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Maintaining an independent and critical perspective, Geek Native has provided original reporting on Gumshoe for more than 16 years. This curated resource organises 32 articles, anchoring current news within a long-term historical context. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

From Anno Dracula to Fevre Dream: Great vampire novels still begging for tabletop RPGs

October 30, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Major vampire literature features rich worldbuilding that official tabletop games ignore. Here is how GMs can run Anno Dracula, Fevre Dream, and The Keep tonight.

Filed Under: Books, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Anno Dracula, basic roleplaying, George R. R. Martin, gumshoe, Kim Newman, robin d laws, rpg tips, swords of the serpentine, Trail of Cthulhu, Vampire: The Masquerade, vampires

Pelgrane Press backs Role Play Haven with Liverpool one-shot night

October 20, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pelgrane Press partners with The Role Play Haven in Liverpool for a Halloween one-shot night, offering demo tables and free entry for newcomers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gumshoe, Night’s Black Agents, Pelgrane Press, rp haven, swords of the serpentine, Trail of Cthulhu, yellow king

Inside Trail of Cthulhu 2E: Kenneth Hite on fixing cosmic madness, resisting rules churn, and occult Edinburgh

September 8, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Kenneth Hite explains how Trail of Cthulhu 2E fixes madness mechanics, preserves classic campaigns, and frames Edinburgh as an occult sandbox engine.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, edinburgh, Gareth Hanrahan, gumshoe, Kenneth Hite, Pelgrane Press, Sandy Petersen, tabletop scotland, Trail of Cthulhu

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

Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan trades cosmic dread for cosy village crime in Merryshire Detective Club

June 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pelgrane Press drops a free GUMSHOE preview for Merryshire Detective Club, a cosy fantasy murder mystery roleplaying game by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, free to download, Gareth Hanrahan, gumshoe, Pelgrane Press, robin d laws, simon rogers

Ballad Hunters: Solving Regency mysteries through folk magic

April 10, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Investigate supernatural manifestations of Regency-era folk songs in Ballad Hunters, the latest GUMSHOE roleplaying game from Pelgrane Press.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gumshoe, kickstarters, Pelgrane Press

Trail of Cthulhu Megabundle gathers years of Gumshoe investigations

March 24, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pelgrane Press offers a massive Trail of Cthulhu Megabundle featuring the GUMSHOE roleplaying game system, the Eternal Lies campaign, and dense Mythos bestiaries.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, gumshoe, Pelgrane Press, Trail of Cthulhu

The Dracula Dossier: Where espionage meets the supernatural

November 7, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The campaign is inspired by the award-winning Armitage Files for Trail of Cthulhu, highlighting the importance of player agency and the Director’s improvisation. Players use Dracula Unredacted, a specially annotated version of the original novel, to uncover clues and follow leads.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, gumshoe, Night’s Black Agents, Pelgrane Press

One-2-one is the best scare: Cthulhu Confidential duet RPG bundle

October 31, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Cthulhu Confidential, there’s only one player and a GM. It’s a GUMSHOE-powered mystery, but it’s a Lovecraftian horror. Dare you?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, cthulhu, gumshoe, horror, Pelgrane Press

GUMSHOE-powered fantasy: Swords of the Serpentine is out for blood and drama

September 3, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve come to kill a rival, earn a fortune, learn a secret, or hire an army. You’re home now, and the Sinking City will embrace you. All you need to do is survive.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gumshoe, Pelgrane Press, swords of the serpentine

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