Over at the DMs Guild the College of Opera subclass is proving to be very popular. Sites that don’t normally cover D&D have found Hannah Rose and Kelli Butler’s 2-paged $1.99 5th edition supplement delightful. As a subclass, the Opera singer is based off bards but makes some tweaks. Once the character has earned enough […]
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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.
The best selling family RPGs of 2018
The good news is that the ‘family genre’ at DriveThruRPG is the cheapest, by a large amount, of the genres we’ve looked at so far.
The best selling modern genre RPGs of 2018
As we approach the end of the year Geek Native has been sifting through data from DriveThruRPG to see which games sold the best from which genre. As it happens, games can belong to many genres, and we’re starting to see some overlaps. In this chapter, we look at games tagged ‘modern’ by the publisher […]
Early updates for the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Starter Set
The PDF version, available at DriveThruRPG, was warmly received on launch and at the time of writing has 4.5/5 stars from over a dozen reviews.
Amongst legal drama, Chaosium gives Christmas gift to Éditions Sans-Détour backers
Éditions Sans-Détour has a license problem. They’ve not paid for their rights to the French rights of Call of Cthulhu for months, and the lease has now expired.
The best selling cartoon and anime RPGs of 2018
This data looks at the relative number of sales of all RPGs in the ‘anime’ or ‘cartoon’ tag.
Genre Police: Nowt As Strange As Folk
Let’s talk about what we’re actually doing when we play a roleplaying game for a minute.
The best selling superhero RPGs of 2018
The average price of a best selling superhero RPG is only $24.98.
Grab the Doctor Who RPG as a Bundle of Holding
The Starter Collection at the Bundle of Holding also has All the Strange, Strange Creatures volume 1 (retail $20) and the Paternonster Investigations (retail $20). In usual Bundle of Holding style that’s $70 worth of Doctor Who for $19.95.
Modiphius Entertainment take control of Vampire: the Masquerade
Last month Paradox Interactive announced it had annexed White Wolf. After a string of problems, White Wolf’s parent company took the RPG publisher’s independence away and declared it would be getting out of writing and making tabletop games. Instead, said Paradox, it would manage the World of Darkness brand and look for partners to bring […]
