Before the first 3D video game came out, all video games were text-based adventures. These were simple scenarios with limited interactions. The player would type their actions into the game, and if it was a valid command, the game would respond with new content.

Players will take control of a character together and the GM will play as the parser and control the computer processing your commands. Players will alternate giving commands like GO NORTH, LIGHT LAMP or GET SWORD, which the GM will follow to the best of the imaginary computer's ability. There’s no limit to the number of people that can play and no limit to the fun. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to unplug from your computer and plug into Parsely! Don't forget to hit SAVE and be mindful, because 3 deaths means GAME OVER! ;-) "

This game will be great if you like choose-your-own-adventure books, 80s computer RPGs, and Super Mario.

Players will control a single nameless player character together as a group

This session will be especially good for new players. New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: lack of control, character death (but without any gore or explicit details)

<b><u>About the game system:</u></b>

Beakwood Bay is a PbtA/Carved from Brindlewood roleplaying game for 2-4 ducks and a Keeper (GM), but not just any ducks. Inspired by Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comics, in this hack of Brindlewood Bay you play as bipedal Mallards hired to hunt down treasure instead of solving mysteries. Beakwood Bay is a thriving port city inhabited by all sorts of anthropomorphic animals, where anything can happen and adventure is always on the agenda. The city’s aesthetics are rooted in the early 20th Century, but there are all manner of scientific advancements, such as an experimental rocketpad, a bustling university, and many factories. The oligarchs who control these technology-focused businesses often act as patrons for working ducks and adventurous mallards. No one comes to Beakwood Bay without a plan of how to leave richer. But there’s a curse that comes with this pursuit and many fall victim to the so-called Coin Fever. Ducks who are sitting on vaults of gold are frequently cruel and miserly in later years, pushing away family and friends to slavishly protect the gold they’ve acquired. 

But for now, you are just a Middle Class Mallard who dreams of adventure with your friends. Your ducks work in service of the city’s wealthy benefactors, trying to make a fortune to call their own all while working to avoid the crippling greed and exploitation that is rampant among the city’s elite. Hindered by NPCs after the same treasure, players do their best to gather clues (represented as helpful information and tools that can be used to recover the treasure) before finally trying to retrieve it. There is no prewritten canon path or method, instead it's up to you to cleverly combine all that you've found to obtain the treasure! Will you succeed? Play to find out!

<b><u>Session pitch:</u></b>

New-money billionaire Silas Pepperbeek has had just about enough of trying to ingratiate himself in Beakwood Bay society. But he has a plan that will make him a fortune and get him in good with the other oligarchs! He decides to sent the Mallards off to uncover the remains of the recently sunk so-called unsinkable freighter, the Lampooned, hoping to find the Shining Beak, a stunningly-detailed diamond bust of the legendary Morganna le Duck. The ship went down while crossing the North Atlantic, supposedly striking an iceberg and sinking in inhospitable frigid waters. He offers to pay handsomely if the Mallards recover it."

This game will be great if you like Ducktales, Indiana Jones, cartoons, comic books, Brindlewood Bay, PbtA games, collaborative storytelling

Players should build characters ahead.

New characters (this system has no levels) Character creation is a really quick multiple-choice process. The game runner will contact players in advance to share handouts (rules reference & character sheets) and make your selections.

New players are welcome., Players need to have played some RPGs.

The game runner has run this game a few times now.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: greed, capitalism, social class differences

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/nona-de-koning

“Whiskercliff Cemetery” is a Standard One Shot in the Mausritter system. Led by Nona de Koning

"<b><u>Session pitch - Whiskercliff Cemetery:</u></b>

A cemetery sits perched on the edge of a cliff, smothered by an ominous mist. A haunted crypt stands alone. The undead crypt keeper roams the graveyard fiercely guarding those buried within. What has drawn adventurers to this foreboding place? Do they seek treasure? Will they rescue the souls trapped in this mortal realm? What dangers will they uncover? Play to find out!

<b><u>About Mausritter:</u></b>

The settled mice huddle together, hidden in their settlements in trees and burrows and walls, scraping and saving. A tenuous existence. You are not like those settled mice. By choice or by necessity you are an adventurer. You live by your luck, your smarts, your bravery. With your friends by your side, you will abandon the warmth and safety of the mouse settlements and venture forth into the dark and dangerous places where other mice do not dare to tread. There is great wealth to be found by those who are willing to take it. 

It's a huge and dangerous world out there. It does not look kindly on a small mouse. But if you are very brave and very clever and just a bit lucky, you might be able to survive. And if you survive long enough, you might even become a hero amongst mice."

This game will be great if you like spooky season, Redwall, The Rescuers, The Hobbit, Over The Hedge, Thumbelina, OSR style RPGs

We will build level 1 characters in session.

Character creation is lightning quick and involves just a few random rolls. We'll do this together at the start of the session. If you've played Mausritter before and want to bring an existing character, contact me upfront to discuss.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room. The game runner will use Miro whiteboards for mapping. https://miro.com/

CW: undead, ghosts, possible PC death (you can continue with a new PC if that happens)

Check out the Rules: https://losing-games.itch.io/mausritter

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/nona-de-koning

The job was simple: deliver a package to the reclusive resident of a mysterious mansion. But all is not as it seems…. Lord Spooky’s mansion is full of mystery and danger and who knows what else?!

Before the first 3D video game came out, all video games were text-based adventures. These were simple scenarios with limited interactions. The player would type their actions into the game, and if it was a valid command, the game would respond with new content.

Players will take control of a character together and the GM will play as the parser and control the computer processing your commands. Players will alternate giving commands like GO NORTH, LIGHT LAMP or GET SWORD, which the GM will follow to the best of the imaginary computer's ability. There’s no limit to the number of people that can play and no limit to the fun. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to unplug from your computer and plug into Parsely! Don't forget to hit SAVE and be mindful, because 3 deaths means GAME OVER! ;-) "

This game will be great if you like choose-your-own-adventure books, 80s computer RPGs, and Super Mario.

Players will control a single nameless player character together as a group

This session will be especially good for new players. New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: lack of control, character death (but without any gore or explicit details)

"You are epic pirate captains in a loose confederation. Your mission is to explore the archipelago, deal with supernatural complications, and defend your gold against other pirates. The Admiral, Rakefelon Bones McBones, Slayer of the Hidden Sea has been cursed by the gods of the sea to walk only on soil, leaving you to fend for yourselves while he climbs the tallest mountain he can reach to meet with the sky gods for help. 

This leaves you as the remaining captains in charge of the fleet’s home port of Deepwash Anchorage for the time being. You must work together with your crews behind you to deal with whatever threats appear. Fail and Rakefelon Bones McBones will have you nailed to the deck for sure."

This game will be good if you like silly pirate stories, over the top nonsense, one page games We will build characters in session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW:  none

Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Check out the Rules-https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/sails-and-legends

"Welcome to Action Castle, the original Parsely scenario that spawned all the others! In just 90-120 minutes, explore the lands of Action Castle, brave its dangers and try to claim the throne!

Come play this party game parlor style RPG that's a love letter to the old text-based computer adventures. With all the laughs, frustrated groans and story paths that you remember :D Can you unlock the best ending? A whole game takes less than 2 hours! Relive the glory days of floppy disks, dot-matrix printers and 128K RAM with this collection of party games inspired by the text adventures of the 1980s.

Before the first 3D video game came out, all video games were text-based adventures. These were simple scenarios with limited interactions. The player would type their actions into the game, and if it was a valid command, the game would respond with new content.

Players will take control of a character together and the GM will play as the parser and control the computer processing your commands. Players will alternate giving commands like GO NORTH, LIGHT LAMP or GET SWORD, which the GM will follow to the best of the imaginary computer's ability. There’s no limit to the number of people that can play and no limit to the fun. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to unplug from your computer and plug into Parsely! Don't forget to hit SAVE and be mindful, because 3 deaths means GAME OVER! ;-) "

This game will be great if you like choose-your-own-adventure books, 80s computer RPGs, and Super Mario.

Players will control a single nameless player character together as a group

This session will be especially good for new players. New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: lack of control, character death (but without any gore or explicit details)

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/nona-de-koning

"On the Blood Sea there are horizons and frontiers in every direction and piracy becomes even more of an adventure. Join a crew in defiance of colonial pressures with danger at every turn and fate itself will be in your hands. 

Deck is a new game built on the Mavericks RPG system for pirate stories of every stripe. Use a deck of playing cards as your character sheet and change fate with every draw."

This game will be great if you like pirate adventures, exploration, high fantasy.

We will build characters in session.

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: None

Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Check out the Rules! https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

Legend speaks of a Thracian legion that vanished in the aftermath of the kingdom’s fall. For centuries, tales of corpse-eating fiends clad in ancient armor have been whispered in dark taverns, along with stories of a lost treasure hidden within a hidden tomb. Now, as villagers are disappearing and the graveyard is empty, it is time to confront an ancient evil linking two fallen kingdoms.

This game will be great if you like darkly-tinged RPGs and the works of Jennell Jaquays The game runner will provide 0-Level funnel characters.

This session will be especially good for new players. 

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be run over Zoom.

CW: Frequent Death

Check out the Rules: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjV1Py9mLmIAxVUjokEHUFMBRwQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1qBK-eYz0XZeFaKTVZsYK_ 

Bob Brinkman’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/bob-brinkman

"Trophy is a strongly collaborative storytelling game with horror themes throughout. It is about a group of treasure-hunters on a doomed expedition into a natural biome that doesn’t want them there. The game tells the story of the physical and mental descent of the treasure-hunters as they move deeper and deeper into their location. Their journey will ultimately bring them to ancient ruins that hold the treasure they seek, and the monstrous entities which now dwell there. This is not, however, a hopeful story of brave and daring adventurers slaying dragons and dragging bags of gold with them back to town. This is a horror story of entitled pillagers meeting tragic ends. It is very likely that all the treasure-hunters will die or — at best — be permanently scarred and haunted by their expedition. Can you trust your friends? Can you even still trust yourself? In this game, Trophy isn't the treasure you seek, but nature trying to take you as its trophy instead.

Trophy Dark is designed to be played as a oneshot with small groups of 2-3 player characters. Single oneshot adventures are called Incursions. Today's incursion is called Gift of the Sea, where the following lures in your characters...

Beyond the forest lies a jagged rocky coast where, for generations now, a small seaside village has observed the rites of Greentide. Each spring, as the first green shoots emerge, village elders weave sapling branches and seaweed into an effigy in the likeness of a young woman. The sculpture is filled with gifts before it is cast into the waves as an offering to the Queen of Tides, along with prayers for a bountiful catch and protection from storms.

This ancient tradition harkens back to an age when the ancestors would crown a young woman as the Tide Queen and offer her to the sea in sacrifice. Chieftains and princes would travel far to attend the ceremony, pledging gold, jewels, and the finest of crafts. To this day, local fisherman never leave shore without paying her their respects—for the tide, they say, must have its due.

Strange as the customs of an isolated village may be, it has not escaped the notice of keen treasure hunters such as yourselves that centuries of offerings and shipwrecks have left a great hoard of untouched riches beneath the waves. You know of the island offshore where the offerings are tipped overboard. You have heard rumors of a cove there, just visible at low tide. Superstitious villagers avoid it, but you know better than to believe their tales."

This game will be great if you like collaborative storytelling, horror We will build characters in session.

Characters will be created together. This can be done in mere minutes, assisted by random tables and dice rolls. As for gameplay, you don't need to know the system, but you do need to be comfortable with roleplaying, thinking on the spot/improv, and contributing to collaborative setting elements instead of just playing your character.

Players need to have played some RPGs.

Players will be learning this system together with the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: This specific incursion can include Body Horror, Drowning, Human Sacrifice, Religion, Sharks, Shipwrecks, and Storms. In general: fear, paranoia, character death, high chances of other player characters betraying yours

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/nona-de-koning

You are a kobold, a scrawny dragonling whelp, and you have been tasked by the capricious and cruel MIGHTY DRAGON KING to sneak into a rival dragon’s hoard and steal as much loot as you possibly can in order to win favour. The problem is, you’re terrible at everything - except creating distractions. Can you stack up enough distractions to get in, get the treasure, and get out alive? Probably not.

This game will be great if you like silly games about silly kobolds

We will build characters in the session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

Players will be learning this system together with the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #3 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. The game runner uses shmeppy whiteboards for mapping. https://shmeppy.com/ Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Death is a possibility, but we'll be keeping things lighthearted and cartoonish. 

Check out the Rules! https://gshowitt.itch.io/kobold-endeavour
Rayne Bakcheious’ Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/rayne-bakcheious

Legend speaks of a Thracian legion that vanished in the aftermath of the kingdom’s fall. For centuries, tales of corpse-eating fiends clad in ancient armor have been whispered in dark taverns, along with stories of a lost treasure hidden within a hidden tomb. Now, as villagers are disappearing and the graveyard is empty, it is time to confront an ancient evil linking two fallen kingdoms.

This game will be great if you like darkly-tinged RPGs and the works of Jennell Jaquays The game runner will provide 0-Level funnel characters.

This session will be especially good for new players. 

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be run over Zoom.

CW: Frequent Death

Check out the Rules: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjV1Py9mLmIAxVUjokEHUFMBRwQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1qBK-eYz0XZeFaKTVZsYK_ 

Bob Brinkman’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/bob-brinkman

"Everyone says the world is dying. Today you meet a stranger who has already seen it happen. Shehas traveled back through time to save the world…but only if you can save her!

An eldritch woman from the future begs you to save her from her sister, who wants to drag her back to her own time.

To close the time portal, you must climb down through the buried corpse of a kraken. The prize? A giant diamond worth 10,000 GP…if you can pull it out of the portal!"

This game will be great if you like weird fantasy, benthic body horror, and exploration-over-combat

We will build level 1 characters in session.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted on another Discord server.

CW: kraken, dungeon delve, time travel, time portal, cosmic horror, eldritch horror, tentacles, mutations, parasites, underwater, dreams, nightmares, night terrors

Check out the Rules: https://searchersoftheunknown.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/searchers-of-the-unkown-original-version/ 

Sean F. Smith's Game Runner Profile www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/sean-f-smith

Stonespire Marsh, named for the eponymous boulder at its center, is home to reclusive, sun-basking lizards. One day, amidst the muck and mud, they uncovered an entrance to the Stonespire itself, and their demeanor changed. They opened their island, speaking to visitors about a ""Second Sun.” They promise sanctuary and shelter the lost and needy, ""The Second Sun brings warmth and prosperity to all it shines upon."" However, pilgrims that enter the Stonespire never seem to leave again. What are High Priest Zon and the lizard cult up to? It's time for your brave mice to crawl beyond the stone and investigate what's really going on in Stonespire Marsh! 

<b><u>About Mausritter:</u></b>

The settled mice huddle together, hidden in their settlements in trees and burrows and walls, scraping and saving. A tenuous existence. You are not like those settled mice. By choice or by necessity you are an adventurer. You live by your luck, your smarts, your bravery. With your friends by your side, you will abandon the warmth and safety of the mouse settlements and venture forth into the dark and dangerous places where other mice do not dare to tread. There is great wealth to be found by those that are willing to take it. 

It's a huge and dangerous world out there. It does not look kindly on a small mouse. But if you are very brave and very clever and just a bit lucky, you might be able to survive. And if you survive long enough, you might even become a hero amongst mice."

This game will be great if you like Redwall, The Rescuers, The Hobbit, Over The Hedge, Thumbelina, OSR style RPGs

We will build Level 1 characters in the session. Character creation is lightning-quick and involves just a few random rolls. We'll do this together at the start of the session. If you've played Mausritter before and want to bring an existing character, contact me upfront to discuss.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room. The game runner will use Miro whiteboards for mapping. https://miro.com/

CW: drug use, cult, imprisonment, ritual sacrifice, possible PC death (you can continue with a new PC if that happens)

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/nona-de-koning

Legend speaks of a Thracian legion that vanished in the aftermath of the kingdom’s fall. For centuries, tales of corpse-eating fiends clad in ancient armor have been whispered in dark taverns, along with stories of a lost treasure hidden within a hidden tomb. Now, as villagers are disappearing and the graveyard is empty, it is time to confront an ancient evil linking two fallen kingdoms.

This game will be great if you like darkly-tinged RPGs and the works of Jennell Jaquays The game runner will provide 0-Level funnel characters.

This session will be especially good for new players. 

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be run over Zoom.

CW: Frequent Death

Check out the Rules: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjV1Py9mLmIAxVUjokEHUFMBRwQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1qBK-eYz0XZeFaKTVZsYK_ 

Bob Brinkman’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/bob-brinkman

"On the Blood Sea there are horizons and frontiers in every direction and piracy becomes even more of an adventure. Join a crew in defiance of colonial pressures with danger at every turn and fate itself will be in your hands. 

Deck is a new game built on the Mavericks RPG system for pirate stories of every stripe. Use a deck of playing cards as your character sheet and change fate with every draw."

This game will be great if you like pirate adventures, exploration, high fantasy.

We will build characters in session.

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: None

Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Check out the Rules! https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

You are a kobold, a scrawny dragonling whelp, and you have been tasked by the capricious and cruel MIGHTY DRAGON KING to sneak into a rival dragon’s hoard and steal as much loot as you possibly can in order to win favour. The problem is, you’re terrible at everything - except creating distractions. Can you stack up enough distractions to get in, get the treasure, and get out alive? Probably not.

This game will be great if you like silly games about silly kobolds

We will build characters in the session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

Players will be learning this system together with the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #3 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. The game runner uses shmeppy whiteboards for mapping. https://shmeppy.com/ Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Death is a possibility, but we'll be keeping things lighthearted and cartoonish. 

Check out the Rules! https://gshowitt.itch.io/kobold-endeavour
Rayne Bakcheious’ Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/rayne-bakcheious

Legend speaks of a Thracian legion that vanished in the aftermath of the kingdom’s fall. For centuries, tales of corpse-eating fiends clad in ancient armor have been whispered in dark taverns, along with stories of a lost treasure hidden within a hidden tomb. Now, as villagers are disappearing and the graveyard is empty, it is time to confront an ancient evil linking two fallen kingdoms.

This game will be great if you like darkly-tinged RPGs and the works of Jennell Jaquays The game runner will provide 0-Level funnel characters.

This session will be especially good for new players. 

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be run over Zoom.

CW: Frequent Death

Check out the Rules: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjV1Py9mLmIAxVUjokEHUFMBRwQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1qBK-eYz0XZeFaKTVZsYK_ 

Bob Brinkman’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/bob-brinkman

"We all have our demons and a life of piracy will give us more than most. Join a veteran crew with years behind them and explore the connections they've formed and the strange ways that the sea has changed them. 

Rapscallion is a Powered by the Apocalypse game about temptation and connections where you will play as larger-than-life pirates with supernatural connections to the sea, the world, and each other."

This game will be great if you like pirate adventure, supernatural buddies, and corruption. We will build characters in the session.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Possession.

Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Check out the Rules

https://magpiegames.com/products/rapscallion-quickstart-1?_pos=1&_sid=4722a9ed9&_ss=r

"Escape from Dino Island is a thrilling adventure game in the style of Jurassic Park. 

It's about intrepid heroes trapped on an island overrun with creatures from a lost age—dinosaurs! It uses the PbtA (Powered by the Apocalypse) system and is specifically designed for oneshots. 

Players take on the role of everyday people who are brave and competent, but also in over their head. The game is designed to help you create the kind of stories that are full of action and suspense, but in which fighting is rarely a good option. Pick from several Archetypes you'd expect in a Jurassic Park style game, like the Paleontologist, the Hunter, the Kid and several others!

Stuck on the island with danger and dinosaurs everywhere, will you escape with your life? And what kind of person will you become in your quest to survive? There’s only one way to find out…"

This game will be great if you like Jurassic Park, dinosaurs, exploration, adventure, survival

Players should build characters ahead.

We will build characters in the session.

Players can pick their Archetype playbooks ahead of time in a Discord thread set up by the GM a day or two in advance.

New players are welcome.

Players will be learning this system together with the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: natural disasters, possible harm to animals/dinosaurs, potential character death

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/nona-de-koning

<b><u>About the game system:</u></b>

Beakwood Bay is a PbtA/Carved from Brindlewood roleplaying game for 2-4 ducks and a Keeper (GM), but not just any ducks. Inspired by Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comics, in this hack of Brindlewood Bay you play as bipedal Mallards hired to hunt down treasure instead of solving mysteries. Beakwood Bay is a thriving port city inhabited by all sorts of anthropomorphic animals, where anything can happen and adventure is always on the agenda. The city’s aesthetics are rooted in the early 20th Century, but there are all manner of scientific advancements, such as an experimental rocketpad, a bustling university, and many factories. The oligarchs who control these technology-focused businesses often act as patrons for working ducks and adventurous mallards. No one comes to Beakwood Bay without a plan of how to leave richer. But there’s a curse that comes with this pursuit and many fall victim to the so-called Coin Fever. Ducks who are sitting on vaults of gold are frequently cruel and miserly in later years, pushing away family and friends to slavishly protect the gold they’ve acquired. 

But for now, you are just a Middle Class Mallard who dreams of adventure with your friends. Your ducks work in service of the city’s wealthy benefactors, trying to make a fortune to call their own all while working to avoid the crippling greed and exploitation that is rampant among the city’s elite. Hindered by NPCs after the same treasure, players do their best to gather clues (represented as helpful information and tools that can be used to recover the treasure) before finally trying to retrieve it. There is no prewritten canon path or method, instead it's up to you to cleverly combine all that you've found to obtain the treasure! Will you succeed? Play to find out!

<b><u>Session pitch:</u></b>

New-money billionaire Silas Pepperbeek has had just about enough of trying to ingratiate himself in Beakwood Bay society. But he has a plan that will make him a fortune and get him in good with the other oligarchs! He decides to sent the Mallards off to uncover the remains of the recently sunk so-called unsinkable freighter, the Lampooned, hoping to find the Shining Beak, a stunningly-detailed diamond bust of the legendary Morganna le Duck. The ship went down while crossing the North Atlantic, supposedly striking an iceberg and sinking in inhospitable frigid waters. He offers to pay handsomely if the Mallards recover it."

This game will be great if you like Ducktales, Indiana Jones, cartoons, comic books, Brindlewood Bay, PbtA games, collaborative storytelling

Players should build characters ahead.

New characters (this system has no levels) Character creation is a really quick multiple-choice process. The game runner will contact players in advance to share handouts (rules reference & character sheets) and make your selections.

New players are welcome., Players need to have played some RPGs.

The game runner has run this game a few times now.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be played in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: greed, capitalism, social class differences

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/nona-de-koning

No copy of the rules, but character creation is simple: pick an animal that's been uplifted, pick a human society they've copied badly, split 5 points between Faith and Truth. Truth grants secrets of the setting and minor extra rules. Faith works as a pool of points you spend to influence NPCs. You'll roll percentage dice and take consequences after the roll to reach target numbers. There's a GM.

A diverse group of mutant talking animals who live in Humanity-worshipping high-tech domes meet each other when they uncover the heretical secret maintenance tunnels that connect the vastly different societies to one another. What will they do when they discover the true danger that threatens this entire futuristic zoo?

This game will be great ig you like light-hearted takes on dystopian futures, characters from different "Hollywood History" societies bumping heads, exploring futuristic ruins, unlocking dystopian secrets, rules-lite games, minor hidden rules, and succeeding at a cost.

We will build characters in the session.

This game is for beginners, rules will be taught

We're going to use my discord channel, it has a dice roller bot, and that's all you need

This session will be especially good for new players.

Players will be learning this system together with the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in another Discord server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Talking Dogs, Armadillos, Sloths, and other exotic animals may experience violence, psychological manipulation, or the threat of disaster. No vivid details will be discussed, but bad things may happen depending on Lines and Veils.

"After surviving a crash landing in the jungle, a daring archaeologist sets out to retrieve a legendary treasure. Are you ready to enter? [Y/N]

Come play this party game parlor-style RPG that's a love letter to the old text-based computer adventures! With all the laughs, frustrated groans, and story paths that you remember :D Can you find your way through this Jungle Adventure? You only have 90 minutes to make it out alive! Relive the glory days of floppy disks, dot-matrix printers, and 128K RAM with this collection of party games inspired by the text adventures of the 1980s.

Before the first 3D video game came out, all video games were text-based adventures. These were simple scenarios with limited interactions. The player would type their actions into the game, and if it was a valid command, the game would respond with new content.

Players will take control of a character together and the GM will play as the parser and control the computer processing your commands. Players will alternate giving commands like GO NORTH, LIGHT LAMP or GET SWORD, which the GM will follow to the best of the imaginary computer's ability. There’s no limit to the number of people that can play and no limit to the fun. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to unplug from your computer and plug into Parsely! Don't forget to hit SAVE and be mindful, because 3 deaths mean GAME OVER! ;-) "

This game will be great if you like Indiana Jones, 80s computer RPGs, choose your own adventure books

Players control the protagonist together.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be run in room # 2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: lack of control, character death (but without any gore or explicit details)

Check out the Rules: https://jaredsorensen.itch.io/parsely-preview-n-play-edition

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/Nona-de-Koning

Years ago, workers tunneled and toiled and extracted near-endless hauls of valuable ores from the mine. Further surveys were made, and plans were drafted for more and more tunnels through the earth. Equipment failed. Workers went unpaid. Mice went missing. Weeks of quota vanished without a trace. Now, the mine lies dormant. Deed-holders cast blame about sabotage. Rumours circulate of poisonous gasses and mice gone mad. Interlopers rummage around in the remains. A former mining town dwindles into obscurity. And in the deep wound of the earth, writhing in slag and runoff, something slithers, crawls, then steps upward... Is your mouse brave enough for this adventure? Come join us!

This game will be great if you like Redwall, The Rescuers, The Hobbit, Over The Hedge, Thumbelina, and OSR style RPGs

We will build level 1 characters in the session.

Character creation is lightning-quick and involves just a few random rolls. We'll do this together at the start of the session. If you've played Mausritter before and want to bring an existing character, contact me upfront to discuss.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be run in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. The game runner will use Miro whiteboards for mapping. https://miro.com/app/dashboard/ Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: darkness, spiders, and as you play as animals, there may be harm/death to anthropomorphic animals involved

Check out the Rules: https://losing-games.itch.io/mausritter

Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile

https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/Nona-de-Koning

"In all kingdoms there are tales, and in the Barony of Westlake, it is said that the Grimmswood hides the ruins of a long-lost realm. The daughter of its final king, cursed by a malevolent faerie, pricked her finger on a spindle upon her sixteenth birthday, in the blossom of her youth, and died. With her death, the kingdom went to ruin. Few now dare to go far into the Grimmswood, although the riches of the lost kingdom are said to lie unclaimed within. Fear of dark fey magic and even greater evils keep men out.

Or they did so until now. For Prince Hubert Charming of Westlake has determined that the long-dead Princess Beauty is only cursed to sleep away the aeons, and he will have her for his bride. His men rounded up a stable of “volunteers” at the beginning of one early autumn morning, and here you are, with what makeshift arms and equipment you had upon you when you were “volunteered”.

Your mission, the Prince’s Bailiff explains, is to enter the ruined castle, find the place where the “Sleeping” Beauty lies, and bring her forth for Prince Charming to restore with a kiss. Those who choose not to go upon this quest must take their chances with the Prince’s Guard, twenty men strong, and be declared outlaw. Those who choose to hazard their lives within the ruined castle may keep what they find, apart from the sleeping princess, but dare not leave without her."

This game will be great if you like twisted dark fairy tales

The game runner will provide level 0 (beginner) characters.

This session will be especially good for new players., New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room. The Judge will use Roll 20 as a VTT.

CW: Gruesome demises

Check out the Rules: https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf

“Put to Rest” a standard one shot game in the Avatar Legends system. Led by Ansel Burch.

The history of Royal Caldera city frequently leaves out the Battle of the Ancestors. Those records which can be found speak of the second wave, brought about by warlord Shu and his army of opportunists. Shu’s family was well connected and useful in the reunification following the final battle ensuring that his deeds were relegated to the footnotes of history, easily swept away by the arrival of Avatar Szeto. The heroes who stopped him are no less revered. Their statues gleam in the sun and have inspired generations, even if their plaques read vaguely and the names are unfamiliar. Is one of those statues secretly of you?

This game will be good if you like Avatar, zombies, and stories of young heroes.

The Game Runner will provide pre made characters.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Desecration of corpses.

Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Warhorn Listing: https://warhorn.net/events/ttrpg-pickup-con/schedule/sessions/88038284-d38b-4639-a6dd-896159aed464

The history of Royal Caldera city frequently leaves out the Battle of the Ancestors. The first wave of undead were stopped but the heroes who made the day had gone missing. Court records show that a private meeting was held with these benders when they finally re-surfaced and many Fire Sages have since debated on the nature of the spirit world they claim to have visited and how it differs from the one known to the Avatars and people of the spirit wilds. Are you one of the few who know these stories firsthand?

This game will be good if you like Avatar, zombies, and stories of young heroes.

The Game Runner will provide pre made characters.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Desecration of corpses, bugs.

Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Warhorn Listing: https://warhorn.net/events/ttrpg-pickup-con/schedule/sessions/53fbe588-c9f9-47ce-b055-b4581e9c758d

“Unbalance” a standard one shot game in the Avatar Legends system. Led by Ansel Burch.

The history of Royal Caldera city frequently leaves out the Battle of the Ancestors. The fire nation had fractured and lost all sense of itself as warring factions tore apart the land and its people seeking control of resources and survival. Plagues and famine had devastated the previously stong bonds shared by fire benders and their people. This unbalance manifested finally in the rising of the ancestors as zombies, sweeping across the cities and plains of the fire nation some even retaining their ability to bend. Will you be among the heroes to save the nation and help restore it to unity?

This game will be good if you like Avatar, zombies, and stories of young heroes.

The Game Runner will provide pre made characters.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Desecration of corpses.

Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Warhorn Listing: https://warhorn.net/events/ttrpg-pickup-con/schedule/sessions/83a213a7-39ae-4f02-8ad6-5ca9ee245f2f

"The Queen’s Onyx Jubilee is set to begin, marking the 95th year of the merciful monarch’s glorious reign. While the entire realm celebrates the good fortune of their long-lived sovereign, a group of common villagers fights to stay alive. For them, the festivities have become a nightmare, as the sounds of revelry are replaced by screams of terror – their own!

Imprisoned in opulence, marked for death, hunted by creatures both grotesque and foul. This ragtag group of unsuspecting villagers must band together to brave the vile mysteries that haunt this place and stand defiant in the face of death itself – if they hope to escape the Veiled Vaults of the Onyx Queen and save their very souls!"

This game will be great if you like old school fantasy horror filled with puzzles, grotesque monsters, and some jaw-dropping magical items.

The game runner will provide level 0 (beginner) characters.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room. The Judge will use Roll 20 as a VTT.

CW: Some corpse related horror

Check out the Rules: https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DCC_QSR_Free.pdf

Well past the outside of town, at the edge of a still lake and the foot of the Obsidian Mountains, lies the manor of Count Võn Dragȗül. Your small town has long dwelt in the shadow of this mysterious nobleman, but little is known about him. So it was all the more shocking to find his wanted ad pinned to the door of the tavern this morning,

“Seeking to hire an enterprising group of mercenaries to rid my ancestral home of a malicious ghostly presence. Payment will be made in land or gold, as you desire. Please report to the front door of my home just after sunset. Those of religious affiliation need not apply.”

Alabastrȃān Vladȇmǒrn Võn Dragȗül

Count of the Obsidian Pass

This game will be great if you like Buffy or Angel, The Nightmare Before Christmas, or The Mummy.

Players should build characters ahead.

D&D 5E | Level 10

• Use point-buy or standard array for stat generation.

• Any officially published content for classes, feats, ancestries, etc is fine. Utilizing elements from established third-party sources is encouraged, but please reach out to run them by me first.

• EXCEPT: No clerics and paladins. The “turn undead” type spells or spell-like abilities will also not be allowed for this game. The count has asked that no one with “religious affiliation” apply.

• Assume that as adventures you’ve been able to purchase any armor, standard weapon, or standard adventuring equipment worth no more than 150g a piece.

• For spellcasters: assume that you have the material components needed to cast the spells you’ve chosen. If the component costs more than 50g, assume that you have enough for one casting. Please reach out if you have questions.

• You can pick 2 magic items or weapons of up to uncommon rarity.

• https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items

• Your character, for reasons of your own, has decided to take this job from The Count.

• If you have any backstory notes, please feel free to let me know. Please send me a copy of (or link to) your character sheet at least 2 days before we play. "

Players need to be familiar with this system.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room. The game runner will use Shmeppy as a VTT. https://shmeppy.com/

CW: death, undeath, blood, physical transformation

Rayne Bakcheious’ Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/rayne-bakcheious

The mouse kingdoms survive on the edge of collapse. A harsh winter or heartless cat could spell the end for all. The settled mice huddle together, hidden in their settlements in trees and burrows and walls, scraping and saving. A tenuous existence.

But you are not like those settled mice. By choice or by necessity you are an adventurer.

You live by your luck, your smarts, your bravery. With your friends by your side, you will abandon the warmth and safety of the mouse settlements and venture forth into the dark and dangerous places where other mice do not dare to tread. There is great wealth to be found by those who are willing to take it.

It's a huge and dangerous world out there. It does not look kindly on a small mouse. But if you are very brave and very clever and just a bit lucky, you might be able to survive. And if you survive long enough, you might even become a hero amongst mice."

This game will be great if you like Redwall, The Rescuers, The Hobbit, Over The Hedge, Thumbelina, and style RPGs

We will build level 1 characters in the session.

Character creation is lightning-quick and involves just a few random rolls. We'll do this together at the start of the session. If you've played Mausritter before and want to bring an existing character, contact me upfront to discuss.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room. The game runner uses Miro whiteboards for visual aids (free). https://miro.com/app/dashboard/

Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: as you play as animals, there may be harm/death to anthropomorphic animals involved

Check out the rules!- https://losing-games.itch.io/mausritter