Dave Thaumavore
@thaumavore.blue
Ennie-winning RPG reviewer, writer, game designer.
Business: thaumavore@gmail.com
All links: http://thaumavore.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaveThaumavore
Business: thaumavore@gmail.com
All links: http://thaumavore.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaveThaumavore
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Dave Thaumavore
@thaumavore.blue
· Nov 25
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I'm a reviewer, writer and developer of tabletop RPG content.
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I'm Dave Thaumavore, an award-winning RPG reviewer and content creator on YouTube. My mission is to champion indie and 3rd party tabletop RPGs that spark the imagination, tell bold stories, and break new ground in design. Let’s explore worlds beyond the mainstream, together!
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Train platform 18_C....Collab with my partner @ekellystudio.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Train platform 18_C....Collab with my partner @ekellystudio.bsky.social
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Want to learn how to play Huckleberry? Dave Thaumavore's "How to Play" dropped today!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK72...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK72...
How to play Huckleberry, a very weird west roleplaying game - RPG Tutorial
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Want to learn how to play Huckleberry? Dave Thaumavore's "How to Play" dropped today!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK72...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK72...
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Our Brilliant Ruin returns to Kickstarter tomorrow.
The campaign will feature an all-new Starter Set that is perfect for first-time players looking for an introduction to the world of Our Brilliant Ruin while offering returning players a new venture.
The campaign will feature an all-new Starter Set that is perfect for first-time players looking for an introduction to the world of Our Brilliant Ruin while offering returning players a new venture.
September 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our Brilliant Ruin returns to Kickstarter tomorrow.
The campaign will feature an all-new Starter Set that is perfect for first-time players looking for an introduction to the world of Our Brilliant Ruin while offering returning players a new venture.
The campaign will feature an all-new Starter Set that is perfect for first-time players looking for an introduction to the world of Our Brilliant Ruin while offering returning players a new venture.
I'm printing a scifi starship for a tabletop game, or maybe just for myself. Does it matter?
open.substack.com/pub/thaumavo...
open.substack.com/pub/thaumavo...
From Digital Blueprint to Starbound Terror
Choosing the perfect 3D printed ship for Mothership and Alien
open.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm printing a scifi starship for a tabletop game, or maybe just for myself. Does it matter?
open.substack.com/pub/thaumavo...
open.substack.com/pub/thaumavo...
When an archeologist writes an RPG with all his heart: youtu.be/QI11-Cstq4Q?...
The magic that happens when an archeologist writes an RPG - Heroes of Tara review
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When an archeologist writes an RPG with all his heart: youtu.be/QI11-Cstq4Q?...
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Thankful to have sat down with @thaumavore.blue to talk all things Ravaged by Storms! This isn’t your usual hack-and-slash one-shot—it’s a richly illustrated, full-OSR campaign built for multi-session play. Check out the interview below.
#OSR #NSR #PirateBorg #MörkBorg #TTRPG
@limithron.bsky.social
#OSR #NSR #PirateBorg #MörkBorg #TTRPG
@limithron.bsky.social
Breaking the Hack-and-Slash Habit: How to Build Depth Without Killing the Borg Pace
Alexander Jatscha-Zelt on moving beyond linear dungeon crawls to create the biggest Pirate Borg adventure yet
thaumavore.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thankful to have sat down with @thaumavore.blue to talk all things Ravaged by Storms! This isn’t your usual hack-and-slash one-shot—it’s a richly illustrated, full-OSR campaign built for multi-session play. Check out the interview below.
#OSR #NSR #PirateBorg #MörkBorg #TTRPG
@limithron.bsky.social
#OSR #NSR #PirateBorg #MörkBorg #TTRPG
@limithron.bsky.social
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Really pleased to see fav reviewer Dave @thaumavore.blue do a vid on @threesailsstudios.bsky.social Mappa Mundi!
Mappa Mundi is very similar to Skies of Belief in regards to avoiding combat in an RPG, so it's great to see it well received!
youtu.be/JCS2gQ09OWo?...
#ttrpg #rpg #roleplayinggame
Mappa Mundi is very similar to Skies of Belief in regards to avoiding combat in an RPG, so it's great to see it well received!
youtu.be/JCS2gQ09OWo?...
#ttrpg #rpg #roleplayinggame
What does a pure exploration RPG actually look like?
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Really pleased to see fav reviewer Dave @thaumavore.blue do a vid on @threesailsstudios.bsky.social Mappa Mundi!
Mappa Mundi is very similar to Skies of Belief in regards to avoiding combat in an RPG, so it's great to see it well received!
youtu.be/JCS2gQ09OWo?...
#ttrpg #rpg #roleplayinggame
Mappa Mundi is very similar to Skies of Belief in regards to avoiding combat in an RPG, so it's great to see it well received!
youtu.be/JCS2gQ09OWo?...
#ttrpg #rpg #roleplayinggame
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Check out @thaumavore.blue 's excellent RPG first look at Moonshine. He does a great job of introducing the game in a way that quickly helps you know what it is all about!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suvr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suvr...
This Prohibition-era RPG lets players do WHAT? - RPG First Look
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
www.youtube.com
August 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Check out @thaumavore.blue 's excellent RPG first look at Moonshine. He does a great job of introducing the game in a way that quickly helps you know what it is all about!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suvr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suvr...
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Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast by Possum Creek is the Origins Award winner for RPG Core Product! Congratulations to Jay, Ruby, Khyra, and everyone who came together to create this tabletop roleplaying game where there is truly a room for everyone!
#originsaward #possumcreek #stevejacksongames
#originsaward #possumcreek #stevejacksongames
July 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast by Possum Creek is the Origins Award winner for RPG Core Product! Congratulations to Jay, Ruby, Khyra, and everyone who came together to create this tabletop roleplaying game where there is truly a room for everyone!
#originsaward #possumcreek #stevejacksongames
#originsaward #possumcreek #stevejacksongames
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Not yet abandoned BREAK!! Adventure 3: The Wishflower
June 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Not yet abandoned BREAK!! Adventure 3: The Wishflower
Break!! solves the lore barrier problem in RPGs. Here's how. youtu.be/g5y6x0T4GLo?...
Every RPG Should Have This: The Isekai Option
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
youtu.be
June 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Break!! solves the lore barrier problem in RPGs. Here's how. youtu.be/g5y6x0T4GLo?...
Publishers should make or commission tutorial videos for their RPGs. Exhibit A: youtu.be/mQVOY_R1Fmc?...
How to play and run CBR+PNK - RPG Tutorial
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Publishers should make or commission tutorial videos for their RPGs. Exhibit A: youtu.be/mQVOY_R1Fmc?...
I keep making starship control panels that are meant to kill players. Not sure what's wrong with me.
youtu.be/EuNY73DQNK0
youtu.be/EuNY73DQNK0
Starship Control Panel 02 - Computation Core
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
youtu.be
June 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I keep making starship control panels that are meant to kill players. Not sure what's wrong with me.
youtu.be/EuNY73DQNK0
youtu.be/EuNY73DQNK0
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Grab your copy while it's still free!
Deepspace Voidtruckers is going behind the paywall at the end of the weekend!
Be sure to grab a copy while it’s still free! Starting Monday the 8th, DSVT will be priced at $10 moving forward.
I’ll continue to offer limited community copies upon request.
Be sure to grab a copy while it’s still free! Starting Monday the 8th, DSVT will be priced at $10 moving forward.
I’ll continue to offer limited community copies upon request.
UPDATE 6/5 Grab your copy now!
Deepspace Voidtruckers is going behind the paywall at the end of the weekend! Be sure to grab a copy while it’s still free! Starting Monday the 8th , DSVT will be priced at $10 moving forward. I lik.....
dngnclub.itch.io
June 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Grab your copy while it's still free!
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Potential art-book/project thread! Please read below!! 👇👇
Can i first ask that you please retweet and comment your thoughts on this? I need as many eyes on this as possible to gauge if its a viable side project worth pursuing!
RETROGRADE - A catalogue from from a future that never was!
Can i first ask that you please retweet and comment your thoughts on this? I need as many eyes on this as possible to gauge if its a viable side project worth pursuing!
RETROGRADE - A catalogue from from a future that never was!
April 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Potential art-book/project thread! Please read below!! 👇👇
Can i first ask that you please retweet and comment your thoughts on this? I need as many eyes on this as possible to gauge if its a viable side project worth pursuing!
RETROGRADE - A catalogue from from a future that never was!
Can i first ask that you please retweet and comment your thoughts on this? I need as many eyes on this as possible to gauge if its a viable side project worth pursuing!
RETROGRADE - A catalogue from from a future that never was!
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Hey I drew some stuff here too !! It's been a couple of very Mothership weeks. The module is by @thaumavore.blue and Akuma has a map too.
thaumavore.itch.io/smash-and-grab
thaumavore.itch.io/smash-and-grab
Smash and Grab by Dave Thaumavore
a real-time mothership misadventure
thaumavore.itch.io
May 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Hey I drew some stuff here too !! It's been a couple of very Mothership weeks. The module is by @thaumavore.blue and Akuma has a map too.
thaumavore.itch.io/smash-and-grab
thaumavore.itch.io/smash-and-grab
Daggerheart. You can have it.
youtu.be/L2-TK_7nsVQ
youtu.be/L2-TK_7nsVQ
Why Daggerheart doesn't capture my heart and why you can have my copy
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Daggerheart. You can have it.
youtu.be/L2-TK_7nsVQ
youtu.be/L2-TK_7nsVQ
I wonder why more people aren't using a custom URL for their Bluesky handle. I thought that was the coolest feature of this platform! 🤔
May 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I wonder why more people aren't using a custom URL for their Bluesky handle. I thought that was the coolest feature of this platform! 🤔
How to kick WotC in the Deck. A story about challenging their bogus trademark pursuits and how to do it yourself!
thaumavore.substack.com/p/i-drafted-...
thaumavore.substack.com/p/i-drafted-...
I drafted a legal argument against Wizards of the Coast - and you can too!
WotC is trying to pull off a licensing clawback just two years after the OGL Debacle, and I figured out how to punch back.
thaumavore.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
How to kick WotC in the Deck. A story about challenging their bogus trademark pursuits and how to do it yourself!
thaumavore.substack.com/p/i-drafted-...
thaumavore.substack.com/p/i-drafted-...
Did you know that Vampire Hunter D is more than just a couple of anime films? It's 56 light novels, all written by the original creator Hideyuki Kikuchi. I go over the monsters that D faces in the first novel here: youtu.be/UHWef-euJxc?.... I'm hoping to cover more monsters in later books too!
Every monster D fights in Vampire Hunter D book 1
YouTube video by Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews
youtu.be
April 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Did you know that Vampire Hunter D is more than just a couple of anime films? It's 56 light novels, all written by the original creator Hideyuki Kikuchi. I go over the monsters that D faces in the first novel here: youtu.be/UHWef-euJxc?.... I'm hoping to cover more monsters in later books too!
I made a hypothetical Vampire Hunter D roleplaying game. Or at least the framework of one.
open.substack.com/pub/thaumavo...
open.substack.com/pub/thaumavo...
The Endless Night: Creating a Vampire Hunter D Tabletop RPG
I don’t know why one doesn’t exist yet, but here’s how I’d design a VHD RPG
open.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I made a hypothetical Vampire Hunter D roleplaying game. Or at least the framework of one.
open.substack.com/pub/thaumavo...
open.substack.com/pub/thaumavo...
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April 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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WHOA. The Mothership Deluxe Set and Warden’s Operations Manual both got nominated for Origins Awards this year. This is frankly incredible. Origins is one of my all time favorite cons and these awards have an insanely long history.
GAMA Origins Awards nominations revealed
GAMA Origins Awards celebrate excellence in tabletop
Plus a chat with GAMA executive director John Stacy
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
WHOA. The Mothership Deluxe Set and Warden’s Operations Manual both got nominated for Origins Awards this year. This is frankly incredible. Origins is one of my all time favorite cons and these awards have an insanely long history.