Takes players to a new frontier by blending push-your-luck mechanics with a Wild West theme. Come test it out and rob a train.
Description:
Instead of treating cards like dice, the game uses an innovative blackjack-style system to determine success and failure. This game puts players in control of their fate: They will constantly measure risk and reward, boom and bust, chance and consequence. The flexible class system encourages free-form character building, allowing players to tell the stories that interest them most. It also introduces an unconventional experience mechanic that plays with the tension between power and vulnerability, inviting players to take risks and learn from failures. The chance for an unforgettable Wild West adventure is just a card flip away! Please have a deck of cards for gameplay.
Takes players to a new frontier by blending push-your-luck mechanics with a Wild West theme. Come test it out and rob a train.
Description:
Instead of treating cards like dice, the game uses an innovative blackjack-style system to determine success and failure. This game puts players in control of their fate: They will constantly measure risk and reward, boom and bust, chance and consequence. The flexible class system encourages free-form character building, allowing players to tell the stories that interest them most. It also introduces an unconventional experience mechanic that plays with the tension between power and vulnerability, inviting players to take risks and learn from failures. The chance for an unforgettable Wild West adventure is just a card flip away! Please have a deck of cards for gameplay.
A discord server is haunted! Come be ghosts and ghost hunters!
Description:
Take on the role of a member of a team of paranormal investigators or one of the ghosts haunting the abandoned house at 1313 High Shelf Lane (a dead-end street, of course), in this game played via Discord.
You awake in a dark cold place. Now trapped in The Maze. Only the lucky, clever, and strong ones can survive in the Darwinist environment. Be sure to bring a sense of adventure!
Description:
DM Hugo from the Death Die Club, a Spanish gaming blog, will take you inside The Maze. Based on the setting developed by Axo Studios, this scenario will put your wits and luck to the test. There is a high probability your character will die, but don't worry, the Maze has a strange way of adding new players to the party.
Join us in discussing how super users use the tool to elevate their world building. We will discuss different ways to use this creative writing application for Role Playing games & novels.
Description:
David with High Shelf Gaming, Anto from Icarus Games, and author Patrick Kanouse will share how they use the web app to manage several worlds at the same time. These users are adept at creating words within LK and sharing creative control with players and co-collaborators alike. LK provides Wiki and Atlas tools working together to create a visual representation for games and settings. This will be a casual discussion with plenty of room for audience questions and interaction.
Come relive the 80s with this classic adventure. Will roll up characters and then go on a dungeon dive full of monsters, traps, and treasure. Only need to bring a sense of adventure!
Description:
DM Rich will show you just how quick and crazy Basic D&D character creation was right before you and your fellow warriors, clerics, magic users, and thieves dive into a classic adventure! Come and enjoy Original D&D in all its glory. High Shelf Gaming Podcast is not affiliated with the makers of this game, we're running this event out of love for the game and Gen Con. Come ready to have a fun time among fellow adventurers
Attendees at the Gaskon grand opening have been poisoned. Their killer hides among the other passengers and crew of the Event Horizon. They have 48 hours to find the killer and save themselves.
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Attendees of Hannusk Corporation's grand opening of Gaskon, have been poisoned. Their killer hides among the other passengers and crew of the Event Horizon. Who is the real target? They have 48 hours to find the killer and save themselves. Pre-gen characters will be provided. Come ready to have a fun time among fellow victims trying to solve the crime against them.
Attendees at the Gaskon grand opening have been poisoned. Their killer hides among the other passengers and crew of the Event Horizon. They have 48 hours to find the killer and save themselves.
Description:
Attendees of Hannusk Corporation's grand opening of Gaskon, have been poisoned. Their killer hides among the other passengers and crew of the Event Horizon. Who is the real target? They have 48 hours to find the killer and save themselves. Pre-gen characters will be provided. Come ready to have a fun time among fellow victims trying to solve the crime against them.
A story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in a zombie-infested apocalyptic world.
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This is a challenging board game that we love on the show! GM Heather can teach you how to play alongside other new and experienced players alike. Come ready to have a fun time among fellow survivors of the apocalypse!
HSG has created a custom adventure. Twists & turns and some surprises await the space marines caught in a dimensional rift between two Hells.
Description:
Doom is a strategy board game of tactical combat, based on Bethesda and id Software's video games. High Shelf Gaming Podcast has been playing Doom the Board Game for a long time. We've created a custom adventure using two sets of the game. Your squad of space marines will need to gather clues left behind on dead scientists to piece together what's going on before time runs out! This will have elements of cooperative and competitive play with story and decisions that may mean someone wins, if not you. Will you make the necessary sacrifice? or do all you can to ensure you make it to tomorrow?