Kiwi RPG | Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa
Say hello to the new best way to get KiwiRPG goodness in your ears!
A special one today: a new KiwiRPG podcast that catches the best RPG audio from across the motu and brings it right to you!
Continue reading “Spotlight: Our new podcast, the KiwiRPG Chorus!”
Create your own short sharp adventure!
Kia ora koutou!
Yesterday you learned about our game bundles and our spotlight for day two of KiwiRPG week is another all-week event.
The KiwiRPG 20 minute adventure jam is open now, and anyone can join in! You don’t have to be from Aotearoa or part of the KiwiRPG community to enter.
What better way to celebrate game than to making more games?
KiwiRPG week coincides with Matariki, the midwinter rising of the Matariki star cluster. Matariki marks the start of a new year. This year the day of Matariki is Friday, June 28, but this event is marked and celebrated all week.
The three principles of Matariki are, using words from matariki.com :
Matariki Hunga Nui – Remembrance: Honouring those we have lost since the last rising of Matariki.
Matariki Ahunga Nui – Celebrating the Present: Gathering together to give thanks for what we have.
Matariki Manako Nui – Looking to the Future: Looking forward to the promise of a new year.
In this post, Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa gives members an opportunity to honour those we have lost in our communities in the last year. Role playing games are about people and connection, and the bonds we form through friendship and play are powerful.
Get in on this year’s selection of great Kiwi games!
Today’s spotlight is on the KiwiRPG game bundles on DriveThruRPG and itch.io! These collections of games and supplements will be available all through KiwiRPG week 2024.
This year’s KiwiRPG week features a special event running all week: 7 days of streaming, featuring Kiwi games played by Kiwi players.
Here’s the whole week schedule in a single image for easy reference and sharing (click for full size):
Of course all the details here are included on the full KiwiRPG Week schedule.
Every stream features Kiwi players from our community of shows trying a different game created by KiwiRPG game design members!
BONUS: Prizes to be won every stream, courtesy of our lovely sponsors Bea DnD Games! Details in the schedule.
Watch us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kemuwhakatauoaotearoa
New on the KiwiRPG YouTube channel: Greg Ellis (Forever GM) talks to Tim Denee (Old Dog Games) about his phenomenal game Deathmatch Island!
HOT TIP: Greg is running Deathmatch Island live on stream as part of KiwiRPG week 2024!
The third annual KiwiRPG week begins Sunday June 23rd and runs until Saturday June 29th, celebrating Kiwi excellence in tabletop role-playing games!
KiwiRPG week coincides with the celebration of Matariki, the beginning of a new year. It’s the perfect time to acknowledge the year that has been, and look forward with pride to new challenges. We invite everyone to join us and discover what we are all about!
This year’s KiwiRPG week is sponsored by Bea DnD Games! Thanks Bea DnD!
The backbone of our celebration is something we’ve never tried before, a week-long livestream special event. Every day, a different Kiwi game will be played by Kiwi players, live on the new KiwiRPG Twitch channel!
Watch GMs and players from Kiwi actual play shows take on a wild menu of incredible Kiwi-designed game: TTRPG megahit Monster of the Week, new hotness Deathmatch Island, legendary cyberpunk game The Sprawl, fantasy buddy cop tales Arcane Crimes Division, hilarious boardroom brutality in Merger, Halloween kid shenanigans in Fight or Fright, and the world-famous-in-New Zealand d12GO! in zombie action mode.
And while you’re watching, win prizes from local legends and KiwiRPG sponsors, Bea DnD Games (shipping to NZ only)!
Your destination for KiwiRPG week info is https://www.kiwirpg.com/kiwirpg-week-2024/
Signing up to the KiwiRPG week email newsletter is the best way to get the full experience.
Looking for new content to spice up your game table, virtual or otherwise? Want to support Kiwi creatives? Then you should check out the two active Kickstarters below, both of which have a bit of Kiwi in them. Added bonus: they have already reached their funding goals!
Continue reading “Current Kickstarters Involving Kiwi Creatives”
Over on YouTube we’ve set up two playlists collecting videos of KiwiRPG creators doing their thing!
The Discover KiwiRPG channels playlist collects some videos from the wide variety of channels run by KiwiRPG creators. Lots of actual play and other interesting sorts of game things to be found here!
And the KiwiRPGers Talk playlist collects videos where KiwiRPG members are chatting about games. This is for convention panel appearances, conference talks, interviews, and other stuff.
Now closed: The Rainbow Violence Prevention Network TTRPG fundraiser bundle
This bundle is organized by KiwiRPG to raise funds for the Rainbow Violence Prevention Network, a collaborative group of organisations that aims to reduce sexual and domestic violence against the rainbow community.
Continue reading “Charity Bundle: Rainbow Violence Prevention Network”