About us
Our Discord: https://discord.gg/mvGvG2RZWH
Our Rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OCNCpA7bldrbsb3X6PFjo-ahDl7T6jREdo5YoFJLkDQ/edit?usp=sharing
Our Website: https://www.rpgvarietysociety.com/
Welcome to the Seattle RPG Variety Society!
This is a group for Seattle RPG hobbyists who are looking for a more diverse selection of games, settings, and mechanics outside the traditional Adventurers League circuit, whether its more established titles like Call of Cthulhu or Blades in the Dark, the personal cult favorites of our constituents, or summoning from deep within the catacombs of Itch.io, we seek to provide a cornucopia of plurality for our players to feast upon, and to support them in their interactive creative endeavours, the more boldly weird and experimental the better.
The Society provides a fun and friendly space for all to participate in, regardless of class, race, age, gender, sexual identity, or degree of neurodivergence.
How do I become an Event Organizer?
If you want to become an Event Organizer/Gamemaster, all you have to do is request it, you can find further resources in our official Discord.
Do you run Dungeons & Dragons here?
We do not.
There are currently three large D&D-centered Meetup Groups based in the Seattle area, anyone looking to run or play D&D has an abundance of options at their disposal just on this platform alone.
While D&D is more than well-covered by this website, other game systems are struggling to find a foothold.
We do not hold anything against D&D fans, but the Variety Society wishes to create a dedicated space for RPGs outside the D&D sphere, help players discover other games to enjoy and find others who enjoy them, where other titles are not pushed to the fringes but each given a turn to be in center-stage.
For these reasons, unless there is a significant change in circumstances, the Variety Society will not be hosting any games of D&D for the foreseeable future. (this rule does NOT apply to other Dungeoncrawlers, B/X Retroclones, or OSR games)
If you feel the game you want to run is an edge-case, please either message the Lead Organizer on this platform or tag him in the #help channel on the official Discord, it will be sorted out with respect to your efforts.
Why does your name sound familiar?
There used to be an identically named Meetup Group/Discord Server that ran RPGs with a similar ethos, but that original group was dissolved in May 2024.
While sharing a namesake, the creation of the current Seattle RPG Variety Society (est. January 2025) does not possess any sort of continuity or affiliation with the original group or its organizers, and in all respects should be considered a wholly separate entity.
The Society makes this statement of distinction out of consideration for future digital archaeology projects and their efforts to construct an accurate timeline, the Society hopes by doing this it will avoid the risk of conflation and not create a headache for future researchers.
Upcoming events
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Fallout TTRPG - Wasteland Survival Open Game
The Tilted Table, 501 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122, USA, Seattle, WA, USSince the dawn of humankind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything: from God to justice to simple, psychotic rage.
In the year 2077, after millennia of armed conflict, the destructive nature of man could sustain itself no longer. The world was plunged into an abyss of nuclear fire and radiation.
But it was not, as some had predicted, the end of the world. Instead, the apocalypse was simply the prologue to another bloody chapter of human history. For man had succeeded in destroying the world - but war, war never changes.This is a Fallout TTRPG open table/westmarches campaign. Sessions are designed to be episodic - anyone can join at any time, no previous experience or attendance necessary. Gameplay will focus on building and defending a community (which may be static or nomadic) by scavenging the wasteland and contending with its denizens.
Players are expected to learn and understand the core rules (chapter 1 of the core rulebook), which can be accessed for free by joining the Demiplane campaign below. Players will also be expected to track areas they have already explored as well as items accumulated in the shared community inventory (so save some screws and mutfruit for posterity!).
Where and When
Sessions will happen as often as I have time to run them, which I hope will be at least every other week. Sessions will likely fall on Saturdays or Sundays when I plan them, but in true "westmarches" fashion, if enough players are interested/available and we have a place to play, ad-hoc sessions may occur whenever. Note - a three player minimum is required to hold a session.
Location-wise, your GM is generally restricted to the Seattle city core. When I schedule a session it will usually be at Tilted Table (formerly Raygun Lounge), but I am open to other locations.
How to prepare
- RSVP to this meetup event.
- Join the Discord Server and say hi in the fo-general channel. Discord participation is required as all game logitics will be conducted on the discord server.
- Join the Demiplane campaign.
- After joining the campaign, check out the Core Rulebook.
- After joining the campaign, create a level 1 character in the Demiplane campaign.
What to bring
- A few d20s and a few d6s. I have dice you can borrow if you need them.
- A pencil and a something to take notes on. I do not have extra!
- A collaborative spirit and a lust for cartoon violence.
- A basic understanding of the Fallout universe. If you have played any of the games or seen a couple of episodes of the TV show you are in a good spot.
4 attendees
Final Boxed RPG Night
Outer Planet Craft Brewing, 1812 12th Ave, Seattle, WA, USThis is a monthly open table RPG night for one-shot RPGs with board game form-factors. That means premade boards/maps, playing pieces, cards, tokens, etc.
Several games will be provided, but feel free to bring your own! There will be multiple games, all beginner friendly. No prior knowledge or ongoing commitment is required.
(Reviews of boxed RPGs from Quinns Quest and Deficient Master.)
If you need to cancel your RSVP within 24 hours before Start Time or have any emergent logistical issues, message me over Discord.
(The venue is a brewery, and games content varies. Some games may contain Mature themes, such as but not exclusively: murder, suicide, mental illness, captivity, oppression, sexuality, or common phobias such as spiders. Player discretion is advised. All participants must be 18+.)Safety Tools: Lines and Veils; the X-Card.
6 attendees
Past events
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