Open Games
Your adventure awaits! Games meet weekly and online unless noted otherwise. You will need a Discord account (free) to play online games. Some GMs’ online games also require a (free) StartPlaying.Games account.
New Games
Summer Sword Lesbians
Saturday 10am-12pm Pacific, GM Connor
3 Openings | Thirsty Sword Lesbians | $20
In-person game in Nanaimo, BC. This is a short-duration campaign of 3-6 weeks using the flirtatious and easy-to-learn Thirsty Sword Lesbians system. The first three sessions will be an initial adventure with the option for a second adventure if the players choose to continue. Players will choose the setting from: magical coffeehouse, Lesbians in Space, and Flamingly Queer Pirates.
About the Party: we meet in a relaxed atmosphere in a Nanaimo backyard gaming space and at Dropzone Games in inclement weather. Your fellow players include members of the queer choir AVIVA.
Tales of Ravenhome
Friday 2-5pm Pacific, GM Connor
4 Openings | Legend in the Mist | $25
In-person game in Nanaimo, BC. Come try Legend in the Mist, one of the newest tabletop RPGs with high fantasy adventure like D&D but with simple, narrative-first rules. A mid- to long-duration campaign.
Ravenhome is a complacent and picturesque mountain village where no one goes on adventures or ever does anything unexpected – until now, when they’re forced to act or face the destruction of their way of life.
About the Party: we meet in a relaxed atmosphere in a Nanaimo backyard gaming space and at Dropzone Games in inclement weather.
City of Raccoons
Schedule TBD (recruiting interest), GM Lilith
3 Openings | City of Mist | $25
A game set in GM Nora’s popular “Raccoon City” setting, run by Lilith. Explore the magical City within Raccoon City: the places tourists never tread, where crime never sleeps, and that buzzes with mystical forces beyond even what Omnius could unveil.
Begins with an opening case to introduce people to the system/setting, before transitioning into the Nights of Payne Town campaign.
About the Party: open to all but oriented toward new players of the system.
Ongoing Campaigns
That 70s World of Darkness
Wednesday 3-5:30pm Pacific, GM Connor
3 Openings | Mage: the Ascension + Changeling: the Dreaming | $25
It’s 1970 in Berkeley, CA. The radical university known colloquially as “Cal” is flooded with hippies and protesters while the Reputable Businesses in town hastily put up “Hippies use the back door” signs to try to maintain the status quo. Meanwhile, the supernatural community is reeling from fallout of the Moon Landing. You’re students at UC Berkeley – just ordinary kids who’ve never had to deal with concepts like “magic is real,” “why are my ears pointy?” and “the Golden Gate might be a dragon in disguise” – until now.
A beginner-focused game introducing the classic World of Darkness (20th Anniversary Edition), a grim yet hopeful urban fantasy world not unlike our own.
Content Warning: period-typical sexism and racism among the villains.
About the Party: a cheerful, collaborative, creative, and sometimes very silly table starting their second campaign together and eager for new faces to join.
Heart of a Hero: Colossus of the Drylands
Sunday 12pm Pacific, GM Nora
2 Openings | Daggerheart | $20 + SPG site fees
The Drylands are full of the blood of the old gods, but that blood goes by another name: Essentia. This fuels modern industry and magic. The mines have made and broken plenty of folks’ dreams. Now the land shakes under the feet of Colossi who devastate militias and threaten what scraps of civilization there are here. Can you bring them down?
Content warnings: Violence, economic exploitation, ecological disaster
About the Party: Lighthearted, punny, heroic. Characters start at level 5.
Rage Across San Francisco
Alternate Mondays 9am-12pm Pacific, GM Connor
1 Opening | Werewolf: the Apocalypse | $30
Ever want to just go full-on eco-terrorist at the perpetrators of climate chaos and environmental destruction? How about doing it as a giant rage-monster-spiritual warrior? Then come join us for Rage Across San Francisco! This classic system features more crunchy mechanics and giant handfuls of dice; system newbies very welcome.
Content Warnings: violence, contentious power dynamics.
About the Party: friendly and focused, exploring the setting together, making unwise but heroic choices.
BSA Supernatural Response Squad Cetus
Play-by-Post, GM Nora
2 Openings | Monster of the Week | $15
This game meets asynchronously using prose-style roleplay through Discord forums, with a main mystery plot, side threads, and daily activity.
There are many Supernatural Response Squads at the newly minted Bureau of Superhuman Affairs, but yours is the only one known as the ‘white whale’. Prove yourself and your team of misfits to your superiors and the local media. Oh, and don’t die!
Content Warnings: Horror themes, mild gore, violence, various supernatural creatures.
About the Party: Laid back, welcoming, and enthusiastically active group.
Raccoon City Masks: Sparkle Force
Thursday 2:30 Pacific, GM Nora
1 Opening | Masks: A New Generation | $20
As the premiere superhero team of Raccoon City, it falls to you to stop apocalypses… and figure out how to keep your parents happy and your schoolwork done. Sparkle Force is dealing with cosmic powers, so where does being a teen fit in?
Content Warnings: Kidnappings/hostages, violence, emotional manipulation, controlling adults.
About the Party: Highly story-invested table that loves to explore the serious and emotional aspects of the story while punching baddies and being cool AF. Lots of backstory, expect to have a lot of lore shared with you!
The Trash Pandas
Saturday 10-1 Pacific
1 Opening | Masks: A New Generation | $20 + SPG site fees
Superpowers are new for the whole world as of a few months ago. You’re joining an upcoming team in the Midwestern major metropolis of Raccoon City: the Mysterious Five. The team is led by a young hero named Powersuit, and they’ve already got lots of supervillains bagged and tagged. Are you a fan or a hater?
Content Warnings: Classism, controlling parents, hostages, prejudice, violence
(Please note: this setting is not related to the Resident Evil franchise.)
About the Party: Teen drama, self-aware humor (without making your whole character a joke), realism within the setting, romance is a theme but not required.