Jack Monkey Games
Tabletop RPG · Warhammer 40K · Board Games · Fiction
Jack Monkey Games is an Australian tabletop gaming blog based in Lithgow NSW, covering Warhammer 40K, Dungeons & Dragons, board game reviews, RPG fiction, and the Star-Fall actual play podcast. Whether you’re a seasoned game master, a new player picking up your first dice, or a Warhammer hobbyist just getting into painting — you’ll find something here.
We’re part of the LithGeek community hub at 85 Main Street, Lithgow — where we stock Warhammer 40K models, Citadel paints, and run free Thursday night game nights open to all skill levels. Based in the Central West of NSW and serving the Blue Mountains, Bathurst, and beyond.
Latest from the Vault
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Setting a Non-Combat Scenes in Your Roleplaying Game
How can you prevent your players from causing issues with the NPCs during Non-Combat Scene? This is a common concern among gamemasters. Players often tend to misbehave in these situations, such as when a mage conspicuously casts spells to impress a court wizard, a barbarian scratches or belches loudly, or a thief contemplates mischief in…
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Pieces of Her: A tale of horror
The legend says that most of the city was ash when the temple of Ishtar finally fell, but the legend could be mistaken; after all, no one who was alive then, is alive now. But imagine you are, as the Gods are, and can see between the clouds. She could have calmly been going about…
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The One Who Waits: A new tale of tragedy
The grieving family arrived too close to closing time and were forced to say hello and goodbye almost in a single breath. When you live at the cemetery, you learn that the face of sadness can be a mask of confusion when you simply don’t know what to do. These people moved with characteristic indecision,…
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My Beautiful Son: A tale of horror (PART TWO)
Still, there were so many moments during his life that his condition could have been caught or captured, but somehow it was hidden from the world. He was very healthy and well developed, plump and cheerful, a good feeder and sleeper. When he had doctors and dentist appointments I waited for someone to see that…
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How to play an asshole and have the other players not hate you.
The whole point of Role playing games is to play someone you are not. This is why a lot of people like to play Fighters or Wizards. Me I like to role-play asshole character, you know those people who you rather not spend any time with. The problem is that a lot of the players…
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My Beautiful Son: A tale of horror (PART ONE)
I don’t remember the night I fell pregnant, at least in any firm way. Memory has allowed me some vague impressions of the haze and heat of the nightclub, but mostly I remember how my heart’s drumming was in time with the music. I let my body flow and melt into the drunken, whirling rhythm.…
Based in Lithgow NSW, Australia — part of the LithGeek network.
Warhammer 40K
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Roll for Initiative This Halloween: Free D&D, Shadowrun, Warhammer & Board Games in Lithgow
Free tabletop gaming at Lithgow Halloween: D&D, Shadowrun, learn-to-play Warhammer, mini painting and board games. Union Theatre, Sat 31 Oct, 11am–3pm.
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LithGeek Is More Than a Gaming PC Shop — It’s Where Warhammer 40K Comes to Life in Lithgow
I want to talk about something that genuinely makes me proud — and it’s not the custom gaming PCs, though those are pretty great too. If you’ve been following Jack Monkey Games for a while, you’ll know that tabletop gaming is at the heart of everything we do here. Warhammer 40K, D&D, board games, actual…
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Warhammer 40K in Lithgow NSW — Models, Paint, and Thursday Night Game Nights
LithGeek in Lithgow NSW stocks Warhammer 40K models, Citadel paints, and runs Thursday night game nights. Local hobby supplies for the Central West and Blue Mountains.
Tabletop RPG
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Embracing the Chaos: GM Tips for When Players Ruin Your Plans
Every GM’s plans fall apart. Learn how to embrace the chaos when players ruin your plans, with a Shadowrun story and 3 GM tips.
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that awkward moment when a player is not a good fit.
Finding players used to be the hard part I remember the days when you didn’t have much choice about who sat at the table for RPG night. Between the Satanic Panic and the general view that “only nerds play Dungeons and Dragons,” it was hard to find other players. I remember moving to a new…
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The Eternal Struggle: Scheduling Games as an Adult Gamer
Gathering a group of adventurers to save the kingdom is hard enough in Dungeons & Dragons. Add the challenge of aligning adult schedules, and it can feel like a quest designed by the cruelest Dungeon Master. For adult gamers, juggling work, family, and life commitments often means scheduling the next game session is harder than defeating…