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“The Rainslick Murders” is a Standard One Shot/ Playtest session of Cards. Led by Ansel Burch
May
25

“The Rainslick Murders” is a Standard One Shot/ Playtest session of Cards. Led by Ansel Burch

A noir-style game of cat and mouse plays out when those with nothing to lose discover that there's one thing they'd wager the only thing they've got left to get.

The Cloister is less of a neighborhood and more of a hive. People have built the city of today on the ruins of yesterday leaving plenty of the past poking through at the margins. It's an area both protected and excluded from the business of the rest of the city, leaving its denizens to get up to all manner of dealings in the hidden alleys, tunnels, and bridges that defy any attempt at mapping or organization.

This game will be good if you like film noir, fictionalized cities, and playing someone who walks on the dark side.

We will build characters in the session.

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Murder, the threat of dismemberment, being utterly lost and alone.

Check out the System Reference Document- https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

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

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“The Rainslick Murders” is a Standard One Shot/ Playtest session of Cards. Led by Ansel Burch
May
25

“The Rainslick Murders” is a Standard One Shot/ Playtest session of Cards. Led by Ansel Burch

A noir-style game of cat and mouse plays out when those with nothing to lose discover that there's one thing they'd wager the only thing they've got left to get.

The Cloister is less of a neighborhood and more of a hive. People have built the city of today on the ruins of yesterday leaving plenty of the past poking through at the margins. It's an area both protected and excluded from the business of the rest of the city, leaving its denizens to get up to all manner of dealings in the hidden alleys, tunnels, and bridges that defy any attempt at mapping or organization.

This game will be good if you like film noir, fictionalized cities, and playing someone who walks on the dark side.

We will build characters in the session.

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Murder, the threat of dismemberment, being utterly lost and alone.

Check out the System Reference Document- https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

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

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“Raptor Peak: Velvet Hands for Dragonscale Gloves” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks system. Led by Ansel Burch
Apr
28

“Raptor Peak: Velvet Hands for Dragonscale Gloves” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks system. Led by Ansel Burch

Some say that Raptor Peak represents the edge of the known world. And looking north from the frostbitten crag would certainly encourage that impression for most. So, having a visitor from the distant north, beyond the distant horizon would be enough cause for excitement without her also carrying a demanding message from the distant city of dragons.

This game will be great if you like lighthearted fantasy, creative problem-solving, and playtesting new systems.

Players should build beginning characters ahead using the guidelines in the system doc, https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room 1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: None

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

Check out the game rules- https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

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“Return to Tarjeta Mesa” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks system. Led Ansel Burch.
Apr
28

“Return to Tarjeta Mesa” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks system. Led Ansel Burch.

Lots of places have a west and our world is no different. The people of the continent may have a peaceful coexistence but the people who society has no room for or who have no room for society.

This game will be great if you like historically inaccurate cowfolks, and weird western stories. Players should build beginning characters ahead. https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

This session will be especially good for new players.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room 1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Mild dismemberment

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

Check out the game rules- https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

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“Raptor Peak: Velvet Hands for Dragonscale Gloves” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks system. Led by Ansel Burch
Apr
28

“Raptor Peak: Velvet Hands for Dragonscale Gloves” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks system. Led by Ansel Burch

Some say that Raptor Peak represents the edge of the known world. And looking north from the frostbitten crag would certainly encourage that impression for most. So, having a visitor from the distant north, beyond the distant horizon would be enough cause for excitement without her also carrying a demanding message from the distant city of dragons.

This game will be great if you like lighthearted fantasy, creative problem-solving, and playtesting new systems.

Players should build beginning characters ahead using the guidelines in the system doc, https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room 1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: None

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

Check out the game rules- https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

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“Raptor Peak: Neck Romance” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks. Led by Ansel Burch
Mar
17

“Raptor Peak: Neck Romance” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks. Led by Ansel Burch

Raptor Peak is an idyllic tourist destination, far to the north and notably distant from most population centers. It's attracted thrill seekers, rich vacationers, and ne'er do wells alike. What better place to make some friends or raise a family?

This game will be great if you like lighthearted fantasy, making fun of consumer culture. Players should build beginning characters ahead.

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: The Undead

Check out the Rules: https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

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“Raptor Peak: Neck Romance” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks. Led by	Ansel Burch
Mar
16

“Raptor Peak: Neck Romance” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) session in the Mavericks. Led by Ansel Burch

Raptor Peak is an idyllic tourist destination, far to the north and notably distant from most population centers. It's attracted thrill seekers, rich vacationers, and ne'er do wells alike. What better place to make some friends or raise a family?

This game will be great if you like lighthearted fantasy, making fun of consumer culture. Players should build beginning characters ahead.

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: The Undead

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“The Beach Episode” a Standard One Shot in the All Outta Bubblegum system. Led by Ansel Burch
Mar
15

“The Beach Episode” a Standard One Shot in the All Outta Bubblegum system. Led by Ansel Burch

A seemingly normal trip to the beach escalates to an all-out melee as it turns out every single sunbather is a world-class assassin.

This slapstick rollercoaster will be a great time if you like wild swings of success, madcap storytelling, and very little forward momentum

We will build characters in the session.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Hyper violence.

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“Raptor Peak: Mavericks” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel
Feb
25

“Raptor Peak: Mavericks” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel

"Raptor Peak is an idyllic vacation spot, high on a snowy crag and primed for adventure and leisure alike. What only the locals know is that underneath the sanitized safety of this tourist destination is a simmering pot of disasters that must be kept in check for the safety of visitors.

Fate is coming for Raptor Peak in a big way as the nefarious elements in the local counsel make their "

This game will be great if you like cozy mysteries, small towns with big problems, shenanigans, and new games.

Players should build beginning characters ahead.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Backstabbing, money-grubbing, land lording.

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“The Sidewinder” a Playtest session in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel
Feb
25

“The Sidewinder” a Playtest session in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel

“The Sidewinder” a Playtest session in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks Word has it Scagtown Slim caught a bullet, leaving Tarjeta Mesa up for grabs. Fer' them what hain't aware, that's the tallest lookout in all the western territories. Naturally, everyone and their pappy wants a piece of it. Will you and your crew of spur-jangling horse enthusiasts make it there to stake your claim afore any other varmint with a bad attitude and a good head start? Well, that's between you and fate.

This game will be great if you like poorly researched Westerns, non-historical histories, and Westerns that probably aren't in the American West

Players should build Beginning characters ahead.

https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Violence

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“The Sidewinder” a Playtest session in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel
Feb
25

“The Sidewinder” a Playtest session in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel

“The Sidewinder” a Playtest session in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks Word has it Scagtown Slim caught a bullet, leaving Tarjeta Mesa up for grabs. Fer' them what hain't aware, that's the tallest lookout in all the western territories. Naturally, everyone and their pappy wants a piece of it. Will you and your crew of spur-jangling horse enthusiasts make it there to stake your claim afore any other varmint with a bad attitude and a good head start? Well, that's between you and fate.

This game will be great if you like poorly researched Westerns, non-historical histories, and Westerns that probably aren't in the American West

Players should build Beginning characters ahead.

https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Violence

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“Mavericks: introduction and character building” a Playtest session and system expo in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel
Feb
24

“Mavericks: introduction and character building” a Playtest session and system expo in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel

"Your character can be anything, the story is what you make, and how things unfold is between you and fate. Your character sheet is an ever-evolving deck of cards, marked with the story of your deeds and abilities.

Mavericks is a new RPG in development and you can be among the first to try it out. This session will be an overview of the rules and a chance to build a character for use in a future game. Games are being offered throughout TTRPG pickup Con and will be offered monthly for the rest of the year.

Ansel hopes for the release of this game by GenCon this year.

This game will be great if you like new games, cards, story first RP We will build characters in session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: None

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“Raptor Peak: Mavericks” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel
Feb
24

“Raptor Peak: Mavericks” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel

"Raptor Peak is an idyllic vacation spot, high on a snowy crag and primed for adventure and leisure alike. What only the locals know is that underneath the sanitized safety of this tourist destination is a simmering pot of disasters that must be kept in check for the safety of visitors.

Fate is coming for Raptor Peak in a big way as the nefarious elements in the local counsel make their "

This game will be great if you like cozy mysteries, small towns with big problems, shenanigans, and new games.

Players should build beginning characters ahead.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Backstabbing, money-grubbing, land lording.

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“Mavericks: introduction and character building” a Playtest session and system expo in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel
Feb
23

“Mavericks: introduction and character building” a Playtest session and system expo in the Mavericks (working title) system. Led by Ansel

"Your character can be anything, the story is what you make, and how things unfold is between you and fate. Your character sheet is an ever-evolving deck of cards, marked with the story of your deeds and abilities.

Mavericks is a new RPG in development and you can be among the first to try it out. This session will be an overview of the rules and a chance to build a character for use in a future game. Games are being offered throughout TTRPG pickup Con and will be offered monthly for the rest of the year.

Ansel hopes for the release of this game by GenCon this year.

This game will be great if you like new games, cards, story first RP We will build characters in session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: None

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Riders of the Cowpoke Nebula
Feb
18

Riders of the Cowpoke Nebula

There are few who can brave the great ink long enough to learn to rope stars and fewer yet with the mettle to live with the loneliness of the frontier of heaven. When a group of ropers finds themselves together, no one can tell if they’ll fight like hell or be thick as an oort cloud within the hour. Someone must think it’s worth the risk of a posse to rope a whole star nursery.

Mavericks is a game in which your character sheet is a deck of cards. As you play, the deck will change, your powers will enhance, and your story will become epic. Use this game for any genre for a story-first experience that prioritizes big-picture narrative over blow-by-blow mechanics.

This game will be great if you like poorly researched space Westerns, and non-historical histories

We will build characters in the session.

https://the-indecisionist.itch.io/mavericks

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner wrote this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Violence

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“Raptor Peak: Cosmic Confectionery” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Dungeons and Dragons 5E system. Led by Ansel Burch
Dec
3

“Raptor Peak: Cosmic Confectionery” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Dungeons and Dragons 5E system. Led by Ansel Burch

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

Raptor Peak's star is rising and with it comes higher and higher profile visitors. This tourist destination may have added new attractions, capacities, and festivals at a blistering pace but can its food scene keep up? Our heroes will meet with a colossal confectioners conundrum comprising catastrophic, contrary, compromising contractual caveats.

This game will be great if you like cozy fantasy, high magic solutions to low-stakes challenges, and creative RP.

Players should build characters ahead.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: none.

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“Raptor Peak: Cosmic Confectionery” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Dungeons and Dragons 5E system. Led by Ansel Burch
Dec
2

“Raptor Peak: Cosmic Confectionery” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Dungeons and Dragons 5E system. Led by Ansel Burch

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

Raptor Peak's star is rising and with it comes higher and higher profile visitors. This tourist destination may have added new attractions, capacities, and festivals at a blistering pace but can its food scene keep up? Our heroes will meet with a colossal confectioners conundrum comprising catastrophic, contrary, compromising contractual caveats.

This game will be great if you like cozy fantasy, high magic solutions to low-stakes challenges, and creative RP.

Players should build characters ahead.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: none.

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“Drawn to Danger” a playtest session of the “Mavericks” system (working title). Led by Ansel Burch
Dec
2

“Drawn to Danger” a playtest session of the “Mavericks” system (working title). Led by Ansel Burch

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

In this game, a deck of cards represents your character. As they grow and change, so too will the deck itself as you mark cards to build your character's history and abilities.

In this adventure session, we will build characters from scratch using the cards as our guides. Once our characters have been created, we will play through an adventure scenario featuring combat, court intrigue, and an adventure beyond known kingdoms of the world.

You will need a deck of cards that you are okay with ruining completely to play this game. It can be any card deck as long as you are willing to mark the cards.

This game will be great if you like card games and sword & sorcery paperback novels.

We will build characters in the session.

New players are welcome.

This system was written by the game runner.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: none.

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“A Hat Full of Skull” a Standard One Shot/ Playtest session in the Rapscallion system. Led by Ansel Burch.
Sep
22

“A Hat Full of Skull” a Standard One Shot/ Playtest session in the Rapscallion system. Led by Ansel Burch.

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

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

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

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

We will build characters in the session.

This session will be perfect for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Demonic possession, Murder, Sin.

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“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch
Aug
27

“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch

Check out the rules: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year

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

The collapse came fast but the fall is taking... longer. Magic hit us like thunder. The world is still reeling at the birth of true alchemy, the revelation of sorcery, and the equality of conjuring but we can't afford to be complacent. This magic is new to us. The study of it is even newer. So, when the true practitioners show up from across the rift, we're going to need to be ready.

This game will be great if you like stories of magic in the modern world. We will build characters in the session.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Possible Death, Possible Disfigurement.

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“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch
Aug
27

“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch

Check out the rules: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year

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

The collapse came fast but the fall is taking... longer. Magic hit us like thunder. The world is still reeling at the birth of true alchemy, the revelation of sorcery, and the equality of conjuring but we can't afford to be complacent. This magic is new to us. The study of it is even newer. So, when the true practitioners show up from across the rift, we're going to need to be ready.

This game will be great if you like stories of magic in the modern world. We will build characters in the session.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Possible Death, Possible Disfigurement.

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“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch
Aug
27

“The Magic Year” a Playtest session of a hack of The Quiet Year. Led by Ansel Burch

Check out the rules: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-year

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

The collapse came fast but the fall is taking... longer. Magic hit us like thunder. The world is still reeling at the birth of true alchemy, the revelation of sorcery, and the equality of conjuring but we can't afford to be complacent. This magic is new to us. The study of it is even newer. So, when the true practitioners show up from across the rift, we're going to need to be ready.

This game will be great if you like stories of magic in the modern world. We will build characters in the session.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #3 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Possible Death, Possible Disfigurement.

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“Time Enough for Time Travel” a Playtest in the Fiasco system. Led by Ansel Burch
Jul
30

“Time Enough for Time Travel” a Playtest in the Fiasco system. Led by Ansel Burch

Check Out the Game Rules- https://youtu.be/-g0EIql8wW0

Ansel's Game Runner Page- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Fiasco is a hilarious game of high stakes and poor choices. In this session, we will be playing in an original time travel playset. Anything can happen but we will definitely be traveling through time, building relationships, and trying to maintain a handle on increasingly challenging goals.

This game will be great if you like telling stories together, time travel, and plays with too many doors in them.

We will build characters in the session.

We will be playing together in this session. So the game runner will be playing along with you and just facilitating

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Being lost in time, character death outside of gameplay

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“Time Enough for Time Travel” a Playtest in the Fiasco system. Led by Ansel Burch
Jul
30

“Time Enough for Time Travel” a Playtest in the Fiasco system. Led by Ansel Burch

Check Out the Game Rules- https://youtu.be/-g0EIql8wW0

Ansel's Game Runner Page- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

Fiasco is a hilarious game of high stakes and poor choices. In this session, we will be playing in an original time travel playset. Anything can happen but we will definitely be traveling through time, building relationships, and trying to maintain a handle on increasingly challenging goals.

This game will be great if you like telling stories together, time travel, and plays with too many doors in them.

We will build characters in the session.

We will be playing together in this session. So the game runner will be playing along with you and just facilitating

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #2 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Being lost in time, character death outside of gameplay

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“Raptor Peak: At the Madness of Mountains” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Fate Accelerated system. Led by Ansel Burch
Jul
29

“Raptor Peak: At the Madness of Mountains” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Fate Accelerated system. Led by Ansel Burch

Ansel's Game Runner Page- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

The tourists have left Raptor Peak and it’s quiet, too quiet. Something is stirring in the empty caverns beneath the crag and it would take someone truly heroic or foolish to investigate the mysteries that scrape and claw at the edges of the villagers' minds at night.

This game will be great if you like fantasy adventure, antics, and light eldritch horror.

We will build characters in the session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #2 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Squishy monsters, tentacles.

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“Raptor Peak: At the Madness of Mountains” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Fate Accelerated system. Led by Ansel Burch
Jul
29

“Raptor Peak: At the Madness of Mountains” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) game in the Fate Accelerated system. Led by Ansel Burch

Ansel's Game Runner Page- https://www.indecisionist.com/ttrpg-pickup-con-game-runners/ansel-burch

The tourists have left Raptor Peak and it’s quiet, too quiet. Something is stirring in the empty caverns beneath the crag and it would take someone truly heroic or foolish to investigate the mysteries that scrape and claw at the edges of the villagers' minds at night.

This game will be great if you like fantasy adventure, antics, and light eldritch horror.

We will build characters in the session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

This game will be hosted in room #2 of The TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Squishy monsters, tentacles.

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“Bear With Me” a one-shot in the Honey Heist system led by Ansel Burch.
Jul
28

“Bear With Me” a one-shot in the Honey Heist system led by Ansel Burch.

A game in the Honey Heist system led by Ansel Burch.

You are criminal bears. The biggest haul of your long and storied bear career will be Honeycon 2016 where the worlds most exclusive and hard to get honeys will be ripe for the picking. Will your team be able to walk in and walk out without raising any alarms?

This game will be great if you like The Oceans Series, Mission Impossible, The Pink Panther.

Characters will be built in session.

This game is great for new players.

This game will be an absolute cartoon and will barely feature any combat in favor of role play and silliness.

This game will be played in room #1 of the con’s Discord server. Spectators are welcome

Content warning: Cartoon violence.

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“The Meowvengers” a Standard One Shot/ Playtest in the MASKs system, led by Ansel Burch.
Jun
25

“The Meowvengers” a Standard One Shot/ Playtest in the MASKs system, led by Ansel Burch.

Check out the Rules https://magpiegames.com/pages/masks

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

There aren't enough scritches to go around and Cathanos won't stand for it. Something must be done and he's the only cat with the kibbles to do something about it. If he can collect all of the mousies of destiny, all he'll need to do is slow-blink the humans to send half of the city's cats to an Instagram cat colony. Can the Meowvengers stop him in time or will this be the endgame? This game will be great if you like silliness, animals that think they're people, cats.

We will build characters in the session.

We will be playing as cat superheroes. All of the other elements of the game will remain the same.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

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“Raptor Peak: The FATE of the Festival” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) in the FATE Accelerated system. Led by Ansel Burch
Jun
24

“Raptor Peak: The FATE of the Festival” a West Marches (Roughly Connected) in the FATE Accelerated system. Led by Ansel Burch

In this game, we are using the FATE system to tell a story in Raptor Peak unlike any other. The King of Dzigora has come to the Peak and finds it to his liking. It is up to a few plucky heroes to stand out from a literal crowd and stop the king from trying to claim the peak as a part of his domain.

This game will be great if you like fantasies by Anne McCaffrey and Diane Duane.

We will build characters in the session.

This session will be especially good for new players.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚪⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: None

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“Raptor Peak: The Glover's Son” a Standard One Shot/ West Marches Style Adventure in the D&D 5E system. Led by Ansel Burch
May
28

“Raptor Peak: The Glover's Son” a Standard One Shot/ West Marches Style Adventure in the D&D 5E system. Led by Ansel Burch

"The great playwright Jeremy Wiglessyc has traveled all the way from the Dzigora plains to see the latest staging of his play, "Some of Them Make it This Time" which is billed as a comedy in academic circles. It is a broad, sweeping epic requiring truly heroic efforts on the part of the cast to both endure the length of the performance and the demands of the plot. So, when a terrible accident befalls the entire cast, will a group of unrehearsed adventurers be able to fill their shoes?

Join me in abusing the rules of D&D to an absurd extent in this madcap adventure of theatrical proportions.

This game will be great if you like plays, playing, bullshit.

Players should build level 13 characters ahead.

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚪⚪⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hosted in room # 1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

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“Wherewolves?” A Standard One Shot and Playtest using the Dialect rules. Led by Ansel Burch
May
28

“Wherewolves?” A Standard One Shot and Playtest using the Dialect rules. Led by Ansel Burch

"The loup garou have always kept to themselves, on the edges of the community, forming camps and packs of their own in hopes to save the uninfected from the ravages of their condition and its spread. The discovery of asymptomatic carriers though, came with a whole new challenge.

How will we make a new community for ourselves in the primeval forests and how will it change us and the way we use language? "

This game will be great if you like linguistics, werewolves, and stories of community.

We will be telling a story of a community together and will not build individual characters

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hoisted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Pandemic, quarantine, isolation.

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“Wherewolves?” A Standard One Shot and Playtest using the Dialect rules. Led by Ansel Burch
May
27

“Wherewolves?” A Standard One Shot and Playtest using the Dialect rules. Led by Ansel Burch

"The loup garou have always kept to themselves, on the edges of the community, forming camps and packs of their own in hopes to save the uninfected from the ravages of their condition and its spread. The discovery of asymptomatic carriers though, came with a whole new challenge.

How will we make a new community for ourselves in the primeval forests and how will it change us and the way we use language? "

This game will be great if you like linguistics, werewolves, and stories of community.

We will be telling a story of a community together and will not build individual characters

New players are welcome.

The game runner is very familiar with this system.

Tone: Silly⚪⚪⚪⚪⚬ Serious

Combat: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

Role Play: ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪

Exploration: ⚪⚬⚬⚬⚬

This game will be hoisted in room #1 of the TTRPG Pickup Con Discord Server. Spectators are welcome in the Discord room.

CW: Pandemic, quarantine, isolation.

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