About us
We're gamer-types interested in playing games, being social, making friends, and meeting new people. We love all types of games, especially role-playing, but also board, card, miniature, or whatever. We also love all gaming adjacent stuff too, such as anime, cosplay, game design, world building, video games, and more.
- We believe in getting games off your shelf and onto the table.
- Mission statement: Play everything at least once.
- Our unofficial motto: "Yeah, we'll play that!"
- We exist to help players find games and GMs find players.
- We welcome new players and new GMs to the greater Cincinnati area.
- We liaison with other organizations, podcasts, cons, game stores, and more.
- We encourage all everyone to game, especially underrepresented demographics such as women, LGBTQIA+ people, and BIPOC (biracial, indigenous, people of color).
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Featured event
RPG Campaign Building Workshop
This Campaign Building workshop focuses on creating campaigns from vague concepts. The workshop isn't about rules nor session management, not world-building, but constructing the plot and narrative structure behind your game.
We’ll look at how to turn loose ideas into something cohesive: overarching plot, strong themes, engaging antagonists, meaningful conflicts, and hooks that pull players in.
We’ll cover things like:
- Building a campaign from a single idea
- Having a structured, plot-first foundation
- Developing themes and moods that anchor your campaign
- Creating antagonists with goals, timelines, & plans
- Designing hooks that get players involved
- Weaving plot threads, mysteries, & revelations that unfold naturally
- Balancing structure with player freedom
- Using subplots, pacing, motifs, & mood to create a truly immersive experience
For the best experience at this workshop, please come prepared with your own ideas for plot (or campaign concept) and possible antagonists.
$5 cash at the event or PayPal (paypal.me/jasonbrannen31), Venmo (@Jason-Brannen-31), Zelle (storyteller@fuse.net), Cash app ($toryteller31).
Things To Bring
• Pencils
• Paper
• Feedback (https://bit.ly/2ElXyiw)
• Imagination
Please join us afterwards for food!
Upcoming events
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AD&D 1e – Against the Slave Lords/Danger at Darkshelf Quarry
Hero's Hearth, 8315 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH, USWe have a new AD&D 1st edition campaign with the classic “Against the Slave Lords” (A0–A4).
Darkshelf Quarry holds more than limestone and granite. Whispered rumors abound that the quarry’s dwarf overseer isn’t what he pretends to be, and that he’s involved in unscrupulous dealings with foreign threats. Investigation is the only way to learn the truth, but beware! The quarry is well defended, and danger lurks within its dark tunnels and hidden chambers.
Yes, it's the original hardback books! Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (1st edition). We'll bring the books, you don't need them. Experience the early days of RPG.
We will. have pre-generated characters. If you would prefer to create your own character:
- Use the AD&D 1e Player's Handbook
- 1st level
- Use 4d6 drop the lowest method
- Maximum hp for first level
- Standard money to buy basic gear
- Multi-classing encouraged
Trigger Warning: slavery
This game will use safety tools because of the depiction of slavery in a fantasy setting."Things To Bring
• Pencils
• Paper
• Dice (polyhedrals if you have them)
• Feedback (https://bit.ly/2ElXyiw)
• Imagination
As with all our games, No Experience Necessary!7 attendees
Past events
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