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| Title | Descriptions | Primary Game Master |
|---|---|---|
| A Perfect Quiet | Two Rivers Crossing has always been the perfect town – no crime, pretty houses, all the children above average. It’s won the “Best Small Town in America Award” 12.5 times (tied once). Now a few high school students have discovered the cost of perfection, one beyond money, beyond flesh. Can they stop the town from making one final payment? Do they want to? | Debbie Ginsberg |
| Adventures in Archeology Episode the First | 1926- Singapore Sal and her companions travel the world, righting wrongs, seeking adventure and finding treasures. From Headhunters to Zombies, from Ancient Crypts to Modern Skyscrapers, The team will go anywhere to get the job done. Looking for the object known as the Curse of Siva, the crew has their hands full as usual. Role playing and problem solving stressed. | Dave Collins |
| Blink! Tournament | Lightning fast game where two players race to be the first to play all of their cards. Using sharp eyes and fast hands, players quickly try to match the shape, count, or color on the cards. The first player out of cards wins the hand. Winner of most hands wins tournament. | Lori Curley |
| Bureau 13: The Misfits | From the GM who brought you Bureau 13: The Untouchables. Bureau 13: The secret government agency charged with protecting the world from monsters, magic and things that go bump in the night. Inspired by the writing of Nick Polatta. Game uses the Hero System but is "mechanics-light." No rules system knowledge needed but a great sense of humor necessary. Role playing stressed. | Rob Wiener |
| Bureau 13: The Untouchables | Bureau 13: The secret government agency charged with protecting the world from monsters, magic and things that go bump in the night. Inspired by the writing of Nick Polatta. Game uses the Hero System but is "mechanics-light." No rules system knowledge needed but a great sense of humor necessary. Role playing stressed. | Rob Wiener |
| Castle Omala di Remini | The Army of the Queen of Darkness has invaded Romanios and encircled the Royal Hunting Palace. The WitchQueen has already proclaimed the king of Romanios and the Holy Father to be dead. Neither is dead yet, but if they are not soon everyone in the castle may die. Whoever makes Her Awful Majesty happy could end up saving and ruling the whole land. So intrigue and murder will be the rule for the rulers. Role playing and problem solving stressed. | Dave Collins |
| CChampions XXV – Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow | Our 'Century of Heroes' smashes into the 1980s. For 80 years the evolution of the Elan Vital has paced the explosion of power in the changing landscape of Heroes and Villains alike. The world looks to our heroes for guidance and protection from their latest plans for world domination. But some days... some days just being powerful isn't enough. [Role-Playing emphasized, but there will be dice for all!] | Don Prust |
| Chicago Capers: Ain't We Got Fun | Chicago 1927 : Mob warfare is about to explode. Society swell kills lover. Mysterious deaths at the Field Museum. Psychic Mystery novelist Vivianne Trevalyanne, Reporters Dianna Manderley and Harold Dobbins and the rest of the crew have their hands full as usual. Role playing and problem solving | Dave Collins |
| Chicago Capers: Zeppelin Murders Part 2 | Chicago 1926: Two bodies found and all the klews lead to the maiden flight of the dirigible CHICAGO. Now can Vivianne and Company just stop stumbling over bodies long enough to solve the crime and make Chicago, 1926, a safe place for bootlegging? The 2nd episode of the Chicago Capers for those who missed it the first time around. Role playing and problem solving stressed. | Dave Collins |
| Cleveland's Best 2 | There's an activated slayer defending the hellmouth in Cleveland the past year. Since when is saving the world a prerequisite for dating. Game uses the BtVS Season 1-5. This is a mechanics light game. | Wendy Weaver |
| DARK OF NIGHT- The Third Curse | T1930’s Film Noir with Magic Mobsters, Molls, Gumshoes, Goons and Ghouls. And lets not forget about the stuff that dreams are made of! Role playing and problem solving stressed. | Dave Collins |
| Dork Tower Board Game | Now you can play John Kovalic's Dork Tower characters . . . as they play their characters . . . in a magical quest for the ultimate prize where no strategy is too low, no player too Munchkiny, and no rule is safe! Adventure through the land of Aurora, smiting monsters and growing in power, until you are strong enough to challenge the evil wizard in his tower. Slay him and you win . . . fail, and be cast from the heights . . . | Lori Ann Curley |
| Firefly Hero 2008 | Play the crew of Serenity as they receive a new job from their new contact, Spider. The pay is good... but why would anyone want to go THERE?!? Game uses the Hero System but is "mechanics-light." No rules system knowledge needed but knowledge of the Firefly world helpful! Role playing stressed. | Geoff Speare |
| Game Mastering Role Players | Explore the interaction of GM and RP gamers. Presentation of roleplaying styles, discussion of GM's that encourage role playing. All experience levels welcome. | Don Prust |
| Gaumata's Vision | Gaumata the Strange, enigmatic prophet of Yelmalio prays for insight from our lord and is visited by a vision of foul corruption and a stain on the golden Sun Dome. Death is the kindest fate which awaits the unwary templar as you depart the safety of the River of Cradles and venture into the wilds of Prax. | Brian Curley |
| Great Lakes Avengers 8 | Anyone missing a Plutonium Space Modulater? Someone left one here and... uh oh. A 'Mechanics Light' event. | Tim Weaver |
| Horror Hero | Eerie mists that rise from the moors, things that go bump in the night, creatures that howl at the moon, malevolent spirits that haunt the shadows. These are the things of darkened movie theaters and late night television, right? Things like this, they don't really exist, do they? Keep telling yourself this and maybe you might convince yourself. But in the meantime? I suggest you run as fast as your legs can carry you. A 'mechanics light' event. | Brian Grau |
| Immortal Himsati - In a Western Town | The key lay in the past; but are you ready to face the likes of the Peri Kid, Kwai Chang Sharakai, Sheriff Shadowen and Tuatha the totem spirit? Grab a glass of firewater at the Phoenix Saloon and draw the dead man's hand against the gambler Hemari. Characters will be provided or bring your own 3rd Edition competent-level character (created for modern day, not the Wild West). Get free Player and Narrator guides at the website! | Rick Don |
| Immortal Himsati - Year Two | The Reborn immortals of New Haven are still learning their shapeshifting and supernatural powers. Are they prepared for danger lurking around every corner now that the elders have left the city in their care? It's time again to stop the invading darkness and begin the journey of discovery about their pasts. Role playing stressed and rules light. Get free player and Narrator guides at the website! | Rick Don |
| It Came from the Late Late Late Show | Back home in Millers Grove at last, safe and sound. But why is that police car coming down the road... A 'Mechanics Light' event. | Scott Bowman |
| It Was a Dark and Stuffie Night... | A Storm was coming. It had been on the TV and the radio for days. The children had been hurriedly evacuated. There wasn't enough time or space to take the toys. You will be playing the toys that were left behind. A LARP for kids and their parents. Toys provided, and everyone who plays gets to keep their toy. | Wendy Weaver |
| Justice Incorporated - The Lost Reels | The members of this world famous detective agency have stopped the schemes of Al Capone, survived the wrath of the Volcano god, journeyed to the center of the Earth, and traveled to Planet Zemo to save Earth from the Nefarious Lord Zorn. But how did they first meet? Join us for this rip roaring, two fisted, romantic, pulp mystery that tells the long lost tale of Justice Incorporated's first adventure. Dramatic Role Playing Emphasized. | Chad Brinkley |
| Justice International – Now it's personal | The message arrived at JI headquarters. "We have been sold out - British Lord – China – Paeter Herhonhem – capture imminent – cannot flee" Message ends. Winthrop is visibly shaken at the briefing. Rescue is mandatory and delicate but recent encounters (mind control robots in Australia, mind control drugs in Malaysia) only raise the question - rescue from what? Role playing stressed. | Don Prust |
| Justice Will Be Served | The Pulp Era - When Heroes were 2 fisted and mysterious, and the villains were menacing masters of deathtraps. The mystery men gather to fight their greatest challenge yet, and the forces of Evil had best beware! 'Mechanics Light' event. | Rich Bowers |
| kono namidabanashi | Your reputations come from your boldness, execution, and daring, and it's the thrill of the hunt that drives each of you. You've found a way to deliver on every contract you've ever taken, and the stakes keep rising. When you were hired to find a Renraku executive's lost daughter, you couldn't help but think it was beneath you, but Mr. Johnson knows not to waste your time. The hunt, as is said, was on... (Event is role playing heavy/rules light | Don Flinspach |
| Leap of Faith | German troops and artillery occupy a monastery the locals want kept intact. Unfortunately, it's on heights that can observe our troop movements, and shell allied positions. Your mission is to take out the guns without destroying the monastery | Nate Nolan |
| Legion of Justice: The Devil has built a Robot | The authorities have called the Legion of Justice to investigate a series of robberies that at first appeared unrelated. One thing has become clear. Someone is building a weapon using both the latest cutting edge science and ancient malevolent magic. | Nate Nolan |
| Let's Do the Time Warp Again | Strange things have been happening around the ruins of the Victory Tower in Pacifica. An experiment gone awry has warped time and space and the result is all out war. This game is a miniatures variant of the Hero System played out in the streets of Pacifica. A light hearted slugfest that mixes role playing with tactics and fun! | Sue Grau |
| MUPPET HERO! | It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, It’s time to save the world! An alien menace threatens the Earth, and the only thing that can stop it is a frog, a bear, a pig and some other stuff. Can Kermit and the gang save the day? Game uses the Hero System but is "mechanics-light." No rules system knowledge needed but a great sense of humor necessary. Role playing stressed. | Rob Wiener |
| No one told me there’d be lives like these | You’re vampires. With souls. Which would be all angsty and stuff if only you had actually spent any time as vampires before getting your souls back. Instead, the victims of a centuries-long war between a vampire master and an ancient witch, you’re caught in a no man’s land of neither good nor evil. And you don’t even have your high school degrees yet. This sucks. Kind of literally. | Debbie Ginsberg |
| Odd Job Society - Missing Man | One of their own is missing, foul play presumed. Perhaps it is not too late. A 'Mechanics Light' event. | Scott Bowman |
| Pacifica Heroes - On the Run | Following the second Paranormal War, costumed heroes have been outlawed, but the new Heroes of Pacifica have chosen to defy the law. Now they're on the run from the government while trying to uncover the conspiracy which nearly drove paranormals to extinction. | Sue Grau |
| Prison Breakout | The BADGUYS are breaking out of Stronghold, and the Champions are there to stop them. Miniature combat between two teams, Heroes vs. Villains. Who will have the better team dynamics? Players will be evenly divided between the two teams. | Rich Bowers |
| Refuge | Natural disasters seem to bring out the very best and worst in people, but when someone or something poisons the last clean water source it's clear that something more sinister is at work. Set in modern times, six investigators will arrive on the aftermath of a terrible earthquake in a story of evil, sacrifice and redemption. | Eliza Ford |
| Rescued! | The storm had come up swiftly and suddenly, destroying your ship. You managed to survived, with barely more than the shirt on your back. Holding onto whatever you could find that would help to keep you afloat, you think you see a ship in the distance from out of the mists. Your rescue is within sight. Is it fortuitous or is it true than there are some things worse than death? Role-playing stressed. | Paul Koch |
| "S" Is For Slytherin | What happens when Sue Grafton meets J.K. Rolling? Come see as a Slytherin field trip to London gets sidetracked by murder (anyone surprised?). | Kim Humphreys |
| Sky High Hero | Every High School has a Freshman Class. Every Freshman class has its first day. But not every freshman gets to attend the world's only High School for Superheroes, Sky High. Last year it was Will Stronghold and his friends... this year it's you. Someday you too will be Saving The World... One Homework Assignment At A Time. | Mike Malony |
| Star Wars:The Hidden Fortress | A generation has passed since the war against the Mandalorians and subsequent Sith conflicts nearly destroyed the Republic. Many worlds suffered during these times, but Onderan saw some of the worst fighting. Now a discovery on Onderan's moon Dxun has roused the interest of many of the Galaxy's most powerful players. | Nate Nolan |
| Super-Villain Academy | It's Graduation Day - time for the annual cocktail reception, where the Headmaster schmoozes Alumni for donations, the faculty gets drunk and hostile, and the top students get to show off their graduation projects. This year the children of the legendary Future Villains of America are graduating, so their parents get to wreak havoc on their Alma Mater one last time. Will the staff be prepared? What a time for one of the Deathtraps to go missing. | Marc Blumberg |
| The First Time Game Master | Informal discussion on what is involved with running that first game. Hints, suggestions and no-no's. All ages, all experince levels welcome. Join the fun! | Don Prust |
| The Guard 2100 | It has been almost 70 years since the Guard were recognized as the world's greatest heroes. So what could drive the United Nations to gather their own heroes to begin the legend anew? This game uses the Hero System but Role Playing will out weigh the rules. | Kerry Connell |
| The League of Unextraordinary Gentlemen | When the world is threatened with dire peril, it calls upon the services of heroes…but when it is only mildly annoyed, it calls these guys. Oh boy, are we in trouble. Comedy/Adventure. Game uses the Hero System but is "mechanics-light." No rules system knowledge needed but a great sense of humor necessary. Role playing stressed. | Ron Wiener |
| The Lost Room | The Key is missing. While the Cabals and Collectors wage war to find and possess it, the Objects stay in motion. It's almost as if they have a will of their own. Are you ready to get in the game? Familiarity with the Sci-Fi Channel mini-series helpful, but not required. | Brian Curleyn |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas Party Game | Welcome to Halloweentown! Perform fun activities, complete challenges, and answer trivia questions. Knowledge of the movie is a must. | Kimberly Humphreys |
| The Price of Doing Business: The Circle of Song | While the Houses control much power, few in Eberron would debate the influence the bards play in the politics of the world. It is time to elect a new Maestro to the Circle of Song, and many are trying to affect whose fingers will be plucking the chords heard through out the land. Will harmony be found? Or will the seeds of discord increase in volume? To what extremes will people go to get control? | Paul Koch |
| The Queen's Revenge | The Witch Queen has been freed from her captivity. She will soon be taking over the entire world. The Galdronian Court must decide who will be the best king to keep the country as free of her domination as possible. Just how many murders will be needed to placate the Dark Queen? Role playing & problem solving stressed. | Dave Collins |
| The Ravens: Consequences | Actions have repercussions, and when you deal with the paranormal, those repercussions can be deadly serious. Ongoing adventure of The Ravens - investigators of the mysterious in the spirit of the X-Files with a touch of horror. 'Mechanics light' event. | Rich Bowers |
| The Treehouse Heroes | It is just another summer day for the kids of Crescent Hill Lane. First breakfast then a few chores, and then off to save the world from their own imagination. Do you have what it takes to return to those days when the only limits on what you could do was what you could think of, and the only obstacles were of your own creation? Join the Treehouse heroes and be a kid again. | Kerry Connell |
| Things That Go Bump in the Night | Thump! Thump! What could be making that noise in old Ms. Richardson's house? It's up to you and your team of investigators to find out. Inspectres is player driven storytelling, rules light, with role playing & fun emphasized. "We fight the forces of darkness, so you don't have to!" | < Heather Beecher |
| Understanding Gamers | Gaming significant others, are you having problems communicating with your gamer? Confused by the terms FLGS, D20, and LARP? Let me help translate. Topics include different types of games, different types of gamers, pop culture references, the care and feeding of gamers, storage solutions for gamer packrats, and why dating a gaming geek can be the most wonderful relationship you’ll ever have. | Lori Curley |
| Vindico Nos Ex Malum IV - Glass Houses | "All right... sit down and shut your traps. Three days ago a prominent member of the German Thulegessellschaft, or Thule Society, entered the Port of New York headed for Ames, Iowa. Which just happens to be the home of one Sryni Khodorovsky, an expatriate Russian minister. What does a does a believer in Atlantean mythology want with a Russian theologian? That's what P Division wants you to find out. You move out at 0800 tomorrow. | Brian Curley |
| Who's Line Is It Anyway? (Naughty As You Wannabe) | Just like the TV show, only YOU get to play games like Props, Hats and Scenes From A Hat. Adult humor. | Kim Humphreys |
