Introduction to Vampire the Masquerade 5E: Dice House Games in Orange
In the World of Darkness, the kindred stalk humanity in the shadows of the city. Yet, you are not alone, as other kindred fight for survival, as you compete and conspire to make it through one more night. You are a vampire and this is the masquerade.
Intro to Call of Cthulhu: The Doom That Came to Wessex
The village of Totburh is on edge after nighttime Viking raids, then an urgent summons arrives from the nearby monastery. Can your investigators quell the madness lurking in that house of worship? Or will they succumb?
Something Wicked This Way Con - 2024
It’s that time again, kiddies. The nights grow long. The leaves fall off the trees. Death and evil stalk the night. It’s Halloween, and the Dead Gamers Society is descending upon Geeky Teas for our annual Something Wicked This Way Con horror extravaganza!
Campaign: Brindlewood Bay
In Brindlewood Bay, you will play as a bookclub of old ladies solving mysteries in a small New England town. Eventually, you will uncover the dark supernatural powers that haunt the town. The vibe of this game will be cozy, spooky, and silly. Think Murder She Wrote meets H.P. Lovecraft.
Campaign: Call of Cthulhu - Arkham the Accursed City
This is an episodic sandbox campaign that will focus on Arkham and the events surrounding the Miskatonic University. Think 1920s Buffy meets Lovecraftian horror. You are all undergraduate or graduate students that will get dragged into terrible situations. In order to survive, you'll need to gather clues to uncover the secrets of the mythos.
Intro to Call of Cthulhu - The Crimson Letters
An introduction to the game of death, unfinished business, and second changes. Learn to inhabit the Chronicles of Darkness as a Sin-Eater, one who game back from the dead to finish their unfinished business. Help ghosts pass on, fight against predatory Reapers, and explore the mysterious and oppressive Underworld.
Open to players of all experience levels, to total beginners, DnD vets, and indie RPG experts.
Mini-Con: Final Daze of Summer
Jason and Jaws aren’t done with you yet, kiddies. Join the Dead Gamers Society to celebrate the end of summer and the coming of spooky season. We have eight nightmarish games of terror to thrill ghouls and gals of all ages.
All games will have a cover charge of $12, which includes the fee for Geeky Teas. Ask the ominous, yet friendly, Mysterious Council Member wearing a Dead Gamers Shirt at the front desk for help checking in.
One Shot Series - Vampire the Requiem: Requiem for the Angels
This summer marks the 20th anniversary of Vampire the Requiem. To mark that occasion, the Dead Gamers Society, takes a dive into the All-Night Society of Kindred, of Clans, of Covenants...of vampires.
Introduction to They Came From Beyond the Grave! The Haunting of Abbeyham Priory
Abbeyham Priory is a gothic abbey of crumbling walls and dreadful history. Its inhabitants are terrible, its purpose is malign, and those intrepid adventurers who poke around in its ruined masonry may well unleash something utterly horrid on the world beyond. You are the intrepid adventurers, and you are the only people who can contain the Haunting of Abbeyham Priory!
One Shot Series - Vampire the Requiem: Requiem for the Angels
This summer marks the 20th anniversary of Vampire the Requiem. To mark that occasion, the Dead Gamers Society, takes a dive into the All-Night Society of Kindred, of Clans, of Covenants...of vampires.
Introduction to Werewolf the Apocalypse 5th Edition
You are a werewolf, a Garou, part spirit, part monster. The world around you is in peril and the Garou must answer the call. This game of horror and violence is the 5th edition of the famed Werewolf the Apocalypse that asks the question, when will you rage?
Intro to Geist the Sin-Eaters
An introduction to the game of death, unfinished business, and second changes. Learn to inhabit the Chronicles of Darkness as a Sin-Eater, one who game back from the dead to finish their unfinished business. Help ghosts pass on, fight against predatory Reapers, and explore the mysterious and oppressive Underworld.
Open to players of all experience levels, to total beginners, DnD vets, and indie RPG experts.
Campaign: The Die RPG - The Everbright Chronicles
Join GM Aliou Brown in DIE: The Roleplaying Game and explore a fantasy world forged from you dreams, passions, and night terrors.
One Shot Series - Vampire the Requiem: Requiem for the Angels
This summer marks the 20th anniversary of Vampire the Requiem. To mark that occasion, the Dead Gamers Society, takes a dive into the All-Night Society of Kindred, of Clans, of Covenants...of vampires.
Introduction to Candela Obscura
Enter a gilded world of terrifying magick. You are part of Candela Obscura, a paranormal secret society charged with protecting the Fairelands, and its sprawling turn of the century capital known as Newfaire from supernatural incursions. Occult mysteries emerge in this metropolis, built atop the ruins of an ancient, fallen civilization still teeming with the remnants of powerful magick.
Introduction to Spire: The City Must Fall
An introduction to the award-winning dark fantasy game of revolution: Spire. Learn how to play, from character creation to high-stakes revolutionary action.
Open to players of all experience levels, to total beginners, DnD vets, and indie RPG experts.
Campaign: Delta Green - Impossible Landscapes
Join the DGS Pat Hume for a campaign of government conspiracy, psychological horror, and cosmic nightmares in the beloved Call of Cthulhu system
Mothership: The Haunting of Ypsilon 4
Join the DGS and GM Chris Wolf in the place where no one can hear you scream - SPACE!
Introduction to Candela Obscura
Enter a gilded world of terrifying magick. You are part of Candela Obscura, a paranormal secret society charged with protecting the Fairelands, and its sprawling turn of the century capital known as Newfaire from supernatural incursions. Occult mysteries emerge in this metropolis, built atop the ruins of an ancient , fallen civilization still teeming with the remnants of powerful magick.
Pre-gen characters provided.
Storyteller: Louis Garcia
Content Warning: Fantasy horror & violence
Introduction to Vampire the Requiem
You’re dead, kid. But don’t worry, you get to keep moving. In fact, you get to live forever. Beautiful, fearsome, and commanding. Welcome to the All-Night Society. Two rules: You have to drink blood in order to continue, and you need to find SOMETHING to do with all this eternity.
You don’t want to see what happens to Vampires who get truly bored.
This one-shot adventure is an introduction to Vampire the Requiem, and is suited for new players, experienced Elders, and those who have gamed before but haven’t yet been formally introduced to the All-Night Society.
Pre-gen characters provided.
Storyteller: Patrick Regan
Content Warning: Action violence, religious horror,
What Dreams May Con
The Dead Gamers Society’s Winter mini-con is upon us!
Join us for a curated selection of spooky one-shots at Geeky Teas. Learn new games, make new friends, and build relationships with the Dead Gamers Society.
Door charge is 10$. 50% goes to Geeky Teas, 50% goes to cover our server costs. The DGS is a strictly non-profit organization.
Current Game List:
Return of the Krampus: A Christmas Ghost Story - Orange County Edition
It is Christmas Eve and you have returned to your childhood home. The last time you and your friends were here was when your childhood friend ran away from home. Or, that's what the adult said. Like a memory or a dream, you remember a creature visiting that night your friend went away. The creature was what the old stories called the Krampus.
On this night, the Krampus will return and you must confront it.
GM: Louis Garcia
Content Warning: Children in peril. All graphic violence will not be described and will take place "off-screen"
Pre-gen characters will be provided.
Please note that there are two listings. Be sure you’re signing up for the correct one!
Introduction to Werewolf the Apocalypse 5th Edition
You are a werewolf, a Garou, part spirit, part monster. The world around you is in peril and the Garou must answer the call. This game of horror and violence is the 5th edition of the famed Werewolf the Apocalypse that asks the question, when will you rage?
This session is an introductory game for the latest edition of Werewolf the Apocalypse and is intended for players of all skill levels, from experienced WoD veterans to those new to the full moon. Pre-generated characters sheets to be provided.
GM: Louis Garcia
Content Warning: Horror violence
Return of the Krampus: A Christmas Ghost Story - Los Angeles Edition
It is Christmas Eve and you have returned to your childhood home. The last time you and your friends were here was when your childhood friend ran away from home. Or, that's what the adult said. Like a memory or a dream, you remember a creature visiting that night your friend went away. The creature was what the old stories called the Krampus.
On this night, the Krampus will return and you must confront it.
GM: Louis Garcia
Content Warning: Children in peril. All graphic violence will not be described and will take place "off-screen"
Pre-gen characters will be provided.
Please note that there are two listings. Be sure you’re signing up for the correct one!
Something Wicked This Way Con
The Dead Gamers Society’s Annual Autumn mini-con is upon us!
Join us for a curated selection of spooky one-shots at Geeky Teas. Learn new games, make new friends, and build relationships with the Dead Gamers Society.
Current game list includes:
Call of Cthulhu
Numenera
Belonging Outside Belonging
Door charge is 10$. 50% goes to Geeky Teas, 50% goes to cover our server costs. The DGS is a strictly non-profit organization.
Interested in running a one-shot with us? Fill out the one-shot form here:
https://forms.gle/yB8GrdDAu6Nhn5gH7
Introduction to Sleepaway
Being a camp counselor was supposed to mean watching the kids while swimming. Keeping them from fighting. They didn’t say anything about monsters in the woods.
But someone has to protect them against the night.
Sleepaway is a dmless, rules-lite game in which we all play as camp counselors striving to protect our campers from a monster lurking in the woods. We create the story together, along with a deck of cards. All skill levels welcome, from total newbies to experience camp counselors.
Game Master: Alana Lidawer
Rating: PG-13
We will be using Lines and Veils and X Card safety mechanics. Rules will be taught day-of. We will do character creation together day of. No dice are needed. Just bring a pencil and some paper.
Introduction to Apocalypse Keys
You are monsters working for the secret organization DIVISION in an attempt to stop other monsters from bringing about the apocalypse. A parasitic library has attached itself to DIVISION and is siphoning classified information. Who brought it here and why? Can you stop them?
This is an introduction to Apocalypse Keys, a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) game of world-saving action and monstrous heart. This game is intended for players of all skill-levels and will cover all important aspects of the Powered by the Apocalypse system, from dice pools to playbooks.
Game Master: Alana Lidawer
Rating: PG-13
Changeling the Lost: A Year in the Life
You were once a mortal - you had a job and a family and a “normal” life.
Then, they came and took you - you were tempted, tricked, or forced to enter Arcadia, the realm of the Fae, powerful alien beings that have fueled humanity’s dreams and nightmares for millennia. You have escaped and returned to the world of humanity, but your time in Arcadia transformed you into something different, more beautiful, more terrifying, more crafty - less human. You try to build a new life for yourself and continue to live between the two worlds, seeking the peace of mundane existence while preparing for the day your fairy “keeper” returns to try to take you back.
You made it back. You accepted that you were free. You found yourself friends and a home. Now, it's time to see if you'll survive. They say the first year is the hardest. If you can make it through that, you can make it through anything.
The terror and mysticism of Autumn. The intrigue and sorrow of Winter. The revelry and desire of Spring. The warfare and wrath of Summer.
Just make it through the first year.
This Changeling the Lost (2nd Edition) Chronicle will once a month for one year.
No experience is needed to join this chronicle. During session 0, we will establish safety rules as well as create your Motley and Motley pledge. The Motley will need at least one character from every seasonal court.
Content Warning: Abuse, trauma, questions of identity, persecution, body horror
GM: Patrick Regan
Geist the Sin-Eaters: The Tolls of the Seleucids
You died but live still. You are a Sin-Eater - your pact with a Geist at the moment of your death allowed you to live on to resolve unfinished business for you - and for them.
For decades, your people have suffered through the Wars of the Diadochi, the “successors” to Alexander the Great who continue to fight over the lands of his empire. You and your fellow Sin-Eaters lead a cult of ghosts and mortals in the aspiring kingdom of Cappodocia. You help the living and dead to navigate the tolls of war and subjugation. But now a new threat arises, a dark necromancy that threatens your lands. How can you protect the people from this threat and find peace?
This story deals with themes of war, oppression, death, and the hope for a better future.
This Geist the Sin-Eaters (2nd edition) chronicle will run on the third Saturday of the month 12:00-4:00 pm Pacific time on Discord for a full season (September-May).
No experience is needed to join this chronicle. During the first session in September (session 0), we will establish safety rules as well as the mission of your cult (krewe) and develop the setting in which the story will take place based on your characters.
GM: Andrew Henkes
Content warning: body horror, violence/gore
Introduction to Heart: the City Beneath
Join us for an introduction to the award-winning game of horror and dark fantasy exploration. Learn how to explore Heart, the mysterious city beneath the impossible tower-city of Spire. Fight monsters, chart courses through reality-shifting planes, and face what you TRULY want in a place where time and reality have broken.
We'll teach you all aspects of gameplay, from character creation to exploration to combat.