About us
Welcome to Westside Tabletop Adventure Games! We're a friendly gaming community on the west side of Los Angeles, bringing together players who love independent, do-it-yourself, and old-school tabletop games.
Adventure Games
Adventure games aren't a strict genre, they're any tabletop game where adventurous things happen to the characters, and the players have a high degree of agency to affect the course of play. These games feature meaningful consequences for player choices and embrace a "play-to-find-out" approach where the story unfolds through play rather than following a predetermined script, or using game elements as writing tools, with play detached from the fictional world. Whether you're exploring ruins, solving mysteries, or navigating political intrigue, the adventure emerges from what happens at the table.
What We Play
- Old-school RPGs such as Classic & Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Classic Traveller, RuneQuest, Tunnels & Trolls, Chivalry & Sorcery, Rolemaster, and more.
- Indie adventure RPGs like Shadowdark, Into the Odd, Cairn, Mork Borg, Cepheus, Troika!, Salvage Union and others.
- Indie and DIY wargames with simple, elegant rules like the Doomed, Lion Rampant, Space Weirdos, etc.
- Independent board games from small publishers and designers, and other board and card games generally
- Homebrew and self-published games
- Freeform games
What to Expect
We gravitate toward games that prioritize imagination over complex mechanics. Think creative problem-solving, emergent storytelling, and player agency rather than lengthy rule books or corporate game systems. Many of our games can be learned in minutes at the table, but offer deep, memorable experiences.
Our Community
We're committed to creating a welcoming space for everyone, newcomers and veterans, all backgrounds, all experience levels, and all inclusive walks of life. We especially value the DIY spirit: players and game masters who aren't afraid to modify rules, create content, or even design their own games from scratch. "Designer intent" or historical play examples are only interesting from a theoretical experiment, but the people who matter at the table are the ones actually at the table.
Our group celebrates independent game design, supports small publishers, and believes the best gaming often comes from passionate creators rather than big companies and endless consumerism. Whether you're curious about trying a weird new indie game or you're a designer wanting to playtest your own creation, you'll find a supportive community here.
Code of Conduct
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Featured event
Old School Dungeons & Dragons (no experience needed)
Join us for an open-table game of old school Dungeons & Dragons!
No experience is needed, and everything will be provided.
Show up, grab a pre-generated character (or roll one fast), and we’ll dive into a dangerous, fantasy sandbox full of wondrous treasure, eldritch monsters, weird magic, and impactful decisions. Rules are quick, I’ll teach as we play, and each session is a complete expedition you can try to survive to brag about later. Play when you're available, no commitment required to future sessions.
I look forward to gaming with you!
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Fill out the following survey to decide on the adventure for the session: Adventure Survey.
Although you do not need to know the rules at all, there is a free, permissive licensed version of the rules we will be using here: OSRIC 3 Player's Guide. Again, this is just for info, I will teach the game as we play.
I also put together a wiki for the campaign (Campaign Wiki). You don't need to know anything about it or to read through it, it exists to supplement information for folks who want it, and mostly for me to keep NPCs straight. There are session recaps there, so that may be useful for folks. If you want to get a contributor role so you can add things to the Player's Section, just message me with your email address.
Upcoming events
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Old School Dungeons & Dragons (no experience needed)
Paper Hero's, 11304 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, USJoin us for an open-table game of old school Dungeons & Dragons!
No experience is needed, and everything will be provided.
Show up, grab a pre-generated character (or roll one fast), and we’ll dive into a dangerous, fantasy sandbox full of wondrous treasure, eldritch monsters, weird magic, and impactful decisions. Rules are quick, I’ll teach as we play, and each session is a complete expedition you can try to survive to brag about later. Play when you're available, no commitment required to future sessions.
I look forward to gaming with you!
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Fill out the following survey to decide on the adventure for the session: Adventure Survey.Although you do not need to know the rules at all, there is a free, permissive licensed version of the rules we will be using here: OSRIC 3 Player's Guide. Again, this is just for info, I will teach the game as we play.
I also put together a wiki for the campaign (Campaign Wiki). You don't need to know anything about it or to read through it, it exists to supplement information for folks who want it, and mostly for me to keep NPCs straight. There are session recaps there, so that may be useful for folks. If you want to get a contributor role so you can add things to the Player's Section, just message me with your email address.
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