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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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Explore below the waves and Under the Seas of Vodari Expand your mind: Xanadu launches for Nibiru Grimdark and Femmecore: City of Flesh Routinely Itemised: RPGs #86 The dark fantasy of Blackbirds RPGs reveals horrific monsters

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Explore below the waves and Under the Seas of Vodari

February 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Seas of Vodari took in CA$50,000 from nearly 1,000 backers. The sequel, Under the Seas of Vodair, launched a few days ago, already has CA$22,000 and over 300 supporters. You can join in on the project page.

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

Expand your mind: Xanadu launches for Nibiru

February 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The RPG as received praise for its imaginative monsters and creatures and Xanadu expands on those otherworldly encounters.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Federico Sohns, kickstarters, nibiru, sci-fi

Grimdark and Femmecore: City of Flesh

February 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The RPG invokes a dungeon crawl’s dark horror feeling while focusing on mechanics which drive in-game drama and push personal stories.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: angry hamster publishing, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, kickstarters, Steffie de Vaan

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #86

February 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a weekly RPG news round-up and this week Kickstarter’s Zine Quest is a vast shape on the radar.

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The dark fantasy of Blackbirds RPGs reveals horrific monsters

February 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

To sever this golden cord is to plunge all of creation into chaos, a world without gods or their justice, where rebirth is the only possible salvation, and to be reborn, one must die.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blackbirds, monsters, zweihander

Ragnarock: The Gods of Metal come to your RPG nights

February 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Gods of Metal: Ragnarock RPG is your chance to become an avatar of metal, a demi-god that must battle beasts, monsters and total poseurs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: hunters entertainment, kickstarters

The Dragon Prince RPG: Tales of Xadia opens to fans

February 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Cortex powered Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying game will open to pre-orders on the 9th of February.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cortex, cortex prime, tales of xadia, the dragon prince

Competition: Win Pew Pew! Bounty Hunters in Space

February 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Pew Pew! Bounty Hunters in Space is a quick, fun game designed for one-shots. It’s rules-light, characters come pre-made, and there will be plenty of explosions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: competitions, Fainting Goat Games, pew pew

Blue Rose, the RPG of romantic fantasy, converts to 5e and is discounted until Valentine’s Day

February 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Aldis, the Sovereignty of the Blue Rose, shines as a new light in the world after the dark age of the Shadow Lords.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blue rose, Blue Rose Adventurer's Guide, Dungeons & Dragons, Green Ronin Publishing, sales, valentine's day

Chaosium will ship Upwind the RPG of lost magic and dangerous skies

February 4, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Following a successful Kickstarter from Noctural Media and Biohazard Games, the RPG of lost science, elemental magic, and uncharted skies is now available as a PDF and a hardcover.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Biohazard games, Chaosium, Nocturnal Media

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