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# Kiwi RPG | Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa

Tabletop role-playing from Aotearoa New Zealand

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/)
- [TTRPG Events in Aotearoa for the rest of 2026](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/09/10/ttrpg-events-in-aotearoa-for-the-rest-of-2026/) - KiwiRPG Week 2026 may be over for the year, but that doesn’t mean that TTRPG events aren’t still happening across Aotearoa New Zealand! Read below to find out what is going to take place for the rest of 2026.
- [13 awesome TTRPG releases you might have missed ](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/08/10/5042/) - 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
- [July's URGENT news items](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/24/julys-urgent-news-items/) - 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
- [DriveThruRPG KiwiRPG filter (& Xmas in July sale!)](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/16/drivethrurpg-kiwirpg-filter-xmas-in-july-sale/) - 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
- [How I Built a Five-Figure YouTube Income by Making Content That Never Stops Earnin](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/07/how-i-built-a-five-figure-youtube-income-by-making-content-that-never-stops-earnin/) - Most advice about YouTube monetization is built around the news cycle: post fast, ride trends, chase the algorithm's mood this week. I went the other direction.
- [Production Week Diary: Downtime Activities, Dunedin D&D Live Show](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/03/production-week-diary-downtime-activities-dunedin-dd-live-show/) - Monday 22nd June. 6 days to go till the June show. Holy sh*t bookings are low. Like single figures low. Worried. Downtime Activities is a live Dunedin D&D show.
- [Ways to support your fav creators this KiwiRPG Week](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/02/ways-to-support-your-fav-creators-this-kiwirpg-week/) - Creators want you to see their stuff! Here's a list of other ways you can support them, with tips for designers, streamers, artists, video makers & podcasts!
- [No Prep? No Problem!: How I Improvise One Shots](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/06/no-prep-no-problem-how-i-improvise-one-shots/) - I love running improvised game sessions, but I also understand that these can be very daunting, especially for people who usually run pre-written modules or supplements and aren’t used to stretching their improv muscles.
- [TTRPGs Are Just a Pōwhiri](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/03/ttrpgs-are-just-a-powhiri/) - It’s a wild idea, that something so mechanical, western, and focused on entertainment can emulate something so ancient and cultural. But it can.
- [Navigating the Dark Forest: Insights from Improv for TTRPGs](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/11/improv-thoughts-for-ttrpg-play/) - In 2016, Matt Mercer appeared in a youtube video on Geek and Sundry titled: “Preparing for the Unexpected” where he talks about improvising and adapting to unexpected moments in TTRPG.
- [The Soul of Man Under Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/09/the-soul-of-man-under-fully-automated-luxury-gay-space-communism/) - I was a late convert to Star Trek. I started with Deep Space 9 (DS9) before branching out into the other ‘mid-Trek’ series, including The Next Generation (TNG) and Voyager, and occasionally into New Trek, like Discovery or Lower Decks.
- [How I Became a TTRPG Cartoonist](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/08/how-i-became-a-ttrpg-cartoonist/) - I quested, I leveled, I got loot. I was good, I was bad, I was all shenanigans. And I knew, for the rest of my life, that roleplaying games would be important.
- [Going solo: an introduction to solo roleplaying](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/06/going-solo-an-introduction-to-solo-roleplaying/) - What springs to mind when you hear the phrase ‘solo roleplaying game’? Whatever springs to mind, there is no one right answer.
- [Tales from the Table](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/05/tales-from-the-table/) - I let the goblins see the fireball staff in the mage's hand.Kiddo grabs the staff and shouts "Fireball!". It might have been the first time she spoke directly to me.
- [Your First First Playtest](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/10/your-first-first-playtest/) - Most first time playtesters get to a point where they can say "Okay, my game is ready, now to see if people like it". There's two immediate problems with this I want to address.
- [Manaakitanga in TTRPGs](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/10/manaakitanga-in-ttrpgs/) - Te Aka Māori Dictionary defines manaakitanga as (noun) hospitality, kindness, generosity, support - the process of showing respect, generosity and care for others.
- [How To Build An Encounter Table That Doesn’t Suck](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/07/11/how-to-build-an-encounter-table-that-doesnt-suck/) - I wanted to use random tables for a few reasons: 1, I hadn’t before; 2, I had a good grasp of the location and key landmarks; 3, my previous campaign had been very planned out
- [Visual Art in TTRPGs](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/06/30/visual-art-in-ttrpgs/) - Catch the Art & Layout / Visual Arts & Games panel as a part of KiwiRPG Week 2026 live on our Twitch on Monday 6th July, 1:30pm-2:30pm NZST / Monday 2:30am BST / Sunday 9:30pm EDT. The VOD will be linked here after the panel. Kia Ora, my name is Paul Tobin. I have
- [The 5th KiwiRPG Week is upon us!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/06/15/the-5th-kiwirpg-week-is-upon-us/) - 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,
- [Statement on 4 Pillar Games Tabletop Icons](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2026/05/13/statement-on-4-pillar-games-tabletop-icons/) - Kia ora tātou We’ve recently been made aware of 4 Pillar Games’s Tabletop Icons series and its use of AI-generated images of TTRPG designers, including some members of KiwiRPG. We will not be linking to the profiles or the images to avoid spreading them further. The use of AI images in TTRPGs is controversial but
- [The Complete Guide to Taskmaster NZ Contestants Playing D&D](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/20/the-complete-guide-to-taskmaster-nz-contestants-playing-dd/) - It’s a recipe for sure-fire entertainment: a group of Kiwi comedians must use all their ingenuity to come up with hilarious solutions to unexpected challenges, all the while seeking the approval of the mercurial dictator of fun and judgement known as… the Taskmaster! But wait! Why, if you just swap out “task” for “dungeon” you
- [Spotlight: All about KiwiRPG](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/19/spotlight-all-about-kiwirpg-2/) - Let's check in on Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa, KiwiRPG: where we've been, where we are, and where we're going.
- [Spotlight: Highlights of the last year!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/18/spotlight-highlights-of-2025/) - In the months since last year's KiwiRPG week, we've been busy! So here's a bunch of things you might have missed... More games about us One notable thing about 2025: the appearance of more games about Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly those including Māori perspectives. When KiwiRPG started, we were conceerned about this! We were making
- [Spotlight: The KiwiRPG Library is live!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/17/spotlight-the-kiwirpg-library-is-live/) - Looking to find tabletop content created by Kiwis? The KiwiRPG Library is now live, cataloguing the tabletop games, modules, podcasts, streams and more created by folks from Aotearoa New Zealand. The library will be updated with new content as it is published, and is now the definitive source of our country's tabletop gaming content.
- [Spotlight: New game releases!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/15/spotlight-new-game-releases/) - What's new gamewise in KiwiRPG land? There’s heaps of great stuff for your games launching as part of KiwiRPG week. You'll find material in here for Trophy Dark, the OSR, D&D 5E, Liminal, EPOCH, Stewpot, and more! You can find links for more creators and a feed of their work as it comes on our Games
- [Spotlight: Game bundles for KiwiRPG week!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/14/spotlight-game-bundles-for-kiwirpg-week/) - Get in on this year’s selection of great Kiwi games! KiwiRPG week begins with the spotlight on our game bundles on DriveThruRPG and itch.io! These collections of games and supplements will be available all through KiwiRPG week 2025. Coming together and helping each other out is at the heart of the KiwiRPG community, and these
- [Spotlight: New shows from KiwiRPG!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/16/spotlight-new-shows-from-kiwirpg/) - What about my EARS! what about my EYES! Give me SHOWS FOR THESE SENSORY ORGANS TO ENJOYYYY! Yes yes okay we got you! KiwiRPG is all over the podcasts and videos and streams from Aotearoa NZ! In fact, many of our game design folks also make shows as well, we like to do a bit
- [All the streams from 2024's KiwiRPG Week](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/13/all-the-streams-from-2024s-kiwirpg-week/) - 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!
- [KiwiRPG Week 2025 is almost here!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2025/06/11/kiwirpg-week-2025-is-almost-here/) - It's that time again! THIS SUNDAY the 15th of June! Get all the info at the KiwiRPG week page!
- [Some final surprises for KiwiRPG week '24!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/29/some-final-surprises-for-kiwirpg-week/) - 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
- [Charity Bundle: Rainbow Violence Prevention Network](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/04/26/charity-bundle-rainbow-violence-prevention-network/) - *Bundle now closed* 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. Bundle now closed: 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.
- [Announcing KiwiRPG week 2024](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2023/11/06/announcing-kiwirpg-week-2024/) - KiwiRPG week 2024 will run Sunday 23rd of June through to Saturday 29th of June. This coincides with the Matariki holiday - we will close out the year and welcome in the new one in the way only Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa can.
- [New! YouTube playlists for KiwiRPG](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/05/23/new-youtube-playlists-for-kiwirpg/) - 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
- [Current Kickstarters Involving Kiwi Creatives](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/05/26/current-kickstarters-involving-kiwi-creatives/) - 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! Book of Devotion The Book of Devotion is
- [KiwiRPG week spotlight: Game bundles!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/23/kiwirpg-week-spotlight-game-bundles/) - 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. We're always saying KiwiRPG week is here to promote tabletop gaming for Aotearoa, but we also don't like showing off
- [Matariki Remembrance 2024](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/23/matariki-remembrance-2024/) - 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 -
- [Spotlight: 20-minute adventure jam!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/24/spotlight-20-minute-adventure-jam/) - 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
- [Spotlight: Our new podcast, the KiwiRPG Chorus!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/25/spotlight-our-new-podcast-the-kiwirpg-chorus/) - The KiwiRPG Chorus[INTERVIEW] - Hamish Cameron Talks SPRAWL (PBTA Cyberpunk)Find out how to visit a cyberpunk future, PBTA style, as Aotearoa TTRPG designer Hamish Cameron chats with KiwiRPG's Morgan Davie about his role-playing game The Sprawl! The Sprawl is a cyberpunk game Powered By The Apocalypse. First published in 2016, it now has many fans
- [Spotlight: New releases from KiwiRPG!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/26/spotlight-new-releases-from-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,
- [Spotlight: All about KiwiRPG](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/27/spotlight-all-about-kiwirpg/) - Let's check in on Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa, KiwiRPG: where we've been, where we are, and where we're going.
- [Spotlight: Recent KiwiRPG releases](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/28/spotlight-recent-kiwirpg-releases/) - It has been a busy year for KiwiRPG creators! So many fun games and great shows doing amazing things – join us today for a whirlwind tour of what else we’ve been up to in 2024! You might just find your new favourite show-slash-game! Start with the Game or Show? table... Game or Show? (roll
- [Seven Streams for KiwiRPG week](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/17/seven-streams-for-kiwirpg-week/) - 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
- [YouTube: Tim Denee talks Deathmatch Island](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/12/youtube-tim-denee-talks-deathmatch-island/) - 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!
- [KiwiRPG Week: June 23-29, 2024](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2024/06/02/kiwirpg-week-june-23-29-2024/) - KiwiRPG week returns this month! 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
- [Statement on World of Darkness's appropriation of the likeness of Tāme Iti](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2023/05/08/statement-on-world-of-darknesss-appropriation-of-the-likeness-of-tame-iti/) - Statement from KiwiRPG chair Liam Stevens Kia ora tātou I wanted to take a moment to respond to this last week's controversy surrounding World of Darkness's appropriation of the likeness of Tāme Iti, renowned activist and kaumatua of Ngāi Tūhoe, and their response to it. Due to the complicated and confusing nature of publishing for
- [Message from our Chair](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2023/06/18/message-from-our-chair/) - KiwiRPG 2023 is coming to an end, and what a week it has been! We have seen a barrage of awesome KiwiRPG content, all across live streams, podcasts, game bundles, media etc.
- [How The Tick brought #kiwiRPGs online](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/04/30/how-the-tick-brought-kiwirpgs-online/) - Looking for the start of online TTRPGs in Aotearoa New Zealand, and checking out a few of the longest running shows.
- [Kiwi Roleplay, Beyond D&D](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/05/03/kiwi-roleplay-beyond-dd/) - Tabletop game live streaming in Aotearoa started in a parody superhero universe, and we still don’t need dragons to have fun.
- [We're doing it live!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/05/05/were-doing-it-live/) - Aotearoa’s TTRPG shows do like getting onto a real stage – and a few started there.
- [A taste of kiwi](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/05/07/a-taste-of-kiwi/) - How kiwi is #kiwiRPG? Kiwi as!
- [Apply to join KiwiRPG!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2023/02/21/apply-to-join-kiwirpg/) - Big news, everyone! KiwiRPG is about to happen, and YOU can apply to join RIGHT NOW! Are you a TTRPG creative based in Aotearoa, or connected to this land? We would love you to be part of Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa, KiwiRPG! After the success of KiwiRPG week 2022, the local creative community enthusiastically called
- [KiwiRPG Week 2023 media coverage](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2023/06/17/kiwirpg-week-2023-media-coverage/) - KiwiRPG Week 2023 was covered in the following media outlets (that we know of, let us know if you spot another one): Dicebreaker: KiwiRPG returns with ducks, doomed men and ‘D&D meets Quantum Leap’ during week-long celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s tabletop creators Dicebreaker: KiwiRPG takes Aotearoa’s tabletop scene global through a week of podcasts,
- [KiwiRPG Week: June 10-18, 2023](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2023/05/31/kiwirpg-week-june-10-18-2023/) - Another epic KiwiRPG week is just around the corner! Starting with a bang on Saturday the 10th of June*, we've got exciting deals, streams, shows and events running throughout the week! SEE THE KIWIRPG WEEK 2023 SCHEDULE We've got something new and exciting this year. Every day there will be a DAILY DEAL, a KiwiRPG
- [Media Release: Kiwi TTRPG creators stand together in new association](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2023/03/23/media-release-kiwi-ttrpg-creators-stand-together-in-new-association/) - MEDIA RELEASE: 20 MARCH 2023 KIWI TTRPG CREATORS STAND TOGETHER IN NEW ASSOCIATION There is a new community voice in the international tabletop role-playing games field. Aotearoa New Zealand’s TTRPG creators have come together to launch Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa, to spotlight their work on the global stage, support emerging talent, and speak out when
- [On Zoom tonight: the first great KiwiRPG hui!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/11/27/on-zoom-tonight-the-first-great-kiwirpg-hui/) - This evening (Sunday 27 November) at 7:30, all Kiwi creatives in TTRPGs are invited to the first great KiwiRPG hui! KiwiRPG week was a fantastic beginning for Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa, and it's time to set ourselves up for the future. This online hui is for all TTRPG creatives (podcasters, streamers, game designers, freelances, others)
- [The Beginning End of the Beginning of Beginnings](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/05/09/the-beginning-end-of-the-beginning-of-beginnings/) - Well! Well well well! Well well well well well!!!! It's been a week and a bit since the beginning of Kiwi RPG week. A week of wonder and amazement, chock full of streams, episode releases, interviews, blog posts, announcements, discussions, friendships, and of course, the blogging team's gradual descent into chaos and insanity (and
- [Also Available In [Your Favourite Game]](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/05/08/also-available-in-your-favourite-game/) - So far we've explored lots of exciting games that have been launched into the world from Aotearoa. Look at them all! So shiny! Now, to bring our tour of the game design side of KiwiRPG to a close, we just need to look over our shoulder - yes! You see it now! I know, it's
- [The Past and the Future of Making Games Here](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/05/06/the-past-and-the-future-of-making-games-here/) - Let's start with goblins. Making games, and content for games, in Aotearoa New Zealand was not always easy. We had game designers like everywhere else, but their games tended to get shared among their small groups of friends, and mostly disappeared without a trace. (One of my favourite game designs ever, and a huge influence
- [The Driver's Guide to Kiwi RPG Highway One](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/05/03/the-drivers-guide-to-kiwi-rpg/) - In the first part of our tour de KiwiRPG design, I zoomed in on three creators as a starting point for navigating the back roads of TTRPG design in Aotearoa. Now in the second part I'm gonna zoom around lots and lots of others. Maybe it was unwise to cover just three people in the
- [KiwiRPG Week is here!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/04/28/kiwirpg-week-begins-this-weekend/) - It begins: KiwiRPG Week! The first ever #KiwiRPG Week has arrived! Tabletop RPG creatives from all over Aotearoa are busily sharpening their dice and honing their microphones in excited anticipation. Are you excited yet? Here's why you should be: SALE BUNDLES! Two huge bundles of Kiwi games at a bargain price, one on DriveThruRPG,
- [Three Kiwi Game Designers You Must Know If You Want To Be Cool](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/05/02/three-kiwi-game-designers-you-must-know-if-you-want-to-be-cool/) - The islands of Aotearoa have given rise to many interesting designers making tremendous games and across this week we're going to meet a lot of them but, because I want to be difficult, I'm going to start by looking at just three in a bit of detail; three who stand out for the sheer amount
- [The KiwiRPG Logo](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/04/13/the-kiwirpg-logo/) - The KiwiRPG logo is a visual marker of connection with this community. The files are made available here for anyone to use if they identify as part of KiwiRPG and they agree to uphold the values held precious by this community. DOWNLOAD: ZIP file containing KiwiRPG logo files and PDF of branding guidelines Usage Guidelines
- [Spotlighting TTRPG games from Aotearoa](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/02/20/spotlighting-ttrpg-games-from-aotearoa/) - Kiwi games, for everywhere. Aotearoa New Zealand is home to a thriving creative scene for tabletop roleplaying games. We're pretty small, but we turn that into a strength by watching the rest of the world closely and supporting each other to learn fast, chase our ideas hard, and stay kind. Take a Game Tour
- [Announcing the first ever #KiwiRPG week!](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/02/02/announcing-kiwirpg-week/) - Join us for the first ever #KiwiRPG week! From Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 March 2022 we will be celebrating and showcasing Tabletop Role-Playing Games design and play from Aotearoa New Zealand.
- [Spotlighting Aotearoa's TTRPG Shows](https://www.kiwirpg.com/blog/2022/02/18/spotlighting-aotearoas-ttrpg-shows/) - Shows. We Got Them. There are lots of exciting and hilarious TTRPG shows to discover in the #KiwiRPG community. Over the coming weeks we'll introduce some of them in blog posts just like this one! Heck yeah, blog posts! How Do You Like Your Fun? Whatever your preference, there are KiwiRPG shows to suit your

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- [Our Games](https://www.kiwirpg.com/our-games/) - The game design community in Aotearoa New Zealand has been punching out fascinating and fresh game designs for a long time! KiwiRPG creatives have been releasing indie games ourselves and contributing to top-tier game lines known all over the world. See below for feeds and overviews, then follow the logo links at the bottom of
- [Our Shows](https://www.kiwirpg.com/our-shows/) - Aotearoa is home to many creators bringing TTRPG shows of all kinds to stage, stream, podcast, and YouTube channel! See below for feeds and overviews, then follow the logo links at the bottom of the page to find out about each show! We're building the KiwiRPG Library, with all kinds of work from our creators.
- [About Us](https://www.kiwirpg.com/about-us/) - Nau mai, haere mai Welcome We're Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa | KiwiRPG – tabletop roleplaying games from Aotearoa New Zealand! Read about our story – and our name – below, or: find out how you can connect with and support #kiwiRPG – online, or by joining in the TTRPG action read our kaupapa – the
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