Free RPG Day at Mox Boarding House
Post by Sharon Magliano Feliciano, President of the GGC Board of Directors.
On Saturday, June 16th, GeekGirlCon teamed up with our friends at Mox Boarding House for Free RPG Day.
GGC Volunteer Rick led a Shadowrun game.
Free RPG Day is an event hosted in various game and hobby stores worldwide. RPG publishers provide new content for both beloved properties, as well as new games. Stores throw events where customers can pick up brand new, never-before published content—totally free!
Mox celebrated by offering several free RPG modules, and invited both GeekGirlCon and the Pathfinder Society to talk about our organizations and role-playing games.
GeekGirlCon volunteers headed to Mox Boarding House in Bellevue with their bags full of dice to lead “Food Fight”, a short, introductory Shadowrun adventure. The folks from the Pathfinder Society led boisterous games of “Skitter Skirmish” from the year-old Starfinder (published by Paizo, the same company that produces the popular Pathfinder). There was also a volunteer who lead a round of Call of Cthulu—an RPG based on the work of H.P. Lovecraft.
The Pathfinder Society led the Free RPG Day module “Skitter Skirmish”.
For those new to the world of role-playing games, or RPGs, this event was a great opportunity to learn the basics. Often while playing an RPG, a Game Master or Dungeon Master (often abbreviated as GM or DM), tells a story that a group of people act out with characters that they have created themselves. For this event, fully formed characters were provided for attendees—though many seasoned RPG players find that creating their own is one of the most fulfilling aspects of play. These short “modules” allowed a game to be completed in about an hour. This let players get a feel for the game dynamics without having to make a huge commitment.
Attendees ranged from kids who had never played an RPG before, to seasoned DM’s who wanted to try something new. The Mox Boarding House tournament room was filled with laughs, spontaneous outbursts when something went awry, and the sound of many, many rolling dice. It was a great reminder of the wonderful geek community we have in our area, and the fun events that bring us together. At one point our Shadowrun table had our GM, a middle aged woman (me!), a professional in his 30s, and two teenage girls. It wasn’t a group that would make up your usual game night crew—but everyone was brought together by games.
