WizKids’ Baldur’s Gate 3 minis apology, a forgotten RIFTS game returns, new Invisible Sun, and Goodman Games’ Judges Guild situation. Catch up on the latest TTRPG news!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: daggerheart, darrington press, Dungeons & Dragons, invisible sun, Monte Cook Games, routinely itemised

UK Games Expo announces changes to Bring and Buy

May 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Bring and Buy is a busy and popular part of one of Europe’s largest tabletop gaming conventions – the UK Games Expo.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: conventions, uk games expo

White Wolf rises again! Paradox shakes up World of Darkness, brings RPG development in-house

May 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In a move that’s sure to send shivers of delightful dread down the spines of goths and gamers everywhere (and raise some eyebrows), the iconic White Wolf name is officially back!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: jason carl, Paradox Interactive, Renegade Game Studios, Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, white wolf, world of darkness

Deadlands: Reloaded bundle: The weird west TTRPG powered by Savage Worlds is a Humble deal

May 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Humble deal is live until about the 12th of June via its own deal page. The core rules and over 80 items are in the top tier.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, deadlands, humble, Pinnacle Entertainment Group

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