I would personally like to welcome everyone to Portcon’s TTRPG Game List! We have a large selection of games coming up for the Portcon weekend, all hosted by some amazing Game Masters! I hope to see you all here!
If there are any questions concerning games please send and email to: pcmtrpg@gmail.com
This year we continue to advance "The Book". This is to introduce an easier and faster way to view all of our games this year!
A couple of notes to help you navigate our new Book!
All listed names below, when selected, will bring you right to the game you are interested in.
All of the game information is right there for you, just be sure to check the dropdowns.
Our Rating system is as follows
B: *Beginner Only
F: Family Friendly
K: For Kids
NF: Not Family Friendly
18+: Adults only
*Beginner Only: While all of our games are beginner friendly, as our GMs would love for new players to join them. Beginner only games are only for individuals who are newer to table top games.
Example of game information in describing format:
Game Name (Dropdown for GM & Time)
GM (JOHN RPGS)
GAME TIME (THURS: 2:00PM - 5:00 PM)
Location: RPGs Table/Room
GAME SYSTEM
Rat-ing
DESCRIPTION (Dropdown: Game Description)
The Description of the Game
NF
Game Description
In the arid scrubland on the borderlands of the Djurum Desert sits the Lost Citadel. Once a symbol of the Kingdom of Asteria's power, now it sits as deadly reminder of the what happens to those who's lust for power knows no bounds. Rumors of a incredible wealth, legendary weapons, and relentless horros abound. Will you survive to extract the riches, glory, and renown hidden within? Or will your party of crawlers be yet another sacrifice?
Fit for beginners to Shadowdark and old school style gaming alike!
NF
Game Description
The Murder Mavens are at it again, helping the sheriff solve yet another murder in Brindlewood Bay. A body washes in from the bay, his family said he "fell overboard". Sheriff Dalrymple doesn't believe them. He asks the Maven's to help him find evidence of foul play. Character creation is handled at the table.
Brindlewood Bay is a tabletop roleplaying game that combines Murder, She Wrote with H.P. Lovecraft. In it, you play a group of elderly women, members of the local Murder Mavens Mystery Book Club, who help the authorities solve murder cases in a picturesque New England Town. The game combines various tropes from detective shows in the 1980s and includes a lot of role playing using the 3d6 Powered by the Apocalypse system. The solution is not known to the keeper. You, the players, get to determine the solution.
This is a beginner friendly game, all experience levels are welcome. All materials will be provided.
NF
Game Description
The heroes from dandidan must solve the mystery of a strange memetic entity that takes the form of a bipedal worm who calls everyone Robert.
- A Chris game
NF
Game Description
A promising inventor vanishes without a trace ahead of a major discovery and all signs point to Ulgu. The piractical Duardin of Barak Mhornar and the daughters of Khaine seem equally likely suspects but maybe both have something to hide.
F
Game Description
An old mountain lair has sat empty for decades. However the sight of leathery white wings on the horizon suggest a new threat is looking to move in. Can you drive away the beast before the terrible past becomes today's reality? Bring your LVL 5 characters ready to play, pre-gen characters will be available.
F
Game Description
Bring out your dead! Join me on a zombie hunt through a once bustling town. Bring your favorite level 6 character with at least 1 short range and 1 long range weapon. This campaign was designed for the "murder hobo", and there will be loads of fights during this session.
F
Game Description
support the unwilling Yuki Kisaragi (Ranger Hunter) as she feels compound by honor and duty to the people to lead and establish the SInClaire as a democratic queendom the places it people before all else? Pros: Hidden bases hit a run attacks. a lot of ninja style stuff! cons: the Army is after you.
NF
Game Description
Think Captain N meets Wreck-it Ralph
- A Chris game
NF
Game Description
Midnight Archive urgently sends investigators into the abandoned Blue Line tunnels after a field team vanishes during a supernatural investigation. Ominous symbols, gouged eyes, and a cursed mirror reveal something dangerous lurking in the darkness, mimicking voices and stalking through reflections. Your team must discover what happened to the missing investigators and recover any magically imbued items involved. As players, your objectives are to locate the team, identify the supernatural threat, secure artifacts, and protect Grimwood City. Ironbound unfolds in mystical Grimwood City, where arcane secrets hide in the shadows of a modern urban world. With the Bound system, players embody heroes linked to powerful forces as they pursue supernatural mysteries, battle dark entities, and unearth hidden truths beneath the city streets. Every choice in Ironbound can alter Grimwood City's fate. Are you ready to embark on this perilous investigation and change the course of Grimwood City? Join the search and face the unknown!
18+
Game Description
Legends and myths talk of monsters and beasts. In the World of Darkness, the creatures from those legends live among us, hidden amongst the mundane. In this game, you will play as a newly embraced vampire trying to navigate their newfound condition in the city of Portland, ME! This game will use the V5 system. New and veteran players are welcome! Pre-generated character sheets will be provided. Dice can also be provided if needed.
18+
Game Description
The village of Oakvale is on the brink of a riot. Every scrap of iron has been stolen, a local ranger has vanished, and the only protection left are strange blades sold by a suspicious merchant. You must track the missing metal into the Fey Guile forest to rescue the missing ranger and confront the malevolent thief in his twisted lair! Bring your level 3 characters ready to play; pre-gen characters will be available. A fun adventure for new and veteran players alike!
F
Game Description
A team of NOBLE HEROES is infiltrating the sinister lair of the ORGAN GRINDER, the dreaded disgraced and disgusting doctor who has been kidnaping innocent citizens for their evil and enigmatic experiments! But what can they do when they encounter a clutch of captives, held in mysterious glass tubes full of sinister liquids? Bring them along to the final showdown? Clean them up and send them home? Bring your LVL 3 characters or roll the dice and play a test tube mystery character.
F
Game Description
Your party is exploring the monstrous depths in hopes of finding wealth and glory. Mysterious creatures, ugly traps, and warring factions await you. This event uses Parallel Dimension Gaming's Dungeon Survivor, a complete reimagining of old school D&D that uses push-your-luck mechanics and desploding dice (info available at https://www.paralleldimensiongaming.com/#dungeon_survivor). Characters provided, table dice available. Suitable for teenagers and up
NF
Game Description
You see things other people can't see. Horrible things. A dream brings you to the Burgher & Baker Inn in Upsala. Here you learn that you are one of "Thursday's Children" - someone with "the sight" and you are asked to investigate Gyllencreutz Castle to learn why other Thursday's Children are being drawn there and disappearing, then stop it from happening.
Pre-generated characters will be provided but not required. Character creation/selection will be done at the table.
This scenario is part of the Vaesen Starter Set. It is an introductory adventure for all experience levels. The Vaesen system uses d6 dice and themed dice will be provided for sharing.
B
Game Description
A few nights ago, in the town of Gimmick, there was an unnaturally violent thunder storm. Lightning struck heavy all over town. Lavinia Fisher, the bereaved Baroness, who laid her husband, The Baron, to rest just last week, has asked for help. She says during the storm, thunder struck nearby, with a deafening crash that shook the house. And since then, unbelievably so, The Baroness says she can hear the Baron up in the family cemetery moaning and wailing!
You and your friends, who have recently publicly announced you are an adventuring troupe, have been approached by the town counsel to "Go see what's going on for she's obviously lost her mind!"
This is intended for new comers to D&D 5e (2014), and those who have never played an RPG. Pre-generated 2nd level character sheets and dice will be provided.
F
Game Description
You awaken dazed and confused. You are in a small clearing in the woods, an open meadow of sorts, carpeted with grass and pink wildflowers. Other than you and your companions, there is nothing in the clearing except for a smooth stone arch. The arch is 3 meters tall, and wide enough for you to easily pass through. It looks to be made of tan marble, but it is pristine and smooth, without rough spots. Upon close examination, you can find an indentation on the right hand side of the arch, in the shape of an eight-pointed star.
You have no idea how you got here, or how to return. The last thing that you remember, you were investigating a workshop deep inside of a fortified manor on the island of Fidís-z´ó Túfa in Zajíndamostra. Now you find yourself in a glade, with no sight of the city, breathing fresh air with none of the usual smells of urban living. At least the weather is pleasant and sun shines down upon you. Although the color of the sky seems somehow wrong, with a color more purplish azure than clear blue.
Welcome to a one-shot role playing adventure using the GURPS rule system. This is an introductory scenario; prior experience with table top role playing games (TTRPG) or the GURPS rule system is not required. Whether you are interested in trying out a TTPRG for the first time, or if you are a seasoned player using another rule system and want to explore something different, this adventure is for you. You may either bring along your own character (if you have knowledge of GURPS; TL 4, 95 points), or you may choose from an assortment of generated characters that will be provided.
K
Game Description
This game is family friendly, open to players of all ages. The only restriction is that the participant be able to read the number on the dice when they roll it, and be able to follow along in the story. Join me in the land of Equestria as we go on the hunt for the missing cutie mark. This is for level 1 ponies, bring your own or use one of the pre-generated ponies.
NF
Game Description
A teaser adventure for the full campaign by Vortex Verlag, TSWL introduces you to a historical fantasy set in Renaissance Italy. Magic is real, but the characters are based on real people, the politics are based on real tensions and the mystery... well, the mystery is what you make it!
NF
Game Description
After wandering for days, guided by visions of a massive chamber filled with numenera, the players come to a ledge overlooking a lush River valley known locally as “The Bowl.” At its center is a massive, half submerged structure, on the horizon a host of rivals setting forward to claim the treasure.
F
Game Description
In the heart of the Witherwild, an ancient tree-god faces extinction. Agents of the mechanistic nation of Haven, bent on the total domination of nature, have injected a petrifying blight into the deity’s veins. To save the great Moss-Father and the innocent "Acorn-folk" who rely on him for survival, you must plunge into the tree’s shifting interior to retrieve the God-Seed—the forest’s last hope for rebirth. Join us for a high-stakes, cinematic race against time using Daggerheart, the new fantasy RPG from the creators of Critical Role! No experience with the rules or setting is required; pre-generated characters, dice, and all materials will be provided for this adventure.
NF
Game Description
Since before the sky rained fire, the Tomb of the Blight Lich has remained sealed, lost in the Plaguelands and consumed by plague. Now, rumors whisper that shapes enter and leave the ancient temple, and that deep within its blighted halls lies a cure. As corruption spreads and civilization teeters, you must uncover the tomb’s secrets: will you claim the cure and save the world, or let the plague’s darkness consume all? Plaguebound is a dark fantasy set in a world devoured by a mutating plague. Players are desperate heroes, survivors, and hunters, confronting monstrous foes, corrupted lands, and the plague’s grip. Each choice could mean salvation or total corruption.
NF
Game Description
Both the past and the preset parties of Frieren face the tomb of Horrors.
- A Chris Game
B
Game Description
You begin as normal human beings in a normal modern world (while you learn the basics of the rules) but when your friend is kidnapped by literal supervillains, you'll have to find your way into a parallel world of superbeings and master your newfound powers to order to save him ...and the world. (pre-generated characters provided)
NF
Game Description
Pass under the Midnight Gate into a land cursed by everlasting night. Beneath a weeping moon, the flooded city of Lystara lies choked by strange magics and Wyrd mists. In this place, time has ceased to progress, leaving its blighted denizens to wander the ruins in a state of timeless decay. Yet, for those brave enough to face the dangers, the treasures of this grand metropolis offer rewards far beyond the risk—and those who survive often return with fame and fortune aplenty!
F
Game Description
Fort Caspar leadership did not take seriously the reports of unusual creatures sighted lurking in the waters off the docks. Now, the bodies of three missing fishermen have washed ashore—or what remains of them. Fear spreads quickly, sailors refuse to get underway, and winter rations wear thin... while the keeper of the light is certain he sees glittering serpents gliding through the dark water beneath the moon.
F
Game Description
Warlord Kaelith Ironforge is about to activate a colossal mechanical titan called the Iron Sovereign, a weapon powerful enough to flatten entire cities. To stop this threat, the heroes must infiltrate a high‑class gala to gather intelligence, then pull off a daring heist aboard a heavily guarded magitech train to steal the machine’s vital Control Crystal. With the crystal in hand and the titan waking from its slumber, the party embarks on a final assault. They scale the massive construct, battle through its inner workings, and confront the warlord in the heart of the machine before it brings ruin to the realm.
The campaign is in three unique acts that can be easily separated from each other, each act acting as a 3-4 hour one shot.
18+
Game Description
Mercy is a tool, but so is conviction. In a world where morality is flipped, the gods are silent, and hope is a language long dead can you find it within yourself to rise above your station? In this game you will play as a fresh convict, sentenced to act as bait for one of the last cults still active in the Empire. Make a level 5 character sheet (pre-generated sheets available) and more importantly; make the crime that got your character imprisoned! This crime should be an act of selflessness/do-goodery that would disgust any decent evil citizen of the Empire!
There is also a "social deduction" portion of the game, and your teammates may not be as nice/evil as they say they are!
-----Still in the process of working out party details, but a social deduction, good guy in a bad world story shall ensue! -----
18+
Game Description
Legends tell of a time long before the dark Mists of Banality fell upon the Realm of Rokk. Rokk was a realm of radiance- born from the Celestial behemoth Oremagodden! The Elves of Bal-Lad lived in peace with the dwarves of the Riff Mountain range. Some say it was the barbaric humans of the Fann tribe that made pacts with the dark Lords of Greed. The Fann were given towers of gold and proclaimed themselves "The Mann"! in exchange, the Dark Lords lay claim to the Realm of Rokk, and plunged it into the Mists of Banality, never to be heard again.
Until the Hellfire Wizard Ozborn Sabbath raised powerful temples and showed the depraved prisoners of Rokk forgotten lore from beneath the Riffs, unlocked by the forgotten light of Bal-lad! The lore of Oremagodden! Now referred as "The Metal". The might of Oremagodden, Metal, lays dormant within all. It need only be summoned from deep within. Now using ancient instruments, the people can rise up and rebel against the Lords of greed!
Will you rise up? Or, will you remain slaves to "The Mann Empire!"
Well, in the name of Rokk- We're not gonna take it ANYMORE!"
This will be an adventure using D&D 2024 edition rules. The game will provide Level 6 pre-generated characters of all variations of the Bard class, fighting to bring down one of the gold towers of The Mann Empire! (Brutal Legend x D&D Domain of Dread) Dice will be available for use. All levels of Awesomeness welcome. Rampant Heavy Metal/Hard Rock punnery a bonus!
18+
Game Description
Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern is a collection of small games from Evil Hat Productions. In the spirit of Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, this game lets you, a retired adventurer, play out different parts of running a tavern and settling down in a town together with your old adventuring party (or a bunch of random strangers - you decide).
This is a ROLE-PLAYING game-role play is required. (this does not mean you need to be an expert at role playing, just that you must participate in the role playing) No Experience necessary.
You may be scrambling to cook something edible with random ingredients, bar-tending for troubled souls, calming down a tavern brawl, going shopping for all the things a tavern needs, and more in a variety of slice-of-life scenes!
Characters and the Tavern will be created at the table. You may bring an existing character from another session or game you have played in. All game materials will be provided.
If you are new to role playing, we will help you. This is a hilariously good time, be prepared for anything. Experienced and Novice players are welcome.
18+
Game Description
Come Unto Me (Knight: An Avalon RPG): The Free Zones in what was once China have held out against Despair without the help of the Immortals since the coming of the Anathema. Now though, reports of Despair symptoms and missing persons are sweeping through one town at an alarming rate. You are ordered to investigate and destroy the cause of this wave before it spreads any further
F
Game Description
Microscope is a "Worldbuilding" Game, where players work collaboratively to create a timeline spanning eras, ages, and epochs. Each turn expands on the universe as details are added. Very quickly, characters, factions, locations, and conflicts start to emerge to create a rich backdrop for more storytelling using either creative writing or other role playing games.
This game does not require a dedicated session, nor does it have a player limit, so it will be open to anyone that wants to add to the timeline, even if they are just passing by. All supplies will be provided
NF
Game Description
In the City of Lights, a series of "unfortunate accidents" is defying the laws of probability: a woman from a church group is struck by lightning, a firefighter spontaneously combusts in an ice bath, and an astronomer is struck by a lone meteorite. While the police dismiss these as freak occurrences, the pattern points to a much darker, supernatural influence at work. Join a team of investigators and follow the trail of impossible deaths to uncover the truth behind the Strip’s sudden streak of lethal bad luck! This game uses the Monster of the Week system and materials, including pre-generated characters and dice, will be provided. New and veteran players are welcome!
F
Game Description
A perfect summer day in Pawsburg City turns deadly when a sudden supernatural blizzard engulfs the city without warning. Streets freeze solid, a runaway bus slides toward a playground, an iceberg erupts in the harbor, and massive slabs of ice crash from skyscrapers above. The heroes have only minutes to act: players must rescue endangered civilians, prevent disasters like the bus crash, and stop the villain’s weather engine before Pawsburg becomes a permanent monument of ice. Masked Paws lets players embody animal superheroes who defend Pawsburg City from colorful villains, disasters, and superpowered threats. Using a fast, narrative-driven system fueled by momentum and teamwork, players dive into action, making bold choices to rescue civilians, thwart villains, and create comic-book style adventures.
NF
Game Description
The Autobots, GI Joe, and the Power Rangers have to stop Cobra, Lord Zed, and Megatrom from destroying the universe or inflating it.
- A Chris Game
F
Game Description
Support King Wulfrik brutal though he may be in his bid to kill Yuki and secure his throne? Pros: +1 weapons and +1 Armor an army backing you. Cons: you must find and capture Yuki, her mother Mara, and their supporters to the capital for execution and a Tyrant is brought into power the people are oppressed for life.
F
Game Description
You are called into the service of the baron Karl von Kleistan-Nahl. He has a problem. His eldest daughter is missing, and the matter needs to be handled quickly and discretely. Three days ago, something strange occurred. A wave of heaviness passed through the palace, as if we were immersed in deep water for a moment. When it passed, it felt like something had changed. One of the mirrors in the Hall of Mirrors no longer reflects our image. Instead, it appears as a window into a swampland. You can pass your hand through the glass, albeit with resistance, like pushing through cold honey. At the base of the mirror across from it, there was a note lying on the floor.
Welcome to a one-shot role playing adventure using the GURPS rule system. This is an introductory scenario; prior experience with table top role playing games (TTRPG) or the GURPS rule system is not required. Whether you are interested in trying out a TTPRG for the first time, or if you are a seasoned player using another rule system and want to explore something different, this adventure is for you. You may either bring along your own character (if you have knowledge of GURPS; TL 5, 95 points), or you may choose from an assortment of generated characters that will be provided.
NF
Game Description
Cle is a prior-world city that met its end in a self-triggered cataclysm that sunk it. Portions of the city remain in brooding, water-filled silence. A handful of new explorers arrive every year, thanks to rumors of immortality-granting artifacts located in drowned city vaults.
F
Game Description
There can be only 1. Join me in 1940s New York City as your character tries to hunt down other highlanders. This is for level 10 characters using the Every Day Heroes build. You can outfit your highlander with weapons, armor, equipment, and a vehicle that matches what would have existed in the 1940s.
F
Game Description
It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to roll initiative on the Muppet Show tonight!!
You look around the old theatre and take in the chaos. Monsters, chickens, pigs and all manner of weirdos make up the audience of the packed theatre.
You are getting the feeling your life might be in danger but you might as well prepare your reactions, saving throws and enjoy the show. Players assume the role of a classic Player’s Handbook race or a legendary Muppet Show performer. Prepare to undertake a Muppet adventure of a lifetime!
It's time to get things started
On the most sensational inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational
This is what we call the Muppet Show!
NF
Game Description
The town of Mog's Landing on the desert planet Hyla has been besieged by a local gang called the Dust Devils, led by a Rigellian named Vassen. Adeena, a member of the town council, has reached out to the FC Marshals for help and offered a reward for bringing these bandits to justice—dead or alive.
GM: Ian
GAME TIME (SAT: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
Location: All RPG Rooms
NF
Game Description
Play as one of the warring vampire clans such as Ventrue, Tremere, Gangrel, or Toreador, or perhaps you'll choose to become one of the human factions fighting for their own desires, such as City Hall, the Mafia, or the Arcanum! Literally spanning multiple rooms, with multiple GMs, split into teams, and battle over control of New York city. Make plans,deals, trade, betray one another all to fulfill your own ambitions!
NF
Game Description
Abel asks Charlie to go to Earth and find his brother Cain who has been living out his life as the same Caine from Vampire the Masquerade
- A Chris Game
18+
Game Description
Navigate the seedy underworld, face off against rival gangs, vengeful ghosts, a corrupt city watch, and the siren song of your own vices. The Bluecoats have commissioned a new weapon that will threaten your criminal enterprises, so a bit of sabotage is in order. Can you stop them in time?
Blades in the Dark is a player driven game that encourages improv as characters commit crimes and deal with the Stress and Trauma of their dangerous lifestyles. It is a fun option for both new and seasoned players that enjoy the cinematic action of heist movies.
Pre-generated characters will be available, and all materials supplied as well.
Content Warning: This game includes a spectrum of criminal behavior including gun violence, drug use, addiction, and trauma. Characters are morally grey and commit these crimes in service of completing objectives for money. For 18+ only.
18+
Game Description
The legend of the Beast of Valderhalen Hollow is a tale long told, but rarely told the same. In some versions, the Beast is a horrific monster that captures and devours the good-hearted, the kind, the innocent. In others, the Beast is a savior, a true protector of the very things it is so wrongly accused of devouring. But one story persists above all others: that of the Beast as the keeper of the Savage Ornament, a profane blade whispered to hold the power to slay anything, even the Beast itself. In truth, the Beast—like all subjects of fable—is all of these things, and much more.
18+
Game Description
A new era dawns. Rumors of war drift in and out of towns with the caravans. You have received a strange letter calling you to an ancient battle ground fabled as the last sighting of the dragons that once inhabited the realm. Answer the call, learn the fate of dragons, and stop anyone who might be trying to harness their power for evil. Lvl 5 Pre-gen characters will be provided. Using D&D 5e 2024 with a Dragon Rider Class provided from "The Game Master's Book of Legendary Dragons" (Yes you will ride a dragon!)
F
Game Description
Have you heard the Bagman's tale? With claws that grasp and skin so pale. To flee the mists he crawled inside, a bag to which he's forever tied. If your bag whispers, that's a clue, the Bagman may have come for you... Bring your LVL 5 characters ready to play, pre-gen characters will be available.
TBD
NF
Game Description
Look, It's the end of the Con and you just want to get one more game in. I get it. So come play with me one last time before next year. Pick three cards and off we go to a fast, fun and creative RPG goodness. **Warning: Hot Fudge Sundays may not be available
K
Game Description
The legends say Rock Candy Mountain was once a magical paradise where the rivers were full of lemonade and lollipops grew on trees. The rumors say that even though the mountain is now infested with bizarre monsters, it’s also littered with rare magical candy treasures for those kids brave enough to explore its dizzying heights. (Suitable pre-made characters provided)
F
Game Description
Greetings Jerkian warrior elite! The Great and Mighty Jerk requires that control of Earth must be successful! You are to be sent in as a forward sabotage squad to disrupt the Earthlings elite military forces. Unfortunately, no one knows what these mighty warriors look like, or how they fight. No Jerkian warrior who has done battle with them has ever lived to report back. We only know that they are strong and ferocious killers and that the Earth military refers to them in secret meetings as … C.O.W.S.
F
Game Description
Ignore the power struggle and take the people somewhere else and set up your own steampunk style fortified trade city Valkon Falls the everyflowing falls and rivers here provide plenty of hydro power. and you set up your own fallout 4 style settlment. Pros you get to set up your own Fallout 4 Style settlements but as an industrail style settlment the Princess faction sides with you Cons: (RESOURCE AND MORAL MANAGMENT) the Prince's armies regualary try to raid capture and inslave Valkon Falls.