Indie Game Explosion

DEXCON 11 July16th-20th 

East Brunswick New Jersey

WEDNESDAY
Game Description GM Time
1 Ganakagok: Vikings (PLAYTEST) "Vikings of the North" 

A variant Ganakagok set among the fierce Vikings of the North. The Vikings and their gods face Ragnarok, and possibly the end of the world! Play is based on the use of Norse-themed oracular like cards.

Mel White 10pm-2am
2

Serial

"Unhappy Campers"

Death does NOT take a holiday, it lies in wait out in the national park stalking potential victims. Who were these people before they became a killer's prey and what is the local law enforcement doing to keep campers safe?

Kat Miller

10pm-2am

3

Universalis,

"The Game of Unlimited Stories"

Bring your ideas to the table, where we'll grab 'em, toss 'em in the blender, and cook up our own setting on the spot. Play the game where everyone is a game master   

Nicholas Marshall

10pm-2pm

THURSDAY
Game Description GM Time
4 The Burning Wheel: The Blossoms Are Falling  "Mountain of Honor"  

Clan Hashiji is a small Clan, most of land you own is mountains infested with Oni, however a deposit of Iron was found 30 years ago. Alliances make with larger Clan, just how will these obligations be repaid? As the men try to balance Honor and Obligation. The two powerful woman of the household via to set the course of this family. In course of play we will define the whirlwind of change.

Nicholas Marshall 9am-1pm
5 Contract Work (PLAYTEST) "Heavy Hitters"

Hired gun, assassin, hitman, whatever. You've got a client, you've got a target and you've got a whole lot of debts. Make a killing!

Russell Collins 2pm-6pm
6 It's Complicated  "Personality Quirks" 

Do you like stories about happy, functional, well-adjusted people who fall in love with the right people, say the right things, and live happily ever after? If so, this is definitely not the game for you! It's Complicated is a roleplaying game about personality quirks, secrets both dark and embarrassing - but most of all, it's about convoluted, messy, compelling, and occasionally one-sided relationships. This game is designed to facilitate play in the style of movies like The Royal Tenenbaums, and television shows like Ugly Betty and Pushing Daisies.

Elizabeth Shoemaker & Shreyas Sampat. 2pm-6pm
7 Prime Time Adventures 2.0 "Play the Greatest TV Show that Never Was!"

 If you enjoy great TV, then you'll love Prime Time Adventures, the game that lets you create and play the TV show you always wanted to see, complete with meaningful characters and gripping drama. As a group, you and the other players will create the show and its cast, then play out an actual episode of the series, exploring the personal struggles of the main characters and cooperatively laying out the kind of story television executives dream of.

Jeff Collyer 2pm-6pm
8 Tangled Fates (PLAYTEST)  "Dance of the Moon Wraith" 

It is said that the Moon Wraith would come in the time of the city's greatest peril. It is the cause of the peril or has it come to aid the city in need? Five people are connected to the arrival of the wraith and ultimately these five people will determine if the city is saved or sinks into the sea...welcome to Atlantis!

Kat Miller 2pm-6pm
9 New Gods of Mankind "Getting to Know You"

 Learn what it means to be a God as you get into a friendly competition with the other members of your pantheon. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a God? New Gods of Mankind is a role playing game where players take on the role of young deities who guide their tribes through the dangers of the world. It is an archaic age with the newer species of humanity struggling for survival beside six Elder Races and their ancient Gods. The Gods of the Elder races have a detailed history with the world and each other. Many wars have already been fought over people, land, and resources, and mankind and their new Gods are infants by comparison. Rules for this game are simple, yet open ended with plenty of leeway in terms of actions and abilities. Both resource management and dice pools mechanics are intertwined into a Belief system. Mortal conflicts from simple one-on-one combat to massive-scale armies are solved with a simple active opposing dice roll system.

Jennifer Schoonover 2pm-6pm
10 Contract Work (PLAYTEST) "Heavy Hitters"

Hired gun, assassin, hitman, whatever. You've got a client, you've got a target and you've got a whole lot of debts. Make a killing!

Russell Collins 8pm-12am
11 Misspent Youth Alpha Playtest "Happy Fun Time" 

Misspent Youth is about friendship, the fight for freedom, and being awesome. Hollywood Pitch is: In Snow Crash's future, Danny Ocean's crew 'Goonies-sized ' play craps to take down Big Brother. It's a sci-fi game about 12 to 17 year olds in a future about ten years from now. The players create a villain together, then create their Youthful Offenders to tap into that. So much fun that the Rockefeller Laws mandate a 10-20 year sentence for playing.

Robert Bohl 8pm-12am
12 Mist-Robed Gate "From the Cheesy East"

 Mist-Robed Gate is a game designed to simulate Wu Xia cinema, cheesy kung fu movies, epic Chinese blood operas, and other emotionally violent action movies from eastern Asia. Players take on the role of characters with conflicting loyalties, and through a knife-passing ritual, decide what is more important: Their desires or their lives.

Shreyas Sampat & Elizabeth Shoemaker 8pm-12am
13 Spiral (PLAYTEST) "A Mind Less Able"

In every Lovecraftian horror game my friends and I played the most fun was exploring how characters went insane and what the effect on the story was. Those are the moments this game not only supports but drives toward - the inevitable end. Now it just a matter of what we do to get there.

Don Corcoran 8pm-12am
14 The Perilous Realm "A Star Called Wormwood"

 You have come from a far-off land to the mighty kingdom of Prester John in search of its wealth, wisdom, and wonders, but the signs and portents of an ancient prophecy hold dire meaning. Are you really the hero foretold who will stave off the apocalypse of the Four Indies and save the kingdom of Prester John?

Bill White 8pm-12am
15 The Shab-al-Hiri Roach  "The Roach for President"

 The Shab-al-Hiri Roach is a dark comedy of manners, lampooning power and the people who crave it and asking players to answer a difficult question - are you willing to swallow a soul-eating telepathic insect bent on destroying human civilization? Even if you get a cabinet post? This is a modern day variant of the Shab-al-Hiri Roach where players will be campaign staffers of a presidential candidate, all jockeying for promotion to a cabinet position once the election results are in. Political satire, expendable lobbyists, and cover ups of embarrassing incidents are all strange and new to the Roach, but he will adapt...somewhat.

Jeff Collyer 8pm-12am
16 Spookybeans "Dave of the Dead"

 Something has gone horribly horribly wrong, and now the dead have risen and are invading The Hollow with an insatiable hunger for the flesh of the living! Now, the future of humanity rests in the hands of a man with a borderline psychotic personality disorder. And a chainsaw. Can the PCs figure out what caused the outbreak, and how to stop it? Hell, can they just manage to survive? On the other hand, is being a zombie really so bad?

Ben Morgan 12am-4am
FRIDAY
Game Description GM Time
17 Spirit of the Century "Yangtze Rocket Patrol" 

China, 1937: Since the turn of the century, the Yangtze Rocket Patrol has ensured the security of American air and maritime vessels trading with China. Now, stormclouds of war gather as the Imperial Nipponese Army mobilizes for conquest. Will the Rocket Soldiers of the YANGROCKPAT be trapped deep in foreign lands? Tune in and decide!

Mel White 9am-1pm
18 With Great Power...  "Crossover"

Its that time, when your favorite Comic Company mashes Heroes and Storylines together in a Cosmic double length collectable metallic covered form. Will Hero titles: Teen Power, Mechanoid, Captain Tomorrow and Mysteria Mistress of Mystery ever be the same?

Kat Miller 9am-1pm
19 New Gods of Mankind "Saving Vohens"

Your people in the village of Vohens are betrayed by the rival city of Phatul. Your followers reach out to you and you must answer! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a God? New Gods of Mankind is a role playing game where players take on the role of young deities who guide their tribes through the dangers of the world. It is an archaic age with the newer species of humanity struggling for survival beside six Elder Races and their ancient Gods. The Gods of the Elder races have a detailed history with the world and each other. Many wars have already been fought over people, land, and resources, and mankind and their new Gods are infants by comparison. Rules for this game are simple, yet open ended with plenty of leeway in terms of actions and abilities. Both resource management and dice pools mechanics are intertwined into a Belief system. Mortal conflicts from simple one-on-one combat to massive-scale armies are solved with a simple active opposing dice roll system

Jennifer Schoonover 9am-1pm
20 MouseGuard Boardgame "MouseGuard Adventures Playtest"

This is a playest of a boardgame getting released in August 2008 based on the award winning comic, MouseGuard by David Petersen. You can get more info on the Mouseguard boardgame, it's publisher and the comic by visiting www.realityvault.net. In it you travel about the coutnryside as one of four mice donning capes and swords. As MouseGuard you seek to prevent the Mouse territories from falling into ruin by telling one another short stories about challenges the mice must face.

Don Corcoran 9am-1pm
21 Complete Mafia for d20 Championship " The 2008 U.S. National Complete Mafia for d20 Championship - Round 1A"

Mr. DiGerolamo invites you to play in his flagship creation, published by Living Room Games. You would not want to disappoint him... Play a Wiseguy, commit crimes and do favors for your Family so that you might someday be a made guy. Based on the popular and easy-to-use d20 Modern rules. Use skills such as Bribe, Run a Brothel, Cheat, Hide Motive, Shake Down, Exploit and Joke. Try new feats like Lasting Threat, Heart of Stone, Man of Honor and Man of Respect. Pregenerated wiseguys that you can personalize are provided for quick, start up play. Experience the drama and excitement of Complete Mafia. Don't make us come looking for you. Players may only play in ONE preliminary round. The winners at each table (as voted by the players and the GM) will advance to the final round to play for the U.S. National Championship title and a trophy.

Mike DiGerolamo 2pm-6pm
22 Contract Work (PLAYTEST) "Heavy Hitters"

Hired gun, assassin, hitman, whatever. You've got a client, you've got a target and you've got a whole lot of debts. Make a killing!

Russell Collins 2pm-6pm

23

Covenant

"Architects of the New American Dawn"

I was a reporter for the Washington Post. These last weeks I have investigated an arm of the Right-Wing Conspiracy. At first I believed them to be just another masonic chapter. But now the FBI has been asking me questions. I fear for my life that is why I must get this message out there. Covenant is a story game of failing conspiracies, just because Apocalypse didn't come doesn't mean the Great Work is done. Your beliefs are in doubt. The Order shattered who will you trust?

Nicholas Marshall

2pm-6pm

24 Prime Time Adventures 2.0 "Play the Greatest TV Show that Never Was!"

 If you enjoy great TV, then you'll love Prime Time Adventures, the game that lets you create and play the TV show you always wanted to see, complete with meaningful characters and gripping drama. As a group, you and the other players will create the show and its cast, then play out an actual episode of the series, exploring the personal struggles of the main characters and cooperatively laying out the kind of story television executives dream of.

Jeff Collyer 2pm-6pm
25 Spirit of the Century "No More Room in Hell" 

Civilization fell apart quickly when the dead began to rise. Now comes the hard part, surviving in a world of flesh eating zombies where the dead aren't your only enemies.

John Farish 2pm-6pm
26 Trail of Cthulhu "I, Governor (or, The Unpleasant Profession of Upton Sinclair)" 

It is 1934, and the socialist radical Upton Sinclair has a plan to end poverty in California if he is elected governor in the upcoming election. His rhetoric has drawn a great tide of the homeless and desperate westward and perhaps something darker as well. Play a character taken from the pages of history as some rough beast comes slouching toward Los Angeles

Bill White 2pm-6pm
27 Wushu (Modified) "What Happened at Roanoke?"

1587: A small group of English colonists establish a settlement on Roanoke island. 1590: A settlement is found completely abandoned with no trace of the colonists. Roanoke is a game of dark mystery and wicked action. Players take on the roles of settlers in the colony of Roanoke, and through play we will discover what exactly happened over those three years. Based off of the Wushu system.

Nathan Paoletta 2pm-6pm
28 Ganakagok;  "The Ice People"

The Nitu people live on a great island of ice in a cold sea beneath a starry sky where the sun has never risen...until now. In this game, you confront the Dawn and what it means for you, your people, and the ice-world of Ganakagok. A story-game with an oracular resolution system that generates myths and legends as the product of play.

Bill White 8pm-12am
29 Misspent Youth Alpha Playtest "Happy Fun Time" 

Misspent Youth is about friendship, the fight for freedom, and being awesome. Hollywood Pitch is: In Snow Crash's future, Danny Ocean's crew 'Goonies-sized ' play craps to take down Big Brother. It's a sci-fi game about 12 to 17 year olds in a future about ten years from now. The players create a villain together, then create their Youthful Offenders to tap into that. So much fun that the Rockefeller Laws mandate a 10-20 year sentence for playing.

Robert Bohl 8pm-12am
30 Mortal Coil "Anything is Possible"

 What things on this Earth are not dreamt of in your philosophy? Come explore a magical world where the players have a hand in the creation of the game setting

Brennan Taylor 8pm-12am
31

Serial

"Unhappy Campers"

Death does NOT take a holiday, it lies in wait out in the national park stalking potential victims. Who were these people before they became a killer's prey and what is the local law enforcement doing to keep campers safe?

Kat Miller

8pm-12am

32 Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game

"The Nightmare Slaver!"

The Northern Kingdom of Kasanth uses the fear of their enemies to create armies of Nightmares. Enslaved to their cause, this army have marched East to the city of Tal Hanon, pillaging everything in their path. In hopes of averting full scale War, Agents have been sent in by the Earther Colonies. Now you are trapped behind enemy lines with only your Gear, your wits and creative use of the Leyas to save you. Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. Unlike the limp-wristed mages of other game systems, characters in DR can use their magical abilities every round and are skilled warriors as well. Characters can Shapeshift their bodies, Summon monsters to their aid, and turn their Enemies powers against them. Set on the planet Refuge, a world of lost technology and high magic. Easy to play, Dark Refuge will appeal to gamers of all backgrounds. All players will be getting some great giveaways and will be GMd by the creator of the game.

Brandon Osorio

8pm-12am

33

Mechaton

"Let Slip the Bricks of War"

Giant fighty robots! To rule Mech City you must first smash, smash, SMASH! Whose giant iron robot fist is most giant, most iron, most robot? Yours? I hope you're prepared to back that up with SMASHING! Bring your own Lego mecha or borrow some of ours!

Michael Miller

8pm-12am

34 Don't Rest Your Head "Mad City of Lost Children"

 Something has been dragging away children from both the city slumbering and the mad city. Everyone is looking for you to do something about it, even though the last time you worked together the world nearly ended. But how hard could it be; they are just kids after all?

John Farish 12am-4am
35 Escape or Die "OR DIE!"

You've succeeded in sabotaging the orbital Nazi mind-control laser satellite, but now the question is who of your rag-tag band will survive to return to earth!

Tony Lower-Basch. 12am-4am
36 Misspent Youth Alpha Playtest "Happy Fun Time" 

Misspent Youth is about friendship, the fight for freedom, and being awesome. Hollywood Pitch is: In Snow Crash's future, Danny Ocean's crew 'Goonies-sized ' play craps to take down Big Brother. It's a sci-fi game about 12 to 17 year olds in a future about ten years from now. The players create a villain together, then create their Youthful Offenders to tap into that. So much fun that the Rockefeller Laws mandate a 10-20 year sentence for playing.

Robert Bohl 12am-4am
37 The Shab-al-Hiri Roach  "The Roach for President"

 The Shab-al-Hiri Roach is a dark comedy of manners, lampooning power and the people who crave it and asking players to answer a difficult question - are you willing to swallow a soul-eating telepathic insect bent on destroying human civilization? Even if you get a cabinet post? This is a modern day variant of the Shab-al-Hiri Roach where players will be campaign staffers of a presidential candidate, all jockeying for promotion to a cabinet position once the election results are in. Political satire, expendable lobbyists, and cover ups of embarrassing incidents are all strange and new to the Roach, but he will adapt...somewhat.

Jeff Collyer 12am-4am
38 Spookybeans "Chasing Brodie"

Brodie Bruce, proprietor of Brodie's Comics in Red Bank NJ, has run into a bit of a problem: back taxes! The old owner sold the place to Brodie with 50,000 debt attached. New Jersey's own mad millionaire Leonardo. Leonardo has his eye on buying out the store and replacing it with a boutique that caters to North Korean amateur bear porn enthusiasts. Can Brodie and his friends from the Quick Stop raise the money in time to stop the madness? This is a adult themed version of the Spookybeans scenario "The Euphorium", using characters from the ViewAskew universe. Please bring bad taste, D**k and Fart jokes, and love for Kevin Smith films to the table.

 James Carpio. 12am-4am
SATURDAY
Game Description GM Time
39 Complete Mafia for d20 Championship " The 2008 U.S. National Complete Mafia for d20 Championship - Round 1B "

Mr. DiGerolamo invites you to play in his flagship creation, published by Living Room Games. You would not want to disappoint him... Play a Wiseguy, commit crimes and do favors for your Family so that you might someday be a made guy. Based on the popular and easy-to-use d20 Modern rules. Use skills such as Bribe, Run a Brothel, Cheat, Hide Motive, Shake Down, Exploit and Joke. Try new feats like Lasting Threat, Heart of Stone, Man of Honor and Man of Respect. Pregenerated wiseguys that you can personalize are provided for quick, start up play. Experience the drama and excitement of Complete Mafia. Don't make us come looking for you. Players may only play in ONE preliminary round. The winners at each table (as voted by the players and the GM) will advance to the final round to play for the U.S. National Championship title and a trophy.

Mike DiGerolamo 9am-1pm
40 InSpectres "Fighting the Forces of Darkness"

InSpectres is a game about the burgeoning supernatural investigation and elimination market. Start a company and try to stay afloat long enough to cash in those sweet, sweet stock options. Will your investigators be able to handle the ghosts, aliens, demons, and bored public servants? Will that check from your latest client finally go through? We'll find out as we create an original franchise and play through a mission or two of this tongue-in-cheek game of supernatural investigation. InSpectres: Fighting the forces of darkness so you don't have to.

Nathan Paoletta 9am-1pm
41 It's Complicated  "Personality Quirks" 

Do you like stories about happy, functional, well-adjusted people who fall in love with the right people, say the right things, and live happily ever after? If so, this is definitely not the game for you! It's Complicated is a roleplaying game about personality quirks, secrets both dark and embarrassing - but most of all, it's about convoluted, messy, compelling, and occasionally one-sided relationships. This game is designed to facilitate play in the style of movies like The Royal Tenenbaums, and television shows like Ugly Betty and Pushing Daisies.

Elizabeth Shoemaker & Shreyas Sampat. 9am-1pm
42 Polaris "Utmost Galactic North"

Once upon a time, on the quick fringes of space, there lived the greatest people this universe will ever know. We cannot understand their powers or their technology, but we can watch as they die at the hands of their own creations, blazing like a supernova.

Tony Lower-Basch 9am-1pm
43 Serial "Man Hunt"

You get up and go about your day unaware your being hunted. As you stop to get coffee on your way to work, as you chat with the doorman, as you enter the elevator, you are being watched and your hunter waits for the perfect moment to take you life. Fortunately for you he is being hunted too. Will the team trying to put your killer away prevail or will you become another headline in the murder spree?

Michael Miller. 9am-1pm
44 Tangled Fates (PLAYTEST)  "Dance of the Moon Wraith" 

It is said that the Moon Wraith would come in the time of the city's greatest peril. It is the cause of the peril or has it come to aid the city in need? Five people are connected to the arrival of the wraith and ultimately these five people will determine if the city is saved or sinks into the sea...welcome to Atlantis!

Kat Miller 9am-1pm

45

Faery's Tale Deluxe

"The Unwelcome Guest"

Twick the chipmunk has a problem, and he's looking for help. Who or what has moved into his burrow without permission? And how can the faeries of Brightwood help get it out? A Faery's Tale Deluxe game, designed for young players aged 6-15!

Robert Dushay

9am-1pm

46 WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System;  "A Dungeon Door Opens..."

Fresh meat that's what the Dunge O' Doom needs! A rag-tag assortment of Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, Gnobbits and Humnz are plunged into a twisted dungeon chock full of treasure, traps and monsters. WEGS character creation is wickedly simple and quick, just like the first dungeon encounter the players will face. After that the adventurers are on their own as they make their way through this twisted dungeon crawl! Get ready for action-packed, dice rolling, sword-n-sorcery adventure! A great intro to WEGS, the Wickedly Errant Game System. Sign up for multiple sessions and take your character as deep into the dungeon as you wish!!!

 L. Willy Wick 11am-1pm
47 Contract Work (PLAYTEST) "Heavy Hitters"

Hired gun, assassin, hitman, whatever. You've got a client, you've got a target and you've got a whole lot of debts. Make a killing!

Russell Collins 2pm-6pm
48 How We Came to Live Here "A Tale of Our People"

Listen. The People are new to this world, and the current residents are monsters who do not wish us to stay. Will your hero save his village or succumb to corruption? Explore the Fifth World in a game inspired by the mythology of the Native American Southwest.

Brennan Taylor. 2pm-6pm
49 Spirit of the Century "Rex Rich and the Warlord of Mars"

Wealthy aviation entrepreneur Rex Rich has bet the company on the new prototype rocket-plane designed by barnstorming ace Jack Redstone and his brainy kid brother Snap. Little does he realize that the rocket's test flight could mark the opening salvo of interplanetary war! Can even the genius of Dr. Einstein bail Rex out of trouble this time?

Bill White 2pm-6pm
50 With Great Power... "The Monster Squad"

The police swarmed in and tackled the 9 foot tall, scale-covered thing. Until it was too late, they never realized that he was the hero! Come join The Monster Squad!

Michael Miller 2pm-6pm
51 Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game "The Dragons of Borvis"

The most deadly shapeshifters of the Northern Kingdoms are the Dragons of Borvis. Able to take a massive armored draconic form, they are an elite Airforce. Since Borvis was overthrown by the Coalition and its castle lies in ruins, the Dragons of Borvis have taken to raiding Coalition Hovertrains, striking back at their oppressors in any way they can. Too bad they selected the Train taking you back from the frontlines. Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. Unlike the limp-wristed mages of other game systems, characters in DR can use their magical abilities every round and are skilled warriors as well. Characters can Shapeshift their bodies, Summon monsters to their aid, and turn their Enemies powers against them. Set on the planet Refuge, a world of lost technology and high magic. Easy to play, Dark Refuge will appeal to gamers of all backgrounds. All players will be getting some great giveaways and will be GMed by the creator of the game.

Brandon Osorio 2pm-6pm
52 Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game, The EEF Sourcebook "The Earth Expeditionary Force: You're in the Army Now!"

 The human defenders of the Colonies of Refuge, the EEF is made up of elite Special Forces soldiers. Combining Leyas abilities and high tech weapons, the EEF Special Forces will face the deadliest army in the galaxy, the cloned Brethren of the Iron Republic. The Iron Republic has kept Refuge secretly as a Penal Colony. The EEF has issued Order 00, and the battle for freedom has begun. Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. Unlike the limp-wristed mages of other game systems, characters in DR can use their magical abilities every round and are skilled warriors as well. Characters can Shapeshift their bodies, Summon monsters to their aid, and turn their Enemies powers against them. Set on the planet Refuge, a world of lost technology and high magic. Easy to play, Dark Refuge will appeal to gamers of all backgrounds. All players will be getting some great giveaways and will be GMed by the co-author of the EEF Sourcebook.

Don Winters 2pm-6pm
53 WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System "Dingbitt's Dunge O' Doom, Part One"

 You ain't done dungeon 'til you done Dingbitt's! A rag-tag assortment of Warriors, Rangers, Tricksters, Mages and Sages are plunged into a demented dungeon chock full of treasure, traps and monsters. The deeper folks delve into the dungeon, the bigger the booty (and the greater the peril, of course). It's all up to the players to decide what it shall be Ð fabulous treasure, worthy opponents or, perhaps, just to find a way out? It's amazing how priorities change when they're no longer on Dungeon Level 1. Get ready for action-packed, dice rolling, sword-n-sorcery adventure! A great intro to WEGS, the Wickedly Errant Game System. Sign up for multiple sessions and take your character as deep into the dungeon as you wish!!!

 L. Willy Wick 2pm-4pm
54 WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System "Dingbitt's Dunge O' Doom, Part Two"

You ain't done dungeon 'til you done Dingbitt's! A rag-tag assortment of Warriors, Rangers, Tricksters, Mages and Sages are plunged into a demented dungeon chock full of treasure, traps and monsters. The deeper folks delve into the dungeon, the bigger the booty (and the greater the peril, of course). It's all up to the players to decide what it shall be fabulous treasure, worthy opponents or, perhaps, just to find a way out? It's amazing how priorities change when they're no longer on Dungeon Level 1. Get ready for action-packed, dice rolling, sword-n-sorcery adventure! A great intro to WEGS, the Wickedly Errant Game System. Sign up for multiple sessions and take your character as deep into the dungeon as you wish!!!

L. Willy Wick. 4pm-6pm
55 WEGS - The Wickedly Errant Game System "Dingbitt's Dungeon Masters"

Wanna go even deeper into the twisted Dunge O' Doom? The grand finale for the WEGS Dungeon Crawl! Players who survive the earlier sessions can continue on in search of a way out. New players who want to jump into the fray can also get in on the action. The game starts on Dungeon Level 6, proceeds to Level 7 and concludes on Level 8. We play until the Arks escape or the dungeon walls drip with their remains Be warned, the action that follows will be brutally delicious!

L. Willy Wick 8pm-11pm
56 Complete Mafia for d20 Championship " The 2008 U.S. National Complete Mafia for d20 Championship - Round 2 "

Mr. DiGerolamo invites you to play in his flagship creation, published by Living Room Games. You would not want to disappoint him... Play a Wiseguy, commit crimes and do favors for your Family so that you might someday be a made guy. Based on the popular and easy-to-use d20 Modern rules. Use skills such as Bribe, Run a Brothel, Cheat, Hide Motive, Shake Down, Exploit and Joke. Try new feats like Lasting Threat, Heart of Stone, Man of Honor and Man of Respect. Pregenerated wiseguys that you can personalize are provided for quick, start up play. Experience the drama and excitement of Complete Mafia. Don't make us come looking for you. Players may only play in ONE preliminary round. The winners at each table (as voted by the players and the GM) will advance to the final round to play for the U.S. National Championship title and a trophy.

Mike DiGerolamo 8pm-12am
57 Artesia: Adventures in the Known World "Doom of the Fallen"

The Book of Dooms, written at the dawn of creation, echoes the fates of all beings. A troupe of criminals spit at the destiny written for them but how long until their time runs out and they are delivered the justice they clearly deserve. Doom of the Fallen is a scenario set in the world the Artesia, a gritty, pre-renaissance fantasy world ripe with rich cultures and an immortal dance between mortals and the spirit world. Artesia: Adventures in the Known World is the Origins Award winner for 2003

Don Corcoran 8pm-12am
58 Capes "Ordinary Folks"

Fury with superhumans is reaching a fever pitch. As world leaders scramble to establish a policy for the "Metahuman Problem", super-beings are starting to take matters into their own hands. If a single person can have the strength of an army, do they deserve national sovereignty? Does might make right? How can ordinary people and super-powered beings share a single world? Or -can they-?

Tony Lower-Basch 8pm-12am
59 Carry "The Burdens of War"

This is a short-form game that follows the story of a squad of U.S. Marines in the Vietnam war. The players take on the roles of soldiers from this squad, and create the weights and issues that they bring with them into the war. As the unit falls apart under both external attack and internal strife, how will you shape the legacy and memories that you will leave behind? This is not a convention scenario; this game is played in its entirety in one 4-hour session.

Nathan Paoletta. 8pm-12am
60 Sorceror "A Dance of Pairs"

Three sorcerers and their respective passer demons at a high school recognize one another for what they are. Which are the sorcerers, which are the demons, and do any of them have to worry about the others crossing them?

Scott Lesher 8pm-12am
61 Spirit of the Century "Race to Tunguska"

As Europe teeters on the brink of a second world war the Century Club calls on you for the biggest adventure of your life. Can you reach a mysterious temple in frozen Siberia before the ancient weapon hidden there destroys the human race? And can you beat the Nazis there while evading soviet spies and fanatical cultists?

John Farish 8pm-12am
62 Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game "The Slave Hunters of I'tash"

The Kingdom of I'tash relies on the manpower of millions of slave-soldiers to keep hold of its lands. In an ambush you and your friends were enslaved by I'tashi PeaceBringers. Escaping your slave collar is just the first step, but it will be escaping the Slave Hunters of I'tash that will be your greatest challenge. For you, escaping through a warzone only makes it a greater challenge... Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. Unlike the limp-wristed mages of other game systems, characters in DR can use their magical abilities every round and are skilled warriors as well. Characters can Shapeshift their bodies, Summon monsters to their aid, and turn their Enemies powers against them. Set on the planet Refuge, a world of lost technology and high magic. Easy to play, Dark Refuge will appeal to gamers of all backgrounds. All players will be getting some great giveaways and will be GMed by the creator of the game.

Brandon Osorio 8pm-12am
63 Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game, The EEF Sourcebook "The Earth Expeditionary Force: A Suicide Mission?!" 

The human defenders of the Colonies of Refuge, the EEF is made up of elite Special Forces soldiers. Combining Leyas abilities and high tech weapons, the EEF Special Forces will raid a Northern Kingdoms vanguard but will they survive the monstrous WarGiants of I'tash. Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. Unlike the limp-wristed mages of other game systems, characters in DR can use their magical abilities every round and are skilled warriors as well. Characters can Shapeshift their bodies, Summon monsters to their aid, and turn their Enemies powers against them. Set on the planet Refuge, a world of lost technology and high magic. Easy to play, Dark Refuge will appeal to gamers of all backgrounds. All players will be getting some great giveaways and will be GMed by the co-author of the EEF Sourcebook.

Don Winters 8pm-12am
64 New Gods of Mankind "United We Stand"

A terrible evil is destroying everything in sight. Can you and the Dragon Gods work together to save your mortal followers? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a God? New Gods of Mankind is a role playing game where players take on the role of young deities who guide their tribes through the dangers of the world. It is an archaic age with the newer species of humanity struggling for survival beside six Elder Races and their ancient Gods. The Gods of the Elder races have a detailed history with the world and each other. Many wars have already been fought over people, land, and resources, and mankind and their new Gods are infants by comparison. Rules for this game are simple, yet open ended with plenty of leeway in terms of actions and abilities. Both resource management and dice pools mechanics are intertwined into a Belief system. Mortal conflicts from simple one-on-one combat to massive-scale armies are solved with a simple active opposing dice roll system.

Jennifer Schoonover 8pm-12am
65 Don't Rest Your Head "Mad City of Lost Children"

 Something has been dragging away children from both the city slumbering and the mad city. Everyone is looking for you to do something about it, even though the last time you worked together the world nearly ended. But how hard could it be; they are just kids after all?

John Farish 12am-4am
66 Spookybeans "Chasing Brodie"

Brodie Bruce, proprietor of Brodie's Comics in Red Bank NJ, has run into a bit of a problem: back taxes! The old owner sold the place to Brodie with 50,000 debt attached. New Jersey's own mad millionaire Leonardo. Leonardo has his eye on buying out the store and replacing it with a boutique that caters to North Korean amateur bear porn enthusiasts. Can Brodie and his friends from the Quick Stop raise the money in time to stop the madness? This is a adult themed version of the Spookybeans scenario "The Euphorium", using characters from the ViewAskew universe. Please bring bad taste, D**k and Fart jokes, and love for Kevin Smith films to the table.

 James Carpio. 12am-4am
SUNDAY
Game Description GM Time
67 Annalise (PLAYTEST) "Never Give In"

Annalise is a game about making vampire stories. Players create true protagonists of a gothic horror tale - the servants, victims and hunters of an inhuman, hungry creature. The course of play sees the revelation of the true worth of each character, even as they struggle against and eventually confront the Vampire. A game of hunger, pain and redemption.

Nathan Paoletta 9am-1pm
68 Don't Rest Your Head "The Clock Strikes Thirteen"

Four people with personal issues can't find what they want in the world as we know it. Now that they don't sleep anymore, can they find it in the Mad City? Try this surreal indie game about people who've acquired special powers, but can no longer afford the luxury of sleep!

Scott Lesher 9am-1pm
CANCELED
69 Mist-Robed Gate "From the Cheesy East"

 Mist-Robed Gate is a game designed to simulate Wu Xia cinema, cheesy kung fu movies, epic Chinese blood operas, and other emotionally violent action movies from eastern Asia. Players take on the role of characters with conflicting loyalties, and through a knife-passing ritual, decide what is more important: Their desires or their lives.

Shreyas Sampat & Elizabeth Shoemaker 9am-1pm
CANCELED
70 Serial "Man Hunt"

You get up and go about your day unaware your being hunted. As you stop to get coffee on your way to work, as you chat with the doorman, as you enter the elevator, you are being watched and your hunter waits for the perfect moment to take you life. Fortunately for you he is being hunted too. Will the team trying to put your killer away prevail or will you become another headline in the murder spree?

Michael Miller. 9am-1pm
71 The Burning Wheel: The Blossoms Are Falling  "Mountain of Honor"  

Clan Hashiji is a small Clan, most of land you own is mountains infested with Oni, however a deposit of Iron was found 30 years ago. Alliances make with larger Clan, just how will these obligations be repaid? As the men try to balance Honor and Obligation. The two powerful woman of the household via to set the course of this family. In course of play we will define the whirlwind of change.

Nicholas Marshall 9am-1pm
72 With Great Power...  "Crossover"

Its that time, when your favorite Comic Company mashes Heroes and Storylines together in a Cosmic double length collectable metallic covered form. Will Hero titles: Teen Power, Mechanoid, Captain Tomorrow and Mysteria Mistress of Mystery ever be the same?

Kat Miller 9am-1pm

73

Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game "The Quall N'drone Queen Meets the Technomancer"

AKA: Why Aliens who use Humans as Hosts for their larva are bad, and those with Cybernetic Upgrades are worse! The greatest enemies of the Falosini have come to Refuge. Called Quall N'drone, these aliens resemble eight fool tall minotaurs with four arms and six horns and an affinity for Fire. They are stronger than a man, and their blood will scald anyone it drips on. Even a single Quall N'drone can match a platoon of Earther Soldiers. So the people of Tal Hanon thought themselves brilliant when they used Technomancy to create nanites to alter the cellular structure of a Quall N'drone turning them into a loyal Minion. That was until the Minions broke free... Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. Unlike the limp-wristed mages of other game systems, characters in DR can use their magical abilities every round and are skilled warriors as well. Characters can Shapeshift their bodies, Summon monsters to their aid, and turn their Enemies powers against them. Set on the planet Refuge, a world of lost technology and high magic. Easy to play, Dark Refuge will appeal to gamers of all backgrounds. All players will be getting some great giveaways and will be GMed by the creator of the game.

Brandon Osorio

9am-1pm

74 Dark Refuge: The Adventure Game, The Border Wars "The Earth Expeditionary Force: The Trench War of I'tash"

 The human defenders of the Colonies of Refuge, the EEF is made up of elite Special Forces soldiers. Combining Leyas abilities and high tech weapons, the EEF Special Forces will have sneak across the trenches that stretch the I'tashi border. However the I'tashi WarGiants have prevented EEF Tank Support to break through. Your objective lies beyond them, and no lobotomized Giants nor their Gnomish Pilots will stop your squad. Dark Refuge is a role playing game for both beginner and advanced Gamers. With a revolutionary new Magic system called The Leyas, all characters have their share of power. Unlike the limp-wristed mages of other game systems, characters in DR can use their magical abilities every round and are skilled warriors as well. Characters can Shapeshift their bodies, Summon monsters to their aid, and turn their Enemies powers against them. Set on the planet Refuge, a world of lost technology and high magic. Easy to play, Dark Refuge will appeal to gamers of all backgrounds. All players will be getting some great giveaways and will be GMed by the co-author of the EEF Sourcebook.

Don Winters & Justin Fishman 9am-1pm
    The Independent Publishing Roundtable. 

Everything you ever wanted to know about designing, publishing, and promoting your own role playing game, but were afraid to ask. Come join us and we'll discuss everything from game design goals, play testing, printing techniques and cutting-edge theory to sales and marketing. Creating your own RPG has never been easier than it is right now! Fresh faces and old hands equally welcome.

  1pm-5pm
75 Spookybeans "Dave of the Dead"

 Something has gone horribly horribly wrong, and now the dead have risen and are invading The Hollow with an insatiable hunger for the flesh of the living! Now, the future of humanity rests in the hands of a man with a borderline psychotic personality disorder. And a chainsaw. Can the PCs figure out what caused the outbreak, and how to stop it? Hell, can they just manage to survive? On the other hand, is being a zombie really so bad?

Ben Morgan 2pm-6pm
Non-Indie
Game Description GM Time
  Witch Hunter: The Invisible World "Encroaching Darkness"

The things that stalk our imaginations are real. Demons, vampires, ghosts all exist and have plagued man kind since the days of old. Against them stand the witch hunters. Men and women gifted with divine abilities who challenge the minions of Satan. Set in the late 17th century Witch Hunter is a game of swashbuckling horror. Characters have mystical abilities thy turn against the forces of darkness.

Kevin Meares Fri-12pm-4am
  In Nomine;  "Fear Itself"

A combined group of Renegades and Outcasts on the run from both sides of the War stumbles into the small town of Malson while searching for a new base of operations. But Malson has secrets of its own. Will you have to free the town to free yourselves?

Scott Lesher Sat 2pm-6pm
  GURPS 4th Edition; "A Slice of Blackwoods"

Legions have attacked the Blackwoods and only one out of ten who entered survived. Your group's assignment is to enter the Blackwoods and return with samples of the local flora and fauna for the Megalan Empire's mages to analyze. Can you survive the Blackwoods and each other?

Scott Lesher Sun 2pm-6pm

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