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'Earth Mother, Sky Father' is a game about the aftermath of an indigenous creation story.

Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatūānuku, the earth mother, are two Māori atua (deities) who play an integral part of the Māori world.

This is a two player game with players choosing one of the atua and asking questions back and forth, leading down branching paths of options.

Players: 2

Time: ~30 minutes

Materials: a copy of the PDF each, though one will do in a pinch. (Once you've bought the pdf, feel free to share the downloaded PDF with your other player.)

No prior knowledge of Māori culture is needed, this game is written to be playable by anyone.

Community Copies are available for BIPOC.

Buy 'Earth Mother, Sky Father', here, for $2.99:

Give some love to people who make cool things!

Hey TTRPG people everywhere! Want to know how to support your fave creators?

In the second blog post of KiwiRPG Week 2026, the annual celebration of Aotearoa made TTRPG content, @takataapui has the best guide you'll ever find to showing the love! (KiwiRPG week starts on Saturday, we have lots of creators who will appreciate all these things!)

With tips to support TTRPG designers, streamers, artists, podcasters, and video creators, it's never been easier to show your fav creators some aroha (love).

With daily blog posts like these, daily streams and panels, bundles, and more, check out KiwiRPG Week 2026.

Read the blog post here:

Misprinted copies of Nowhere Home are going cheap in my store! Delivering to anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand for just $7.

As a bonus, I'll chuck in some cool monster stickers from my collection!

Organised by Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa, KiwiRPG week is a week long celebration of TTRPGs written by past and present residents of Aotearoa.

I love KiwiRPG - I've been a member since the very beginning, and while I'm not as involved as I'd like to be, I really enjoy lurking in the discord and seeing what everyone is up to these days.

To celebrate this week, I'm GIVING AWAY ALL MY GAMES.

That's right. If you want one of my games, it's free. Go nuts. One week only!

'the farmer and the bog body' by Riwhi Kenny (takataapui)

this is a two player game about a tender conversation between the titular characters. players trade 7 questions back and forth, with each question asked leading down a different branching conversational path.

played with nothing more than this pdf, and a willingness to dive into each other's answers, the two players of this game will create an evocative and rich story, drawing together the past, present, and future of each character.

download 'the farmer and the bog body' now here, for only $3USD.

(all proceeds from any of my games go towards my top surgery fund)

Buy a bundle of games by Aotearoa (New Zealand) creatives!

We're back for KiwiRPG week 2025, bringing you a brand new bundle of games from Aotearoa's TTRPG community! From works inspired by classic fiction and history, to playing as adorable pūkeko, this bundle brings you an amazing selection from kiwi creators.

Including some of my games:

- Earth Mother, Sky Father: a duet game about a Māori creation history, where each player is one of the titular characters

- these little delusions: an rpg approximation of my experiences with my delusions

- it is a beautiful day on the marae and you are a baby pūkeko: play as a baby pūkeko going through a pōwhiri, a Māori ritual of encounter

Plus cool games by other cool KiwiRPG folks!

- Our Father's Land by hexavexagon: a midwestern gothic horror one-shot RPG about exploring deeply uncomfortable masculinity then dying in the woods

- Whiskers in the Wind by Hugh Lashbrooke (Ten Acre Games): a beautiful Mausritter setting where small creatures undertake grand adventures amidst lush meadows, ancient groves, dark forests, and hidden faerie realms.

- Na te Puhipi by Kelly Whyte: play as an attendee at the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi

Gay Ghost Galleon: Journeys End by Sam Robson ( @dungeonofthedragon ) : Undead pirates. Need I say more?

And other games!

Get $57.44USD worth of games for only $15!

KiwiRPG Week 2026 kicks off on Saturday with two Māori-made games!

KiwiRPG Week is a celebration of Aotearoa (so-called New Zealand) made games and content, and the week runs from 4th-11th July, starting with two Māori made games played on stream, lead by the designers!

First will be an opening ceremony from the KiwiRPG committee, with an overview of the week, and a karakia (Māori ritual of intention setting) to opening the whole week, from 12pm-12:15pm NZST.

Then to start off the streams, from 1pm-4pm NZST, Designer Iwā Kingi leads a group through their own game, the story of how even when broken, we can find connection and meaning.

Through narrative based discussion, “Yous are Broken Too?” guides the players through complex themes, and seeks to understand them from a holistic indigenous perspective. 

More about Iwā and her streams.

As the last thing for day one of KiwiRPG is an actual play of Whakawhitinga, a Te Ao Māori informed GM-less worldbuilding game, that follows the Māori creation history, lead by designer Riwhi Kenny.

More about Whakawhitinga.

Catch these streams live on KiwiRPG's Twitch

Everyone’s invited to a week of expert panels and actual plays from Aotearoa New Zealand!

KiwiRPG week, an annual showcase of Kiwi creativity across the tabletop role-playing field, returns for the fifth time in 2026.

Saturday July 4th sees the start of an online convention full of great livestream events!

Find out what’s happening in our vibrant, positive community of creators, and bask in our weird accents and our references to things like jandals, always blowing on the pie, and how our dentist was an elf in the Lord of the Rings movies.

Panel discussions and actual plays every day

Games and panels stream every day of the week, with video available after. 

KiwiRPG week always coincides with the celebration of Matariki, the Māori new year. We begin and end the week with a ceremony and karakia (ritual intention setting) on the live stream.

Aotearoa’s TTRPG experts will bring knowledge to wide-randing panel discussions. Watch out for the Māori creators chat for a fresh indigenous perspective on games, and the art & design panel with some of the biggest art and design names in global gaming.

GMs and players from some of Aotearoa’s popular actual play shows will dive into amazing Kiwi games, from global hits like Monster of the Week to cutting-edge new designs like Yous Are Broken Too? 

Incredible bundle deals

To celebrate the week, creators from the KiwiRPG network are making their games available in special bundles on each of the three major sales platforms, itch, DriveThruRPG, and RPG Trader.

Fill your boots with amazing Kiwi games for a bargain price, available all week! 

Bringing Aotearoa gaming to the world

Plane tickets are expensive, but you don’t need to fly to experience our best in games! Get a taste of Aotearoa NZ by joining us for KiwiRPG week. We look forward to meeting you!

Your destination for KiwiRPG week info is https://www.kiwirpg.com/kiwirpg-week-2026/