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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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Draconis convinces gamers that D&D can be pacifist

November 3, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are several game modes in Draconis, and one is all about pacifism without even dangerous spells.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarter, studio agate

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #281

November 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s the first RPG news summary of November and we’ve a host of Halloween deals and RPG updates.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, Dungeons & Dragons, london comic con, routinely itemised

Trail of Cthulhu offers a free quickstart as the crowdfunding summoning rite goes well

November 1, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Trail of Cthulhu 2e gamemasters are provided with resources to design horror mystery adventures, including guidelines for creating Cthulhuoid creatures, cults, and narrative frameworks for long-running campaigns.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: crowdfunding, cthulhu, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, Pelgrane Press, robin d laws, Trail of Cthulhu

EXCLUSIVE: Mythic Minds announce Sir Ian Livingstone as official ambassador for Young Dragons

October 31, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Sir Ian Livingstone has become the official ambassador for Mythic Minds’ initiative, Young Dragons, and has given Geek Native the exclusive low-down.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Ian Livingstone

Free to Download: Containment Breach and horrors from Modiphius

October 31, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

On offer are Halloween Horrors 3, which includes five NPCs/monsters and the eight-page Containment Breach adventure. The two combine nicely and are available from DriveThruRPG or the webstore.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Achtung! Cthulhu, free to download, halloween, horror, Modiphius Entertainment

Corsairs of Cthulhu bundle: Historical horror RPG adventures

October 30, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a new bundle deal from New Comet, which provides new rules for alchemy and voodoo, reflecting the era’s beliefs and practices.

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

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Steve Hatherley

October 29, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Our patreons voted for Steve based on his TTRPG, as he was among a shortlist of publishers drawn that month from DriveThruRPG names. So it’s with roleplaying games that we start.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: larp, Paul Baldowski, spotlight

Free to Download: An introduction to the garden of the Household RPG

October 29, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

100 years have passed s since the Master left his House, and now, the Little Folk have returned to claim the Household

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, household, riccardo sirignano, simone formicola, two little mice

Worlds Building: The Nexus Campaign

October 27, 2024 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

For GMs who want the feel of a lived in campaign created through their worlds building efforts, but don’t spend all their time in one place, there is another option. The nexus campaign.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: rpg tips, world building

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #280

October 26, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native interviews the Torchbearer RPG comic book team. Zweihander finds a new owner. Wizards of the Coast undergoes staffing changes. The Discworld TTRPG Kickstarter surpasses £1.3 million and adjusts pledge levels.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised

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