Those freaky cool eyeball dice go to Kickstarter
You’ve been able to buy Oumcraft’s dice eyeballs for a little while, but as all good ideas from indie crafters…
D&D: Shape The Future Of Draconic Options
The Draconic Options certainly sparked a lot of excitement about what the next D&D book might be–now’s your chance to…
Court appears to dismiss Zak S’ Gen Con lawsuit
In March, Zak Smith filed paperwork to sue Gen Con and its owner, ex-WotC boss, Peter Adkison. Now, a screengrab…
Publishers Spotlight: June 2021 poll opens for Patrons
The awesome Patrons who contribute $1 or more to Geek Native’s development coffers are now able to vote in the…
Welcome to Wilden Falls
Things Are About to Get Strange We’re rapidly closing in on the launch of the kickstarter for the Awfully Cheerful…
Roll20 to increase prices, offering a 2-year lock-in before they do
The cost of a monthly subscription to Roll20 will increase from July 1st, the virtual tabletop has announced today. The…
RPG Spotlight: Get In Losers, We’re Piloting Mechs With Lancer
This week on RPG Spotlight we’re traveling to deep space in the far future and building the custom mech of…
Join Us for Jasper’s Game Week and Raise Funds for Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Guest Blog by Fenway Jones Jasper's Game DayFounder and President Jasper’s Game Week, running from April 30th-May 11th 2021, is…
Round 1, FIGHT! Setting the Stage for Pit Fighting
Pit fighting is one of my favorite things to do during a campaign, whether your party enters a fighting contest…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #98
April 30, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment💰 Links may earn ad money Hello, hello, and welcome to the…
Harbingers of the Yawning Void: Dark Magics and Fell Relics
The Harbingers of the Yawning Void actively court the dark things that lurk in the Void, learning their speech and…
Bundle of Holding’s starter packs introduce ready-to-play RPG deals won’t expire
Digital storefront Bundle of Holding is now offering starter packs for several tabletop RPGs without the usual limited time stipulation…
Deep Sea Adventure studio Oink is bringing its delightful board games to Nintendo Switch
Oink Games, the Japanese board game publisher behind dinky delights Deep Sea Adventure, A Fake Artist Goes to New York…
Finder’s Archive – Botanical Sanctum
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
Reviews From R’lyeh: In the Modern AGE
Pookie of the site Reviews From R’lyeh posted a review of our Modern AGE RPG Basic Rulebook. In it, Pookie…
Ironsworn: Starforged spin-off RPG swaps dark fantasy for a sci-fi setting inspired by The Mandalorian
Build bonds in a dangerous and disturbing galaxy with Ironsworn: Starforged, an upcoming RPG that takes place in a world…
Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms – Tale of the Dragonborn
Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms is over a year old now, and we are moving into our second Chapter, Steam…
Can you stop it?: The Prophecy of Nine Omens
The Prophecy of Nine Omens trilogy is a 5e Kickstarter from Midnight Tower, an indie publisher based in Oxford. The…
Thursday Art Assault – Slumber of the Sun God
‘Slumber of the Sun God’ – J Edward Neill – 2021 Find more dark, surreal art at…
Starfinder Society Update: Year 4 Program Changes
Greetings Starfinders, Two weeks ago, we implemented tech that successfully fixed a number of issues with the Achievements Points system.…
‘Sweet Tooth,’ ‘Trollhunters’ Trailers; ‘Invincible’ Renewed for Two, ‘The World of Darkness’ in Development for TV; ‘GoT: House of Dragons’ in Production; Elizabeth Banks Voices Pebbles; ‘Paper Girls’ Casting
TV news continues to ramp up as the summer approaches, and it's time for another round-up.Netflix has released a trailer…
‘Swords and Spells’: D&D’s Official Diceless Wargame Is Just Okay
Granted, “official” does not necessarily mean that it’s all that good. When Dungeons & Dragons was just starting out, way…
Greetings, Adventurers! My Name’s Michael, and I’m New Here
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Community Blog: Autism Awareness
In recognition of April as the National Autism Awareness Month in the US and of April 2nd as World Autism…
Keepsake game The Shape of Shadows transforms a day planner into a magician’s grimoire
Break through the barriers between acolyte and master to save your teacher in the new keepsake game and solo journaling…
D&D: Looking For A Cleric Spell That Isn’t Cure Wounds?
Cure Wounds, Spiritual Weapon–there’s a reason these spells are always picked. But Cleric spells have hidden gems. Here are five…
Sensitivity reading: What does it do, and does it make RPGs better? A Paranormal Affairs Canada case study
A credit that I’ve started to see in new RPGs is “sensitivity reader”. I think it’s fair enough to wonder…
Name your own price for RUSH, a minimalist sci-fi RPG with a 6 track digital cassette
RUSH is a 16-page, Name Your Own Price, RPG from Horoscope Zine. The Name Your Own Price suggestion is generous…
Coming May 13: Fantasy AGE Trojan War
Read the title! On May 13, we’ll be releasing a Fantasy AGE supplement for Homeric Age adventures. Inspired by the…
D&D: WizKids’ Goblin Warband Brings Miniature Figures And Maximum Havoc
Who doesn’t need a goblin warband for their table? WizKids’ new collectible miniatures pack gathers together six different goblins, ready…
Teeth: Blood Cotillion is an RPG one shot about hunting occult horrors at a high-society ball
Cut down eldritch creatures whilst exchanging pleasantries in Teeth: Blood Cotillion, a horror roleplaying game one shot set at an…
R.Talsorian Games Will Release ‘The Witcher RPG: A Book of Tales’
R.Talsorian Games will release The Witcher RPG: A Book of Tales, a new supplemental book, into retail in Q3. In…
The NFT scourge could one day hit Magic: The Gathering
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner told board members during the company’s Q1 2021 earnings call April 27th that the toy and…
Ruins of Symbaroum for 5E: An Interview With Mattias Lilja (Free League Publishing)
The award winning (ENnie Awards and Origins Award Nominee) tabletop RPG, Symbaroum, is coming to 5e. With a free preview…
Magic: The Gathering players say Killian Lu is the “Panda Expressification of Asian Culture”
The first time Daniel Kwan saw Killian Lu, one of the new characters introduced in Magic: The Gathering’s Strixhaven set,…
Lines and veils, and other RPG safety tools, open up tabletop roleplaying for everyone
One of the things that made me most nervous about starting to play Dungeons & Dragons was the concept of…
Jeff Goldblum is going to be playing Dungeons & Dragons on an actual play podcast
Film star, comedian and jazz musician Jeff Goldblum has been cast in his newest role - a party member in…
The Witcher hybrid dice surge beyond 2,000 Kickstarter backers
Q-Workshop has sets of official The Witcher gaming dice on Kickstarter. The sets are called “hybrid dice” because they’re made…
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Age Of Sigmar’s Tempestfall Looks Stunning In VR
Do you want to cut down Nighthaunts in cyberspace? Age of Sigmar’s Tempestfall promises all the heroism of the Mortal…
The Bundle of Holding launches their Starter Store
It’s a soft launch, meaning there could be all sort of bugs and quirks, but the Bundle of Holding’s Starter…
Fists of the Ruby Phoenix: The Flash of Fists
“Annnd with a terrifying tail whip to the jaw, the Taiga Tyrant is down! She’ll be feeling that in the…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Cyberpunk Red, Mechanical Titans, and a Horror-Grunge RPG
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! We Die Young – RPG A spiritual sequel to…
Starfinder: Scoured Stars—All Systems Go! Again!
We had glitch gremlins in our hardware last week, so Starfinder Scoured Stars returns tonight, Wednesday April 28, with the…
Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone turns the tabletop RPG into a beginner-friendly miniatures game
Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone, the miniatures game spin-off from the latest edition in the long-running tabletop RPG series, has hit…
Survey: Draconic Options
Take our latest Unearthed Arcana survey. Last time, Unearthed Arcana presented race, feat, and spell options related to dragons in…
Tripping on the World Tree: Reading the Warlock Guide to the Planes
The long-anticipated Warlock: Guide to the Planes is here. Written by Brian Suskind, with additional design by Wolfgang Baur, the…
Why Magic Shops Ruin the D&D Fantasy
Thumbnail art by Robin OlaussonMagic shops in D&D and other fantasy games have always been something that came and went…
Being a Good Streaming RPG Player with Anthony Carlson
RPG streamer and writer Anthony Carlson is today’s guest on the podcast. We discuss Anthony’s beginnings as a role-player and…
Rogue Review- Draftosaurus
Draftosaurus was another one of our Christmas acquisitions last year. As the name implies, it is indeed a game about…
20–27 April 2021: World of Darkness heads back to the silver screen
This week big news on the media front as we learn of a World of Darkness TV universe in the…
Renegade Game Studios Offers KS Retailer Pledge Level for ‘My Father’s Work’
Renegade Game Studios is offering a Kickstarter retailer pledge level for their My Father's Work, a new mad scientist board…
Tékumel, The First Setting TSR Published – PRIME
Before Greyhawk and Dark Sun, before the Forgotten Realms, there was the Empire of the Petal Throne and the world…
Ironsworn in space: Starforged blows Kickstarter away
Tomkin Press’ sci-fi sister RPG to Shawn Tomkin’s rightfully very popular Ironsworn is a hit. The Kickstarter community is eager…
Vampire: The Masquerade RPG universe World of Darkness is getting its own film and TV franchise
The World of Darkness universe, the home of several roleplaying games including Vampire: The Masquerade, is receiving its very own…
WotC Segment 75% of Hasbro Profits in Q1
For those wondering if Hasbro’s newly created Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment was going to continue to…
Watch the Pathfinder One-Shot: Dinner at Lionlodge Liveplay at PaizoCon!
Paizo is pleased to announce that Pathfinder One-Shot: Dinner at Lionlodge, a new liveplay adventure, will air at PaizoCon 2021…
Level Up Playtest Document #17: Journeys
What this isThis is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then answer…
Pathfinder Arena Update and Survey
The last update of Pathfinder Arena reveals the first tiles and cards of the core set. The Arena is always…
VoxStory opens in beta to bring your RPGs to TV
VoxStory might look a little like Minecraft but it’s an evolution of an older game; the traditional tabletop. Using the…
D&D Accessories: Spring Has Sprung With These Druid Dice
It’s that time of year where the weather is getting nice, the flowers are budding, and druids everywhere are rolling…
New Ways to Play on VTTs
We’re now well past the 1-year mark for social distancing, working from home, and other ways to deal with the…
Cubicle 7 and Holmgard Press Renew Publishing Agreement
Cubicle 7 will renew its agreement with Holmgard Press to publish Lone Wolf Adventure Game. They have also announced Book…
The virtual reality tabletop Dungeon Full Dive launches Kickstarter
As expected, TxK Gaming Studios have taken their virtual reality project Dungeon Full Dive to Kickstarter. The software plays like…
How to Map Your Campaign Setting
The feeling I get when I look down on a map I’ve created for my next homebrew campaign is like…
Cubicle 7 renew their Doctor Who RPG license
Cubicle 7 secured the Doctor Who RPG license in 2008 and have since published 40 game books, dice and other…
The Workshop – Campaign Notebook: A Clerical Error
Art by Magdalena ŚwiderskaA few weeks ago I saw a meme that prompted this weird little thought in my head…
D&D: Oh The Genres You’ll Find – Ravenloft Promises A Diverse Array Of Horror
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft promises to offer a diverse array of horror covering many genres and previews some of…
Follow in the gruesome footsteps of your forebears in the Frankenstein-inspired horror board game, My Father’s Work
Explore the secrets behind a secluded scientific family in My Father’s Work, an upcoming board game with branching narratives and…
Geek Native Patron gift: Beowulf RPG merch!
Handiwork Games have released a set of phat Beowulf d20, which due to pressure from fans, went on sale early,…
Embracing Your Wild Side: Playing As a Lycanthrope in D&D
Imagine an adventurer’s eyes turning pale at the sight of the full moon. Suddenly, shaggy tufts of fur erupt from…
Tabletop Gallery: Ultramarines in Commorragh – And They Shall Know some Fear
Into the fighting pits Techmarine! Do you know fear now? Everybody loves a good picture of a fully painted-up tabletop…
Watch the Starfinder One-Shot: Band on the Run Liveplay at PaizoCon!
Paizo is pleased to announce that Starfinder One-Shot: Band on the Run, a new liveplay adventure, will air at PaizoCon…
Destiny and D&D designer offers Dusk City Outlaws RPG as a bundle deal
Dusk City Outlaws is a tabletop RPG fantasy heist from Scratchpad Publishing. The game is designed by Rodney Thompson, who…
Hack Your Way Into the Cyberpunk World of ‘Cyber Odyssey’ on Kickstarter
Punch a robot, street race with corrupt cops, wear cybernetically enhanced sunglasses any time of day. Typical stuff in Cyber…
Legacy of the Soul Flame offers up a “noble-dark” RPG
Grimdark is a term used to describe gritty fantasy in which bad things are likely to happen. Sequestered Industries’ RPG…
Mayday! May Day!
Available now!Happy May-ing season to all you fans and friends of Green Ronin Publishing out there. It’s certainly fitting timing…
Games Workshop share Warhammer Fest 2021 schedule; pause all pre-orders
Last week, Games Workshop announced that all pre-orders would pause for the next couple of weeks. By May, everything will…
Wicked Ones gets solo RPG rules
Just last week, Bandit Camp’s Forged in the Dark RPG Wicked Ones became a free download. That’s hundreds of pages…
Tome Unbound: Keyhole Dragonette
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a keyhole dragonette without modifying its challenge rating. Innate…
Call of Cthulhu’s epic Masks of Nyarlathotep shows the perfect way to run a RPG campaign over years
For many tabletop RPG creators, writing a campaign that can keep players hooked over an extended period of time is…
Try Before You Buy – Klingon Empire Quickstart (Star Trek Adventures)
TM & © 2021 CBS Studios Inc. © 2021 Paramount Pictures Corp.“Try Before You Buy” is an occasional segment of…
DUNE #15 – Faction Characters: The Spacing Guild
By Andrew Peregrine In Dune: Adventures in the Imperium there are several character types that offer special powers and abilities.…
The creator of The Resistance is launching 21 free social games to play with your hands
Don Eskridge, the designer behind social deduction game The Resistance, is making a collection of free ‘hand games’ to be…
Price drop on the Marvel Legends Punisher War Machine helmet
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Frank Castle is unrelenting as The Punisher.…
Rolling for Initiative — ‘Strixhaven’ Shenanigans and Farewell to Lou Rexing and Robin Wood
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
DTRPG Review: Tomb of the Twilight Queen
Written by M.T. BlackInterior art by Jesse MohnDM Experience: NovicePlayer Experience: NoviceReview: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐M.T. Black is a veteran D&D writer with…
Dungeons & Doom: A review of the 5e-powered Hellboy RPG
Phew. I backed Mantic Games and Red Scar’s Hellboy RPG on Kickstarter and am pleased with the output. I’m a…
Apotheosis Studio’s Sirens: Battle of the Bards sings on Kickstarter
Satine Phoenix, Jamison Stone and the team has a D&D 5e setting and campaign that will take characters from level…
Lightweight dystopia: A review of Space Street RPG
In about a week, SR 16 will publish a lightweight RPG that merges investigative noir and dystopian sci-fi. It’ll be…
Free to Download: Tension RPG
Tension is an one page RPG from Late Night Zen. The RPG blog introduces the ghost hunting one-page system by…
Nice to Meet You, Dr Drones!
Rip-Roaring Relic Hunting! We’ve been talking about our lightweight and entertaining Awfully Cheerful Engine! quite a bit recently. After dipping…
Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous Second Beta Will Launch May 5th
Owlcat Games revealed this week that Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous will be getting a second beta on May 5th.…
Free to Download: Sölitary Defilement solo RPG rules for MORK BORG
MORK BORG is a doom metal art inspired RPG that one Best Product of the Year at the 2020 ENnies.…
D&D’s ‘Slender Man’ Lurks In Van Richten’s Guide To Ravenloft
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft contains many horrors, including a brand new monster previewed in the latest Dragon+. Meet the…
Forbidden Planet lands signed exclusive copies The Final Girl Support Group ahead of TV series
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Tabletop RPG company raises $17m as big names back One More Multiverse
It might look like a computer game, but One More Multiverse insists it’s all about the tabletop. In the site’s…