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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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Inkforged: An innovative fantasy RPG launches Kickstarter for its hardback

August 31, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steven Hemmesch’s Adventure Calls Entertainment is an indie publisher that has come to Kickstarter to print a hardback.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Chaosium celebrates 50th anniversary with a ‘Cthulhu in a Castle’ RPG vacation

August 30, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations, Chaosium has partnered with The Game Theatre for ‘Cthulhu in a Castle’, a luxury RPG weekend in 2026.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium

Competition: £50 All Rolled Up voucher

August 30, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

All Rolled Up is a premier sponsor of the convention and is kindly sponsoring Geek Native’s coverage of the event.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: All Rolled Up, competitions, sales, tabletop scotland

Routinely Itemised: RPG #324

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week in roleplaying games, various publishers announced new products and digital releases, while discussions covered the growing market, official D&D rule clarifications, and the future of popular campaigns.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, routinely itemised

Eisner Award-winning noir comic Blacksad is now a tabletop RPG

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Following the popular video game, the world of private investigator John Blacksad is now a TTRPG, complete with rules for noir action and stats for key characters.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

Harlem Unbound creator Chris Spivey joins Delta Green’s Arc Dream Publishing

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Arc Dream Publishing, the team behind Delta Green, has hired Chris Spivey of Harlem Unbound fame and confirmed The Black Company RPG is still in the works.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arc Dream Publishing, chris spivey, Delta Green, Harlem Unbound, Shane Ivey, the black company

Free to Download: The Gamemaster’s Tome of Infinite Treasures – Preview

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Gamemaster’s Tome of Infinite Treasures, which will have its wire-bound edition limited to the USA due to shipping challenges, is being sent to us via Kickstarter.

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

A review of Victoriana core rules (5e D&D edition)

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The game, designed by Walt Ciechanowski and Dominic McDowall, uses the 5e system and presents a world teetering between old traditions and a revolutionary future.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, Dominic McDowall, Dungeons & Dragons, reviews, Victoriana

Zozer Games drops two Hostile bundles for Alien-inspired roleplaying

August 29, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Your mission briefing is time-sensitive; however, the deals are scheduled to be removed from the Bundle of Holding system on Tuesday, 16th September. Don’t get caught in the cold of space without backup.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Cepheus Engine, hostile, sci-fi, traveller, Zozer Games

Troll Lord Games releases starter set for OSR pioneer Castles & Crusades

August 28, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Learn to play the classic fantasy roleplaying game Castles & Crusades with a new starter set, now available on DriveThruRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: castles & crusades, Dungeons & Dragons, Troll Lord Games

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