WEEKEND TABLETOP SCHEDULE

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Raiders of the Golden Dawn: A Pirate’s Legacy

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Phillip Battista

    Location: Table #1

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    In the Plane of the Feywild, where the vast ocean stretches to the horizon following a cataclysmic event, an ancient legend resurfaces, shrouded in mystery and temptation. "The Golden Dawn," a mythical artifact with untold power, is said to be buried on a long-lost island hidden amidst treacherous waters known as the Azure Tides.

    This legend has attracted the attention of many pirates, adventurers, and treasure hunters alike, all eager to claim the artifact's power for their own ambitions.

Dungeons and Dragons 5E

The Fall of House Goldvein: an Eberron Murder Mystery

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Gwyneddh Jones

    Location: Table #2

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    This is a 5E murder mystery set in Eberron. The party has been hired by the police in the once-great industrial city of Luxhaven to search the mansion from which Lord Cicero Goldvein disappeared the night before.

    Players can expect puzzles, traps, the accidental release of a few monsters, and hidden clues, all leading to a knock-down drag-out fight at the end.

    I bring humor and humility to the DM seat, as well as a passion for one of the most human acts there is: telling stories.

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Rescue Prisoner 13

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Leisha Connolly

    Location: Table #3

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    The location of a great dwarven treasure has been located, but only a prisoner inside Revels End, a maximum security prison, knows how to access it. Infiltrate the prison, extract the prisoner, and learn how to access the treasure. Good luck!

Havoc Brigade

Owlbear Madness!

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Steve Snyder | Steve is a co-host of the “Me & Steve Talk RPGs” podcast.

    Location: Table #4

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    You're "orcs", well mostly… one of you might be 6 goblins. Your mission? Infiltrate the city and break out a shipment of owlbears bound for the royal zoo. Ever want to play a game where you can try all the crazy things you think of after playing in your normal game? That's exactly what this game wants you to do. Get wild, crazy, and try "dumb" things! You're orcs after all! The system is super-easy to grasp, and the only limit is your imagination!

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Mutants & Masterminds

Superman for All Seasons
Special Guest GM Alexander Thomas

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Alexander Thomas | Alexander is a game designer, author, and co-developer of Mutants & Masterminds.

    Location: Table #5

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    A group of paragons from across the multiverse are summoned to stop the machinations of one of their own gone rogue. Pre-gen characters provided!

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Learn to Play!

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Mike Crane

    Location: Table #6

    Mature content? No

    For new players!

    Never played D&D before? No Sweat! Come learn to play Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. Experienced Dungeon Master Mike Crane will walk you through creating your very own Dungeons & Dragons hero, and then run a short session where he will teach you the basics of the game that you can play at home with family and friends, online, or at game stores and conventions around the world! All materials provided and families/groups are welcome!

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Downfall of the Slavers Part 1

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Michael Mullig

    Location: Table #7

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Having raided the pits beneath an evil temple (PGX 2022), our heroes have followed a lead to a distant fortress. Trade caravans trafficking people are seen going there, but returning empty. The Dwarven Knight Elwith has chosen to press their attack, challenging the Slavers on their own ground. Will you heed the call?

Board Games

Board Gaming with the hosts of the Level Up Board Game Podcast!

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Level Up Podcast

    Location: Table #8

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Join the hosts of the Level Up Board Game Podcast for tabletop games!

    Games to be taught include:

    Return to Dark Tower (4 players)

    Challengers (8 players)

    Unmatched (4 players)…and more!

    No experience required, and the rules will be taught at the start of play. These games are best suited for gamers ages 12 and up.

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Savage Worlds

Straffar Gafan 39 (Mutant Chronicles Official Conversion)

Saturday | 2:00PM to 6:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Ian Powers

    Location: Table #25

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    As a group of Luna PD affiliated operators, you have been tasked with investigating a strange murder, and other strange activity in the High Rise Straffar Gafan 39. Could be nothing more than a gang getting rowdy, but it could be something much darker. Did you hear they found something on Pluto?

Monster of the Week

Damn Dirty Apes

Saturday | 4:00PM to 8:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Adam McDivitt

    Location: Table #14

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Your team of Monster Hunters has learned burglaries unusual is that they have been targeted on engineering and electronics workshops. Some artifacts have also been stolen from the Anthropology department. In all the raids, security cameras and alarms have been tampered with. Yesterday a security guard called Chris Lamb was torn to pieces (literally) during another theft in the Engineering building.

BubbleGumshoe

Mysteries of the Mushroom Kingdom

Saturday | 4:00PM to 8:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Richard Magnelli

    Location: Table #10

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Mario is out of town, but trouble continues to brew in the Mushroom Kingdom. Several of the kingdom's prized Power Stars have gone missing, and it is up to a cluster of Toads to find the lost Stars. Where could they have gone?!

    Mysteries of the Mushroom Kingdom is a short scenario written for the BubbleGumshoe system, which is designed to run investigations in which the interpretation of the clues the characters find is more important than simply finding the clues. BubbleGumshoe takes the Gumshoe system into a humorous "Scooby-Doo" style, which has been adapted further here to utilize the Super Mario characters and settings.

Mazes

The Curse of the Dwarven King

Saturday | 4:00PM to 8:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Timothy Beirne

    Location: Table #11

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    The Spinetip Mountains, home of the fallen dwarven king's ruined palace, is rumored to be cursed by the spirits of those still loyal to the mad king. They roam the palace's halls and the outskirts and stop anyone who comes near with the aim is to reclaim the treasures lost there. Your group has ascended into the mountains in search of the king's golden axe, a legendary and your only chance of holding back the tide of evil forces determined to cover the world in darkness.

    This game will be played using the rules of Mazes, which is a return to the classic sword and sorcery dungeon crawler with delightfully simple and easy-to-learn rules. Mazes is an accessible, rules-light system that anyone can play.

    The rules will be taught, and pre-generated character sheets and dice will be provided.

Hell Night: A Doom Biker RPG

Screaming for Vengeance

Saturday | 4:00PM to 8:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Steven Geary | Steven is a co-host of the “Me & Steve Talk RPGs” podcast.

    Location: Table #12

    Mature content? 18+

    All levels of play are welcome!

    With Hell having no ruler, powerful demon archons have escaped, and it's up to you and your demonic biker crew to round them up and bring them back, all while blasting metal and rock. Are you ready to raise some hell? The game is dark, gritty, and violent, so safety tools will be in effect!

Tiny Dungeon 2E

Space Vikings: Voyage Among the Stars

Saturday | 4:00PM to 8:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Michael Riethmiller

    Location: Table #13

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    An over-the-top, rules-light voyage to glory! Your longship awaits cast-off, solar sail rippling with energy and cyborg wolves watching from nearby asteroids. Will you return to Starheim with stories and riches, or return with defeat?

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Star Wars: Edge of the Empire

Under a Black Sun

Saturday | 4:00PM to 8:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Derek Nicewonger

    Location: Table #16

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    The hunter becomes the hunted! Track down a bounty hunter for the Pykes through investigation, coercion, charm, and the occasional blaster bolt. Beware: failure to find him could mean a bounty on you instead!

Call of Cthulhu 7e

Ripples from Carcosa: Adventis Regis

Saturday | 4:00PM to 8:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: David Tashbook

    Location: Table #15

    Mature content? 18+

    All levels of play are welcome!

    This adventure, “Adventis Regis” takes us to the time of the Roman Empire. The Investigators are having a lovely time at a resort town, where they and their families are relaxing, playing and seeing the sites. One of the highlights of the trip will be a performance of a new play by Livius Carbo, who has been a bit of an eccentric shut-in as of late. If you’re a fan of Call of Cthulhu at all, you can probably connect the dots here. Anyway, as the date of the play’s first public performance draws closer, things start to get a bit creepy and people seem to be a bit out of sorts. No matter, you’re on vacation, right? Well, when the PCs get back from a scenic cruise, everything has gone to hell. An entire town has gone insane. Whoops. Can the Investigators survive long enough to discover what has happened and if there is a way to stem the tide of madness?

Call of Cthulhu 7E

The Dare

Saturday | 6:00PM to 10:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Nicholas Marsella

    Location: Table #18

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    The Dare is a Call of KID-thulhu adventure where the players take on the role of kids (the Investigators) set in the 1980s on Halloween Night exploring The Old Barnarker House. This uses a simplified rule-set of the Call of Cthulhu 7th edition.

    This is a horror game that focuses on exploration and intrigue over 'kick in the door' action. Get into the spooky season NOW!

Root: The Tabletop RPG

Talon Hill

Saturday | 6:00PM to 10:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Graham Boechler

    Location: Table #19

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Based on the acclaimed board game, Root: the tabletop RPG lets players explore a vast woodland in the midst of an epic civil war. As the vagabonds, the players travel from clearing to clearing, solving problems and taking on jobs to risky for anyone else. In Talon Hill, a three way standoff for the Eyrie Dynasty crown awaits, and a dangerous race for lost artifacts to tip the balance. But with Riverfolk Mercenaries in town and a growing Lizard Cult, nothing is certain. Root: the TTRP is powered by Apocalypse and uses a 2d6 system.

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Old School Essentials

The Ghost Tower

Saturday | 6:00PM to 10:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Michael Mullig

    Location: Table #20

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    The Seer of Urnst has seen visions of the fabled Soul Gem hidden in the ancient keep of Inverness. Your group has been gathered by the Duke to embark on an expedition to explore Inverness, and find if the legends of the Ghost Tower are true. What secrets will you unearth??

TimewarpVortex

TimewarpVortex System Combat Demo

Saturday | 6:00PM to 10:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Trevor Murray

    Location: Table #21

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Come and try out the new way to play tabletop role playing games! Make your own character, or pick up one of the pre-made characters, and investigate the recent series of raids on caravans in this fantasy setting.

    Using rules from the TimewarpVortex starter adventure, you'll get to try out all the unique methods that we have employed in order to make combat and gameplay in general a fluid and organic experience.

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Savage Worlds

The McDoughal Mystery (Deadlands)

Saturday | 6:00PM to 10:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Ian Powers

    Location: Table #25

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    Something strange is happening in the village of McDoughal. Once prosperous, it is beginning to fail, and the namesake of the village is looking for help in figuring out the reason.

Feng Shui 2

Feng Shui 2

Learn to Play!

Saturday | 6:00PM to 10:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Sal Russo

    Location: Table #17

    Mature content? No

    For new players!

    Have you ever wanted to learn how to play Feng Shui 2? If so, this is the session for you!

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Escape from the Village of the Damned

Saturday | 6:00PM to 10:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Bryan Q Dalrymple

    Location: Table #23

    Mature content? 18+

    All levels of play are welcome!

    9 years ago, the Village of Altha'en simply ceased to exist leaving only virgin woods while being visited by the region lords son. Most of the denizens of the surrounding countryside and nearby towns do not discuss it and pretend that it never did, that the fields have always been fallow and overgrown plains of grass or virgin woods and avoid the empty spaces where the village once stood. Until a few days ago, when a man covered in dried blood, bearing the young man's signet was found babbling incoherently before passing out. Several of the lords guard have been sent to investigate only one returned beaten and muttering that the village had returned.

Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland

Welcome to the Gnarly Age! A Neo Terrax Adventure!

Saturday | 8:00PM to 12:00AM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Mark S Naas

    Location: Table #3

    Mature content? 18+

    Ideal for new players!

    In this introduction to Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland, players are tasked with rescuing a lost artifact, the belt worn by the God of War, The Savage Lord Randy! It is being held by the diabolical Vince M3CH-MAN! Join the party of the after times!

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Cyberpunk Red

Cyberpunk: Pittsburgh

Saturday | 8:00PM to 12:00AM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Tony Evans

    Location: Table #1

    Mature content? 18+

    Ideal for new players!

    Welcome to Pittsburgh 2046, where Pittsburgh has taken over the surrounding counties to make the city a bigger entity; where UPMC and the collections division make sure that the bill is paid, and if not, they take back what is theirs…

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

The Dragon of Byriver

Saturday | 8:00PM to 12:00AM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Matt Solar

    Location: Table #2

    Mature content? 18+

    Ideal for new players!

    The city of Byriver was recently attacked by a red dragon known as Haldraxis: Flame Incarnate. King Dirion has issued a bounty for the dragon’s head. You, the adventurers, must brave the frontier beyond the city and face the Dragon once and for all. Time is of the essence, will you prevail?

    If you've never played Dungeons & Dragons before, you'd be surprised to hear that dragons don't come up too often; they're very dangerous! But I offer you the opportunity to fight (and hopefully defeat) one in your very first game! No experience is necessary, as I will teach you the fundamentals of the game as we go. The only things required are an open mind, an imagination, and the ability to do basic addition. I will handle the rest!

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Hive of the Ghoul-Kin

Saturday | 8:00PM to 12:00AM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: David Verbanick

    Location: Table #7

    Mature content? 18+

    For experienced players.

    There are whispers of a foul cavern smelling of rot and decay, erupting from the bowels of the earth. Do you have what it takes to delve inside? Players will go through a dungeon filled with ghouls and undead beasts, earning loot and having fun with friends. There is a boss battle at the end of the dungeon.

    Players should expect high level (10) play, yet feel rewarded towards the end. They will be free to choose from pre-made characters provided to them. Dice are expected of them, but not required. Experienced players are ideal, but all levels of play are welcome. The adventure can be changed around to a lower level to accommodate for newer players.

Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Strahd Must Die!

Saturday | 8:00PM to 12:00AM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Mark Rininger

    Location: Table #5

    Mature content? 18+

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Players must travel to castle Ravenloft and confront Count Strahd Von Zerovich. They have only a few hours to explore the castle and unearth its secrets. When the timer runs out, Strahd appears and fights the party to the death!

    Warning: Strong horror themes.

Call of Cthulhu 7E

A Night at the Museum

Saturday | 8:00PM to 12:00AM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Michael Bosma

    Location: Table #6

    Mature content? 18+

    All levels of play are welcome!

    It's the Roaring Twenties, and you have secured an invitation to THE party of the season! The Carnegie Museum has secured new antiquities and the opening gala is tonight.

    But, some of these antiquities may be stolen. Not from some petty government or minor prince, but from something far older and more terrible. This will be a night few forget...or survive.

    This session is built for 3-5 characters, and up to 7 sheets will be available. Horror themes of violence and madness will occur.

Mutants and Masterminds

Into the Idiot Box

Saturday | 8:00PM to 12:00AM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Alexander Thomas | Alexander is a game designer, author, and co-developer of Mutants & Masterminds.

    Location: Table #8

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    What begins as a normal day fighting crime becomes an impossible journey into a dimension of nostalgia-fueled television when a cosmic trickster demands the heroes relieve his boredom. Can they return reality to its regularly-scheduled programming? Or will they be trapped forever in a nightmare of cliched sitcoms and cheesy action tropes?

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Learn to Play!

Sunday | 12:00PM to 4:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Mike Crane

    Location: Table #5

    Mature content? No

    For new players!

    Never played D&D before? No Sweat! Come learn to play Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. Experienced Dungeon Master Mike Crane will walk you through creating your very own Dungeons & Dragons hero, and then run a short session where he will teach you the basics of the game that you can play at home with family and friends, online, or at game stores and conventions around the world! All materials provided and families/groups are welcome!

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Mutants and Masterminds

Task Force X: Back in the USSR

Sunday | 12:00PM to 4:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Alexander Thomas | Alexander is a game designer, author, and co-developer of Mutants & Masterminds.

    Location: Table #8

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    Amanda Waller sends Task Force X to defend The Beatles during their first tour of the Soviet Union. Can this team of 60s anti-heroes defend the Fab Four when socialist shenanigans ensue?

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Dungeons and Dragons 5E

Downfall of the Slavers Part 2: The Secret Stockdale

Sunday | 12:00PM to 4:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Michael Mullig

    Location: Table #17

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Having raided the pits beneath an evil temple (PGX 2022), our heroes have followed a lead to a distant fortress. Trade caravans trafficking people are seen going there, but returning empty. The Dwarven Knight Elwith has chosen to press their attack, challenging the Slavers on their own ground. Will you heed the call?

Savage Worlds

The Forgotten Forge (Eberron Conversion)

Sunday | 12:00PM to 4:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Ian Powers

    Location: Table #25

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    Murder! In Charn, the city of towers, there has been a murder… and a group of adventurers loosely associated with the over-burdened city watch have been tasked with figuring out who and why.

Board Games

Board Gaming with the hosts of the Level Up Board Game Podcast!

Sunday | 1:30PM to 4:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Level Up Podcast

    Location: Table #12

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    Join the hosts of the Level Up Board Game Podcast for tabletop games!

    Games to be taught include:

    Return to Dark Tower (4 players)

    Challengers (8 players)

    Unmatched (4 players)…and more!

    No experience required, and the rules will be taught at the start of play. These games are best suited for gamers ages 12 and up.

G.I. Joe roleplaying game

One Shot

Sunday | 12:00PM to 4:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Ben Farruggia

    Location: Table #10

    Mature content? No

    All levels of play are welcome!

    You'll being playing of elite team G.I Joe's the magnificent 7 to help infiltrate a cobra base to save fellow joe from being a prisoner.

Call of Cthulhu 7E

Ripples from Carcosa: Herald of the Yellow King

Sunday | 12:00PM to 4:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: David Tashbrook

    Location: Table #20

    Mature content? 18+

    All levels of play are welcome!

    This scenario is set in the Dark Ages setting, ‘somewhere around the year 1080’, with the investigators as servants for a Norman lord in Britain. Cultural insensitivity lead to a good man giving up and making a pact with Hastur, and forces he once fought against become forces he serves, and he spreads “the King in Yellow” as a bardic tale, with ghastly consequences.

Critical Role’s Candela Obscura

Candela Obscura: Dressed to Kill

Sunday | 12:00PM to 4:00PM

  • Pre-Registration? No (walk-up)

    GM: Adam McDivitt

    Location: Table #1

    Mature content? No

    Ideal for new players!

    At the Newfaire World Exhibition, a woman models a stunning dress made of a color the world has never seen. During the presentation, she collapses into a pile of glowing bones and viscera. Candela Obscura comes to investigate what happened to her.

    Become a part of an investigation team as we run this rules system from Darlington Press and Critical Role. A d6 dice pool system. A 1920’s steam punk type game in a place called the Fairelands. Pregenerated character available.

    Disclaimer: at the time of application the quick start guide is the only rule set available.

    Come ready to play.
    Come ready to learn.
    Come Dressed to kill.