The ‘Doctor Who’ Roleplaying Game: RPG Spotlight
Early episodes of Doctor Who may be lost to space and time, but you can still jump in your police…
Hideous Laughter Productions Presents: Bestow Curse!
Hello again Paizo-verse friends and family alike! It’s Steve from Hideous Laughter Productions, and I’m so thrilled to present to…
Trailblazing
It’s Alive! The kickstarter campaign for the Awfully Cheerful Engine is live, fully funded, and through it’s first stretch goal!…
Bard 101: College of Spirits in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Imagine a bard reaching for their instrument, seemingly about to buff a party member. Suddenly, an unnatural, dissonant melody echoes…
Release Update and Community Competition Winner
by Gavin Dady This week I’m going to give a general update on the status of the release schedule, and…
Into the Wilderness: Presenting Choice
Kareem pulled himself over the ridge, rolling to his feet to take in the valley. Waterfalls crashed over cliff faces…
Wizards of the Coast delivers a double dose of Drizzt Do’Urden in latest reveals
Everyone’s favourite drow snagged the spotlight during a May 20th livestream on Dungeons & Dragons’ YouTube channel, where publisher Wizards…
D&D: The Crew Behind Critical Role’s ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Talks RPGs
In another Legend of Vox Machina update, the cast and crew behind Critical Role’s upcoming animated series get down to…
Grid Force partners with LGBTQ+ non-profit It Gets Better
“You are not alone” is the message that many young lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people need to hear…
Twitch backed Into the Mother Lands actual play takes their RPG to Kickstarter
Twitch’s Into the Mother Lands is a rightfully popular actual play. Now, the POC-created and Cortex-powered RPG is on Kickstarter.…
From Kingdom Death to Mörk Borg, modern tabletop gaming owes a huge debt to Kentaro Miura and Berserk
It was with great sadness that the world learned of the death of Kentaro Miura, at 54. The mangaka was…
Finder’s Archive – Bottomless Vault
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives. In this column, we take some of the lands from Magic:…
Pick up Pathfinder 2E for under $5, plus adventures, sourcebooks and accessories for the fantasy RPG
The second edition of Pathfinder can be grabbed for under a fiver in the latest Humble RPG Bundle, along with…
Preview: ‘Magic: The Gathering’ ‘Modern Horizons 2’
Wizards of the Coast revealed new spoilers for their upcoming Modern Horizons 2 set. This set is scheduled to be…
Add Eight Orc Minis to Encounters with Latest ‘D&D Icons of the Realms’ Set
WizKids revealed D&D Icons of the Realms: Orc Warband, a new miniatures set, in August. One of the most iconic…
Big Companies Continue to Bail on Attending Gen Con Indy 2021
Asmodee USA, Asmodee NA studios, and Ultra PRO Entertainment will not be physically present at Gen Con Indy 2021. The…
Thursday Art Assault – Where Have the Days Gone
Where Have the Days Gone Find more vivid, surreal art at…
Paizo’s Humble Bundle includes the 2e core rules for a couple of quid
Paizo has today launched a compelling offer on Humble. The core 2e Pathfinder rules and many other downloads are in…
Starfinder Society Year 4 Rule Changes
Greetings, Starfinders! With the launch of Year 4 just a week away, we wanted to provide our final update on…
Pathfinder Second Edition Bestiary Humble Bundle
Today, we’re launching the Pathfinder Second Edition Bestiary Humble Bundle to support Stop AAPI Hate. The bundle’s tiers include PDFs…
Amazon drops price on D&D’s Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
🐙Sponsored Post paid for by Geek Native. We may earn a commission on sales.Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft was published…
The greatest board game stories are told around the tabletop, not on it
The choose-your-own-adventure style of storytelling is finding itself in an increasing number of new board games. Games such as Gloomhaven…
Tabletop RPG Into the Mother Lands is crowdfunding stories about “a brighter, blacker future”
Upcoming tabletop RPG Into the Mother Lands officially launched its Kickstarter campaign in an effort to crowdfund a sourcebook for…
GAMA launches tabletop game search engine with 100,000 titles
This week the Game Manufacturers Association launched the Tabletop Game Industry Catalog. In effect, the site is a search engine…
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The Awfully Cheerful Engine!: An Interview With Russ Morrissey (EN Publishing)
Russ Morrissey, the owner of EN Publishing and EN World (where I freelance), has a new project on Kickstarter, the…
Dungeons & Dragons reported a record year of sales and viewership in 2020
Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast recently touted some figures compiled over the last year that showed the…
You Are the Dungeon is a journaling game that flips the RPG formula on its head
Trap and ensnare foolhardy adventures inside your gates in You Are the Dungeon, an upcoming roleplaying game that switches the…
An Elder Scrolls title has been teased by the studio behind Too Many Bones
Chip Theory Games, the publisher responsible for releasing the dice-building board game Too Many Bones, has teased a potential Elder…
“Digital fatigue” is fuelling board game sales among adults – report
The rising number of older players looking for a non-digital alternative to video games helped the tabletop gaming industry reach…
Wizards of the Coast Updates Event Policies
Wizards of the Coast updated their event policies in anticipation of starting up in-store play on May 28. There were…
Using the undead as slaves: Necrobiotic’s dark charm lures in the RPG crowd
Penny for a Tale has a dark RPG on Kickstarter that’s doing well. It has a “Project We Love” tag…
PaizoCon Online 2021 Twitch Events
We’ve written about the hundreds of Paizo Organized Play games occurring at PaizoCon Online, and the Paizo Events Discord is…
Kickstarter Round-Up: Gladiators, Mercenaries, and New Civilizations
Come check out this week’s batch of Kickstarter and crowdfunding highlights! Hoplomachus: Victorum Hoplomachus: Victorum is a brand-new, standalone arena combat…
Starfinder: Scoured Stars— Episode 09 | Beacons in the Dark!
While exploring the vasts of space, the Starfinders come across distress signals from their allies. Where others are in trouble,…
Flash Gordon RPG Receives New Booster Box Treatment
Hey there adventurers! Pinnacle Entertainment Group has announced a crowdfunding campaign for a new booster box for The Flash Gordon…
VoxStory is a traditional RPG designed for the television screen
Have you ever watched something on a screen and thought, “That would be great for roleplaying?” I did with Minecraft.…
Ratatosk: Squirrel-Folk Organizations
“Spies? What do you mean, spies? Yes, yes, I know what the word means! I was just unaware you needed…
2020 Was the Best Year Ever for Dungeons & Dragons – Again!
Global sales reach all-time high, strong figures boosted by play-at-home community initiatives in 2020Renton, WA – May 19, 2021 –…
Worldbuilding: Create your own Trinkets table
Thumbnail image from Pirates of the CaribbeanWhile doing some worldbuilding of my own I found a note my past self…
Rogue Champions – Aggression Card Review
Marvel’s Champions has grown over the years since its initial release. Each aspect now has a large pool of upgrades…
Sirens Battle of the Bards with Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone
Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone join me on the podcast to discuss Sirens: Battle of the Bards. The new D&D…
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying is the greatest comic book RPG you haven’t played
When you ask most fans about a roleplaying game involving the Marvel universe, they think of TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes,…
Paizo Will Not Appear at Gen Con Indy in 2021
Paizo, Inc. announced that they will not have a physical presence at Gen Con Indy 2021. A few days before…
Karnivool, My Pandemic Band
The last concert I physically attended was a 10 Years concert on New Year’s Eve, 2019. We were able to…
Taliesin Jaffe’s Domain of Dread: Vendamir, a Land of Tomes and Ashes
Taliesin Jaffe joined D&D Beyond's Amy Dallen on stream to celebrate the release of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft! Together,…
MTG: Phyrexian-Language Praetors In MTG Arena And Secret Lair
Good news for dedicated souls out there trying to deciper the Phyrexian language, MTG: Arena will soon have all five…
NeverEnding version 2.0 to launch this week with beast heads and prosthetics
NeverEnding is a site that helps you generate character illustrations. You can use it for free or pay a little…
Let’s Concept a Creature for the Art of Paizo Panel at PaizoCon Online
On the Art of Paizo panel at PaizoCon (12 Noon Pacific on Sunday, May 30), artist Kent Hamilton will design…
Paizo’s Gen Con 2021 Update
Paizo will not have a physical presence at this year’s Gen Con Indy. Instead, like last year, we will focus…
RPG Accessories: D&D Under The Sea
Whether you’re playing an ocean themed game or just love a good day on the beach, there are RPG accessories…
BattleTech: A Time of War bundle includes everything you need to play the MechWarrior RPG for $13
Mech roleplaying game BattleTech: A Time of War is the star of the latest Bundle of Holding deal, stomping down…
Unprepared Casters breathes new life in D&D podcasts: Editorial
The surge of popularity in tabletop RPGs resulted in a plethora of D&D podcasts. D&D podcasts such as The Adventure…
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything Breakdown, Part Eight
Welcome to Chapter 2: Group Patrons! You know what, I’m not even going to guess how far I’ll get in…
Finding a Big Bad: Aberrations
Aberrations are a monster class that does not lack for iconic and terrifying baddies to throw against your party. From…
Free to Download: Heavy Gear Blitz! 3e small format rules
Usually $19.99, the latest Heavy Gear Blitz! rules are a free download, in small book format, from DriveThruRPG. Dream Pod…
D&D: Dark Alliance 1st Act Gameplay Reveal And Xbox Game Pass Launch Day
Come take a look at the whole first act of Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, as well as exciting game…
Frosthaven designer to address “harmful” tropes, decolonise its design and talks cultural consultancy
Frosthaven promises to be a massive game. The sequel to 2018’s Gloomhaven became the biggest crowdfunded game on Kickstarter and…
“We want to amplify that games are truly for everyone”: Keystone studio founders on championing diversity and community in tabletop
Earlier this year, Dead of Winter co-creator Isaac Vega and designer Lindsey Rode announced that they had co-founded their own…
Tidbits From the Q Continuum With a Little Help From My Galaxy-Class
In Star Trek Adventures, the crew rarely acts without amazing assistance. When the Conn Officer navigates asteroids, there are thrusters…
11–17 May 2021: The Last Gameboard; Powered by Lesbians
This week: The Last Gameboard, a digital tabletop game board, raises millions in its Seed round; Thirsty Sword Lesbians releases…
Myth & Goal wants to be a very different kind of fantasy football game from Blood Bowl
Upcoming miniatures game Myth & Goal wants to capture the strategy and challenge of managing a fantasy football team -…
Transformers deckbuilding game officially announced, Decepticons coming in future expansions
Save Earth from the tyranny of the Decepticons in the officially announced Transformers: Deck-Building Game, a tabletop title based on…
Science: Cinema screens make movies more exciting
Here in the UK, the cinema scene took a terrific knock during the lockdown, we’re still not in the clear…
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft Review
“The mists of Ravenloft are rising. Overcome your dread or forever be its prisoner!”Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft is now…
Gremishka: Terrify Spellcasters With These Tiny, Chaotic Monsters!
Spellcasters, beware! Tiny monstrosities are on the loose, and they love snacking on spellcasting components and familiars! But whatever you…
Crash into BattleTech: A Time of War as the RPG lists on Bundle of Holding
The last time Catalyst Game Labs’ BattleTech: A Time of War was available as a deal on the Bundle of…
Comic-Con and Magpie Games announce game design events
Comic-Con Museum has announced the D4: Tabletop Creative Conference for June 5 to 6. The creative conference is a two-day…
Tabletop Gallery: Sir – It’s Right BEHIND YOU!
Stormcast Eternals: Crunchy on the outside – chewy on the inside! Everybody loves a good picture of a fully painted-up…
Transformers and Power Rangers Games Coming From Renegade Game Studios
It’s time to recruit a team of Autobots with attitude! Go, Go, Transformers! Renegade Game Studios has been blowing up…
D&D: Cursed Items – Magic Items To Make Life Intereting
Magic Items are a rewarding part of any adventure. Not these ones though. Here are five magic items that put…
Free to Download: Battle maps from the award-winning Paths to Adventure
Justin Andrew Mason is an ENnie award-winning and best-selling RPG author and RPG cartographer. You can follow them on Twitter…
Revisiting the Dragonborn With New Lineages From Unearthed Arcana
Dragonborn are the only core race in Dungeons & Dragons that allows players to live out their dreams of becoming something that…
Putting Your Fantasy AGE Adventures in the Trojan War
Fantasy AGE Trojan War, out now (and at DriveThruRPG) is a condensed guide to running Fantasy AGE adventures in the…
Trapmaster: Incremental Traps
In a previous article we discussed encounter traps (Chilling Encounters). These complex traps turn a simple trap into an entire…
Welcome Liv, Dicebreaker’s new video producer!
It’s very exciting news for the Dicebreaker team today, as we welcome a new video producer to the crew. Hello…
Astral Projections – The Sheik (NPC for use with CyberpunkRED)
© 2021 Linda WhitsonOman al-Ishaaq is not your usual ripperdoc, or cybernetic surgeon, as he prefers. (And it’s both polite…
Play D&D in VR with digital tabletop platform Dungeon Full Dive
Become immersed in playthroughs of roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Full Dive, a digital platform that…
Wizards of the Coast Teases a Phyrexian ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Drop
Wizards of the Coast teased a new Secret Lair Drop Series set, for Magic: The Gathering, themed around the Phyrexian…
Life After Dungeon creators hope to let you play as your dead RPG characters
Upcoming roleplaying game Life After Dungeon looks to allow players to integrate characters from any other RPG or franchise -…
MTG: Wizards Of The Coast Sunsets Pro League, Refocuses On ‘Bottom Up Growth’
Wizards of the Coast announced late last week that the current season of Magic Pro League will be its last,…
Once More Into the Void is an RPG in which the crew get back together for one last job (in space)
Jason Pitre and Jamila Nedjadi have found Kickstarter success with Once More Into the Void, a sci-fi tabletop RPG with…
Exclusive: The first look at ARC’s alternative cover, the RPG to slay the apocalypse
External Funeral and momatoes have a doom RPG project heading for Kickstarter called ARC. That’s the same External Funeral you…
Warhammer World Building: River Life
🐙 Disclosure: The post contributor may earn affiliate commission on sales from this page.Warhammer World Building creates campaign settings using Cubicle…
Geek Native Patron gift: Buzzard! #1 and Buzzard! #2
Buzzard! is an action comic from Andrea Wolf, which has been described as Deadpool meets Kingsman. I think that fits.…
RPG Smart Box: Smonex offers up an all-in-one player storage box
The idea behind Smonex’s “RPG Smart Box” is that it has everything you need to be a player on D&D…
Onyx Path Publishing’s TryItCon bundles
As the Geek Native convention calendar reminds us, TryItCon is on right now. The purpose of TryItCon is to find…
Free to Download: Defiant Awakening – play as a fallen angel
Geek Native reviewed and enjoyed the Defiant RPG a year ago. It might seem odd to release a free quick…
Mech-dino horrors and Cthulhu-spawn (mostly): A review of Nightmares 1
Nightmares 1 is a collection of monsters for 5e by Cthulhu-famous Petersen Games. It gets a thumb up from this…
Knight of the Sun: The gorgeous moral dilemma of wicked 5e module
Knight of the Sun is a 5e adventure module for 3 to 6 characters of levels 2 to 4. It’s…
Free League Publishing predict a 5e version of The One Ring RPG
The second edition of The Lord of the Rings RPG was Kickstarted by Free League Publishing, taking over the publishing…
Have you ever invented a drink for an RPG?
At the start of the year, Geek Native had $50 worth of Geek House Coffee to giveaway. Entering the competition…
Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021!
May is Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month! In this blog, we wanted to give the members of our community the…
‘Mutants and Masterminds’ Let’s Anyone Become A Superhero: RPG Spotlight
We’re choosing our favorite super powers and tights this week on RPG Spotlight as we join a super team and…
Outside the Box – May 14th
Welcome to another issue of Outside the box! This week with news from Infinity, Mantic Games, TT Combat, Para Bellum…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #100
It’s Friday, and as a friend of mine likes to say, “Welcome to the geekend!” Also, though, welcome to the…
Indie platform Itch.io’s inaugural Creator Day eschews revenue cuts for 24 hours
Popular indie game platform and storefront Itch.io is running its first ever Creator Day throughout May 14th, funneling 100% of…
One-on-One Roleplaying: Adapting Tales of the Old Margreve
And now we’re going to take theory and put it into practice with one of our favorite products from Kobold…
Today Is Itch.io’s First Creator Day – All Sales Go Directly To Devs
Popular indie platform and purveyor of “unspeakable games” (according to Apple) Itch.io is giving 100% of its revenue to creators…