New Backgrounds: Creating Characters From the Feywild
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight brings two new backgrounds to Dungeons & Dragons. Each is tailored for characters that have a strong…
All new Mutant Crawl Classics bundle to get you started as a mutant robot-killer
Goodman Games’ tabletop RPG of post-apocalyptic adventure Mutant Crawl Classics is in the Bundle of Holding. You can get started…
Fanatical launches biggest BundleFest ever with the Killer Bundle 19
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Now part of Fandom, Fanatical has launched…
Dark Archive Playtest: The Unknown Beckons
In the month since we announced our latest class playtest, there’ve been rumors, speculation, and Pathfinder fans across the internet…
The Unknown Beckons
In the month since we announced our latest class playtest, there’ve been rumors, speculation, and Pathfinder fans across the internet…
Monster Spotlight: The Good Aligned Monsters Of D&D
Not every monster in the manual is going to attack you without a reason and some can even be fantastic…
D&D: Five Secret Weapons Every Adventurer Needs
Want to surprise your enemies in the next encounter? Try busting out one of these secret weapons and watch what…
Warhammer 40K: Kill Team Chalnath Introduces New Units And Returning Terrain
The upcoming Kill Team Box featuring Adepta Sororitas and T’au will feature some new units and some returning terrain options…
Which board games do you house-rule? It's the Dicebreaker Podcast!
News crew, assemble! Dicebreaker’s crack editorial squad Matt, Meehan and Chase take over for a podcast filled with talk of…
Paizo Update from Jeff Alvarez
My public statement on Wednesday was a fundamental expression of Paizo’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, values that I share…
D&D x Pokemon: Monster Manual mashup
Fun.com have a proof of concept Dungeons & Dragons & Pokemon monsters wonderfully illustrated. Take one Displacer Beast (carefully) and…
From the Deck of a Sandship: Encounters within the Mhalmet Expanse
Nemet and her sandship crew can add some lively possibilities to any campaign or one-time gaming session. Here is a…
Weird of Hali RPG: What you think you know about the world of H.P. Lovecraft is wrong
Based on the novels by John Michael Greer, Aeon Games is Kickstarting a Weird of Hali RPG. In the world,…
Meet the Dragonborn
We’ve already taken a look at the planetouched tieflings and aasimar, but now it’s time to peek at the mighty…
Valiant Entertainment Details 'Valiant: Fight For Deadside' Tabletop Game
Valiant Entertainment will release Valiant: Fight for Deadside to Kickstarter later this year. Valiant: Fight for Deadside is a co-operative…
Battle the System Lords with 'Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook'
Wyvern Gaming will release Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, a 5E compatible rulebook, which will release on October 5.…
Astral Projections – Cyber Guard Dogs for Cyberpunk RED
“…Sure, Maybe I’ll encounter a Hellhound, but they don’t spike my heart rate. I’ve got the skills and the programs…
D&D 5E Guide: How To Multiclass – Fighter
Multiclassing in Dungeons & Dragons opens up a door of possibilities for PCs. Today we’re taking a look at how…
Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp featured in official D&D musical event
A live performance of the first ever official Dungeons & Dragons musical is set to take place this weekend. Entitled…
ENnie Awards 2021 winners: Alice is Missing and Heart: The City Beneath named best RPGs of the year
Spire sequel Heart: The City Beneath and Alice is Missing, the small-town mystery played over text message, have triumphed at…
Undead Monsters Featured in New 'Pathfinder Deep Cuts' Packs
WizKids revealed three new single-count monster packs for their Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts line, which will release in December.The Pathfinder…
Pokemon Company Int'l Unveils 'Pokemon TCG Live' App
The Pokemon Company International unveiled Pokemon TCG Live, which is an app that allows Trainers to play Pokemon TCG digitally…
Hawkeye’s Cosplay, The Witcher’s Helmet, An ‘Advanced’ Tarrasque, and New Black Templars for 40K!
This weekend we covered some awesome Hawkeye cosplay, looked at an ‘advanced’ version of a classic D&D monsters and got…
Rolling for Initiative — 'Midnight Hunt' and Peak 'Pokemon TCG?'
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
Funcom Acquires Cabinet Group
Online game publisher Funcom has acquired The Cabinet Group, owner of dozens of intellectual properties, including Conan, Mutant Year Zero,…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To The Feywild
Tomorrow adventurers will be setting out into the wilds beyond the Witchlight, where the Feywild waits. But what exactly is…
As good as the first: Knock! 2 is a gazette of weird OSR insight
Knock! – Issue 2 is as good as the first. The Merry Mushmen have done it again, which is all…
Free to Download: Flabbergasted! RPG’s quickstart to channel your Jeeves and Wooster
Flabbergasted! is a humorous tabletop RPG set in the 1920s, and therefore I’m immediately reminded of the brilliant antics of…
Free to Download: Children of Midnight RPG quickstarter
Children of Midnight is a gender-inclusive urban fantasy RPG. In the game, characters are Wyld Witches who, with their Familiars,…
Dark Veil: An RPG about survival in a universe fractured in time
Dark Veil Studios has launched its titular RPG on Kickstarter, with a campaign to raise $30,000 for a game set…
D&D Accessories: Dice Towers To Make Your Game More Immersive
There’s a dice tower for every campaign, whether you’re looking for something spooky, something magical, or even a tower you…
Is ink vegan? A review of ShirtStak’s geeky tees
I’ve been a bit jealous of the D&D tee subscription deal that Amazon runs in the States. I’ve also been…
Meet Some Monsters!
The Monstrous Menagerie is a book we’re very proud of, and we can’t wait until folks are using our new…
D&D: Five Cats Who Really Know Where It’s At
They say everybody wants to be a cat–and in Dungeons & Dragons, you have multiple options to get people marching…
Alzwards comic: Ways to build an RPG character
Geek Native did once list 12 different ways to roll a D&D character. I suspect that makes this blogger a…
Genre Police: Sand in the Eyes
After looking at railroads, it’s natural to return to the idea of their ideological opposite, the Sandbox. As a term…
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure
A wickedly whimsical adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.Once every eight years, the fantastic Witchlight Carnival touches down on…
Could the Stegodial be your next branded tabletop merch?
Superpower3D have a 3d-printable accessory on Kickstarter to do away with spindown dice and other trackers. The Stegodial is a…
D&D: An Adventurer’s Guide To Oberon – The Green Lord
When it comes to archfey, none are quite as arch as Oberon, Lord of Beasts. Sometimes known as Oran or…
Free to Download: G.O.L.E.M.S. for the Keyforge RPG
Edge Studios is the RPG studio owned by Asmodee and which picked up Fantasy Flight’s tabletop RPGs during the dramatic…
The winners of the 2021 ENnies Awards include a silent RPG
The ENnies have revealed their 2021 winners. The event was streamed on YouTube even though GenCon was running with an…
Sneak Peek: Check Out the Fairy Race in The Wild Beyond the Witchlight!
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is nearly upon us! Releasing September 21, the adventure book will take players into the Feywild for…
One Small Step For Paizo, One Giant Leap for Beadle & Grimm's
Dear friends, It was just about a year ago that we announced the Complete Character Chronicles Kickstarter, our first foray…
Nigerian board game company Nibcard has won the Diana Jones 2021 award
Nibcard, a multifaceted tabletop business and initiative based in Nigeria has taken home the Diana Jones 2021 Award, as presented…
GW, Warhammer, 40K & Fantasy Minis Trivia Challenge
It’s Friday! Kick-off your weekend with this retro challenge for the old-schoolers out there. What ancient Games Workshop, 40K, and…
Cosplay: The Go-To Cosplayer Interaction Guide
Mind your manners and make your Cosplayers happy. Here’s everything you need to know when approaching Cosplayers at Events! It’s…
D&D: Five Magical Spheres
Magical spheres are a big part of many franchises, from The Prisoner to Destiny, and even in D&D you’ll find…
Behind the Scenes: Building an Organized Play Year
The concept of the beginning of a year is a bit of a strange one for those of us on…
Outside the Box – September 17th
Hello and welcome back to Outside the Box – this week with news from Atomic Mass Games, Corvus Belli, Artel…
Saints of Midgard: St. Khurgrin, the Lovestruck Saint
The Midgard Worldbook already details a score of saints dedicated to the war god Mavros, but the other deities have…
RPG Publisher Spotlight: Sanguine Games
Geek Native’s Patreons voted for Sanguine Games this month. That’s why the publisher has been getting a mention at the…
Gen Con’s day-one crowd left attendees and online onlookers worried despite safety guidelines
Gen Con, the largest board game convention in the US, held its first day of events and exhibition on September…
D&D: Check Out ‘Advanced 5th Edition’s’ Take On The Tarrasque
Level Up, the upcoming ruleset for ‘Advanced 5th Edition’ is previewing one of fantasy’s most iconic monsters: the tarrasque, bigger…
Finder’s Archives – Caldera Lake
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
Prepare for Launch
If you have been following our blog recently, you will very much be aware that things are about to get…
BoLS PRIME: How Minds Eye Theatre Changed The World Of Darkness
Vampire: the Masquerade and theatre kids practically go hand in hand. And back in the 90s, one LARP made its…
Fawlty Towers inspired RPG Flabbergasted invites players into the ridiculous world of high society
Become a member of high society and blunder your way through in Flabbergasted, an upcoming roleplaying game set during the…
QUEERZ! RPG based on the manga and powered by City of Mist launches Kickstarter
We’ve had the free download sample of the inclusive super sentai RPG Queerz. In the game, characters are superheroes who…
Voices of Warhammer 2021: Sigmar, 40K and Warhammer audiobooks in a bundle
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.The Black Library and Humble launched a…
Steamforged Games Hires Ross Thompson
Steamforged Games hired Ross Thompson as their new Head of Trade Marketing. Thompson comes to SFG as a veteran of…
Welcome Wastelanders to September’s #FalloutFriday
By Jon Webb Releases This month our New Vegas adventures continue as Marcus and Lily arrive to further reinforce your…
Dungeons & Dragons Announces D&D Celebration For Next Week
Wizards of the Coast has announced a new Dungeons & Dragons event happening next week as they're throwing a D&D…
Paizo will launch Pathfinder Infinite and Starfinder Infinite for third party content in October
It’ll get easier for third party writers to write and sell content for Paizo’s Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs. At the…
Get the Dice of Heroism Set With Your D&D Beyond Subscription!
You've delved dungeons and slayed dragons. Now, it's time to collect your prize. September's free subscriber perk is the Dice…
Paizo at Gen Con Keynote with Publisher Erik Mona
Join Paizo Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Erik Mona for a peek at upcoming Paizo releases! [embedded content] highlights include:…
Announcing Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite
Today at Gen Con, we announced a new way for members of the Pathfinder and Starfinder communities to create content…
D&D Celebration – D&D Celebrates the Community with Live Games & More
Get ready for a whimsical, wicked weekend filled with D&D games featuring community luminaries, product previews, virtual games, panels and…
Chart a magical fishing trip through a bespoke landscape in minimalist RPG Riverbend
There’s something inherently mystical about a small boat on a river. Myths and legends from all corners of the world…
Warhammer 40K: Kill Team – More Kill Team Sets On The Way
It’s a new Kill Team boxed set featuring T’au vs the Adepta Sororitas – and they are brand new models!…
D&D: Cook The Books With These Five Magical Tomes
Looking to accomplish a little light reading? Why not try one of these magical tomes that are sure to help…
Game Wizards: TSR Financials
Underpinning the business story of Game Wizards is the financial model shown here of TSR as a company, from…
Awkward small talk is the whole point of Humans, a party game for aliens in disguise
At some point in a rapidly indeterminate past, people held events called parties. Several to dozens of these people would…
Gen Con Preview: 'D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: Gargantuan Tiamat'
WizKids featured a physical prototype of D&D Icons of the Realms Miniatures: Gargantuan Tiamat (see "Tiamat Miniature!“), and its packaging…
Cosplay: The Hawkeye Initiative Shoots Down Sexism in Comics
Can you see Clint Barton in this position? These Cosplayers channel the Hawkeye Initiative in their work and take aim…
RPG: They Made A Vampire The Masquerade Battle Royale?
At last, an excuse to play Vampire the Masquerade the way you’ve always wanted to. A new World of Darkness…
Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse: Beyond Thunder City: An Interview With Derek A. Kamal (Shoreless Skies Publishing)
At AndoCon 2018, I played Derek A. Kamal’s Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse. Playing as a mouse on a motorcycle turned…
D&D: Temple Of Elemental Evil 5E – Out Now
One of the most iconic D&D adventures from the days of yore is here once more with the official release…
It’s horrible, it’s dark, and it looks good: Blackbirds RPG Powered by Zweihander launches on Kickstarter
Andrews McMeel’s new RPG project, Blackbirds from Ryan Verniere, the creator and lead developer, powered by Daniel D. Fox’s Zweihander,…
Monstrous Creatures Invade 'Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures'
WizKids has announced eight new single-monster packs for the Dungeons & Dragons Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures line, releasing in December. Each…
Star Trek Adventures: The Shackleton Expanse
By Jim Johnson, STA Project Manager The Star Trek Adventures Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide is nearly here! After introducing this…
New D&D Race! Get a Sneak Peek at Harengons From The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is Dungeons & Dragons' first adventure set in the Feywild. It will introduce two playable races…
Humble Bundle urges gamers to be bad with Mafia and Legend of Keepers deal
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.The latest computer game deal, one that…
British government paying £47,007 per annum for a Wargaming Analyst
Yeah, the annual pay is £47k plus 007. Some civil servant’s idea of a joke. Hopefully, the job offer for…
RPGs & Mental Health: A RPG designer on games as self-discovery
With Gen Con approaching, I thought it would be good to talk RPG shop with some of the talent behind…
Join us Tonight for Inferno Bloom, the Conclusion of the Pathfinder Secrets of Magic Liveplay!
When the Pathfinder Secrets of Magic Liveplay began, four esteemed graduates from the College of Mysteries in Absalom were sent…
Vampire: The Masquerade Second Inquisition & Book Of Nod Revealed
Renegade Game Studios has revealed more details about two new sourcebooks coming to the Vampire: The Masquerade TTRPG. Earlier this…
Kickstarter Round-Up: An Army of the Dead, an Army Ready for Cold, and an Alternate History RPG
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Crimson Escalation Every few years or so, incredible…
Mausritter adventure Sanctum of the Ori Magi is genuine, folded-paper magic
A substantial part of my work day is spent on Twitter, following conversations and tracking trending topics. While it’s one…
Cosplay: ‘Castlevania’s Carmilla is Out for Blood
The Queen of Conniving is fierce and fabulous in this series of Castlevania Cosplays! It’s hard work rising up against…
D&D: Five Spells Perfect For Making Friends
Magic solves just about every problem in D&D. But if there’s one thing we know from every movie, friendship is…
WizKids Unleashes New 'Magic: The Gathering' Unpainted Miniatures
WizKids unleashed new Magic: The Gathering unpainted miniatures packs, which will release into retail in December. These new single-count and…
Free to Download: A Player’s Guide to the D&D setting of Al-Qadim
Al-Qadim is an official D&D setting for AD&D 2e, created by Jeff Grubb and published by TSR in 1992. The…
Play with Class: Rally a Ruthless Rogue
Welcome to another installment of the Play with Class series where we will give you solid steps to run each…
“I’m constantly trying to outdo myself”: Dinosaur Island and Cryptid artist on the rise of board game illustrators and the struggle to innovate
It’s 1am in the morning in Kwanchai Moriya’s neck of the woods and, yet, the board game artist is wide…
Business 3×3: Kathy Sprague at Safari Pearl
In Business 3x3, a business retailer or executive will share their experience with three things they’ve done right, three things…
D&D: Now You Can Pre-Order ‘Wild Beyond The Witchlight’ From Beadle & Grimm’s
It should surprise nobody that Beadle & Grimm’s are offering a deluxe version of Wild Beyond the Witchlight, but did…
DUNE #19: Changing the Outcome
By Andrew Peregrine One of the most complex parts of any game is combat and conflict. So, it seems worthwhile…
Rogue Squadron- Jedi Helpers
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy…
The D&D Movie Is ‘Action-Packed And Funny As Hell’ Says Justice Smith
Has the D&D movie made the jump from unintentionally hilarious to funny on purpose? One of its stars, Justice Smith,…
Jiangshi co-creator’s next game is a LARPG anthology inspired by Get Out and Hannibal
Banana Chan - co-creator of Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall - is co-designing another horror roleplaying game called Suburban…