Explorer’s Guild Publishing launches Beyond the Golden Horizon, an open-world nautical sandbox campaign built natively for D&D 5e, Pathfinder, and Daggerheart.
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Designing the Mystery: Robin D. Laws on player agency, tone shifts, and ‘Page Turners’
Bronwen was extremely lucky to catch up with Robin D. Laws of Pelgrane Press at Tabletop Scotland 2026, and pick his brains about all things TTRPG related.
Minor Disaster Games plans big box expansion for Trouble on the Tempus
Minor Disaster Games revealed to Geek Native at Tabletop Scotland that a big box expansion introducing environmental space hazards is in development for Trouble on the Tempus.
Rise of the Living Bread! brings chaotic memory mechanics to tabletop picnic blankets
Following legal disputes and restructuring, Scottish studio Terror Toad debuted Rise of the Living Bread! at Tabletop Scotland. Here is how the memory game subverts the genre.
Gamehole Publishing brings Wardens of the Eastern Marches to UK Games Expo 2027
Gamehole Publishing will bring its fifth-edition D&D organized play campaign, Wardens of the Eastern Marches, across the Atlantic to UK Games Expo 2027.
Scottish developer Weird Specialty brings multiversal chaos and battling plushies to Tabletop Scotland with Warped
Glasgow developer Weird Specialty Productions debuted manic d20 roleplaying game Warped alongside its companion minigame Sprogs at Tabletop Scotland 2026.
How an indie game designer used cheap NFC tech to cast real magic at Tabletop Scotland
Scottish author Jennifer Masters hacked a toy wand with programmable NFC tags to turn table visits into newsletter sign-ups at Tabletop Scotland.
Handcrafted painting handle maker Four Score Gaming plans modular expansion
Speaking to Geek Native at Tabletop Scotland, Four Score Gaming revealed plans to expand its turned-beech painting handles into a modular hobby workstation system.
Scottish crafter ChaosCurios raised funds for LGBT Youth Scotland at Tabletop Scotland 2026
Edinburgh-based Geek Native catches up with ChaosCurios following Tabletop Scotland 2026, where the Scottish maker debuted new charity items and led an indie treasure hunt.
Red Mug Games demo first look of ‘Grave Business’ prototype ahead of Kickstarter launch
It was great to stumble across one half of Red Mug Games, Dan Carter-Hope, and learn about their new prototype game Grave Business, making its demo debut at Tabletop Scotland 2026.
