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Maintaining an independent and critical perspective, Geek Native has provided original reporting on Backerkit for more than 7 years. This curated resource organises 60 articles, anchoring current news within a long-term historical context. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

Review of “The Isle Beyond the Mist” in the World of Styria

September 28, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native reviews the advance edition of The Isle Beyond the Mist, a 92-page Pathfinder Second Edition adventure funding human art for the World of Styria crowdfunding launch.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, pathfinder

The One Ring: Free League expands Middle-earth with Gondor, Rohan, and revised rules

September 23, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Free League launches a major BackerKit campaign for The One Ring roleplaying game, featuring Gondor, Rohan, a new bestiary, and updated core rules.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, Francesco Nepitello, Free League Publishing, Gareth Hanrahan, lord of the rings, Middle-earth, The One Ring

QuestXR blends augmented reality with Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying system

September 15, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

QuestXR takes Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying system outdoors, launching a BackerKit reservation for its real-world augmented-reality tabletop roleplaying game.

Filed Under: Mobile, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Augmented reality, backerkit, basic roleplaying

Chaosium’s Time Without Tide RPG Nears $200k on BackerKit

September 12, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chaosium trades d100 mechanics for a tactical d6 dice pool in Time Without Tide, a faux-Victorian survival TTRPG currently funding on BackerKit.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, Chaosium, crowdfunding

Munchkin 5.5E RPG brings backstabbing and parody to fifth edition

September 10, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Lynnvander Studios and Steve Jackson Games adapt Munchkin into a 5.5E tabletop roleplaying game featuring parody subclasses and built-in cheating rules.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, Dungeons & Dragons, John Kovalic, Munchkin, steve jackson, Steve Jackson Games

City of Espers: Three Sails Studios showcases psychic action at Tabletop Scotland

September 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Three Sails Studios brings City of Espers to Tabletop Scotland as the card-driven urban roleplaying game smashes its BackerKit funding target.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, gallows corner, mappa mundi, tabletop scotland, three sails studios

Dark Sun creators reunite as Timothy Brown launches new 5E Dragon Kings edition

August 26, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Timothy Brown and the original Dark Sun team reunite to bring savage fantasy setting Dragon Kings to 5E and 2E on BackerKit.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, Bill Slavicsek, crowdfunding, dark sun, Dungeons & Dragons, shane hensley, strange owl games, timothy brown

Cypher – Advanced!: Expanding the core mechanics

August 19, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monte Cook Games has launched the Cypher—Advanced flash campaign on BackerKit, introducing new modular rules, genres, and over 100 creatures for your roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, cypher, Monte Cook Games

Dark Conspiracy: Classic modern-day horror returns powered by the Traveller rules engine

August 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mongoose Publishing revives the classic horror roleplaying game Dark Conspiracy on Kickstarter, adapting the setting to the modern Traveller rules engine.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, Dark Conspiracy, horror, Mongoose Publishing

Sticky pudding, GUMSHOE, and halfling sleuths: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan on Merryshire Detective Club

July 23, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan discusses Merryshire Detective Club, a new cozy fantasy investigative roleplaying game from Pelgrane Press now live on BackerKit.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, gumshoe, Pelgrane Press

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