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“Big Head Heroes” is a Standard One Shot/ Playtest session using the Big Head Heroes one Page Rules. Led by Ansel Burch
Saturday morning is here again and when the TV comes on a cavalcade of characters ready to have madcap adventures, do musical numbers, and sell toys. Join in for a once in a lifetime adventure rolled into existence using the one page system’s episode generator.
This game will be great if you like Tiny Toons Adventures, Rocko's Modern Life, Rugrats, Doug, and TaleSpin
We will build characters in session.
This session will be especially good for new players.,
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 #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Loose relationships with reality.
Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch
“The Holiday Special That Didn't Happen” is a Standard One Shot using the Rebel Scum rules for Polymorph. Led by Ansel Burch
We have to get our dear friend back home in time for Light Day, a very real holiday we've all heard of before. They may come from a planet that is all one biome but their hometown is still tiny and the planet is poorly mapped. We're going to need all of our astrogation and navigation skills to make it in time. Fingers crossed the space fascists don't give us any trouble on the way.
This game will be great if you like Star Wars, road trip comedies, and making fun of the Star Wars holiday Special.
We will use pre-made characters. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0582/8372/0819/files/RebelScum_CrewoftheLastHope.pdf?v=1708710365
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.
CW: Fascists (you get to fight them)
Check out the Rules: https://9thlevel.com/products/rebel-scum?variant=41357755252851
Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch
“Under the Sea” is a Standard One Shot/Playtest session in the Deck system led by Ansel Burch.
"The Myrfolk have been content in the sea for Brine knows how long. We've swum the currents and ridden the streams from the Great Trench to the Boiling Sea.
Last tide, K'help found a... something. It's covered in strange markings and if we're right in guessing, it was made above the spray, perhaps by the great beasts whose shadows pass over the reef and whose calls sound so much like speech. Wherever it came from and whoever made it. Could this be a new horizon beyond the waves? "
This game will be great if you like exploration, coming-of-age stories, and underwater civilization stories.
We will build characters in the 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 #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: disorientation, isolation, loss
Check out the Rules: https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks
Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch
“Under the Sea” is a Standard One Shot/Playtest session in the Deck system led by Ansel Burch.
"The Myrfolk have been content in the sea for Brine knows how long. We've swum the currents and ridden the streams from the Great Trench to the Boiling Sea.
Last tide, K'help found a... something. It's covered in strange markings and if we're right in guessing, it was made above the spray, perhaps by the great beasts whose shadows pass over the reef and whose calls sound so much like speech. Wherever it came from and whoever made it. Could this be a new horizon beyond the waves? "
This game will be great if you like exploration, coming-of-age stories, and underwater civilization stories.
We will build characters in the 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 #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: disorientation, isolation, loss
Check out the Rules: https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks
Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch
“Kobold Endeavor” a Standard One Shot in the Kobold Endeavor system. Led by Rayne Bakcheious
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
“Kobold Endeavor” a Standard One Shot in the Kobold Endeavor system. Led by Rayne Bakcheious
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
“The Laraine Estate” a Standard One Shot in the KULT: Divinity Lost system. Led by Shatargat
Popper Polly is a YouTuber and an urban explorer. One day she just disappeared, and a dark and weird video footage was found on her channel. You know that she was mentioning about a shooting at an abandoned mansion called The Laraine Estate. Now, you will visit the area to learn more about what happened to Polly, and more importantly, learn more about yourselves.
This game will be good if you like extreme horror with adult themes, along with self-exploration. (Please check content warnings before joining.)
The game runner will provide characters.
Premade characters will be provided.
New players are welcome., Players need to have played some RPGs.
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. The game runner will use Alchemy RPG for mapping. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Explicit sexuality, gore, facing with traumas.
Shatargat's Game Runner: https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/Shatargat
“Escape to a Rescue” a Standard One Shot in the MASKS system. Led by Ansel Burch.
The heroes of Halcyon City have been caught by the villainous Mr. Columnar C.P.A.! He can only effect the adults who have to pay taxes though, leaving the teen heroes in his lair to first find a way out, then find a way to save the adult heroes and the rest of the city.
This game will be good if you like Teen Titans, Superheroes, and action!
Players should build characters ahead.
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 # 3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: May hedge into parental loss
Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch
“Prince Charming, Reanimator” a Standard One Shot in the Dungeon Crawl Classics system. Led by Colm McCarthy.
"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
“The Veiled Vaults of the Onyx Queen” a Standard One Shot in the Dungeon Crawl Classics system. Led by Colm McCarthy
"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
“Strange Tales of Songling” a Standard One Shot, Multishot in the Strange Tales of Songling. Led by Liberty the referee
Have you ever been to Hell?
Have the monsters ever been upon you?
Strange Tales of Songling is a fantasy horror role-playing game inspired by Chinese Ghost stories.
You play as traveling scholars, wandering warriors, demon hunters, and magicians striving against monsters and the powers of darkness. It is a game of investigation, survival, kung-fu, and terror.
It is set in a mysterious dream-Hell (not Western Hell, but Chinese Hell) where brave souls fight and investigate to save themselves from damnation.
In this dream-realm, you are tasked either as the groom to Lung Min, Daugher to the Lung family, or as constables to Sheriff Yu in Waterfall Bay.
However, horrible murders by decapitation have been happening in Waterfall Bay, and people have said they have seen dragons eating the dead people's heads. What's worse is that bodies are disappearing from the constables' house before they can be properly examined.
Will you be able to get to the bottom of these mysteries and crimes?
Will you be able to stop the murders?
Will you be able to survive the monsters?
To find out join Strange Tales of Songling . . . if you dare!
This game will be great if you like The idea of Bruce Lee and Doctor Who teaming up to fight supernatural monsters. Strange Tales from A Chinese Studio. Zhiguai: Glitches in the Matrix. The Shadow Book of Ji Yun. Chinese Ghost and Folk tales. A Chinese Ghost Story. The Boxer's Omen. Human Lanterns. vintage Doctor Who. vintage crazy kung fu movies from the 70's The game runner will provide level 1 characters.
Think outside the box
Be a team player
Be Flexible
Think on your fee
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 hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Violence, gore, body horror, prostitution
Check Out Liberty the Referee’s Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/liberty-the-referee
Check Out the Rules: https://baulderstone.craft.me/xz4a3janJGvMf1
“Strange Tales of Songling” a Standard One Shot, Multishot in the Strange Tales of Songling. Led by Liberty the referee
Have you ever been to Hell?
Have the monsters ever been upon you?
Strange Tales of Songling is a fantasy horror role-playing game inspired by Chinese Ghost stories.
You play as traveling scholars, wandering warriors, demon hunters, and magicians striving against monsters and the powers of darkness. It is a game of investigation, survival, kung-fu, and terror.
It is set in a mysterious dream-Hell (not Western Hell, but Chinese Hell) where brave souls fight and investigate to save themselves from damnation.
In this dream-realm, you are tasked either as the groom to Lung Min, Daugher to the Lung family, or as constables to Sheriff Yu in Waterfall Bay.
However, horrible murders by decapitation have been happening in Waterfall Bay, and people have said they have seen dragons eating the dead people's heads. What's worse is that bodies are disappearing from the constables' house before they can be properly examined.
Will you be able to get to the bottom of these mysteries and crimes?
Will you be able to stop the murders?
Will you be able to survive the monsters?
To find out join Strange Tales of Songling . . . if you dare!
This game will be great if you like The idea of Bruce Lee and Doctor Who teaming up to fight supernatural monsters. Strange Tales from A Chinese Studio. Zhiguai: Glitches in the Matrix. The Shadow Book of Ji Yun. Chinese Ghost and Folk tales. A Chinese Ghost Story. The Boxer's Omen. Human Lanterns. vintage Doctor Who. vintage crazy kung fu movies from the 70's The game runner will provide level 1 characters.
Think outside the box
Be a team player
Be Flexible
Think on your fee
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 hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Violence, gore, body horror, prostitution
“Glister Chamber Gullet Quest” a Standard One Shot in the Troika! System. Led by David P
Congratulations, citizen! You have been randomly selected for a short bout of Biohazard-Control duty! Report to your local Biohazard-Control Department Chapter for details concerning the Thrilling Adventure of missing-persons retrieval to which you have been assigned." The messenger looks around furtively, and lowers his voice. "You know that dragon what crash-landed yesterday? Word is, there's some kinda rich muckity-muck inside that needs extractin'." He grins toothily, then scampers off before you can muster a reply.
This game will be great if you like dragons (especially their interiors), Fantastic Voyage, The Magic Schoolbus, and weird science-fantasy
We will build characters in the session.
keep an open mind and roll with it
New players are welcome. 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 session will eh hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: bodily fluids and secretions
David P’s Game Runner Profile
https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/David-P
Check out the Game Rules- https://www.troikarpg.com/resources
“Glister Chamber Gullet Quest” a Standard One Shot in the Troika! System. Led by David P
Congratulations, citizen! You have been randomly selected for a short bout of Biohazard-Control duty! Report to your local Biohazard-Control Department Chapter for details concerning the Thrilling Adventure of missing-persons retrieval to which you have been assigned." The messenger looks around furtively, and lowers his voice. "You know that dragon what crash-landed yesterday? Word is, there's some kinda rich muckity-muck inside that needs extractin'." He grins toothily, then scampers off before you can muster a reply.
This game will be great if you like dragons (especially their interiors), Fantastic Voyage, The Magic Schoolbus, and weird science-fantasy
We will build characters in the session.
keep an open mind and roll with it
New players are welcome. 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 session will eh hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: bodily fluids and secretions
David P’s Game Runner Profile
https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/David-P
Check out the Game Rules- https://www.troikarpg.com/resources
“The Beach Episode” a Standard One Shot in the All Outta Bubblegum system. Led by Ansel Burch
A seemingly normal trip to the beach escalates to an all-out melee as it turns out every single sunbather is a world-class assassin.
This slapstick rollercoaster will be a great time if you like wild swings of success, madcap storytelling, and very little forward momentum
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: Hyper violence.
“Annual Dating.sim TV show” a Standard One Shot in the Dating.sim system. Led by Nona de Koning
Check out the Rules: https://possible-worlds-games.itch.io/datingsim
Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile
https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/Nona-de-Koning
"Dating.sim is a light-hearted romance roleplaying game inspired by the TV show The Dating Game as well as the “dating simulator” video game genre. Dating simulators are narrative-heavy games where players can date one of multiple eligible characters via choose-your-own-adventure-style conversations. Make the right choices and a character might like you more, make the wrong choices and they might like you less. Dating.sim recreates this structure through competitive roleplaying, with players improvising multiple-choice options for one player to select over the course of a date.
Ever seen a Witch, Knight, and sentient Robot compete for the affection of your kingdom's Princess? In Dating.sim this may very well happen! Play as any type of fantasy character you can imagine. But are you in it for love or do you have an ulterior motive like fame or money? Only you will know...
The game has two parts. In the first, the Lead (GM) asks the Contestants questions and ends up picking their Date. In the second part, everyone collaboratively narrates how the date went. If you gain the most influence, you get to narrate the final result. Will it be true love or a total disaster?"
This game will be great if you like choose-your-own-adventure, improv, Monster Prom and other dating sims, and collaborative storytelling.
We will build characters in the session.
You only need a general character concept, not a fully fleshed-out character.
This session will be especially good for new players. New players are welcome.
The game runner has run this game a few times now.
Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious
Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬
Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬
This session will be hosted in room #3 fo the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: n/a
“The Rosewood Crown” a Standard One Shot in the Perils & Princesses system. Led by Nona de Koning
"Perils & Princesses is a fantasy role-playing game of gritty and pretty fairy tale adventure. Steel your resolve, gather your grace, and sharpen your wits, and you might just live…Happily Ever After.
Remember that scene in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs when our hero runs off into the deep dark forest, narrowly avoiding the pitfalls and horrors within? Or when Dorothy Gale throws a bucket of water in the face of the Wicked Witch? This game is all about the humble moments of heart and heroism of storybook princesses.
These adventurers rely on baskets of goodies, trusty hatchets, and their hidden talents to help them on their way. The gifts from their Fairy Godmothers help them call upon woodland animals, sing enchanting songs, or connect with the elements of nature as they dig deep to survive the perils that await them."
https://outrider-creative.itch.io/perils-and-princesses
This game will be great if you like OSR and NSR games, player creativity, Grimm's Fairy Tales, animated Princess Movies, and Classic Storybooks.
We will build level 1 characters in the session. You can pick from 8 pregenerated Princesses 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, with optional use of Miro whiteboards, can also be run strictly on Discord. https://miro.com/app/dashboard/ Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: insects, spiders
“Humbug! A Mousemas Carol” a Standard One Shot in the Mausritter system. Led by Nona de Koning
Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile
https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/Nona-de-Koning
Check out the Game Rules- https://losing-games.itch.io/mausritter
Mouse parents across Cratchington are worried: the annual Christmas delivery of toys from the factory hasn't arrived. All year long, the mice of the toy factory are hard at work, under the special blessing of the three Spirits of Christmas. Your party of brave mice has traveled to the factory to find out what's going on. Can these mice save Christmas? Play to find out!
This game will be great if you like holiday specials, Christmas, OSR games, Redwall, The Rescuers, The Hobbit, Over The Hedge, and Thumbelina.
We will build Level 1 characters in session.
We'll randomly roll up characters at the start, which is a quick and easy process! No knowledge or preparations are needed. If you have previously played Mausritter and want to bring an old character, contact me upfront.
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. The game runner will use Miro whiteboards for maps and visuals. https://miro.com/app/dashboard/ Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: harm or even death of player characters (who play as animals), you can roll up a new character in 5 minutes should yours die. Further lines & veils may be sent to your game runner at any time
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Murder” a Standard One Shot in the Brindlewood Bay system. Led by Nona de Koning
Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile
https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/Nona-de-Koning
Schedule Listing: https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-schedule/have-yourself-a-merry-little-murder
Warhorn Listing: https://warhorn.net/events/ttrpg-pickup-con/schedule/sessions/3278dff2-7a21-4e67-8d44-027131c77483
The handouts (rules reference & character sheet) will be messaged to players on Discord ahead of time "<b><u>Session pitch:</u></b>
Christmas is approaching, and that means it’s time for the Great Holiday Gala. This year’s Gala is special because the venue, the BelCanto Concert Hall, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Holly Stamp Card Company sponsors the Gala, making their mark with their banners and a display of limited edition keepsakes and ornaments. The Gala fills the week with choir and orchestra concerts, community dinners, board member functions, and, finally, the Gala Ball and charity auction. Celia Domingo wants to pamper her favorite great-aunt, one of the Mavens (players), with plenty of tickets and backstage passes to the Gala.
Unfortunately, Miles Greaves, the beloved founder and owner of the BelCanto, passed away before the celebration began. Thus, this year, his family has gathered for both the Gala and
his funeral. To make matters worse, at the wake, Greaves’s great-nephew, Nathan, made a drunken spectacle of himself and claimed Miles had been murdered. The next day, when the BelCanto opened to prepare for the first of the Gala concerts, Nathan is found dead on the main stage; the cause of death was an apparent blow to the back of the head.
The possibility of a double murder during the biggest holiday event of the year is too juicy for the Mavens to ignore, and those all-access passes will be just the thing to help get to the bottom of what’s going on.
<b><u>About the game system:</u></b>
BRINDLEWOOD BAY is a roleplaying game about a group of elderly women—members of the local Murder Mavens mystery book club—who find themselves solving actual murder mysteries in their quaint New England town. <b>There is no canon solution to the mysteries, instead, players must collect and piece together many different clues and come up with a convincing theory, then play to find out if they are right!</b>
The Mavens themselves are all elderly women whose partners have passed away and whose children have long flown the nest. Now, they’re enjoying their golden years in the picturesque town of Brindlewood Bay, keeping their homes the way they like, pursuing their hobbies, and finding comfort and companionship in each other. Their mystery book club has been meeting on the top floor of The Candlelight Booksellers every Saturday evening for the last ten years. The Mavens are particularly fond of The Gold Crown Mysteries series by Robin Masterson, featuring the globe-trotting super-sleuth, Amanda Delacourt (which only exists in-universe and not in our world).
The Mavens' special interest in these books has resulted in them becoming amateur detectives themselves, and by the time the game starts, they have helped local police solve several high-profile crimes. Sometimes people approach them to get their help on a case, but usually, the Mavens just stumble onto it—much to the chagrin of the authorities, who almost always resent their meddling.
There are some supernatural elements in play in the background, but those will need to be uncovered through repeated plays and aren't a part of this one shot. There is also a meta-level to the setting, where the Mavens are actually characters in a TV show that the players are watching. <b>If there is enough interest in it, the game runner is willing to offer this system at future cons in a West-Marches approach where both of these elements will feature more prominently.</b>"
This game will be great if you like holiday specials, cozy murder mysteries, collaborative storytelling, improv, PbtA games, Murder She Wrote, Riverdale, Pretty Little Liars, One Of Us Is Lying
Players should build characters ahead.
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 hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
Murder will be featured (but without gory details), and other content will be adjusted based on players' lines & veils. May contain hints to cults and the supernatural and subjects such as infidelity, illness, and other "family scandals"
“Jingle Bell Shock” a Standard One Shot in the Brindlewood Bay system. Led by Nona de Koning.
Nona de Koning’s Game Runner Profile
https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/Nona-de-Koning
Schedule Listing: https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-schedule/jingle-bell-shock
Warhorn Listing: https://warhorn.net/events/ttrpg-pickup-con/schedule/sessions/7a8653b1-5178-4692-9951-3ccbc57dc298
The handouts (rules reference & character sheet) will be messaged to players on Discord ahead of time "<b><u>Session pitch:</u></b>
It’s the holiday season, and the Murder Mavens are out caroling as part of the Brindlewood Bay Lunch Club’s annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Carol-a-thon fundraiser. The carolers arrive at the grand home of Amelia Hawthorne, only to learn that Amelia was just found murdered! The rest of the carolers quickly leave to get help from the police, but our Mavens can't help but stay and conduct their own investigation.
<b><u>About the game system:</u></b>
BRINDLEWOOD BAY is a roleplaying game about a group of elderly women—members of the local Murder Mavens mystery book club—who find themselves solving actual murder mysteries in their quaint New England town. <b>There is no canon solution to the mysteries, instead, players must collect and piece together many different clues and come up with a convincing theory, then play to find out if they are right!</b>
The Mavens themselves are all elderly women whose partners have passed away and whose children have long flown the nest. Now, they’re enjoying their golden years in the picturesque town of Brindlewood Bay, keeping their homes the way they like, pursuing their hobbies, and finding comfort and companionship in each other. Their mystery book club has been meeting on the top floor of The Candlelight Booksellers every Saturday evening for the last ten years. The Mavens are particularly fond of The Gold Crown Mysteries series by Robin Masterson, featuring the globe-trotting super-sleuth, Amanda Delacourt (which only exists in-universe and not in our world).
The Mavens' special interest in these books has resulted in them becoming amateur detectives themselves, and by the time the game starts, they have helped local police solve several high-profile crimes. Sometimes people approach them to get their help on a case, but usually, the Mavens just stumble onto it—much to the chagrin of the authorities, who almost always resent their meddling.
There are some supernatural elements in play in the background, but those will need to be uncovered through repeated plays and aren't a part of this one shot. There is also a meta-level to the setting, where the Mavens are actually characters in a TV show that the players are watching. <b>If there is enough interest in it, the game runner is willing to offer this system at future cons in a West-Marches approach where both of these elements will feature more prominently.</b>"
This game will be great if you like holiday specials, cozy murder mysteries, collaborative storytelling, improv, PbtA games, Murder She Wrote, Riverdale, Pretty Little Liars, One Of Us Is Lying
Players should build characters ahead.
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 hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Murder will be featured (but without gory details), other content will be adjusted based on players' lines & veils. Will likely contain various religious beliefs and family feuds, and may contain hints of alcoholism, mental illness, off-screen sexual activity, cults, and the supernatural.
“Flower Liches of the Dragonboat Festival” a Standard One Shot in the Old School Essentials led by CacodemonSlayer14.
CacodemonSlayer14’s game runner profile.- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/liberty-the-referee
"The ill omens have come. The priests have chanted their chants.
The Flower Liches are here.
Their race is on!
In an ancient Asian city, a deadly and strangely magnificent festival is taking place. The dragonboat race of the Flower Liches, Ancient and dark undead kings and queens of beautiful blossoms conjured into the city to boost their wealth of the city, however, their payment is the dragonboat race.
This dragonboat race is unlike any other. It is a deathly death race over the water with one team winning and the last team sacrificed to the Flower Liches, however, the rules of reality within the race are different and horrors are spawned in the river where the race is held.
Come join the race and risk not only your body, but your very soul for riches unimaginable.
Explore the city where the Flower Liches call home and try to thrive and survive the bizarre streets and the stranger beings that live in them.
Perhaps even dare to delve into the Flower Liches' houses of flowers and ghouls to uncover their riches."
This game will be great if you like Enter the Dragon, Legend of the Demon Cat, Wacky Races,
Death Race 2000, and Big Trouble in Little China
The game runner will provide level 1 characters.
Come with an open mind. Know how to think outside of the box. Be flexible
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
CW: Anachronistic China, violence, horror themes
“Mausritter: Shattered Rain” a Standard One Shot in the Mausritter system. Led by Nona de Koning
Check out the Rules- https://losing-games.itch.io/mausritter
"As long as any mouse can remember, the Everstorm has raged. Torrential downpours, stiff winds, and the crackle of lightning and thunder engulf the area around a half-buried abandoned power transformer.
Those few folk that enter the storm return raving about the living dead, a haunting spectre made entirely of lightning, and the mad lightning wizard behind it all.
Lately, the dead have grown more bold, attacking and dragging travelers deep within the transformer. Are your mice brave enough to weather the Everstorm and stop the living dead?"
This game will be great if you like Redwall, The Rescuers, The Hobbit, Over The Hedge, OSR style RPGs
We will build level 1 characters in session.
We'll randomly roll up characters at the start, which is a quick and easy process! No knowledge or preparations are needed. If you have previously played Mausritter and want to bring an old character, contact me upfront.
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 and the game runner will be using Miro whiteboards for mapping. https://miro.com/app/dashboard/ Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.CW: necromancy, captivity, possible PC death (you can rejoin with a new PC if this happens)
“Mutiny on the Morning” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the DnD 5E system. Led by Rayne Bakcheious
Rayne Bakcheious’ Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/rayne-bakcheious
The Red Handed Adventuring Guild is a valuable part of many communities, but they aren’t without their enemies. For years there has been an open rivalry between the guild and the wizards of the Circle of Eight and their College.
Guildmaster Kishtari has learned that a powerful staff created by Mordenkainen’s first librarian will be transported on a ship called The Vivid Morning. She’s asked for intrepid volunteers from the Guild to infiltrate the crew of this ship and steal the artifact while it’s in transit. It’s being escorted by a powerful, but elderly wizard and their full escort so only the bravest need apply.
This game will be great if you like Leverage, Pirates of the Caribbean, Heists.
Players should build level 5 characters ahead.
Use point-buy or standard array for stat generation.
Any officially published content for classes, feats, ancestries, etc is fine. Permanent flying features excluded.
Please make a character who is working for hire, and has taken this job from the Red Hand Adventuring Guild.
Assume that as adventures you’ve been able to purchase any armor, standard weapon, or standard adventuring equipment worth no more than 150gp a piece.
For spellcasters: assume that you have the material components needed to cast the spells you’ve chosen.
You can pick 2 magic items or weapons of up to uncommon rarity. https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items
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.
Let me know what your role on the ship will be. This will be first-come, but I won’t consider your choice official until you’ve sent in your character sheet. If none of these roles sound good to you, please reach out.
Sailing Master (Navigation), Bunting Tosser (Lookout), Lead Gunner, Powder Monkey, Surgeon, Cook.
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 #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Risk of drowning
“Mutiny on the Morning” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the DnD 5E system. Led by Rayne Bakcheious
Rayne Bakcheious’ Game Runner Profile- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/rayne-bakcheious
The Red Handed Adventuring Guild is a valuable part of many communities, but they aren’t without their enemies. For years there has been an open rivalry between the guild and the wizards of the Circle of Eight and their College.
Guildmaster Kishtari has learned that a powerful staff created by Mordenkainen’s first librarian will be transported on a ship called The Vivid Morning. She’s asked for intrepid volunteers from the Guild to infiltrate the crew of this ship and steal the artifact while it’s in transit. It’s being escorted by a powerful, but elderly wizard and their full escort so only the bravest need apply.
This game will be great if you like Leverage, Pirates of the Caribbean, Heists.
Players should build level 5 characters ahead.
Use point-buy or standard array for stat generation.
Any officially published content for classes, feats, ancestries, etc is fine. Permanent flying features excluded.
Please make a character who is working for hire, and has taken this job from the Red Hand Adventuring Guild.
Assume that as adventures you’ve been able to purchase any armor, standard weapon, or standard adventuring equipment worth no more than 150gp a piece.
For spellcasters: assume that you have the material components needed to cast the spells you’ve chosen.
You can pick 2 magic items or weapons of up to uncommon rarity. https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items
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.
Let me know what your role on the ship will be. This will be first-come, but I won’t consider your choice official until you’ve sent in your character sheet. If none of these roles sound good to you, please reach out.
Sailing Master (Navigation), Bunting Tosser (Lookout), Lead Gunner, Powder Monkey, Surgeon, Cook.
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 #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Risk of drowning
“The Captain's Last Voyage” a standard One Shot in the DnD 5E system. Led by Rayne Bakcheious
Your life as a sailor on The Salty Dog hasn’t been easy, but it’s not been without its good points. There’s been song, camaraderie, and all the loot you can smuggle along with the hardships. But a sad day has dawned for your crew; your beloved Captain fell ill in your last port and died before you could get him to a good cleric.
His last request of the crew was to bring his body home for burial on the family plot.
This game will be great if you like Pirates of the Caribbean, Or Flag Means Death, Pirates.
Players should build level 3 characters ahead.
Use point-buy or standard array for stat generation.
Any officially published content for classes, feats, ancestries, etc is fine. Permanent flying features excluded. (Non-official content needs to be run by me before the game.)
Assume that as adventures you’ve been able to purchase any armor, standard weapon, or standard adventuring equipment worth no more than 150gp a piece.
For spellcasters: assume that you have the material components needed to cast the spells you’ve chosen.
You can pick 1 magic item or weapon of up to uncommon rarity. https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items
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.
Please make a character who is working on a smuggler’s ship and let me know what your role on the ship will be. This will be first-come, but I won’t consider your choice official until you’ve sent in your character sheet. If none of these roles sound good to you, please reach out.
Sailing Master (Navigation), Bunting Tosser (Lookout), Lead Gunner, Powder Monkey, Surgeon, Cook.
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.
CW: Risk of drowning, death of a friend
“The Captain's Last Voyage” a standard One Shot in the DnD 5E system. Led by Rayne Bakcheious
Your life as a sailor on The Salty Dog hasn’t been easy, but it’s not been without its good points. There’s been song, camaraderie, and all the loot you can smuggle along with the hardships. But a sad day has dawned for your crew; your beloved Captain fell ill in your last port and died before you could get him to a good cleric.
His last request of the crew was to bring his body home for burial on the family plot.
This game will be great if you like Pirates of the Caribbean, Or Flag Means Death, Pirates.
Players should build level 3 characters ahead.
Use point-buy or standard array for stat generation.
Any officially published content for classes, feats, ancestries, etc is fine. Permanent flying features excluded. (Non-official content needs to be run by me before the game.)
Assume that as adventures you’ve been able to purchase any armor, standard weapon, or standard adventuring equipment worth no more than 150gp a piece.
For spellcasters: assume that you have the material components needed to cast the spells you’ve chosen.
You can pick 1 magic item or weapon of up to uncommon rarity. https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items
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.
Please make a character who is working on a smuggler’s ship and let me know what your role on the ship will be. This will be first-come, but I won’t consider your choice official until you’ve sent in your character sheet. If none of these roles sound good to you, please reach out.
Sailing Master (Navigation), Bunting Tosser (Lookout), Lead Gunner, Powder Monkey, Surgeon, Cook.
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.
CW: Risk of drowning, death of a friend
“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch
Check out the rules: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year
Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile: https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch
The collapse came fast but the fall is taking... longer. Magic hit us like thunder. The world is still reeling at the birth of true alchemy, the revelation of sorcery, and the equality of conjuring but we can't afford to be complacent. This magic is new to us. The study of it is even newer. So, when the true practitioners show up from across the rift, we're going to need to be ready.
This game will be great if you like stories of magic in the modern world. 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 #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Possible Death, Possible Disfigurement.
“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch
Check out the rules: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year
Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile: https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch
The collapse came fast but the fall is taking... longer. Magic hit us like thunder. The world is still reeling at the birth of true alchemy, the revelation of sorcery, and the equality of conjuring but we can't afford to be complacent. This magic is new to us. The study of it is even newer. So, when the true practitioners show up from across the rift, we're going to need to be ready.
This game will be great if you like stories of magic in the modern world. 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 #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Possible Death, Possible Disfigurement.
“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch
Check out the rules: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year
Ansel Burch’s Game Runner Profile: https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch
The collapse came fast but the fall is taking... longer. Magic hit us like thunder. The world is still reeling at the birth of true alchemy, the revelation of sorcery, and the equality of conjuring but we can't afford to be complacent. This magic is new to us. The study of it is even newer. So, when the true practitioners show up from across the rift, we're going to need to be ready.
This game will be great if you like stories of magic in the modern world. 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 #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Possible Death, Possible Disfigurement.
"Full Boar" a Standard One Shot in the Backwater system. Led by Collin R.
Check Out the Game Rules- https://backwards-games.itch.io/quickstart
Collin's Game Runner Page- www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/collinr
The wealthy Buchanan family has held a hog hunt as a rite of passage for their young men since they came into the New Orleans aristocracy. This year, the current patriarch Daniel Buchanan and his brother Warren accompany Daniel's son, Norm, to go through the same ceremony. Along with a well-paid hunting guide, they departed for Fontainebleau across Lake Pontchartrain ten days ago and are yet to return. Two other wardens like yourself were sent to retrieve them five days ago. A messenger pigeon was due back two days ago, but it never came. Now Chancellor Rose has selected your crew of Wardens to discover the fate of those who have gone missing across the lake. Dark Romantic literature, Southern Gothic, Sleepy Hollow (TV series)
We will build level 1 characters in the session.
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 hosted in room #3 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.
CW: Mentions of Hell/the devil, dead bodies, body horror, possible dark/blood magic
“Tales of Xadia” a standard One Shot in the Cortex system. Led by Golden Spirit Gaming
"Xadia, a magical land, gifted its Elves with abilities associated with the six Primal Sources: the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, the Earth, the Sky, and the Ocean. But one day non-magical Humans discovered a new source of magic, Dark Magic. It utilized the essence of magical creatures to create a unique, dark version of its Primal counterparts. Disgusted by what they saw, the Elves banished the Humans to the west. The continent was split in two, magical Xadia to the east and the Human Kingdoms to the west.
In the aftermath of the Battle of the Storm Spire, the war between Xadia and the Human Kingdoms has been stopped before it could truly begin. But despite this and the border now open, tensions still run high. Will you and your party be able to bridge the gap between Elves and Humans to create a better world? Or is war and destruction still inevitable?"
This game will be great if you like roleplay-heavy games and motivations in every roll
Players should build characters ahead. The game runner will work with players to schedule character creation prior to the con.
Please see the linked cheat sheet above
This session will be especially good for new players., New players are welcome.
The game runner has run this game a few times now.
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.
CW: Potentially typical rpg violence
“Ch. 7 - The Witch's Missing Shadow” is a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast system. Led by Collin R.
Yazeba, the witch who owns the B&B, has lost her shadow. Now it is running amuck, causing chaos and spooking residents and staff alike. Yazeba, the robotic housekeeper Amelie, and a cast of other staff and guests must team up to keep the specter's shenanigans in check and capture it before it can cause too much damage!
This game will be great if you like Saturday morning cartoons (especially Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends), goofing off with friends and strangers alike, and exploring fantastical settings with a modern twist
The game runner will provide characters.
This a game system without character levels. New players are welcome.
The game runner has run this game a few times now.
Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious
Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬
Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬
Spectators are welcome in the Discord room. This game will be run in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Rules and characters will be provided in the VTT (One More Multiverse), using the official Bed&Breakfast verse on that platform.
CWGhost/haunting
“Just A Delivery Job: Swamp Layover” a Standard One Shot in the D&D 5E system. Led by Rayne Bakcheious
The island continent of Eleri contains many different lands, but this story takes us into the wilds of the Ardent Swamp. Your party’s journey began weeks ago, in the frigid mountains where you were hired by a timber company. Now, as you approach the end of your journey you need only get your cargo of rare Jasmine Pine logs through the sweltering swamp.
This edge of the empire is known for being a little backward, but as long as you keep to the King’s Road, things should remain quiet. All you need to do is find lodging for the night in the sleepy swamp town of Higgit’s Bend and then continue on to your final destination of Orchard on Evves in the morning.
Surely nothing ill could befall you in this former mining town, deep within a mostly uncharted swamp.
This game will be great if you like Scooby Doo, The Mummy, and Campy Horror
Players should build Level 5 characters ahead.
Use point-buy or standard array for stat generation.
Any officially published content for classes, feats, etc is fine. Permanent flying features excluded.
Non-licensed content needs to be run by me, (screen shot is probably fine) just don’t do it the night before the game.
Forbidden Ancenstries: Aasimar, Centaur, Changeling, Dragonborn, Elves (all), Fairy, Ginazi, Gith(zerai), Minotaur, Plasmoid, Satyr, Shifter, Thri-kreen, Triton.
Your character could come from any background, but you’re currently working as a delivery person for a timber company. You’ll only be paid if you can get your cargo to it’s destination. Your party has a wagon to transport this cargo.
You have 100g to purchase any armor, standard weapon, or standard adventuring equipment you want during character creation.
For spellcasters: if the spell components you need have no price, assume that you have them. Otherwise, you must factor this into your starting gold.
If you have any backstory notes, please let me know. Please send me a copy of (or link to) your character sheet at least 2 days before we play.
New players are welcome.
The game runner is very familiar with this system.
Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious
Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬
Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬
Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.This game will be hosted in room #3 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server
CW: Spooky situations and campy horror
“Just A Delivery Job: Swamp Layover” a Standard One Shot in the D&D 5E system. Led by Rayne Bakcheious
The island continent of Eleri contains many different lands, but this story takes us into the wilds of the Ardent Swamp. Your party’s journey began weeks ago, in the frigid mountains where you were hired by a timber company. Now, as you approach the end of your journey you need only get your cargo of rare Jasmine Pine logs through the sweltering swamp.
This edge of the empire is known for being a little backward, but as long as you keep to the King’s Road, things should remain quiet. All you need to do is find lodging for the night in the sleepy swamp town of Higgit’s Bend and then continue on to your final destination of Orchard on Evves in the morning.
Surely nothing ill could befall you in this former mining town, deep within a mostly uncharted swamp.
This game will be great if you like Scooby Doo, The Mummy, and Campy Horror
Players should build Level 5 characters ahead.
Use point-buy or standard array for stat generation.
Any officially published content for classes, feats, etc is fine. Permanent flying features excluded.
Non-licensed content needs to be run by me, (screen shot is probably fine) just don’t do it the night before the game.
Forbidden Ancenstries: Aasimar, Centaur, Changeling, Dragonborn, Elves (all), Fairy, Ginazi, Gith(zerai), Minotaur, Plasmoid, Satyr, Shifter, Thri-kreen, Triton.
Your character could come from any background, but you’re currently working as a delivery person for a timber company. You’ll only be paid if you can get your cargo to it’s destination. Your party has a wagon to transport this cargo.
You have 100g to purchase any armor, standard weapon, or standard adventuring equipment you want during character creation.
For spellcasters: if the spell components you need have no price, assume that you have them. Otherwise, you must factor this into your starting gold.
If you have any backstory notes, please let me know. Please send me a copy of (or link to) your character sheet at least 2 days before we play.
New players are welcome.
The game runner is very familiar with this system.
Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious
Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬
Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪
Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬
Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.This game will be hosted in room #3 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server
CW: Spooky situations and campy horror