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Do you know a certain scaly someone who could use a dragon’s hoard of Kobold Press products for the holidays? Do you also…

Magic items are great treasures for anyone… but these five magic items are perfect for players who are new to…

Last week, Geek Native mentioned Blood Feud a new RPG from Bläckfisk Förlag which is offering free to download playtest…

Lando Baldur launched the roleplaying game Vortex Flux this week with version 0.01 [Alpha]. If that doesn’t sound like a…

Blades in the Dark designer John Harper spent the last week teasing a new project on Twitter. The spooky art…

Wood Elves are here, and with them, come all new units and legendary lords–but how does it play? Join as…

Typically, players find or are awarded magic items, but sometimes they wish to create them—or at least know how they…

Holy points change, Batman! I was expecting new points to come out last week for the new ships released but…

Archeologist and tabletop role-playing game designer Scott Smallwood joins me on the podcast today. We learn about Scott’s history with…

RPG publisher Kobold Press has launched a Kickstarter for an updated re-release of its Southlands campaign setting, which will be…

By Sam Webb, Head of Product for Modiphius Entertainment Extended Tasks in Star Trek Adventures While they may seem daunting,…

The Crossing deals directly with parallel worlds where all that we’re limited by is what crazy idea Robert, Sean, or…

Warhammer Silver Tower introduces a deathly new expansion featuring the forces of Nagash. As the undead swarm the Silver Tower,…

In the game you play as a dark elf, part of the resistance in a city a mile high, trying…

Midnight is an RPG setting based on the concept "What if the baddies won?" in a Tolkien-style fantasy world. What…

Even down here in Austin it’s starting to get cold, and it’s the perfect weather to curl up with a…

Blu del Barrio simply wanted to find a way the cast of Star Trek: Discovery could spend time together, again.…

Secure. Contain. Playtest.

Paizo, Inc. revealed Junker's Delight, the first stand-alone adventure for Starfinder RPG, for release on August 5, 2021. This first…

One-page indie RPG whizz Grant Howitt has announced a new collaboration with artists and designers called Adventure Calendar. One new…

The nations of the United Kingdom are still in various states of lockdown, travel between tiers is restricted (and a…

I’ve recently become obsessed with creating characters on D&D Beyond. I lovingly craft them, going back over feat choices, spell…

Theere’s a new Dune RPG in the works, which you can pre-order soon. Get ready to explore the sands of…

Geek Native runs a Patreon. Why? It started in response to a request to support the site without ads and…

With two lawsuits on the horizon, and recent board game moves, rumors swirl that Hasbro might be prepping to sell…

Disclaimer: I received a free pre-release copy of the PDF to review. New from R. Talsorian Games, Inc. (RTG) comes…

First release is called Junker’s Delight.

Lead designer Ryan Verniere talks team building and trusting vision to others.

New 2E Rulebook for Magus and Summoner Classes

A new release from Cubicle 7 opens up more of the Reikland than ever before. With five adventures, ready to…

“The Monster vs the Witch” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A…

The Ind of the Year 2020 bundle of indie RPGs launched on Itch.io today.

Chrome Shells & Neon Sheets is a one-page (two sides) RPG from Zadmar Games. You can get it for less…

In this fantasy setting, the rotting corpses of the defeated Titans have corrupted the world. The oozing blood as turned…

It is with heavy heart that I write these words. David Prowse, aka Darth Vader, aka The Green Cross Man,…

The existence of the Sovereign’s Finest in the nation of Aldis has, from the beginning, been almost entirely for the…

Hextml is a free tool that very quickly lets you make hex crawp maps. [embedded content] While Hextml is free…

The first of the D&D Holiday Specials has already arrived. More lurk in the shadows, ready to bedeck your timeline…

Nothing delights a trap builder, and thus the GM, more that designing a trap that adventurers want to charge into.…

When it comes to buying the best D&D gifts for any die-hard fan, it isn't always easy. A lot of…

Uncover riches in abandoned underground crypts by playing The Well, an upcoming roleplaying game from an ex-developer for Dungeons &…

Hello there, fellow human. If you’re an artist, I’d like you to stick around for this next part. Starting this……

Getting rid of racial stat mods and moving away from alignment is only the first step, but there’s a long…

While my gaming group was enthusiastically creating NPCs, at the GM’s invitation, for a new campaign, I realized there were…

Lion Rampant Imports revealed that they will release The Ghosts of Castle TurnWall into North American retail in January 2021.…

Following the success of Kal-Zar’s Bane, which was 7 one-shot adventures, the Laidback DM has returned to Kickstarter with a…

Oh dear, how… inconvenient? Embarrassing? Timely? The winner of the 2020 November Publisher Spotlight poll is Target Role. However, Target…

Procedural City Generator is a free to use Itch.io site which quickly generates custom cities.

A new bundle promises all the fun of a science fair without needing tri-fold poster boards. Come check out the…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

New Battleforces and new Blood Angels – it’s going to be a busy weekend! via Games Workshop Codex Supplement: Blood…

Dragon Turtle has brought on Eric Willman for the Solarpunk project.

Wrong Quest is a fantasy comic that started on Instagram in July.

This Black Friday and Cyber Monday season has mostly but not entirely gone unmentioned here at Geek Native. Why? The…

Pathfinder Adventure Paths, but with Savage World’s rules? Sounds like the greatest crossover since the Flintstones met the Jetsons. Savage…

Are you ready for winter’s chill? Join our adventurers as they attempt to survive and thwart Auril’s endless winter! Icewind…

“Choose the form of the Destructor” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make…

In the world of Blue Rose, the Kingdom of Aldis is normally where it’s at, but our newest releases, Envoys to the…

This week we’re stepping into the adventures and world of your favorite classic mythology when we shine the RPG spotlight…

Another year nears its conclusion. Time to buy people presents! And after the year we’ve had, everyone could use a…

The Adventure Guild, publisher of fantasy RPG Quest, has officially announced a new card game called Queens, along with a…

The Games Manufacturer's Association made major changes to the Origins Awards categories for the 2020/2021 cycle. GAMA received a total…

The world of indie tabletop RPGs has exploded in the last decade thanks in part to storefront and platform Itch.io.…

Terrain isn’t discussed enough in encounter design. It’s an important part of any encounter, and this chapter will be as…

Welcome back to Outside the Box, this week with news from Mantic Games, Corvus Belli, Atomic Mass Games, Artel W…

A good opportunity to try both the fantasy and science-fiction settings.

Previously, Yarro Studio has Kickstarted open flat map books and even invented a forever dungeon. Now the designer, Tanner Yarro…

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.Today, I’d like to introduce you to a Danish tradition called “the…

The holidays are upon us, and like our friend the Tarrasque, it’s time to eat enough for a small town…

Getting excited about an upcoming game is a wonderful thing, so this list is here to stoke those particular fires…

In time for Thanksgiving in the United States of America, the holiday that generates Black Friday and Cyber Monday in…

Modiphius Entertainment revealed Star Trek Adventures Klingon Empire Gamemaster Toolkit and Dice Set, for use with the Star Trek Adventures…

A number of RPGs from Free League Publishing are half price as part of the publisher’s Black Friday sale, including…

Beginning with Rise of the Runelords.

Retailer Tool Tracks Releases of 'D&D', 'Pathfinder', and Other WizKids' Fantasy Figures WizKids has been producing a ton of figures…

Penguin Random House and ViacomCBS have entered into a definitive agreement for PRH to acquire Simon & Schuster for $2.175…

Hurry up and finish your turkey so you can take advantage of these Black Friday and Cyber Monday D&D and…

Swedish publisher Bläckfisk Förlag are about to embark on their first international RPG project, and it’s a novel one. Blood…

It will soon be possible to play in the Pathfinder setting using Savage Worlds. Pinnacle Entertainment broke the news on…

Owlbear Rodeo is a free to use virtual tabletop that offers dice rolling, maps and token placement. To create an…

Deadlands creator Shane Lacy Hensly has Kickstarted a new bovine-focused campaign for the Weird West RPG called Blood Drive. The…

A lead designer for Dungeons & Dragons 5E has reassured that the RPG’s changing approach to racial depictions will not…

Spilled Ale Studios released a second edition of Wasteland Wanderers last month and of Wasteland Ware this week. If you’ve…

As the holiday season roars down upon us, your thoughts may turn to family, friends, merriment, and feasts. In other…

Block Mania, a classic board game based in the world of Judge Dredd, will be republished by 2000AD and Rebellion…

Barney Menzies of Parable Games reached to me at the Tessera Guild about their Kickstarter for SHIVER: “A Tabletop RPG bringing your…

We’ve been waiting for this moment to arise

Ahead of full launch next spring.

Tired of the same old short sword, long sword, great sword options? Here are five weapons out of D&D’s past…

This week, we’re starting with bards and going through… oh, who knows. Whatever 3-4,000 words gets us. Since you don’t…

A standalone card game set in the Quest universe.

The most famous tavern with a deathtrap in the middle can soon be the main attraction of your tabletop game…

A new standalone adventure from Pathfinder wants you to step beyond the beginning town. Come check out the Troubles in…

There are supposedly three pillars that hold up tabletop RPGs: Roleplaying, Exploration, and Combat. These pillars cover almost everything you…

Those looking forward to Dune: Adventures in the Imperium can now preview the cover for the upcoming RPG adaptation of…

Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Zoolocaust Minis The animals [infected by a virus] started to become…

Thumbnail image from the Dark Souls videogame You killed a dragon, gathered a certain amount of experience for doing so,…

It’s the time of year where you’ll be thinking about what you should buy your loved ones. That’s fine if…

Wizards of the Coast announced that one the set in the Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair: Secretversary Superdrop will contain…

I initially played this game at the first ever d20 Radio Gamer Nation Con oh so many years ago. I…