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There was a lot going on during KiwiRPG week, so you’d be forgiven for missing all these games, interviews, and other things.
Every one of these was featured in our KiwiRPG week email newsletter! You should sign up to that! Because it’s full of interesting stuff! And it doesn’t send frequently so it won’t clog your inbox! Sign up here
And why not finish up your cuppa with this RPG.net staff pick about a legendarily unplayable game from the 1990s: How we figured out how to play Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth by Steve Hickey.
Okay that was a cool pile of stuff huh! Aren’t you glad you signed up to the email list?
Yes I am still trying to get more people to sign up to the email list, it’s a good list and we don’t promote it nearly enough, really counting on this post working, to sign up you can go right here!

Did you know KiwiRPG has a mailing list? It’s for KiwiRPG week, giving you reminders, pointing out the best stuff, sharing a few secrets, and then going into hibernation until the next KiwiRPG week.

You should sign up!  

We’ve just sent out our final email for this year’s KiwiRPG week, and it seems like a good idea to include some of the urgent items right here. CUT AND PASTE POWERS ACTIVATE:

 

URGENT ITEMS!

Hurry! Hurry! The clock is tickling! 

  • VOTE! The CRIT Awards have nominated Gothhoblin’s Thus Spake Agathis (Trophy Dark) for “Best Homebrew, Supplement, or Third Party Content”. Find the voting form is linked on the CRIT Awards website https://www.critawards.org/; Gothhoblin has made a bunch of community copies available if you want to check it out. “Thus Spake Agathis is inspired by the near total decimation of the Kauri forests in New Zealand as a result of European colonisation in the 18th and 19th centuries, along with the Kauri tree’s profound place in Māori mythology as connected to the spiritual realm.”
  • One week to go on the Bloodthirst crowdfund! Bloodthirst is a fast-paced vampire roleplaying game built on Gila RPGs’ LUMEN system. Find it on Backerkit here.
  • And this kickstarter is launching soon: Sage Council, a comedic story game about being the city council in a fantasy town!

 

END CUT AND PASTE SECTION! See? Good stuff in there! 

(This has been an attempt to encourage signups to the KiwiRPG week email list. Did it work?)

 

Huge news for KiwiRPG creators on DriveThruRPG: our friends there have set up a KiwiRPG week filter that digs out all the KiwiRPG titles! So cool!

BUT WAIT!

THERE’S MORE!

This means we can do really cool stuff like this: hey DriveThru, show me all the KiwiRPG titles that are included in the Christmas in July sale on right now!

We are so grateful to the team at DriveThru/Roll20 for setting this up!

 

KiwiRPG Week is back for 2026!

From Saturday 4 July to Saturday 11 July, everyone everywhere is invited to watch brilliant panels, exciting and hilarious actual play streams, and dip into a tasty assortment of special offers and features!

This is the fifth annual KiwiRPG Week and once again Kiwi game designers, podcasters, streamers, video creators, artists and more are having a party and inviting the whole world.

Check out the schedule here and get ready for a fantastic celebration of TTRPG creative excellence from Aotearoa!

 

 

Here’s the complete set of actual play streams from KiwiRPG Week 2024!

YouTube playlist: 7 Days of Streaming Streams playlist

and the specific streams are listed below!

This was pulled together by Cosmo_Nought over on Pillowfort and it was such a good idea we’ve copied it here. Are you on Pillowfort? Find KiwiRPG there!

 

Monster of the Week, from Saturday 29th June 2024

Watch GM Ruby Kempand her ADEPT team as they take on a riotous mission for Monster of the Week by Mike Sands, including an interview with Mike at the start and the KiwiRPG closing ceremony.

Whenever the weird or wondrous appear across the country, Aotearoa’s Diablerie and Esoteric Phenomena Taskforce are called on to investigate. This Monster of the Week adventure explores a casefile of magic and mystery in our own backyard. From cryptids to dimensional chaos and all things in between, ADEPT agents are the only people experienced enough to keep Aotearoa safe! … Hopefully.

Merger, from Friday 28th of June 2024

Join GM Seb Byrne and his crew as they play Merger by City Square Studios

Attention valued employees! Mark your calendars for **Friday 28th of June**! It’s time for a mandatory staff training exercise led by our esteemed CEO. 

At our company, we pride ourselves on a workplace culture of caring, learning, and synergy. But remember, failure to meet our company standards during these challenges will result in termination. Consider it motivation to bring out your best selves! 

We expect to see laughter, camaraderie, and a dash of mischief as our challengers navigate the balance between work and life – both work life and life of work. Remember:

  •  Attendance is mandatory.
  •  Appearing happy and excited is mandatory.
  •  Laughing at the CEO’s attempts at commoner humor is mandatory.
  •  Lack of synergy will result in demerit points.
  •  Too many demerit points lead to termination – at the CEO’s discretion.
  •  No mentioning the staff BBQ at the water park – this will result in immediate termination. 

Looking forward to seeing you all there! Let the games begin!  #StaffTraining #ChallengeAccepted #CompanyCulture

d12GO!: Stay Dead, Dammit, from Thursday the 27th of June 2024

Join GM Brad Zimmerman (of Fate of Isen: A Kiwi D&D Podcast) and his crew as they play his very own game – d12GO!, in the brilliantly named zombie setting, Stay Dead, Dammit!

Weeks after a zombie outbreak, and the inevitable collapse of civilisation, a plucky group of survivors learn about an opportunity that’s too good to ignore…

Fight or Fright on Tuesday the 26th of 2024

Watch GM liquorwitch as she and her party play Fight or Fright! by Alex Marinkovich-Josey

A group of trick-or-treaters break into school after hours to commit a candy heist, as the stocks of lollies for their Halloween school fair are stashed there … however, upon making entry to the school things seem to be a bit more spooky than normal! Have our intrepid trick-or-treaters bitten off more than they can chew? Join us as we explore, entertain and hopefully escape the Samhain Fair in one piece!

The Sprawl: The Decoy Run on Tuesday the 25th of June 2024
Join GM Paul aka HippoHQ and and his crew for “The Decoy Run” – played in The Sprawl by Hamish Cameron

As it always is one company has something another wants. However, this time it is something belonging to the government and after multiple sabotage, hacks, and theft attempts, the government is scared and wants it back. They have now opened the door and everyone will be after it. Can the players find the right information and get the correct shipment? Will they be the only ones who do? Or will it all end in disaster and the team will be disavowed?

Deathmatch Island on Monday the 24th of June 2024
Join Greg Ellis (Forever GM) and players from Diceratops Presents as they face Deathmatch Island, the new RPG by Old Dog Games!

The Diceratops team wake up in matching uniforms on a strange island with no idea where they are. Turns out, they’re in an extraordinary theme park where prehistoric creatures have been returned to life! Production has spared no expense bringing it back to life with new and murderous purpose! Welcome to DEATHMATCH ISLAND (now with dinosaurs). Will a single winner backstab their way to victory, or will life find a way?

 Arcane Crimes Division, from Sunday June the 23rd 2024

Here’s the VoD for GM David Easley and his crew for Arcane Crimes Division byImaginary Empire Games – a lighthearted buddy-cop style whodunnit, where the relationship between the detectives takes center stage!

In the magical metropolis of Polarity, the Arcane Crimes Division has it rough. The city is thick with scheming villains and ruthless scoundrels. Our detectives will have to work together to confront criminal masterminds, but working *together* may be the toughest task of all…

The week is ending! KiwiRPG week has been tremendous fun and we’ve done lots of cool things! So that’s it, see you later! Bye now!

Wait just a second!

What’s this? 

It says that’s the last track on the CD… but it’s still playing? Oh my goodness, there are BONUS TRACKS on this CD! The most exciting tracks of all!

Continue reading “Some final surprises for KiwiRPG week ’24!” →

Who the heck are we? What are we doing? Why are we like this?

It’s Matariki, the start of a new cycle of the year down here in Aotearoa. This is a time we mark by remembering what has passed, celebrating where we are, and looking ahead to the future.

So in that spirit, let’s check in on Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa, KiwiRPG: where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.

Continue reading “Spotlight: All about KiwiRPG” →

You want new releases? Mate, we’ve got new releases!

There’s heaps of great stuff launching as part of KiwiRPG week – special episodes, new games, and crowdfund campaigns – covering Monster of the Week, OSR, D&D 5E, For The Queen, and more!

Let’s dive into this treasure hoard of awesome and swim around in it, Uncle Scrooge style! 

Continue reading “Spotlight: New releases from KiwiRPG!” →