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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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4 games in 4 days – experimental Kickstarter So, you wanna be a cyberpunk? A review of the Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit Powered by the Apocalypse: Demigods discover their destiny Egirl bathwater becomes D&D item Giant golem battles for 5e: The Book of All’Terra

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4 games in 4 days – experimental Kickstarter

July 23, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The whole campaign will only last 4 days. There’s a new mini-game announced every day. Pledge $4 and one of the games if yours. Pledge $6 and all the four games are yours.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, nerdburger games

So, you wanna be a cyberpunk? A review of the Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit

July 23, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

An early look at the introduction to Cyberpunk Red.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cyberpunk 2077, cyberpunk red, Mike Pondsmith, R. Talsorian Games, reviews

Powered by the Apocalypse: Demigods discover their destiny

July 22, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Demigods is a great looking RPG project from Jason Mills. It uses the Powered by the Apocalypse game engine and lets you play a demigod from any belief system you fancy and in a modern setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, powered by the apocalypse

Egirl bathwater becomes D&D item

July 21, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the space of a month, we reported on egirl Belle Delphine selling her bathwater to thirsty fanboys and now Belle’s Bathwater becoming a 5e item.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Monsters of Murka

Giant golem battles for 5e: The Book of All’Terra

July 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Orc Dad, the company Lorimer has created for podcasting and this project isn’t trying to print a book for this 5e campaign setting. It’s all PDF.

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

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #5

July 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What’s happen this week? A whizz though bullet points of RPG news and discoveries.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: CONAN Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of, dms guild, drivethrurpg, ENnies, fateforge, gen con, handiwork games, Jim Pinto, kickstarters, Modiphius Entertainment, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, routinely itemised, Scarred Lands, studio agate, the lord of the rings, The One Ring

The $100, 000 RPG mega sale: Christmas in July

July 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Nearly 60,000 RPG products on sale with a calculated $1.76 off each. It’s the biggest sale of the year.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: christmas, dms guild, drivethrucomics, drivethrufiction, drivethrurpg, onebookshelf, sales, storytellers vault

1,000 cut out battle maps assets for $30: Dungeon Craft tackles Kickstarter

July 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The idea is you buy the book and then destroy it. That’ll divide gamers. However, having a bank of assets that you can drop onto battle maps is an excellent idea.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 1985 games, battle mats, kickstarters

Your ENnies 2019 dashboard!

July 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has popped all the runners and riders into a wee database so you can quickly navigate between categories.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2CGaming, 9th level games, AAW Games, Ashley Warren Writes, Chaosium, Dwarven Forge, Free League Publishing, Helmgast, hunters entertainment, kobold press, Loke BattleMats, magpie games, Melsonian Arts Council, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook Games, Necrotic Gnome, nerdburger games, Pelgrane Press, petersen games, Porcupine Publishing, questing beast, Renegade Game Studios, Saturday Morning Scenarios, Shawn Tomkin, Stygian Fox Publishing, Tuesday Knight Games, World Anvil

This is the new The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings RPG

July 18, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The cover reveal for the Johan Grenier illustrated The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings RPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, the lord of the rings, The One Ring

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