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Dimitri, Dr. Givaca

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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

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Dimitri, Dr. Givaca @dgivaca.bsky.social · Nov 16

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.

The LudoNarrative Givaca

A givaca's ruminations on RPGs. story-telling and assorted stuff it tries to munch together

theludonarrativegivaca.wordpress.com

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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole @tabletopbookshelf.com · 1d

A little news...

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🖤🐦‍⬛⚫𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆⚫🐦‍⬛🖤 @fsohns.bsky.social · 14d

In the Nibiru TTRPG, you explore a vast, Mesopotamian-inspired space station as one of the Vagabonds; amnesiacs in a search for their lost recollections - hunted for the secrets of their hidden past.

Sign up via our preview page to know when we launch on KS!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/xan...

Nibiru chapter opener spread showcasing a mourning procession in Penumbra

Nibiru spread showing the city of Ashur in all its splendor, with several references to neighbourhoods and landmarks across the two pages

Nibiru spread with one of the new illustrations, showcasing a Scavenger AI and a subsection on Scavengers

Nibiru spread showing the innards of the Torus, the main travelling artery within Nibiru, as well as a page full of references for use with Nibiru's gatefold map

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Chris Longhurst @potatocubed.bsky.social · 3d

Spooky Season is upon us, so I am charging FULL PRICE for my spookiest game!

potatocubed.itch.io/bleak-spirit

Bleak Spirit by potatocubed

A tabletop RPG of a lone wanderer in a strange, melancholy place.

potatocubed.itch.io

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Josh Fox 🔜 Ex Tenebris coming to Kickstarter @armadajosh.bsky.social · 1d

Final 24 hours (ish!) for Ex Tenebris 😱

Help us finish strong!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

Ex Tenebris: A star-spanning gothic investigation TTRPG

Unravel mysteries, battle horrors, protect the stars

www.kickstarter.com

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Greg Stolze @gregstolze.bsky.social · 3d

I’m proud of a lot of the stories I’ve written. Fourteen of them are in DISCOVERY FOOD.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

Only 12 days to go!

DISCOMFORT FOOD

A collection of Greg Stolze's recent science fiction, fantasy and horror. Contains love potions, cursed art and telepathic speed dating

www.kickstarter.com

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Bytten Studio | CASSETTE BEASTS 1.8 Update available now! @byttenstudio.bsky.social · 8d

Hey, Cassette Beasts is 50% off on the Raw Fury Steam Autumn Sale! What a great time to bother your friends into playing our monster collecting RPG! 💜

store.steampowered.com/app/1321440/...

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Chris Longhurst @potatocubed.bsky.social · 8d

Hey, did YOU forget to back Threadcutters when it was on Kickstarter? Well now it's FOR SALE! (in pdf form on itch; I'll get it on DTRPG soon enough)

potatocubed.itch.io/threadcutters

Threadcutters by potatocubed

A tabletop RPG of occult assassination

potatocubed.itch.io

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Dimitri, Dr. Givaca @dgivaca.bsky.social · 7d

lol, I was wondering about that xD

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 9d

NEW (FREE) GAME FORTHCOMING:

SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.

In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…

You are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative… Image: Print copy of SPINE

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Sylvan Lawrence Is Revving Up For BATSCon @lonelamplighter.bsky.social · 13d

In case you don't know, in my day job, I am a librarian. And September is library card signup month!

I've put together a bundle of all of Clawhammer's offerings for $10. Half of the proceeds will be donated to Unite Against Book Bans. Please consider spreading the word!

itch.io/s/160722/uni...

Unite Against Book Bans Clawhammer Bundle by Clawhammer Games

A bundle by Clawhammer Games, $10.00 for 6 games

itch.io

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Dimitri, Dr. Givaca @dgivaca.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you very much!

Dimitri, Dr. Givaca @dgivaca.bsky.social · 9d

@alwayscheckers.bsky.social I'm running a couple games of A Complicated Profession, and I was hoping you could clarify a question I have on the rules:
In Closed for Maintenance (pg. 10), do the Star Employee and Team Player acquire an useful item each (2 items), or just one item between the both?

Dimitri, Dr. Givaca @dgivaca.bsky.social · 10d

As someone that loves Notorious/Outsider, boardgames like Earthborne Rangers, and everything the duo Jason & Jack come up with, this project is very much targeted at me, and I can't wait for its launch! Check it out if you love #sologames, sci-fi, Torben's great art, and lots and lots of cards.

Jason Price @alwayscheckers.bsky.social · 12d

Okay I’ve been keeping this under wraps but here we go:

Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting is coming to Kickstarter 14/10/25!

A collab ft. @mousehole.press & @turbotorbo.bsky.social

A brand new boxed game and original system ft. 450+ unique cards!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...

Coming soon: Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting

Forge your own trilogy in this solo narrative card game.

www.kickstarter.com

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Chris Longhurst @potatocubed.bsky.social · 12d

Magical Regulators is a Pigsmoke-inspired game about wizards who have to deal with magical civic maintenance. It's very funny (which is important for Pigsmoke-inheritors) and uses the Brindlewood system The Right Way to handle open-ended situations.

dengarm.itch.io/magical-regu...

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Jason Price @alwayscheckers.bsky.social · 12d

Coming soon: Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting

Forge your own trilogy in this solo narrative card game.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jason Price @alwayscheckers.bsky.social · 13d

Heavy Weighs the Crown is now on itch.io!

A game of magical crowns, the monarchs who wear them and the realms they rule over together.

It incorporates some journalling and drawing as you found a kingdom, describe its age of glory then witness its ruination.

alwayscheckers.itch.io/heavy-weighs...

Heavy Weighs the Crown by Always Checkers Publishing

A solo RPG of magical crowns, the monarchs who wear them and the realms they rule over together.

alwayscheckers.itch.io

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Possible Worlds Games @possibleworlds.bsky.social · 12d

8 HOURS LEFT! This campaign is already a success, but the more we fund, the more we can 1) print at better margins and 2) point to our numbers to help promote these games & secure press coverage post-campaign! No kayfabe here—your supporting now really does help! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

PWG Presents: Cosmic Century Knights, Homecoming, and Chuck

Three TTRPGs: one hundred swords, five missing matriarchs, and a very little lover.

www.kickstarter.com

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Brian / Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 12d

I wrote a massive TTRPG setting guide encyclopaedia about the ancient Scotland and the Picts who lived in it. It covers everything scholars currently know about life in the 7th century, from landscapes to kingdoms to faith, magic, settlements, and so much more.

Check it out!
carvedinstone.scot

Carved in Stone

A storyteller's guide to Pictland. Available now for pre-order!

carvedinstone.scot

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Marx S— @phophos.bsky.social · 14d

after a long hiatus, there's a new review up at Hark At Them!

this time, it's NOT YET by @taylorannnx.bsky.social and @pmakesthings.bsky.social, a duet game of near misses and romantic interludes. spoilers: it's very cute, and i liked it a lot. go out and buy it!

Not Yet, by Taylor Navarro and Poorna M.

, by and , is a duet game about love, near-misses, and destiny. It's a game that feels like a romantic comedy in the vein of a Richard Curtis film, and, un...

harkatthem.bearblog.dev

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Craig (Third Floor Wars) @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social · 15d

I got to learn about how Frederico Sohns makes their incredible, subversive, and rich #ttrpg. What can we say about our world when making games about other worlds? Listen on all the podcatchers or here: open.spotify.com/episode/5wDy...

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🖤🐦‍⬛⚫𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆⚫🐦‍⬛🖤 @fsohns.bsky.social · 18d

UNTITLED ZEPHYR SUPPLEMENT

This one is slow-cooking in the background and getting filled with more and more ideas as time goes by. It's my to-go relax project TBH - I find working on supplements and add-ons as a great break from mainline releases like Nibiru and the Salt States.

Zephyr Expansion interior spread showing the King-In-Clay taking a rest, while mudfolk setup camp and bring down trees to feed the fires within their monarch

Zephyr Expansion interior spread showing the four new kingroups, and scenes from their life along with their masks

Zephyr Expansion interior spread showing a couple of Riverfolk having a conversation in an islet amidst a swamp. Two Mudfolk seem to be sneaking underwater, hidden from the light of the twin moons

Zephyr Expansion interior spread showing a Moon Clan hunter burying their spear through the skull of a Magentosuchus, which is being distracted by an Archaean companion to the hunter

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 15d

I just released the RUNE Duet rules supplement! Been wanting to take this solo game on with a friend? Well now you can!

Rules updates for exploration, optional combat difficulty modifiers, and four new items for duet play.

$2, aka $1 per player.

Get them now.

gilarpgs.itch.io/rune-duet

RUNE Duet by Gila RPGs

Now you can die with a friend!

gilarpgs.itch.io

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🖤🐦‍⬛⚫𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆⚫🐦‍⬛🖤 @fsohns.bsky.social · 16d

If you are a TTRPG worker and benefitted from my articles like the guide to TTRPG Mailing Lists www.patreon.com/posts/ttrpg-... and the Comprehensive TTRPG Art Direction Guide www.patreon.com/posts/compre..., consider dropping me a buck on Patreon! I'll continue to make guides like these since...

TTRPG (Video) Mailing List Guide | Araukana

Get more from Araukana on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Kalum - Check #MagicOfInventorying @rolistespod.itch.io · 17d

We're only missing 13 adventurers with strong desire to declutter their loot to reach 700 Kickstarter followers!

:o

#MagicOfInventorying #TTRPG #Kickstarter #MarieKondo

Screenshot of the Kickstarter page for Magic of Inventorying, showing that 687 followers clicked Notify Me On Launch.

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momatoes @momatoes.com · 18d

The Deluxe Edition of What Dust Remains is now out!

52 haunting pages for a game of legacy and sacrifice. In this sweeping narrative game, build the life of a Pioneer struggling to achieve meaning in their life.

momatoes.itch.io/what-dust-re...

A promo material for What Dust Remains, showing a mockup of the book and a glowing review at the top: "Impassioned and intriguing card-prompted questions along with focused, intense moments of dice rolls that helped move the story along, What Dust Remains challenged me to discover, explore, and sit in moments of despair and desperation."

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