NEW RPG at Cincy CON 2026 - The Vanguard Protocol - (The Berlin Loop)

This is ONE of THREE TVP events we are hosting at the CincyCON!
This event is FREE - but ticketed - Seats are limited to FIVE.
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Mission Notes:
April 1945. The Reich is crumbling. Soviet artillery shakes the ground as Berlin burns. Deep in his fortified bunker, Adolf Hitler clings to the final days of his regime. But history is fragile— and you are here to break it.

As elite operatives of the Vanguard Protocol, you are thrown into the chaos of the war’s final hours. Your mission: unravel a hidden anomaly tied to Hitler’s bunker. Somewhere in those claustrophobic corridors lies a dangerous fracture in time—one that could ripple through history and change the world forever. The air is thick with paranoia, the city above is collapsing, and inside the bunker, the lines between loyalty, madness, and betrayal are razor-thin. You will need to infiltrate, improvise, and survive long enough to uncover the truth.

Armed with memory chips, augment tech, and faction-honed skills, you’ll hack, fight, and manipulate your way through the bunker’s defenses. Every chip you slot and every skill you trigger could mean the difference between completing your mission… or being erased from the timeline. Do you safeguard history as we know it, or alter it in ways no one can predict? In the Berlin Loop, every choice twists the timeline— and the consequences are yours to carry.

⚠️ Content Advisory: This session may include adult language, historical themes, and potentially sensitive or offensive plot elements tied to the setting of WWII and Adolf Hitler’s final days. Players should be aware that difficult subject matter and moral dilemmas may arise as part of the story.

GAME SYSTEM ------- The Vanguard Protocol System: Original Sci-Fi RPG – 2d10 Mechanics, Length: 4 hours, Genre: Time-Hopping Sci-Fi & Tactical Combat, Skill Chip Swapping, Gritty Thriller. Players: 4-5 Players - Level: Beginner-friendly but built for strategic thinkers.

Game Description - Welcome to The Vanguard Protocol! A high-stakes, tactical sci-fi RPG where you don’t just play a character—you upload one. The year is 2256, and humanity's timeline is fractured. You are a Time Dilator, an elite operative who leaps across centuries to fix anomalies, extract intelligence, and eliminate temporal threats. Your memories, combat skills, and even your identity are stored on modular data chips, allowing for live hot-swapping of abilities mid-mission.

Swap out your brain’s skills on the fly.
Choose high-powered augments to enhance your combat style.
Hack the future. Dodge the past. And reshape the present.
But beware: enemies are everywhere, from rogue timelines to splinter factions who want to rewrite history in their image. One wrong move, and the Chrono Recall Beacon may be your only way home.

What to Expect - Streamlined tactical rules using 2d10 instead of d20 - Fast-paced missions with rich story arcs - Strategic combat with custom gear, shield generators, and armor loadouts - Skill chip hot-swapping—with consequences - A balance of combat, problem-solving, and character-driven choices - Sci-fi tech like Data Harpoons, Chrono Markers, and reboot-resistant memory cores.

What to Bring - Players need to bring: Paper, Pencils and three to four d10 Polyhedral Dice (The game system uses d10s) - Pre-generated characters will be provided - No Experience necessary to play! We will teach you!

Ready to bend time? Gear up. Link in. Let’s dial into the mission. History won’t fix itself.