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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 1d

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 17h

SPINE has been released on itch! You can download your PDF or a printable booklet today to start playing!

I'm keeping it FREE through the end of October.

backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine

Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 14d

SPINE is a solo tabletop RPG that looks like a book. It is your anchor to the fictional world, a prop, and a work of art — a keepsake — that you co-create, all in one.

In SPINE, you quite literally embody a researcher who is reading and marking up the physical book in front of you.

Embody the researcher who is reading and marking up the physical book in front of you.

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Kelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · 1d

#kiwirpg is bringing you a Halloween bundle! 13 spooky works for #dnd , Mausritter, FATE, MotW and more for just $10.

Get your halloween game sorted and support your friendly kiwi creatives while you're at it!
#ttrpg #bundle

itch.io/b/3326/trick...

Trick or TTRPG! by Kelly Whyte and 7 others

Trick or TTRPG!: 13 items for $9.99

itch.io

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · 1d

A very very kind review of EMSF!

Paul Czege @paulczege.bsky.social · Nov 4

I played Earth Mother, Sky Father with my friend @gabriellerab.bsky.social last week. It's a duet game. It's really good. It's not mechanically complicated. It's a path through pre-written prompts. One player chooses a prompt for the other player to respond to, asks a...

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My hand holding a home printed copy of Earth Mother, Sky Father, by Riwhi Kenny.

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · 1d

Ngā mihi, thanks Paul, what an honour to know my game is sticking with you!

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · 6d

Got two moon based ttrpg characters right now, and every so often when I've been rolling bad with their dice, I put them outside in the full moon time cleanse the Bad Rolls. So of course the super moon last night meant putting them out to improve the rolls as we come to the end of our campaign!

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Kelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · Sep 8

We have officially begun! You can back Flock to Me now to get the paranormal adventure for Monster of the Week and Strange Squad!

We need your help to bring this creature feature to life so back us if you can on Kickstarter.

#motw #pbta #ttrpg #kiwirpg

Flock to Me (MotW & Strange Squad)

A paranormal TTRPG adventure for Monster of the Week and Strange Squad.

www.kickstarter.com

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Sep 6

Pōneke folks, come play Whakawhitinga with me at Roll for Hope! ❤️🖤🤍

DanaCatCat Wears A Mask 🇳🇿😸💀🌈 @daytheelf.bsky.social · Aug 28

Upcoming ttrpg conv in Wellington (20 Sept). How cool does this one look??? Linked for full description!
"Whakawhitinga is a Te Ao Māori informed worldbuilding game, that uses the framework of te timatanga o te ao, the creation of the world." @kiwirpg.bsky.social
rollforhope.nz/2025/08/16/w...

Whakawhitinga

Whakawhitinga is a Te Ao Māori informed worldbuilding game, that uses the framework of te timatanga o te ao, the creation of the world. Following 5 phases of building a world through asking and ans…

rollforhope.nz

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ngā mihi e hoa, tha ks so much for your kind words!!

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Sam Robson @dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social · Aug 21

#RPGaDay day 21: Unexpected

When Lineages of the Long White Cloud volume 2 was announced for #dnd, I was pleasantly surprised! What more could be done with #Aotearoa wildlife? The answer is- so much more!!!

You can get both volumes here as an omnibus: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Lineages of the Long White Cloud, Omnibus Edition (Print & PDF) - Kelly Whyte | LotLWC | DriveThruRPG

All the magic of Aotearoa (New Zealand) in one convenient 5e tome! The Omnibus Edition of Lineages of the Long White Cloud combines volumes 1 and 2, giving you: 18 playable species, based on the real ...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Sam Robson @dungeonofthedragon.bsky.social · Aug 21

Live out your sad monster dreams in the #wanderhome inspired #ttrpg Nowhere Home!

samrobsondmg.itch.io/nowhere-home

Nowhere Home by Sam Robson

A game of outcast monsters whose only home is each other.

samrobsondmg.itch.io

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Kelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · Aug 13

Lineages of the Long White Cloud is finally out in print!

Pick up the 72 page book that brings 18 species of Aotearoa's native wildlife to D&D 5e for 20% off this week on @drivethrurpg.com : www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Play as a kiwi, kea, a huhu beetle, and so many more!
#kiwirpg #ttrpg

Lineages of the Long White Cloud, Omnibus Edition (PDF) - Kelly Whyte | LotLWC | DriveThruRPG

All the magic of Aotearoa (New Zealand) in one convenient 5e tome! The Omnibus Edition of Lineages of the Long White Cloud combines volumes 1 and 2, giving you: 18 playable species, based on the real ...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 13

I would absolutely love that! So excited yaaay 🎉You have a lovely and swampy day too, my friend!

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you! Was very happy to find that yarn colorway!

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 13

*500 whoops

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⚔️🎀 𝔉𝔦𝔞𝔡𝔥 🎀⚔️ @fiadh.bsky.social · Aug 12

a bunny holding a spiked morning star by lily seika jones
text: we must remain whimsical to survive the horrors of this world

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 13

@sleepybadgergames.bsky.social wrote a game about this! And is writing one about a 509 year shark 👀

🍂k a r e n @andthenisleep.bsky.social · Aug 13

A female Greenland shark was found to be around 400 years old. She’s been swimming through the cold ocean depths since the 1600s.

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 13

In honour of a new boggy game slowly pickling away in my brain (maths is hard), here's a very swampy jumper I just finished crocheting!

A crocheted jumper made of green and brown yarn. In white letters on the front are the words 'get bogged'

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 10

Ngā mihi Sam! An honour to know you like it! ❤️🖤🤍

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · Aug 3

I am delighted to confirm that, with participants as a proportion of that country's population, New Zealand is currently in the lead with 0.0043% of the population taking part so far. :D

Well done, New Zealand! Keep it up!

Entries from all countries welcome: survey.gendercensus.com

Gender Census 2025

Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

survey.gendercensus.com

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🇵🇸 Arcane Whiskers 🇵🇸 @arcanewhiskers.bsky.social · Aug 9

Hey I'm Arcane and I'm a Palestinian tabletop game dev and 3D artist working on an original TTRPG system called Quasar Tales From The Endless Void!
Quasar has a tactical high action combat system and an original space opera setting and its free!
arcane-whiskers.itch.io/quasar-tales...

Quasar, Tales From The Endless Void by Arcane Whiskers

swashbuckling co-op skirmishes in a space opera setting

arcane-whiskers.itch.io

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 9

Ngā mihi nui e hoa! 💚💚

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 9

Kia ora Emma! Thanks so much, lovely to hear you enjoy them! And yay for a fellow bog enthusiast 💚💚💚

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 9

Aw, thanks Logan! Still in love with your dusky moorhen game (and all your other games too tbh) 🐔💚🍃

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Riwhi K @takataapui.bsky.social · Aug 9

Kia ora! I'm Riwhi, I've written a 3 games Māori games! 'Whakawhitinga' is a GM-less worldbuilding game informed by a Māori story. 'Earth Mother, Sky Father' is a duet conversation game about Māori deities, and 'it is a beautiful day on the marae and you are a baby pūkeko' is about a Māori ritual!

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