You arrive by happenstance, choice, or against your own will at the town of Hobb's End. A festival is in full swing, a rare sight in the Dying Lands. Treats, games, and competitions offered at every corner. There are prizes to the victors, and to the lucky chosen, or the brave volunteers, a chance at something far greater. Claim your prizes, and perhaps you will get to prove your worth to the Gods Beneath the Hill.

This game will be great if you like Morbid humor, dark fantasy, weird fiction, The Witcher, and Gothic horror.

https://scvmbirther.makedatanotlore.dev/ Please make your characters using this character generator. Enable MBC content, and click Kill This One until you find one you like, then hit Save This One.

Base power level characters.

The character generator is fairly self-explanatory. However, if you want to make your own character instead the rules are in the free rulebook linked above.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

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

CW- Blood & gore, religious themes, potential animal death, self harm, extremely morbid humor, post apocalypse

A diminutive, grubby-looking man accosts you in the street, and briefly flashes a tarnished-looking badge before tucking it back into a pouch. He clears his throat phlegmily, then reads aloud from a short scroll. "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 rolls up the scroll and then lowers his voice. "You know that dragon what crash-landed yesterday just outside of town? Word is, there's some kinda’ rich muckity-muck inside that needs extracting. Lucky you!" 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, Terry Pratchett, The Magic Schoolbus, weird science-fantasy

We will build characters in the session.

Bring an open mind and a willingness to get weird

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

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

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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 FoundryVTT (Contact me through Discord for URL and login credentials).

CW: bodily fluids and secretions

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.

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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

In this game, we are using the FATE system to tell a story in Raptor Peak unlike any other. The King of Dzigora has come to the Peak and finds it to his liking. It is up to a few plucky heroes to stand out from a literal crowd and stop the king from trying to claim the peak as a part of his domain.

This game will be great if you like fantasies by Anne McCaffrey and Diane Duane.

We will build characters in the session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

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

CW: None

"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.

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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

A game in the D&D 5E system, led by Ansel Burch.

The idyllic tourist destination of Raptor Peak has long been known for safe adventures and comfortable lodging. Things are changing as the local rotary has taken steps to make the town more important in the region. Now that even the people of Harvan's Keep are setting their appointments by HARP (Hour At Raptor Peak), the time has come for the Trade Guilds to start establishing a foothold in the burgeoning hub. How do you feel about all of this? Will the opinions of locals guide your actions, or will forces outside of Raptor's Peak influence you?

This game will be great if you like Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Trek: Deep Space 9, and A Song of Ice and Fire.

Players should build level 9 characters ahead.

You should build or level up your characters ahead if you are able. Otherwise, please let me know (give me any ideas you have), and I will prepare a character for you.

You may use either standard array or roll your stats (roll 4, keep 3: 7 times, drop the lowest).

Your characters should come into the session with five magic items: one "common,” two "uncommon,” one "rare," and one "very rare.” A list is available here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items

Returning characters who have picked items during previous adventurers in Raptor Peak need not count them towards the magic items granted above.

This game will be great for new players.

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This game will be hosted in room #1 of the con’s Discord server, and spectators are welcome.

CW: Capitalism, Betrayal.

A game running in the Hoax: The GMless Roleplaying Game Fabricated Evidence, Fast Talking, and Fallacies in Logic, led by Nathan Cavaliere.

You were tasked with making a grand scientific journey: to blast off into outer space aboard the Blunderfolly, discover a mysterious alien planet, and document the wondrous lifeforms you found there. Due to countless instances of gross incompetence, however, the Blunderfolly just wandered aimlessly in space for months before you had to stop the expedition and return home fruitless. That can't be the story you tell your advisors, though: just think of what it would due to your academic reputation! Instead, you are going to try your hardest to con your advisors into believing that you actually were the first person to discover intelligent alien life (rather than the fraud that you actually are). Pull out as many homemade alien tentacles, forged PhD-equivalent degrees from alien academic institutions, and fake corroboratory findings on imaginary space flowers as you can muster, because you are going to need all of them!

The system for this story will be Hoax, a comedic GMless TTRPG about fabricated evidence, fast-talking, and fallacies in logic. Hoax uses a combination of improv techniques, rhetorical tactics, and card games to tell the absurdly hilarious story of a group of scientists convincing their advisors of a fraudulent finding. A simple card game competition (based on War) between the players for the scientists and advisors that occurs simultaneously during gameplay decides whether the advisors believe the hoax or not. Hoax is currently in the process of being designed by your GM for this session, Nathan Cavaliere, the creator of Domains of Shadow, a storygame of gothic horror and Shakespearean tragedy.

This game will be great if you like Don Quixote, Documentary Now, Not for Broadcast, Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, Saturday Night Live skits, and other stories of absurdity and satire.

We will build characters in session.

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The game will be hosted in room #2 of the con’s Discord server. Spectators are welcome.

CW: Be prepared for irreverent portrayals of authority and frequent discussion of fraud

A game in the Liminal RPG system, led by Andy Random.

Sir Tatton Northcott, a well-respected member of the Council of Merlin, has written to you from his deathbed and asked for your help. This will require your crew to investigate the ghostly legacy of a deceased magician. A legacy involving forbidden magic and dangerous ghosts. This is a published adventure for the Liminal RPG, where the magical and mundane worlds collide in the modern-day United Kingdom.

This game will be great if you like Supernatural (but with fewer guns as the game is set in the UK).

Pregen characters that are slightly better than starting characters will be provided.

This game will be best for players who have played some RPGs before.

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This game will be hosted in room #1 of the Con’s discord server.

CW: The game (not surprisingly given the title) deals with ghosts, a possible dark ritual, and necromancy, but nothing very horrific or graphic.

A game in the MASKS - PBtA system. led by Ture Westlund.

School is out! Time for some well-earned time off. Your swimsuit and towel are packed. Fun in the sun...here you come. Teenagers, hormones, beach parties, superpowers...what could possibly go wrong?

This game will be great if you like any teenage beach scene from the 80's and 90's (comic or TV Show)

Feel free to bring existing MASKS characters or make one ahead of time. We will spend about the first 30 minutes establishing connections.

This game will be great for players who are new to the system.

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This game will run in room #2 of the con’s Discord server. Spectators are welcome.

CW: Comic Book Violence. Alcohol use, fantastical WWII iconography (diesel punk).

A game in the Mausritter system, led by Nona.

It stands in the garden of an abandoned human-made shack. It was blackened by magic and radiating strange energy—the cursed sunflower calls to all who come near.

First, Queen Esurit and her court of bees smelled the irresistible pollen. They built their hive of black and sticky nectar and were forever cursed.

Next, a foul-tempered skunk named Shig came for the sunflower seeds. She jealously guards the patch against mouse and bee alike — and has the scars to prove it.

Last, the mice came — brethren of the Cult of Sugar. They believe that the honey of the cursed bees will be able to appease their god, the Sweet Tooth.

A childhood friend left your hometown to join the Cult of the Sugar. It's now up to the players to investigate. Is their friend lost forever, or can she be saved?

This game will be great if you like Redwall, The Rescuers, The Hobbit, Jack and the Beanstalk, Thumbelina, Over The Hedge, or 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 game will be great for new players.

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This game will be hosted in room #3 of the con’s Discord server. Spectators are welcome.

CW: features magical curses and an NPC cult, which could include the death of player characters (you can continue with a new character should this happen)

A game using the Fate Core Rules, led by Liberty the Referee.

The Place: Winnipeg. Time-Date: Several years into the future than you'd like. The Future is a dream within a dream. Bionics have taken off, magic has returned, and Winnipeg has changed. The spirit of Guy Maddin has made all decades, all eras happen simultaneously. You can find yourself one moment in the 1920's district, smelling the smoke of 1920's cigarettes, then next moment, you find yourself in another district of time, holding what a 10 year old kid from 1999 thought a cell-phone would be. You are a blank. A person who doesn't exist. Your legal records are no where to be found or are faked for whatever reason. More than a blank, you are a member of the Eco-Anarchists Taxi Caps Inc. An taxi company that is an obvious front for Eco-Anarchist activities. You are a cyborg, a mad scientist, a misfit, a mutant, a supernatural being, a victim, a survivor, or, more elusive of all, a practitioner of the Secret Arts. The E.A.T.'s enemies are many, do you have what it takes to survive in the Winnipeg of the future, the present, and the past? Art by Diana Thorneycroft.

This game will be great if you like Comic Book Universes, especially 2000AD, My Winnipeg, The Forbidden Room, Shadowrun, Philip K. Dick, J.G. Ballard

Standard Fate characters will be provided. Come with an open mind. Be flexible. Be a problem solver and think outside of the box.

This game will be great for new characters.

This game will be a little on the silly side and will balance combat with role play.

This game will be hosted on the con’s Discord server and spectators are welcome.

CW: 18+ content

A game in the D&D 5e ruleset led by Ansel Burch.

Raptor's Peak is home to a unique deity, The Great Owl. For centuries, the eyes of The Great Owl have looked over the idyllic platform of rock and water which is now home to the resort town which shares it's name with the peak itself. Of late, the peace which the great owl brought has weakened. Incursions from outside have shaken the calm. Other potentates have made plays for control over the peak. Mother Initze has called ou once again for help. The Great Owl needs help, she's sure of it.

This game will be great if you like The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Paradise, 2001 a Space Odyssey, The Prestige.

Players should prepare level 7 characters ahead. You should build or level up your characters ahead if you are able. Otherwise, please let me know (give me any ideas you have) and I will prepare a character for you. You may use either standard array or rolled (Roll 4, Keep 3: 7 times, drop the lowest). Feats are allowed and encouraged in lieu of ability increases. Your characters should come into the session with four magic items: one "common", one "uncommon" and two "rare". A list is available here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items Returning characters who have picked items during previous adventurers in Raptor Peak need not count them towards the magic items granted above.

This game will be good for new players.

This game will balance seriousness with silliness and lean a little toward role play over combat.

This game will be hosted on the con’s Discord server.

CW: none.

A game in the Domains of Shadow system led by Nathan Cavaliere.

The year is 1915 in the Semirechye (semi-retch-eye) Oblast, a province of the Russian Empire in what is currently Kazakhstan. A nation pulled into the shadow of a world at war finds itself at the edge of another terror: a nameless monster only spoken of in whispered tones. Reports will soon come from all across the region of sightings of a barely seen horror, artifacts stolen in the night, cattle found mysteriously slaughtered in the fields, strange noises coming from the lakes and mountains, and, worst of all, people going missing without explanation. Terrified locals and Russian officers alike will take desperate measures to defend themselves and their livelihoods and hunt this beast down. What starts as an investigation into what is assumed to merely be an unusually violent animal goes awry as revelations of conspiracy, mutiny, and witchcraft are brought into the blinding light of day. This is the story of the Beast of Semirechye, the people who witnessed it, and the turmoil that resulted from their actions. Domains of Shadow is a GMless storygame of Gothic Horror and Shakespearean Tragedy with a focus on dramatic effect, smooth pacing, and streamlined rules. There are two elements at the foundation of Domains of Shadow. The first is a non-continous story structure consisting of multiple distinct scenes where the role of creating the introductions to scenes rotates between players. The second is the Blight, which represents the influence of the Otherworld on the human mind, and the way that it drives people to their loss of composure and possible tragic downfall by promising them inner strength and dark occult power.

This game will be great if you like stories about Cryptids and Folklore.

Pregenerated characters will be provided.

This game will be great for new players.

This game will be very serious and lean toward role play over combat.

This game will be hosted on the con’s Discord server and spectators are welcome.

CW: Cryptid Horror, Assassination, Mutiny

A game in the D&D 5e system, led by Rayne Whitington.

In this one-shot, you’ll play as members of The Red Hand Adventuring League. Your guild is frequently contracted to kill various beasts or bring back treasures from treacherous dungeons—it’s nice work if you can get it. For this mission, your team is called to an island based loosely on Chult. A priestess there has been attempting to reclaim an ancient temple at the top of a jagged mountain known as The Crown. Over the last few years the area has fallen to hordes of strange undead creatures and a massive reanimated Tyrannosaurus Rex. If you can purge the mountain of this undead scourge, you and your guild will be paid handsomely.

This game will be great if you like Jumanji, Jurassic Park, The Mummy.

Players should build level 16 characters ahead. Players should build a character that is working as an adventurer for hire in the Red Hand Adventuring League. Any ancestry, class, or combination multi class is fine.

This game is intended for players who are familiar with the D&D system.

This game will lean toward silliness and balance combat with role play.

This game will be hosted on the con Discord and spectators are allowed.

CW: Rated PG13 for fantasy violence

A game using the Blades in the Dark rules and setting, led by Ansel Burch.

When it comes to pulling a job and getting out clean, there are none better than the team assembled for this special mission. The guilde is sparing no expense and while that's welcome news, it does make you wonder what kind of danger you're going to be facing as you go after "the greatest prize in the city".

This game will be great if you like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", "Oceans 8" and "The Witcher".

We will build characters in session. System info and character sheets are available here https://bladesinthedark.com/downloads

This game will be great for new players.

This game will lean to the serious and favor combat.

This game will be hosted on the con’s Discord server and spectators will be allowed.

CW: Violence, Criminality