Thursday, November 2 - Sunday, November 5, 2017
At the Hyatt Regency Morristown & Conference Center in Morristown, New Jersey

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ROLE PLAYING & STORY GAME SCHEDULE for METATOPIA 2017

Updated 11/2/17 at 4:30PM EDT - THIS IS THE FINAL UPDATE.

[FILLED] R115: [BETA TEST] "Atitlan Riders" by Alles ist Zahl; presented by Gerrit Reininghaus. A PbtA game about the dramatic lives and emotional struggles of young men and women living in the largest indigenous Maya town of Central America Santiago Atitlan. Tension is released through secret Tuktuk races, the three-wheeled taxis cruising the steep and narrow streets of the town - giving the game a Fast & Furious feeling. Friday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R116: [ALPHA TEST] "Legacy" by Growling Door Games, Inc.; presented by Michelle Lyons. A game based on the Gumshoe system in which players uncover a mystery that has haunted a family through generations and put an end to it before it destroys them all. This game is designed to emulate Gothic literature in that it a) centers on a specific family, b) takes place in a specific location, and c) involves a complex, knotty mystery that stretches across time and space, affecting multiple generations. Friday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R117: [BETA TEST] "NOVA6 Accelerated (Character Design)" by Legendsmiths; presented by Ryan O'Grady. NOVA6 is a rules-lite OGL system we are leveraging for multi-genre play. To expand on that effort, we have created an accelerated version of NOVA6 to facilitate quick character creation and enable rapid play and engagement. While the full NOVA6 rules are well suited to long-term campaign play, we want the accelerated version to serve as a great foundation for one-shot stories, especially where you want the players to be invested with their own characters rather than pregens. We will be playtesting character creation for multiple themes and maybe do a little testing of the characters as well. Help us make this design process fast, easy, and engaging. Friday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R118: [BETA TEST] "Project: Wingspan" by Robot Claw Design; presented by Russell Collins. A duet game, played in pairs of GMs and players, Project: Wingspan tells the story of one soldier who could change the course of a war. Merovia, a country from a fictional past is surrounded by hostile nations. To save themselves they use mysterious technologies and turn an ordinary person into a living weapon. You are the result of Project: Wingspan. You fly above the battlefield shattering enemy forces with a thought. For this session the testers will be given an abridged rulebook and asked to work through the introductory tutorials together. The designer will moderate as needed. Friday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R119: [BETA TEST] "Secret Journey Monsters" presented by Graham Gentz. A game about discovery. Players create and portray adolescents, Wayfarers, setting out on a rags-to-rich pilgrimage, finding and entreating the many monsters and spirits of their world to accompany them on your adventure. Other Wayfarers travel parallel journeys to yours and if you meet them on the road, they will want to test the elemental prowess of their monster partners against yours in ritualistic combat! Friday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R120: [BETA TEST] "Writers, Retreat!" presented by Alex Tully. "You have been officially accepted to the prestigious Weeks' Writers' Retreat in historic South Falmouth, Massachusetts," the invitation reads. A weekend away might just be the thing to help you finish your next big piece, assuming you can survive your stay. Writers, Retreat! is a story driven, survival horror role playing game which utilizes mechanics inspired by blackout poetry to tell as thrilling a tale as your creativity allows. Is the pen really mightier? Friday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R122: [FOCUS GROUP] "Princess World" presented by Kevin Petker. A game about girls who rule. Tough, capable heroines struggle against enemies and expectations as they strive to find their place... or create one of their own. Working alone and together, they will weave the tapestry of Princess World. Powered by the Apocalypse. Friday, 10:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R155: [ALPHA TEST] "Armored Society" by Magpie Games; presented by Brendan Conway. In Serland, armor is more than just protection from the monsters that roam the land - it's protection from the monsters that live at court, the kind that kill with words and smiles. Do you what it takes to survive and thrive in this world of politics, desire, and danger? Come playtest the new character creation system for this latest version of the Powered by the Apocalypse game inspired by the works of Jane Austen and Game of Thrones. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R156: [BETA TEST] "BFF" by Heart of the Deernicorn; presented by Ross Cowman. Wanna hangout? BFF is storytelling game about slumber parties, pillow forts, made-up words, stinky feet, secret handshakes, all night movie fests, video games, too many chips, and laughing till your face hurts. It's basically just tween girl BEST FRIENDS doing things BEST FRIENDS do, lots of colorful art, something called Friendship Cards, and a die we roll sometimes. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R157: [BETA TEST] "Bullets in the Mountain" by Radical Bomb Games; presented by Steve Radabaugh. A town struggles to survive on the Wyoming frontier as bandits, native conflicts, and nature threaten to take everything. A powered by the Apocalypse game that focuses on your reputation in the town. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R158: [BETA TEST] "Circles of Power" by Genesis of Legend Publishing; presented by Jason Pitre. A game about individuals who have suffered oppression, and have gained magic to balance the karmic scales. In this game, you play one of the Wise who arise from marginalized communities. You cast your spells to ward off the Doom and to earn valuable favours from the Society. The designer is looking for individuals with experience with multiple axes of marginalization and/or activism. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R159: [BETA TEST] "Damn the Man, Save the Music" by Make Big Things; presented by Hannah Shaffer. Play a ragtag group of indie record store employees trying to save your store from the oppressive hands of the Man and keep the music playing! A role playing game inspired by Empire Records and a love for the 90s. No knowledge of the source material necessary to enjoy the game. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R160: [BETA TEST] "Death Knights" by Peach Pants Press; presented by Anna Kreider. The Apocalypse Needs You. You swore revenge on an unfeeling universe, and it listened - you were hand picked to be one of the harbingers of destruction that unmakes creation itself. The ties of your former humanity pull at you, though, and make your duty difficult to reconcile. Can you overcome love and plunge the world into oblivion? Or will you be destined to fail and watch reality thrive? Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R161: [BETA TEST] "Demihumans" by Robert Bohl Games; presented by Robert Bohl. The Golden Age is ending, and soon all that will be left is humanity. Play elves, halflings, trolls, and other fantasy peoples as they face physical and cultural extinction in a world that no longer has any place for them. You'll be able to choose between a character/world creation session or playing a first episode with premade situation. Demihumans is more an Apocalypse World hack than a Powered by the Apocalypse game, so AW veterans, come my way. But anyone who has played a fantasy video game or seen Lord of the Rings is welcome. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R162: [BETA TEST] "Hydro Hacker Operatives" by Encoded Designs; presented by Phil Vecchione. This is a test of the Hydro Hacker Operatives RPG, a Powered by the Apocalypse game. You are Hydro-Punk Robin Hood’s who steal water from Corporations to keep your Neighborhood alive. Players will make characters from the 6 available playbooks and solve a small problem in their neighborhood. This test is to highlight the playbooks and basic moves of the game. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R163: [ALPHA TEST] "Immortal Flight" by Phoenix Outlaw Productions; presented by Shoshana Kessock. A tabletop RPG about power, choice, and responsibility as players taken on the role of half-angel, half-human Nephilim in an urban fantasy world of angels, demons, and supernatural threats. Stuck between heaven and earth, between angels and the Unclean below, what will you choose? Immortal Flight sports a new system and in-depth setting folklore based on angel mythology reinterpreted for the modern day. Rated mature for violence and serious themes, these playtests will look at character creation and game mechanics. Friday, 11:00AM - 2:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R164: [BETA TEST] "Nahual" presented by Miguel Angel Espinoza. A Mexican role playing game Powered by the Apocalypse set on the universe created by the comic book artist Edgar Clément, started in the graphic novel Operacion Bolivar. In Nahual players are angel hunters, descendants from the powerful brujos nahuales that fought against the invading angels that came with the conquistadores. They have the dormant gifts that allow them to touch the gods and their harbingers, but their memory is lost, impoverishing the greatness of these wonders. Many angel hunters just struggle for survival, some crave power, others look for answers—at the end they all agree in one thing: A nahual lives to hunt down angels. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R165: [BETA TEST] "Prism" by Little Wish Productions; presented by Whitney Delaglio. An aquatic role playing game about conflict resolution and relationships. There are six realms in the game with their own culture, code of ethics, and deity. Recommended for gamers that like intimacy, merfolk, and social combat. The rules for the game are finished. This is not a playtest. This is so players and publishers alike can poke at the rules with a stick, and let the creator know if any of the content breaks their collective brains. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R166: [BETA TEST] "The City Afterlife" presented by Rob Deobald. A diceless, cooperative/GM-less, urban fantasy, PbtA RPG that draws inspiration from Avery Alder's Dream Askew with bits borrowed from Matthijs Holter and Jason Morningstar's Love in the itme of Khvareneh. Awareness of a supernatural reality has slithered into public consciousness. We stand in the threshold between an ancient facade and this brave new world. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R167: [BETA TEST] "The Excellents" by 9th Level Games; presented by Heather Wilson. So there you were, just living your life, doing the things people do, when - BAM! - there's an explosion of light and sound! You find yourself in the AWESOME WORLD. You've earned a sword! You've been given a crown! Now you have a responsibility to help keep Awesome World awesome and safe. Are you PRINCESS enough?! In the Excellents you take on the role of an Excellent Princess who defends their "thing" against evil and makes Awesome World a better place. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R168: [FOCUS GROUP] "Thousand Arrows" by Galileo Games, Inc.; presented by Brennan Taylor. Samurai adventure by way of Kurosawa, set in the historical Warring States period. Play as samurai, spies, monks, and spirits. Thousand Arrows is Powered by the Apocalypse. Friday, 11:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R169: [BETA TEST] "Timepeekers" by Growling Door Games, Inc.; presented by Matthew McFarland. A Powered by the Apocalypse game about growing up, childhood adventures, and a looming crisis of apocalyptic proportions. You can fight, or even solve, that crisis now, if you're willing to learn a little bit too much about your own future in the process. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R170: [ALPHA TEST] "Velvet Generation" presented by Richard Ranallo. The Starchildren crossed the galaxy looking for the home planet of rock & roll. But by the time they arrive, Earth has changed for the worse. The oppressive Ministry of Music has all but stamped out free expression of any kind. The Starchildren and their Earthling allies in the rock & roll underground have no choice but to fight back with the power of music! (Neotraditional RPG, homebrew dice pool-based system.) Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R171: [ALPHA TEST] "Xenolanguage" by Thorny Games; presented by Hakan Seyalioglu, Kathryn Hymes. It's five minutes in the future and we've made first contact. In Xenolanguage, you are a linguist tasked with deciphering an alien language. As you gain fluency, you begin to see the world differently. In this Alpha workshop, we will experiment with different techniques for deciphering the language. Come prepared to mainly experiment with mechanics and engage in design discussions. Friday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R214: [BETA TEST] "Battenburgh" by Posthuman Studios; presented by Jack Graham. A Fiasco-like story game about overachieving families, their quirks, and their dysfunctions. If you love the family comedies of Wes Anderson (such as The Royal Tennenbaums, The Fantastic Mister Fox, The Darjeeling Limited, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), this game is for you - especially if you look at one of these films and think, "Oh crap, that's my family." Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R215: [BETA TEST] "Companions' Tale: Guardians of the Arcane City" by Sweet Potato Press; presented by Laura Simpson. A map-making storytelling game where you tell the tale of an epic hero, righting wrongs and saving kingdoms. The hero acts, and leaves others to tell the tale. You are those others: the hero's closest companions. Whose version of the heroic tale will become canon, and whose will be a footnote to history? Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R216: [BETA TEST] "Cortex Prime: Hammerheads" by Magic Vacuum Design Studio; presented by Cam Banks. Join Cortex Prime designer Cam Banks in the first playtest of this setting of global disaster relief. As members of the world-famous rescue team, the Hammerheads, you'll use your skills and specialized vehicles to respond to a major environmental disaster. This setting aims to pull away from the traditional "heroes vs. villains" approach in action-adventure and focus more on daring rescue efforts in the face of catastrophe. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R217: [BETA TEST] "Crossroads Carnival" presented by Kate Bullock. In 1930's Dustbowl America, a carnival is ground zero for the final war between good and evil. Play as supernatural sideshows who are trying to stop the encroaching darkness while clinging to what little humanity they have left. Crossroads Carnival is a powered by the apocalypse game of desperate souls beneath the midway lights striving to save a world that hates and fears them. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R218: [BETA TEST] "Enemy of the Revolution" by Cloven Pine Games; presented by Alexi Sargeant. A hidden agenda storytelling game. Players take on the roles of revolutionary squad members embarking on a dangerous, frequently lethal mission - or they play as infiltrators on that same squad, secret counter-revolutionaries trying to strike a blow against Glorious Revolutionary Comrade Leader. Players generate shibboleths to identify their true allies and enemies during the game. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 8 seats left.

[FILLED] R219: [BETA TEST] "Family Without Values" presented by Justin Rogers. A dysfunctional family comedy RPG built off the mechanics of the game Swords Without Master by Epidiah Ravachol. In it, each player will choose a playbook a la Apocalypse World and answer some questions to create their scheming, narcissistic, and foolish family member, then begin playing out scenes as creators, actors, and audience. Dice are rolled to determine the overtone of the scene and the tone of each action -- will they be "Cheeky and Fun," or "Tragic and Cruel"? Players slip and struggle against the manipulations of other family members and their own inadequacies until, presumably, nothing is accomplished. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R220: [BETA TEST] "Fedora Noir" presented by Joseph Greathead. 1930s America; the country is recovering from a depression, Hollywood is in an upswing, alcohol is legal again, and someone has come knocking on the Detective's door. There's a missing person, and it's up to the Detective and their lucky hat to find out what happened to them. Fedora Noir, a serious, scene-focused story telling game explores what happens when a run-down Detective with a checkered past must rely on the only two people still willing to speak to them. Learn about the rotten underbelly of the city, rediscover the questionable choices you forgot about, and connect the facts of the case to find out what's really happening. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R221: [BETA TEST] "Interstellar Interventions" by Wrecking Ball Game Labs; presented by Henry Ulrich. a game about trying to change the universe by force and the consequences thereof, one mecha-equipped armed conflict at a time. All manner of high tech polity and transplanetary state vie for influence and control across human occupied space, and now their proxy wars are in your back yard. With the technology, skills, and determination at your disposal you can grasp the power to remove the tyrannical regime controlling your world, but what will be broken, who will die, and what will you do when the fallout of a successful mission can be as dangerous as a failed one? Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R222: [BETA TEST] "Love Each Other" by Special Snowflake Games; presented by Gavin White. A queer & peri-apocalyptic narrative story-game for two players, in which we craft a world that reflects our characters' inner lives and explore themes of love and community-formation. It asks us whether we can love each other well enough that our community has a chance to survive (though we ourselves will probably not). We'll be playtesting methods for introducing and teaching some fiddly mechanical bits. The mechanics in question model our natural human resistance to connection in the face of our fears, and give the players a choice: say yes, say no, or roll dice. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R223: [ALPHA TEST] "Odd Luck Charms" presented by Jason Tocci. A rules-light RPG about sketchy collectors, amateurish heists, and ordinary objects with uncanny powers. All resolution is handled with a standard deck of poker cards, using briefly descriptive traits (akin to Fate's "aspects") to describe characteristics and consequences alike. How far would you go to secure a briefcase that opens to reveal a fresh plate of pasta, every time? Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

[FILLED] R224: [BETA TEST] "Pasión de las Pasiones" by Stop, Hack & Roll; presented by Brandon Leon-Gambetta. Sit down on the couch with la familia and turn on Pasión de las Pasiones! Pasión de las Pasiones is a Powered by the Apocalypse game of desire, betrayal, and family inspired by the telenovelas of Latin America. You'll play the characters in a telenovela; beautiful lovers, cruel villains, and those just desperately trying to stop this family from falling apart. You'll also play a family gasping, jeering, and falling in love along with the story. Lies will be exposed, plots will be shattered, hearts will be broken. If you're very lucky, maybe you'll even throw El Generalísimo off a boat and get to a happy ending filled with flowers, dancing, and passion. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R225: [BETA TEST] "Propylon" by Peach Pants Press; presented by Anna Kreider. As a member of Propylon Team Delta, your mission is to explore previously unexplored worlds connected to the propylon network, negotiate strategic alliances, and secure technology that would assist in defending Earth from alien invasion. My love letter to mid-90's sci-fi, especially Stargate. Hack of Dogs in the Vineyard. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R226: [ALPHA TEST] "Pulp Era" by TSR Games; presented by James Carpio. A tabletop role playing game set in the pulp era of the 1930s-1940s. Pulp Era is a restructuring of the Lucky 13 system found in TSR's new Top Secret: New World Order RPG to create a cinematic counterpart.In this session, I would like to have a brainstorming session on combat. Look at the combat system compared to it's current and more tactical counterpart and create something unique and more story focused. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R227: [ALPHA TEST] "Retrievers" by Saddle Shaped Games; presented by James Dagg. The Retrievers' Guild is a trans-continental organization of treasure hunters. Have you lost something important due to the injustice of others, cruel, greedy, and uncaring? Is it too dangerous for you to get it yourself? Retrievers is a heist game focused on escalating tension, resource management, and playing to your strengths. The focus of the session will be examining the moment-to-moment mechanics and their interaction with the Tension and GM resource systems, hoping to ensure things get more dangerous and exciting over time. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

R228: [BETA TEST] "Save the Universe" presented by Don Bisdorf. A sci-fi adventure roleplaying game about veteran warriors, sly scoundrels, and mysterious seers who battle against a galactic menace that the players create. The rules-light system supports improvisation and collaboration, and encourages players to portray personal drama side-by-side with desperate starfighter battles. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R229: [BETA TEST] "Secret Journey Monsters" presented by Graham Gentz. A game about discovery. Players create and portray adolescents, Wayfarers, setting out on a rags-to-rich pilgrimage, finding and entreating the many monsters and spirits of their world to accompany them on your adventure. Other Wayfarers travel parallel journeys to yours and if you meet them on the road, they will want to test the elemental prowess of their monster partners against yours in ritualistic combat! Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R230: [BETA TEST] "Serial Homicide Unit 2.0" by Incarnadine Press; presented by Kathryn Miller. There is a killer out on the streets tonight. They are hunting and they know their prey. Tomorrow all the papers will be talking about them and the things that they did. This game is about tonight. This game is about the people they hunt, the lives full of hopes and dreams. Who are these people? What had they wanted more than anything before they became a serial killer's next victim? Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R231: [BETA TEST] "The Art of Power" by Galileo Games, Inc.; presented by Brennan Taylor. Medieval power politics in a land ruled by women. This new system is meant to simulate Game of Thrones-style power politics. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R232: [BETA TEST] "The Harnessed" presented by Ian Jarrard. A home-brewed d6 system set in the distant future - a place where heroes shape the very fabric of reality. Their goals: to transform a shattered galaxy into a new age for humankind, while combating multidimensional horrors from an uncertain past. It has been over a thousand years since the Harnessed battled Prions and their Omni progenitors, a battle fought using repurposed powers melded with human will. A thousand years of civilizations rising and falling in the relative peace from a greater war now mostly forgotten. But that peace is unraveling. Harbingers of that terrible war are emerging, and Prions once again walk between the worlds. Will the Harnessed be able to stop them? Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R233: [BETA TEST] "Treads" by Green Hat Designs; presented by Mark Richardson. An RPG story game set against the chaos and uncertainty of the second world war. You play the Crew of a single M4A3 Sherman Medium Tank on the front lines of the war. These playtests will involve focus group style discussion as well as testing of various game elements such as: character creation, interaction, mission flow and combat. The system is original, untested and uses standard playing cards. Play to find out if you can all live. And maybe you all can't. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R234: [BETA TEST] "Warriors of the Realm" by Four-in-Hand Games; presented by Eric Simon. The Throne needs you to stop Lucifer's growing army, but you have your own choices to make and your own consequences to bear. Can you overcome the forces of darkness even as you sink into corruption? A card-driven RPG about angels fighting the War in Heaven, based on the Christian science fiction work of David M. Taylor II. Friday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R277: [BETA TEST] "183 Days" presented by James Stuart, Sara Williamson. Sam can see the future. Dylan can see many possible futures. Tomorrow, they go on a date. When the two of them intersect, can their relationship end in anything but tragedy, or is there more than one way life can turn out? In 183 Days, you and a partner, with no GM, will play out the relationship between Sam and Dylan, the only two clairvoyants in the world. These will be full playtests of the game, but we will be asking you to take notes on any unclear cards/rules, or any points in the game that were confusing. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 6 seats left.

[FILLED] R278: [BETA TEST] "Alter Arms" presented by Christopher Duffy Austin. A rules-lite, narrative based tabletop RPG set in a world populated by Japanese-style transforming super heroes in the style of Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Sailor Moon. Gameplay revolves around the effects of escalation: You can transform into your most powerful form and increase your likelihood of success but at the cost of becoming quickly overwhelmed, or you could rely on your natural talents, and have a better handle on the situation in exchange for not having access to miraculous powers. Are you a monster in disguise? A super robot made to look human? Do you gain powers from a cool belt? Or transform into enchanted royalty by drawing power from celestial bodies? What will you become? Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R279: [BETA TEST] "Awesome 8's" by Rising Stars Press; presented by Beth Rimmels. An easy, intuitive RPG designed for both absolute beginners and experienced players who prefer to focus on character and story rather than rules. This play test will feature a location limited, modern day, urban fantasy scenario to test the magic rules, and how they interact with the core rules. Characters will be members of a team, some of whom use magic and some don't. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R280: [BETA TEST] "BFF" by Heart of the Deernicorn; presented by Ross Cowman. Wanna hangout? BFF is storytelling game about slumber parties, pillow forts, made-up words, stinky feet, secret handshakes, all night movie fests, video games, too many chips, and laughing till your face hurts. It's basically just tween girl BEST FRIENDS doing things BEST FRIENDS do, lots of colorful art, something called Friendship Cards, and a die we roll sometimes. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R281: [BETA TEST] "Gears of Defiance" by Loremaster Games; presented by Ryan Schoon. Players take on the role of a tightly knit family treated like second-class citizens by the authoritative "Empire" in this steampunk RPG drama. Each character must struggle to find their place in the growing resistance movement while the decisions they make will test the bonds they've made with their family. Players must closely monitor their character's Alignment, lest they find themselves slipping dangerously close to radicalization in their attempt to unseat the Empire and bring sweeping change to their nation. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R282: [ALPHA TEST] "Into That Dark Night" presented by Rach Shelkey. A stranger is found on the edge of town, the last scraps of a fallen civilization clenched in their frail hands. The banner is a beautiful piece of art beyond the skills of your own people; bright pieces of fabric reveal scenes of joy and sorrow, although the deeper meaning is lost without the stranger's guidance. In this post-apocalyptic story game of quilting and oblivion, players will reveal the stories the stranger carries in their heart and the secrets crafted into the banner. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R283: [BETA TEST] "ISSUES! The Comic Book Continuity Building Game" by 9th Level Games; presented by Christopher O'Neill. Players take on the roles of the CREATIVE and EDITORIAL TEAMS of a shared comic book company. Over the course of the game, players take turns with the different roles, creating stories and bringing them to resolution - creating a continuity for a comic book across years or possibly decades. ISSUES! features aspects of story games, character generation, comic book lore and history, and some unique play all its own. ISSUES! doesn't require any artistic talent, but may require you to draw a stick figure or 2. It does require your full attention as the game mostly an interplay between the players. The game requires a fair amount of writing. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R284: [BETA TEST] "King of the Streetfighters" presented by Morgan Ellis. You are professional street fighters, vigilante martial artists, and lone ninja warriors who fight for justice, glory, and honor. You also all have reasons to fight, but are you a bad enough dude to unleash your fatal fury in a final fight on the streets of rage in a contest of mortal combat to prove you have mastered the art of fighting and crown your self the King of the Streetfighters? A game inspired by classic arcade fighting games and side scrolling beat 'em ups, using the Fate system. Focusing on Martial Arts Action, Tournament Fights, Fights on the Streets, and the Melodramatic Reasons to Fight. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R285: [BETA TEST] "Magimundi: Bad Blood" by Learn Larp LLC; presented by Benjamin Walker. An RPG scenario by Jason Morningstar being tested in a Fate-based system developed by Ben Walker. Bad Blood is an alternately light-hearted and terrifying adventure taking place in the early-nineties. In America's Pacific Northwest, the band anointed as the rising star of the local music scene finds itself at the epicenter of a seismic shift in power as two vampire clans go to war over territory and raw ambition. Can a grungy rock band and their fans survive a storm of power and dominance with the established magical order - one that threatens to bring both the mundane and the magical world tumbling down? Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

[FILLED] R286: [BETA TEST] "Mission: Accomplished" presented by Jeff Stormer. You did it! You and your team of super-spies have saved the world once again. Now comes the hard part: the debriefing session. Each player will file a written report to Mission Control, who will then interrogate the players to find what went wrong, what went right, who deserves a promotion, and who is getting burned. A tongue-in-cheek, semi-competitive, improvised storytelling game of social spin doctoring, convoluted explanations, and unreliable narrators. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R287: [BETA TEST] "Nahual" presented by Miguel Angel Espinoza. A Mexican role playing game Powered by the Apocalypse set on the universe created by the comic book artist Edgar Clément, started in the graphic novel Operacion Bolivar. In Nahual players are angel hunters, descendants from the powerful brujos nahuales that fought against the invading angels that came with the conquistadores. They have the dormant gifts that allow them to touch the gods and their harbingers, but their memory is lost, impoverishing the greatness of these wonders. Many angel hunters just struggle for survival, some crave power, others look for answers—at the end they all agree in one thing: A nahual lives to hunt down angels. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R288: [BETA TEST] "Nementia" by Labyrinth Games; presented by Nicholas Malinowski. A world inspired by Welsh myth and legends and set within the time of industrial steampunk. The adventure unfolds, A conference has been called between the great City Dwr, and those that live in the wilderness as to how everyone can come to a settlement in regards to the ever expanding railway. At the conference a series of murders is taking place. This is an adult story, with violence and dead folk. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R289: [BETA TEST] "Pantheon" presented by Corinne Taylor. You know the stories. Anubis weighs hearts against feathers. Zeus and Hera are sibling gods in a troubled marriage. Thor is the son of Odin, god of thunder, and wielder of Mjölnir. But those are the stories of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Norse. What about your stories? Perhaps in your pantheon, the god of Death wears a 3 piece suit and waltzes mortal souls into the afterlife. Or maybe the god of Soccer Moms wages an eternal war against The Manager. Pantheon is a collaborative storygame about building mythology. Players create each god, give them domains, depictions, names and titles, and then tell myths about them to define their relationships to one another. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R290: [BETA TEST] "Project #GUMTHEWS Fantasy Gumshoe" by Pelgrane Press; presented by Kevin Kulp. Sword & sorcery, in the spirit of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Presented by Kevin Kulp, to be published by Pelgrane Press. This 3-hour beta playtest focuses specifically on the game's rules for political factions, dungeon delving, traps, sorcery, and creative combat. Friday, 4:00PM - 7:00PM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R291: [ALPHA TEST] "Project Violacea" by Wrong Brothers Gaming; presented by Colin Kyle. Help us playtest the tabletop RPG version of a game and setting designed by Keisha Howard and her organization, the Sugar Gamers, which advocates for underrepresented demographics in the video gaming and geek community. The game is set in a dystopian future controlled by a global, totalitarian oligarchy, where a rebellion has taken root. A group of fugitive scientists and philosophers have developed an implant called Violacea that enhances human abilities-but in unexpected and volatile ways. Fueled by the new, untested power of Violacea, individuals like you and me wage a secret uprising through the spread of information and carefully coordinated strikes. The rebellion is growing, and we here at Sugar Gamers want you to be a part of it. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R292: [BETA TEST] "Robot Cities" presented by Melissa Lewis-Gentry. You have just rebooted after the Great Experiment. Why you chose to break robot law and experience emotions, only you know. Now the experiment is over, and the memories of your robot life have returned, along with the knowledge that will be hunted if your secrets are discovered. Robot Cities is a PbtA/Fate mashup that leans heavily on the Skeletons by Melissa Lewis-Gentry. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R293: [ALPHA TEST] "Salted Earth" by Imaginary Audience; presented by Danielle Lauzon. A game about saving the world from certain an inevitable destruction by traveling through the multiverse and making small changes that ripple back to your own world. Inspired by media like Sliders, Quantum Leap, and The Flash (the CW show). Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R294: [BETA TEST] "Sentinel Comics RPG" by Critical-Hits Studios LLC; presented by David Chalker. Based on the Sentinels of the Multiverse world from Greater Than Games, this new RPG is coming in 2018. Help us finalize the character creation process by doing a "blind test" - we'll give you the rules and you make a character, learning right from the text. We'll step in if there's any major stumbling blocks. Come help us make the text as understandable as possible and walk away with your own superhero. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

R295: [BETA TEST] "Tactical Mech PVP" presented by Jared Tripp, Mick von Heyn. In a world where mech battles are a sports phenomenon, choose your mech and make your name! We've tried to find a balance between detailed mechanics and quick rules, and we need your help testing! Players will be divided into two teams and battle for victory! Fans of games like D&D 3.5, 4e, GURPS, XCOM, and Fallout 1 & 2 will find some mechanics familiar. Players of all experience levels are welcome, just be ready for basic math and fightin' mechs! Sessions will be casual; we're just looking for some feedback! Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

R296: [BETA TEST] "The City" presented by Jefferson Lee. The COMPANY barely tolerates operations by The OPPOSITION, even if they all act under the same OATH, but sometimes national security requires their special brand of graceful brutality. So when something terrible happens and The Opposition shows up in your city, you know that there will be very little room for Traitors like you. You have to do what you can to protect your secrets, your future, and in the process, maybe do some good in the city that you love. The City is a Poker card based game that takes place in Portland, OR. It is a rules-lite storytelling game that has its heart in noir, but borrows some of its style and class from an espionage thriller. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R297: [ALPHA TEST] "The March" presented by Jess Banks. This game invites players to explore the boundary of love and fear, as they take a role in a protest march. Characters encounter changes and challenges that that force emotional engagement and moral choices in and out of the game. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R298: [ALPHA TEST] "Trinity" by Mor Games; presented by William Moomaw. This neo-traditional tabletop RPG approaches the fantasy genre by situating characters at the nexus of marital, social and mystical progressive tracks. Players choose their motivations for each of these tracks (fate, passion, or skill). Each type of motivation provides guidance for roleplaying, the mechanics used to determine the success of actions, and possible powers granted to the character. Depending on your choices, dice or cards will be used to help determine the level of success. This is an early playtest to test the core mechanics of skills and combat. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R299: [BETA TEST] "WAR BIRDS Rosenstrasse" by Unruly Designs; presented by Moyra Turkington. Berlin, 1943: Following a decade-long erosion of civil liberties, German women in mixed marriages stand in defiance of the Third Reich after their Jewish husbands are seized for deportation to Auschwitz. In the very heart of darkness, is such resistance even possible? Note: This is not a full run of the game, players will be helping perform a continuity check. Historical Drama. Content Warning: Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, War. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Very Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R300: [BETA TEST] "Wizards of the Three Moons" by Parenthesis Press; presented by Neal Stidham. Under a bleak crimson sun, amid the decaying splendor of the Three Moons, wizards scheme. Play those wizards, as well as the pawns they send on their esoteric errands. Built to tell sprawling interwoven tales inspired by Jack Vance and Clark Ashton Smith, Wizards of the Three Moons uses a Tarot deck and a token draw system to tell tales of a decadent and weird future. Friday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R301: [BETA TEST] "Zombie World" by Magpie Games; presented by Brendan Conway. The dead are walking, and the world as you know it has ended. And all you have in your favor are some fences, a few bullets, and the people around you...if you can trust them. Come playtest the latest version of this Powered by the Apocalypse game about surviving in a world full of zombies. Friday, 4:00PM - 7:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R302: [FOCUS GROUP] "PSICOM" by Saddle Shaped Games; presented by James Dagg. In 3127, PSICOM, the Psychokinetic Soldier Initiative/Command, was created to fulfill the Galactic Coalition's need for a highly-mobile special investigative and reconnaissance force. With full latitude and unlimited jurisdiction, they can set foot anywhere in the galaxy and solve problems with a single surgical strike. They make a potent assault force, sure. But who else in the galaxy can scan latent psychoempathic resonance in an area to track an escaped criminal, feel lies as surely as they can feel raindrops on their skin, or blast away an entire enemy squad with a blast of pure force with a wave of their hand? PSICOM's role is to fill in the gaps - they do what Coalition Security can't. This focus group will analyze the game's core themes, desired emotional and tactical gameplay, and hopefully find a direction to mechanically reinforce those goals. Friday, 5:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

R305: [BETA TEST] "Scherzando!" by hamZardo; presented by Arthur Gilchrist. Scherzando! is a setting-agnostic one-shot game involving musical improvisation. Players will take turns playing music on the fly to provide the backtrack of the game - no musical experience needed. The mechanics revolve around trying to communicate emotional states through music and play, and listening to what other people are trying to communicate. The game is designed with a focus on listening and collaboration, but results in stories which are explosive and dynamic. It's a brand new way to experience a game. Friday, 7:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

R306: [BETA TEST] "Seeds of Insidiae: The Monolith and the Spine" by World War Kaan; presented by Kaan Emirier. A father and a secret police census chief, a machine born seductress of flesh, her towering bioroid guardian, a mutant crone, and an officer in charge of a unit made of genetically enhanced sacrificial lambs. You are all dead. Or, you were dead. Yanked without warning from that sweet euphoria, you realize that you are no longer alone in your bodies, and that your passengers have made you whole again. Whole and more, much more than you were before. Now, you see each other across the battlefield with new eyes. In your midst stands a monolith, the objective you killed each other for. Drawn together and instilled with a purpose you can't fully fathom, a shared question echoing in each of your minds: "So, how do you want to do this?" Friday, 7:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R347: [BETA TEST] "After the War" by Genesis of Legend Publishing; presented by Jason Pitre. A science-fiction, memetic horror roleplaying game. After an alien force twisted the minds of galactic fleet, a massive war was triggered. Ten years later, survivors and refugees try to build a tight-knit community on an alien world. The designer is looking for experienced designers to refine procedures of creation/play, as well as identify any concealed emergent properties of the design. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R348: [ALPHA TEST] "Amazing Adventures in Space" by Dust Pan Games; presented by Neal Tanner. Tired of polishing bulkheads? Sick of scrubbing power conduits? Feel like making a difference to the galaxy at large? Join the Explorer's Guild! We're always in need of enterprising individuals seeking glory and wealth for exploration and salvage missions. Meet new and interesting people from across the galaxy! Explore alien ruins and abandoned ships! Confront exciting new life forms and new civilizations! And of course: bring home lots and lots of treasure! Minus our fee and any medical/funeral expenses, of course, but that hardly ever happens. Really. Join now and get a spiffy recruit's uniform, complete with the official Explorer's red shirt! Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R349: [ALPHA TEST] "Chromeshoe" by Nothing Ventured Games; presented by Paul Stefko. When those in power can edit the truth in real time, you have to be crafty to expose their lies. Resistance is about getting the word out to those who cannot even hear it. A GUMSHOE system cyberpunk game in early alpha, looking to explore what parts of the genre are most essential. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R350: [BETA TEST] "Degrees of Difficulty" by DDGaming; presented by Daniel Berryman. Decks and Dice gaming presents Degrees of Difficulty, a gaming system where our goal is to give players the freedom and flexibility to build truly one of a kind characters. With that in mind the DoD system has no classes or character levels to get in the way of how you build your character. In a world where magic is control, the greatest empire ever built has been destroyed. After the fall of the empire, the slaves are finally free to live how they desire but do they still have the willpower to survive? When a new threat emerges, will the next generation be able to hold onto the freedom their fathers died for? Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 6 seats left.

[FILLED] R351: [BETA TEST] "Flying Circus" by Newstand Press; presented by Erika Chappell. As mercenary pilots in a fantasy world of magic and machine, take to the skies in rickety aircraft and battle bandits, rival companies, and the sinister forces of darkness for as long as your engine holds out. Flying Circus is a blend of Powered by the Apocalypse and old-school crunch, featuring a highly detailed air combat system that still runs in theatre of mind. In this test, players will take to the air with premade characters and in pre-made planes and run through a "routine" of air and ground gameplay. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R352: [BETA TEST] "Interstellar Interventions" by Wrecking Ball Game Labs; presented by Henry Ulrich. A game about trying to change the universe by force and the consequences thereof, one mecha-equipped armed conflict at a time. All manner of high tech polity and transplanetary state vie for influence and control across human occupied space, and now their proxy wars are in your back yard. With the technology, skills, and determination at your disposal you can grasp the power to remove the tyrannical regime controlling your world, but what will be broken, who will die, and what will you do when the fallout of a successful mission can be as dangerous as a failed one? Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R353: [BETA TEST] "Love Commander" by Sweet Potato Press; presented by Dev Purkayastha. A card-driven story-game where a human commander and a crew of aliens must unite to reveal secrets, earn trust, save the universe, and start an ill-considered romance - all in an hour. It's tone is a loud, boisterous, funny party game where you re-use sci-fi tropes and tell a story. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R354: [ALPHA TEST] "Mermaids & Sailors" presented by Johannes Oppermann. A mapmaking story game about building a relationship as a collaborative work of art. A facilitator takes a couple through the creation of a love and a love story by shared storytelling and asking leading questions. The couple draw a map of their relationship together. This game is in alpha phase - meaning I have tested it once, but it's still very rough and the playtest will not be the full finished game experience. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R355: [BETA TEST] "Nots & Crosses" by 9th Level Games; presented by Heather Wilson. Tic, tac, toe meets a tween H.P. Lovecraft in this short two-player storytelling game. All you need is a d10, a writing implement, and piece of paper to outwit the monsters (or eat the middle schoolers...). Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R356: [BETA TEST] "One Child's Heart" by Analog Letters; presented by Camdon Wright. There are moments from childhood that alter the course of a life with their weight. Science has given you the chance to enter the memories of a child drifting toward life's darkness. Can you, and the rest of your team, support, nurture, and protect a stranger when they need you the most? A heart is a fragile object that contains the power of humanity. Trigger warning: This game explores traumatic childhood issues like poverty, neglect, malnutrition, and bullying. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Very Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R357: [BETA TEST] "Pillar of Fire" by Atlas Games; presented by Cam Banks. Once again Atlas Games' far future of epic space gods and multi-generational sagas returns to Metatopia for another round of beta testing. This time, we're going to try out the campaign creation and generational play structure that utilizes tarot-like card placements to generate what's been left behind, what's at stake, and what is to come. Join designer-developer Cam Banks in revealing the destiny of humanity. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R358: [BETA TEST] "Silicon Shores" presented by Julia Krystosek. A tabletop role playing game of nautical adventure, exploration, and some robots. Out of the remains of a drowned world comes a motley new civilization, bent on exploring the dangerous seas and learning the secrets hidden in the worst storms. A few six-sided dice are all that is needed to venture to the bustling ports and desolate islands of the Known Sea and find your future there. Silicon Shores is in the early stages of alpha playtesting and this session will be a general test of the rules and mechanics as well as a preview of the setting. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R359: [ALPHA TEST] "Thousand Arrows" by Galileo Games, Inc.; presented by Brennan Taylor. Samurai adventure by way of Kurosawa, set in the historical Warring States period. Play as samurai, spies, monks, and spirits. Thousand Arrows is Powered by the Apocalypse. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R360: [BETA TEST] "Toads on a Train" presented by Michael Meinberg. A narrative heavy, rules light game in which the players take on the role of Toads and attempt to maintain the railway. If the train stops then the world stops, but when the train comes to town everything changes and Toads are fragile to change. The Toads must gather copper to keep the train functioning, while also growing enough to become able to survive the train's arrival. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R361: [ALPHA TEST] "Trinity" by Mor Games; presented by William Moomaw. This neo-traditional tabletop RPG approaches the fantasy genre by situating characters at the nexus of marital, social and mystical progressive tracks. Players choose their motivations for each of these tracks (fate, passion, or skill). Each type of motivation provides guidance for roleplaying, the mechanics used to determine the success of actions, and possible powers granted to the character. Depending on your choices, dice or cards will be used to help determine the level of success. This is an early playtest to test the core mechanics of skills and combat. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

R362: [FOCUS GROUP] "Truth and Daring" presented by James D'Amato, Kat Kuhl. A comedic fantasy RPG that blends roleplaying with truth or dare and strip poker. Mechanics call for players to take off clothes and kiss each other. Friday, 8:00PM - 9:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R363: [ALPHA TEST] "Xenolanguage" by Thorny Games; presented by Hakan Seyalioglu, Kathryn Hymes. It's five minutes in the future and we've made first contact. In Xenolanguage, you are a linguist tasked with deciphering an alien language. As you gain fluency, you begin to see the world differently. In this Alpha workshop, we will experiment with different techniques for deciphering the language. Come prepared to mainly experiment with mechanics and engage in design discussions. Friday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R368: [BETA TEST] "Boldly Go" by Geoffquest; presented by Geoff Bottone. A role playing game based on (but intellectually distinct from) a long-running sci-fi franchise! Design your ship! Design your crew! Explore the stars! Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 6 seats left.

[FILLED] R402: [BETA TEST] "5 Across the Heart" by Newstand Press; presented by Erika Chappell. The world is in the grip of the forces of darkness, which have ruled it undisputed for thousands of years. It's up to a group of teenage girls granted magical powers to stop them, with the power of love and friendship! 5 Across the Heart is a Magical Girl game about revolution, girl power, and putting everything you have into getting everything you want. In this test, players will take premade characters through a typical "episode" to put the system through its paces, getting through their high school life and battling monsters. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R403: [BETA TEST] "Barely Legal Transgender Certified Public Accountants" by Games By Play Date; presented by Glenn Given. A moderated but collaborative RPG storygame of transhuman cyberpunk superheroes in a weird future. Players will portray a supergroup of bizarre heroes fighting even weirder foes to stop their nefarious plans. Expect a high energy, momentum focused collaborative storygame where wild ideas are welcome. This genderqueer game uses challenging themes including body horror, sexuality, drug use and violence. Players should expect physical movement by way of regular dance and karaoke interludes. Loud music and flashing lights will be used in the presentation. Friday, 10:00PM - 1:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R404: [BETA TEST] "Blades of the Elf-Queen" by Parenthesis Press; presented by Neal Stidham. The immortal plant spirits called elves have built the greatest Empire the world has yet seen. You're one of the Elf-Queen's top operatives - the best of the best with spell, sword, and seduction. Along with your fellow Blades, your mission is to quell threats to the Empire by any means necessary. A deck of playing cards is your key to a world of airships, blackpowder, and swashbuckling adventure. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R405: [BETA TEST] "BLOCKBUSTER!" presented by Christopher Duffy Austin. In an attempt to save their failing studio Formula Pictures has used most of their upcoming film’s budget hiring the most famous actors they can find. Turns out you can save a ton by not hiring writers or directors. Play as outlandish actors competing to be the star of a film they make up on the fly, changing the genre to suit your needs and hindering your opponents with dreaded studio notes! Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Silly, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

[FILLED] R406: [BETA TEST] "Cobblestone" presented by Jacqueline Beckwith. A gothic horror PbtA game where the mundane walk among the monstrous. How do you handle being powerless in a world of strange power? How do you make your own empowerment? Manage the delicate balance of your mind and emotions as you seek to understand, destroy, or simply cope with the supernatural. In the end, maybe the true horror is in how we handle it. Take up your lanterns and walk the Cobblestone. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R407: [BETA TEST] "Lovecraft Rules" presented by Tim Hutchings. A tabletop story game using simple but novel dice mechanics. Players share protagonists, with the roles of player and GM fluidly moving around the table. The system seeks to emulate the style of Lovecraftian narrative, using epistolary story telling and other tricks to emulate the author's style. This is a late Beta test of a sturdy game. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R408: [BETA TEST] "Magimundi: Vacant Chair" by Learn Larp LLC; presented by Benjamin Walker. An RPG scenario by Jason Morningstar being tested in a Fate-based system developed by Ben Walker. The Vacant Chair is a sprawling, action and magic-filled adventure set during the final year of the American Civil War. In it, you will find intrigue, treachery, strange beasts and stranger spells, both railroad tracks and ley lines twisted and wrecked by unstoppable armies, and - perhaps - the end of a great terror that threatens to upend the world. Follows Sherman's march to Savannah and a parallel story of magical terror taking place in the Magimundi. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

R409: [ALPHA TEST] "Nitrous!" by TSR Games; presented by James Carpio. A semi-cooperative post-apocalypse tabletop role-playing game. The game has two components, a role-playing element for player/character interaction. The second is a cooperative tactical vehicle combat system that encompasses character roles to determine outcomes. The playtest is to test the tactical vehicle combat system, gather feedback, and take in suggestions on how to improve. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 6 seats left.

R410: [ALPHA TEST] "Red Carnations on a Black Grave" presented by Catherine Ramen. For just over two months in 1871, the Paris Commune tried to make an egalitarian, socialist state a reality despite disagreement within their walls and attacks from outside it. This is the story of 12 Communards, their messy personal lives and their attempts to create a utopia in the face of impending death. How far would you go for what you believe in? Would you stand firm even if it meant your death? A story game very much in the tradition of "Montsegur: 1244" and "Witch: the Road to Lindisfarne". Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R411: [BETA TEST] "Save the Universe" presented by Don Bisdorf. A sci-fi adventure roleplaying game about veteran warriors, sly scoundrels, and mysterious seers who battle against a galactic menace that the players create. The rules-light system supports improvisation and collaboration, and encourages players to portray personal drama side-by-side with desperate starfighter battles. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R412: [BETA TEST] "Tactical Mech PVP" presented by Jared Tripp, Mick von Heyn. In a world where mech battles are a sports phenomenon, choose your mech and make your name! We've tried to find a balance between detailed mechanics and quick rules, and we need your help testing! Players will be divided into two teams and battle for victory! Fans of games like D&D 3.5, 4e, GURPS, XCOM, and Fallout 1 & 2 will find some mechanics familiar. Players of all experience levels are welcome, just be ready for basic math and fightin' mechs! Sessions will be casual; we're just looking for some feedback! Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R413: [BETA TEST] "The City" presented by Jefferson Lee. The COMPANY barely tolerates operations by The OPPOSITION, even if they all act under the same OATH, but sometimes national security requires their special brand of graceful brutality. So when something terrible happens and The Opposition shows up in your city, you know that there will be very little room for Traitors like you. You have to do what you can to protect your secrets, your future, and in the process, maybe do some good in the city that you love. The City is a Poker card based game that takes place in Portland, OR. It is a rules-lite storytelling game that has its heart in noir, but borrows some of its style and class from an espionage thriller. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R414: [BETA TEST] "Treads" by Green Hat Designs; presented by Mark Richardson. An RPG story game set against the chaos and uncertainty of the second world war. You play the Crew of a single M4A3 Sherman Medium Tank on the front lines of the war. These playtests will involve focus group style discussion as well as testing of various game elements such as: character creation, interaction, mission flow and combat. The system is original, untested and uses standard playing cards. Play to find out if you can all live. And maybe you all can't. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R415: [BETA TEST] "Warriors of the Realm" by Four-in-Hand Games; presented by Eric Simon. The Throne needs you to stop Lucifer's growing army, but you have your own choices to make and your own consequences to bear. Can you overcome the forces of darkness even as you sink into corruption? A card-driven RPG about angels fighting the War in Heaven, based on the Christian science fiction work of David M. Taylor II. Friday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R452: [BETA TEST] "Atitlan Riders" by Alles ist Zahl; presented by Gerrit Reininghaus. A PbtA game about the dramatic lives and emotional struggles of young men and women living in the largest indigenous Maya town of Central America Santiago Atitlan. Tension is released through secret Tuktuk races, the three-wheeled taxis cruising the steep and narrow streets of the town - giving the game a Fast & Furious feeling. Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R453: [BETA TEST] "Battenburgh" by Posthuman Studios; presented by Jack Graham. A Fiasco-like story game about overachieving families, their quirks, and their dysfunctions. If you love the family comedies of Wes Anderson (such as The Royal Tennenbaums, The Fantastic Mister Fox, The Darjeeling Limited, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), this game is for you - especially if you look at one of these films and think, "Oh crap, that's my family." Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R454: [ALPHA TEST] "Blue Collar Man" presented by Shawn Roske. Maintenance workers, cleaners, and security personnel work in liminal spaces where the public is absent. The work is often solitary. This is a game about silent and hidden experiences. It is about men being alone. It is about masculinity, stillness, and integrity. The intent is to examine masculinity on its own. We will discuss design choices for a game that moves between the loudness of society and the quiet of service. We will focus on mechanics to emphasize stillness and isolation. We will focus on mechanics that juxtapose life outside work as cacophonous and overwhelming while depicting labor as quiet and simple. GMless, contains LARP elements. Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R455: [BETA TEST] "Companions' Tale: Creation Myth" by Sweet Potato Press; presented by Laura Simpson. A map-making storytelling game where you tell the tale of an epic hero, righting wrongs and saving kingdoms. The hero acts, and leaves others to tell the tale. You are those others: the hero's closest companions. Whose version of the heroic tale will become canon, and whose will be a footnote to history? Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R456: [BETA TEST] "Fedora Noir" presented by Joseph Greathead. 1930s America; the country is recovering from a depression, Hollywood is in an upswing, alcohol is legal again, and someone has come knocking on the Detective's door. There's a missing person, and it's up to the Detective and their lucky hat to find out what happened to them. Fedora Noir, a serious, scene-focused story telling game explores what happens when a run-down Detective with a checkered past must rely on the only two people still willing to speak to them. Learn about the rotten underbelly of the city, rediscover the questionable choices you forgot about, and connect the facts of the case to find out what's really happening. Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R457: [ALPHA TEST] "Into That Dark Night" presented by Rach Shelkey. A stranger is found on the edge of town, the last scraps of a fallen civilization clenched in their frail hands. The banner is a beautiful piece of art beyond the skills of your own people; bright pieces of fabric reveal scenes of joy and sorrow, although the deeper meaning is lost without the stranger's guidance. In this post-apocalyptic story game of quilting and oblivion, players will reveal the stories the stranger carries in their heart and the secrets crafted into the banner. Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R458: [ALPHA TEST] "Legacy" by Growling Door Games, Inc.; presented by Michelle Lyons. A game based on the Gumshoe system in which players uncover a mystery that has haunted a family through generations and put an end to it before it destroys them all. This game is designed to emulate Gothic literature in that it a) centers on a specific family, b) takes place in a specific location, and c) involves a complex, knotty mystery that stretches across time and space, affecting multiple generations. Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R459: [FOCUS GROUP] "Magicademia" by Learn Larp LLC; presented by Benjamin Walker, Benjamin Morrow. We want to create an RPG system that models advancement of the learning process, exemplified through school. We're trying to have the conditions that impact learning, such as focus, introversion, motivation, wellness, etc. to directly correlate to how well you advance in your studies. Join us to talk about what this might look like and how it might be both fun and useful to breaking down all the variables that affect how well you "school." Saturday, 9:00AM - 10:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R460: [BETA TEST] "Over the Edge" by Atlas Games; presented by Cam Banks. Return again to the island of Al Amarja in Jonathan Tweet's award-winning game of surreal danger and weird conspiracy. This time around Jonathan's completely rewritten the rules and we're looking for help to make it better. Join developer Cam Banks of Atlas Games in this playtest scenario. Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R461: [BETA TEST] "Perfect Crime" presented by Daniel Thoreson. You've accepted an invitation to a fancy dinner party, only to find yourself trapped inside until you kill a fellow guest... without getting caught. An over-the-top murder mystery game where both the murder and the mystery are up to you and your fellow players! This is a rules-lite system where each player role plays more than one character, so people that love games with heavy storytelling and role play elements are strongly encouraged to play. Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R462: [BETA TEST] "Prism" by Little Wish Productions; presented by Whitney Delaglio. An aquatic role playing game about conflict resolution and relationships. There are six realms in the game with their own culture, code of ethics, and deity. Recommended for gamers that like intimacy, merfolk, and social combat. The rules for the game are finished. This is not a playtest. This is so players and publishers alike can poke at the rules with a stick, and let the creator know if any of the content breaks their collective brains. Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R463: [BETA TEST] "Secret Journey Monsters" presented by Graham Gentz. A game about discovery. Players create and portray adolescents, Wayfarers, setting out on a rags-to-rich pilgrimage, finding and entreating the many monsters and spirits of their world to accompany them on your adventure. Other Wayfarers travel parallel journeys to yours and if you meet them on the road, they will want to test the elemental prowess of their monster partners against yours in ritualistic combat! Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R464: [BETA TEST] "Writers, Retreat!" presented by Alex Tully. "You have been officially accepted to the prestigious Weeks' Writers' Retreat in historic South Falmouth, Massachusetts," the invitation reads. A weekend away might just be the thing to help you finish your next big piece, assuming you can survive your stay. Writers, Retreat! is a story driven, survival horror role playing game which utilizes mechanics inspired by blackout poetry to tell as thrilling a tale as your creativity allows. Is the pen really mightier? Saturday, 9:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R465: [FOCUS GROUP] "Rest in Pieces" by Imagining Games; presented by Pete Petrusha. Death is what happens while you're making your plans. Rest in Pieces is a dark comedy RPG about the inevitable damage having the Grim Reaper as a friend can be. Each scenario is played using a multicolored jenga tower. Collect colors to sway outcomes before the tower falls. When we see red, the Grim Reaper does what it does best. Can you make things right before Death fucks it up? We are going to talk about game mechanics, game appeal, and player investment. Saturday, 10:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R466: [FOCUS GROUP] "SemiGods" presented by Kevin Petker. The ancient legends tell us of valiant heroes and noble gods, pure of heart, wise, generous and kind; inspiring examples to live by. These are the stories of what REALLY happened. A comedic game of heroes and demigods trying to save the world and their place in legend, while putting their rivals in their place. Powered by the Apocalypse. Saturday, 10:00AM - 11:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R502: [BETA TEST] "(Superhero) ISSUES! The Comic Book Continuity Building Game" by 9th Level Games; presented by Christopher O'Neill. Players take on the roles of the CREATIVE and EDITORIAL TEAMS of a shared comic book company. Over the course of the game, players take turns with the different roles, creating stories and bringing them to resolution - creating a continuity for a comic book across years or possibly decades. ISSUES! features aspects of story games, character generation, comic book lore and history, and some unique play all its own. ISSUES! doesn't require any artistic talent, but may require you to draw a stick figure or 2. It does require your full attention as the game mostly an interplay between the players. The game requires a fair amount of writing. This session of ISSUES! is specifically going to focus on a SUPERHERO series of books - so being into Superhero Comics helps. If you have played ISSUES! before, I am doubly interested in your input as the game has some significant change. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R503: [ALPHA TEST] "Atomic Witch" presented by Karaktakus Audel. The year: 1961. You're just a simple stay at home mom, wife…and witch. In a world designed by men, for men, what will it take for you to smash the bonds of patriarchy and claim your true power? Come test new mechanics designed to create a conversation about power dynamics, shame, and what it would take for you to become a wicked witch. The design is something between Sorcerer, Blades in the Dark, and Mad Men. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R504: [BETA TEST] "Blightrealms RPG" by Golden Dragon Studio; presented by Thomas Toynton. Confront evil in a world of eldritch fantasy where humanity is waging a desperate war against incursions of fiendish undead and their allies." Play a short one-shot adventure that introduces the Blightrealms Universe and Adventure Dice RPG System - a skill-based D6 dice pool system that strives for functional simplicity. The adventure also utilizes the current beta version of Terrain Tiles - 5x5 modular tiles for use with 18mm miniatures. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R505: [BETA TEST] "City of Winter" by Heart of the Deernicorn; presented by Ross Cowman. A fantasy storytelling game about a family who is forced to leave their home and make the difficult journey to the City of Winter. In it we explore themes of immigration, family, and tradition as we discover through play how the immigrant experience changes who we are and how we relate as a family. City of Winter uses a similar map based scene framing mechanic to Fall of Magic and Life on Mars with the addition of Tradition cards that allow us to influence the scenes. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R506: [BETA TEST] "Crossroads Carnival" presented by Kate Bullock. In 1930's Dustbowl America, a carnival is ground zero for the final war between good and evil. Play as supernatural sideshows who are trying to stop the encroaching darkness while clinging to what little humanity they have left. Crossroads Carnival is a powered by the apocalypse game of desperate souls beneath the midway lights striving to save a world that hates and fears them. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R507: [BETA TEST] "Death Knights" by Peach Pants Press; presented by Anna Kreider. The Apocalypse Needs You. You swore revenge on an unfeeling universe, and it listened - you were hand picked to be one of the harbingers of destruction that unmakes creation itself. The ties of your former humanity pull at you, though, and make your duty difficult to reconcile. Can you overcome love and plunge the world into oblivion? Or will you be destined to fail and watch reality thrive? Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R508: [ALPHA TEST] "Gatejack" by Phoenix Outlaw Productions; presented by Josh Harrison. Synthwave style and cosmic horror collide in Gatejack, a cyberpunk dive into the neon eldritch. Gatejack is an asymmetrical tabletop game that blends two separate, parallel play tracks: A card game focusing on more complex mechanics, and an interpretive, interactive-fiction style role play scenario. You'll choose one of these tracks and cooperatively face challenges alongside the other players: Actions taken in one play track often affect the other, with both groups working toward a mutual goal. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R509: [BETA TEST] "Harsh Generation" presented by Emily O'Neil. An electrogrunge storytelling game that relies on improvisation and card-based prompts to set up and navigate the ruined theocracy of America in 2300. Storytellers must leverage their networks, street smarts, and high tech body modifications in order to narrate their way through the city of Delphia while simultaneously satisfying the brutal demands of their faith. Players control all aspects of their scenes with a Moderator embodying chance and the environment. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R510: [BETA TEST] "Hydro Hacker Operatives Neighborhood" by Encoded Designs; presented by Phil Vecchione. This is a test of the Neighborhood Mechanics in the Hydro Hacker Operatives RPG (a PbtA game). In this sub-system, players will create a neighborhood and then simulate the End of Story actions, in multiple cycles. This subsystem is a Resource Allocation mechanic, and players will make decisions on how to manage and enhance their neighborhood. No characters will be created. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R511: [ALPHA TEST] "Imperiums: Character Creation" by Mór Games; presented by William Moomaw. Building upon the core mechanics of 5E, the Imperiums Campaign Setting reenvisions several core features of the base ruleset. This character creation playtest will look at the new modular races and classes, as well as an alternate alignment system designed to enhance players roleplaying experience. I hope to gain feedback not only on the "numbers" for these new alternatives, but also on the more roleplay focused features. Additionally, as this setting incorporates options for varying genders and non-European influenced characters, playtesters who are interested in evaluating the presentation of such material would be highly appreciated. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

R512: [BETA TEST] "Interstellar Interventions" by Wrecking Ball Game Labs; presented by Henry Ulrich. a game about trying to change the universe by force and the consequences thereof, one mecha-equipped armed conflict at a time. All manner of high tech polity and transplanetary state vie for influence and control across human occupied space, and now their proxy wars are in your back yard. With the technology, skills, and determination at your disposal you can grasp the power to remove the tyrannical regime controlling your world, but what will be broken, who will die, and what will you do when the fallout of a successful mission can be as dangerous as a failed one? Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R513: [BETA TEST] "King of the Streetfighters" presented by Morgan Ellis. You are professional street fighters, vigilante martial artists, and lone ninja warriors who fight for justice, glory, and honor. You also all have reasons to fight, but are you a bad enough dude to unleash your fatal fury in a final fight on the streets of rage in a contest of mortal combat to prove you have mastered the art of fighting and crown your self the King of the Streetfighters? A game inspired by classic arcade fighting games and side scrolling beat 'em ups, using the Fate system. Focusing on Martial Arts Action, Tournament Fights, Fights on the Streets, and the Melodramatic Reasons to Fight. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R514: [BETA TEST] "Nahual" presented by Miguel Angel Espinoza. A Mexican role playing game Powered by the Apocalypse set on the universe created by the comic book artist Edgar Clément, started in the graphic novel Operacion Bolivar. In Nahual players are angel hunters, descendants from the powerful brujos nahuales that fought against the invading angels that came with the conquistadores. They have the dormant gifts that allow them to touch the gods and their harbingers, but their memory is lost, impoverishing the greatness of these wonders. Many angel hunters just struggle for survival, some crave power, others look for answers—at the end they all agree in one thing: A nahual lives to hunt down angels. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R515: [ALPHA TEST] "Retrievers" by Saddle Shaped Games; presented by James Dagg. The Retrievers' Guild is a trans-continental organization of treasure hunters. Have you lost something important due to the injustice of others, cruel, greedy, and uncaring? Is it too dangerous for you to get it yourself? Retrievers is a heist game focused on escalating tension, resource management, and playing to your strengths. The focus of the session will be examining the moment-to-moment mechanics and their interaction with the Tension and GM resource systems, hoping to ensure things get more dangerous and exciting over time. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R516: [ALPHA TEST] "Salted Earth" by Imaginary Audience; presented by Danielle Lauzon. A game about saving the world from certain an inevitable destruction by traveling through the multiverse and making small changes that ripple back to your own world. Inspired by media like Sliders, Quantum Leap, and The Flash (the CW show). Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R517: [BETA TEST] "Sentinel Comics RPG" by Critical-Hits Studios LLC; presented by David Chalker. Based on the Sentinels of the Multiverse world from Greater Than Games, this new RPG is coming in 2018. Help us finalize the character creation process by doing a "blind test" - we'll give you the rules and you make a character, learning right from the text. We'll step in if there's any major stumbling blocks. Come help us make the text as understandable as possible and walk away with your own superhero. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R518: [ALPHA TEST] "Space Ice Hauler Heartbreak" presented by James Malloy. You've just met the person of your dreams. You've fallen madly in love. It is an intense and unexpected love. Unfortunately one of you has a contract with a major ice hauling corporation. You'll have to venture out into the dangers of deep space to fulfill the contract and free yourself to spending the rest of your life with your loved one. This game for two players follows the relationship and lives of two people who have to spend much of their time apart. Through a series of debriefing sessions, you will reconnect with your loved one, share experiences, and make up for lost time. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R519: [BETA TEST] "Tension" presented by Alex Roberts. Tension is the 2-player Jenga-based RPG of forbidden love. Play two people who really really want to, but really really shouldn't. If the tower falls, restraint gives way, and your characters' feelings become impossible to deny. But this game is about what happens before then. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Very Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R520: [BETA TEST] "The Harnessed" presented by Ian Jarrard. A home-brewed d6 system set in the distant future - a place where heroes shape the very fabric of reality. Their goals: to transform a shattered galaxy into a new age for humankind, while combating multidimensional horrors from an uncertain past. It has been over a thousand years since the Harnessed battled Prions and their Omni progenitors, a battle fought using repurposed powers melded with human will. A thousand years of civilizations rising and falling in the relative peace from a greater war now mostly forgotten. But that peace is unraveling. Harbingers of that terrible war are emerging, and Prions once again walk between the worlds. Will the Harnessed be able to stop them? Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R521: [BETA TEST] "To Serve Her Wintry Hunger" by Cavalry Games; presented by Stephen Dewey. The winter has come, and you live to serve. Yuki Onna hungers and has called upon you, Her spirits of snow, to gather sustenance for her. She has summoned forth a terrible winter storm and cast you out to capture human lost within it. Game mechanics involve improvising answers to question prompts, so improvisational skills are a plus. Content Warning: belittling, teasing, and bullying. Death and themes of human suffering set against a dark fairy tale backdrop. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R522: [BETA TEST] "Toads on a Train" presented by Michael Meinberg. A narrative heavy, rules light game in which the players take on the role of Toads and attempt to maintain the railway. If the train stops then the world stops, but when the train comes to town everything changes and Toads are fragile to change. The Toads must gather copper to keep the train functioning, while also growing enough to become able to survive the train's arrival. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R523: [BETA TEST] "Treads" by Green Hat Designs; presented by Mark Richardson. An RPG story game set against the chaos and uncertainty of the second world war. You play the Crew of a single M4A3 Sherman Medium Tank on the front lines of the war. These playtests will involve focus group style discussion as well as testing of various game elements such as: character creation, interaction, mission flow and combat. The system is original, untested and uses standard playing cards. Play to find out if you can all live. And maybe you all can't. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R524: [ALPHA TEST] "Untitled Space Empire Game" by Loremaster Games; presented by Ryan Schoon. The Galaxy is in crisis; can you seize the opportunity and improve your fortunes or will you be overtaken by events? In this hack of Undying (a diceless Powered by the Apocalypse game), players will take the roles of powerful factions vying for status and influence in a sprawling sci-fi empire. Join us for an alpha test of this system: pick your faction and watch your fortunes play out over generations. Saturday, 11:00AM - 1:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

R554: [BETA TEST] "(Non-Superhero Comics) ISSUES! The Comic Book Continuity Building Game" by 9th Level Games; presented by Christopher O'Neill. Players take on the roles of the CREATIVE and EDITORIAL TEAMS of a shared comic book company. Over the course of the game, players take turns with the different roles, creating stories and bringing them to resolution - creating a continuity for a comic book across years or possibly decades. ISSUES! features aspects of story games, character generation, comic book lore and history, and some unique play all its own. ISSUES! doesn't require any artistic talent, but may require you to draw a stick figure or 2. It does require your full attention as the game mostly an interplay between the players. The game requires a fair amount of writing. This session of ISSUES! is specifically going to focus on NON-SUPERHERO BOOKS - whether that ends up being Horror Comics, Romance books, Indie Comix, Archie, etc. - as long as it's NOT ABOUT SUPERHEROES. If you despise mainstream superhero big 2 books, but love comics, we need you voice here. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

R555: [BETA TEST] "Alter Arms" presented by Christopher Duffy Austin. A rules-lite, narrative based tabletop RPG set in a world populated by Japanese-style transforming super heroes in the style of Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Sailor Moon. Gameplay revolves around the effects of escalation: You can transform into your most powerful form and increase your likelihood of success but at the cost of becoming quickly overwhelmed, or you could rely on your natural talents, and have a better handle on the situation in exchange for not having access to miraculous powers. Are you a monster in disguise? A super robot made to look human? Do you gain powers from a cool belt? Or transform into enchanted royalty by drawing power from celestial bodies? What will you become? Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R556: [BETA TEST] "Bullets in the Mountain" by Radical Bomb Games; presented by Steve Radabaugh. A town struggles to survive on the Wyoming frontier as bandits, native conflicts, and nature threaten to take everything. A powered by the Apocalypse game that focuses on your reputation in the town. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R557: [ALPHA TEST] "Chromeshoe" by Nothing Ventured Games; presented by Paul Stefko. When those in power can edit the truth in real time, you have to be crafty to expose their lies. Resistance is about getting the word out to those who cannot even hear it. A GUMSHOE system cyberpunk game in early alpha, looking to explore what parts of the genre are most essential. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

[FILLED] R558: [BETA TEST] "Demihumans" by Robert Bohl Games; presented by Robert Bohl. The Golden Age is ending, and soon all that will be left is humanity. Play elves, halflings, trolls, and other fantasy peoples as they face physical and cultural extinction in a world that no longer has any place for them. You'll be able to choose between a character/world creation session or playing a first episode with premade situation. Demihumans is more an Apocalypse World hack than a Powered by the Apocalypse game, so AW veterans, come my way. But anyone who has played a fantasy video game or seen Lord of the Rings is welcome. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R559: [BETA TEST] "Enemy of the Revolution" by Cloven Pine Games; presented by Alexi Sargeant. A hidden agenda storytelling game. Players take on the roles of revolutionary squad members embarking on a dangerous, frequently lethal mission - or they play as infiltrators on that same squad, secret counter-revolutionaries trying to strike a blow against Glorious Revolutionary Comrade Leader. Players generate shibboleths to identify their true allies and enemies during the game. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 9 seats left.

[FILLED] R560: [ALPHA TEST] "Into That Dark Night" presented by Rach Shelkey. A stranger is found on the edge of town, the last scraps of a fallen civilization clenched in their frail hands. The banner is a beautiful piece of art beyond the skills of your own people; bright pieces of fabric reveal scenes of joy and sorrow, although the deeper meaning is lost without the stranger's guidance. In this post-apocalyptic story game of quilting and oblivion, players will reveal the stories the stranger carries in their heart and the secrets crafted into the banner. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R561: [ALPHA TEST] Event Canceled. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R562: [BETA TEST] "Kids on Bikes" presented by Doug Levandowski, Jonathan Gilmour. Strange things are happening in your sleepy little town, and it's up to you and your friends to figure out what's going on in this rules-light RPG that's an homage to the 80s. This session will feature pre-generated characters and will focus on mechanics surrounding a co-controlled powered character. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R563: [BETA TEST] "Love Commander" by Sweet Potato Press; presented by Dev Purkayastha. A card-driven story-game where a human commander and a crew of aliens must unite to reveal secrets, earn trust, save the universe, and start an ill-considered romance - all in an hour. It's tone is a loud, boisterous, funny party game where you re-use sci-fi tropes and tell a story. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R564: [BETA TEST] "Mission: Accomplished" presented by Jeff Stormer. You did it! You and your team of super-spies have saved the world once again. Now comes the hard part: the debriefing session. Each player will file a written report to Mission Control, who will then interrogate the players to find what went wrong, what went right, who deserves a promotion, and who is getting burned. A tongue-in-cheek, semi-competitive, improvised storytelling game of social spin doctoring, convoluted explanations, and unreliable narrators. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R565: [ALPHA TEST] "Nitrous!" by TSR Games; presented by James Carpio. A semi-cooperative post-apocalypse tabletop role-playing game. The game has two components, a role-playing element for player/character interaction. The second is a cooperative tactical vehicle combat system that encompasses character roles to determine outcomes. The playtest is to test the role-playing mechanics, combat, and character abilities. Also, take a look at the game's themes. I hope to gather feedback, and take in suggestions on how to improve. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 5 seats left.

R566: [ALPHA TEST] "Project Violacea" by Wrong Brothers Gaming; presented by Colin Kyle. Help us playtest the tabletop RPG version of a game and setting designed by Keisha Howard and her organization, the Sugar Gamers, which advocates for underrepresented demographics in the video gaming and geek community. The game is set in a dystopian future controlled by a global, totalitarian oligarchy, where a rebellion has taken root. A group of fugitive scientists and philosophers have developed an implant called Violacea that enhances human abilities-but in unexpected and volatile ways. Fueled by the new, untested power of Violacea, individuals like you and me wage a secret uprising through the spread of information and carefully coordinated strikes. The rebellion is growing, and we here at Sugar Gamers want you to be a part of it. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R567: [BETA TEST] "Propylon" by Peach Pants Press; presented by Anna Kreider. As a member of Propylon Team Delta, your mission is to explore previously unexplored worlds connected to the propylon network, negotiate strategic alliances, and secure technology that would assist in defending Earth from alien invasion. My love letter to mid-90's sci-fi, especially Stargate. Hack of Dogs in the Vineyard. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R568: [ALPHA TEST] "Red Carnations on a Black Grave" presented by Catherine Ramen. For just over two months in 1871, the Paris Commune tried to make an egalitarian, socialist state a reality despite disagreement within their walls and attacks from outside it. This is the story of 12 Communards, their messy personal lives and their attempts to create a utopia in the face of impending death. How far would you go for what you believe in? Would you stand firm even if it meant your death? A story game very much in the tradition of "Montsegur: 1244" and "Witch: the Road to Lindisfarne". Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R569: [BETA TEST] "Serial Homicide Unit 2.0" by Incarnadine Press; presented by Kathryn Miller. There is a killer out on the streets tonight. They are hunting and they know their prey. Tomorrow all the papers will be talking about them and the things that they did. This game is about tonight. This game is about the people they hunt, the lives full of hopes and dreams. Who are these people? What had they wanted more than anything before they became a serial killer's next victim? Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R570: [BETA TEST] "Tactical Mech PVP" presented by Jared Tripp, Mick von Heyn. In a world where mech battles are a sports phenomenon, choose your mech and make your name! We've tried to find a balance between detailed mechanics and quick rules, and we need your help testing! Players will be divided into two teams and battle for victory! Fans of games like D&D 3.5, 4e, GURPS, XCOM, and Fallout 1 & 2 will find some mechanics familiar. Players of all experience levels are welcome, just be ready for basic math and fightin' mechs! Sessions will be casual; we're just looking for some feedback! Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R571: [FOCUS GROUP] "Tension" presented by Alex Roberts. Tension is the 2-player Jenga-based RPG of forbidden love. This is a group discussion between designers and retail and distribution professionals about the design of the game from a production perspective: how should it be produced, packaged, and distributed? Saturday, 2:00PM - 3:00PM; Very Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R572: [BETA TEST] "The Art of Power" by Galileo Games, Inc.; presented by Brennan Taylor. Medieval power politics in a land ruled by women. This new system is meant to simulate Game of Thrones-style power politics. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R573: [BETA TEST] "The Excellents" by 9th Level Games; presented by Heather Wilson. So there you were, just living your life, doing the things people do, when - BAM! - there's an explosion of light and sound! You find yourself in the AWESOME WORLD. You've earned a sword! You've been given a crown! Now you have a responsibility to help keep Awesome World awesome and safe. Are you PRINCESS enough?! In the Excellents you take on the role of an Excellent Princess who defends their "thing" against evil and makes Awesome World a better place. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R574: [ALPHA TEST] "The Record Store at the End of the Universe" by Make Big Things; presented by Hannah Shaffer. Nestled among the dying stars of ancient galaxies, in the part of the universe your mom doesn't want you to visit, lies the record store at the end of the universe. Travel to the end of time in a last-ditch effort to save a time-and-space-bending record store from the galaxy's president, Tromp Bobblenob! A brand-new, Douglas Adams-inspired hack of Damn the Man, Save the Music! Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R575: [BETA TEST] "Timepeekers" by Growling Door Games, Inc.; presented by Matthew McFarland. A Powered by the Apocalypse game about growing up, childhood adventures, and a looming crisis of apocalyptic proportions. You can fight, or even solve, that crisis now, if you're willing to learn a little bit too much about your own future in the process. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R576: [BETA TEST] "Warriors of the Realm" by Four-in-Hand Games; presented by Eric Simon. The Throne needs you to stop Lucifer's growing army, but you have your own choices to make and your own consequences to bear. Can you overcome the forces of darkness even as you sink into corruption? A card-driven RPG about angels fighting the War in Heaven, based on the Christian science fiction work of David M. Taylor II. Saturday, 2:00PM - 4:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R577: [FOCUS GROUP] "The In Between" by Imagining Games; presented by Pete Petrusha. Our world was stripped of warmth by a long cold. Our people had to move in order to find warmth. Some of us found it in a home above the clouds. Some, below the frigid barren surface. The rest? No one knows. After a thousand years apart, our world is changing again. How much have we changed? Can WE ever be us again? The In between is a Dreamchaser: A Game of Destiny setting. We are going to talk about a species that adapt far faster than human beings. How much have they changed or "adapted" to their new surroundings. How different have they become? Saturday, 3:00PM - 4:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R618: [BETA TEST] "183 Days" presented by James Stuart, Sara Williamson. Sam can see the future. Dylan can see many possible futures. Tomorrow, they go on a date. When the two of them intersect, can their relationship end in anything but tragedy, or is there more than one way life can turn out? In 183 Days, you and a partner, with no GM, will play out the relationship between Sam and Dylan, the only two clairvoyants in the world. These will be full playtests of the game, but we will be asking you to take notes on any unclear cards/rules, or any points in the game that were confusing. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R619: [ALPHA TEST] "Amazing Adventures in Space" by Dust Pan Games; presented by Neal Tanner. Tired of polishing bulkheads? Sick of scrubbing power conduits? Feel like making a difference to the galaxy at large? Join the Explorer's Guild! We're always in need of enterprising individuals seeking glory and wealth for exploration and salvage missions. Meet new and interesting people from across the galaxy! Explore alien ruins and abandoned ships! Confront exciting new life forms and new civilizations! And of course: bring home lots and lots of treasure! Minus our fee and any medical/funeral expenses, of course, but that hardly ever happens. Really. Join now and get a spiffy recruit's uniform, complete with the official Explorer's red shirt! Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R620: [BETA TEST] "Awesome 8's" by Rising Stars Press; presented by Beth Rimmels. An easy, intuitive RPG designed for both absolute beginners and experienced players who prefer to focus on character and story rather than rules. This play test will feature a location limited, modern day, urban fantasy scenario to test the magic rules, and how they interact with the core rules. Characters will be members of a team, some of whom use magic and some don't. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R621: [BETA TEST] "Beyonder RPG: Legends of Tamarra" by Flying NightBear Games; presented by Robin McEntire, Caleb McEntire. The hearts of the planet Ethem beat in powerful asynchrony as It sleeps. From Its wombs bubble up rich life in gelid black ocean, in waterless desert. But those are not the organs you're exploring today: no, you're part of the pioneering team of Geoanatomists who will descend into the depths of the Kellith Sea to explore Ethem's lung, a miles-wide pocket of air that persists against all laws of nature beneath miles of salt water. Your team knows little except that these are unexplored depths - and that the anatomy of the planet can often contain more than you bargained for. Saturday, 4:00PM - 7:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R622: [BETA TEST] "Blades of the Elf-Queen" by Parenthesis Press; presented by Neal Stidham. The immortal plant spirits called elves have built the greatest Empire the world has yet seen. You're one of the Elf-Queen's top operatives - the best of the best with spell, sword, and seduction. Along with your fellow Blades, your mission is to quell threats to the Empire by any means necessary. A deck of playing cards is your key to a world of airships, blackpowder, and swashbuckling adventure. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

[FILLED] R623: [BETA TEST] "Blightrealms RPG" by Golden Dragon Studio; presented by Thomas Toynton. Confront evil in a world of eldritch fantasy where humanity is waging a desperate war against incursions of fiendish undead and their allies." Play a short one-shot adventure that introduces the Blightrealms Universe and Adventure Dice RPG System - a skill-based D6 dice pool system that strives for functional simplicity. The adventure also utilizes the current beta version of Terrain Tiles - 5x5 modular tiles for use with 18mm miniatures. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R624: [BETA TEST] "Companions' Tale: An Endless Wheel" by Sweet Potato Press; presented by Laura Simpson. A map-making storytelling game where you tell the tale of an epic hero, righting wrongs and saving kingdoms. The hero acts, and leaves others to tell the tale. You are those others: the hero's closest companions. Whose version of the heroic tale will become canon, and whose will be a footnote to history? Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R625: [BETA TEST] "Crossroads Carnival" presented by Kate Bullock. In 1930's Dustbowl America, a carnival is ground zero for the final war between good and evil. Play as supernatural sideshows who are trying to stop the encroaching darkness while clinging to what little humanity they have left. Crossroads Carnival is a powered by the apocalypse game of desperate souls beneath the midway lights striving to save a world that hates and fears them. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R626: [BETA TEST] "EnTropey" presented by James D'Amato, Kat Kuhl. A card based beer and pretzels RPG where players solve problems using tropes from film, television, and video games. Find fun in justifying wild story changes that surprise even the people who initiate them. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R627: [BETA TEST] "Family Without Values" presented by Justin Rogers. A dysfunctional family comedy RPG built off the mechanics of the game Swords Without Master by Epidiah Ravachol. In it, each player will choose a playbook a la Apocalypse World and answer some questions to create their scheming, narcissistic, and foolish family member, then begin playing out scenes as creators, actors, and audience. Dice are rolled to determine the overtone of the scene and the tone of each action -- will they be "Cheeky and Fun," or "Tragic and Cruel"? Players slip and struggle against the manipulations of other family members and their own inadequacies until, presumably, nothing is accomplished. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R628: [BETA TEST] "Gears of Defiance" by Loremaster Games; presented by Ryan Schoon. Players take on the role of a tightly knit family treated like second-class citizens by the authoritative "Empire" in this steampunk RPG drama. Each character must struggle to find their place in the growing resistance movement while the decisions they make will test the bonds they've made with their family. Players must closely monitor their character's Alignment, lest they find themselves slipping dangerously close to radicalization in their attempt to unseat the Empire and bring sweeping change to their nation. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

R629: [BETA TEST] "Love Each Other" by Special Snowflake Games; presented by Gavin White. A queer & peri-apocalyptic narrative story-game for two players, in which we craft a world that reflects our characters' inner lives and explore themes of love and community-formation. It asks us whether we can love each other well enough that our community has a chance to survive (though we ourselves will probably not). We'll be playtesting methods for introducing and teaching some fiddly mechanical bits. The mechanics in question model our natural human resistance to connection in the face of our fears, and give the players a choice: say yes, say no, or roll dice. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R630: [BETA TEST] "Magimundi: Bad Blood" by Learn Larp LLC; presented by Benjamin Walker. An RPG scenario by Jason Morningstar being tested in a Fate-based system developed by Ben Walker. Bad Blood is an alternately light-hearted and terrifying adventure taking place in the early-nineties. In America's Pacific Northwest, the band anointed as the rising star of the local music scene finds itself at the epicenter of a seismic shift in power as two vampire clans go to war over territory and raw ambition. Can a grungy rock band and their fans survive a storm of power and dominance with the established magical order - one that threatens to bring both the mundane and the magical world tumbling down? Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R631: [BETA TEST] "Nahual" presented by Miguel Angel Espinoza. A Mexican role playing game Powered by the Apocalypse set on the universe created by the comic book artist Edgar Clément, started in the graphic novel Operacion Bolivar. In Nahual players are angel hunters, descendants from the powerful brujos nahuales that fought against the invading angels that came with the conquistadores. They have the dormant gifts that allow them to touch the gods and their harbingers, but their memory is lost, impoverishing the greatness of these wonders. Many angel hunters just struggle for survival, some crave power, others look for answers—at the end they all agree in one thing: A nahual lives to hunt down angels. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R632: [BETA TEST] "Nementia" by Labyrinth Games; presented by Nicholas Malinowski. A world inspired by Welsh myth and legends and set within the time of industrial steampunk. The adventure unfolds, A conference has been called between the great City Dwr, and those that live in the wilderness as to how everyone can come to a settlement in regards to the ever expanding railway. At the conference a series of murders is taking place. This is an adult story, with violence and dead folk. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R633: [BETA TEST] Event Canceled. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R634: [BETA TEST] "One Child's Heart" by Analog Letters; presented by Camdon Wright. There are moments from childhood that alter the course of a life with their weight. Science has given you the chance to enter the memories of a child drifting toward life's darkness. Can you, and the rest of your team, support, nurture, and protect a stranger when they need you the most? A heart is a fragile object that contains the power of humanity. Trigger warning: This game explores traumatic childhood issues like poverty, neglect, malnutrition, and bullying. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Very Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R635: [BETA TEST] "Pantheon" presented by Corinne Taylor. You know the stories. Anubis weighs hearts against feathers. Zeus and Hera are sibling gods in a troubled marriage. Thor is the son of Odin, god of thunder, and wielder of Mjölnir. But those are the stories of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Norse. What about your stories? Perhaps in your pantheon, the god of Death wears a 3 piece suit and waltzes mortal souls into the afterlife. Or maybe the god of Soccer Moms wages an eternal war against The Manager. Pantheon is a collaborative storygame about building mythology. Players create each god, give them domains, depictions, names and titles, and then tell myths about them to define their relationships to one another. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R636: [BETA TEST] "Perfect Crime" presented by Daniel Thoreson. You've accepted an invitation to a fancy dinner party, only to find yourself trapped inside until you kill a fellow guest... without getting caught. An over-the-top murder mystery game where both the murder and the mystery are up to you and your fellow players! This is a rules-lite system where each player role plays more than one character, so people that love games with heavy storytelling and role play elements are strongly encouraged to play. Saturday, 4:00PM - 7:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R637: [ALPHA TEST] "Retrievers" by Saddle Shaped Games; presented by James Dagg. The Retrievers' Guild is a trans-continental organization of treasure hunters. Have you lost something important due to the injustice of others, cruel, greedy, and uncaring? Is it too dangerous for you to get it yourself? Retrievers is a heist game focused on escalating tension, resource management, and playing to your strengths. The focus of the session will be examining the moment-to-moment mechanics and their interaction with the Tension and GM resource systems, hoping to ensure things get more dangerous and exciting over time. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R638: [BETA TEST] "Save the Universe" presented by Don Bisdorf. A sci-fi adventure role playing game about veteran warriors, sly scoundrels, and mysterious seers who battle against a galactic menace that the players create. The rules-light system supports improvisation and collaboration, and encourages players to portray personal drama side-by-side with desperate starfighter battles. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R639: [BETA TEST] "The City Afterlife" presented by Rob Deobald. A diceless, cooperative/GM-less, urban fantasy, PbtA RPG that draws inspiration from Avery Alder's Dream Askew with bits borrowed from Matthijs Holter and Jason Morningstar's Love in the itme of Khvareneh. Awareness of a supernatural reality has slithered into public consciousness. We stand in the threshold between an ancient facade and this brave new world. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 2 seats left.

R640: [ALPHA TEST] "The March" presented by Jess Banks. This game invites players to explore the boundary of love and fear, as they take a role in a protest march. Characters encounter changes and challenges that that force emotional engagement and moral choices in and out of the game. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 3 seats left.

R641: [ALPHA TEST] "Through My Eyes" by Learn Larp LLC; presented by Maury Brown. This is an experimental card-based game that is rather larp-y but can be played at a table (e.g. you RP from a perspective of a character for a short while). Participants draw an artifact, which is a picture of a monument or symbol from history, and then take on varying perspectives of what you see and feel and think when you see that artifact, with other players assisting with freeform techniques to draw the scene. The game will include some actual testimony from marginalized groups about what they see/feel/think so that players can see through their eyes. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R642: [ALPHA TEST] "Turning Point" by Encoded Designs; presented by Phil Vecchione, Senda Linaugh. This is a collaborative, dramatic, decision engine, where the group plays a single character who is facing a life-changing dilemma. Using story game mechanics the group will explore past incidents in the character's life to determine what emotions are the most important to make this decision. Through play, a decision will be made for the character. This game may have emotional bleed and sensitive topics. Safety mechanisms will be used throughout. Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R643: [BETA TEST] "Writers, Retreat!" presented by Alex Tully. "You have been officially accepted to the prestigious Weeks' Writers' Retreat in historic South Falmouth, Massachusetts," the invitation reads. A weekend away might just be the thing to help you finish your next big piece, assuming you can survive your stay. Writers, Retreat! is a story driven, survival horror role playing game which utilizes mechanics inspired by blackout poetry to tell as thrilling a tale as your creativity allows. Is the pen really mightier? Saturday, 4:00PM - 6:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R644: [BETA TEST] "Zombie World" by Magpie Games; presented by Brendan Conway. The dead are walking, and the world as you know it has ended. And all you have in your favor are some fences, a few bullets, and the people around you...if you can trust them. Come playtest the latest version of this Powered by the Apocalypse game about surviving in a world full of zombies. Saturday, 4:00PM - 7:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R646: [ALPHA TEST] "Immortal Flight" by Phoenix Outlaw Productions; presented by Shoshana Kessock. A tabletop RPG about power, choice, and responsibility as players taken on the role of half-angel, half-human Nephilim in an urban fantasy world of angels, demons, and supernatural threats. Stuck between heaven and earth, between angels and the Unclean below, what will you choose? Immortal Flight sports a new system and in-depth setting folklore based on angel mythology reinterpreted for the modern day. Rated mature for violence and serious themes, these playtests will look at character creation and game mechanics. Saturday, 6:00PM - 8:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R648: [BETA TEST] "Barely Legal Transgender Certified Public Accountants" by Games By Play Date; presented by Glenn Given. A moderated but collaborative RPG storygame of transhuman cyberpunk superheroes in a weird future. Players will portray a supergroup of bizarre heroes fighting even weirder foes to stop their nefarious plans. Expect a high energy, momentum focused collaborative storygame where wild ideas are welcome. This genderqueer game uses challenging themes including body horror, sexuality, drug use and violence. Players should expect physical movement by way of regular dance and karaoke interludes. Loud music and flashing lights will be used in the presentation. Saturday, 7:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R649: [BETA TEST] "Scherzando!" by hamZardo; presented by Arthur Gilchrist. Scherzando! is a setting-agnostic one-shot game involving musical improvisation. Players will take turns playing music on the fly to provide the backtrack of the game - no musical experience needed. The mechanics revolve around trying to communicate emotional states through music and play, and listening to what other people are trying to communicate. The game is designed with a focus on listening and collaboration, but results in stories which are explosive and dynamic. It's a brand new way to experience a game. Saturday, 7:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R650: [BETA TEST] "Seeds of Insidiae: The Monolith and the Spine" by World War Kaan; presented by Kaan Emirier. A father and a secret police census chief, a machine born seductress of flesh, her towering bioroid guardian, a mutant crone, and an officer in charge of a unit made of genetically enhanced sacrificial lambs. You are all dead. Or, you were dead. Yanked without warning from that sweet euphoria, you realize that you are no longer alone in your bodies, and that your passengers have made you whole again. Whole and more, much more than you were before. Now, you see each other across the battlefield with new eyes. In your midst stands a monolith, the objective you killed each other for. Drawn together and instilled with a purpose you can't fully fathom, a shared question echoing in each of your minds: "So, how do you want to do this?" Saturday, 7:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R696: [BETA TEST] "5 Across the Heart" by Newstand Press; presented by Erika Chappell. The world is in the grip of the forces of darkness, which have ruled it undisputed for thousands of years. It's up to a group of teenage girls granted magical powers to stop them, with the power of love and friendship! 5 Across the Heart is a Magical Girl game about revolution, girl power, and putting everything you have into getting everything you want. In this test, players will be creating custom characters to explore the character creation rules, before putting them through a brief set-piece to see how they work out. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R697: [BETA TEST] "After the War" by Genesis of Legend Publishing; presented by Kevin Farnworth. A science-fiction, memetic horror roleplaying game. After an alien force twisted the minds of galactic fleet, a massive war was triggered. Ten years later, survivors and refugees try to build a tight-knit community on an alien world. Looking for a general audience of science fiction and horror fans. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R698: [BETA TEST] "Awesome 8's" by Rising Stars Press; presented by Beth Rimmels. An easy, intuitive RPG designed for both absolute beginners and experienced players who prefer to focus on character and story rather than rules. This play test will feature a location limited, modern day, urban fantasy scenario to test the magic rules, and how they interact with the core rules. Characters will be members of a team, some of whom use magic and some don't. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R699: [BETA TEST] "Battenburgh" by Posthuman Studios; presented by Jack Graham. A Fiasco-like story game about overachieving families, their quirks, and their dysfunctions. If you love the family comedies of Wes Anderson (such as The Royal Tennenbaums, The Fantastic Mister Fox, The Darjeeling Limited, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), this game is for you - especially if you look at one of these films and think, "Oh crap, that's my family." Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R700: [ALPHA TEST] "Chromeshoe" by Nothing Ventured Games; presented by Paul Stefko. When those in power can edit the truth in real time, you have to be crafty to expose their lies. Resistance is about getting the word out to those who cannot even hear it. A GUMSHOE system cyberpunk game in early alpha, looking to explore what parts of the genre are most essential. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R701: [ALPHA TEST] "Death is Red in the World" presented by Catherine Ramen. A hack of Vincent Baker's "Dogs in the Vineyard". Russia, 1919: It is a time of Civil War. Whole provinces have been rendered lawless by counter-revolutionaries and bandits. That's where you come in: you're the militsiya, sent to police these towns and protect the Revolution. Can you keep your ideals in the face of terror? Where do you draw the line? We'll be looking specifically at designing towns for this environment. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R702: [BETA TEST] "Degrees of Difficulty" by DDGaming; presented by Daniel Berryman. Decks and Dice gaming presents Degrees of Difficulty, a gaming system where our goal is to give players the freedom and flexibility to build truly one of a kind characters. With that in mind the DoD system has no classes or character levels to get in the way of how you build your character. In a world where magic is control, the greatest empire ever built has been destroyed. After the fall of the empire, the slaves are finally free to live how they desire but do they still have the willpower to survive? When a new threat emerges, will the next generation be able to hold onto the freedom their fathers died for? Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R703: [BETA TEST] "EnTropey" presented by James D'Amato, Kat Kuhl. A card based beer and pretzels RPG where players solve problems using tropes from film, television, and video games. Find fun in justifying wild story changes that surprise even the people who initiate them. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R704: [FOCUS GROUP] "Freebooters" by Genesis of Legend Publishing; presented by Jason Pitre. Sig: Manual of the Primes is a cosmopolitan planar fantasy role playing game, set in a bizzare city of families, faith, and politics. Blades in the Dark is a game of scoundrels and criminals, who try to gain more power in a dark city full of hungry ghosts. In this focus group, we will look at how Blades in the Dark could be adapted to suit the planar setting of Sig. The designer is looking for people with familiarity with both Blades in the Dark and Sig/Planescape. Saturday, 8:00PM - 9:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

R705: [BETA TEST] "King of the Streetfighters" presented by Morgan Ellis. You are professional street fighters, vigilante martial artists, and lone ninja warriors who fight for justice, glory, and honor. You also all have reasons to fight, but are you a bad enough dude to unleash your fatal fury in a final fight on the streets of rage in a contest of mortal combat to prove you have mastered the art of fighting and crown your self the King of the Streetfighters? A game inspired by classic arcade fighting games and side scrolling beat 'em ups, using the Fate system. Focusing on Martial Arts Action, Tournament Fights, Fights on the Streets, and the Melodramatic Reasons to Fight. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

[FILLED] R706: [ALPHA TEST] "Mermaids & Sailors" presented by Johannes Oppermann. A mapmaking story game about building a relationship as a collaborative work of art. A facilitator takes a couple through the creation of a love and a love story by shared storytelling and asking leading questions. The couple draw a map of their relationship together. This game is in alpha phase - meaning I have tested it once, but it's still very rough and the playtest will not be the full finished game experience. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R707: [BETA TEST] "Nots & Crosses" by 9th Level Games; presented by Heather Wilson. Tic, tac, toe meets a tween H.P. Lovecraft in this short two-player storytelling game. All you need is a d10, a writing implement, and piece of paper to outwit the monsters (or eat the middle schoolers...). Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

R708: [BETA TEST] "NOVA6 Accelerated (Character Design)" by Legendsmiths; presented by Ryan O'Grady. NOVA6 is a rules-lite OGL system we are leveraging for multi-genre play. To expand on that effort, we have created an accelerated version of NOVA6 to facilitate quick character creation and enable rapid play and engagement. While the full NOVA6 rules are well suited to long-term campaign play, we want the accelerated version to serve as a great foundation for one-shot stories, especially where you want the players to be invested with their own characters rather than pregens. We will be playtesting character creation for multiple themes and maybe do a little testing of the characters as well. Help us make this design process fast, easy, and engaging. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R709: [ALPHA TEST] "Odd Luck Charms" presented by Jason Tocci. A rules-light RPG about sketchy collectors, amateurish heists, and ordinary objects with uncanny powers. All resolution is handled with a standard deck of poker cards, using briefly descriptive traits (akin to Fate's "aspects") to describe characteristics and consequences alike. How far would you go to secure a briefcase that opens to reveal a fresh plate of pasta, every time? Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R710: [BETA TEST] "Pasión de las Pasiones" by Stop, Hack & Roll; presented by Brandon Leon-Gambetta. Sit down on the couch with la familia and turn on Pasión de las Pasiones! Pasión de las Pasiones is a Powered by the Apocalypse game of desire, betrayal, and family inspired by the telenovelas of Latin America. You'll play the characters in a telenovela; beautiful lovers, cruel villains, and those just desperately trying to stop this family from falling apart. You'll also play a family gasping, jeering, and falling in love along with the story. Lies will be exposed, plots will be shattered, hearts will be broken. If you're very lucky, maybe you'll even throw El Generalísimo off a boat and get to a happy ending filled with flowers, dancing, and passion. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R711: [BETA TEST] "Project: Wingspan" by Robot Claw Design; presented by Russell Collins. A duet game, played in pairs of GMs and players, Project: Wingspan tells the story of one soldier who could change the course of a war. Merovia, a country from a fictional past is surrounded by hostile nations. To save themselves they use mysterious technologies and turn an ordinary person into a living weapon. You are the result of Project: Wingspan. You fly above the battlefield shattering enemy forces with a thought. For this session the testers will be given an abridged rulebook and asked to work through the introductory tutorials together. The designer will moderate as needed. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R712: [BETA TEST] "The City" presented by Jefferson Lee. The COMPANY barely tolerates operations by The OPPOSITION, even if they all act under the same OATH, but sometimes national security requires their special brand of graceful brutality. So when something terrible happens and The Opposition shows up in your city, you know that there will be very little room for Traitors like you. You have to do what you can to protect your secrets, your future, and in the process, maybe do some good in the city that you love. The City is a Poker card based game that takes place in Portland, OR. It is a rules-lite storytelling game that has its heart in noir, but borrows some of its style and class from an espionage thriller. Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

R713: [BETA TEST] "The Harnessed" presented by Ian Jarrard. A home-brewed d6 system set in the distant future - a place where heroes shape the very fabric of reality. Their goals: to transform a shattered galaxy into a new age for humankind, while combating multidimensional horrors from an uncertain past. It has been over a thousand years since the Harnessed battled Prions and their Omni progenitors, a battle fought using repurposed powers melded with human will. A thousand years of civilizations rising and falling in the relative peace from a greater war now mostly forgotten. But that peace is unraveling. Harbingers of that terrible war are emerging, and Prions once again walk between the worlds. Will the Harnessed be able to stop them? Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 6 seats left.

R714: [ALPHA TEST] "Velvet Generation" presented by Richard Ranallo. The Starchildren crossed the galaxy looking for the home planet of rock & roll. But by the time they arrive, Earth has changed for the worse. The oppressive Ministry of Music has all but stamped out free expression of any kind. The Starchildren and their Earthling allies in the rock & roll underground have no choice but to fight back with the power of music! (Neotraditional RPG, homebrew dice pool-based system.) Saturday, 8:00PM - 10:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 3 seats left.

[FILLED] R715: [FOCUS GROUP] "183 Days" presented by James Stuart, Sara Williamson. Sam can see the future. Dylan can see many possible futures. Tomorrow, they go on a date. When the two of them intersect, can their relationship end in anything but tragedy, or is there more than one way life can turn out? In 183 Days, you and a partner, with no GM, will play out the relationship between Sam and Dylan, the only two clairvoyants in the world. Saturday, 9:00PM - 10:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R748: [BETA TEST] "Barely Legal Transgender Certified Public Accountants" by Games By Play Date; presented by Glenn Given. A moderated but collaborative RPG storygame of transhuman cyberpunk superheroes in a weird future. Players will portray a supergroup of bizarre heroes fighting even weirder foes to stop their nefarious plans. Expect a high energy, momentum focused collaborative storygame where wild ideas are welcome. This genderqueer game uses challenging themes including body horror, sexuality, drug use and violence. Players should expect physical movement by way of regular dance and karaoke interludes. Loud music and flashing lights will be used in the presentation. Saturday, 10:00PM - 1:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R749: [BETA TEST] "Beyonder RPG: Legends of Tamarra" by Flying NightBear Games; presented by Robin McEntire, Caleb McEntire. The hearts of the planet Ethem beat in powerful asynchrony as It sleeps. From Its wombs bubble up rich life in gelid black ocean, in waterless desert. But those are not the organs you're exploring today: no, you're part of the pioneering team of Geoanatomists who will descend into the depths of the Kellith Sea to explore Ethem's lung, a miles-wide pocket of air that persists against all laws of nature beneath miles of salt water. Your team knows little except that these are unexplored depths - and that the anatomy of the planet can often contain more than you bargained for. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R750: [BETA TEST] "Cobblestone" presented by Jacqueline Beckwith. A gothic horror PbtA game where the mundane walk among the monstrous. How do you handle being powerless in a world of strange power? How do you make your own empowerment? Manage the delicate balance of your mind and emotions as you seek to understand, destroy, or simply cope with the supernatural. In the end, maybe the true horror is in how we handle it. Take up your lanterns and walk the Cobblestone. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R751: [BETA TEST] "Fedora Noir" presented by Joseph Greathead. 1930s America; the country is recovering from a depression, Hollywood is in an upswing, alcohol is legal again, and someone has come knocking on the Detective's door. There's a missing person, and it's up to the Detective and their lucky hat to find out what happened to them. Fedora Noir, a serious, scene-focused story telling game explores what happens when a run-down Detective with a checkered past must rely on the only two people still willing to speak to them. Learn about the rotten underbelly of the city, rediscover the questionable choices you forgot about, and connect the facts of the case to find out what's really happening. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R752: [BETA TEST] "Flying Circus" by Newstand Press; presented by Erika Chappell. As mercenary pilots in a fantasy world of magic and machine, take to the skies in rickety aircraft and battle bandits, rival companies, and the sinister forces of darkness for as long as your engine holds out. Flying Circus is a blend of Powered by the Apocalypse and old-school crunch, featuring a highly detailed air combat system that still runs in theatre of mind. In this test, players will take to the air with premade characters and in pre-made planes and run through a "routine" of air and ground gameplay. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R753: [BETA TEST] "Imperiums: Campaign Setting" by Mór Games; presented by William Moomaw. Building upon the core mechanics of 5E, the Imperiums Campaign Setting reenvisions several core features of the base ruleset. Using pre-generated characters, this playtest examines new mechanics to expand the types of noncombat encounters and challenges in a story-driven game. These options include mechanics for Possession/Influence, Practical Magic, Communing with spirits. Players will also have the chance to test new character options. Additionally, as this setting incorporates options for varying genders and non-European influenced characters, playtesters who are interested in evaluating the presentation of such material would be highly appreciated. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

R754: [BETA TEST] "Love Each Other" by Special Snowflake Games; presented by Gavin White. A queer & peri-apocalyptic narrative story-game for two players, in which we craft a world that reflects our characters' inner lives and explore themes of love and community-formation. It asks us whether we can love each other well enough that our community has a chance to survive (though we ourselves will probably not). We'll be playtesting methods for introducing and teaching some fiddly mechanical bits. The mechanics in question model our natural human resistance to connection in the face of our fears, and give the players a choice: say yes, say no, or roll dice. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 2 seats left.

R755: [BETA TEST] "Lovecraft Rules" presented by Tim Hutchings. A tabletop story game using simple but novel dice mechanics. Players share protagonists, with the roles of player and GM fluidly moving around the table. The system seeks to emulate the style of Lovecraftian narrative, using epistolary story telling and other tricks to emulate the author's style. This is a late Beta test of a sturdy game. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R756: [BETA TEST] "Project #GUMTHEWS Fantasy Gumshoe" by Pelgrane Press; presented by Kevin Kulp. Sword & sorcery, in the spirit of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Presented by Kevin Kulp, to be published by Pelgrane Press. This 3-hour beta playtest focuses specifically on the game's rules for political factions, dungeon delving, traps, sorcery, and creative combat. Saturday, 10:00PM - 1:00AM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R757: [BETA TEST] "Robot Cities" presented by Melissa Lewis-Gentry. You have just rebooted after the Great Experiment. Why you chose to break robot law and experience emotions, only you know. Now the experiment is over, and the memories of your robot life have returned, along with the knowledge that will be hunted if your secrets are discovered. Robot Cities is a PbtA/Fate mashup that leans heavily on the Skeletons by Melissa Lewis-Gentry. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R758: [BETA TEST] "Tactical Mech PVP" presented by Jared Tripp, Mick von Heyn. In a world where mech battles are a sports phenomenon, choose your mech and make your name! We've tried to find a balance between detailed mechanics and quick rules, and we need your help testing! Players will be divided into two teams and battle for victory! Fans of games like D&D 3.5, 4e, GURPS, XCOM, and Fallout 1 & 2 will find some mechanics familiar. Players of all experience levels are welcome, just be ready for basic math and fightin' mechs! Sessions will be casual; we're just looking for some feedback! Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R759: [BETA TEST] "Tension" presented by Alex Roberts. Tension is the 2-player Jenga-based RPG of forbidden love. Play two people who really really want to, but really really shouldn't. If the tower falls, restraint gives way, and your characters' feelings become impossible to deny. But this game is about what happens before then. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Very Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R760: [BETA TEST] "Treads" by Green Hat Designs; presented by Mark Richardson. An RPG story game set against the chaos and uncertainty of the second world war. You play the Crew of a single M4A3 Sherman Medium Tank on the front lines of the war. These playtests will involve focus group style discussion as well as testing of various game elements such as: character creation, interaction, mission flow and combat. The system is original, untested and uses standard playing cards. Play to find out if you can all live. And maybe you all can't. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R761: [BETA TEST] "Wizards of the Three Moons" by Parenthesis Press; presented by Neal Stidham. Under a bleak crimson sun, amid the decaying splendor of the Three Moons, wizards scheme. Play those wizards, as well as the pawns they send on their esoteric errands. Built to tell sprawling interwoven tales inspired by Jack Vance and Clark Ashton Smith, Wizards of the Three Moons uses a Tarot deck and a token draw system to tell tales of a decadent and weird future. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R762: [ALPHA TEST] "Xenolanguage" by Thorny Games; presented by Hakan Seyalioglu, Kathryn Hymes. It's five minutes in the future and we've made first contact. In Xenolanguage, you are a linguist tasked with deciphering an alien language. As you gain fluency, you begin to see the world differently. In this Alpha workshop, we will experiment with different techniques for deciphering the language. Come prepared to mainly experiment with mechanics and engage in design discussions. Saturday, 10:00PM - 12:00AM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R795: [ALPHA TEST] "Armored Society" by Magpie Games; presented by Brendan Conway. In Serland, armor is more than just protection from the monsters that roam the land - it's protection from the monsters that live at court, the kind that kill with words and smiles. Do you what it takes to survive and thrive in this world of politics, desire, and danger? Come playtest the new character creation system for this latest version of the Powered by the Apocalypse game inspired by the works of Jane Austen and Game of Thrones. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R796: [BETA TEST] "Bullets in the Mountain" by Radical Bomb Games; presented by Steve Radabaugh. A town struggles to survive on the Wyoming frontier as bandits, native conflicts, and nature threaten to take everything. A powered by the Apocalypse game that focuses on your reputation in the town. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R797: [BETA TEST] "Demihumans" by Robert Bohl Games; presented by Robert Bohl. The Golden Age is ending, and soon all that will be left is humanity. Play elves, halflings, trolls, and other fantasy peoples as they face physical and cultural extinction in a world that no longer has any place for them. You'll be able to choose between a character/world creation session or playing a first episode with premade situation. Demihumans is more an Apocalypse World hack than a Powered by the Apocalypse game, so AW veterans, come my way. But anyone who has played a fantasy video game or seen Lord of the Rings is welcome. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R798: [BETA TEST] "Harsh Generation" presented by Emily O'Neil. An electrogrunge storytelling game that relies on improvisation and card-based prompts to set up and navigate the ruined theocracy of America in 2300. Storytellers must leverage their networks, street smarts, and high tech body modifications in order to narrate their way through the city of Delphia while simultaneously satisfying the brutal demands of their faith. Players control all aspects of their scenes with a Moderator embodying chance and the environment. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R799: [ALPHA TEST] "Immortal Beloved" by Incarnadine Press; presented by Kathryn Miller. This is a game about Love and Monsters, and the power of transformation. One player plays the Immortal, a being of inhuman power whose bond to the Beloved is also its vulnerability. One player plays the Beloved, a very powerless mortal who is drawn by empathy, fascination, and attraction to a dark otherworldly being - the Immortal. The rest of the players play the Chorus, taking on the roles of the important beings in the lives of the Immortal and the Beloved, guiding them into the conflicts that will determine whether the game is a romance or a tragedy. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R800: [ALPHA TEST] "Jersey Gore" presented by Karaktakus Audel. Welcome to Jersey Gore, the hit new reality show where Big Brother meets classic Horror Movie Monsters. Muscle worshiping villains fight out their petty jealousies while on the prowl for love and dinner. Design note: a GM-less nano game designed to mechanize supercritical states and make you hate your friends. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 5 seats left.

[FILLED] R801: [BETA TEST] "Love Commander" by Sweet Potato Press; presented by Dev Purkayastha. A card-driven story-game where a human commander and a crew of aliens must unite to reveal secrets, earn trust, save the universe, and start an ill-considered romance - all in an hour. It's tone is a loud, boisterous, funny party game where you re-use sci-fi tropes and tell a story. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R802: [BETA TEST] "Love in the Afterworld" by Heart of the Deernicorn; presented by Ross Cowman. a storytelling game about love, survival, and the end of civilization. One of us plays the Survivor, lost on a long solo hike in the wilderness. The rest of us play the Loved Ones, and before they left on their journey, we all lived together in The City. While they were gone, something terrible happened and we may not have survived. Maybe they’ll make it back, maybe we survived and they’ll find us again. Either way, the life we knew is gone, and this is the Afterworld. Love in the Afterworld uses a procedurally generated map and unforgiving mechanics governing the health and well being of the Survivor juxtaposed with exploratory memory scenes of our life together back in the City. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R803: [BETA TEST] "Mission: Accomplished" presented by Jeff Stormer. You did it! You and your team of super-spies have saved the world once again. Now comes the hard part: the debriefing session. Each player will file a written report to Mission Control, who will then interrogate the players to find what went wrong, what went right, who deserves a promotion, and who is getting burned. A tongue-in-cheek, semi-competitive, improvised storytelling game of social spin doctoring, convoluted explanations, and unreliable narrators. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R804: [BETA TEST] "Nahual" presented by Miguel Angel Espinoza. A Mexican role playing game Powered by the Apocalypse set on the universe created by the comic book artist Edgar Clément, started in the graphic novel Operacion Bolivar. In Nahual players are angel hunters, descendants from the powerful brujos nahuales that fought against the invading angels that came with the conquistadores. They have the dormant gifts that allow them to touch the gods and their harbingers, but their memory is lost, impoverishing the greatness of these wonders. Many angel hunters just struggle for survival, some crave power, others look for answers—at the end they all agree in one thing: A nahual lives to hunt down angels. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R805: [ALPHA TEST] "New Frontiers" by Newstand Press; presented by Erika Chappell. In the distant future of 2179, humanity has put aside its differences and reached for the stars. As officers of the Union of Aligned Stars Astro Force, you are tasked with exploring the cosmos, solving problems and making first contact. Wrestle with your ethics as you confront otherworldly problems with violence, diplomacy, and science! In this alpha test of the rebuilt system, we’re mostly going to be playing with the numbers in the skill system and trying to get through a classic-style plot while the system inevitably implodes around us. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R806: [ALPHA TEST] "Pulp Era" by TSR Games; presented by James Carpio. A tabletop role playing game set in the pulp era of the 1930s-1940s. Pulp Era is a restructuring of the Lucky 13 system found in TSR's new Top Secret: New World Order RPG to create a cinematic counterpart.In this session, I would like to discuss resource economies and how best to implement them into the core system. Rules will be covered to give context. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R807: [ALPHA TEST] "Space Ice Hauler Heartbreak" presented by James Malloy. You've just met the person of your dreams. You've fallen madly in love. It is an intense and unexpected love. Unfortunately one of you has a contract with a major ice hauling corporation. You'll have to venture out into the dangers of deep space to fulfill the contract and free yourself to spending the rest of your life with your loved one. This game for two players follows the relationship and lives of two people who have to spend much of their time apart. Through a series of debriefing sessions, you will reconnect with your loved one, share experiences, and make up for lost time. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R808: [BETA TEST] "Tactical Mech PVP" presented by Jared Tripp, Mick von Heyn. In a world where mech battles are a sports phenomenon, choose your mech and make your name! We've tried to find a balance between detailed mechanics and quick rules, and we need your help testing! Players will be divided into two teams and battle for victory! Fans of games like D&D 3.5, 4e, GURPS, XCOM, and Fallout 1 & 2 will find some mechanics familiar. Players of all experience levels are welcome, just be ready for basic math and fightin' mechs! Sessions will be casual; we're just looking for some feedback! Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 2 seats left.

R809: [BETA TEST] "The City Afterlife" presented by Rob Deobald. A diceless, cooperative/GM-less, urban fantasy, PbtA RPG that draws inspiration from Avery Alder's Dream Askew with bits borrowed from Matthijs Holter and Jason Morningstar's Love in the itme of Khvareneh. Awareness of a supernatural reality has slithered into public consciousness. We stand in the threshold between an ancient facade and this brave new world. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R810: [BETA TEST] "To Serve Her Wintry Hunger" by Cavalry Games; presented by Stephen Dewey. The winter has come, and you live to serve. Yuki Onna hungers and has called upon you, Her spirits of snow, to gather sustenance for her. She has summoned forth a terrible winter storm and cast you out to capture human lost within it. Game mechanics involve improvising answers to question prompts, so improvisational skills are a plus. Content Warning: belittling, teasing, and bullying. Death and themes of human suffering set against a dark fairy tale backdrop. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R811: [ALPHA TEST] "Untitled Space Empire Game" by Loremaster Games; presented by Ryan Schoon. The Galaxy is in crisis; can you seize the opportunity and improve your fortunes or will you be overtaken by events? In this hack of Undying (a diceless Powered by the Apocalypse game), players will take the roles of powerful factions vying for status and influence in a sprawling sci-fi empire. Join us for an alpha test of this system: pick your faction and watch your fortunes play out over generations. Sunday, 10:00AM - 12:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

[FILLED] R812: [FOCUS GROUP] "Princess World" presented by Kevin Petker. A game about girls who rule. Tough, capable heroines struggle against enemies and expectations as they strive to find their place... or create one of their own. Working alone and together, they will weave the tapestry of Princess World. Powered by the Apocalypse. Sunday, 11:00AM - 12:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R837: [ALPHA TEST] "Atomic Witch" presented by Karaktakus Audel. The year: 1961. You're just a simple stay at home mom, wife…and witch. In a world designed by men, for men, what will it take for you to smash the bonds of patriarchy and claim your true power? Come test new mechanics designed to create a conversation about power dynamics, shame, and what it would take for you to become a wicked witch. The design is something between Sorcerer, Blades in the Dark, and Mad Men. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R838: [BETA TEST] "Beyonder RPG: Legends of Tamarra" by Flying NightBear Games; presented by Robin McEntire, Caleb McEntire. The hearts of the planet Ethem beat in powerful asynchrony as It sleeps. From Its wombs bubble up rich life in gelid black ocean, in waterless desert. But those are not the organs you're exploring today: no, you're part of the pioneering team of Geoanatomists who will descend into the depths of the Kellith Sea to explore Ethem's lung, a miles-wide pocket of air that persists against all laws of nature beneath miles of salt water. Your team knows little except that these are unexplored depths - and that the anatomy of the planet can often contain more than you bargained for. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

R839: [BETA TEST] "Blightrealms RPG (Spell Creation)" by Golden Dragon Studio; presented by Thomas Toynton. The Blightrealms Universe and Adventure Dice RPG System encourage players to create their own magic spells - the goal being a game world filled with creative, unique magic. Use the Magic Creation system comprised of 5 characteristics to design spells for utility, combat, or just plain silliness. Time will be given for playtesting the spells you create - utilizing them within a Blightrealms scenario of eldritch fantasy. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 3 seats left.

R840: [BETA TEST] "BLOCKBUSTER!" presented by Christopher Duffy Austin. In an attempt to save their failing studio Formula Pictures has used most of their upcoming film’s budget hiring the most famous actors they can find. Turns out you can save a ton by not hiring writers or directors. Play as outlandish actors competing to be the star of a film they make up on the fly, changing the genre to suit your needs and hindering your opponents with dreaded studio notes! Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Silly, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R841: [BETA TEST] "Family Without Values" presented by Justin Rogers. A dysfunctional family comedy RPG built off the mechanics of the game Swords Without Master by Epidiah Ravachol. In it, each player will choose a playbook a la Apocalypse World and answer some questions to create their scheming, narcissistic, and foolish family member, then begin playing out scenes as creators, actors, and audience. Dice are rolled to determine the overtone of the scene and the tone of each action -- will they be "Cheeky and Fun," or "Tragic and Cruel"? Players slip and struggle against the manipulations of other family members and their own inadequacies until, presumably, nothing is accomplished. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R842: [BETA TEST] "Imperiums: Campaign Setting" by Mór Games; presented by William Moomaw. Building upon the core mechanics of 5E, the Imperiums Campaign Setting reenvisions several core features of the base ruleset. Using pre-generated characters, this playtest examines new mechanics to expand the types of noncombat encounters and challenges in a story-driven game. These options include mechanics for Possession/Influence, Practical Magic, Communing with spirits. Players will also have the chance to test new character options. Additionally, as this setting incorporates options for varying genders and non-European influenced characters, playtesters who are interested in evaluating the presentation of such material would be highly appreciated. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Serious, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R843: [ALPHA TEST] "Legacy" by Growling Door Games, Inc.; presented by Michelle Lyons. A game based on the Gumshoe system in which players uncover a mystery that has haunted a family through generations and put an end to it before it destroys them all. This game is designed to emulate Gothic literature in that it a) centers on a specific family, b) takes place in a specific location, and c) involves a complex, knotty mystery that stretches across time and space, affecting multiple generations. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

R844: [BETA TEST] "Magimundi: Vacant Chair" by Learn Larp LLC; presented by Benjamin Walker. An RPG scenario by Jason Morningstar being tested in a Fate-based system developed by Ben Walker. The Vacant Chair is a sprawling, action and magic-filled adventure set during the final year of the American Civil War. In it, you will find intrigue, treachery, strange beasts and stranger spells, both railroad tracks and ley lines twisted and wrecked by unstoppable armies, and - perhaps - the end of a great terror that threatens to upend the world. Follows Sherman's march to Savannah and a parallel story of magical terror taking place in the Magimundi. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R845: [BETA TEST] "Pasión de las Pasiones" by Stop, Hack & Roll; presented by Brandon Leon-Gambetta. Sit down on the couch with la familia and turn on Pasión de las Pasiones! Pasión de las Pasiones is a Powered by the Apocalypse game of desire, betrayal, and family inspired by the telenovelas of Latin America. You'll play the characters in a telenovela; beautiful lovers, cruel villains, and those just desperately trying to stop this family from falling apart. You'll also play a family gasping, jeering, and falling in love along with the story. Lies will be exposed, plots will be shattered, hearts will be broken. If you're very lucky, maybe you'll even throw El Generalísimo off a boat and get to a happy ending filled with flowers, dancing, and passion. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R846: [BETA TEST] "Perfect Crime" presented by Daniel Thoreson. You've accepted an invitation to a fancy dinner party, only to find yourself trapped inside until you kill a fellow guest... without getting caught. An over-the-top murder mystery game where both the murder and the mystery are up to you and your fellow players! This is a rules-lite system where each player role plays more than one character, so people that love games with heavy storytelling and role play elements are strongly encouraged to play. Sunday, 12:00PM - 3:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 0 seats left.

[FILLED] R847: [ALPHA TEST] "Project Violacea" by Wrong Brothers Gaming; presented by Colin Kyle. Help us playtest the tabletop RPG version of a game and setting designed by Keisha Howard and her organization, the Sugar Gamers, which advocates for underrepresented demographics in the video gaming and geek community. The game is set in a dystopian future controlled by a global, totalitarian oligarchy, where a rebellion has taken root. A group of fugitive scientists and philosophers have developed an implant called Violacea that enhances human abilities-but in unexpected and volatile ways. Fueled by the new, untested power of Violacea, individuals like you and me wage a secret uprising through the spread of information and carefully coordinated strikes. The rebellion is growing, and we here at Sugar Gamers want you to be a part of it. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.

R848: [FOCUS GROUP] "PSICOM" by Saddle Shaped Games; presented by James Dagg. In 3127, PSICOM, the Psychokinetic Soldier Initiative/Command, was created to fulfill the Galactic Coalition's need for a highly-mobile special investigative and reconnaissance force. With full latitude and unlimited jurisdiction, they can set foot anywhere in the galaxy and solve problems with a single surgical strike. They make a potent assault force, sure. But who else in the galaxy can scan latent psychoempathic resonance in an area to track an escaped criminal, feel lies as surely as they can feel raindrops on their skin, or blast away an entire enemy squad with a blast of pure force with a wave of their hand? PSICOM's role is to fill in the gaps - they do what Coalition Security can't. This focus group will analyze the game's core themes, desired emotional and tactical gameplay, and hopefully find a direction to mechanically reinforce those goals. Sunday, 12:00PM - 1:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

R849: [ALPHA TEST] "Salted Earth" by Imaginary Audience; presented by Danielle Lauzon. A game about saving the world from certain an inevitable destruction by traveling through the multiverse and making small changes that ripple back to your own world. Inspired by media like Sliders, Quantum Leap, and The Flash (the CW show). Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 3 seats left.

R850: [BETA TEST] "Scherzando!" by hamZardo; presented by Arthur Gilchrist. Scherzando! is a setting-agnostic one-shot game involving musical improvisation. Players will take turns playing music on the fly to provide the backtrack of the game - no musical experience needed. The mechanics revolve around trying to communicate emotional states through music and play, and listening to what other people are trying to communicate. The game is designed with a focus on listening and collaboration, but results in stories which are explosive and dynamic. It's a brand new way to experience a game. Sunday, 12:00PM - 3:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 2 seats left.

R851: [BETA TEST] "Tactical Mech PVP" presented by Jared Tripp, Mick von Heyn. In a world where mech battles are a sports phenomenon, choose your mech and make your name! We've tried to find a balance between detailed mechanics and quick rules, and we need your help testing! Players will be divided into two teams and battle for victory! Fans of games like D&D 3.5, 4e, GURPS, XCOM, and Fallout 1 & 2 will find some mechanics familiar. Players of all experience levels are welcome, just be ready for basic math and fightin' mechs! Sessions will be casual; we're just looking for some feedback! Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 4 seats left.

[FILLED] R852: [BETA TEST] "Timepeekers" by Growling Door Games, Inc.; presented by Matthew McFarland. A Powered by the Apocalypse game about growing up, childhood adventures, and a looming crisis of apocalyptic proportions. You can fight, or even solve, that crisis now, if you're willing to learn a little bit too much about your own future in the process. Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R853: [ALPHA TEST] "Velvet Generation" presented by Richard Ranallo. The Starchildren crossed the galaxy looking for the home planet of rock & roll. But by the time they arrive, Earth has changed for the worse. The oppressive Ministry of Music has all but stamped out free expression of any kind. The Starchildren and their Earthling allies in the rock & roll underground have no choice but to fight back with the power of music! (Neotraditional RPG, homebrew dice pool-based system.) Sunday, 12:00PM - 2:00PM; Fun, 18 & Over ONLY. There are 4 seats left.

R879: [ALPHA TEST] "Amazing Adventures in Space" by Dust Pan Games; presented by Neal Tanner. Tired of polishing bulkheads? Sick of scrubbing power conduits? Feel like making a difference to the galaxy at large? Join the Explorer's Guild! We're always in need of enterprising individuals seeking glory and wealth for exploration and salvage missions. Meet new and interesting people from across the galaxy! Explore alien ruins and abandoned ships! Confront exciting new life forms and new civilizations! And of course: bring home lots and lots of treasure! Minus our fee and any medical/funeral expenses, of course, but that hardly ever happens. Really. Join now and get a spiffy recruit's uniform, complete with the official Explorer's red shirt! Sunday, 3:00PM - 5:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 2 seats left.

[FILLED] R880: [BETA TEST] "Companions' Tale: Corruption Within" by Sweet Potato Press; presented by Laura Simpson. A map-making storytelling game where you tell the tale of an epic hero, righting wrongs and saving kingdoms. The hero acts, and leaves others to tell the tale. You are those others: the hero's closest companions. Whose version of the heroic tale will become canon, and whose will be a footnote to history? Sunday, 3:00PM - 5:00PM; Fun, All Ages. There are 0 seats left.

R881: [BETA TEST] "Degrees of Difficulty" by DDGaming; presented by Daniel Berryman. Decks and Dice gaming presents Degrees of Difficulty, a gaming system where our goal is to give players the freedom and flexibility to build truly one of a kind characters. With that in mind the DoD system has no classes or character levels to get in the way of how you build your character. In a world where magic is control, the greatest empire ever built has been destroyed. After the fall of the empire, the slaves are finally free to live how they desire but do they still have the willpower to survive? When a new threat emerges, will the next generation be able to hold onto the freedom their fathers died for? Sunday, 3:00PM - 5:00PM; Fun, All Ages. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 3 seats left.

R882: [BETA TEST] "Secret Journey Monsters" presented by Graham Gentz. A game about discovery. Players create and portray adolescents, Wayfarers, setting out on a rags-to-rich pilgrimage, finding and entreating the many monsters and spirits of their world to accompany them on your adventure. Other Wayfarers travel parallel journeys to yours and if you meet them on the road, they will want to test the elemental prowess of their monster partners against yours in ritualistic combat! Sunday, 3:00PM - 5:00PM; Fun, All Ages. ***ONLY ONE SEAT LEFT!***

[FILLED] R883: [BETA TEST] "The Art of Power" by Galileo Games, Inc.; presented by Brennan Taylor. Medieval power politics in a land ruled by women. This new system is meant to simulate Game of Thrones-style power politics. Sunday, 3:00PM - 5:00PM; Serious, 18 & Over ONLY. This is a HI-TEST session. There are 0 seats left.