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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.

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Worldbuilding Dolmenwood

October 13, 2024 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

When starting a new campaign in Dolmenwood, the following steps are recommended.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dolmenwood, old school essentials, reviews, worldbuilding

The big geeky Halloween board game roundup

October 13, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Yes, folks. It’s that time of year again; it’s getting cold, it’s officially past the 1st October and everyone’s beginning to enjoy the spooky autumnal vibes – AND STAVE OFF CHRISTMAS PROMOTIONS!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, halloween

Chaosium have launched a new Pendragon community content programme

October 12, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Chaosium have partnered with DriveThruRPG to launch a new community content program for Pendragon 6th Edition entitled The Champions of Arthur.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium

We can look forward to new ALIEN: ROMULUS content with Free League’s ALIEN RPG Evolved Edition

October 12, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Today we’ve got a first look at new ALIEN: Romulus content to be included in Free League’s upcoming “Evolved Edition” of ALIEN: The Roleplaying Game – due out next year.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien rpg, alien: romulus

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #278

October 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re not in the USA so it seems out of place to sign or not sign except to say we hope the next President of the USA is strong against Russia, does not want to bomb Mexico and believes in climate change.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bloat games, Monte Cook Games, routinely itemised, solo rpgs

Welcome defleshed! It’s the Skin City TTRPG

October 10, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Skin City is a tabletop roleplaying game designed for one-shots and based on Into the Odd, a rules-light system created by Chris McDowall.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris McDowall, Into The Odd, kickstarters

The Month of Darkness offers a surprising bundle of horror TTRPGs

October 10, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The top World of Darkness tier, worth £415.76 in the shops, unlocks for people offering £29.87 or more and unusually includes several physical products.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, humble, hunter: the reckoning, Renegade Game Studios, Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, world of darkness

The Labyrinth: Tales of the Valiant finds a hit even before the expansion is published

October 9, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How is Kobold Press’ 5e-alternative Tales of the Valiant doing? Based on the thousands of backers and $300,000 pledged to the game’s expansion, The Labyrinth, gamers like it!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beadle & grimm's, kickstarters, kobold press, tales of the valiant

Big Heckin’ Two-Day Prime Day: Forget that! Here’s a legion of Bundle of Holding deals!

October 9, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We will use today’s blogging time budget to promote the Bundle of Holding because TTRPG publishers are in there, and we have already done gamer deals on Amazon.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 0one Games, beam saber, bundle of holding, bundles, cthulhu, Kenneth Hite, prime day, Unknown Armies

Cyberpunk RED: R Talsorian Games introduces new rules with the latest supplement

October 8, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The next Cyberpunk RED book is due out soon. Cyberpunk RED is the TTRPG sequel to Cyberpunk 2020, the prequel to the computer game Cyberpunk 2077 and Netflix’s Edgerunners.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, cyberpunk red, J Gray, R. Talsorian Games

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