There’s no shortage of RPGs out there. The move to digital publishing has lowered the barriers to entry to such an extent that homebrew campaigns and rules appear every week on sites like RPGNow and DrivethruRPG. This plentiful supply of games is a silver lining worth adventuring for but the cost, the cloud it brings, […]
TTRPG news, reviews and interviews
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Second Wrath & Glory exclusive: Interior art
Okay, sure, Geek Native’s first Wrath & Glory exclusive wasn’t a huge one, but it had some valuable insight – the back of the book, the art there and the text that describes the whole game for anyone curious enough to pick it up from the shelf at their local gaming store. Wrath & Glory […]
Game grids and battle maps to enhance your tabletop RPG
Do you use miniatures in your Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder games? Is it a unique playing map each time or something abstract? Many gamers find that PVC game grids are a good compromise. GMs can scribble down the terrain as and when it is needed in as much detail as necessary. Let’s take a […]
Superhero Week: 10 of the most popular free superhero RPGs
Let’s be clear about this – DriveThruRPG’s ‘Pay As You Want’ allows you to pay nothing to download a high-quality RPG or accessory and very often that’s what the author encourages you to do. There’s a suggested price. Geek Native recommends paying what you think is appropriate, not what you want, and if the author […]
Exclusive: Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay Wrath & Glory
Ulisses North America has the rights to the Warhammer 40K RPG, and they’re now taking pre-orders for it. It’s not a Kickstarter. Geek Native’s exclusive isn’t a big one but Wrath & Glory is a pretty exciting bit of news, so we pounced on it. We’ve got the full cover; front and back of the […]
Superhero Week: Vigilante City RPG on Kickstarter
As it’s Superhero Week here on Geek Native let’s head to Kickstarter and see which RPGs might fit the bill. Eric Bloat’s OSR inspired ‘Survive This!!1 Vigilante City is an easy game to pick for the week as it made 100% of its (modest) goal in just 3 hours. If you’re quick enough you can […]
Free to Download: Get the preview of Vampire 5e right now
Update — Vampire: The Masquerade 5e is now available to download at the Storytellers Vault. A free preview is also available. Has it been a while since you played in the World of Darkness? The 5th edition of Vampire the Masquerade will be released this August in GenCon, but in the meantime, you can help yourself […]
Artful D&D and RPG custom character sheets from Jillian of Midgard
Pop over to Etsy and visit Jillian of Midgard if you have a character sheet. This talented artist can take a D&D or other RPG character sheet and personalise it with a portrait of your character and for very reasonable prices too. Don’t believe me? Check out some Instagram teasers of her work! Jillian of […]
Wow! These Printable Heroes really work!
This Orcus was shared by Aaron Dias a gamer from Calgary. The demon isn’t a D&D miniature in the traditional sense. It’s paper and Aaron printed out the beast himself. Impressive, huh? No wonder the Patreon behind the project, Printable Heroes, has nearly $8,000 a month in donations and almost 3,000 gamers backing it. They’re […]
15 alternatives to starting your fantasy RPG in a tavern
It’s not wrong to start your fantasy adventure with your to-be-heroes in a tavern but it is a cliche. What if you want to do something different? An accessible and wise approach is to have your players work together to build some reason to care for the other PCs into their own character’s background. ‘Session […]
