"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

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

Check out the game rules for free! https://magpiegames.com/products/rapscallion-quickstart-1

The Legends of the Sea are usually just that but this month, under the demon's moon, a group of the blackest hearts and strongest arms on the sea will meet to revisit their century-old pact. For one night, they will sail under the same banner, and fight back death itself.

This game will be great if you like Pirates, Our Flag Means Death, Complicated Adventures, Dark Secrets, Treasure, etc.

We will build characters in the session.

This session will be perfect 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.

CW: Demonic possession, Murder, Sin.

A game in the MAZEs system, led by Ansel Burch

Things have really picked up at Raptor Peak in the last few years with the addition of a new inn, a Dragon Festival, and now a real Frost Giant King in the mountain to add a souvenir-picture-worthy encounter with danger. This means the stakes for a successful tourist season have gotten that much higher. The Town's rotary club has called once again for adventurers brave enough to help with a problem on the lakefront. Booze cruises masquerading as fishing trips have long been a staple of trips to the peak. So, any problem with those crystal clear waters must be handled quick!

This game will be great if you like Eldritch horror, Making Dark choices and tourist industry based comedy.

We will build characters in session though I will provide information on the system and character options to you ahead.

This game will be great for new players. 

I am very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted on the con discord and allow spectators.

CW: open water, drowning, possession

A game of Electric Bastionland led by Adam Mc.

"Bastion... the electric city, the only city that matters. Everything is here. Everything is complicated. Everything is electric. In the Underground, Machines undermine reality. Aliens are here from beneath the living stars. You have a FAILED career. You have COLOSSAL debt. Whatever you were, your debt has forced you to become a treasure hunter. Treasure is your only hope. The expedition will change you. Time to get out into the city and make some money.

OSR style system. Easy enough to pick up as you go along. Simple character creation. Emphasis on teamwork."

This game will be great if you like Bioshock, Brazil, Guillermo DelToro movies, and Mike Mignola comics. 

We will build characters in the session. A helpful PDF is available!

New players are welcome.

I've run this game a few times now.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Yes, I will host on the con discord and allow spectators.

This game will be hosted on the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome. CW: Weird violence, grievous bodily harm, character death. 

CW: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Gritty

A game in the A Monster's Tail system, led by Kyle Rawlings.

A Pokemon-inspired PbtA game that's more about the journey than the destination and the friends made along the way.

This game will be great if you like Pokemon, Digimon, Dragon Warrior Monster, and Jade Cocoon.

We will build characters in the session.

This game will be great for new players. 

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #3 of the con discord, and spectators are welcome

CW: Mild cartoon violence

A game of Electric Bastionland led by Adam Mc.

"Bastion... the electric city, the only city that matters. Everything is here. Everything is complicated. Everything is electric. In the Underground, Machines undermine reality. Aliens are here from beneath the living stars. You have a FAILED career. You have COLOSSAL debt. Whatever you were, your debt has forced you to become a treasure hunter. Treasure is your only hope. The expedition will change you. Time to get out into the city and make some money.

OSR style system. Easy enough to pick up as you go along. Simple character creation. Emphasis on teamwork."

This game will be great if you like Bioshock, Brazil, Guillermo DelToro movies, and Mike Mignola comics. 

We will build characters in the session. A helpful PDF is available!

New players are welcome.

I've run this game a few times now.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Yes, I will host on the con discord and allow spectators.

This game will be hosted on the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome. CW: Weird violence, grievous bodily harm, character death. 

CW: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Gritty

A game in the A Monster's Tail system, led by Kyle Rawlings.

A Pokemon-inspired PbtA game that's more about the journey than the destination and the friends made along the way.

This game will be great if you like Pokemon, Digimon, Dragon Warrior Monster, and Jade Cocoon.

We will build characters in the session.

This game will be great for new players. 

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #3 of the con discord, and spectators are welcome

CW: Mild cartoon violence

A game running in the Fiasco ruleset, led by Ansel Burch.

You'll never sleep as well as you do in a Hearthwell. At least, that's usually the case. This week may be the true test of Eldon Hearthwell's hospitality when the inn plays host to not only the usual tourists but also his own family! Will the idyllic town on Raptor Peak meet with their standards? Will there be enough in the pantry? Will a terrible mishap throw a further wrench into the works? Find out in this month's story set in Raptor Peak.

This game will be great if you like Death at a Funeral, Noises Off, Rumours, Blame it on the Bellboy.

We will prepare characters in session.

This game will be great for new players.

This game will be very comedic and will prioritize role play over combat.

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

CW: panic, possible death.

A game in the Blades in the Dark system, led by Ansel Burch.

In the city of Duskvol, territory is everything. Even the most lowly gang starts with a lair or hangout before they can curry favor or court infamy. The question no one is asking is what kind of damage a gang could do with no regard for territory. In this adventure, we're going to find out.

This game will be great if you like Peaky Blinders, Gangs of New York, Newsies, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Players should build characters ahead. Playbooks will be provided before game time.

This game will be great for new players.

This game will be deadly serious and favor role play over combat.

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

CW: Extreme violence, criminality, gun running.