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
Christmas cookies baking season has begun, still trying to get used to the fact that this isn't a family activity anymore, but I had fun nonetheless and am proud of the end result!
December 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Christmas cookies baking season has begun, still trying to get used to the fact that this isn't a family activity anymore, but I had fun nonetheless and am proud of the end result!
Slow progress, but it's getting there!
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Slow progress, but it's getting there!
My lovely copy of Threadcutters, by @potatocubed.bsky.social, arrived earlier today in the mail! 👀
Check it out if y'all like assassins, great tarot mechanics, or a variety of great hits to run at the table.
potatocubed.itch.io/threadcutters
Check it out if y'all like assassins, great tarot mechanics, or a variety of great hits to run at the table.
potatocubed.itch.io/threadcutters
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My lovely copy of Threadcutters, by @potatocubed.bsky.social, arrived earlier today in the mail! 👀
Check it out if y'all like assassins, great tarot mechanics, or a variety of great hits to run at the table.
potatocubed.itch.io/threadcutters
Check it out if y'all like assassins, great tarot mechanics, or a variety of great hits to run at the table.
potatocubed.itch.io/threadcutters
Hosted @alwayscheckers.bsky.social's A Complicated Profession twice this weekend, 3 years after the last time I got to play it. I'm pleased to say that it's still as good as it was then, and that everyone introduced to this fantastic game had an amazing time!
alwayscheckers.itch.io/a-complicate...
alwayscheckers.itch.io/a-complicate...
October 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hosted @alwayscheckers.bsky.social's A Complicated Profession twice this weekend, 3 years after the last time I got to play it. I'm pleased to say that it's still as good as it was then, and that everyone introduced to this fantastic game had an amazing time!
alwayscheckers.itch.io/a-complicate...
alwayscheckers.itch.io/a-complicate...
This last month or so I had the opportunity to run an introductory adventure of @furtiveshambles.bsky.social's Ryne for two different groups. It really speaks of the game's improvisational strengths that both games were so different from each other, but equally memorable.
adtidi.itch.io/ryne
adtidi.itch.io/ryne
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This last month or so I had the opportunity to run an introductory adventure of @furtiveshambles.bsky.social's Ryne for two different groups. It really speaks of the game's improvisational strengths that both games were so different from each other, but equally memorable.
adtidi.itch.io/ryne
adtidi.itch.io/ryne
The newspaper boy just came by and left something on my doorstep that suspiciously doesn't look like the local newspaper 👀
Deadline - A Clockwork Press, @wanderers-tome.bsky.social's new game, is a GM-less news-chronicling & map-making ttrpg with a brilliant concept and an even better execution. 📰
Deadline - A Clockwork Press, @wanderers-tome.bsky.social's new game, is a GM-less news-chronicling & map-making ttrpg with a brilliant concept and an even better execution. 📰
September 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The newspaper boy just came by and left something on my doorstep that suspiciously doesn't look like the local newspaper 👀
Deadline - A Clockwork Press, @wanderers-tome.bsky.social's new game, is a GM-less news-chronicling & map-making ttrpg with a brilliant concept and an even better execution. 📰
Deadline - A Clockwork Press, @wanderers-tome.bsky.social's new game, is a GM-less news-chronicling & map-making ttrpg with a brilliant concept and an even better execution. 📰
My collection of Wretched & Alone #solo #ttrpgs is slowly increasing, this time with some games by @loottheroom.bsky.social. Two different genres that I'm into quite a lot. And seeing different implementations of the W&A system is good practice in case I ever try making my own.
#solottrpg
#solottrpg
September 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My collection of Wretched & Alone #solo #ttrpgs is slowly increasing, this time with some games by @loottheroom.bsky.social. Two different genres that I'm into quite a lot. And seeing different implementations of the W&A system is good practice in case I ever try making my own.
#solottrpg
#solottrpg
Look at that, what an adorable little zine at my doorstep, about a lil' guy that's probably gonna die time and time again at my hands! My @potatocubed.bsky.social #TTRPG collection is steadily growing, and with Crucible I have the benefit of not having to go through scheduling to play! #solottrpg
August 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Look at that, what an adorable little zine at my doorstep, about a lil' guy that's probably gonna die time and time again at my hands! My @potatocubed.bsky.social #TTRPG collection is steadily growing, and with Crucible I have the benefit of not having to go through scheduling to play! #solottrpg
A new #soloTTRPG arrived earlier today here at home. Grimscar is a solo game set in a grimdark fantasy medieval world, focused on exploration. Love the addition of laminated sheets to facilitate replayability.
August 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A new #soloTTRPG arrived earlier today here at home. Grimscar is a solo game set in a grimdark fantasy medieval world, focused on exploration. Love the addition of laminated sheets to facilitate replayability.
Somehow this doesn't seem to quite align with the answers I gave 🤔
I don't think I have that good of a memory, I mostly never want to lead, and I'm definitely pretty ok without plans. Otherwise, I guess it's not really wrong. Autumn is great tho!
I don't think I have that good of a memory, I mostly never want to lead, and I'm definitely pretty ok without plans. Otherwise, I guess it's not really wrong. Autumn is great tho!
August 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Somehow this doesn't seem to quite align with the answers I gave 🤔
I don't think I have that good of a memory, I mostly never want to lead, and I'm definitely pretty ok without plans. Otherwise, I guess it's not really wrong. Autumn is great tho!
I don't think I have that good of a memory, I mostly never want to lead, and I'm definitely pretty ok without plans. Otherwise, I guess it's not really wrong. Autumn is great tho!
Took longer than planned, but I've remade my setup and picked up my playthrough of Koriko again. My young witch Coral might be struggling to win over the inhabitants of Koriko, but at least she's getting to find who she is beyond just a witch.
That dice tower is getting unstable tho... #solottrpg
That dice tower is getting unstable tho... #solottrpg
August 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Took longer than planned, but I've remade my setup and picked up my playthrough of Koriko again. My young witch Coral might be struggling to win over the inhabitants of Koriko, but at least she's getting to find who she is beyond just a witch.
That dice tower is getting unstable tho... #solottrpg
That dice tower is getting unstable tho... #solottrpg
1. The Colour of Magic (Discworld #1, Rincewind #1), Terry Pratchett
Both my first Discworld and my first Terry Pratchett book, despite coming with very high expectations, those were even so vastly surpassed. Pratchett has a style that is quite unique to him.
Both my first Discworld and my first Terry Pratchett book, despite coming with very high expectations, those were even so vastly surpassed. Pratchett has a style that is quite unique to him.
July 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
1. The Colour of Magic (Discworld #1, Rincewind #1), Terry Pratchett
Both my first Discworld and my first Terry Pratchett book, despite coming with very high expectations, those were even so vastly surpassed. Pratchett has a style that is quite unique to him.
Both my first Discworld and my first Terry Pratchett book, despite coming with very high expectations, those were even so vastly surpassed. Pratchett has a style that is quite unique to him.
Earlier this week a couple new solo games to entertain me this summer have arrived, can't believe it took me this long to get Apothecaria 😄.
July 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Earlier this week a couple new solo games to entertain me this summer have arrived, can't believe it took me this long to get Apothecaria 😄.
Today the two supplements for @thetweedmeister.bsky.social's Out of the Ashes arrived at my doorstep, so now I have everything Out of the Ashes on my shelves! Looking forward to running the campaign in The Book of Quests later this year. Really fond of @handiworkgames.bsky.social's cover art.
July 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Today the two supplements for @thetweedmeister.bsky.social's Out of the Ashes arrived at my doorstep, so now I have everything Out of the Ashes on my shelves! Looking forward to running the campaign in The Book of Quests later this year. Really fond of @handiworkgames.bsky.social's cover art.
Half of the year has now passed, so I decided to look back at what I've been playing #TTRPG -wise so far. Feeling pretty proud of the variety of genres that have been on the menu this year.
July 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Half of the year has now passed, so I decided to look back at what I've been playing #TTRPG -wise so far. Feeling pretty proud of the variety of genres that have been on the menu this year.
Had been eyeing Zephyr for months, and now the days where I can finally hold it in my hands has arrived!
@fsohns.bsky.social's anarchist fantasy #TTRPG of fleeting identities is my latest favourite game, and I can't wait to get it to the table and get my players to share the same excitement!
@fsohns.bsky.social's anarchist fantasy #TTRPG of fleeting identities is my latest favourite game, and I can't wait to get it to the table and get my players to share the same excitement!
June 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Had been eyeing Zephyr for months, and now the days where I can finally hold it in my hands has arrived!
@fsohns.bsky.social's anarchist fantasy #TTRPG of fleeting identities is my latest favourite game, and I can't wait to get it to the table and get my players to share the same excitement!
@fsohns.bsky.social's anarchist fantasy #TTRPG of fleeting identities is my latest favourite game, and I can't wait to get it to the table and get my players to share the same excitement!
Mail day today, and look at what made its way to my doorstep*!
*actually local post office
@momatoes.com' The Magus, that's what it is! And it looks gorgeous!
*actually local post office
@momatoes.com' The Magus, that's what it is! And it looks gorgeous!
June 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Mail day today, and look at what made its way to my doorstep*!
*actually local post office
@momatoes.com' The Magus, that's what it is! And it looks gorgeous!
*actually local post office
@momatoes.com' The Magus, that's what it is! And it looks gorgeous!
Latest game to arrive on my doorstep, @snow117.bsky.social's Soul Cemetery! Really delighted with how quickly and easily it arrived, wasn't expecting customs not to raise a fuss as they usually do. Can't wait to dig in, it looks great 👀
June 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Latest game to arrive on my doorstep, @snow117.bsky.social's Soul Cemetery! Really delighted with how quickly and easily it arrived, wasn't expecting customs not to raise a fuss as they usually do. Can't wait to dig in, it looks great 👀
Between the difficulty of an accurate self-assessment and my lacking knowledge of many popular IPs - particularly sitcoms and investigation tv shows -, I feel like the result is sketchy at best.
Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first 4 you know:
openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first 4 you know:
openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
May 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Between the difficulty of an accurate self-assessment and my lacking knowledge of many popular IPs - particularly sitcoms and investigation tv shows -, I feel like the result is sketchy at best.
Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first 4 you know:
openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first 4 you know:
openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Another month, another #Liminal one-shot - this time Goblin Market, where we saw the PCs sell a shady fey merchant a dangerous vision of a future conflict between major fey courts in return for the soul of a street musician in York. If this were a longer game, they'd get so much trouble for it xD.
May 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Another month, another #Liminal one-shot - this time Goblin Market, where we saw the PCs sell a shady fey merchant a dangerous vision of a future conflict between major fey courts in return for the soul of a street musician in York. If this were a longer game, they'd get so much trouble for it xD.
I picked up a draft of an old #soloTTRPG I was working on, struck by the thought that using the Carta SRD could make it better. Looking for interesting Carta #TTRPGs featuring one of the following for inspiration:
- some kind of cycle
- base building
- interesting changes to the starting grid setup
- some kind of cycle
- base building
- interesting changes to the starting grid setup
May 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I picked up a draft of an old #soloTTRPG I was working on, struck by the thought that using the Carta SRD could make it better. Looking for interesting Carta #TTRPGs featuring one of the following for inspiration:
- some kind of cycle
- base building
- interesting changes to the starting grid setup
- some kind of cycle
- base building
- interesting changes to the starting grid setup
Another game I got to try out for the first time this week was @ickbat.bsky.social's Stealing the Throne. We simply sat down in discord, picked up one of the playsets, and went with it. Genuinely enjoy this kind of one-shot GM-less games that you can sit down without much beforehand preparation.
April 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Another game I got to try out for the first time this week was @ickbat.bsky.social's Stealing the Throne. We simply sat down in discord, picked up one of the playsets, and went with it. Genuinely enjoy this kind of one-shot GM-less games that you can sit down without much beforehand preparation.
Had a ton of fun this afternoon running a one-shot of @potatocubed.bsky.social's Threadcutters - love love love how the interpretation of tarot cards, due to the setting, bleeds between metaphorical and literal depending on the situtations, it has so much potential for creating unexpected turns.
April 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Had a ton of fun this afternoon running a one-shot of @potatocubed.bsky.social's Threadcutters - love love love how the interpretation of tarot cards, due to the setting, bleeds between metaphorical and literal depending on the situtations, it has so much potential for creating unexpected turns.
Arrived today at my doorstep, the Geologist's Primer by @doubleproficiency.com! As a student of geology, this one is particularly close to several interests of mine. Can't wait to dive in!
April 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Arrived today at my doorstep, the Geologist's Primer by @doubleproficiency.com! As a student of geology, this one is particularly close to several interests of mine. Can't wait to dive in!