Tabletop Gallery: Grimdark Fury Road
Who really rules the Wasteland? Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A…
Liars Night 2020 | Wave 2
Posted on Oct 19, 2020 | The nights grow longer, and the chill in the air, more biting. Settlements increase…
Rogue 101: Arcane Trickster
We’ve completed our second full rotation of the twelve classes in the Player’s Handbook, not to mention taken a deep…
Gamers rally to rescue injured pet pig
Warning; this news story contains a recount of an animal in distress. Today, Fat Goblin Games, Geek Native’s feature in…
Free to Download: 100 RPG standees from Paper Page
Paper Mage creates paper miniatures for tabletop RPGs like D&D. Paper representations of heroes and monsters on battle maps are…
Behold the bling of The Amulet of Life hit point tracker
Mike Evans is an animator and an artifact designer at The Imperial Forge. The animation is the day job, designing…
D&D BREAKING: Dragonlance Creators Sue WotC Over Breach Of Contract
Dragonlance creators Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are suing WotC over an alleged breach of contract surrounding a canceled three…
This Week on Twitch, Oct 19 – Oct 25
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…
Escape the Dark Sector board game review – a ghost train ride through sci-fi nostalgia
Escape the Dark Castle sparks an odd kind of pleasure in me. I have no personal experiences of tabletop gaming…
Racism and sexism blamed for ruining multi-million Dollar Dragonlance deal as Wizards of the Coast are taken to court
Racism and sexism blamed for ruining multi-million Dollar Dragonlance deal as Wizards of the Coast are taken to court time…
Aldean Arcana in the Blue Rose Adventurer’s Guide
While The Blue Rose Adventurer’s Guide makes use of the core Fifth Edition spells and spellcasting classes, it does make…
Expanding Codex: Ghost Dragon
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a ghost dragon without modifying its challenge rating. Possess…
WizKids Goes Big with 'Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts'
WizKids is bringing more big monsters to its Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts unpainted miniatures line in March with the release…
D&D: Critical Role’s New Book Is A Critter’s Delight
The World of Critical Role is a look back over the last five years of Critical Role. From its unlikely…
Level Up Survey: Druid
Last week we released the playtest candidate for our advanced Druid class. This is the accompanying survey. As always, it’s…
Catch our chat with Games Workshop co-founder Ian Livingstone about Warhammer, Fighting Fantasy and more later this week
Ian Livingstone is a living legend of gaming. From co-founding Games Workshop to his involvement with the creation of hugely…
The Fall of Castle Carrick – A Goodreads Giveaway
Enter here for a chance to win one of 100 copies of The Fall of Castle Carrick! Alex O’Riley has…
Astral Projections – Mage-Hound (D&D 5e)
Astral Projections presents A Literary Halloween! For October, I am providing stats inspired by tales from some of my favorite…
D&D: Racial Ability Mods Were Never About Balance
D&D’s lead rules designer weighs in on what racial ability scores were all about–and it turns out, it was never…
Wizards of the Coast Reveals 'Magic: The Gathering' 'Secret Lair: Extra Life 2020'
Wizards of the Coast has revealed Secret Lair: Extra Life 2020, a card set for Magic: The Gathering that will…
“Ultimate edition” of RuneQuest creator’s King Arthur Pendragon RPG on the way, 6E quickstart and adventure out now
King Arthur Pendragon RPG is getting a new sixth edition described as the “ultimate edition” of the epic fantasy roleplaying…
Genre Police: Character Assassination
This Article is part of a series about the dials. Find the first dials article here. Characters are a pain…
GAMA, the Game Manufacturers Association, to restructure beyond game manufacturers
GAMA is a non-profit organisation with a remit to help the hobby games industry. The group has had a tough…
Slice and Dice: Store your dice in weapons!
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales. Etsy retailer GamePLA has a great…
D&D: Playtest The “Advanced” 5th Edition Druid Today
Are you looking for more out of your Druids? Then come check out the latest from Level Up, the “Advanced”…
Putrescence Regnant: An Ear-shattering, rot reeking bog crawl for MÖRK BORG
MORK BORG won Best Product of the Year at the 2020 ENnies. Putrescence Regnant is a “bog crawl” adventure for…
King Arthur Pendragon 6th edition announced with free preview
Chaosium is marking the second anniversary of Greg Stafford’s death this week. Stafford was the publisher’s original creative mastermind and…
You don’t have to play bards like this
You can play a bard or any RPG character any way in keeping with the argued tone and guideline of…
Free to Download: The Secret Files of Section D – Taster Edition
Imaginarium Games is gearing up for a Savage Worlds Adventure Edition Kickstarter. The project is The Secret Files of Section…
The Wildsea RPG gets a reveal trailer
Regular Geek Native readers will be familiar with The Wildsea. We had the August free to download August playtest and…
D&D: Roll20 Presents Rime of the Frostmaiden – Episodes 1 & 2
Join these intrepid adventurers as they attempt to survive and thwart Auril’s endless winter! Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden…
Geek Grind Offers Three Pathfinder Coffees and Mugs
We created the Geek Grind Coffee Company utilizing our family's decades of passion, skill, and expertise in the cultivation and…
Free to Download: a|state Nicely, Done
A|State is a gothic sci-fi RPG with characters stuck in The City which they cannot leave. It deals with themes…
The real-life 4000° lightsaber is scary as hell
The Hacksmith takes ideas from movies, games and comics and tries to make real-life prototypes of them. Think he could…
The D&D 5e-powered cyberpunk Carbon 2185 returns to Kickstarter with Terminal Overdrive
At the start of last year, Geek Native blogged about the launch of Carbon 2185. The post hit a chord,…
Cosplay: Baldur’s Gate Minsc and More!
With the upcoming release of Baldurs Gate 3 on the horizon, lets take a look at some of the best…
RPG Spotlight: Monsters And Other Childish Things
What if the monster living under your bed was real? What if they were your protector and turned into a…
Amusement Park for Danger Zones – Available Now!
As previously mentioned on the Mutants & Masterminds Monday Livestream. This week we are proud to release the Amusement Park…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #70
We mark the second anniversary of Greg Stafford’s passing this week. Chaosium did so with style by presenting both the…
Level Up Playtest Document #4: Druid
What this is This is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then…
Case Files Under Curfew
Mega-City One is placed under a tight curfew by Chief Judge Cal during his reign but there is still plenty…
The Art of Skirmishing: Bailing Out
Selim’s dagger came free, the high priest’s corpse slumping over the altar. “That’s it then,” he said. “Let’s see what…
Lifepath system: Your Cyberpunk RED character has had a tragic love affair
R Talsorian Games’ Cyberpunk RED is on its way. The digital edition hits on Nov 14 and will cost $30…
Starfinder: A Look Ahead At Alien Archive 4
An all new alien archive is arriving soon for Starfinder. Come take a look at an allotment of aliens and…
We flirt with board game romance novels and resist the tastiest tabletop pieces on the Dicebreaker Podcast
On this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Johnny and Lolies run through what we’ve been playing and discuss the latest headlines…
Free to Download: The Undiscovered Vault for Fallout Wasteland Warfare
Fallout Wasteland Warfare is Modphius’ miniature game that has an RPG expansion book. It’s not the 2d20 Fallout RPG that…
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Roll20 logged more than 100 million total play hours; D&D grows again
D&D 5e once again tops the Orr Report on Roll20 games in the third quarter of 2020. The virtual tabletop…
Finder’s Archives – Halloween Special Part 3 (of 5)
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.Today we continue the Halloween Mini-series. Like last time, we’ll be looking…
Small World of Warcraft board game review – MMO crossover brings flavour and complexity to fantasy conquest classic
Blizzard recently delayed the release of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands to give the MMORPG’s latest expansion some more polish -…
Ancient Tech of Vodari
Many settings, from Vodari to Breath of the Wild, include Ancients whose technology are indistinguishable from magic. In some, it’s…
Explore SolSpace’s Murky World of Organized Crime!
WOIN's SolSpace setting expands with Jacob Rodgers' Code of Honor trilogy!More
Mörk Borg’s Putrescence Regnant is a grim ‘bog crawl’ adventure releasing as a vinyl music album
Bleak tabletop RPG Mörk Borg is getting a new adventure releasing as a vinyl album, complete with a built-in GM…
The Undiscovered Vault/Fallout Fridays
By Jon Webb There’s something big coming to Fallout Fridays, as part of our efforts to ignite the Fallout Wasteland…
GAMA Plans to Expand Role of Non-Manufacturer Members
The GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association) board of directors updated members on its work on a revised set of bylaws at…
Thursday Art Assault – Isle of Shadows
‘Isle of Shadows’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 Find more dark, gothic art at: Share this: Like this: Like…
Lost Omens: Pathfinder Society Guide Sanctioning Update
The newest Pathfinder release, Lost Omens Pathfinder Society Guide, is hot off the presses, and the character options from this…
Getting to Know You: Venture-Captain Sigvard Tornkvist
Zarta looks at her desk, where a small note sits atop a larger sheaf of papers. She picks up the…
D&D: Collect A Drizzt From Gamestop Today
Proof that there’s no pre-order exclusive too strange for GameStop, check out the Game Stop Drizz’t and other D&D collectibles.…
Wizards of the Coast Extends Suspension of 'Magic: The Gathering' In-Store Play
Wizards of the Coast has extended its suspension of Magic: The Gathering in-store play in U.S. and Latin American stores…
Terrors and Tommyguns: An Interview with Nick Porter (Drinking Horn Games)
Looking for 1920s action noir and cosmic horror, but not Lovecraft’s take? Then Terrors and Tommyguns might be the RPG…
Flirt and fight in queer tabletop RPG Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Fall in love and face off against various foes in Thirsty Sword Lesbians, an upcoming tabletop roleplaying game about exploring…
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Roll20Con 2020 to match $50k of donations
Roll20 announced that Code2040 would be the charity partner for their 2020 convention. Code2040 tackles racial disparity in the tech…
R.Talsorian Games Increases Cover Price On Massive 456-Page 'Cyberpunk RED' RPG Book
R.Talsorian Games announced a price increase on Cyberpunk RED, a roleplaying game set in the Cyberpunk 2077 world. It also…
RPG: Ubersreik Adventures II – This Time It’s Personal
Ubersreik Adventures II (This time it’s personal) is a new sourcebook that will contain five new adventures set in world…
The Guodong centaur throws out the rulebook
Chinese artist Guodong has re-imagined the centaur for the GGAC Earth Exploration Project. The traditional centaur has the upper body…
Free to Download: In the Shadow of the Lord
In the Shadow of the Lord is a murder mystery from Adventurely. Planning a party for Halloween, if social distancing…
Tales from the Drift: The Missing Notes
25 Lamashan I’ve visited observational posts on asteroids less lonely than the Citadel on Aucturn. As I crossed the courtyard…
Marieke Nijkamp, Sage Advice on Customized Origins
Greg and Shelly open the show as always with all the latest D&D news! Afterwards, Jeremy Crawford calls in to…
D&D: Be The Elephant In The Room – Play A Loxodon
Loxodon are a hidden gem of D&D–their trunks and powerful build give them a unique advantage. Here’s what you can…
Your Social Club for Life-long Adventure!
Our release dates are accelerating in anticipation of the holidays! Just two weeks ago we posted about the New Releases…
Adventures from the Potbellied Kobold bring more D&D 5e encounters to Kickstarter
Jeff Steven’s book of short adventures for D&D’s 5th setting is compatible with the basic rules and creatures but also…
Nathan Fillion and Laura Bailey return to Starfinder
The Paizo and Amazon venture to bring Starfinder to Alexa as a voice-controlled sci-fi RPG has added the second half…
Getting the Kobolds Rolling with Roll20
Before the world turned upside down, I ran a 5th Edition game about once a month. I was hopping between…
The Last Cyclade continues the Coriolis TTRPG’s epic campaign
Free League Publishing’s tabletop RPG Coriolis – The Third Horizon mixes hard sci-fi with mysticism. Powerful factions compete in remote…
WizKids Will Release 'D&D Icons of the Realms: Goblin Warband'
WizKids will release D&D Icons of the Realms: Goblin Warband, a miniatures set for use with Dungeons & Dragons 5E…
How to: Time traveling in RPGs – Timeline Changing
Thumbnail Image from Steins;Gate anime With the whole Do-Over part already out of the way, today is time to dive…
'Mengkare' Descends Upon 'Pathfinder Battles'
WizKids announced Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising: Mengkare, Great Wyrm premium figure for release in April 2021. Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising:…
Halloween Roundup 2020
Halloween is just around the corner. Here’s an update of previous Halloween round-up articles, now with even more Halloween related…
Rogue Review – HMP Gunship
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy…
Post-Apocalyptic Movie Geek Out with Ty Rucker (Part 1)
Post-Apocalyptic movie geek out! Check your fuel gauge, load your shotgun, put on your leather pants. Game designer and movie…
9 best miniatures games that aren’t Warhammer
Miniature wargaming is far and away one of the most intimidating aspects of the tabletop gaming hobby, especially for newcomers.…
WizKids Reveals 'Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising' Miniatures Set
WizKids revealed Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising, a miniatures set for use with Pathfinder RPG, which will release into stores in…
Interview with Richard A Knaak
I’ve written about Richard A. Knaak a couple of years ago when his Rex Draconis novels had a RPG Kickstarter…
Halloween Deal: Hammerdog’s The Dread House
$40 worth of Pathfinder / D&D 5e / Call of Cthulhu goodies is currently available in a $13 bundle from…
Atlas Games introduce a Feng Shui 2 RPG subscription model
RPG publishers are experimenting with subscription models. The idea is that GMs get a steady stream of content at a…
Summon Cthulhu With These Eldritch Accessories
Whether you’re playing D&D, Call of Cthulhu, or a generic RPG system there’s always a little room for the great…
Kickstarter is in love: Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG
Evil Hat Productions has launched a Kickstarter for the Powered by the Apocalypse RPG Thirsty Sword Lesbians. Within hours, the…
NYCC 2020: Yen Press, Vertical Announce New Manga Licenses
The virtual version of New York Comic Con, the New York Comic Con Metaverse, took place last weekend, and the…
Essentials of Character Backstory
Building a character backstory doesn’t have to be a lengthy or labor-intensive affair. And you don’t have to write beautiful…
New Starfinder Alexa Episodes Available Now!
STARFINDER, THE POPULAR INTERACTIVE AUDIO ADVENTURE GAME FOR ALEXA, RETURNS WITH EPISODES FOUR TO SIX, AVAILABLE NOW Nathan Fillion and…
RPG: New Updates In Starfinder Errata
Starfinder’s core book receives a big batch of new errata, clarifying both the 1sts and 2nd printings of the book–come…
D&D: ‘The Fading Embers’ – Adventure in an Ice Age Filled with Forbidden Magic
Winter is nearly here, and this campaign – live on Kickstarter now – is prepared for the cold and the…
Eldritch Horror makes you care about its characters because you’re just as doomed as they are
Lovecraftian horror seems a little old hat to the tabletop world now. There are countless Cthulhu-themed versions of existing games…
That’s How I Roll – Online Gaming Tools, Part 5: Virtual Tabletops (VTTs) for RPGs
I’m continuing my “Online Gaming Tools” series with a segment on virtual tabletops (VTTs) you can use for running RPG…
The Dracula Dossier horror RPG in the Bundle of Holding
Pelgrane Press has The Night’s Black Agents rulebook and the complete Dracula Dossier line in The Bundle of Holding for…
Amazon Prime Day board game deals 2020: Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, family classics and party games
Amazon Prime Day 2020 kicks off today following its delay from the summer due to coronavirus, and there are a…
D&D books and RPGs in Amazon Prime Day
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales. It’s the start of two days…