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A geek culture blog with plenty of TTRPG / RPG news and nerdy topics. Faves include fashion and merch, anime, board games, tech and movies. www.geeknative.com

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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 11h
Between automated keyword filters and awkward table pronunciation, Chaosium has officially rebranded an iconic Great Old One as Shub-Gorath in its latest board game project. #Lovecraft
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Why Chaosium changed Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath for Old Ones Origins
Chaosium renames the cosmic entity Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath in Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins, citing algorithmic filters and gaming table comfort.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 11h
Tired of disposable NPCs? Meaningful Connections turns social encounters into living relationships with real consequences, but does tracking trust with math make your tabletop game better or just more work?
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Review: Meaningful Connections: Running Better Roleplay Encounters
Discover our review of Meaningful Connections: Running Better Roleplay Encounters by Sarah Thomas, exploring Trust Scores and 5e social encounter rules.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 13h
Most fantasy campaigns treat conversations as brief breathers between fights. Remorker's Kalusa: The Enchanted City flips that balance with 33 fully realised personalities and 16 interconnected urban stories across three rules systems. #TabletopGames www.geeknative.com/2...
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 14h
Anker launched a 45W smart charger with an animated screen that reacts to charging draw. If you want a quirky desk companion without buying an overpriced robot pet, this plug might do the trick. #Anker
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Forget £300 robot pets: Anker’s 45W Smart Display charger brings personality to your desk
cAnker's new 45W Nano Smart Display charger pairs iPhone-tailored fast charging with an expressive, animated face that reacts to your device's power draw.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 14h
Brand Licensing Europe kicks off this week in London as Rebellion takes Judge Dredd and 2000 AD to global partners with new apparel, tech gear, and crossover figures. #2000AD
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2000 AD marks Day of Dredd with sprawling commercial expansion across fashion, toys, and tech
Rebellion lines up new licensing deals with Palace Skateboards, Nacelle, and Logitech G as 2000 AD builds commercial momentum towards its 50th anniversary in 2027.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 16h
Nine years after first unveiling Orken, Marko Djurdjevic returns with physical books and sharp words on manufactured scarcity. #lucca www.geeknative.com/2...
Stylized illustration of a warrior in elaborate teal and brown armor with a masked helmet and a huge black feathered plume, surrounded by drifting pink petals. A bright pink moon or sun glows behind the figure against a teal sky.A stylized fantasy illustration shows a warrior with orange-and-gray armor and long dreadlocks facing off against a large snake-like creature. The warrior holds a knife while gripping the serpent’s body, with a hazy battlefield background behind them.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 17h
"Phantasy Star TTRPG", "Sand Dunes and Sabers", "Scalemail", "Bugbusters" and more, but the headline release is AntiMatter Games' "Uncharted Realms" www.geeknative.com/2... #ttrpg #routinelyitemised #uncharted
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 19h
Good Society 2nd Edition brings Regency manners, drawing room gossip, and scandalous letters into a lavish new box set. Here is a look at the revised tabletop mechanics.
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Good Society 2nd Edition: Regency drama returns in a deluxe box set
Storybrewers Roleplaying brings Good Society 2nd Edition to Kickstarter with a lavish box set, expanded rules, and full Regency romance mechanics.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 20h
Rebuilding Earth twenty years after an alien war takes more than big guns. Indie studio Ox Games tests collaborative directing tools and an opposed d6 engine in Sine. #tabletop
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Ox Games unveils Sine, a cinematic sci-fi roleplaying game set after an alien war
Created by Canadian comedians Jason Ox and Julian Frid, Sine casts players as clone veterans rebuilding Earth using a streamlined d6 Sine Scale engine.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can an animated series capture Gielinor without the endless grind? Jagex is teaming up with MoistCr1TiKaL and Lyrical Media to adapt RuneScape for television, alongside a new Unreal Engine MMO. #RuneScape www.geeknative.com/2...
A bustling medieval-fantasy town with timbered houses and stone towers surrounds a central market or festival area with a striped tent and colorful banners, backed by snowy mountains. Several floating islands hover in the sky, and a glowing number 4 appears above the mountain.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
From glass resonance breaches to the subterranean Undersinger, Glass Choir: Namar delivers a complete desert setting for tabletop roleplaying games via MyMiniFactory. www.geeknative.com/2...
A group of unpainted tan fantasy and monster miniatures is arranged on a black background, including snakes, insect-like creatures, humanoid figures, and larger sculpted creatures. A red six-sided die sits at the right for scale.A pinkish resin dragon bust with an arched neck, open mouth, and spines along its back rises from a rocky base, with a red translucent six-sided die beside it for scale.Several unpainted tan tabletop miniatures are arranged on a black surface, including two camels, a reclining camel, a small four-legged animal, two bird figures, and a mound with a skeletal creature on top. A translucent red six-sided die sits at the right.A group of unpainted tan miniature figurines is arranged on a black surface, showing many fantasy-style characters and warriors in varied poses with weapons, cloaks, and props.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Can independent publishers turn miniature STLs into reliable recurring income without platform lock-in? Former MyMiniFactory marketing head Anjuli Smith has launched Tabletop Growth Partners to test the model. #TabletopGames
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Tabletop Growth Partners launches with MyMiniFactory backing and anti-AI pledge
Anjuli Smith launches Tabletop Growth Partners to connect tabletop roleplaying games with recurring 3D print revenue and an anti-AI creator pledge.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus brings updated animation and revised storytelling to Crunchyroll across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa this October. www.geeknative.com/2...
Close-up of an intense anime fighter with spiky red hair, red eyes, and a stern expression, lit by a bright fiery glow. The background is filled with blazing orange and yellow flames.Close-up of a purple, cat-like animated face with narrowed yellow eyes and a stern expression against a blue background.An anime-style white and purple alien villain with a glowing purple dome on his head reaches both hands toward the viewer, fingers spread wide, with a fierce grin against a blue sky.Close-up of a purple cat-like humanoid anime character with yellow eyes and bared teeth, thrusting a glowing pink energy orb forward against a blue-purple background.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🎧 Rebellion expands Judge Dredd across tech and fashion for Day of Dredd, Renegade parts with White Wolf, and Slithy Tove Games takes October's spotlight. All the news in Audio EXP 350. #TabletopRPG 🎧
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Audio EXP #350: Day of Dredd, World of Darkness Fractures, and Deconstructing Orcs
Girdy breaks down Day of Dredd expansions, Renegade parting ways with White Wolf, Marko Djurdjevic's Orken, and Slithy Tove Games winning October's spotlight.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Managing a 90s grunge band means balancing rehearsal calendars, predatory contracts, and member burnout. Critical Role and LICHTHUND have teamed up for ROCKBEASTS ahead of its 2027 launch. #ROCKBEASTS
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Critical Role teams with Lichthund to co-publish Rockbeasts
Critical Role partners with LICHTHUND to co-publish 1990s grunge management RPG ROCKBEASTS, featuring voice work from the core cast alongside Iggy Pop.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Following its shift to a free client, SmiteWorks buys Eldritch Foundry assets to add 3D character building and animation loops into Fantasy Grounds. Here is what players can expect. #TTRPG
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SmiteWorks acquires Eldritch Foundry to integrate 3D miniatures into Fantasy Grounds
SmiteWorks acquires Eldritch Foundry to integrate modular 3D character creation directly into Fantasy Grounds, bringing dynamic miniatures to the tabletop.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
After ten years of miniature analysis, The Outer Circle shuts down public broadcasts following Games Workshop copyright strikes and toxic community harassment. A scaled-back presence may continue behind closed doors on Patreon. #Warhammer
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Games Workshop copyright claims and harassment force The Outer Circle off YouTube
Meta description: Australian tabletop channel The Outer Circle ends video production after Games Workshop targets 3D print designs on Cults 3D amid growing online hostility.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Designed with OpenDyslexic fonts and an arch d4, the new D&D disability pride dice set targets tabletop accessibility while supporting AAPD. #TTRPG
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New Dungeons & Dragons Disability Pride dice support AAPD with accessible design
Sirius Dice and Wizards of the Coast release an accessible D&D dice set featuring OpenDyslexic numbers, an arch d4, and charity support for AAPD.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wizards hires fresh design talent, Renegade shifts licensing deals, and Iron Studios reveals an official Tarrasque model. Catch up on the latest headlines from across the roleplaying games industry. #TTRPG www.geeknative.com/2... #routinelyitemised
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Chaosium has renamed Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath for Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins. The change tackles automated content filters and awkward table moments, drawing on pulp roots from Robert E. Howard. #CallOfCthulhu
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Why Chaosium changed Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath for Old Ones Origins
Chaosium renames the cosmic entity Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath in Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins, citing algorithmic filters and gaming table comfort.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pick up three massive volumes of OSR game theory, new classes, and table-ready mini-dungeons for $17.95. #TTRPG
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OSR treasure trove: Grab three issues of KNOCK! Magazine at Bundle of Holding
Explore over 600 pages of weird OSR tables, strange monsters, maps, and brilliant essays with the KNOCK! Magazine bundle from The Merry Mushmen.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When 80% of your tickets sell in the final week, running a £12,000 festival becomes an unsustainable gamble. Manchester tabletop organiser Dungeons & Flagons explains the growing costs behind keeping local gaming afloat. #TabletopGaming
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Manchester tabletop organiser Dungeons & Flagons faces financial uncertainty ahead of 10th anniversary
Manchester organiser Dungeons & Flagons reports ongoing losses ahead of its 10th anniversary as rising venue costs and late festival bookings take a toll.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Following the cancellation of the Total Chaos Edition, Raccoon Sky Pirates Classic relaunches on Kickstarter with stripped-back tiers and a focus on simple fulfilment. #Tabletop
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Raccoon Sky Pirates returns to Kickstarter following cancelled big-box reboot
Raccoon Sky Pirates returns to Kickstarter as designer Chrys Sellers drops big-box production bloat to revive the original mailer-box roleplaying game.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From major industry shifts between Wizards of the Coast and White Wolf to new indie tabletop reviews, catch up on this week's essential roleplaying games coverage. #TabletopRPG
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Routinely Itemised: RPG #381
Catch up on the latest tabletop RPG developments, featuring WotC personnel moves, Fantasy Grounds integration updates, and indie crowdfunding reviews.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Remorker takes tabletop roleplaying games into an enchanted, Prague-inspired metropolis where social intrigue matters more than dungeon clearing. Here is our preview of Kalusa: The Enchanted City ahead of its English translation run. #TTRPG
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Kalusa: The Enchanted City preview - System-neutral arcanepunk
An in-depth preview of Kalusa: The Enchanted City, Remorker's urban fantasy sandbox offering 33 NPCs, 16 non-linear adventures, and three rules supplements.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Before fantasy favoured tidy moral systems, Michael Moorcock gave us corrupt sorcerer-empires and psychedelic ends of time. Next month sees Hawkmoon hit comic shops alongside a fresh space-rock adaptation of An Alien Heat. #Hawkmoon www.geeknative.com/2...
Surreal album cover featuring a woman in a transparent pod above a reflective blue lake, surrounded by glowing blue energy arcs, mountains, and a large purple moon in a cloudy sky. Readable text says “SPIRITS BURNING & MICHAEL MOORCOCK” and “An Alien Heat.”
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Stuck inside as the winter cold bites? This lean sci-fi survival title drops you straight into the action with zero prep and sharp tactical solo play. #TTRPG
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Review: Vault of the Sun - Cycles of Rebellion
Read our review of Vault of the Sun: Cycles of Rebellion, a zero-prep sci-fi tactical challenge game built for solo and group survival play.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Four decades on, the folklore-rich world of Legend is still growing. We talk with Red Ruin Publishing about community writing, Blood Sword prequels, and physical print runs for classic roleplaying games. #TTRPG
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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Red Ruin Publishing and the resilient fan-craft of legend
Geek Native speaks to Simon Barns of Red Ruin Publishing about zine origins, physical gamebooks, and keeping the classic world of Dragon Warriors alive.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Free-to-play failed Degenesis, so Marko Djurdjevic rebuilt his publishing model from scratch for Orken. Here is what happened when art met physical reality. #TTRPG
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Deconstructing the Orc: Marko Djurdjevic on worldbuilding, Degenesis lessons, and launching Orken
Marvel artist and SIXMOREVODKA founder Marko Djurdjevic speaks to Geek Native about subverting fantasy tropes, sustainable publishing, and launching Orken.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rebellion marks Day of Dredd today with a wide licensing push, teaming Judge Dredd with Palace Skateboards, Logitech G, and Biker Mice action figures ahead of 2000 AD's 50th anniversary. #DayOfDredd
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2000 AD marks Day of Dredd with sprawling commercial expansion across fashion, toys, and tech
Rebellion lines up new licensing deals with Palace Skateboards, Nacelle, and Logitech G as 2000 AD builds commercial momentum towards its 50th anniversary in 2027.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Toei Animation remasters Dragon Ball Super with redrawn cuts and a reconstructed plot, streaming weekly on Crunchyroll from 11 October 2026. #dragonball
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Dragon Ball Super: Beerus remasters the God of Destruction arc for Crunchyroll this October
Toei Animation remasters Dragon Ball Super with redrawn cuts and a reconstructed plot, streaming weekly on Crunchyroll from 11 October 2026.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ashfall Chronicles has funded Glass Choir: Namar on Kickstarter, bringing 154 modular grimdark desert STLs to tabletop roleplaying games with SLA miniatures and FDM scenery.
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Glass Choir: Namar - A sun-scorched setting for TTRPGs
Ashfall Chronicles funds Glass Choir: Namar on Kickstarter, delivering 154 modular grimdark desert STLs designed for tabletop roleplaying games.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Which tabletop press deserves an in-depth interview next? Geek Native has opened an open, confidential nomination hub for the RPG Publisher Spotlight, with voting on the current round closing this week. #TabletopRPGs
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Geek Native opens dedicated RPG Publisher Spotlight nominations hub
Geek Native launches a dedicated RPG Publisher Spotlight nomination hub as community voting on the current tabletop shortlist enters its final days.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good Smile Company has revisited Shin Godzilla’s ridiculously strange second form, by releasing a Nendoroid No. 3100 that perfectly captures the terrifying cutie patootie.
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You can now pre-order your very own Shin Godzilla with this silly nendoroid second form figure
Good Smile Company has revisited Shin Godzilla's ridiculously strange second form, by releasing a Nendoroid No. 3100 that perfectly captures the terrifying cutie patootie.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SmiteWorks has acquired the assets of Eldritch Foundry, bringing modular 3D character creation straight into the Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop environment. Read the breakdown of the three-phase technical roadmap. #FantasyGrounds
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SmiteWorks acquires Eldritch Foundry to integrate 3D miniatures into Fantasy Grounds
SmiteWorks acquires Eldritch Foundry to integrate modular 3D character creation directly into Fantasy Grounds, bringing dynamic miniatures to the tabletop.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tokyo's Comiket draws half a million people, but does your local favourite punch above its weight on the global map? Explore the scale of the world's biggest conventions and vote to classify your home expo. www.geeknative.com/6... #Conventions
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Visualised: The world's biggest geek conventions by scale
A living treemap showing the relative size and categories of dozens of geeky conventions around the world.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
White Wolf is taking World of Darkness TTRPG development entirely in-house starting next year, officially concluding its six-year publishing partnership with Renegade Game Studios. Full transition details and what happens to your books here. #TTRPG
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Renegade Game Studios parts ways with White Wolf over World of Darkness
White Wolf and Renegade Game Studios are parting ways, bringing World of Darkness tabletop roleplaying games development back in-house from 2027.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The clock is running down on Tavern Publishing's One Night Adventures. Back before 3 October to grab three zero-prep fifth edition one-shots and support a dedicated team of human writers and artists.
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One Night Adventures: Low-prep Fifth Edition modules built for single sessions
Read our exclusive interview with Tavern Publishing on funding One Night Adventures, single-session fifth edition modules built for the 2024 rules.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
England schoolgirl Bodhana Sivanandan took her Woman Grandmaster title and another International Master norm at the Samarkand Olympiad, surpassing long-standing records set by Hou Yifan and Kateryna Lagno. #WomenInChess
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How Bodhana Sivanandan took the Women's Grandmaster title at age 11
England's Bodhana Sivanandan secured her Woman Grandmaster title and an International Master norm at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Critical Role is co-publishing ROCKBEASTS, an upcoming 1990s grunge management RPG from LICHTHUND featuring Iggy Pop and Jakub Szamałek. Here is how the mechanics blend rhythm gigs with band survival. #CriticalRole
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Critical Role teams with Lichthund to co-publish Rockbeasts
Critical Role partners with LICHTHUND to co-publish 1990s grunge management RPG ROCKBEASTS, featuring voice work from the core cast alongside Iggy Pop.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Slithy Toad Games took this month's Indie RPG Publisher Spotlight. Patreon backers can now vote across five new nominees to decide who gets featured in November. #TTRPG
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Help independent news: Pick November's RPG Publisher Spotlight
Vote for November's RPG Publisher Spotlight nominees and explore classic advice from the Geek Native archives on running effective horror tabletop games.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Simon Barns of Red Ruin Publishing on how a Discord group grew into a powerhouse for Dragon Warriors adventures, solo gamebooks, and the long-running Casket of Fays zine. Read the full interview. #DragonWarriors
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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Red Ruin Publishing and the resilient fan-craft of legend
Geek Native speaks to Simon Barns of Red Ruin Publishing about zine origins, physical gamebooks, and keeping the classic world of Dragon Warriors alive.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The launch of Minecraft Dungeons II brings the first wave of officially licensed Nintendo Switch 2 gear, led by a dual-character lenticular controller from Turtle Beach. #NintendoSwitch
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Turtle Beach launches officially licensed Minecraft Dungeons II gear as sequel drops
Turtle Beach launches officially licensed Minecraft Dungeons II hardware, featuring Nintendo Switch 2 controllers with anti-drift TMR sticks, headsets, and cases.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When survival comes down to a single d6 roll, every choice matters. Check out how this lightweight sci-fi escape game handles high stakes. #TabletopGames
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Review: Vault of the Sun - Cycles of Rebellion
Read our review of Vault of the Sun: Cycles of Rebellion, a zero-prep sci-fi tactical challenge game built for solo and group survival play.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What happens when an ancient fog recedes to expose a forgotten island? We examine The Isle Beyond the Mist, a complete levels 1 to 7 investigation built for Pathfinder Second Edition. #ttrpg www.geeknative.com/2...
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jujutsu Kaisen fightwear collection brings anime styling to boxing gloves and martial arts gear www.geeknative.com/2...
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Final call to secure 18 top-rated Dungeon Master's Guild 5E sourcebooks and Roll20 compendiums on Humble. #DnD
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Humble RPG Bundle: Dungeon Master's Guild top content from the D&D Community
Explore the Sword Coast and the Astral Plane with top-rated 5E community sourcebooks and adventures in this Dungeon Master's Guild Humble Bundle.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Can a rolling update model replace traditional crowdfunding for indie roleplaying games? Philip Reed tests the idea with Spooky Shadows for SoloDark. #TTRPG www.geeknative.com/2...
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sirius Dice has released official Dungeons & Dragons disability pride dice with OpenDyslexic typography, but questions remain over donation transparency. #DnD
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New Dungeons & Dragons Disability Pride dice support AAPD with accessible design
Sirius Dice and Wizards of the Coast release an accessible D&D dice set featuring OpenDyslexic numbers, an arch d4, and charity support for AAPD.
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