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Wednesday, July 7 - Sunday, July 11, 2010
At the Morristown Hyatt & Conference Center in Morristown, New Jersey
Role Playing Game Schedule for DEXCON 13Updated 6/28/10
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(1) One Session; One round; 1 of x = First round, etc.; 1A of x = Same round repeated elsewhere.
(2) All Materials Provided (except dice); All Materials Offered (except dice), but feel free to bring your own; Bring Your Own Materials (and characters, if applicable).
(3) Beginners ONLY; Beginners Welcome; Knowledge of rules Necessary; Experts ONLY.
(4) Very Silly; Silly; Fun; Serious; Very Serious.
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All Special Headline Events are shown in YELLOW.
R0192: Geasa; "A Time For Curses" presented by Jonathan Lavallee. Everywhere we go there are beings and creatures beyond our understanding, and sometimes they take an interest in what we do. Geasa is a game where you will play people trying to live their lives and the Fae that get in their way. With a collaborative Character Creation Process and a shared narrative, Geasa will be whatever you need it to be as long as you get in each other's way. Wednesday, 10:00PM - 2:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0200, R0234, R0291.
R0193: The Fate of Inglemia (FATE 3.0); "Dreamer" presented by Jennifer Schoonover. The Fate of Inglemia is in your hands. This is a starter adventure for the Fate of Inglemia Roleplaying Game, by Red Anvil Productions. This game will be immediately following "boot camp" for our adventurers and take them on a run for their life through Inglemia. Wednesday, 10:00PM - 2:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0194: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition; "Through the Drakwald" presented by John Gallo. Untergard - a small village of little account in the history of the Empire. Then Acheron and the Storm of Chaos came; and here, in sleepy Untergard, one of the fiercest battles of the war was fought, as thousands of Imperial and Dwarven troops held back an invasion force of beastmen led by Khazrak "One-Eye". But The war is over now, and the village is slowly recovering. Through the Drakwald is an adventure designed to introduce players to the grim and perilous world of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. It will feature a mix of interaction, combat, and exploration, and is designed for characters in their first career; character generation will occur at game start and typically takes about 5 minutes per character. No books are required, but having the core Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay book is recommended; this event will also include a quick tutorial on how the system works. Each player will need two ten-sided dice and a pencil. A variant initiative rule will be used, all other rules will be as per standard for the game. As in prior years, surviving characters can be brought forward into the succeeding events; I will do my best to allow you to play the same character each time as player signup and attendance permits. One does *not* have to play this event to play in the later events, or vice versa. Wednesday, 10:00PM - 2:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0195: Labyrinths and Lycanthropes; "Round 1: The Beginning" by Prince of Darkness Publishing; presented by Matt Weber. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! "Let humour be your hammer and chuckles your chainmail" in this hilarious and alliterative send-up of the dungeon-crawling genre! L&L is both a great game and a great parody of certain... other... games. This DEXCON, players will have the opportunity to compete in a complete campaign of carnage by signing up for all three rounds! (Drop-ins are welcome too, but you won't get the full experience that way.) Thursday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Very Silly, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0196: Spirit of the Century; "Yangtze Rocket Patrol" by Evil Hat Productions; presented by Mel White. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! China, 1937: Since the turn of the century, the Yangtze Rocket Patrol has ensured the security of American air and maritime vessels trading with China. Now, stormclouds of war gather as the Imperial Nipponese Army mobilizes for conquest. Will the Rocket Soldiers of the YANGROCKPAT be trapped deep in foreign lands? Tune in and decide! Thursday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0197: Everway; "The Darkenwood Knights" presented by Kathryn Miller. An innocent Princess brings light to the darkness and hope to the cursed. Unspoken forces plot to snuff that light and keep the wood in its cursed darkness. The Knights of the Darkenwood are her only protection. Who are these men with powers beyond mortals and what ties them to one fragile determined girl who would bring peace to the Darkenwood or die trying? Thursday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0198: D&D (Basic Edition); "Ruins of Glantri" presented by Eric Minton. A generation ago, a civil war between arrogant wizard-princes shattered the land of Glantri. Now the ruined castle of the most powerful, most wealthy and most corrupt of all the wizard families is ripe for the looting! An old-school dungeon crawl where negotiation, stealth and trickery are as important as fighting prowess. Bring an existing PC of level 1-4 (with DM approval) or roll your own at the table. The ruins hold many sessions of adventure; sign up for as many as you like if you want to make multiple visits! Part of the Invasion of the Grognards. Thursday, 1:00PM - 5:00PM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0246, R0307, R0320.
R0199: Covenant; "Architects of the New American Dawn" by Realms Publishing; presented by Nicholas Marshall. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! I am a reporter for the Washington Post. These last weeks I have investigated an arm of the Right-Wing Conspiracy. At first I believed them to be just another masonic chapter. But now I think that the NSA has bugged me. Someone has been following me.. I am scared that this has something to do with that stolen nuclear suitcase. Who can I trust? Thursday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. See Also: R0225.
R0200: Geasa; "A Time For Curses" presented by Jonathan Lavallee. See R0192. Thursday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round. See Also: R0234, R0291.
R0201: Mekton Zeta; "Last Chance" presented by Cameron Johnson. After weeks of hiding behind enemy lines, disrupting the enemy fleet, and getting early warning to the Coalition, the Federation has decided to press the attack! As the enemy fleet pushes into your space, will your piloting skills be enough, or will something more be required? Thursday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0202: Star Wars D6; "The Jedi Storm" presented by James Moore. Jedi Taskforce Five has been dispatched to the brutal artic world of Hoth to investigate the rumors of Sith activity. What will they find? Will they survive? Thursday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0203: The Fate of Inglemia (FATE 3.0); "The Deception of Prosperity" presented by Jennifer Schoonover. The Fates of Inglemia return in our second demo of Red Anvil's Productions stellar game setting. In this scenario, the characters will pit themselves against the movers and shakers of Inglemia's political high ground. Rumors of high magic used for gain may turn the courts inside out. The characters may be the only ones to prevent disaster. Thursday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0204: A Penny For My Thoughts; "Memories of Morristown" by Evil Hat Productions; presented by David Breslow. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Hello. My name is Dr. Peter Tompkins. You do not remember me. In the not too distant past, you suffered a traumatic shock resulting in global amnesia, total memory loss. We have decided on a radical therapy using the experimental drug, Mnemosyne. Mnemosyne allows a person to connect with the unconscious mind of another. It allows someone else access to your memories. We have developed a therapy that allows individuals to help each other recover their memories. You are now ready to begin...In this improvisational story-telling game, you will work with your fellow patients to reconstruct forgotten memories. There is no GM: all players take turns narrating parts of the story - with help from the others at the table - as a grand tale unfolds. What will you discover about your past? And once you know, will you choose to remember? Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance. See Also: R0254, R0311.
R0205: One Night 2.0; "Pirate Jenny and the Black Spot" written and presented by Shawn De Arment. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Not long after Pirate Jenny became captain of the "Eight Sails", the Pirate Council issued the black spot in her name. With a few governments and most of the pirates after her, maybe she should have stayed a barmaid. We will choose a setting (Historically Inaccurate, In Spaaace, or The Sea of Clouds and Floating Islands) and use One Night's collaborative setting creation and player defined flags, to tell this pirate tale. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0284.
R0206: "Prime Time Adventures in Morristown" by Dog-Eared Designs; presented by Jeff Collyer. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! If you enjoy great TV, then you'll love Prime Time Adventures, the game that lets you create and play the TV show you always wanted to see, complete with meaningful characters and gripping drama. As a group, you and the other players will create the show and its cast, then play out an actual episode of the series, exploring the personal struggles of the main characters and cooperatively laying out the kind of story television executives dream of. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0207: Serial Homicide Unit; "The Soap Star Stalker" by Incarnadine Press; presented by Kathryn Miller. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Serial Homicide Unit is a game combining a police procederal drama with light hearted soap opera comedy. One a low ranking set, the stars vie for popularity competing against each other for better storylines, meanwhile back stage, someone its adding new meaning to the term dead air. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0208: [PLAYTEST] The Fifth World; "The People of the Green" written and presented by Jason Godesky. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The People of the Skylands have slowly moved back down towards the ocean. You belong to the first generation to reach the banks of the Atlantic Ocean, near the ruins of a place your ancestors called Morristown. The Fifth World is a new story game about the lives and ways of feral humans flourishing in a world after civilization, set in the places that you know. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners ONLY; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. See Also: R0242, R0318, R0338. NOTE: This event is a PLAYTEST
R0209: The New World; "Secret Histories" by Consensus Games; presented by Bill White. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Seek the golden city of Cibola, drink from the Fountain of Youth, or find a Northwest Passage. In this game, you reshape history like Silly Putty by taking on the roles of natives, explorers, and colonists whose fates intertwine to create a new world. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0210: AD&D 1st Edition; "Castle of the Mad Archmage" presented by Joseph Bloch. Explore the crumbling ruins beneath the fabled castle of the Mad Archmage. Experience an old-fashioned dungeon crawl where traps are deadly, monsters are wandering, and the fun trumps everything. Players are encouraged to bring their own Player's Handbook. Part of the Invasion of the Grognards. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Knowledge Necessary; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0243.
R0211: Champions; "The Storm of Evil" presented by Keith Olexa. "Gather round the radio, True Believers, as we turn clocks back, back, back to decades past... to a time when action leapt from golden comic-book pages into living breathing adventure; a time when brave heroes strove to thwart the titanic forces of evil and villainy! To fight the good fight as the Challengers of the Impossible!" This episode: In response to a garbled, tragically interrupted short-wave transmission, the Challengers race across the globe to investigate murder in an Austrian Castle, and to pull an evil mastermind's plans of world conquest back down to Earth! Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Knowledge Necessary; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0212: D&D 4th Edition; "The Doctor is Inn" presented by Jared Markowitz. One year after the Great War, Magic on Mystara seems to be dying and no one knows why! So when a stranger appears in the aftermath of one of the many humanoid raids on civilization, you become curious. When this stranger discovers where & when in time they are, & then tells you he can save the Magic of your world, you ask how you can help. And so begins a journey back to a place you know very well. The Inn Between the Worlds. That is where you and your guide who calls himself "The Doctor" will attempt to save Magic for all of Mystara and usher in it's new age as it was supposed to have been. Bring a character level 14-17, or create one at the table. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Knowledge Necessary; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0247.
R0213: [PLAYTEST] d20 Modern (OGL 3.5); "Domination of the World, Part III" presented by Erich Michel. Your group of heroes has been brought together by fate to participate in the eternal contest for domination of the world and all the souls within it. Your party again met with treachery on the voyage to Alexandria, and a new player has entered the foray. Is the enemy of my enemy an ally or another foe? Maybe the experts sent to meet you at the docks will shed some light on the situation. You do not need to have played in DotW-Part I or Part II to participate. This Steampunk adventure is set in an alternate-Earth, circa 1898. The rules are based on the d20:Modern OGL (v3.5). Rulebooks are not required, but dice and pencils are recommended. Limited supplies will be available at the table. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Knowledge Necessary; Serious, All Ages. See Also: R0248. NOTE: This event is a PLAYTEST
R0214: Marvel Super Heroes; "A League of Their Own" presented by Michael Miller. Got a big blue box of TSR's Marvel Super Heroes from 1986 on your shelf? Me, too! Let's dust it off! The Liberty League has been disbanded, but the city is still in danger from the nefarious Dr. Venom! Can the heroes save the day? Michael Miller will be running the same scenario, "A League of Their Own", using Marvel Super Heroes and his own role playing system, With Great Power... to compare the two! The second running of this scenario takes place Friday morning at 9:00AM. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0215: Solomon Kane; "Holier Than Thou" presented by Ashton Bailey. It is the mid 16th century. On a sleepy island hamlet off the coast of Germany, a religious fanatic rules the rich and poor alike. However, a more sinister and supernatural menace lies behing this zealous dictator. The truth is a deadly thing, and other people's problems should not be where you are fooling around. Right? Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0310.
R0216: Star Wars D6; "The Sith Intervention" presented by James Moore. Political unrest exists on the peaceful planet of Manaan, Both the Republic and the Sith Empire desire an alliance with the Selkath, yet the Selkath are stalling at the negociating table. When murder takes place, all is thrown into chaos. Find out who caused this and make them pay, quietly of course. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0217: Star Wars Saga Edition; "Imperial Legion 5072" presented by Paul Silva. Enlisted troopers within the newly-formed 5072nd Imperial Legion is set with a series of difficult and morale breaking objectives. You are a imperial Stormtrooper. You follow orders. You don't ask questions of your superiors. That doesn't mean you don't want to... This is the beginning of an ongoing campaign by Paul Silva, to be continued after DEXCON at Mighty Titans Hobbies and Games. Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance. See Also: R0270, R0328.
R0218: WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System; "The Forbidden Road" presented by Jason Dietel. Holgad the spice merchant is in a panic. Two days before his daughter's wedding to Barthel of the Gemcutter's Guild and she has not yet arrived in Tillian! He should have insisted that she travel by ship with him across the Bay of Norlum last month rather than taking the old East Road. Frantically he has searched for experienced champions to find his daughter, but none within Tillian will venture onto the East Road. Can it be possible that the rag-tag group of novice adventurers that now stand before him stand any chance to get to the bottom of this mystery? And survive? Thursday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, All Ages. See Also: R0296.
R0219: Chaos University D30/5D6 System; "Don't Wake the Baby" presented by Jennifer Schoonover. Chaos University's students need to tread very carefully. This baby has teeth. At Chaos U., students take classes that give them abilities to deal with the magic that runs rampant through our world. Reality is no longer the same as dragons, demons, and deities of old walk in this world as easily as any other. As a student of Chaos U., your job is to find a happy medium between the two. If you survive, you learn more and eventually reach the title of "Neo-Sorceror," a new career choice in the new age. That's the plan, anyway. Thursday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0220: In Nomine; "Seekers of the Lost" presented by Kevin Meares. Their name is anathema in Heaven and rarely spoken even in Hell. Half breed children of angel and man the nephillim have long been thought to be extinct but now rumors are stiring. Reports of storybook giants have reached both Asmodeus and Dominic and they have chosen to send a small group of operatives to investigate the situation and eliminate the potential threat. Thursday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0221: The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen; "Midnight Munchausen" presented by Frank Blaha. Welcome friends of noble birth and fortunate circumstance! Again we meet in the temperate climes of Morristown for a gathering of gentlefolk! The Baron looks forward to hearing of your tales of mystery, adventure, and daring-do! He himself has most recently returned from the Persian orient, a sword-point guest of the immortal caliph, and has only made this appointment with the fortuitous aide of the caliph's own harem in absconding from that dusty clime. Again he hopes to see you at the propper time. Seeing that nothing has impeded him, the Baron hopes that you shall be punctual as well! Thursday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Silly, 18 & Over ONLY. See Also: R0279, R0332.
R0222: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition; "Middenheim - At Loose Ends" presented by John Gallo. The events of "Through the Drakwald" have left the protagonists in charge of a rag-tag collection of refugees and an icon of Sigmar, patron god of the Empire. Both must be delivered to Middenheim, City of the White Wolf, and the second objective, at least, promises to be profitable... Middenheim - At Loose Ends is an adventure for characters mid-way through their first career. It encompasses the events that unfold starting with the opening scene above, and what transpires after as the characters arrive at Middenheim and become involved in troublesome occurances. It is a mixture of role play, investigation, and combat, favoring the first two. Pregenerated Characters will be provided; if you played in Through the Drakwald, you may use your character from that adventure. Each player should bring 2d10 and a pencil; a copy of the main rulebook is helpful but optional. If your character survives this scenario, you may play them in either of the remaining two events running midnight Friday and midnight Saturday. Thursday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0223: Witch Hunter: The Invisible World; "The Favor of Boston's Saints" presented by Cameron Johnson. The year is 1689, and as man limps towards enlightenment, darkness surrounds him. You are a Witch Hunter, a secret warrior in mankind's struggle against the Adversary. What demon has found home in the docks of Boston you do not yet know, but you intend to find out before all of the New World is destroyed. Thursday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0224: A Taste For Murder; "The Unpleasantness at the Manor" by Graham Walmsly; presented by Joanna Corcoran. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! This is a game about murder. You will be playing the residents of a 1930s English country house. One of you will die. All of you will uncover secrets. And, at the end, one of you will be exposed as the murderer. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0225: Covenant; "Architects of the New American Dawn" by Realms Publishing; presented by Nicholas Marshall. See R0199. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round.
R0226: Lady Blackbird; "Lady Blackbird and the Hand of Sorrow" by John Harper; presented by Jeff Collyer. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Lady Blackbird is on the run from an arranged marriage to Count Carlowe. She hired a smuggler skyship, The Owl, to take her from her palace on the Imperial world of Ilysium to the far reaches of the Remnants, so she could be with her once secret lover: the pirate king Uriah Flint. HOWEVER, just before reaching the halfway point of Haven, The Owl was pursued and captured by the Imperial cruiser Hand of Sorrow, under charges of flying a false flag. How will Lady Blackbird and the others escape the Hand of Sorrow? Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0314.
R0227: One Night 2.0; "Elizabeth the Fairy Queen" written and presented by Shawn De Arment. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Queen Elizabeth has endured the attentions of the Spanish king and French princes; now Oberon, the king of the Fairies, is visiting her court. The Pope has declared her "entertainer of demons" and "servant of wickedness". What is a queen to do? Using One Night's collaborative setting creation and player defined flags; we will cross "Midsummer's Night Dream" with "Elizabeth". Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. See Also: R0301.
R0228: Trail of Cthulhu; "The Babalon Working" by Pelgrane Press; presented by Bill White. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Trail of Cthulhu, designed by Kennith Hite, is a stand alone game based on the GUMSHOE game system by Robin Laws. Sci-fi writers in 1950s California investigate the death of an occult-loving rocket scientist and come face-to-face with the Mythos. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners ONLY; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0229: With Great Power...; "A League of Their Own" by Incarnadine Press; presented by Michael Miller. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The Liberty League has been disbanded, but the city is still in danger from the nefarious Dr. Venom! Can the heroes save the day? Michael Miller will be running the same scenario, "A League of Their Own", using Marvel Super Heroes and his own role playing system, With Great Power... to compare the two! The first running of this scenario takes place Thursday night at 8:00PM. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0230: Call of Cthulhu Invictus, BRP; "Mask of the Funeral Clown - Part Two of The Legacy of Arrius Lurco (Round 1)" presented by Oscar Rios. Quintus Arrius Lurco is dead. His funeral is about to be held, a formal affair befitting a man of his social standing. However his legacy lingers on. What are the contents of the strange chest he left behind? What was this mission he was planning? What precisely caused his horrific final end? Why are these mysterious people watching the funeral procession? Who is the mysterious figure wearing the mask of Pluto? Soon the investigators find themselves the targets of powerful forces and struggling to survive. They are quickly drawn into an all out war with a sinister cult intent on cutting off any lose ends Arrius Lurco may have left behind. Allies and enemies abound, but just which are which? Facing grave peril, with much to learn and little time to learn it investigators are faced with difficult choices. This is the sequel to "The Seventh Turn - Part One of The Legacy of Arrius Lurco" run at DREAMATION 2010. It is the second of four scenarios of the upcoming Cthulhu Invictus Campaign "The Legacy of Arrius Lurco", coming in late 2010 from Miskatonic River Press. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; Round 1 of 2; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, All Ages. See Also: R0340. Next Round: R0340.
R0231: D&D 4th Edition; "Guests of the Orc Chieftan" presented by Ross Bailey. A band of friends finds themselves captured and enslaved by an orc chieftain with disgusting habits and a strange, shadowy power. If they can get out of this mess, revenge will be sweet! If they do not escape, they grow weaker by the day, and then escape will be impossible. This game will be for 3rd to 5th level characters, pre-rolled. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0321.
R0232: D&D 4th Edition; "No Rest For The Weary" presented by Jared Markowitz. You and your companions are returning home after your 1st adventure only to discover a group of people investigating a battle scene just outside of town. It appears that someone or something has been attacking travelers and caravans for loot and slaves. Evidence suggests that this last caravan was run by some of your relatives. So when the Town Mistress asks for your help with the investigation, you can hardly say no. So wasting no time, you stow your loot and re-provision and head out in search of the perpetrators. There is only 1 question... Bring a character level 3-5, or create one at the table. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0341.
R0233: EARTHFALL; "Shattered" presented by Keith Olexa. The World as We Know it is Over... This you know, as you're sure the people around you know - but that's all. The people all seem familiar to you, and most seem friendly, but all are strangers to you. Yet you're most concerned about that most distressing stranger of all - yourself! Something has happened to your mind... amnesia? trauma? You don't know, even as some details begin to reconcile. People are injured and there's damage all about you...the room you're in appears locked, blocked, and there are strange lead-colored crystals scattered about. They fill you with hope, but also a nameless dread... You feel certain you had a job to do in this place - a job whose stakes might include mankind's survival - but how can you complete it, or even know it isn't already completed, when so much of you is missing? And will you complete it? Or just try to survive? Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0234: Geasa; "A Time For Curses" presented by Jonathan Lavallee. See R0192. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round. See Also: R0200, R0291.
R0235: Unknown Armies; "Welcome to the Underground" presented by Keith Stratton. "The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things. Of shadows deep and rivers fast, and how soft are reaper's wings. 'But wait a bit! the adepts cried,' before we have our chat. For some of us are out of mind, and all of us fight back. 'No hurry!' said the Carpenter, we'll soon take care of THAT." Something is preying on the residents of the Occult Underground. Always on those who won't be missed, or at least, those it thinks won't be missed. It's victims are the crazies, the loners, the ones outside society's in-club. But now, it's slipped up, and now's your chance to clean house. Get charged, get armed, and get ready to go full metal jacket on whatever this thing is. The Underground cares for its own, and it does not care to be messed with. Friday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. See Also: R0294.
R0236: Capes; "The Greatest Generation" by Muse of Fire Studio; presented by Tony Lower-Basch. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The Axis of Evil holds Europe in its Iron Grip of Terror. It's up to the brave soldiers, human and super-human, of the Allies to take the beaches at Normandy and make a first step towards the day when it will be Over, Over There. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0237: Chronica Feudalis; "Soldiers of the Cross" by Jeremy Keller; presented by Bill White. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The crusaders have come to Antioch, which lies athwart the pilgrim-path to Jerusalem. Can they defeat the white towers of the city on the mountainside before the army of Emir Kerbogha comes to its relief? And, even if they do, can their fractious princes work together long enough to hold the city until the Emperor Alexius comes to their rescue? Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0238: Labyrinths and Lycanthropes; "Round 2: The Restaurant at the End of the Multiverse" by Prince of Darkness Publishing; presented by Matt Weber. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! "Let humour be your hammer and chuckles your chainmail" in this hilarious and alliterative send-up of the dungeon-crawling genre! L&L is both a great game and a great parody of certain... other... games. This DEXCON, players will have the opportunity to compete in a complete campaign of carnage by signing up for all three rounds! (Drop-ins are welcome too, but you won't get the full experience that way.) Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Very Silly, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0239: One Night 2.0; "Fanged Romeo and Shape-Shifting Juliet" written and presented by Shawn De Arment. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Angst filled Romeo stays in his room all day and Tybalt is called "King of Cats". Some may see a teenager and an insult; I see a vampire and a shape-shifter. Using One Night's collaborative setting creation and player defined flags; we will tell a tale of these Moon-crossed lovers as if Shakespeare had written it as an anime after he watched all the Underworld and Twilight movies. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0240: Prime Time Adventures 2.0; "Cold Sleep - Episode 5 - End of the Road" by Dog-Eared Designs; presented by Jeff Collyer. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! A colony ship on the way to landfall. The ship's crew delaing with their internal issues. A second mystery ship following close behind. Father Pietro struggles to come to grip with his place in the crew as the ship prepares for arrival. Using the PTA rules, we will play through an episode of this sci-fi drama. Characters are pregenerated, as is the starting situation. This will be the fifth episode in an ongoing convention play PTA series, and the season final episode. Playing in previous sessions not required, but character choice preference will be given to previous players. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0241: QAGS 2nd Edition; "Edison Force vs. the Martians" by Hex Games; presented by Ian Engle. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! In this brave new 20th Century the world faces ever more diabolical menaces. To combat them, the Greatest Inventor of the Age has assembled a team of dedicated men and women and equipped them with the most advanced technology. When word comes to Menlo Park that "Big-ass (pardon my French, ma'am) three-legged walkin' battle machines" have invaded New Mexico territory, it's time for Edison Force to respond! Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0242: [PLAYTEST] The Fifth World; "The People of the Green" written and presented by Jason Godesky. See R0208. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round. See Also: R0318, R0338. NOTE: This event is a PLAYTEST
R0243: AD&D 1st Edition; "Castle of the Mad Archmage" presented by Joseph Bloch. See R0210. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round.
R0244: Call of Cthulhu Invictus, BRP; "Blood and Glory" presented by Oscar Rios. The roar of beasts, the flash of blades in the sun, the splatter of blood on the sands, the screams and moans of the dying and the roar of fifty thousand appreciative spectators! Welcome to the Flavian Amphitheatre (later to be known as the Roman Colisseum). Investigators attend three days of gladiatorial games, Rome's 2nd favorite pastime (after the races, of course). However unusual things begin happening, events showing the mark of the Mythos. The investigators have a brief time before events quickly spiral out of control. Can they unravel the web of mystery in time or will these games truly be the bloodiest the city of Rome ever holds (and not in a good way). "Blood and Glory" is a reactive game, where the investigators have a great deal of freedom and options, but a limited time to achieve their objectives. Be ready to think on your feet, quickly formulate a plan and put it into motion. Think Fox's "24" meets HBO's "ROME". Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Knowledge Necessary; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0245: Chaos University D30/5D6 System; "Dentists Are People Too" presented by Jennifer Schoonover. Dentists are scary, aren't they? Right there, you have a sinister plot of evil. People think, "A Chaos University adventure with dentists? Oh, God." Then their faces melt off and their flaming skulls weep blood. Let's just leave it at that, m'kay? At Chaos U., students take classes that give them abilities to deal with the magic that runs rampant through our world. Reality is no longer the same as dragons, demons, and deities of old walk in this world as easily as any other. As a student of Chaos U., your job is to find a happy medium between the two. If you survive, you learn more and eventually reach the title of "Neo-Sorceror," a new career choice in the new age. That's the plan, anyway. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0246: D&D (Basic Edition); "Ruins of Glantri" presented by Eric Minton. See R0198. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round. See Also: R0307, R0320.
R0247: D&D 4th Edition; "The Doctor is Inn" presented by Jared Markowitz. See R0212. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round.
R0248: [PLAYTEST] d20 Modern (OGL 3.5); "Domination of the World, Part III" presented by Erich Michel. See R0213. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round. NOTE: This event is a PLAYTEST
R0249: DEADLANDS; "Washington, D.C." presented by Eli Bohorquez. It's the old west, but back east. Pinkerton agents have been called to investigate strange goings on at the White House. The life of President U.S. Grant may be in danger and the Agency professionals are the only ones who can help! A DEADLANDS zombie adventure thriller based in the White House. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance. See Also: R0290.
R0250: Faery's Tale Deluxe; "The Unwelcome Guest" presented by Robert Dushay. Twick the chipmunk has a problem, and he's looking for help. Who or what has moved into his burrow without permission? And how can the faeries of Brightwood help get it out? A Faery's Tale Deluxe game, designed for young players aged 6-15! Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Recommended for Young Players.
R0251: GURPS; "Raiders of the Lost Warehouse" presented by Kevin Meares. During World War II the US government started gathering occult, alien, fortean and other strange objects. For the safety of the American people, they stored these objects in Warehouse 23. Eventually with budget cut backs and shifting political opinions it was abandoned in the early 80s. Now the infamous MIB are mounting an expedition to reopen the Warehouse and determine the status of its most infamous artifacts. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Silly, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0252: Silhouette CORE v3; "Stargate SG-16: Broken Alliance" presented by Cameron Johnson. Tensions run high in the galaxy, and the alliance between Earth and the few friendly powers in the galaxy is strained. A new discovery on the planet P9X-392 could stop the Goa'uld forever, but at what cost? The fate of the galaxy awaits you through the Stargate. Friday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0253: The 2010 U.S. National CONTINUUM Championship. Aetherco presents the fifth annual U.S. National Championship of their flagship role playing game, CONTINUUM. Called "unusual" by the Sci-Fi Channel, and "unique and painfully satisfying" and "very cool" by player-reviewers on Amazon.com, CONTINUUM has broken new ground by logically solving every time travel conundrum, and actually made a civilization of time travellers outrageously playable. Players may only play in ONE preliminary round. The winners at each table (as voted by the players and the GM) will advance to the final round to play for the U.S. National Championship title and a trophy. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; Round 1A of 2; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0297. Next Round: R0342.
R0254: A Penny For My Thoughts; "Memories of Morristown" by Evil Hat Productions; presented by David Breslow. See R0204. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0311.
R0255: Dogs in the Vineyard; "Dogs in the Temple" by Lumpley Games; presented by Robert Dushay. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! There's something seriously wrong at the temple of Dlamelish, Emerald Goddess of Pleasure. As visiting senior officials, you have the power to investigate and set things right. A game of sin, politics, and power using the Dogs in the Vineyard rules adapted to the classic Empire of the Petal Throne setting. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0256: InSpectres; "Scare Boat: Nowhere To Run" by Memento Mori Theatricks; presented by Tim Rodriguez. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The contestants on the hot new Reality TV show "Scare Boat" have been scheming their pants off (partially due to the amount of liquor involved), trying to win the million dollar prize. But now something has gone wrong. The producer has gone missing, and you have to find him because how else will you be able to win? Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Silly, All Ages. See Also: R0273, R0312, R0329.
R0257: Lacuna V.2; "The Jacoby Case File" by Memento Mori Theatrics; presented by Kevin Allen Jr.. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! After 2 years of suspended investigation the Jacoby case file has remained a thorn in the side of the mystery agents tasked with it's closure. Tonight, they will, for better or worse travel back to Blue City in a final attempt to put the matter to rest. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0258: Misery Bubblegum; "Garage Band" by Muse of Fire Studio; presented by Tony Lower-Basch. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! What's more important? The music? Or your friends? And if they want to be more important than the music...are they really your friends? Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0259: Misspent Youth; "More Human Than Human" by Robert Bohl Games; presented by Robert Bohl. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The corporation made you to be laborers, sex workers, and military monstrosities. You've broken out, but you're property. How will you and your friends break free to live the way you choose? Misspent Youth is about friendship, rebellion, and kicking ass. In the game, you play 12- to 17-year-old kids in a future world screwed-up beyond recognition by The Authority. The Authority is a villain that you create together at the start of the series, played (in this case) by the game's creator, Robert Bohl. So much fun, the fun-meter chip implanted in you at birth will go off, and the Morality Police will come looking for you. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0260: Mortal Coil; "An Angel Named Wormwood" by Galileo Games; presented by Bill White. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! In the 15th century, travelers from East and West cross the vast Empire of Prester John seeking wealth, wonders, and wisdom. But can even the fabled King of Kings stand against an angel named Wormwood, fallen from heaven, sworn to destroy the Creator and all His Works? In this apocalyptic historical fantasy mashup of Tim Powers and Umberto Eco, players take on the roles of mortals and immortals caught up in a battle right out of the pages of Revelations. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0261: QAGS 2nd Edition; "Monstertown Vice: A Funkadelic Frankenstein Adventure" by Hex Games; presented by Ian Engle. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Yo, the 70's are over, man. Used to be you couldn't pay people to go to Monstertown. Now they flock there to see, be seen, and score. Sounds simple, but it's all thanks to you, 'cause you're the ghoul with a badge that keeps the streets safe for human and monster alike - with style. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0262: Shock: Social Science Fiction 1.2; "Human Contact" by The Glyph Press; presented by Joshua Newman. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Earth's past contains many accounts - some recorded in deliberately, some only discovered archaeologically - of exoduses to the stars precipitated by sociopolitical shifts in the life of Earth. For the last three centuries, the Academy has been recording the bubblings of civilization on distant stars. The time has come to say hello. Inspired by the fiction of Vernor Vinge and Ian M. Banks. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance. See Also: R0304, R0317.
R0263: The Whispering Vault; "London Falling" by Ronin Arts; presented by Michael P. O'Sullivan. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! As the Luftwaffe fly over head delivering death, something altogether more inhuman prowls the streets of London hunting for its next prey. You are a Stalker, a human elevated and given strange powers to defend the defenseless. The beast's murders cannot be allowed to continue, and you have been sent from outside of reality to end it, by any means necessary. Take a rare chance and play this classic, a game that can best be described as "Clive Barker writes Green Lantern". Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0264: AD&D 1st Edition; "Tomb of Horrors" presented by Joseph Bloch. Yes, THAT Tomb of Horrors. Originally debuted at Origins I, this is the classic module that defines "killer dungeon". In a rare act of mercy on the part of the DM so that cherished characters will not meet their doom, characters will be provided. Players are encouraged to bring their own Player's Handbook. Part of the Invasion of the Grognards. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Experts ONLY; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. See Also: R0319.
R0265: Arcane Circle RPS; "Adventures in Middle Earth: The Good, The Bad and The Holy" presented by Steve Balbo. This small realm is close to a messy internal war, your company is sent to bring peace or smite those that would violate it. It is a lot harder when those you are supposed to protect don't act like they trust or want your help. Is the pen mightier than the sword, or does might make right? This adventure is set in the mid-Third Age of JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth using the Arcane Circle FRP system. This system is for mature players, emphasizing interactive role playing using real-time combat in a living world, and can be learned at the game. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0266: D&D 3.5; "Small World" presented by Chris Bernhardt. You're a band of adventurers who have just stumbled upon what appears to be an abandoned manor home out in the wild. You stealthily approach it and gain entrance to its interior. You begin to search through the house to see if it holds any forgotten treasures. As you go from room to room you begin to think that there is nothing to this lone structure until you reach the last egress. As you open the double doors you see across from you 3 large chests. Each of you begins to salivate as you all enter the room. Suddenly there is a bright flash of light and you all fall unconscious. When you wake you find that all has become a very 'small world'... Characters will be provided but Players are asked to bring their own source books & materials (players guide, dice, etc) to help move the game along. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Knowledge Necessary; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0267: d20 Modern; "The Sentinels Return" presented by James Moore. In the year 3190, the Earth has become a true melting pot of cultures known as the Conglomerated Nations and peace largely reigns over all. Keeping the peace within the Conglomerated Nations are the Sentinels, zen warriors whose sole function in life is the preservation of peace and justice. Last time, disharmony was discovered by the Sentinels. Now, the enemy is upping the stakes. Can the Sentinels save the day? Role playing highly stressed. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0268: EARTHFALL; "Thing in the Doorstep" presented by Keith Olexa. Syke Pusher Nadya Bremmen came to the Touch late in life, and used her gifts rarely. Something had changed Nadya after the Fall; her family noticed it, though it was a change they never spoke of, even when her own daughter vanished only week's before Nadya's own death Now a member of your gang has inherited Nadya's house on Long Island, one of the few places on Earth that seems blissfully free of the Consortium's inhuman intrigues... But nothing is at it seems in the world of EARTHFALL. There are strange forces at work in and around Nadya's house...and it's possible that one of them in Nadya herself! Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0269: Mage: The Ascension; "Paradise" presented by Kevin Meares. A small town in rural Pennsylvania has drawn the attentions of the Traditions. A charismatic leader has arisen demonstrating miracles that seem quite clearly to be the use of magic. Since no tradition claims this prophet as a member they've chosen to dispatch a group to investigate the situation and determine the loyalties of this leader. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0270: Star Wars Saga Edition; "Imperial Legion 5072" presented by Paul Silva. See R0217. Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0328.
R0271: WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System; "To Catch a Cockatrice" presented by Jason Dietel. Intrigue, spies, and one little minion! - Prince Alexander's retinue has been ambushed and the prince mysteriously turned to stone. The captain of the guard is sure it was an inside job. The royal alkemist thinks he can save the prince if only he had some fresh Cockatrice blood. Can your rag-tag group of Humnz, Goblins, Elfs, Dwarfs and Gnobbits save the prince? Without ending up turned to stone yourselves that is? Friday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, All Ages.
R0272: Ganakagok; "People of the Ice" by Consensus Games; presented by Mel White. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Forever have the People lived in starlight cold, say the Nitu shamans. But now dawn is coming to an icy world of eternal night, and nothing will be the same. A narration-intensive game of oracular myth creation. Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0273: InSpectres; "Scare Boat: Nowhere To Run" by Memento Mori Theatricks; presented by Tim Rodriguez. See R0256. Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0312, R0329.
R0274: Chaos University D30/5D6 System; "Planets Are Purdy" presented by Jennifer Schoonover. We haven't traveled into space yet, have we? I'm pretty sure there's a good reason to launch students into space. At Chaos U., students take classes that give them abilities to deal with the magic that runs rampant through our world. Reality is no longer the same as dragons, demons, and deities of old walk in this world as easily as any other. As a student of Chaos U., your job is to find a happy medium between the two. If you survive, you learn more and eventually reach the title of "Neo-Sorceror," a new career choice in the new age. That's the plan, anyway. Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0275: D&D 3.5; "Line in the Sand" presented by Keith Olexa. Oasis - a land of vast deserts and scarce, precious rivers, of colorful caravans and sacred minarets, of volatile efreets and dubious djinns - a land of fabulous wonder and daring adventure and not for the faint of heart. For in the land of Oasis, the realms of shadows and sorceries thrive only under the cover of starlight, yet ever wither to nothing with the first dispelling light of the sun! Into this realm a group of strangers appears; men and women with no memory of their former lives, with little provisions to survive the burning wastes into which they're haplessly thrust, and with too many secrets to protect. All trouble enough, but when a conflict ensues between a race of magic haters and a race of magic users, other plights begin to pale in comparison. Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0276: NARCISSIST; "Sometimes They Pop" presented by Chris Adams. NARCISSIST, the sequel RPG to CONTNUUM, is crashing ahead towards a release - this will be one of the last chances to test drive the game of alternating history before its publication. All-new intro scenario, successfully premiered at Origins! The dimensional prison called Box traps only the fools and losers who seek to enter the transversal Danger of Yrne without permission. But what kind of monsters would they become in order to escape? Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance. See Also: R0331.
R0277: Sidewinder Recoiled; "Headed For a Reckoning" presented by James Moore. Three of the West's most notorious outlaws have found themselves in one place at the same time. Now, a posse of U.S. Marshalls has come together to bring them to justice and rid the West of the worst of the worst. Sidewinder Recoiled is an Old West game that uses the d20 system of gaming. Role playing highly stressed. Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0278: Supernatural Role Playing Game; "Kids' Stories" presented by Kevin Meares. The world is a lot darker then people think. Vampires - they're out there and garlic doesn't help; werewolves just wait for the full moon; heck even the monster under the bed might be real - but fairies? To most hunters the idea of the fae is absurd; a story told to frighten children. Even if they did exist, it's hard to imagine that a couple of butterfly winged kids stories could be a serious threat but one group of hunters is about to find out just how terrifying a bed time story can be! Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0279: The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen; "Midnight Munchausen" presented by Frank Blaha. See R0221. Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0332.
R0280: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition; "Middenheim - Foul Tidings" presented by John Gallo. No good deed goes unpunished - you have been deputized by proxy and ordered to investigate the mysterious events that have been unfolding since your arrival in Middenheim. Old menaces and new have arisen, and your investigations seem to be leading you down some dark roads indeed. "Middenheim - Foul Tidings" picks up almost directly where the prior event left off; where one relic has been stolen, another, more troubling one, has been found and must be returned safely to the City of the White Wolf. What awaits then is anyone's guess. The adventure will involve roleplay, investigation, and probable combat, as the characters attempt to complete their investigation for the city watch and the Cult of Ulric. Characters who participated in either of the prior two events may use the character they played if said character survived. Pregenerated characters will be provided for this event. 2d10 and a pencil are the only mandatory items; a copy of the core rulebook is useful but optional. Friday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0281: A Penny For My Thoughts; "Lost and Found" by Evil Hat Productions; presented by Joanna Corcoran. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Hello. Welcome to the Orphic Institute for Advanced Studies. While you are with us, you will be participating in an exciting new therapy designed to treat profound retrograde amnesia. You are walking in without a single memory of the trauma that caused your memory loss. You will be walking out with what may be the truth of what happened. We are here to help you. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0282: Ganakagok; "Songs of the Ice" by Consensus Games; presented by Jeff Collyer. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Forever have the People lived in starlight cold, say the Nitu shamans. But now dawn is coming to an icy world of eternal night, and nothing will be the same. A narration-intensive game of oracular myth creation. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0283: Misery Bubblegum; "Shut Up and SLAY!" by Muse of Fire Studio; presented by Tony Lower-Basch. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! In every generation there is one girl, chosen to fight the vampires. And MAN is she full of herself. This is not her story. This is the story of the poor kids who try to help her, while all they hear about is "Me, me, me! I'm the slayer! Oh boo hoo!" Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0284: One Night 2.0; "Pirate Jenny and the Black Spot" written and presented by Shawn De Arment. See R0205. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round.
R0285: Remember Tomorrow; "Flash Forward Twenty Minutes Into the Cyberpunk Future" by BoxNinja; presented by Nicholas Marshal. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Remember Tomorrow is a role-playing game set in the near future. Look at the world today, now flash it forward twenty minutes into the future. Sky Cars: Check. Memory Couriers: Check. Everything Else: Slightly Changed, huh, how about that? Are you Ready, Willing and Able? It's a quick and dirty near-future "Cyberpunk" game that features: easy character generation; an ensemble cast of PCs and Factions; goal-oriented stories built in play; GMless, scene-based resolution. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. See Also: R0335.
R0286: The Dresden Files RPG (FATE System); "Fallen Might" by Evil Hat Productions; presented by Kevin Meares. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The city of Philadelphia is generally quiet. Sure you get the odd vampire and ghosts are just about everywhere but it doesn't get the major events like Chicago. But for a group of wardens thats about to change for the denarians have come to town. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0287: With Great Power...; "Heroes Stand Where Men Falter" by Incarnadine Press; presented by Kathryn Miller. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! With Great Power... is a Super Hero role playing game. Explore a new Heroic team's humble beginings as With Great Power takes you through their origin process to facing down their first super villian. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0288: All Flesh Must Be Eaten; "Look, Ma, No Pulse!" presented by Kim Rescorla. Congratulations to the class of 2010! I'm sure you are all excited about graduation and the bright futures you have ahead of you. However, as you prepare for your senior trip to Evergreen State Forest, it is import for you to remember that the trip is a school function and your actions over the next week can impact your ability to participate in graduation activities. FHS has a strict, zero-tolerance policy towards drugs & alcohol and any inappropriate behavior will result in sanctions. Let's make this a memorable time to come together with your classmates and enjoy Evergreen's miles of trails, climbing towers, confidence courses, target ranges and lake. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0289: D&D 4th Edition; "There Isn't a Prison Built That Can Hold Me" presented by Kevin Meares. A "small job" given to you by Pelor personally: Get into Hell, find a soul that had been imprisoned wrongly and break him out. Everything was going great - you'd found the soul, killed his guards and were in sight of a portal back to the astral sea. Now you're standing in the throne room of Asmodeus and he looks extremely unhappy... Bring a character from 20-23 level with appropriate magical items. Any character created using published rules (no home brew) is acceptable but please bring copies of the relevant information. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; Bring Your Own Materials. Experts ONLY; Silly, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0290: DEADLANDS; "Washington, D.C." presented by Eli Bohorquez. See R0249. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round.
R0291: Geasa; "A Time For Curses" presented by Jonathan Lavallee. See R0192. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round. See Also: R0200, R0234.
R0292: Hero System 6th Edition; "KISS: The Rock Opera" presented by Darren Watts. Hero Games President Darren Watts presents: KISS: The Rock Opera. The PCs take the roles of the various superpowered members of KISS, the world's greatest rock band and preeminent supernatural defenders, alongside their good friends Alice Cooper and Wendy O. Williams, to save the immortal soul of one of their teenaged fans! Believe me, it's even more ridiculous than it sounds. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Silly, All Ages.
R0293: Mutants and Masterminds; "Ninja Apocalypse" presented by Jeff Marrow. Crime has been at an all time high, not due to drugs or gang warfare. Not due to police corruption. But there seems to be an over-abundance of black-pajama wearing, sword-swinging individuals. As recent initiates into the ninja cult themselves, it is the heroes job to handle this situation as in-house as possible. FOR NINJAS DO NOT EXIST! Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0323.
R0294: Unknown Armies; "Welcome to the Underground" presented by Keith Stratton. See R0235. Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round.
R0295: WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System; "Plunder the Dwarf Lord's Tomb" presented by Jason Dietel. Dwarf Lrothgar, Underchief of the cash-strapped Axe Grinder Clan, has hatched a simple plan to improve the clan's standing within the mighty Dwarfhold: buy their way to the top! Though they don't even have a single copper piece to split amongst themselves, Lrothgar knows where there's plenty to be had: in the long lost tomb of Dwarf Lord Hermdor Stonecrusher! Now, defiling an ancestral tomb would be the greatest treachery for any Dwarf, but luckily for Lrothgar, your merry band of Humnz, Elfs, Goblins, and Gnobbits has no such compunction. The Dwarf Lord has been dead for ages, this should be a walk in the park! Especially since Lrothgar knows exactly where the long lost tomb is! Saturday, 9:00AM - 1:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, All Ages.
R0296: WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System; "The Forbidden Road" presented by Jason Dietel. See R0218. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round.
R0297: The 2010 U.S. National CONTINUUM Championship. See R0253. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; Round 1B of 2. Next Round: R0342.
R0298: Cat; "Cubicle Farm" by Wicked Dead Brewing Company; presented by Robert Dushay. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! As one of the secret rulers of the universe, it's your job to keep humans safe from Boggins. It's bad enough keeping your house clean, but the humans keep bringing home problems from the office. Whiskers and claws! A cat's work is never done. A kids' adventure for the Cat RPG while the grownups do something else. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Silly, Recommended for Young Players.
R0299: Criminal Element; "Blood and Bullets" written and presented by Michael P. O'Sullivan. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Your daughter has been kidnapped. Your old partner says he will give her back, but you've got to give him your cut of the last job. He's lying. This isn't a business matter any more, this is a matter of blood and bullets. Play Criminal Element, the game that lets you create your own heist movie, from designing the job yourself to the last second getaway. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0300: Misspent Youth; "Love Is No Sin" by Robert Bohl Games; presented by Robert Bohl. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The weird alien monk that took you from your family said that you were special. Said that you would remake the galaxy. And yeah, you learned a bunch of cool things, gained unimaginable powers, but the twisted old freaks say love is the path to evil. You and your friends feel different. Misspent Youth is about friendship, rebellion, and kicking ass. In the game, you play 12- to 17-year-old kids in a future world screwed-up beyond recognition by The Authority. The Authority is a villain that you create together at the start of the series, played (in this case) by the game's creator, Robert Bohl. So much fun, the fun-meter chip implanted in you at birth will go off, and the Morality Police will come looking for you. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0301: One Night 2.0; "Elizabeth the Fairy Queen" written and presented by Shawn De Arment. See R0227. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round.
R0302: Pickets and Blinds: Telling Stories of Murder in the American Townscape; "Choosing 'Cides in the Suburbs" by Kevin Allen Jr. Design; presented by Kevin Allen Jr.. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! You gather round in a bus station bathroom with a pack of strangers, and go over the circumstances of the day, telling them what you've done. When you woke you were an average citizen, a breadwinner, and a registered voter. Now the hour is late and there's blood on your hands and consequences forthcoming. Fortunately tonight happens to be Yom Kippur, the jewish holy day of atonement, and perhaps you can find some measure of absolution, or at the very least, personal solace in your crimes. Pickets and Blinds is a competitive storytelling game about average people who end up doing terrible things. Grounded firmly in the morbid banality of a realist setting, it's a game that maps well to things like Desperate Housewives, John Cheever stories, and A Serious Man (the Cohen Brothers' film). Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0303: QAGS 2nd Edition; "Sindbad and the Sword of Kingship" by Hex Games; presented by Ian Engle. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! The world is of full of wonder - and danger - and Sindbad is about to find out just how full. The Caliph's nephew, Jafar, is raising an army to march on Baghdad and wrest the throne from Harun al-Rashid. In order to save the empire, Sindbad and his crew must find the fabled Sword of Kingship and bring it back before it's too late. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0304: Shock: Social Science Fiction 1.2; "Human Contact" by The Glyph Press; presented by Joshua Newman. See R0262. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round. See Also: R0317.
R0305: Trail of Cthulhu; "Castle Bravo" by Pelgrane Press; presented by Bill White. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Trail of Cthulhu, designed by Kennith Hite, is a stand alone game based on the GUMSHOE game system by Robin Laws. The aircraft carrier USS Bairoko is in the Marshall Islands to support secret nuclear tests at the height of the Cold War. The characters are American sailors and scientists caught up in strange events that begin once the first bomb goes off. A Lovecraftian adventure ripped from the pages of history! Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners ONLY; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0306: Arcane Circle RPS; "Adventures in Middle Earth: Heart of Stone" presented by Steve Balbo. Within an abandoned, and some claim haunted, town is hidden a legendary treasure, a jewel called the "Heart of Stone". Rumors argue if it is a ancient magic artifact, a sacred (or cursed) holy relic, or simply a treasure worth a King's ransom. You have been coerced, and hired, and challenged to retrieve it. And your escape may prove even harder. This adventure is set in the mid-Third Age of JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth using the Arcane Circle FRP system. This system is for mature players, emphasizing interactive role playing using real-time combat in a living world, and can be learned at the game. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY.
R0307: D&D (Basic Edition); "Ruins of Glantri" presented by Eric Minton. See R0198. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round. See Also: R0246, R0320.
R0308: Labyrinth Lord; "Stonehell" presented by Rich McKee. An introduction to the Stonehell megadungeon using the Labyrinth Lord rule system from Goblinoid Games. Labyrinth Lord is a rule set that will be very familiar to players of the early editions of the world's most famous fantasy role-playing game! Part of the Invation of the Grognards. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0309: Shadowrun, 4th Edition; "Ghoul City, New Jersey, 2072" presented by Russell Morrisey. Welcome to the future, chummer. Step into the boots of a juiced-up cyber ninja, a mojo-slingin' wolf shaman, or a hacker kiddie who's got the whole wireless internet jacked straight into her cranium. Join a team of elite underworld mercenaries, in the City of Brotherly Love. Now grab yer shotgun, and get in the pickup. We're goin' across the Delaware for a little zombie huntin'. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0310: Solomon Kane; "Holier Than Thou" presented by Ashton Bailey. See R0215. Saturday, 2:00PM - 6:00PM; One Round.
R0311: A Penny For My Thoughts; "Memories of Morristown" by Evil Hat Productions; presented by David Breslow. See R0204. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0254.
R0312: InSpectres; "Scare Boat: Nowhere To Run" by Memento Mori Theatricks; presented by Tim Rodriguez. See R0256. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0273, R0329.
R0313: Labyrinths and Lycanthropes; "Round 3: The King of the Jedis Returns to Search for Spock With a Vengeance" by Prince of Darkness Publishing; presented by Matt Weber. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! "Let humour be your hammer and chuckles your chainmail" in this hilarious and alliterative send-up of the dungeon-crawling genre! L&L is both a great game and a great parody of certain... other... games. This DEXCON, players will have the opportunity to compete in a complete campaign of carnage by signing up for all three rounds! (Drop-ins are welcome too, but you won't get the full experience that way.) Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Very Silly, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0314: Lady Blackbird; "Lady Blackbird and the Hand of Sorrow" by John Harper; presented by Jeff Collyer. See R0226. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round.
R0315: Mouse Guard; "Spring Thaw" by Archaia Studios Press; presented by Michael Miller. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Mouse Guard is mice with swords! Springtime brings hungry mice from their sheltered towns after the long, cold winter. It also brings hungry predators and flash floods. Can the valiant guardmice ensure everymouse lives to feel the warm summer sun? Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages. See Also: R0334.
R0316: QAGS 2nd Edition; "Happilyeverafter: Mother Goose Meets Film Noir" by Hex Games; presented by Ian Engle. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! he ads make it all look so slick. "Bored with your humdrum existence in Fairytaleland? Then come experience the wonder of Happilyeverafter - and remember. What happens in Happilyeverafter stays in Happilyeverafter." Notice how they don't mention the seedier side of this pixie-dust paradise? That's where you come in, 'cause Happilyeverafter is your beat. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0317: Shock: Social Science Fiction 1.2; "Human Contact" by The Glyph Press; presented by Joshua Newman. See R0262. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0304.
R0318: [PLAYTEST] The Fifth World; "The People of the Green" written and presented by Jason Godesky. See R0208. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0242, R0338. NOTE: This event is a PLAYTEST
R0319: AD&D 1st Edition; "Tomb of Horrors" presented by Joseph Bloch. See R0264. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round.
R0320: D&D (Basic Edition); "Ruins of Glantri" presented by Eric Minton. See R0198. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0246, R0307.
R0321: D&D 4th Edition; "Guests of the Orc Chieftan" presented by Ross Bailey. See R0231. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round.
R0322: Labyrinth Lord; "Dar Janix: City of Towers" presented by Rich McKee. A sword and sorcery adventure in Dar Janix: The City of Towers using the Labyrinth Lord rule system from Goblinoid Games. Labyrinth Lord is a rule set that will be very familiar to players of the early editions of the world's most famous fantasy role-playing game! Plunder and adventure await stealthy rogues, mighty thewed barbarians, and shadowy spell casters. Discover the mysteries of the ancient city in a mini-sandbox adventure. Part of the Invation of the Grognards. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0323: Mutants and Masterminds; "Ninja Apocalypse" presented by Jeff Marrow. See R0293. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round.
R0324: Rogue Trader; "The Price of Success" presented by Cameron Johnson. In the Expanse, success is tempered by the envy of others, and a recent venture has turned out quite well for your crew on board your ship. Other Rogue Traders eye your prizes with lust, aliens seek you out for your bounty, and your enemies in the Imperium of Man look to set upon you like ravenous wolves. Can you hold on to your prize, or will yours be yet another sad tale of failure in the void? Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, All Ages.
R0325: Shadowrun, 4th Edition; "Streets of Philly, 2072" presented by Russell Morrisey. A certain "Mr. Johnson" wants to hire your shadowrunning team. He's got some "hot" VR sims arriving at Philadelphia International, and he needs them picked up, and delivered to a couple of friends. Bring your fastest high-tech cars, and your biggest smart-linked guns. Pay's in certified credsticks - strictly under the table. Plausible deniability, and all that. You understand. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0326: Sidewinder Recoiled; "Pack of Wolves" presented by James Moore. Last time, those Wild West heroes, the Sunset Posse, saved the day in Ceilo Azul by ridding the West of the notorious outlaw, El Lobo Negro. What they didn't know was that El Lobo Negro had brothers, and those brothers have sworn revenge for their brother's death. Will the Sunset Posse survive this one? Sidewinder Recoiled is an Old West game that uses the d20 system of gaming. Role playing highly stressed. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
 R0327: Star Trek, the RPG (Modified); "Last of the Maquis" presented by Chris Bernhardt. A WORLD PREMIERE EVENT! In the year 2373 the Maquis have nearly faced extinction. Their last major base on Athos IV has fallen and they are in ruins. However 1 last cell of resistance remains - yours. Your group of 8 stalwart companions has not been defeated. You have your ship and a plan. With your cloaked Maquis raider you plan to take the last of Commander Eddington's biogenic weapons to the seat of Cardassian power: Cardassia Prime. Once there you intend to make the last statement the Maquis ever will. Can you make it to your target before the Cardassians and the Dominion find you and stop you? Can you also elude the Federation patrols attempting to find you as well? The Maquis must not fade quietly into the dark! This is a Star Trek adventure of intrigue and suspense. Come on out and help the Maquis end Cardassian subjugation. All materials are provided including quick start rules indoctrination. Props are welcome and encouraged. It is recommended that you be a die hard trekkie to play in this game - role playing is essential and though run in a serious fashion, fun is the name of the game. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0328: Star Wars Saga Edition; "Imperial Legion 5072" presented by Paul Silva. See R0217. Saturday, 8:00PM - 12:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0270.
R0329: InSpectres; "Scare Boat: Nowhere To Run" by Memento Mori Theatricks; presented by Tim Rodriguez. See R0256. Saturday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0273, R0312.
R0330: Chaos University D30/5D6 System; "Destiny is Green" presented by Jennifer Schoonover. Did you know that some places in the Chaos University universe have NO magic. Indeed, one of them being Los Angeles. Complete negative region in an area of otherwise arcane glory, with a spot of dragons nearby in Beverly Hills. So, did you ever wonder why Los Angeles is completely void of magic? No? Us neither. And what does that have to do with the title? Absolutely nothing. At Chaos U., students take classes that give them abilities to deal with the magic that runs rampant through our world. Reality is no longer the same as dragons, demons, and deities of old walk in this world as easily as any other. As a student of Chaos U., your job is to find a happy medium between the two. If you survive, you learn more and eventually reach the title of "Neo-Sorceror," a new career choice in the new age. That's the plan, anyway. Saturday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
R0331: NARCISSIST; "Sometimes They Pop" presented by Chris Adams. See R0276. Saturday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round.
R0332: The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen; "Midnight Munchausen" presented by Frank Blaha. See R0221. Saturday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round. See Also: R0279.
R0333: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition; "Middenheim - Before the Fire" presented by John Gallo. Conspiracy most vile appears to be underfoot and its roots may reach all the way into the heart of the city. True or false, it is indisputable that mutants and foul worshippers of chaos are active in the City of the White Wolf; these must be stopped, and their hidden masters flushed out. You, by dint of repeatedly proven competance (and to a lesser degree, by the convienence of blackmail) have been chosen to excise the cancer once and for all... Characters from any of my prior events this year may be brought forward and used in this game; pregenerated characters will also be available. All characters will be in their second careers (if neccesary, some time will be used up front to advance characters from prior games to the correct point in their second career). Remember to bring two 10-sided dice and a pencil; and the Core rulebook is optional but recommended. While I have condensed the adventure somewhat, it may run long if the players are willing. Saturday, 12:00AM - 4:00AM; One Round; All Materials Offered. Beginners Welcome; Serious, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0334: Mouse Guard; "Spring Thaw" by Archaia Studios Press; presented by Michael Miller. See R0315. Sunday, 10:00AM - 2:00PM; One Round.
R0335: Remember Tomorrow; "Flash Forward Twenty Minutes Into the Cyberpunk Future" by BoxNinja; presented by Nicholas Marshal. See R0285. Sunday, 10:00AM - 2:00PM; One Round.
R0336: The Burning Wheel; "The Grail" by Luke Crane; presented by Mel White. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Figures of legend from Camelot vie in search of the Holy Grail. For each, only the Grail will lead to their heart's desire. For England, only the Grail will restore the King. Who in the end shall claim the Grail, and for King, or Glory? Sunday, 10:00AM - 2:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0337: The Dresden Files RPG (FATE System); "The Road Show" by Evil Hat Productions; presented by Shoshana Kessock. An INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED GAME - Part of the Indie Games Explosion! Morristown, New Jersey has been host to a lot of conventions and shows, but never anything like this! A trade show has come to town, calling itself only "The Road Show" and it has brought with it all kinds of goods and items for people to buy from the mundane to the bizarre. They advertise you can find your heart's desire here... provided you can pay the price. The attendees must decide if what they want is worth the price offered and discover the mysteries behind the scenes. This is a starting-level adventure set in the Dresden Files universe utilizing the brand-new Dresden Files RPG by Evil Hat Productions. Players are given the opportunity to play character types that they're familiar with from the Dresdenverse and face down everything that goes bump in the night. Players may also contact the GM at phoenixoutlaw@gmail.com in advance should they want a specific kind of character, otherwise pregens will be made available for everyone involved. Sunday, 10:00AM - 2:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0338: [PLAYTEST] The Fifth World; "The People of the Green" written and presented by Jason Godesky. See R0208. Sunday, 10:00AM - 2:00PM; One Round. See Also: R0242, R0318. NOTE: This event is a PLAYTEST
R0339: "The 5th Annual David Stern Memorial Role Playing Game: Second City, a Plot Bigger Than the Mind Can Hold" presented by Mike Kanarek. A "bring your favorite character" game; the better you know your character, the better! AD&D1234 used, to synchronize, but any genre, any system OK, with or without stats; we'll deal. Characters must play nice with other characters. After this game, certain parts of your life will never be the same. Part of the City Campaign, but experience never helps... Warning, may be R-rated, depending on player choices. An adventure that was run many times by/for and now in loving memory of Dave Stern (1951-2006); this game plot is as weird and cool as him...almost. Sunday, 10:00AM - 7:00PM; One Round; Bring Your Own Materials. Experts ONLY; Fun, All Ages.
R0340: Call of Cthulhu Invictus, BRP; "Mask of the Funeral Clown - Part Two of The Legacy of Arrius Lurco (Round 2)" presented by Oscar Rios. See R0230. Sunday, 10:00AM - 2:00PM; Round 2 of 2. Previous Round(s): R0230.
R0341: D&D 4th Edition; "No Rest For The Weary" presented by Jared Markowitz. See R0232. Sunday, 10:00AM - 2:00PM; One Round.
 R0342: The 2010 U.S. National CONTINUUM Championship. See R0253. Sunday, 3:00PM - 7:00PM; Round 2 of 2. Previous Round(s): R0253, R0297.
R0343: All Flesh Must Be Eaten; "In The Pharaoh's Shadow" presented by Kim Rescorla. In a land where ancient ruins overlook squalid cities and a superstitious peasantry mingles with wealthy Westerners, a detective searches for a missing scientist while brilliant archaeologists unearth Egypt's great secrets. A tenacious newspaper reporter digs into mysterious occurrences beneath the notice of the police and tomb robbers plunder ancient treasures for their own profit. Spies work covertly to thwart enemy operations as the world marches steadily toward war. Against this backdrop, unlikely heroes will be called upon to face a haunting and gruesome foe and to protect the world from the dangerous ambitions of an evil man. Sunday, 3:00PM - 7:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, Under 18 Requires Parental Clearance.
R0344: WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System; "Minions Strike Back!" presented by Jason Dietel. For generations the minions of Vorlishen Forest have lived in relative harmony with the Humnz of Arcan a town on the outskirts of the forest. At least until three weeks ago when a marauding band of blood thirsty Dwarf, Elf, Gnobbit, Humnz and Goblin adventurers came to Arcan and began raiding and slaughtering the hapless tribes of minions living within the forest. The survivors of these disparate tribes have gathered together and decided it is time to fight back! Can your ragtag band of Hobgoblins, Kobolds, Battle Rats, Lizardmen, Ogres and Trolls teach a lesson to these dastardly 'heroes'? A wicked, wicked twist to WEGS Old Skool! Sunday, 3:00PM - 7:00PM; One Round; All Materials Provided. Beginners Welcome; Fun, All Ages.
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