Fancy playing an intelligent doggo in your next dungeon-crawling quest? Now you can thanks to Russ Charles and this Kickstarter campaign. [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing, this Kickstarter has about a week left to run, and it will kickstart. How come I’m so sure? It’s funded by 1261% already. That’s £190,000 against […]
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Mondo Games unleashes Jurassic Park: The Chaos Gene
Say “Mondo” to mee and I think about t-shirts and collectibles, but in recent months they’ve been pushing into games. They’ve now officially created Mondo Games. Their first game was The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 but now, as Mondo Games, they have two games lined up from Luke Byers. Byers is the Creative Director, […]
D&D Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Amazon is listing D&D Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica in their catalogue and this unexpected book may just be the next official setting for Dungeons & Dragons. At the time of writing Wizards of the Coast has said nothing and their European PR team pays no attention to Geek Native but ‘leaks’ like this on Amazon aren’t […]
Space Marines and Chaos battle in the Warhammer 40,000 Monopoly
Space Marines and Chaos battle in the Warhammer 40,000 Monopoly August 15th is the release date for a Space Marine Helmet and a Chaos Star to race around a square board and buy Outposts and Fortifications in the far future and dark world of the 41st Millenium. Joining the Space Marines in USAopoly’s licensed Warhammer […]
Experienced Dungeon Masters offer up their ONE piece of advice for new DMs
Are you an old-time DM or a new one? If you’ve only recently started enjoying Dungeons & Dragons as a DM or another game as GM then this list of compiled wisdom might be of benefit for you. On the other hand, if you’ve been in the hot seat for years now is there a […]
The Christmas in July sale means 25% off 50, 259 RPGs!
To keep us going from shopping frenzy to shopping frenzy DriveThruRPG and family run the Christmas in July sale. At the time of writing this post, there are just over 12 days left in the sale. That may seem a lot but there are over fifty thousand items with 25% off! Ouch. Let’s hope we […]
A legend returns! Trogdor the Burninator gets a board game
If you’re blinking your eyes in confusion, then count your stars that you’re a young geek. The rest of us will most likely remember one of the original geeky memes Trogdor! Shut up and take your money? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game [Back this Campaign] This Kickstarter is from Homestar Runner and with 28 days still on the clock, […]
This is what The Witcher RPG will look like
It’s funny how some RPGs manage to sneak up on you. The Witcher has managed to sneak up on me, and I wonder if, in part, that’s because I’m yet to play the game. I know everyone raves about it. I should play it. Same with Twin Peaks. I’ve not watched it. I should. It’s […]
Genre Police: Eventually We Had To Mention Katanas
The Samurai is now culturally everywhere. Most western geeks understand the concept of Bushido code and can happily argue the difference between wakishai and a tanto. However, when it first arrived, I imagine it was an odd genre for western audiences because while it was wildly aesthetically different, it had many hallmarks recognisable in our […]
Vampire: the Masquerade’s Mark Rein-Hagen joins #WeSupportV5 movement
White Wolf have just printed the latest edition of Vampire: the Masquerade. It has not been an easy ride for them. Geek Native’s coverage “White Wolf just told the alt-right to f*ck off” documents some of the drama and has received far more comments than most the posts on this little blog gets. It’s been […]
