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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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Dungeons, Mazes & Barrows 5e on Humble Bundle Maximum Apocalypse Kickstarts its way to life as a TTRPG DMs Guild and DriveThruRPG launch Black Lives Matter D&D & RPG bundles The Toughest Dungeon in the World An RPG designed for a GM with just one player: Beowulf – Age of Heroes comes to 5e

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Dungeons, Mazes & Barrows 5e on Humble Bundle

June 10, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Humble raises money for charities with each deal, and this time the Book Industry Charitable Foundation is getting a slice of the action.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, frog god games, greg gillespie, humble bundle, kobold press, Planet X Games, sales, Troll Lord Games

Maximum Apocalypse Kickstarts its way to life as a TTRPG

June 10, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Characters have to find enough food to survive while handling alien invasions, stalking zombies, robots, mutants and, well, … it’s Maximum Apocalypse.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

DMs Guild and DriveThruRPG launch Black Lives Matter D&D & RPG bundles

June 10, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Onebookshelf and Wizards of the Coast’s DMs Guild and the sister site DriveThruRPG have today launched spotlights and bundles to raise money for Black Lives Matter and the National Police Accountability Project.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, charity, dms guild, drivethrurpg, money, sales

The Toughest Dungeon in the World

June 9, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The original Toughest Dungeon was published back in 1980, not by Flying Buffalo, but by the (original) Judges Guild. The new version has been released by Trollhalla Press and is 48 pages long.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: flying buffalo, Ken St Andre, tunnels & trolls

An RPG designed for a GM with just one player: Beowulf – Age of Heroes comes to 5e

June 9, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games have today released their duet play 5e setting. In other words, it’s a 5e-based RPG especially designed for those times when only two people are playing; one of whom is the GM and the other the player.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beowulf, Dungeons & Dragons, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, kickstarters

Soulfire and Doom: A review of Warhammer Age of Sigmar – Soulbound

June 9, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Overall? If you’re curious, even a little, check out Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, reviews, soulbound, warhammer age of sigmar

Solo RPG: Murder!

June 8, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This solo-RPG isn’t just a murder mystery, you’ll have to work to stay alive as everyone seems to have secrets. The chances are high that you’ll die.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, solo rpgs

Free to Download: Fowl Play, part 2

June 8, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At this stage in the adventure, the heroes have solved the mystery of the slaughtered livestock in Belcassel.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, kobold press

DIE in the Dungeon: A solo adventure where you’re the monster

June 7, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In this board game, you take on the role of a powerful monster, and there’s more than one to play. The dungeons are different each time, and you don’t know what’s coming.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, kickstarters, monsters

5 Mythic Odysseys of Theros DMs Guild supplements to know about

June 7, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At the time of writing, 44 products match a search for [Theros] over at the DM’s Guild. Here are 5 that Geek Native thinks you should know about.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons, mythic odysseys of theros

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