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Here are some highlights from the games WAG has run at GenCon & Origins over the past few years. You should have been there! But, since you weren't, here's a little taste of what you missed.
Here are some highlights from the games WAG has run at GenCon & Origins over the past few years. You should have been there! But, since you weren't, here's a little taste of what you missed.
GenCon 2019
Strange Tales Featuring the Avengers: Hawkeye, Son! [Ryan]
It's a mash up between the Marvel Universe and Hamilton the Musical as Kang battles the Avengers during the Revolutionary War! I am not throwing away my shot! Players will assume the roles of Hawkeye (Hamilton), Captain America (Washington), Black Widow (Angelica), Swordsman (Lafayette) and Mockingbird (Eliza). Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Yellow Jacket (Burr).
The Devil's Brigade Faces Shock Waves of Terror [Ryan]
The untold story of the Allies Special Forces unit; their formation and their fight against unearthly forces. An American colonel who has never been in combat is assigned to create a special forces unit from Canadian Army troops and a ragtag group of U.S. Army misfits. Oh, and you get to kill Nazis…and monsters…and people who make excuses for Nazis and monsters. Players will assume the roles of Private Rocky Rockman, Corporal Peacock, Private Omar Greco, Private Hugh McDonald and Sergeant Patrick O’Neal. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Major Cliff Bricker.
Legion of Substitute Heroes: Mean Girls! [Ryan]
Subs joining the Legion of Super Heroes? It’s never going to happen! One of the Legion of Substitute Heroes has actually been chosen to join the ranks of the popular Legion of Super Heroes but peer pressure, frenemies, bullying and even the Fatal Five appear fated to stand in the way. Players will assume the roles of Polar Boy, Night Girl, Color Kid, Infectious Lass and Chlorophyll Kid. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Stone Boy.
Mystery Movie of the Week [Ryan]
The City plays host to a Crime Fighting Convention featuring the 1970’s most famous Sleuths, but when they meet it is Murder! It just wasn’t Sunday night without the flashlight beams cutting through the darkness and that sweet Mancini intro. Players will assume the roles of Stewart “Mac” McMillan (McMillan and Wife), Columbo and McCloud. Always an extra ticket for any player with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case Dr. Quincy, ME.
The Silver Age Sinister Six: Suicide Squad Style! [Ryan]
The Silver Age Sinister Six are sent by SHIELD to complete the mission which has thus far eluded them…Kill Castro! What's the matter, you lazy goldbrick super villains? Do you want to live forever? Players will assume the roles of Dr. Octopus, Vulture, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter and Electro. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Mysterio.
Beauties & the Beast [Jeni]
Tucked away in an elegant mansion in New Orleans is a monstrous Madame, an immortal cursed with loneliness. From time to time, she recruits a new batch of strapping young men as playthings. At first, the invitation to Madame’s house seems a dream come true for the latest group of hot guys, but they soon realize their lives are in peril. Can any of the young men escape Madame’s clutches before the last petal of the honeysuckle wilts and love’s sacrifice is redeemed?
Candyland: From Meme to Scene [Jeni]
In an illustration of the historical validity of such a motley crew, notorious smuggler Jacques Sweet invites James Taffy (Victorian gentleman thief), Daifuku (disgraced samurai), Pete Brittle (Old West gunslinger), and Ben Foster (free Negro) to help him find the booty of doubloons a reclusive sugar baron flaunts at slave auctions. To find the treasure and untangle the macabre scheme, they’ll need to learn to trust each other and blend in with the scum of New Orleans’ port, the society of Southern plantations, fugitives safeguarded by the Underground Railroad, and a close-mouthed sect of folk religion practitioners.
Charlie's Angels: Krewe Intentions [Jeni]
When Rex’s lavish Mardi Gras float is vandalized and its designer goes missing at the height of the season and Mystic’s leader is comatose after choking on a King Cake baby, Charlie’s Angels are called in to get to the bottom of a bitter Krewe rivalry before hatred ignites.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Drusilla Crosses the Wrong River [Michael]
Drusilla ventured into the black. 300 more years of life on earth were more or less enjoyable, but she had visions that led her to take to the skies. 200 years on various planets that the Alliance was settling had proved to be among the best of her existence. The idea that vampires couldn't cross running water has been part of Vampire lore for centuries. Dru laughed at that notion...until trying to cross the River Tam.
The Grimoire Girls [Michael]
It's just another night of mayhem in Stars Hollow where more than coffee is brewing & souls are increasingly black. Can you figure out which of your quirky neighbors are hatching schemes involving otherworldly entities from the Cthulhu Mythos? What the hell is Emily up to anyway? Whether you're good or evil, you need to figure out who's serving whom & stop the madness. No matter which side you're serving, Luke's is the place to grab coffee & donuts & get the scoop.
Exercise Classes [Michael]
War of the Dragon Masters [Doug]
The biggest and baddest all-star martial arts blockbuster of the 70s that never got made. A mysterious agent gathers all the greatest fighters in filmdom to fight a menace that threatens to start World War III! Can even the likes of The Street Fighter, Black Belt Jones, Billy Jack, Lady Kung Fu, and MISTER Lee beat these jive turkeys? Right on!
Shadow/Blade Runner [Doug]
It's 2076 in an alternate timeline of the Sixth World. San Francisco is an irradiated wreck, but it's home. You're a bounty hunter with the San Francisco police department, and you've been assigned to track down a group of renegade synthetic humans or "synths." They're stronger, smarter, and faster than you are, so it won't be easy to "retire" them--if you can even find them. It's not quite Shadowrun, it's not quite Blade Runner, and it's not quite Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? so even if you're familiar with any or all of these, you won't know exactly what to expect. The emphasis is on role playing and problem solving.
Late Afternoon of the Demigods [Doug]
You're a demigod. It's late afternoon. Will there be a dawn tomorrow, or will the whole Universe plunge into eternal darkness?
Mayhem on Mystery Island: A Movie of the Week [Scott]
A cross-section of 1970's heroes-teen detectives, cynical reporters, washed-up rock stars-find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Or is the island really as deserted as it seems?
Seeking Sasquatch [Scott]
Members of a reality TV series dedicated to finding the elusive Sasquatch discover more than they bargained for when they take their show to the mysterious woods outside Arkham, Mass.
Arkham Horror [Angus]
Lords of Waterdeep [Angus]
Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery [Angus]
GenCon 2018
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - 80's Marvel: The King Cobra and I [Ryan] The Serpent Society is the premier villains-for-hire group in the Marvel Universe, until they are betrayed from within. Getting to know you… Players will assume the roles of the Cobra, Anaconda, Puff Adder, Rock Python, and Rattler. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Coachwhip. Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Spider King of the Hill [Ryan] A monster movie mash-up between the classic King of the Hill animated series and the drive-in favorite, Kingdom of the Spiders. I tell you what… Players will assume the roles of Hank & Peggy Hill, Dale Gribble, Bill Dauterive and Boomhauer. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Bobby Hill. Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - The Injustice Society: Justice Boys! [Ryan] To Hell with vengeance and world conquest, these villains will go anywhere, do anything, and fight anyone for the right price. Oh, what a night! Players will assume the roles of the Icicle, Tigress, the Wizard, Rag Doll and Solomon Grundy. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Gentleman Ghost. Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes. 4 hours.
Spirit of '77, 1st ed. - Sweet Monster-Infested Home, Chicago [Ryan] Carl Kolchak the Night Stalker and the Blues Brothers battle Illinois Nazis seeking to summon an ancient evil. Come on! Baby, don’t you want to go? Players will assume the roles of Jake & Elwood Blues, the Blues Brothers and Carl Kolchak, INS news reporter. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Sebastian Haff, the country's greatest Elvis impersonator (and secretly the REAL Elvis Presley). Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes. 4 hours.
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert ed. - 80s Marvel: Sinister Schemes for the Sinister Syndicate [Ryan] Fearsome Foes of Spider-Man decide to replace vengeance with actual profit. Bless your despicable hide! Players will assume the roles of the Beetle, Boomerang, Shocker, Speed Demon and Rhino. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case Hydro-Man. Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes.
Pulp Cthulhu, 1st ed. - Cheaters of the Dead [Jeni] Twelve Viking warriors and an Arab travel to a distant, icy outpost to fight a terrifying enemy that strikes at night and leaves no bodies in its wake. Lo there, do I see the line of my people back to the beginning. Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever. Play the crafty old warrior (Herger), the ranger (Edgtho), the hulking warrior (Halga), the multi-talented warrior (Hyglak), or the promising young warrior (Roneth). Always an extra character for a player with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, the bard (Skeld). 4 hours.
Pulp Cthulhu, 1st ed. - Sweet T's Praline Devotees [Jeni] Tommy Thibodeau, the reclusive New Orleans sugar baron otherwise known as Sweet T, offers 5 lucky contest winners golden tickets for a decadent weekend. Sweet T. will celebrate his impending retirement by inviting the five contest winners to his estate for a decadent weekend, with the promise of a life-changing grand prize for one member of the group. When the guests find themselves up a creek (literally) without a paddle, deep in the bayou, will any of them find their way back to Sweet T’s mansion in order to claim the grand prize? Play one of the 5 guests. Always an extra character for a player with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Mr. T.'s right-hand Jack(ie) of all trades. 4 hours.
Spirit of '77, 1st ed. - Angels Aweigh [Jeni] Posing as a glam girl band, Charlie’s Angels are called to solve the mystery of a mumbling madman, missing monkeys and a mysterious murder aboard the luxury liner Dancing Queen. 3-4 players. 4 hours.
GenCon 2017
Marvel, Expert ed. - The New Defenders: Kiss Me, Hellcat! [Ryan] The Marvel Universe braces for the wedding of the decade, the untameable Hellcat and the irredeemable Son of Satan. It’s too damn hot! It’s hard to believe that Marvel could outdo the dysfunctional coupling of Yellow Jacket and Wasp but in the early 80’s they certainly did. Players will assume the roles of Angel, Beast and Iceman (The X-Men “Boys”) as well as the happy couple Hellcat and the Son of Satan. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Gargoyle. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Familiar on the Roof! [Ryan]
Pagans are caught between Colonial Salem and Dark Forces. If I were a witch man… And in circle of our little village of Arkhamdunwich we have always had our special types. Some more special than others. Players will assume the roles of Tevye the impoverished milkman, Motel Kamzoil the even more impoverished tailor, Perchik the student radical, and Lazar Wolf the lonely but relatively well off butcher. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Yente the nosy matchmaker. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes 3rd ed. - Legion of Substitute Heroes: Sweet Charity Cases [Ryan]
The Legion of Super Heroes is the coolest club in the galaxy, but not everyone gets in. If they could see me now! The Legion of Substitute Heroes desperately seek to impress the cool kids of the Legion of Super Heroes and prove themselves worthy of membership with the “real” heroes, but it sometimes seems like the Substitutes will never escape the dreaded “super friend zone.” Players will assume the roles of Polar Boy, Night Girl, Color Kid, Infectious Lass and Chlorophyll Kid. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Stone Boy. 4-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - An Unearthly Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum [Ryan]
Something abhorrent, blood runs in torrents, it’s coming for everyone, a Byakhee tonight! Players will assume the roles of Pseudolus the laziest slave in Rome, Hysterium the non-eunuch major domo of the household, Hero a young man helpless in love and Senex, a minor senator and dirty old man. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Rufus Vestis (Latin for “Red Shirt”), a previously anonymous Roman soldier under the command of Captain Miles Gloriosus. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Archer: Never Say Never Again, Lana, & the Safe Word is Apricot [Ryan]
Archer and his allies again face the threat of SPECTRE and impending cancellation. In “Archer: Diamonds are Forever, Lana, Just Like Herpes” Archer and his allies disrupted an international diamond, drug and weapon smuggling conspiracy run by the Spangler Economic Team: Reusing, Recycling, Repurposing, otherwise known as SPECTRE. Now they have to deal with the consequences of interfering with the plans of the wealthy and well connected in a mission bound for the Bermuda Triangle. Players will assume the roles of Archer, Lana, Mallory, Pam, Ray and Dr. Krieger. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Cheryl/Carol/Cherlene. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Marvel, Expert ed. - X-Men First Class: Bye, Bye Baddie [Ryan]
Teenage girls mourn as mutant rock star Mandrill readies one last concert before being drafted. Put on a happy face! The X-Men are called in to act as security at a farewell rock concert for a controversial mutant heartthrob. Players will assume the roles of Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Marvel Girl and Iceman. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Mimic. 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, Dark Ages ed. - Eaters of the Dead [Jeni]
Twelve Viking warriors and an Arab embark on a quest to save a distant Viking outpost from a mysterious threat. Lo there, do I see my father. Lo there, do I see my mother, and my sisters and my brothers. Lo there, do I see the line of my people back to the beginning. Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever. Always an extra character for a player with a fist full of generics and a dream. 4-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Buffy Versus the Past [Michael]
Buffy & the gang have some regrets from the past that they need to work through before the can move forward, but time waits for no one. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cortex+, 1st ed. - Firefly: Rescue is Nothing New [Michael]
The job should have been simple enough. But complications happen. Some of the crew has been captured. The rest of the crew has to come to the rescue. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Jedi Yoga [Michael]
Yoga with Jedi philosophy & mantras sprinkled in. A great way to wake up & get the kinks out before a long day of gaming!30 players. Ages 6+, no experience required. 1 hour.
Dr. Who, 1st ed. - Shades [Michael]
Time is funny thing. Wibbly wobbly & timey wimey, it isn't as linear as we perceive it to be. What if that thing the Doctor changed really was a fixed point? 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, Invictus ed. - The Odd I See [Michael]
Odysseus & his crew are on their way home after the Trojan War. Things go from strange to stranger to terrifying. Will Odysseus & his men make it home in 1 piece? 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dru's Dreams [Michael]
Dru is crazy, if possible, her dreams are crazier. Buffy & the gang have their hands full dealing with Dru's visions. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Shadowrun, 5th ed. - Shadow/Blade Runner [Doug]
It's 2076 in an alternate timeline of the Sixth World. San Francisco is an irradiated wreck, but it's home. You're a bounty hunter with the San Francisco police department, and you've been assigned to track down a group of renegade synthetic humans or "synths." They're stronger, smarter, and faster than you are, so it won't be easy to "retire" them--if you can even find them. It's not quite Shadowrun, it's not quite Blade Runner, and it's not quite Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? so even if you're familiar with any or all of these, you won't know exactly what to expect. The emphasis is on role playing and problem solving. 3-5 players. Ages 13+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Origins 2017 (see prior year GenCon for descriptions)
GenCon 2016
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - 1970's Marvel Universe: Annhilus? Get Your Gun [Ryan]
Famed sharpshooter, Shooting Star, finds love and adventure with rodeo rival, Texas Twister, during an alien invasion of Texas in this scenario very loosely based on the origin of the Southwest super team, the Rangers. Anything you can do, I can do better! Players will assume the roles of Shooting Star, Texas Twister, Red Wolf, Phantom Rider and the Armadillo. Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Firebird. 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Justice League, Year One: Little Orphan Oliver [Ryan]
After returning from a prolonged mission in space, the Justice League returns to Earth and discovers a plot to subvert teenage costumed adventurers to criminal purposes. Can the Justice League infiltrate and destroy this conspiracy from within as…the Teen Titans? It’s a hard knock life! Players will assume the roles of Aqualad (Aquaman), Wonder Girl (Black Canary), Kid Flash (the Flash), Speedy (Green Lantern), and Robin (the Atom). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, the Martian Manhunter (Beast Boy). 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Classical Cthulhu: Wicker Man the Musical [Ryan]
The Dagon worshipping pagans of fertile Summerisle have prospered for generations until one year the crops suffer from blight. The fast talking Lord Summerisle suggests a solution to their dilemma, manipulating and sacrificing a Christian policeman! I say, we have trouble, right here on Summerisle, trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with D and that stands for Dagon! Players will assume the roles of Willow (the innkeeper’s daughter), Miss Rose (the schoolteacher), Alder (the innkeeper) and Oak (the hulking blacksmith). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Iris (the librarian). 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Classical Cthulhu: My Fear Lady [Ryan]
A misogynist and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society, but what does it take to fit into a society that has succumbed to dark forces? Why can’t the English learn to speak? Players will assume the roles of Professor Henry Higgins, Colonel Hugh Pickering, and Alfie and Eliza Doolittle. Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Freddie Eynsford-Hill. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Marvel, Expert ed. - Frightful Four: Chess - Nobody is on Nobody's Side [Ryan]
The Silver Age origin story of the Frightful Four explains how these characters were just misunderstood and maligned after saving the world from certain destruction. Now, the Frightful Four seek redemption through an international chess competition. Nobody is on nobody’s side! Players will assume the roles of Bentley Whitman (The Wingless Wizard), Peter Petruski (The Trapster), Max Dillon (Electro) and Flint Marko (Sandman). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Madame Medusa (suffering from comic book amnesia). 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Contemporary Cthulhu: The Strange Case of Dexter Ward [Jeni]
A mumbling madman, missing monkeys and a mysterious murder; just another Friday night in Florida for a familiar tv homicide squad! An adventure based on an actual incident taking place in Florida (where else?) with obvious Lovecraftian implications. Players will assume the roles of Dexter (a crime scene investigator with a dark secret), Debra (foul mouthed detective and Dexter's adoptive sister), Angel (troubled detective and Debra's partner) and Vince (perpetually perverted medical examiner). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, the Dark Passenger (figment of Dexter's malignant imagination). 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 5th ed. - Scooby Doo, Where Are You? [Michael]
Mystery Inc. must solve this case or the world plummets into the darkness of being ruled by aliens of our most hellish nightmares. Are you Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, or Scooby Doo? Save us please! 3-5 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 5th ed. - The Witches of Avalon [Michael]
Morgana, Raven, Guinevere, The Lady of the Lake; whether they are fighting for or against Arthur & his knights, they must find a way of defeating an otherworldly evil or die trying. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - The Big Bang Theory: Wil Wheaton's Excellent Lost Boy Adventure [Ryan]
Players will assume the roles of Dr. Leonard Hofstadter (as Dr. Sigmund Freud or Freud Dude), Dr. Sheldon Cooper (as President Abraham Lincoln), Dr. Raj Koothrappali (as Temujin or Genghis Khan or Bob Genghis Khan), Howard Wolowitz (as William Bonney, or Billy the Kid or Mr. The Kid) and Penny (as Joan of Arc, the Virgin Maid of Orleans…huh?). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Stuart Bloom (as Socrates or So Crates, or Ludwig Von Beethoven or Napoleon Bonaparte depending on how many of his characters die in soul crushing ways). 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Madcap Mayhem: Exotic Problem in the Everglades [Jeni]
A mumbling madman, missing monkeys and a mysterious murder; just another Art Crawl interrupted for a wholesome hero and a struggling artist from the secret agency that fixes exotic problems! An adventure based on an actual incident taking place in Florida (where else?) with a large dose of the eccentric for campy sleuthing fun. Players will assume the roles of The Middleman (a freelance exotic problem solver), Wendy Watson (a struggling artist and The Middleman's sidekick), Ida (the agency's central intelligence robot) and Lacey Thornfield (Wendy's roommate and artist-activist). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Noser (Wendy and Lacey's lyric-spouting neighbor). 3-4 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: What Would Buffy Do? [Michael]
Buffy has been voted out the house. Everyone of the Scooby Gang finds themselves asking the same question though. What would Buffy do? Do they even know? 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sweet Returns [Michael]
Or Once More, With Feeling, the Reprise). The world is ready to burn. Who better to provide the soundtrack than Sweet? You may not want to sing, but who said you have a choice. [repeat of #11] 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Jedi Yoga [Michael]
A perfect way to prepare for a day of gaming (or to recover from the night before)! A meditative yoga flow with music from the Star Wars movies and teachings of the Jedi Order. No experience necessary, first timers to advanced students are welcome. A mat or beach towel would make things more comfortable but is not required. Highly recommend 16 - 20 ounce bottle of water too. 30 players. Ages 6+, no experience required. 1 hour.
Origins 2016
GenCon 2015
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Classical Cthulhu: Much A Doom About Romeo & Juliet [Ryan] Shakespeare meets Lovecraft as two pairs of star crossed lovers use the same “cunning plan” to solve their romantic problems: the premature burial of distressed women! What could possibly go wrong? Players will assume the roles of Romeo, Mercutio and the Nurse from Romeo & Juliet as well as Benedict, Beatrice and Dogberry from Much Ado About Nothing. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Coen Brothers Cthulhu: The Big Lone Byakhee [Ryan]
“The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for millionaire occultist Lebowski, seeks retribution for his ruined rug and enlists the help of his bowling team to fight the forces of darkness set against him. That rug really tied the room together but the Dude abides, man, the Dude abides. Players will assume the roles of The Dude, Walter, Donny and Maude. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Little Dread Riding Hood [Jeni]
“Red” (a soulless ginger) and her miscreant teen friends create “Loup Garou” swamp tours to earn easy cash from unsuspecting tourists. When they encounter a real loup garou, everyone assumes it’s just part of the hoax. We will play with Cthulhu Dark rules, which emphasize collaborative storytelling and use a couple of six-sided dice to gauge success and (in)sanity. 3-5 players. Ages 13+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Madder Than the Hatter [Jeni]
Alyse goes to Mardi Gras with her college friends, and havoc ensues after they all do “voudou shots” on Bourbon Street and fall down the proverbial rabbit hole. Alyse's group must wrestle the monsters of madness, mirth, and mayhem in underground New Orleans. Will they escape with their sanity, or will they lose their heads? We will play with Cthulhu Dark rules, which emphasize collaborative storytelling and use a couple of six-sided dice to gauge success and (in)sanity. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - The Method to Madness [Jeni]
Something is rotten in the state of Louisiana, and it's not just the air quality. Time is out of joint when Hamlet returns from college to find his CEO father missing and his mother carrying on with the company President. Then, the dreams begin to plague Hamlet's sleep. Has Hamlet truly gone mad? We will play with Cthulhu Dark rules, which emphasize collaborative storytelling and use a couple of six-sided dice to gauge success and (in)sanity. 3-5 players. Ages 13+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - The Sugar Shack [Jeni] No sugar-coating here: the sugar shack holding Hansel & Gretel hostage harbors a sinister secret. Would you rather save your sibling's life or your own sanity? Rules light, role playing stressed. This is a twisted fairy tale with Cthulhu elements, and you'll play one of the family members trying to escape the dark horrors of the sugar shack. The cost of saving a life may be your own sanity. We will play with Cthulhu Dark rules, which emphasize collaborative storytelling and use a couple of six-sided dice to gauge success and (in)sanity. 3-5 players. Ages 13+, no experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Archer: Diamonds are Forever, Lana, Just Like Herpes! [Ryan]
Super spy Sterling Archer and the agents of Isis are contracted to investigate an international diamond smuggling operation which appears to bear a striking resemblance to a classic James Bond novel/movie. Players will assume the roles of Sterling, Mallory, Lana, Pam, Ray and Dr. Krieger. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Flash's Rogues Gallery: Guise & Dolls [Ryan]
Captain Cold considers going straight to win the affection of the heroic Vixen, but can he keep the rest of the Rogues in line long enough to win her heart? Luck be a lady tonight! Players will assume the roles of Captain Cold, Heat Wave, Mirror Master, Captain Boomerang, the Trickster and Weather Wizard. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Frozone: The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway! [Ryan]
Just as super heroes were beginning to regain acceptance and community support, emerging from the crime closet, Frozone appears to lose control of his ice generation powers and begins a self-imposed exile from civilization. Players will assume the roles of Frozone, Mr. Incredible, Elasti Girl, Violet and Dash. 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Firefly, 1st ed. - Mal Loses His Serenity [Michael] The Serenity has been stolen. Will Mal and the crew find her or will it be the end? 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Marvel, Advanced ed. - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Fantastic Four [Ryan]
Everyone knows the Silver Age origin story of the Fantastic Four but the real story of the Fantastic Four is far more complicated and bears a strange resemblance to the Venture Brothers. Players will assume the roles of Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Ben Grimm (The Thing), Sue Storm (Invisible Girl) and Johnny Storm (Human Torch) who will have their origins as super heroes play out over the course of the game. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy vs. the Past [Michael]
Buffy has been the Slayer for a long time. Longer than most. So why is she dreaming about the deaths of the Slayers who have come before her? 4-6 players. Ages 18+,no experience required. 4 hours.
Origins 2015
GenCon 2014
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Les Wizard-ables: Harry Potter and the Song of Angry Men [Ryan]
A mash up between Les Miserables and Harry Potter with ex-convict Hagrid rescuing the orphaned Harry in post-revolutionary France. Do you hear the distant sound? 3-5 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd d. - Coen Brothers Cthulhu: Mi-Go, North Dakota [Ryan]
A simple kidnapping in the frozen lands of Fargo, North Dakota leads to tragic results for all involved. Was the creature funny looking, in any particular way? 3-4 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Anno Dracula: Monster Massacre Across the Multiverse [Ryan]
The most experienced monster hunters of the DC, Marvel and Venture Brothers universes band together to save the entire multiverse from the all-consuming scourge of sparkling vampires. 4-6 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd. ed. - Coen Brothers Cthulhu: Raising Azathoth Arizona [Ryan]
A childless couple kidnaps the seventh son of Nathan Arizona with tragic results for all involved. Son, you have a panty on your head. 3-4 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Legion of Super Heroes: Breakfast Fight Club [Ryan]
It is Silver Age comics meet John Hughes meets underground fight clubs as the fallen members of the Legion of Super Heroes (Ferro Lad, Invisible Kid, Chemical King, Karate Kid and Nemesis Kid) are given an eternity of in school suspension by the Time Trapper. You ask us who the available characters are. You see us in the simplest terms possible. A brain (Invisible Kid), an athlete (Karate Kid), a basket csse (Chemical King), a princess (Nemesis Kid...Hey!), and a criminal (Ferro Lad). Play the game and take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and adventure notes at the end of the adventure. 3-5 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Marvel, Expert ed. - X-Men First Class: The Sound of Mutants [Ryan]
The lovely and spirited Jean Grey breathes fresh life into the strict halls of Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. What do we do with a problem like Magneto? 3-5 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Hansel & Gretel & The Sugar Shack That Cthulhu Built [Jeni]
No sugar coating here: the sugar shack holding Hansel & Gretel hostage harbors a sinister secret. Would you rather save your sibling's life or your own sanity? Rules light, role playing stressed. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Madder Than the Hatter: A Wonderland Nightmare [Jeni]
Ever since Alice's return from Wonderland, she hasn't been well. Her parents hear of Dr. Freud who offers a "talking cure" and send Alice to him as a last hope before the ice pick. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 6th ed. - Romanae Postulo Aurum [Ken]
105 AD. Emperor Trajan has ordered all legions to send gold to fill Roman war chests. As members of Legio XXII Alexandria, you must scour the sands of Aegyptos for pharaonic treasure. 6 players. Ages 21+, expert. 4 hours [repeated two additional times].
Unisystem - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Faith and the Dagon...bye! [Michael]
While Faith is still in a coma, she walks the Dreamlands where she calls to Dagon to destroy Buffy. As Father Dagon unleashes his Deep Ones upon Sunnydale, Buffy and the Scoobies try to save the world (again) and still get their post-high school lives in order. 4-8 players. Ages 18+. 4 hours.
Unisystem - Burn Notice: Scorched Earth Policy. [Michael]
(Read Dramatically) In their most insane mission ever, Michael, Fi, Sam, Jesse, Barry, & Maddie are recruited to face a South American Nazi who believes he can resurrect Hitler by detonating a nuclear warhead on the island of Fernando Poo. They are helped and hindered by one shadow organization after another. What is the truth and will this lead to who burned Michael? 3-5 players. Ages 18+. 4 hours [repeated one additional time - RPG1453446].
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Something R'yleh in the State of Denmark [Jeni & Drew]
“I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” Has Hamlet truly gone mad, or is murder afoot in the court of Denmark? Rules light. 4-5 players. Ages 18+. 4 hours.
Origins 2014
2013 Origins (Columbus, OH)
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert ed. - Seventies Era Avengers: Marvel Mia! [Ryan]
While the Avengers prepare for the wedding of Yellowjacket and Wasp a young woman claiming to be Wasps daughter from the future arrives wishing to meet her dad who is not Hank Pym but one of three possible Avengers! Available Characters: Wasp, Yellowjacket, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Flash's Rogues Gallery: Suicide Squad Story [Ryan]
Captain Cold leads the Flash Rogues Gallery but during a short stint with Suicide Squad he falls for the beautiful Vixen. Theirs is a forbidden love in a violent shadowy world torn apart by two warring factions with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Available Characters: Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Golden Glider, The Trickster, Mirror Master, Heatwave, Weather Wizard
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Night of the Krampus [Ryan]
Hell is for Children! Players will assume the role of characters in the 1986 holiday based horror film Night of the Krampus produced by Roger Corman who initially introduced Hollywood audiences to the Lovecraft mythos. According to Alpine folklore the Krampus was Santas evil counterpart a dark hairy horned demon who bound bad little children in chains beat them with a birch branch and put them in a wicker basket and carried them off to Hell for even worse torments. Night of the Krampus will be set in central Pennsylvania near the Amish country in early December of 1986. Characters will be troubled teenagers some of whom will undoubtedly engage in recreational drugs and/or premarital sex who run afoul of this dark legend. Eighties horror movie tropes will be in full effect including a killer theme song by Pat Benatar. Night of the Krampus: Hell! Hell is for Children!
Characters:
Bob Boulder, stoner and slacker; survival odds "not good"
Alan Sleet, Jr., overweight jock; survival odds "almost nonexistent"
Jim Frontus, spoiled rich boy; survival odds "long shot"
Russell Lindonby, smart kid; survival odds "better than most"
Tina Jeeze, slutty girl; survival odds "highly unlikely"
Dawn Fargo, sweet final girl; survival odds "best in movie"
Natalie Wiskier, spoiled rich girl; survival odds "pretty bad"
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Legion of Super Heroes: Greased Lightning Saga [Ryan]
Remember the 50s? The 2950s when the Legion of Super Heroes were the coolest teens in the universe drag racing their rocket cars and necking at the space drive in? Technology may have advanced 1000 years but the culture seems eerily familiar... Previews of characters sheets are available on the WAG Gaming Group page on Facebook. Characters are paired together according to Legion of Super Heroes dating relationships so an ideal gaming event for couples! Available Characters: Lightning Lad, Shrinking Violet, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl, Star Boy, Dream Girl, Bouncing Boy, Triplicate Girl, Matter Eater Lad, Light Lass
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Justice League: Year One - Across the Universe [Ryan]
The original five members of the Justice League (Aquaman Green Lantern Flash Black Canary and Martian Manhunter)forge the legend of what will be the greatest super hero team in the DC Universe. The original five members of the Justice League (Aquaman Green Lantern Flash Black Canary and Martian Manhunter) are looking to expand their ranks with new members but run afoul of a group of super villains who are seeking to harness the incalculable power of a space anomaly endanger the Earth itself to increase their already formidable powers. The case introduces the team to a new and powerful ally Captain Comet but will even their combined might be enough to stave off disaster and save the day? Grand Silver Age of Comics adventure with the Beatles as inspiration... Available Characters: Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert ed. - Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Sweeney Toad! [Ryan]
Magneto and The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants briefly took over the South American country of San Marco before the X-Men defeated them but What If things had gone differently? Players will assume the role of The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (The Blob Mastermind Unus the Untouchable Scarlet Witch Quicksilver and of course Toad) who are now tasked with making Magnetos mad dream of a mutant homeland reality after the X-Mens aircraft is summarily crushed by a powerful wave of magnetic force. Conquering San Marco was easy enough for the Brotherhood but ruling and rebuilding San Marco proves to be much more difficult as public utilities break down rival factions fight among themselves and make assassination attempts on high government officials (mutants) and food supplies and basic necessities become increasingly scarce thanks to the United Nations enforced embargoes. Magneto Mutant Master of Magnetism and the Decision Maker: "Mission accomplished!" Available Characters: The Blob, Mastermind, Unus the Untouchable, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Toad
2013 GenCon
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Princess Bride of Frankenstein [Ryan]
A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, an evil prince, giants, a beautiful princess and yes, even some kissing (along with reanimating the dead). Available Characters: Buttercup, Westley, Inigo Montoya, Fezzik the Giant, Vizzini the Sicilian
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd Edition - O, Cthulhu, Where Art Thou? [Ryan]
Coen Brothers meets Call of Cthulhu as three fugitives from a chain gang team up with a young blues musician who just sold his soul to the Devil in the American Deep South during the thirties. Available Characters: Everett Ulysses McGill, Pete Hogwallop, Delmar O'Donnell, Tommy Johnson
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Flash's Rogues Gallery: Pulp Fiction [Ryan]
It's Quentin Tarantino meets Silver Age comics as the lives of Central City's most colorful underworld characters intertwine in stories of violence and redemption. Available Characters: Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Golden Glider, The Trickster, Mirror Master, Heatwave, Weather Wizard
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd Edition - Hair: The Dawning of the Age of Asteroth [Ryan]
It is 1968 but the Summer of Love appears cursed for a group of hippies caught between the gathering darkness of Vietnam and the unspeakable terrors unleashed by the Nixon campaign. Available Characters: Claude Hooper Bukowski (well mannered but lost kid from the sticks), George Berger (nominal leader of the tribe), Sheila Franklin (hippie girl from privileged background), Lafayette "Hud" Hudson (black hippie activist), Dawn Ridley (Hud's long-suffering common-law wife), Don "Woof" Mangrell (long-haired hippie), Jeannie Ryan (sensitive and pitiable hippie girl)
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Justice League Year One: Kanjar Ro Unchained [Ryan]
Quentin Tarantino meets Silver Age comics as the early Justice League runs afoul of alien slavers and their gladiator blood sports. Earth Man Dingo Fighting! Available Characters: Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, The Atom
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert Edition - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Frightful Four [Ryan]
Everyone knows the story of the Wingless Wizard who created the villainous Frightful Four in mockery of the heroic Fantastic Four; but the truth is a bit more complicated. Available Characters: Wingless Wizard, The Trapster, The Sandman, Electro
Workshop
Crafting the Character Sheet for Your Real-Life Job Search [Jeni]
Learn to write winning resumes and slay job interviews. Jeni, a black belt in career kung fu, will show you how to focus your bullet statements and slice through objections.
2012
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Hairspray Potter and the Divine Waters
Harry Potter and his friends and allies are transposed to 1962 Baltimore where they find themselves increasingly troubled by the magical community's treatment of non-magical people, aka Muggles. Harry Potter and his fellow wizards live a privileged existence, taking a private train to Hogwarts, their ultra exclusive school; each meal a sumptuous feast and their personal messages relayed by a parliament of flying owls. Meanwhile, Muggles on the mean streets of 1962 Baltimore struggle to just get by. However, one day a month, Muggles are allowed to attend a dance at Hogwarts in the spirit of social advancement, even if they are summarily mind wiped afterward. Harry Potter, ever the social leader and hero, however, wishes that every day could be Muggle Day and does his best to challenge an inherently unjust system. You say that you want to be a wizard as well? Muggle, please!
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - The Big Bang Theory: Process of Oz-mosis
After a night of bickering (and drinking) the cast of the Big Bang Theory finds themselves transposed into the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz, but is this a dream sequence or an alternative reality? Penny, who is from the Midwest and has a fascination with shoes, will be Dorothy. Leonard, who tends to overthink his relationships, will be the Scarecrow. Sheldon, who has emotional limitations, will be the Tin Man (and he may be rather pleased with his transformation). Raj, who has social anxieties, will be the Cowardly Lion and his best friend, Howard, who practices stage magic and has terrible fashion sense, will be the Wonderful Wizard of Oz or Dub Dub as the adoring citizens of Emerald City often call him. Just like the original movie, each 'character' is supposed to discover something important about themselves on the Yellow Brick Road but whose dream sequence is this anyway, what about everybody else, are they just figments of one character's imagination and what if some characters actually prefer Oz? And what about Scarecrow's brain? Yeah!
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Justice League of America, Year One: Across the Universe
The original five members of the Justice League (Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary and Martian Manhunter)forge the legend of what will be the greatest super hero team in the DC Universe. The original five members of the Justice League (Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary and Martian Manhunter) are looking to expand their ranks with new members, but run afoul of a group of super villains who are seeking to harness the incalculable power of a space anomaly, endangering the Earth itself, to increase their already formidable powers. The case introduces the team to a new and powerful ally, Captain Comet, but will even their combined might be enough to stave off disaster and save the day? Grand Silver Age of Comics adventure with the Beatles as inspiration... 'So you say you want a Revolution? Well, you know, we all want to save the world!'
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert Edition - Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Sweeney Toad
Magneto and The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants briefly took over the South American country of San Marco before the X-Men defeated them, but What If things had gone differently? Players will assume the role of The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (The Blob, Mastermind, Unus the Untouchable, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and, of course, Toad) who are now tasked with making Magneto's mad dream of a mutant homeland reality after the X-Men's aircraft is summarily crushed by a powerful wave of magnetic force. Conquering San Marco was easy enough for the Brotherhood, but ruling and rebuilding San Marco proves to be much more difficult as public utilities break down, rival factions fight among themselves and make assassination attempts on high government officials (mutants) and food supplies and basic necessities become increasingly scarce thanks to the United Nations enforced embargoes. Magneto, Mutant Master of Magnetism and the Decision Maker: 'Mission Accomplished!'
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd Edition - Night of the Krampus: Hell is for Children
Players will assume the role of characters in the 1986 holiday based horror film, Night of the Krampus, produced by Roger Corman - who introduced Hollywood audiences to the Lovecraft mythos. According to Alpine folklore, the Krampus was Santa's evil counterpart, a dark hairy horned demon, who bound bad little children in chains, beat them with a birch branch and put them in a wicker basket and carried them off to Hell for even worse torments. Night of the Krampus is set in central Pennsylvania, near the Amish country, in early December of 1986. Characters will be troubled teenagers, some of whom will undoubtedly engage in recreational drugs and/or premarital sex, who run afoul of this dark legend. Eighties horror movie tropes will be in full effect,including a killer theme song by Pat Benatar.
2011
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Legion of Super Heroes: Greased Lightning Saga
Remember the 50's? The 2950's, when the Legion of Super Heroes were the coolest teens in the universe, drag racing their rocket cars and necking at the space drive in? Technology may have advanced 1000 years but the culture seems eerily familiar...
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Rusty: A Broadway Musical by Thaddeus S. Venture
Dr. Venture has taken his twisted life story and turned into a Broadway musical and he calls upon 'family' and 'friends' to help him make this one sad dream come true while a cascade of calamities and a collection of costumed criminals plague the production.
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Scavengers 2: The Rocky Raccoon Horror Show; a Roger Corman film
Roger Corman returns to directing with his long awaited sequel to Scavengers. Rio De Janeiro prepares for the 2012 Olympics when the rabid raccoon plague from Scavengers strikes, endangering some strangely familiar characters... It's astounding!
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Suicide Squad Story
Captain Cold leads the Flash Rogues Gallery, but during a short stint with Suicide Squad he falls for the beautiful Vixen. Theirs is a forbidden love in a violent shadowy world, torn apart by two warring factions, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Marvel Super Heroes - Seventies Era Avengers: Marvel Mia!
While the Avengers prepare for the wedding of Yellowjacket and Wasp, a young woman claiming to be Wasp's daughter from the future arrives, wishing to meet her dad, who is not Hank Pym, but one of three possible Avengers!
2010
DC Heroes, 2nd Edition - Behind the Scenes at the Making of The Raven: A Roger Corman Film
Players will assume dual roles within this scenario, that of the characters within the 1963 Roger Corman film "The Raven" as well as the famous actors and director involved in this production. It is 1963, our country has a young charismatic president with an elegant first lady, and our film company has stumbled upon a conspiracy which could shape the fate of the free world!
DC Heroes, 2nd Edition - "Contact the Guild: We Need a New Arch": A Venture Brothers Story
The Guild of Calamitous Intent has determined that neither the Monarch nor Sergeant Hatred have met the criteria as a suitable arch enemy for Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture. Players will assume the roles of second tier super villains looking to make the big time by forming a loosely affiliated Rogues Gallery for Dr. Venture known as the Crime Cartel.
Marvel Super Heroes - "Challenge of the Seven Scoundrels": A Shaw Brothers Kung Fu Movie
Players will assume the role of characters within a 1971 Kung Fu movie which was based (loosely!) on the classic Seven Samurai. As a barbaric Mongol hoard threatens to once again pillage a peaceful village, a drunken master assembles a group of six would be warriors (who all share the last name Lee) and puts them through a grueling training process to prepare them for the deadly battle to come!
Marvel Super Heroes - "How Do You Become a Special?: Special School!"
Players will assume the role of the Specials. The Specials are the sixth or seventh most popular super hero team around today, but despite powers far beyond those of ordinary men, petty little men, the Special have always had problems being taken seriously... until they find themselves a credible arch enemy! But have the Specials bitten off more than they can chew?
Strange Tales Featuring the Avengers: Hawkeye, Son! [Ryan]
It's a mash up between the Marvel Universe and Hamilton the Musical as Kang battles the Avengers during the Revolutionary War! I am not throwing away my shot! Players will assume the roles of Hawkeye (Hamilton), Captain America (Washington), Black Widow (Angelica), Swordsman (Lafayette) and Mockingbird (Eliza). Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Yellow Jacket (Burr).
The Devil's Brigade Faces Shock Waves of Terror [Ryan]
The untold story of the Allies Special Forces unit; their formation and their fight against unearthly forces. An American colonel who has never been in combat is assigned to create a special forces unit from Canadian Army troops and a ragtag group of U.S. Army misfits. Oh, and you get to kill Nazis…and monsters…and people who make excuses for Nazis and monsters. Players will assume the roles of Private Rocky Rockman, Corporal Peacock, Private Omar Greco, Private Hugh McDonald and Sergeant Patrick O’Neal. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Major Cliff Bricker.
Legion of Substitute Heroes: Mean Girls! [Ryan]
Subs joining the Legion of Super Heroes? It’s never going to happen! One of the Legion of Substitute Heroes has actually been chosen to join the ranks of the popular Legion of Super Heroes but peer pressure, frenemies, bullying and even the Fatal Five appear fated to stand in the way. Players will assume the roles of Polar Boy, Night Girl, Color Kid, Infectious Lass and Chlorophyll Kid. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Stone Boy.
Mystery Movie of the Week [Ryan]
The City plays host to a Crime Fighting Convention featuring the 1970’s most famous Sleuths, but when they meet it is Murder! It just wasn’t Sunday night without the flashlight beams cutting through the darkness and that sweet Mancini intro. Players will assume the roles of Stewart “Mac” McMillan (McMillan and Wife), Columbo and McCloud. Always an extra ticket for any player with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case Dr. Quincy, ME.
The Silver Age Sinister Six: Suicide Squad Style! [Ryan]
The Silver Age Sinister Six are sent by SHIELD to complete the mission which has thus far eluded them…Kill Castro! What's the matter, you lazy goldbrick super villains? Do you want to live forever? Players will assume the roles of Dr. Octopus, Vulture, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter and Electro. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Mysterio.
Beauties & the Beast [Jeni]
Tucked away in an elegant mansion in New Orleans is a monstrous Madame, an immortal cursed with loneliness. From time to time, she recruits a new batch of strapping young men as playthings. At first, the invitation to Madame’s house seems a dream come true for the latest group of hot guys, but they soon realize their lives are in peril. Can any of the young men escape Madame’s clutches before the last petal of the honeysuckle wilts and love’s sacrifice is redeemed?
Candyland: From Meme to Scene [Jeni]
In an illustration of the historical validity of such a motley crew, notorious smuggler Jacques Sweet invites James Taffy (Victorian gentleman thief), Daifuku (disgraced samurai), Pete Brittle (Old West gunslinger), and Ben Foster (free Negro) to help him find the booty of doubloons a reclusive sugar baron flaunts at slave auctions. To find the treasure and untangle the macabre scheme, they’ll need to learn to trust each other and blend in with the scum of New Orleans’ port, the society of Southern plantations, fugitives safeguarded by the Underground Railroad, and a close-mouthed sect of folk religion practitioners.
Charlie's Angels: Krewe Intentions [Jeni]
When Rex’s lavish Mardi Gras float is vandalized and its designer goes missing at the height of the season and Mystic’s leader is comatose after choking on a King Cake baby, Charlie’s Angels are called in to get to the bottom of a bitter Krewe rivalry before hatred ignites.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Drusilla Crosses the Wrong River [Michael]
Drusilla ventured into the black. 300 more years of life on earth were more or less enjoyable, but she had visions that led her to take to the skies. 200 years on various planets that the Alliance was settling had proved to be among the best of her existence. The idea that vampires couldn't cross running water has been part of Vampire lore for centuries. Dru laughed at that notion...until trying to cross the River Tam.
The Grimoire Girls [Michael]
It's just another night of mayhem in Stars Hollow where more than coffee is brewing & souls are increasingly black. Can you figure out which of your quirky neighbors are hatching schemes involving otherworldly entities from the Cthulhu Mythos? What the hell is Emily up to anyway? Whether you're good or evil, you need to figure out who's serving whom & stop the madness. No matter which side you're serving, Luke's is the place to grab coffee & donuts & get the scoop.
Exercise Classes [Michael]
- Buff Barbarian (*NEW* plyometric workout)
- Making its Gen Con debut is a plyometric workout designed to maximize your inner barbarian's rage-filled berserk attack. While any fitness level can be accommodated, if you have joint challenges, especially knees or ankles, you might want to consider my second year offerings of Sith Core and Mandalorian Martial Arts, or my Jedi Yoga class now in its fourth year.
- Sith Core
- Mandalorian Martial Arts
- Jedi Yoga
War of the Dragon Masters [Doug]
The biggest and baddest all-star martial arts blockbuster of the 70s that never got made. A mysterious agent gathers all the greatest fighters in filmdom to fight a menace that threatens to start World War III! Can even the likes of The Street Fighter, Black Belt Jones, Billy Jack, Lady Kung Fu, and MISTER Lee beat these jive turkeys? Right on!
Shadow/Blade Runner [Doug]
It's 2076 in an alternate timeline of the Sixth World. San Francisco is an irradiated wreck, but it's home. You're a bounty hunter with the San Francisco police department, and you've been assigned to track down a group of renegade synthetic humans or "synths." They're stronger, smarter, and faster than you are, so it won't be easy to "retire" them--if you can even find them. It's not quite Shadowrun, it's not quite Blade Runner, and it's not quite Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? so even if you're familiar with any or all of these, you won't know exactly what to expect. The emphasis is on role playing and problem solving.
Late Afternoon of the Demigods [Doug]
You're a demigod. It's late afternoon. Will there be a dawn tomorrow, or will the whole Universe plunge into eternal darkness?
Mayhem on Mystery Island: A Movie of the Week [Scott]
A cross-section of 1970's heroes-teen detectives, cynical reporters, washed-up rock stars-find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Or is the island really as deserted as it seems?
Seeking Sasquatch [Scott]
Members of a reality TV series dedicated to finding the elusive Sasquatch discover more than they bargained for when they take their show to the mysterious woods outside Arkham, Mass.
Arkham Horror [Angus]
Lords of Waterdeep [Angus]
Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery [Angus]
GenCon 2018
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - 80's Marvel: The King Cobra and I [Ryan] The Serpent Society is the premier villains-for-hire group in the Marvel Universe, until they are betrayed from within. Getting to know you… Players will assume the roles of the Cobra, Anaconda, Puff Adder, Rock Python, and Rattler. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Coachwhip. Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Spider King of the Hill [Ryan] A monster movie mash-up between the classic King of the Hill animated series and the drive-in favorite, Kingdom of the Spiders. I tell you what… Players will assume the roles of Hank & Peggy Hill, Dale Gribble, Bill Dauterive and Boomhauer. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Bobby Hill. Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - The Injustice Society: Justice Boys! [Ryan] To Hell with vengeance and world conquest, these villains will go anywhere, do anything, and fight anyone for the right price. Oh, what a night! Players will assume the roles of the Icicle, Tigress, the Wizard, Rag Doll and Solomon Grundy. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Gentleman Ghost. Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes. 4 hours.
Spirit of '77, 1st ed. - Sweet Monster-Infested Home, Chicago [Ryan] Carl Kolchak the Night Stalker and the Blues Brothers battle Illinois Nazis seeking to summon an ancient evil. Come on! Baby, don’t you want to go? Players will assume the roles of Jake & Elwood Blues, the Blues Brothers and Carl Kolchak, INS news reporter. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Sebastian Haff, the country's greatest Elvis impersonator (and secretly the REAL Elvis Presley). Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes. 4 hours.
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert ed. - 80s Marvel: Sinister Schemes for the Sinister Syndicate [Ryan] Fearsome Foes of Spider-Man decide to replace vengeance with actual profit. Bless your despicable hide! Players will assume the roles of the Beetle, Boomerang, Shocker, Speed Demon and Rhino. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case Hydro-Man. Play the game and then take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and scenario notes.
Pulp Cthulhu, 1st ed. - Cheaters of the Dead [Jeni] Twelve Viking warriors and an Arab travel to a distant, icy outpost to fight a terrifying enemy that strikes at night and leaves no bodies in its wake. Lo there, do I see the line of my people back to the beginning. Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever. Play the crafty old warrior (Herger), the ranger (Edgtho), the hulking warrior (Halga), the multi-talented warrior (Hyglak), or the promising young warrior (Roneth). Always an extra character for a player with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, the bard (Skeld). 4 hours.
Pulp Cthulhu, 1st ed. - Sweet T's Praline Devotees [Jeni] Tommy Thibodeau, the reclusive New Orleans sugar baron otherwise known as Sweet T, offers 5 lucky contest winners golden tickets for a decadent weekend. Sweet T. will celebrate his impending retirement by inviting the five contest winners to his estate for a decadent weekend, with the promise of a life-changing grand prize for one member of the group. When the guests find themselves up a creek (literally) without a paddle, deep in the bayou, will any of them find their way back to Sweet T’s mansion in order to claim the grand prize? Play one of the 5 guests. Always an extra character for a player with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Mr. T.'s right-hand Jack(ie) of all trades. 4 hours.
Spirit of '77, 1st ed. - Angels Aweigh [Jeni] Posing as a glam girl band, Charlie’s Angels are called to solve the mystery of a mumbling madman, missing monkeys and a mysterious murder aboard the luxury liner Dancing Queen. 3-4 players. 4 hours.
GenCon 2017
Marvel, Expert ed. - The New Defenders: Kiss Me, Hellcat! [Ryan] The Marvel Universe braces for the wedding of the decade, the untameable Hellcat and the irredeemable Son of Satan. It’s too damn hot! It’s hard to believe that Marvel could outdo the dysfunctional coupling of Yellow Jacket and Wasp but in the early 80’s they certainly did. Players will assume the roles of Angel, Beast and Iceman (The X-Men “Boys”) as well as the happy couple Hellcat and the Son of Satan. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Gargoyle. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Familiar on the Roof! [Ryan]
Pagans are caught between Colonial Salem and Dark Forces. If I were a witch man… And in circle of our little village of Arkhamdunwich we have always had our special types. Some more special than others. Players will assume the roles of Tevye the impoverished milkman, Motel Kamzoil the even more impoverished tailor, Perchik the student radical, and Lazar Wolf the lonely but relatively well off butcher. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Yente the nosy matchmaker. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes 3rd ed. - Legion of Substitute Heroes: Sweet Charity Cases [Ryan]
The Legion of Super Heroes is the coolest club in the galaxy, but not everyone gets in. If they could see me now! The Legion of Substitute Heroes desperately seek to impress the cool kids of the Legion of Super Heroes and prove themselves worthy of membership with the “real” heroes, but it sometimes seems like the Substitutes will never escape the dreaded “super friend zone.” Players will assume the roles of Polar Boy, Night Girl, Color Kid, Infectious Lass and Chlorophyll Kid. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Stone Boy. 4-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - An Unearthly Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum [Ryan]
Something abhorrent, blood runs in torrents, it’s coming for everyone, a Byakhee tonight! Players will assume the roles of Pseudolus the laziest slave in Rome, Hysterium the non-eunuch major domo of the household, Hero a young man helpless in love and Senex, a minor senator and dirty old man. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Rufus Vestis (Latin for “Red Shirt”), a previously anonymous Roman soldier under the command of Captain Miles Gloriosus. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Archer: Never Say Never Again, Lana, & the Safe Word is Apricot [Ryan]
Archer and his allies again face the threat of SPECTRE and impending cancellation. In “Archer: Diamonds are Forever, Lana, Just Like Herpes” Archer and his allies disrupted an international diamond, drug and weapon smuggling conspiracy run by the Spangler Economic Team: Reusing, Recycling, Repurposing, otherwise known as SPECTRE. Now they have to deal with the consequences of interfering with the plans of the wealthy and well connected in a mission bound for the Bermuda Triangle. Players will assume the roles of Archer, Lana, Mallory, Pam, Ray and Dr. Krieger. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Cheryl/Carol/Cherlene. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Marvel, Expert ed. - X-Men First Class: Bye, Bye Baddie [Ryan]
Teenage girls mourn as mutant rock star Mandrill readies one last concert before being drafted. Put on a happy face! The X-Men are called in to act as security at a farewell rock concert for a controversial mutant heartthrob. Players will assume the roles of Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Marvel Girl and Iceman. Always an extra character for any players with a fist full of generics and a dream, in this case, Mimic. 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, Dark Ages ed. - Eaters of the Dead [Jeni]
Twelve Viking warriors and an Arab embark on a quest to save a distant Viking outpost from a mysterious threat. Lo there, do I see my father. Lo there, do I see my mother, and my sisters and my brothers. Lo there, do I see the line of my people back to the beginning. Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever. Always an extra character for a player with a fist full of generics and a dream. 4-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Buffy Versus the Past [Michael]
Buffy & the gang have some regrets from the past that they need to work through before the can move forward, but time waits for no one. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cortex+, 1st ed. - Firefly: Rescue is Nothing New [Michael]
The job should have been simple enough. But complications happen. Some of the crew has been captured. The rest of the crew has to come to the rescue. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Jedi Yoga [Michael]
Yoga with Jedi philosophy & mantras sprinkled in. A great way to wake up & get the kinks out before a long day of gaming!30 players. Ages 6+, no experience required. 1 hour.
Dr. Who, 1st ed. - Shades [Michael]
Time is funny thing. Wibbly wobbly & timey wimey, it isn't as linear as we perceive it to be. What if that thing the Doctor changed really was a fixed point? 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, Invictus ed. - The Odd I See [Michael]
Odysseus & his crew are on their way home after the Trojan War. Things go from strange to stranger to terrifying. Will Odysseus & his men make it home in 1 piece? 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dru's Dreams [Michael]
Dru is crazy, if possible, her dreams are crazier. Buffy & the gang have their hands full dealing with Dru's visions. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Shadowrun, 5th ed. - Shadow/Blade Runner [Doug]
It's 2076 in an alternate timeline of the Sixth World. San Francisco is an irradiated wreck, but it's home. You're a bounty hunter with the San Francisco police department, and you've been assigned to track down a group of renegade synthetic humans or "synths." They're stronger, smarter, and faster than you are, so it won't be easy to "retire" them--if you can even find them. It's not quite Shadowrun, it's not quite Blade Runner, and it's not quite Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? so even if you're familiar with any or all of these, you won't know exactly what to expect. The emphasis is on role playing and problem solving. 3-5 players. Ages 13+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Origins 2017 (see prior year GenCon for descriptions)
- 1970s Marvel Universe: Annhilus? Get Your Gun [Ryan]
- Justice League, Year One: Little Orphan Oliver [Ryan]
- The Big Bang Theory: Wil Wheaton's Excellent Lost Boy Adventure [Ryan]
- Classical Cthulhu: My Fear Lady [Ryan]
- Classical Cthulhu: Wicker Man - The Musical [Ryan]
- Frightful Four: Chess - Nobody is on Nobody's Side [Ryan]
GenCon 2016
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - 1970's Marvel Universe: Annhilus? Get Your Gun [Ryan]
Famed sharpshooter, Shooting Star, finds love and adventure with rodeo rival, Texas Twister, during an alien invasion of Texas in this scenario very loosely based on the origin of the Southwest super team, the Rangers. Anything you can do, I can do better! Players will assume the roles of Shooting Star, Texas Twister, Red Wolf, Phantom Rider and the Armadillo. Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Firebird. 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Justice League, Year One: Little Orphan Oliver [Ryan]
After returning from a prolonged mission in space, the Justice League returns to Earth and discovers a plot to subvert teenage costumed adventurers to criminal purposes. Can the Justice League infiltrate and destroy this conspiracy from within as…the Teen Titans? It’s a hard knock life! Players will assume the roles of Aqualad (Aquaman), Wonder Girl (Black Canary), Kid Flash (the Flash), Speedy (Green Lantern), and Robin (the Atom). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, the Martian Manhunter (Beast Boy). 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Classical Cthulhu: Wicker Man the Musical [Ryan]
The Dagon worshipping pagans of fertile Summerisle have prospered for generations until one year the crops suffer from blight. The fast talking Lord Summerisle suggests a solution to their dilemma, manipulating and sacrificing a Christian policeman! I say, we have trouble, right here on Summerisle, trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with D and that stands for Dagon! Players will assume the roles of Willow (the innkeeper’s daughter), Miss Rose (the schoolteacher), Alder (the innkeeper) and Oak (the hulking blacksmith). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Iris (the librarian). 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Classical Cthulhu: My Fear Lady [Ryan]
A misogynist and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society, but what does it take to fit into a society that has succumbed to dark forces? Why can’t the English learn to speak? Players will assume the roles of Professor Henry Higgins, Colonel Hugh Pickering, and Alfie and Eliza Doolittle. Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Freddie Eynsford-Hill. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Marvel, Expert ed. - Frightful Four: Chess - Nobody is on Nobody's Side [Ryan]
The Silver Age origin story of the Frightful Four explains how these characters were just misunderstood and maligned after saving the world from certain destruction. Now, the Frightful Four seek redemption through an international chess competition. Nobody is on nobody’s side! Players will assume the roles of Bentley Whitman (The Wingless Wizard), Peter Petruski (The Trapster), Max Dillon (Electro) and Flint Marko (Sandman). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Madame Medusa (suffering from comic book amnesia). 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Contemporary Cthulhu: The Strange Case of Dexter Ward [Jeni]
A mumbling madman, missing monkeys and a mysterious murder; just another Friday night in Florida for a familiar tv homicide squad! An adventure based on an actual incident taking place in Florida (where else?) with obvious Lovecraftian implications. Players will assume the roles of Dexter (a crime scene investigator with a dark secret), Debra (foul mouthed detective and Dexter's adoptive sister), Angel (troubled detective and Debra's partner) and Vince (perpetually perverted medical examiner). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, the Dark Passenger (figment of Dexter's malignant imagination). 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 5th ed. - Scooby Doo, Where Are You? [Michael]
Mystery Inc. must solve this case or the world plummets into the darkness of being ruled by aliens of our most hellish nightmares. Are you Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, or Scooby Doo? Save us please! 3-5 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 5th ed. - The Witches of Avalon [Michael]
Morgana, Raven, Guinevere, The Lady of the Lake; whether they are fighting for or against Arthur & his knights, they must find a way of defeating an otherworldly evil or die trying. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - The Big Bang Theory: Wil Wheaton's Excellent Lost Boy Adventure [Ryan]
Players will assume the roles of Dr. Leonard Hofstadter (as Dr. Sigmund Freud or Freud Dude), Dr. Sheldon Cooper (as President Abraham Lincoln), Dr. Raj Koothrappali (as Temujin or Genghis Khan or Bob Genghis Khan), Howard Wolowitz (as William Bonney, or Billy the Kid or Mr. The Kid) and Penny (as Joan of Arc, the Virgin Maid of Orleans…huh?). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Stuart Bloom (as Socrates or So Crates, or Ludwig Von Beethoven or Napoleon Bonaparte depending on how many of his characters die in soul crushing ways). 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Madcap Mayhem: Exotic Problem in the Everglades [Jeni]
A mumbling madman, missing monkeys and a mysterious murder; just another Art Crawl interrupted for a wholesome hero and a struggling artist from the secret agency that fixes exotic problems! An adventure based on an actual incident taking place in Florida (where else?) with a large dose of the eccentric for campy sleuthing fun. Players will assume the roles of The Middleman (a freelance exotic problem solver), Wendy Watson (a struggling artist and The Middleman's sidekick), Ida (the agency's central intelligence robot) and Lacey Thornfield (Wendy's roommate and artist-activist). Always an extra character for those with a handful of generics and a dream, in this case, Noser (Wendy and Lacey's lyric-spouting neighbor). 3-4 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: What Would Buffy Do? [Michael]
Buffy has been voted out the house. Everyone of the Scooby Gang finds themselves asking the same question though. What would Buffy do? Do they even know? 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sweet Returns [Michael]
Or Once More, With Feeling, the Reprise). The world is ready to burn. Who better to provide the soundtrack than Sweet? You may not want to sing, but who said you have a choice. [repeat of #11] 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Jedi Yoga [Michael]
A perfect way to prepare for a day of gaming (or to recover from the night before)! A meditative yoga flow with music from the Star Wars movies and teachings of the Jedi Order. No experience necessary, first timers to advanced students are welcome. A mat or beach towel would make things more comfortable but is not required. Highly recommend 16 - 20 ounce bottle of water too. 30 players. Ages 6+, no experience required. 1 hour.
Origins 2016
- Games from previous year's GenCon
GenCon 2015
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Classical Cthulhu: Much A Doom About Romeo & Juliet [Ryan] Shakespeare meets Lovecraft as two pairs of star crossed lovers use the same “cunning plan” to solve their romantic problems: the premature burial of distressed women! What could possibly go wrong? Players will assume the roles of Romeo, Mercutio and the Nurse from Romeo & Juliet as well as Benedict, Beatrice and Dogberry from Much Ado About Nothing. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Coen Brothers Cthulhu: The Big Lone Byakhee [Ryan]
“The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for millionaire occultist Lebowski, seeks retribution for his ruined rug and enlists the help of his bowling team to fight the forces of darkness set against him. That rug really tied the room together but the Dude abides, man, the Dude abides. Players will assume the roles of The Dude, Walter, Donny and Maude. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Little Dread Riding Hood [Jeni]
“Red” (a soulless ginger) and her miscreant teen friends create “Loup Garou” swamp tours to earn easy cash from unsuspecting tourists. When they encounter a real loup garou, everyone assumes it’s just part of the hoax. We will play with Cthulhu Dark rules, which emphasize collaborative storytelling and use a couple of six-sided dice to gauge success and (in)sanity. 3-5 players. Ages 13+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Madder Than the Hatter [Jeni]
Alyse goes to Mardi Gras with her college friends, and havoc ensues after they all do “voudou shots” on Bourbon Street and fall down the proverbial rabbit hole. Alyse's group must wrestle the monsters of madness, mirth, and mayhem in underground New Orleans. Will they escape with their sanity, or will they lose their heads? We will play with Cthulhu Dark rules, which emphasize collaborative storytelling and use a couple of six-sided dice to gauge success and (in)sanity. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - The Method to Madness [Jeni]
Something is rotten in the state of Louisiana, and it's not just the air quality. Time is out of joint when Hamlet returns from college to find his CEO father missing and his mother carrying on with the company President. Then, the dreams begin to plague Hamlet's sleep. Has Hamlet truly gone mad? We will play with Cthulhu Dark rules, which emphasize collaborative storytelling and use a couple of six-sided dice to gauge success and (in)sanity. 3-5 players. Ages 13+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - The Sugar Shack [Jeni] No sugar-coating here: the sugar shack holding Hansel & Gretel hostage harbors a sinister secret. Would you rather save your sibling's life or your own sanity? Rules light, role playing stressed. This is a twisted fairy tale with Cthulhu elements, and you'll play one of the family members trying to escape the dark horrors of the sugar shack. The cost of saving a life may be your own sanity. We will play with Cthulhu Dark rules, which emphasize collaborative storytelling and use a couple of six-sided dice to gauge success and (in)sanity. 3-5 players. Ages 13+, no experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Archer: Diamonds are Forever, Lana, Just Like Herpes! [Ryan]
Super spy Sterling Archer and the agents of Isis are contracted to investigate an international diamond smuggling operation which appears to bear a striking resemblance to a classic James Bond novel/movie. Players will assume the roles of Sterling, Mallory, Lana, Pam, Ray and Dr. Krieger. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Flash's Rogues Gallery: Guise & Dolls [Ryan]
Captain Cold considers going straight to win the affection of the heroic Vixen, but can he keep the rest of the Rogues in line long enough to win her heart? Luck be a lady tonight! Players will assume the roles of Captain Cold, Heat Wave, Mirror Master, Captain Boomerang, the Trickster and Weather Wizard. 4-6 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Frozone: The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway! [Ryan]
Just as super heroes were beginning to regain acceptance and community support, emerging from the crime closet, Frozone appears to lose control of his ice generation powers and begins a self-imposed exile from civilization. Players will assume the roles of Frozone, Mr. Incredible, Elasti Girl, Violet and Dash. 3-5 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Firefly, 1st ed. - Mal Loses His Serenity [Michael] The Serenity has been stolen. Will Mal and the crew find her or will it be the end? 4-6 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Marvel, Advanced ed. - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Fantastic Four [Ryan]
Everyone knows the Silver Age origin story of the Fantastic Four but the real story of the Fantastic Four is far more complicated and bears a strange resemblance to the Venture Brothers. Players will assume the roles of Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Ben Grimm (The Thing), Sue Storm (Invisible Girl) and Johnny Storm (Human Torch) who will have their origins as super heroes play out over the course of the game. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, some experience required. 4 hours.
Unisystem, 1st ed. - Buffy vs. the Past [Michael]
Buffy has been the Slayer for a long time. Longer than most. So why is she dreaming about the deaths of the Slayers who have come before her? 4-6 players. Ages 18+,no experience required. 4 hours.
Origins 2015
- Games from previous year's GenCon
GenCon 2014
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Les Wizard-ables: Harry Potter and the Song of Angry Men [Ryan]
A mash up between Les Miserables and Harry Potter with ex-convict Hagrid rescuing the orphaned Harry in post-revolutionary France. Do you hear the distant sound? 3-5 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd d. - Coen Brothers Cthulhu: Mi-Go, North Dakota [Ryan]
A simple kidnapping in the frozen lands of Fargo, North Dakota leads to tragic results for all involved. Was the creature funny looking, in any particular way? 3-4 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Anno Dracula: Monster Massacre Across the Multiverse [Ryan]
The most experienced monster hunters of the DC, Marvel and Venture Brothers universes band together to save the entire multiverse from the all-consuming scourge of sparkling vampires. 4-6 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd. ed. - Coen Brothers Cthulhu: Raising Azathoth Arizona [Ryan]
A childless couple kidnaps the seventh son of Nathan Arizona with tragic results for all involved. Son, you have a panty on your head. 3-4 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Legion of Super Heroes: Breakfast Fight Club [Ryan]
It is Silver Age comics meet John Hughes meets underground fight clubs as the fallen members of the Legion of Super Heroes (Ferro Lad, Invisible Kid, Chemical King, Karate Kid and Nemesis Kid) are given an eternity of in school suspension by the Time Trapper. You ask us who the available characters are. You see us in the simplest terms possible. A brain (Invisible Kid), an athlete (Karate Kid), a basket csse (Chemical King), a princess (Nemesis Kid...Hey!), and a criminal (Ferro Lad). Play the game and take the adventure home. Players will be offered free electronic copies of the character sheets and adventure notes at the end of the adventure. 3-5 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Marvel, Expert ed. - X-Men First Class: The Sound of Mutants [Ryan]
The lovely and spirited Jean Grey breathes fresh life into the strict halls of Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. What do we do with a problem like Magneto? 3-5 players. Ages 21+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Hansel & Gretel & The Sugar Shack That Cthulhu Built [Jeni]
No sugar coating here: the sugar shack holding Hansel & Gretel hostage harbors a sinister secret. Would you rather save your sibling's life or your own sanity? Rules light, role playing stressed. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Madder Than the Hatter: A Wonderland Nightmare [Jeni]
Ever since Alice's return from Wonderland, she hasn't been well. Her parents hear of Dr. Freud who offers a "talking cure" and send Alice to him as a last hope before the ice pick. 3-4 players. Ages 18+, no experience required. 4 hours.
Call of Cthulhu, 6th ed. - Romanae Postulo Aurum [Ken]
105 AD. Emperor Trajan has ordered all legions to send gold to fill Roman war chests. As members of Legio XXII Alexandria, you must scour the sands of Aegyptos for pharaonic treasure. 6 players. Ages 21+, expert. 4 hours [repeated two additional times].
Unisystem - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Faith and the Dagon...bye! [Michael]
While Faith is still in a coma, she walks the Dreamlands where she calls to Dagon to destroy Buffy. As Father Dagon unleashes his Deep Ones upon Sunnydale, Buffy and the Scoobies try to save the world (again) and still get their post-high school lives in order. 4-8 players. Ages 18+. 4 hours.
Unisystem - Burn Notice: Scorched Earth Policy. [Michael]
(Read Dramatically) In their most insane mission ever, Michael, Fi, Sam, Jesse, Barry, & Maddie are recruited to face a South American Nazi who believes he can resurrect Hitler by detonating a nuclear warhead on the island of Fernando Poo. They are helped and hindered by one shadow organization after another. What is the truth and will this lead to who burned Michael? 3-5 players. Ages 18+. 4 hours [repeated one additional time - RPG1453446].
Cthulhu Dark (rules-light) - Something R'yleh in the State of Denmark [Jeni & Drew]
“I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” Has Hamlet truly gone mad, or is murder afoot in the court of Denmark? Rules light. 4-5 players. Ages 18+. 4 hours.
Origins 2014
- Hair: The Dawning of the Age of Azathoth
- Justice League Year One: Kanjar Ro Unchained!
- Night of the Krampus: Hell is for Children
- The Big Bang Theory: The Process of Oz-Mosis
- The Princess Bride of Frankenstein
- Wicked: The True Story of the Frightful Four
2013 Origins (Columbus, OH)
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert ed. - Seventies Era Avengers: Marvel Mia! [Ryan]
While the Avengers prepare for the wedding of Yellowjacket and Wasp a young woman claiming to be Wasps daughter from the future arrives wishing to meet her dad who is not Hank Pym but one of three possible Avengers! Available Characters: Wasp, Yellowjacket, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Flash's Rogues Gallery: Suicide Squad Story [Ryan]
Captain Cold leads the Flash Rogues Gallery but during a short stint with Suicide Squad he falls for the beautiful Vixen. Theirs is a forbidden love in a violent shadowy world torn apart by two warring factions with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Available Characters: Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Golden Glider, The Trickster, Mirror Master, Heatwave, Weather Wizard
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd ed. - Night of the Krampus [Ryan]
Hell is for Children! Players will assume the role of characters in the 1986 holiday based horror film Night of the Krampus produced by Roger Corman who initially introduced Hollywood audiences to the Lovecraft mythos. According to Alpine folklore the Krampus was Santas evil counterpart a dark hairy horned demon who bound bad little children in chains beat them with a birch branch and put them in a wicker basket and carried them off to Hell for even worse torments. Night of the Krampus will be set in central Pennsylvania near the Amish country in early December of 1986. Characters will be troubled teenagers some of whom will undoubtedly engage in recreational drugs and/or premarital sex who run afoul of this dark legend. Eighties horror movie tropes will be in full effect including a killer theme song by Pat Benatar. Night of the Krampus: Hell! Hell is for Children!
Characters:
Bob Boulder, stoner and slacker; survival odds "not good"
Alan Sleet, Jr., overweight jock; survival odds "almost nonexistent"
Jim Frontus, spoiled rich boy; survival odds "long shot"
Russell Lindonby, smart kid; survival odds "better than most"
Tina Jeeze, slutty girl; survival odds "highly unlikely"
Dawn Fargo, sweet final girl; survival odds "best in movie"
Natalie Wiskier, spoiled rich girl; survival odds "pretty bad"
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Legion of Super Heroes: Greased Lightning Saga [Ryan]
Remember the 50s? The 2950s when the Legion of Super Heroes were the coolest teens in the universe drag racing their rocket cars and necking at the space drive in? Technology may have advanced 1000 years but the culture seems eerily familiar... Previews of characters sheets are available on the WAG Gaming Group page on Facebook. Characters are paired together according to Legion of Super Heroes dating relationships so an ideal gaming event for couples! Available Characters: Lightning Lad, Shrinking Violet, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl, Star Boy, Dream Girl, Bouncing Boy, Triplicate Girl, Matter Eater Lad, Light Lass
DC Heroes, 3rd ed. - Justice League: Year One - Across the Universe [Ryan]
The original five members of the Justice League (Aquaman Green Lantern Flash Black Canary and Martian Manhunter)forge the legend of what will be the greatest super hero team in the DC Universe. The original five members of the Justice League (Aquaman Green Lantern Flash Black Canary and Martian Manhunter) are looking to expand their ranks with new members but run afoul of a group of super villains who are seeking to harness the incalculable power of a space anomaly endanger the Earth itself to increase their already formidable powers. The case introduces the team to a new and powerful ally Captain Comet but will even their combined might be enough to stave off disaster and save the day? Grand Silver Age of Comics adventure with the Beatles as inspiration... Available Characters: Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert ed. - Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Sweeney Toad! [Ryan]
Magneto and The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants briefly took over the South American country of San Marco before the X-Men defeated them but What If things had gone differently? Players will assume the role of The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (The Blob Mastermind Unus the Untouchable Scarlet Witch Quicksilver and of course Toad) who are now tasked with making Magnetos mad dream of a mutant homeland reality after the X-Mens aircraft is summarily crushed by a powerful wave of magnetic force. Conquering San Marco was easy enough for the Brotherhood but ruling and rebuilding San Marco proves to be much more difficult as public utilities break down rival factions fight among themselves and make assassination attempts on high government officials (mutants) and food supplies and basic necessities become increasingly scarce thanks to the United Nations enforced embargoes. Magneto Mutant Master of Magnetism and the Decision Maker: "Mission accomplished!" Available Characters: The Blob, Mastermind, Unus the Untouchable, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Toad
2013 GenCon
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Princess Bride of Frankenstein [Ryan]
A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, an evil prince, giants, a beautiful princess and yes, even some kissing (along with reanimating the dead). Available Characters: Buttercup, Westley, Inigo Montoya, Fezzik the Giant, Vizzini the Sicilian
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd Edition - O, Cthulhu, Where Art Thou? [Ryan]
Coen Brothers meets Call of Cthulhu as three fugitives from a chain gang team up with a young blues musician who just sold his soul to the Devil in the American Deep South during the thirties. Available Characters: Everett Ulysses McGill, Pete Hogwallop, Delmar O'Donnell, Tommy Johnson
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Flash's Rogues Gallery: Pulp Fiction [Ryan]
It's Quentin Tarantino meets Silver Age comics as the lives of Central City's most colorful underworld characters intertwine in stories of violence and redemption. Available Characters: Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Golden Glider, The Trickster, Mirror Master, Heatwave, Weather Wizard
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd Edition - Hair: The Dawning of the Age of Asteroth [Ryan]
It is 1968 but the Summer of Love appears cursed for a group of hippies caught between the gathering darkness of Vietnam and the unspeakable terrors unleashed by the Nixon campaign. Available Characters: Claude Hooper Bukowski (well mannered but lost kid from the sticks), George Berger (nominal leader of the tribe), Sheila Franklin (hippie girl from privileged background), Lafayette "Hud" Hudson (black hippie activist), Dawn Ridley (Hud's long-suffering common-law wife), Don "Woof" Mangrell (long-haired hippie), Jeannie Ryan (sensitive and pitiable hippie girl)
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Justice League Year One: Kanjar Ro Unchained [Ryan]
Quentin Tarantino meets Silver Age comics as the early Justice League runs afoul of alien slavers and their gladiator blood sports. Earth Man Dingo Fighting! Available Characters: Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, The Atom
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert Edition - Wicked: The Untold Story of the Frightful Four [Ryan]
Everyone knows the story of the Wingless Wizard who created the villainous Frightful Four in mockery of the heroic Fantastic Four; but the truth is a bit more complicated. Available Characters: Wingless Wizard, The Trapster, The Sandman, Electro
Workshop
Crafting the Character Sheet for Your Real-Life Job Search [Jeni]
Learn to write winning resumes and slay job interviews. Jeni, a black belt in career kung fu, will show you how to focus your bullet statements and slice through objections.
2012
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Hairspray Potter and the Divine Waters
Harry Potter and his friends and allies are transposed to 1962 Baltimore where they find themselves increasingly troubled by the magical community's treatment of non-magical people, aka Muggles. Harry Potter and his fellow wizards live a privileged existence, taking a private train to Hogwarts, their ultra exclusive school; each meal a sumptuous feast and their personal messages relayed by a parliament of flying owls. Meanwhile, Muggles on the mean streets of 1962 Baltimore struggle to just get by. However, one day a month, Muggles are allowed to attend a dance at Hogwarts in the spirit of social advancement, even if they are summarily mind wiped afterward. Harry Potter, ever the social leader and hero, however, wishes that every day could be Muggle Day and does his best to challenge an inherently unjust system. You say that you want to be a wizard as well? Muggle, please!
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - The Big Bang Theory: Process of Oz-mosis
After a night of bickering (and drinking) the cast of the Big Bang Theory finds themselves transposed into the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz, but is this a dream sequence or an alternative reality? Penny, who is from the Midwest and has a fascination with shoes, will be Dorothy. Leonard, who tends to overthink his relationships, will be the Scarecrow. Sheldon, who has emotional limitations, will be the Tin Man (and he may be rather pleased with his transformation). Raj, who has social anxieties, will be the Cowardly Lion and his best friend, Howard, who practices stage magic and has terrible fashion sense, will be the Wonderful Wizard of Oz or Dub Dub as the adoring citizens of Emerald City often call him. Just like the original movie, each 'character' is supposed to discover something important about themselves on the Yellow Brick Road but whose dream sequence is this anyway, what about everybody else, are they just figments of one character's imagination and what if some characters actually prefer Oz? And what about Scarecrow's brain? Yeah!
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Justice League of America, Year One: Across the Universe
The original five members of the Justice League (Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary and Martian Manhunter)forge the legend of what will be the greatest super hero team in the DC Universe. The original five members of the Justice League (Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, Black Canary and Martian Manhunter) are looking to expand their ranks with new members, but run afoul of a group of super villains who are seeking to harness the incalculable power of a space anomaly, endangering the Earth itself, to increase their already formidable powers. The case introduces the team to a new and powerful ally, Captain Comet, but will even their combined might be enough to stave off disaster and save the day? Grand Silver Age of Comics adventure with the Beatles as inspiration... 'So you say you want a Revolution? Well, you know, we all want to save the world!'
Marvel Super Heroes, Expert Edition - Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Sweeney Toad
Magneto and The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants briefly took over the South American country of San Marco before the X-Men defeated them, but What If things had gone differently? Players will assume the role of The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (The Blob, Mastermind, Unus the Untouchable, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and, of course, Toad) who are now tasked with making Magneto's mad dream of a mutant homeland reality after the X-Men's aircraft is summarily crushed by a powerful wave of magnetic force. Conquering San Marco was easy enough for the Brotherhood, but ruling and rebuilding San Marco proves to be much more difficult as public utilities break down, rival factions fight among themselves and make assassination attempts on high government officials (mutants) and food supplies and basic necessities become increasingly scarce thanks to the United Nations enforced embargoes. Magneto, Mutant Master of Magnetism and the Decision Maker: 'Mission Accomplished!'
Call of Cthulhu, 3rd Edition - Night of the Krampus: Hell is for Children
Players will assume the role of characters in the 1986 holiday based horror film, Night of the Krampus, produced by Roger Corman - who introduced Hollywood audiences to the Lovecraft mythos. According to Alpine folklore, the Krampus was Santa's evil counterpart, a dark hairy horned demon, who bound bad little children in chains, beat them with a birch branch and put them in a wicker basket and carried them off to Hell for even worse torments. Night of the Krampus is set in central Pennsylvania, near the Amish country, in early December of 1986. Characters will be troubled teenagers, some of whom will undoubtedly engage in recreational drugs and/or premarital sex, who run afoul of this dark legend. Eighties horror movie tropes will be in full effect,including a killer theme song by Pat Benatar.
2011
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Legion of Super Heroes: Greased Lightning Saga
Remember the 50's? The 2950's, when the Legion of Super Heroes were the coolest teens in the universe, drag racing their rocket cars and necking at the space drive in? Technology may have advanced 1000 years but the culture seems eerily familiar...
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Rusty: A Broadway Musical by Thaddeus S. Venture
Dr. Venture has taken his twisted life story and turned into a Broadway musical and he calls upon 'family' and 'friends' to help him make this one sad dream come true while a cascade of calamities and a collection of costumed criminals plague the production.
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Scavengers 2: The Rocky Raccoon Horror Show; a Roger Corman film
Roger Corman returns to directing with his long awaited sequel to Scavengers. Rio De Janeiro prepares for the 2012 Olympics when the rabid raccoon plague from Scavengers strikes, endangering some strangely familiar characters... It's astounding!
DC Heroes, 3rd Edition - Suicide Squad Story
Captain Cold leads the Flash Rogues Gallery, but during a short stint with Suicide Squad he falls for the beautiful Vixen. Theirs is a forbidden love in a violent shadowy world, torn apart by two warring factions, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Marvel Super Heroes - Seventies Era Avengers: Marvel Mia!
While the Avengers prepare for the wedding of Yellowjacket and Wasp, a young woman claiming to be Wasp's daughter from the future arrives, wishing to meet her dad, who is not Hank Pym, but one of three possible Avengers!
2010
DC Heroes, 2nd Edition - Behind the Scenes at the Making of The Raven: A Roger Corman Film
Players will assume dual roles within this scenario, that of the characters within the 1963 Roger Corman film "The Raven" as well as the famous actors and director involved in this production. It is 1963, our country has a young charismatic president with an elegant first lady, and our film company has stumbled upon a conspiracy which could shape the fate of the free world!
DC Heroes, 2nd Edition - "Contact the Guild: We Need a New Arch": A Venture Brothers Story
The Guild of Calamitous Intent has determined that neither the Monarch nor Sergeant Hatred have met the criteria as a suitable arch enemy for Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture. Players will assume the roles of second tier super villains looking to make the big time by forming a loosely affiliated Rogues Gallery for Dr. Venture known as the Crime Cartel.
Marvel Super Heroes - "Challenge of the Seven Scoundrels": A Shaw Brothers Kung Fu Movie
Players will assume the role of characters within a 1971 Kung Fu movie which was based (loosely!) on the classic Seven Samurai. As a barbaric Mongol hoard threatens to once again pillage a peaceful village, a drunken master assembles a group of six would be warriors (who all share the last name Lee) and puts them through a grueling training process to prepare them for the deadly battle to come!
Marvel Super Heroes - "How Do You Become a Special?: Special School!"
Players will assume the role of the Specials. The Specials are the sixth or seventh most popular super hero team around today, but despite powers far beyond those of ordinary men, petty little men, the Special have always had problems being taken seriously... until they find themselves a credible arch enemy! But have the Specials bitten off more than they can chew?