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Robert Eggers helped design the world of Realm of LARP and now creator Victor Varnado is bringing it to the big screen.
The Amulet of Life: Cult roleplaying series reborn as a cinematic event
Realm of LARP returns as a 101-minute feature film titled The Amulet of Life, with fans deciding the future of the series through a global gaming challenge.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Robert Eggers helped design the world of Realm of LARP and now creator Victor Varnado is bringing it to the big screen.
Ever wondered what it’s like to deliver post while dodging salt packets and spiders? We review Snail Mail: The RPG by Ri Laine Hastings.
Review: Snail Mail -The RPG
Ri Laine Hastings invites players to a world of tiny stakes in Snail Mail: The RPG. We review this solo-friendly game about delivering post in a dangerous garden.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ever wondered what it’s like to deliver post while dodging salt packets and spiders? We review Snail Mail: The RPG by Ri Laine Hastings.
Support your local gaming store by using our interactive map wrapper. We have identified Chaosium stockists in locations like Providence and Oxford that serve as perfect starting points for investigators seeking forbidden knowledge www.geeknative.com/2...
December 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Support your local gaming store by using our interactive map wrapper. We have identified Chaosium stockists in locations like Providence and Oxford that serve as perfect starting points for investigators seeking forbidden knowledge www.geeknative.com/2...
There is a specific satisfaction in feeling a precision engineered lock finally click into place. These new metal challenges from Puzzle Master test your logic and patience with difficulty levels that range from teasers to level 10 expert puzzles
Tactile logic puzzles from Christoph Lohe and Yavuz Demirhan surge on Kickstarter
Puzzle Master celebrates thirty years of brain teasers with a new Kickstarter campaign. Explore intricate designs like the Fortress of Shadows and the Crazy Lock by master designers Christoph Lohe and Yavuz Demirhan.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There is a specific satisfaction in feeling a precision engineered lock finally click into place. These new metal challenges from Puzzle Master test your logic and patience with difficulty levels that range from teasers to level 10 expert puzzles
Posthuman Studios has a new game, and they need your eyes on the setting first. www.geeknative.com/2...
December 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Posthuman Studios has a new game, and they need your eyes on the setting first. www.geeknative.com/2...
Trigun news: Yasuhiro Nightow discusses the legacy of Vash in a new interview airing after the global watch party. www.geeknative.com/2...
December 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trigun news: Yasuhiro Nightow discusses the legacy of Vash in a new interview airing after the global watch party. www.geeknative.com/2...
You can now get the complete core rules triad for Kobold Press's Tales of the Valiant for less than the price of one PDF. www.geeknative.com/2...
December 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
You can now get the complete core rules triad for Kobold Press's Tales of the Valiant for less than the price of one PDF. www.geeknative.com/2...
See spice in the air with a tarot deck designed in partnership with the studio behind the Dune films. This set includes a guidebook to help navigate the cards. We are giving away a copy to one resident in the UK.
Competition: Dune - Bene Gesserit Tarot Deck and Guidebook
Win the Dune: Bene Gesserit Tarot Deck and Guidebook. This UK competition offers a chance to own the 78-card deck featuring art from the recent films. Closes Jan 6.
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December 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
See spice in the air with a tarot deck designed in partnership with the studio behind the Dune films. This set includes a guidebook to help navigate the cards. We are giving away a copy to one resident in the UK.
If Studio Ghibli made a TTRPG about 90s tech and road trips, it would look like Runeway. We review the delightful new Quickstart from the Italian design house behind the Cowboy Bebop RPG. www.geeknative.com/2...
December 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If Studio Ghibli made a TTRPG about 90s tech and road trips, it would look like Runeway. We review the delightful new Quickstart from the Italian design house behind the Cowboy Bebop RPG. www.geeknative.com/2...
From original mysteries to the irradiated ruins of Las Vegas, the new Titan Comics slate has something for every type of geek.
Titan Comics unveils massive Summer 2026 line-up featuring Conan and Blade Runner
Titan Comics has revealed its complete Summer 2026 schedule, including new Conan omnibuses and a return to the world of Blade Runner Black Lotus.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
From original mysteries to the irradiated ruins of Las Vegas, the new Titan Comics slate has something for every type of geek.
We created a mythos-themed overlay for Chaosium’s store locator. The interface uses JavaScript and CSS to gate the map behind a seal, allowing you to find local gaming stores through a lens of cosmic horror.
Our take on Chaosium's updated store locator
Find your nearest friendly local gaming store using our hacked Mythos-themed store locator. We’ve wrapped Chaosium’s map in an "occult haze"—dare you break the seal to find hidden archives in Salem, Providence, and beyond?
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December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We created a mythos-themed overlay for Chaosium’s store locator. The interface uses JavaScript and CSS to gate the map behind a seal, allowing you to find local gaming stores through a lens of cosmic horror.
Exploding damage dice meet old-school stats in GAS: Ghost Ape System. It is a functional chassis for genre-hopping, but is it distinct enough from 5e to truly stand out? Read our review.
Review - GAS: Ghost Ape System
Is GAS the last RPG you will ever need? We review the Ghost Ape System to see if this universal d20 ruleset delivers on its pulp promises or simply gets lost in the crowd.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Exploding damage dice meet old-school stats in GAS: Ghost Ape System. It is a functional chassis for genre-hopping, but is it distinct enough from 5e to truly stand out? Read our review.
Most visual novels promise romance and relaxation but this one delivers suffering and regret. The House in Fata Morgana uses a unique aesthetic to weave a story of tragedy and obsessive love that leaves a mark long after the credits roll. www.geeknative.com/2...
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Most visual novels promise romance and relaxation but this one delivers suffering and regret. The House in Fata Morgana uses a unique aesthetic to weave a story of tragedy and obsessive love that leaves a mark long after the credits roll. www.geeknative.com/2...
Put away the d20s. Mana Project Studio's Runeway uses a bag of Futhark runes for conflict resolution. We review the English Quickstart of this whimsical, weird road-trip RPG.
Review: Runeway TTRPG - Quickstart
Hit the road in the world of Weyrd. We review the Runeway Quickstart from Mana Project Studio. A diceless, rune-based TTRPG mixing 90s tech, magic, and Studio Ghibli vibes.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Put away the d20s. Mana Project Studio's Runeway uses a bag of Futhark runes for conflict resolution. We review the English Quickstart of this whimsical, weird road-trip RPG.
This is the game that "Project Black Flag" became - a fully open, 5E-compatible "forever" system.
Kobold Press's "Black Flag" RPG Tales of the Valiant headlines new bundle
Bundle of Holding has a new deal for Tales of the Valiant, the "Project Black Flag" 5E-compatible RPG from Kobold Press.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This is the game that "Project Black Flag" became - a fully open, 5E-compatible "forever" system.
This all-ages TTRPG lets you play as cats saving their owners from aliens, witches, and loneliness.
Save your humans from troubles with the Magical Kitties Save the Day bundle
Bundle of Holding has a new deal for Magical Kitties Save the Day, the all-ages TTRPG from Atlas Games where players control cats saving their humans.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This all-ages TTRPG lets you play as cats saving their owners from aliens, witches, and loneliness.
Time to rock the tightest stripy trousers in Venice with this limited-time RPG freebie
Grab your stripy trousers: Free Serenissima Obscura expansion available until New Year
Vortex Verlag releases "The Trouser Club," a free 6-page setlet for the Serenissima Obscura RPG featuring Venetian rivalries. Available until Dec 31.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Time to rock the tightest stripy trousers in Venice with this limited-time RPG freebie
Want to help shape a new RPG world before the rules even drop?
Posthuman Studios launches open playtest for weird fantasy RPG The Snarl
Posthuman Studios has released the first playtest packet for The Snarl. Explore the "Weald" in this new weird fantasy RPG from the creators of Eclipse Phase.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Want to help shape a new RPG world before the rules even drop?
"Tomb of the Ancient Moor King", F**k you dice, "Chicken Rebellion", but the headline Kickstarter goes to Todd's "BX Advanced Bestiary Vol 3"
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December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Tomb of the Ancient Moor King", F**k you dice, "Chicken Rebellion", but the headline Kickstarter goes to Todd's "BX Advanced Bestiary Vol 3"
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The Worlds Without Number deal includes the Atlas of the Latter Earth expansion and the Deluxe core rules, but it expires on the 24th!
Build the ultimate fantasy sandbox with the Worlds Without Number bundle
Bundle of Holding has a new deal for Worlds Without Number, the fantasy sandbox TTRPG from Kevin Crawford and Sine Nomine Publishing.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Worlds Without Number deal includes the Atlas of the Latter Earth expansion and the Deluxe core rules, but it expires on the 24th!
Featuring archetypal figures from the Reverend Mother to the Shai Hulud this Dune tarot deck connects deeply with the recent films. We have a copy of the deck and guidebook available for a lucky winner in the UK.
Competition: Dune - Bene Gesserit Tarot Deck and Guidebook
Win the Dune: Bene Gesserit Tarot Deck and Guidebook. This UK competition offers a chance to own the 78-card deck featuring art from the recent films. Closes Jan 6.
www.geeknative.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Featuring archetypal figures from the Reverend Mother to the Shai Hulud this Dune tarot deck connects deeply with the recent films. We have a copy of the deck and guidebook available for a lucky winner in the UK.
The Human Typhoon returns this January, and you can catch up on the chaos for free on YouTube.
Watch all of Trigun Stampede for free on YouTube before Stargaze arrives
Crunchyroll is hosting a global Trigun Stampede watch party on YouTube starting 6th January 2026, featuring an interview with Yasuhiro Nightow ahead of the Trigun Stargaze premiere.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Human Typhoon returns this January, and you can catch up on the chaos for free on YouTube.
One rulebook to rule them all? Ghost Ape Games wants GAS to be the only RPG on your shelf. It handles d20 universal play, but does it sacrifice too much flavour for flexibility? We take a look.
Review - GAS: Ghost Ape System
Is GAS the last RPG you will ever need? We review the Ghost Ape System to see if this universal d20 ruleset delivers on its pulp promises or simply gets lost in the crowd.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
One rulebook to rule them all? Ghost Ape Games wants GAS to be the only RPG on your shelf. It handles d20 universal play, but does it sacrifice too much flavour for flexibility? We take a look.
Andrew Patridge remains at Anime Limited following a buyout by the creators of Godzilla. Plus, news on Warhammer The Old World and D&D VR updates
Audio EXP Podcast: #313 - Crazy hippy Santa time
Toho acquires Anime Limited, the definitive 13th Age arrives, and we discuss the economics of community over competition with BackerKit CEO Max Salzberg.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Andrew Patridge remains at Anime Limited following a buyout by the creators of Godzilla. Plus, news on Warhammer The Old World and D&D VR updates
This week's new releases include the "Yipee-Ki-Yay Nova City", "Embers of Solithar", "DELPHI RPG", "Spore RPG", but the headline goes to Green Ronin's "The Expanse RPG: Transport Union Edition" www.geeknative.com/2... #ttrpg #theexpanse
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This week's new releases include the "Yipee-Ki-Yay Nova City", "Embers of Solithar", "DELPHI RPG", "Spore RPG", but the headline goes to Green Ronin's "The Expanse RPG: Transport Union Edition" www.geeknative.com/2... #ttrpg #theexpanse