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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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ZWEIHÄNDER Grim & Perilous RPG designer lands role at the company that runs Dilbert.com

May 7, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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Daniel D. Fox is the new Executive Creative Director of Games at Andrews McMeel Universal and will create and buy RPGs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Andrews McMeel, daniel d. fox, zweihander

Back after 13 years: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects

May 6, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The original Cleopatra and the Society of Architects was released back in 2006 by Days of Wonder.

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

These custom Dungeons & Dragons character sheets are a work of art

May 6, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Custom D&D character sheet

These sheets are fully customisable but you need Photoshop CS6 or higher to do so.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: character sheets, Dungeons & Dragons

Alien RPG: Free League Publishing explains the deadly Cinematic gameplay option

May 6, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Alien RPG

Cinematic games are divided into three Acts and begin with secret briefings known as Personal Agendas for each character.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien, alien rpg, Free League Publishing, xenomorph

Genre Police: The (Role)play’s The Thing

May 5, 2019 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Comedy in is perhaps the hardest genre to bring to a tabletop game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, Ghostbusters, humour, paranoia, shakespeare, west end games

Traveller returns! Classic sci-fi RPG uses Kickstarter to fund a new print run

May 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Marc Miller is at the helm of the project; he was the lead designer of the original 1977 Traveller from Game Designers’ Workshop.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, marc miller, sci-fi, traveller

20 of the best D&D memes on Reddit

May 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

It’s been nearly a year since we topped up on D&D meme. Previously, we’ve looked at D&D memes on Pinterest, Tumblr and Facebook.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dnd memes, humour, memes

Competition: Afterlife RPG dice and art print

May 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 13 Comments

Win some custom Afterlife dice and art by answering one, no wrong answer, question and being picked at random.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: angry hamster publishing, competitions

Stats: What got you interested in tabletop roleplaying?

May 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The most common way to get into tabletop roleplaying these days is to be invited by a friend at school, college or work.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: stats

DungeonMorphs Revenge: RPG dungeon design dice and cards

May 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Summon up a dungeon (or appropriate map) in seconds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dyson logos, Inkwell Ideas, kickstarters, q-workshop

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