Andrew Girdwood

Outgoing Wizards of the Coast President John Hight claims D&D and MTG are stronger than ever. But as game cancellations…

R. Talsorian Games launches Fossilized Violence, a brutal new prehistoric RPG from James Hutt where players fight dinosaurs using hand…

John Hight will step down as President of Wizards of the Coast on September 1, concluding a brief two-year stint…

Tabletop publishers gather at Gen Con 2026. Discover the latest new roleplaying games, exclusive miniatures, shipping delays, and community memorials.

Black Armada Games launches Advent Adventures on Kickstarter, bringing solo roleplaying games to daily physical advent calendars.

Explore the Danse Macabre Quickstart by Christopher Pickett, a dark historical fantasy tabletop roleplaying game set in 1390 Constantinople.

Survive World War III or push to the stars with Fanatical's massive 72-book Twilight: 2000 and 2300AD RPG collection.

A review of Midwest Mancers' Within Cold Stars - Free Quickstart Rulebook, exploring its d20 combat mechanics, alien species, and…

A premature Roll20 marketplace listing reveals an official World of Warcraft crossover for Dungeons & Dragons ahead of Gen Con…

Paizo and Archives of Nethys reach a new informal agreement to keep Pathfinder and Starfinder rules free, moving away from…

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

Explore the uncompromising fantasy world of HackMaster in this massive Bundle of Holding revival featuring core rulebooks, settings, and modules.

Discover Barkadan, a Filipino-inspired survival horror tabletop roleplaying game setting built around community bonds and classless skill trees.

Creator Shelby Bond explains how Dungeons and Shakespeare turns classic theatre into interactive tabletop roleplaying games at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Brave the cold realm of Norrøngard with the Thrones & Bones RPG bundle. Explore Norse myth, fight draugar, and claim…

Rowan, Rook and Decard launches the official Children of Time roleplaying game on Kickstarter, bringing Adrian Tchaikovsky's sci-fi epic to…

Renegade Game Studios is adapting AMC's Anne Rice's Immortal Universe into a tabletop roleplaying game, launching on BackerKit in autumn…

Felicia Day explains why she turned down Hollywood to fund The Guild: Ren Faire’d independently, as the project clears $1.5m…

Discover how Lord of the Dice II replaces standard polyhedral sets with a glueless, modular metal spinner cube for tabletop…

Midnight Tower returns with an 80-page, Frankenstein-inspired Gothic murder mystery adventure for fifth edition featuring scalable encounters and deep investigation…

Fight alien parasites and survive a neon-soaked artpunk space apocalypse in the Vast Grimm tabletop RPG bundle from Creature Curation.

Discover how Menagerie Press is blending classic Pathfinder 1E flavour with the deadly rules of Shadowdark in our July RPG…

Finnish designer Jan-Erik Ehrström announces a September Gamefound launch for Hex Ferrum, a completed 830-page dark fantasy roleplaying game.

This week's RPG news: Chaosium reveals a new original game, Paizo shakes up the Archives of Nethys licence, and an…

Embers of Humanity brings hope to the post-apocalypse. Discover this BRP-inspired tabletop roleplaying game, now funding on Kickstarter for a…

The official Fabula Ultima NEXUS toolset is live on Demiplane, introducing an interactive character builder and a 50% discount for…

Get the best mid-year tabletop deals with DriveThruRPG's Christmas in July sale, featuring up to 30% off major roleplaying games.

Paizo has terminated its commercial contract with Archives of Nethys. We look at the legal, financial, and scraping issues that…

Poole-based Black Armada Games introduces a pair of prompt-driven calendars for solo players, alongside an exclusive game design tip from…

Fantasy fans can now purchase a 14-foot officially licensed Lord of the Rings Balrog animatronic from HalloweenCostumes.com, though its price…

Build classic fantasy campaigns in seconds with Kent David Kelly's Castle Oldskull generators, packed with OSR dungeons, monsters, and deep…

Mugen Gaming launches an English Kickstarter for En-nichi, adapting traditional Japanese matsuri mini-games into a cozy tabletop board game.

Mike Shea launches a Kickstarter for Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster, offering system-agnostic tools to slash tabletop prep time and…

Following the sudden cancellation of the D&D Expo UK, live interactive TTRPG show It's Your Role joins the Cheerful Earful…

Build your own psychic-powered faction in the BackerKit Launch Party for City of Espers, the upcoming urban tabletop roleplaying game.

Get over 100 new sci-fi creatures and modular lore for D&D 5e, Pathfinder 2e, and Starfinder 2e with Snowy's Maps'…

Independent developer Cody Myhre has released City_Net, a free and self-hosted 3D virtual tabletop built specifically for cyberpunk roleplaying games.

Explore a grimmer, harsher fantasy world with the Torchbearer roleplaying game bundle. Manage your light and food to survive deadly…

The latest roleplaying games news features a Count Binface tabletop miniature, Simon Lucas joining PEG as COO, and the BackerKit…

Discover Brave Horizons, a solar-punk creature-capture roleplaying game featuring deep bond mechanics, dynamic dice contests, and a strict anti-AI stance.

Discover how independent roleplaying game creators are uniting for the ENNIEs Emporium 2026 on BackerKit to streamline international shipping and…

Critical Role launches Age of Umbra: Sallowlands tonight, bridging live-streamed entertainment with direct product pre-orders.

Catacolyte Games launches Courtesans' Guild, bringing tactical espionage and safety tools to revised D&D roleplaying games via self-publishing.

An indie fantasy comedy filmed in Brooklyn features a legendary local game shop and tackles the chaotic life of a…

Discover the early history of Games Workshop through the open-source digitisation of White Dwarf issue one on the Internet Archive.

Troublemaker Games releases an official 28mm metal miniature of Count Binface, donating a portion of all sales directly to NHS-supporting…

Simon Lucas steps up as Chief Operating Officer at Pinnacle Entertainment Group, formalising leadership roles following the tragic loss of…

Iron Crown Enterprises releases HARP Steampunk by Phil Masters. Read our independent journalistic review on the new High Adventure Role…

Following their major win at the Origins Awards, Ben Costa and James Parks discuss transitioning Land of Eem from graphic…

Wizards of the Coast cancels D&D Fan Expo London 2026, the ENnies reveal their nominees, and a new Ironsworn edition…

Daniel D. Fox updates the Zweihänder third-party licence to allow fee-free commercial publishing, balancing open access with strict anti-prejudice rules.

From Discord LFG scams to AI generated slop, discover how to protect yourself when commissioning art for your next session…

The Godot Foundation has updated its contribution policy to ban AI-authored code and automated pull requests, protecting its volunteer maintainers.

Discover the new Invincible tabletop roleplaying game powered by the Year Zero Engine as Free League launches pre-orders alongside their…

Atlas Games transitions its award-winning family roleplaying game to Creative Commons terms, matching the platform strategy of its legacy titles.

Our review of James Gunn's Supergirl film explores its brilliant alien worldbuilding, a wonderfully grumpy Kara Zor-El, and why the…

As we prepare for a busy August festival season in Edinburgh, Geek Native Patrons can vote for the next RPG…

Organisers have postponed the O2 Arena Dungeons & Dragons Fan Expo until 2027 amid shifting convention line-ups and growing local…

Step into the Wild West with the Rider tabletop RPG bundle. Build your homesteader or outlaw and explore the untamed…

Alicia Queen discusses her late-night Edinburgh Fringe comedy spectacle, exploring bouffon clowning traditions and using generative AI in live sci-fi…

Free RPG Day 2026 reveals a hybrid future for tabletop gaming, blending brick-and-mortar store support with direct digital downloads and…

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

The co-host of The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast drops a new standalone horror TTRPG designed for fast, single-session gameplay and…

Tacitus Publishing launches an open playtest for its upcoming high-crunch tactical system, The Red Wyvern RPG, featuring a hybrid percentile…

Grab 19 DRM-free items in the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Bundle. Dive into the mud, blood, and grim dark peril of…

Catch up on essential TTRPG news with a look at Free RPG Day, the Origins Awards, and the BackerKit and…

Games Workshop clears high-profile Tabletop Simulator mods from Steam Workshop following the global arrival of Warhammer 40,000 eleventh edition.

Dice Average RPG talks to Geek Native about ditching the D&D 5e market, moving into system-neutral OSR design, and their…

Secure over £960 worth of old-school rulesets, variant rulebooks, and virtual tabletop aids for £29.74 in this charity-backed collection.

The ASA has ruled against Argos and Microsoft for omitting in-game purchase details, signaling a compliance warning that virtual tabletops…

An early look at Candlelight Inquisition, an independent horror RPG from Will Fish that swaps tactical combat simulation for collaborative,…

BackerKit and DriveThruRPG launch a new API integration connecting crowdfunding campaigns directly to backer digital libraries for instant reward delivery.

Journey to post-Roman Britain and heavily taxed fantasy frontiers in the Chivalry & Sorcery New Lands Bundle. Claim DRM-free sourcebooks…

Amazon UK cuts prices on HeroQuest and First Light for Prime Day. Our analysis examines whether Stephen Baker's new quests…

Independent roleplaying game Land of Eem captures Roleplaying Game of the Year at the 2026 Origins Awards, outperforming major industry…

Golem Productions brings long-form OSR sandbox campaign play to Pirate Borg with the physical retail launch of Ravaged by Storms.

KiwiRPG week 2026 brings independent tabletop design from New Zealand to a global digital audience with live actual plays and…

Author R. A. Salvatore returns to the Forgotten Realms with a new series following Drizzt's daughter, available in a signed…

Discover lethal solar futures, alien trade ports, and Mesoamerican fantasy settings perfect for tabletop campaign inspiration in this Top Cow…

Retro B/X mechanics meet 1980s Saturday morning cartoons in Blades of Power, a new roleplaying game from veteran designer James…

Discover how Joshua McElroy transforms personal legacy into a mythic 5e campaign stretching from level 1 to 20 in our…

A 300-page official tabletop sourcebook based on the hit comedy podcast Dungeons and Daddies is heading to fifth edition.

Explore universes ranging from Doctor Who to grim dark fantasy with a library of over 50 acclaimed tabletop roleplaying core…

R. Talsorian Games launches the Night City 2045 sourcebook for Cyberpunk RED, detailing 24 districts, 99 stat blocks, and offering…

Immersive art pioneers Meow Wolf bring a reality-bending 3D couch gag to the premiere of The Simpsons on Disney+.

Flagship setting Humblewood departs from traditional d20 rules to join the narrative-driven Legend in the Mist system amid a wider…

Free League Publishing, operating out of the Swedish tabletop design hub of Stockholm, has officially launched pre-orders for Operation Leading…

Tabletop newcomer It's Not Games follows up its historic UKGE 2026 award win with a bold long-term strategy and a…

Discover The Last Round Table, an innovative Tier 2 Daggerheart adventure by Hack Shack Games featuring a modular threat system…

Feed King Torg or become lunch! Grab the hilarious cult-classic fantasy roleplaying game Kobolds Ate My Baby! in this huge,…

A tight four-week window stands between the close of the Legend in the Mist pre-order campaign and its physical retail…

Peter Jackson's fantasy classic returns for a 25th-anniversary arena tour across the UK and Ireland, featuring Howard Shore's score live…

Geek Native shadows FLGS Loaded Dice to analyze the dramatic 90-second sell-out of Warhammer 40K 11th edition and the retail…

DriveThruRPG institutes a strict ban on new executable software and applications, citing device safety and code validation challenges.

Explore Brancalonia, a brawly 5E Spaghetti Fantasy world of Knaves, rogues, and folklore monsters with two massive, DRM-free Bundle of…

The classic 1984 ElfQuest roleplaying game returns to store shelves this July in a completely restored, error-free 40th anniversary deluxe…

Pinnacle Entertainment Group limits Deadlands 30th anniversary tickets to 100 as the tabletop community rallies to fund a double transplant…

Following a devastating multi-million pound loss tied to Diamond Comics warehouse litigation, Pathfinder publisher Paizo announces redundancies and scales back…

Debuting at Cymera 2026, Edinburgh's superforest studio smashes its Kickstarter goal for dark academia novel Little Bird while unveiling three…

Games Workshop shatters a 38-year narrative veil in Warhammer 40k 11th edition, altering the dark satirical legacy established by John…