Morning Session

System: Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)

Players: 2-6

Genre: Cosmic Horror

Pre-Gen Characters Provided

Your friend has found something spectacular beneath his newly inherited Rhode Island home. But some secrets aren’t meant to be unearthed. What uncanny truth lies beneath the hills of Providence? What arcane horrors have laid there, undisturbed, for untold strange eons? If you find out, will you live long enough to tell the story of the darkness beneath the hill?

Warnings: Call of Cthulhu is a horror game and most concerns with horror literature apply. This scenario involves scenes of horror, violence, existential dread, and may make reference to dark historical events including slavery, war, racism, and imprisonment. Player characters may learn about but do not participate in those historical atrocities. Religious themes, psychological trauma, and other common horror elements may be present. Adult players only, please - this scenario is not appropriate for children. 

Notes: New players to both CoC and RPGs are very welcome! This scenario is designed for new players (but old hats will still enjoy it!) But please see warnings before applying as CoC can be gritty and dark! 

System: Classic D&D

Players: 3-6

Genre: Pulp Fantasy

Pre-Gen Characters Provided

Atop a hill called The Dragon's Den is an old wizard's tower with no doors, now ruled by the evil sorcerer Kelek and his warrior companion Warduke. Beneath the hill is the lair of a red dragon named Grimflame. Sir Constantus, Lord of Silverwood, has called you to his service to end the threat of either the wizard or the dragon...or both. 

Sir Constantus has gifted you a box of potions that may aid you in this quest, and has given you letters of marque stating that any treasures you liberate from the Dragon’s Den are yours to keep. Will you face the dragon, or the wizard? Can you defeat them both? 

Warnings: Typical RPG violence, plundering, mayhem. Potentially: character death, giant bugs, mind control, incineration, claustrophobic situations

Notes: This is old school D&D, you're an adventurer not a hero. Careful and creative play will be rewarded. Not every monster is there to be fought. Running is an option. So is talking. Dice will fall where they may. A TPK is always a possibility. 

Board Game: Tales of the Arabian Nights

Players: 4 (including Justin)

Live the tales of the Arabian Nights

Play Time: 120 minutes

System: Black Sword Hack

Players: 3-6

Genre: Horror, Sword and Sorcery

Pre-Gen Characters Provided

An exploration of lair of the Cult of the Beast; a group whose lives are dedicated to the Blood One deep below. Your skin crawls as the blood in your own veins screams to be released from its skin and muscle prison. Are you able to quell the cult? Or will your own blood betray you?

Warnings: Horror themes, blood, spiders, body horror.

Notes: OSR style of gameplay. Rules lite. Possible death. 

System: Perils & Princesses

Players: 2-5

Genre: Fairytale gritty

Pre-Gen Characters Provided

“Your party has been sent into the Fae Courts to retrieve an artifact that will help break the Candy Curse that has left the village of Deerhollow in quite the sticky situation.“

Warnings: Sweet Revenge contains themes of body horror, kidnapping, fantasy violence and potentially frightening monsters and situations. Eternal Ball is the more social gaming aspect to this adventure with potential role-playing around sensitive topics.

Notes: Straighten your Crown and Save the Day!

System: Despair

Players: 2-4

Genre: Supernatural, Western, Mystery

Long Session: This game may last up to 6 hours, into the afternoon session.

Characters Created During the Game

The year is 1875. The war of the states is a decade past. Muskets give way to repeating rifles. The West is still wild and waiting. You're members of the Jeopards Lodge, the private backed investigative enterprise seeking to prove the paranormal. Not a thing has turned up on the search for the supernatural but there is hope where others despair. A sister of faith has reached out to you with concerns for the children of the orphanage, they are suddenly in high demand.

Warnings: Child harm, racism, murder

Notes: This is a horror system so character death and failure is highly possible. The setting takes place in a less progressive time but I won't accept usage of slurs or discrimination of race/sex/gender by the players. This is also a playtest of a system in development so rule changes may happen and feedback is welcome.