Dimitri, Dr. Givaca
@dgivaca.bsky.social
Passionate about analogic games, mostly TTRPGs | Hobbies: Game Design/History/Mythology | Studying Geology | (he/him)
Talking about TTRPGs and design at https://theludonarrativegivaca.wordpress.com/
Making random games at https://dimitri-drgivaca.itch.io
Talking about TTRPGs and design at https://theludonarrativegivaca.wordpress.com/
Making random games at https://dimitri-drgivaca.itch.io
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Dimitri, Dr. Givaca
@dgivaca.bsky.social
· Nov 16
The LudoNarrative Givaca
A givaca's ruminations on RPGs. story-telling and assorted stuff it tries to munch together
theludonarrativegivaca.wordpress.com
High time for a new intro post!
Hi, I'm Dimitri, an avid roleplayer, sometimes blog writer, sometimes game designer, from Portugal! 🎲🪶
Mostly post about my interests: TTRPGs, fiction, geology (which I'm currently studying!), and highlight others' games. 📚⛰️
Love pictures of animals and landscapes.
Hi, I'm Dimitri, an avid roleplayer, sometimes blog writer, sometimes game designer, from Portugal! 🎲🪶
Mostly post about my interests: TTRPGs, fiction, geology (which I'm currently studying!), and highlight others' games. 📚⛰️
Love pictures of animals and landscapes.
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VOID_SHIFT PHYSICAL IS OUT and BLACK FRIDAY(ish) SALE IS ON
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
VOID_SHIFT PHYSICAL IS OUT and BLACK FRIDAY(ish) SALE IS ON
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
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It's that time again!
That's right, it's time for Solo But Not Alone, our annual fundraiser bundle for @takethis.org! If you have written a singleplayer-capable TTRPG that hasn't been in the bundle before, come join us for the bundle event of the year.
forms.gle/atnazSa6TzL6...
That's right, it's time for Solo But Not Alone, our annual fundraiser bundle for @takethis.org! If you have written a singleplayer-capable TTRPG that hasn't been in the bundle before, come join us for the bundle event of the year.
forms.gle/atnazSa6TzL6...
Solo But Not Alone 5 Signup
If you have a singleplayer TTRPG you've never submitted to Solo But Not Alone before, this is the place!
Solo But Not Alone is a bundle of singleplayer TTRPGs of all kinds, sold for $10 to benefit m...
forms.gle
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's that time again!
That's right, it's time for Solo But Not Alone, our annual fundraiser bundle for @takethis.org! If you have written a singleplayer-capable TTRPG that hasn't been in the bundle before, come join us for the bundle event of the year.
forms.gle/atnazSa6TzL6...
That's right, it's time for Solo But Not Alone, our annual fundraiser bundle for @takethis.org! If you have written a singleplayer-capable TTRPG that hasn't been in the bundle before, come join us for the bundle event of the year.
forms.gle/atnazSa6TzL6...
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All our game PDFs are pay what you want all week!
blackfiskpublishing.com/store
blackfiskpub.itch.io
(And all weeks...)
blackfiskpublishing.com/store
blackfiskpub.itch.io
(And all weeks...)
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
All our game PDFs are pay what you want all week!
blackfiskpublishing.com/store
blackfiskpub.itch.io
(And all weeks...)
blackfiskpublishing.com/store
blackfiskpub.itch.io
(And all weeks...)
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🐉DRAGONMEET SURVIVAL GUIDE🐉
It's a new venue so there's lots of change - this is my best summary attempt!
🕐SCHEDULE
09.00: Doors open
09.00: Morning Games
10.00: Trade Hall Opens
10.30: Seminars Begin
14.00: Afternoon Games
18.00: Trade Hall Closes
19.00: Charity Auction
22.00: Show Closes
It's a new venue so there's lots of change - this is my best summary attempt!
🕐SCHEDULE
09.00: Doors open
09.00: Morning Games
10.00: Trade Hall Opens
10.30: Seminars Begin
14.00: Afternoon Games
18.00: Trade Hall Closes
19.00: Charity Auction
22.00: Show Closes
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🐉DRAGONMEET SURVIVAL GUIDE🐉
It's a new venue so there's lots of change - this is my best summary attempt!
🕐SCHEDULE
09.00: Doors open
09.00: Morning Games
10.00: Trade Hall Opens
10.30: Seminars Begin
14.00: Afternoon Games
18.00: Trade Hall Closes
19.00: Charity Auction
22.00: Show Closes
It's a new venue so there's lots of change - this is my best summary attempt!
🕐SCHEDULE
09.00: Doors open
09.00: Morning Games
10.00: Trade Hall Opens
10.30: Seminars Begin
14.00: Afternoon Games
18.00: Trade Hall Closes
19.00: Charity Auction
22.00: Show Closes
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Really honored to be included in this year's Indie Cornucopia!
We're surrounded by great games at a great value, please check it out if you're so inclined 😁
bundleofholding.com/presents/Cor...
We're surrounded by great games at a great value, please check it out if you're so inclined 😁
bundleofholding.com/presents/Cor...
Cornucopia 2025
Adventurer! In time for the American Thanksgiving holiday, we present this all-new Cornucopia 2025, our 13th annual feast of top-quality tabletop roleplaying game ebooks. For just US$12.95 you get all...
bundleofholding.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Really honored to be included in this year's Indie Cornucopia!
We're surrounded by great games at a great value, please check it out if you're so inclined 😁
bundleofholding.com/presents/Cor...
We're surrounded by great games at a great value, please check it out if you're so inclined 😁
bundleofholding.com/presents/Cor...
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If you're preparing for Zine Month and looking for an editor, I'm currently open for work in 2026!
I'm able to work on games that are ~10k words or less. Currently booked in Jan & May, but all other months are free.
Check my editing page for more details!
www.blinkingbirchgames.com/editing
I'm able to work on games that are ~10k words or less. Currently booked in Jan & May, but all other months are free.
Check my editing page for more details!
www.blinkingbirchgames.com/editing
Editing
Sam is available for editing tabletop RPGs. Please see the Other Work page for a list of previous editing credits. Here are brief descriptions of...
www.blinkingbirchgames.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you're preparing for Zine Month and looking for an editor, I'm currently open for work in 2026!
I'm able to work on games that are ~10k words or less. Currently booked in Jan & May, but all other months are free.
Check my editing page for more details!
www.blinkingbirchgames.com/editing
I'm able to work on games that are ~10k words or less. Currently booked in Jan & May, but all other months are free.
Check my editing page for more details!
www.blinkingbirchgames.com/editing
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A short thread of posts about which Pokemon most resemble the playbooks in the game I'm currently crowdfunding. I'm sticking to Gen I for now because otherwise I'd have to look through about 3000 pokes and I don't want to do that.
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A short thread of posts about which Pokemon most resemble the playbooks in the game I'm currently crowdfunding. I'm sticking to Gen I for now because otherwise I'd have to look through about 3000 pokes and I don't want to do that.
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Only £580 left to fund this game!
I was going to do a thread on which Pokémon exemplify the various playbooks but I got stuck on the Faithful because Pokémon are beyond the light of God.
I was going to do a thread on which Pokémon exemplify the various playbooks but I got stuck on the Faithful because Pokémon are beyond the light of God.
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Only £580 left to fund this game!
I was going to do a thread on which Pokémon exemplify the various playbooks but I got stuck on the Faithful because Pokémon are beyond the light of God.
I was going to do a thread on which Pokémon exemplify the various playbooks but I got stuck on the Faithful because Pokémon are beyond the light of God.
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I have way too many things to promote. I'm going to end up diluting my message! 😓
Let's start with the Kickstarter for GRAVITY, shall we, which is doing much better since the self-pity boost last weekend. Still need £640 to fund though -- that's 32 more hard copy sales!
Let's start with the Kickstarter for GRAVITY, shall we, which is doing much better since the self-pity boost last weekend. Still need £640 to fund though -- that's 32 more hard copy sales!
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I have way too many things to promote. I'm going to end up diluting my message! 😓
Let's start with the Kickstarter for GRAVITY, shall we, which is doing much better since the self-pity boost last weekend. Still need £640 to fund though -- that's 32 more hard copy sales!
Let's start with the Kickstarter for GRAVITY, shall we, which is doing much better since the self-pity boost last weekend. Still need £640 to fund though -- that's 32 more hard copy sales!
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Zephyr may be the game of the year at Split Party.
Find Zephyr here.
araukana-media.itch.io/zephyr-rolep...
Read more about it at.
open.substack.com/pub/splitpar...?
Find Zephyr here.
araukana-media.itch.io/zephyr-rolep...
Read more about it at.
open.substack.com/pub/splitpar...?
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Zephyr may be the game of the year at Split Party.
Find Zephyr here.
araukana-media.itch.io/zephyr-rolep...
Read more about it at.
open.substack.com/pub/splitpar...?
Find Zephyr here.
araukana-media.itch.io/zephyr-rolep...
Read more about it at.
open.substack.com/pub/splitpar...?
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Explore a world of magic and music where you play powerful Idols. Performers gifted with magical songs that you use to protect the world from demons. Lyrics of Legends is an exciting ttrpg produced by me and @innocentgoblin.bsky.social Launching soon, it is fun game where performances hold power
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Explore a world of magic and music where you play powerful Idols. Performers gifted with magical songs that you use to protect the world from demons. Lyrics of Legends is an exciting ttrpg produced by me and @innocentgoblin.bsky.social Launching soon, it is fun game where performances hold power
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Do you like K Pop demon hunters? Well we have the perfect game for you. Lyrics of Legends is launching soon, a rules light ttrpg in which you play Idols who use the magic of their songs to fight demons. Promo one shot streaming on Sun 7th December 20:00 CET. Here's a preview of what to expect!
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Do you like K Pop demon hunters? Well we have the perfect game for you. Lyrics of Legends is launching soon, a rules light ttrpg in which you play Idols who use the magic of their songs to fight demons. Promo one shot streaming on Sun 7th December 20:00 CET. Here's a preview of what to expect!
Slow progress, but it's getting there!
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Slow progress, but it's getting there!
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So apparently: "authors shouldn't be political," is doing the rounds again.
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
So apparently: "authors shouldn't be political," is doing the rounds again.
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
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The US wasn't the only country to pin an entire moral panic on tabletop RPGs. We spoke with players in Brazil and Spain about their own bookbound boogeymen.
The Other Satanic Panics
How RPGs become scapegoats for murders across the world.
www.rascal.news
November 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The US wasn't the only country to pin an entire moral panic on tabletop RPGs. We spoke with players in Brazil and Spain about their own bookbound boogeymen.
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And lastly, in partnership with @hatchedgames.bsky.social, enjoy four spooky solo tales with IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER: TALES FROM GAST
Ft. @zoupmachine.bsky.social @shaghik.com @grantorwhatever.bsky.social @4evergmjustin.bsky.social
Coming Wednesday in December starting on Dec 3!
Ft. @zoupmachine.bsky.social @shaghik.com @grantorwhatever.bsky.social @4evergmjustin.bsky.social
Coming Wednesday in December starting on Dec 3!
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
And lastly, in partnership with @hatchedgames.bsky.social, enjoy four spooky solo tales with IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER: TALES FROM GAST
Ft. @zoupmachine.bsky.social @shaghik.com @grantorwhatever.bsky.social @4evergmjustin.bsky.social
Coming Wednesday in December starting on Dec 3!
Ft. @zoupmachine.bsky.social @shaghik.com @grantorwhatever.bsky.social @4evergmjustin.bsky.social
Coming Wednesday in December starting on Dec 3!
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If you have no d6, place 6 items and a cat on a table and count how many items hit the ground.
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If you have no d6, place 6 items and a cat on a table and count how many items hit the ground.
On the discord server I play the most nowadays, I got into the habit of making polls to determine the next one-shots I'll run. Looks like I'll be doing Witchblood and Downfall next, so it's time to get to the drawing board and figure out how to make a character keeper for a double-playbook game. 😅
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
On the discord server I play the most nowadays, I got into the habit of making polls to determine the next one-shots I'll run. Looks like I'll be doing Witchblood and Downfall next, so it's time to get to the drawing board and figure out how to make a character keeper for a double-playbook game. 😅
This is an interesting analysis at some urban/gothic ttrpgs, and what each of them excel at.
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/11/g...
Is there an urban/gothic game, in the vibes of the above, that you'd add to this list? And what does it excel at?
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/11/g...
Is there an urban/gothic game, in the vibes of the above, that you'd add to this list? And what does it excel at?
Gothic Feelings, Urban Nightmares: Playing in the Shadows of Buffy, Liminal & Vampire
Like a lot of people who were young adults in the late 90s and early 00s, I spent evenings watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and hanging around with at least one black-lipsticked vampire enthusiast.
blog.monkeyx.games
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is an interesting analysis at some urban/gothic ttrpgs, and what each of them excel at.
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/11/g...
Is there an urban/gothic game, in the vibes of the above, that you'd add to this list? And what does it excel at?
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/11/g...
Is there an urban/gothic game, in the vibes of the above, that you'd add to this list? And what does it excel at?
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I've already fallen off the self-promotion train!
I'd just sort of assumed that £2k was a low enough goal that I could just coast over the line without much effort, and... no. 😓
I'd just sort of assumed that £2k was a low enough goal that I could just coast over the line without much effort, and... no. 😓
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I've already fallen off the self-promotion train!
I'd just sort of assumed that £2k was a low enough goal that I could just coast over the line without much effort, and... no. 😓
I'd just sort of assumed that £2k was a low enough goal that I could just coast over the line without much effort, and... no. 😓
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When you're writing a tabletop roleplaying game, the mechanics should evoke the atmosphere you want in your story.
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When you're writing a tabletop roleplaying game, the mechanics should evoke the atmosphere you want in your story.
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
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NULL_SPACE IS COMING
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NULL_SPACE IS COMING
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
ZINE MONTH 2026
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON
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We're so thrilled to be able to announce that Cassette Beasts has sold over *1.1 MILLION units*!
We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜
We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're so thrilled to be able to announce that Cassette Beasts has sold over *1.1 MILLION units*!
We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜
We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜
At this point I know that no matter what #TTRPG @potatocubed.bsky.social puts out there, it'll be a banger and have incredibly well thought mechanics.
That said, I 💯love everything Chris has talked about surrounding Gravity, and I can't wait to see it in play! Pls back it so I get to do that! 👀
That said, I 💯love everything Chris has talked about surrounding Gravity, and I can't wait to see it in play! Pls back it so I get to do that! 👀
Launch!
GRAVITY is a one-shot-focused RPG about powerful people stuck in an increasingly bad situation. To maintain suspense, the game uses a rotating-GM system (stolen from Lovecraftesque and my previous game, Bleak Spirit) to ensure that nobody knows what the Threat is until the climax.
GRAVITY is a one-shot-focused RPG about powerful people stuck in an increasingly bad situation. To maintain suspense, the game uses a rotating-GM system (stolen from Lovecraftesque and my previous game, Bleak Spirit) to ensure that nobody knows what the Threat is until the climax.
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
At this point I know that no matter what #TTRPG @potatocubed.bsky.social puts out there, it'll be a banger and have incredibly well thought mechanics.
That said, I 💯love everything Chris has talked about surrounding Gravity, and I can't wait to see it in play! Pls back it so I get to do that! 👀
That said, I 💯love everything Chris has talked about surrounding Gravity, and I can't wait to see it in play! Pls back it so I get to do that! 👀
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Buy my game please~
It's by me so you know it's good.
It's by me so you know it's good.
Launch!
GRAVITY is a one-shot-focused RPG about powerful people stuck in an increasingly bad situation. To maintain suspense, the game uses a rotating-GM system (stolen from Lovecraftesque and my previous game, Bleak Spirit) to ensure that nobody knows what the Threat is until the climax.
GRAVITY is a one-shot-focused RPG about powerful people stuck in an increasingly bad situation. To maintain suspense, the game uses a rotating-GM system (stolen from Lovecraftesque and my previous game, Bleak Spirit) to ensure that nobody knows what the Threat is until the climax.
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Buy my game please~
It's by me so you know it's good.
It's by me so you know it's good.