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Welcome to Geek Native's command centre for all things gaming. This is your primary hub for the latest news, reviews, and discoveries from the vibrant worlds of tabletop gaming. We delve deep into immersive tabletop roleplaying games, strategise over the latest board games, and shuffle up for compelling card games. Our passion is for the analogue experience, the roll of the dice, and the community around the table.

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Precious Things is a TTRPG which pits defender toys against evil

July 15, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At night, every child’s favorite toys come to life to protect them from the monsters lurking in the shadows. The toys’ mission is to prevent these monsters from destroying the peace and carefree nature of childhood, without which the young ones become gray souls.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Deluxe and Revised: Stars Without Numbers returns for a third bundle

July 15, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Revised Stars Without Number rulebook expands on its signature sandbox style, offering even more character options, gear, and world-building tools for creating your own sci-fi adventures in the year 3200.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, kevin crawford, Stars without Number

Genre Police: The Cameo

July 14, 2024 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

You might be tempted to bring that player in to do a ‘guest slot’ in a game for a few sessions. Well, I think that’s a great idea! However, I’ve been both a GM and a player when this has and hasn’t worked as well as intended.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg tips

Shape the Slightly Reckless Apocalypse: Berserkr! TTRPG

July 13, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I met Slightly Reckless Games at the UK Games Expo this year and put them on TikTok with Ronin in min as Berserkr! This was just a teaser.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, mork borg, vikings

RuneQuest TTRPG Humble Bundle: Go from zero to Red Book of Magic hero

July 13, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chaosium’s popular Bronze Age fantasy tabletop RPG RuneQuest is on offer as a bundle in Humble. It’ll run until about the 26th of July. Update: The bundle has been extended to the 3rd of August. The offer enables new players to embark on their RuneQuest journey with the Starter Set, which is equipped with everything […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle, Chaosium, humble bundle, runequest

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #265

July 13, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Some parts of the world are watching sportsball, but not us. We’re here for tabletop news

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax, routinely itemised

Megathread: Prime Day for D&D and TTRPGs

July 12, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Will next week see a convergence of powers? Update: Called it! D&D has big discounts, sometimes more than 50%, this Prime Day. July 16th and 17th is Prime Day. This year, we’re getting new editions of D&D with D&D 2024, which means the old Dungeons & Dragons 5e books become much less attractive. Could this […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, prime day, wizards of the coast

Helluva Town – A Cuphead-esq cartoon gangster RPG

July 9, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Acheron International asked for €10K to fund Helluva Town, and with a week on the clock, they have more than €100K in pledges. On offer is a wacky and rules-light that gives me Cuphead-vibes. You can see progress on this Italian and English project on Kickstarter. [Back this Campaign] The promise is that you can […]

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Interview with Vortex Verlag: Serenissima Obscura, Shanarel and life after The Straight Way Lost

July 9, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Vortex Verlag sent 5e characters to Hell and from a fantasy version of Renaissance Italy.

Where do you go from there?

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Melina Sedo, serenissima obscura, The Straight Way Lost, Vortex Verlag

SAKE (Sorcerers, Adventures, Kings, and Economics) blends RPG with strategy game

July 8, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

SAKE is just about how brave you are in raiding dungeons but also how smart you are with that loot. Can you save up for a mercenary company of your own, an army? Can you balance the books?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

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