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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.

Limitless Heroics add more than 60,000 disability representations to D&D’s 5e

January 8, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The book will also contain real-world examples so you can better represent symptoms and tutorials.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

Darlene, one of TSR’s first employees, speaks out over her current treatment by the new TSR

January 7, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The artist Darlene was one of (actual) TSRs first employees. The calligrapher produced the Flanaess map and others, and she became a good friend with Gary Gygax.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: legal, TSR, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #134

January 7, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s the first RPG news round-up of 2022, so welcome to Routinely Itemised.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: astral tabletop, bloat games, chris cocks, Dungeons & Dragons, gallantfunding, haunted west, Nightfall Games, Nova, pathfinder, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, routinely itemised, schwalb entertainment, Sean K. Reynolds, Stargate SG-1, survive this!!, tombpunk, TSR, twilight: 2000, wizards of the coast, Wyvern Gaming, zinequest

What’s Hot in Indie TTRPGs analysis evolves for 2021

January 7, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Over 20 game designers, podcasters and hobbyists/commentators contributed to the work. It also includes Kicktraq data for several high profile Kickstarters.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: stats

New Year, New Story – that other RPG sale

January 6, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Just as the DMsGuild is about letting third-party writers create 5e content that can easily be dropped into D&D worlds, so too is the Storyteller’s Vault about expanding the World of Darkness with the help of new talent.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: onyx path publishing, sales, storytellers vault, white wolf, world of darkness

Eclectic terrors for your delight: Hull Breach is a Mothership RPG anthology

January 6, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

erhaps in reflection to today’s world, Gamers want out of this world horror. Not convinced? Anodyne Printware launches a Kickstarter for a set of adventures for the sci-fi horror and, a few days later, it’s well past $250,000.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, mothership

Want to try The Expanse RPG? It’s currently on offer at the Bundle of Holding’s latest deal

January 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The deal runs until Monday the 17th and is the official tabletop game for James S. A. Corey’s sci-fi mega-hit.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Green Ronin Publishing, modern age, the expanse, the expanse rpg

Only 100 of these Mimic deck boxes will be painted

January 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has plenty of prototype photos to share.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cards, kickstarters, monsters

GallantFunding: War of the Magi hits target within 24 hours

January 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What if sorcerers were real, and they were all around us? Would they hide their talents from us? Would they protect us or try to dominate us? Would they consider us equals or as lesser beings?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gallant knight games, gallantfunding, kickstarters

TSR try again to strike down Wizards of the Coasts trademarks and legacy disclaimer

January 4, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

The crowdfunding campaign to pay the lawyers is still running with some 100 gamers worldwide, offering $40 or so, on average, in support. WotC estimated in 2020 that over 40 million people play D&D.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, legal, TSR, wizards of the coast

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