ABOUT LIAM
Kia ora
Ko Whakapūnaki tōku maunga
Ko Waiau tōku awa
Ko Waikaremoana te moana
Ko Rangiahua tōku marae
Ko Ngāi Tamaterangi tōku hapū
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa te iwi
Ko Takitimu te waka
No Tūranga ahau
Kei ōtautahi tōku kāinga inaianei
Ko Liam Stevens tōku ingoa
No reira, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa.
Greetings
Whakapūnaki is my mountain
Waiau is my river
Waikaremoana is my sea
Rangiahua is my marae
Ngāi Tamaterangi is my hapū
Ngāti Kahungunu of Wairoa is my iwi
Takitimu is my waka
I am from Tūranga/Gisborne
Christchurch is where I now live
I am Liam Stevens
A warm welcome to you
Who is liam?:
Liam is an Ennie Award winning Māori TTRPG creator, cultural consultant, and critic based in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Having played TTRPGs since he was a young boy, Liam's involvement in the broader TTRPG scene took an upswing with his foundation of Mud & Blood podcast as a co-host. Since then, Liam's involvement in the broader RPG scene has expanded to developmental editing, sensitivity reading, and cultural consultation, as well as game design.
As someone passionate of their Māori heritage, Liam's interest in game design has grown alongside his desire to find his traditional roots and embrace his cultural heritage. Toa TableTop is born from the melding of these two vital elements of Liam's sense of self and is a realization and representation of his Mana manifest in the world.