Ring in October with a spooky TTRPG session at Idle Hands in Malden! Grab a drink and settle in for a scare!
All tables will kick off at 1pm.
Sessions are free to play, beginner friendly, and require no prep or supplies. Just show up, and we'll get rolling!
Content and Communication Tools
Even when games are spooky, the act of playing them shouldn't be! We're dedicated to providing space for you to explore new concepts while still taking care of yourself and your mental health.
Session content is rated PG-13 or below.
Content warnings are provided ahead of time for to help you make an informed decision about session content. Additionally, each table will have a pre-game rundown of some shared communication tools to ensure you feel supported if you encounter challenging content.
Session Details:
House of Horrors with Shawn!
3.5 hours
Content warnings: high chance of player death
After being strong armed into an unwanted dinner party, you quickly realize you have to escape before you become the final course.
This is a low-rules, high-risk game of everyday humans trying to escape from Halloween monsters.
ALIEN RPG with Jay!
3.5 hours
Content warnings: drug use, gore
Just a routine distress signal...
Here Lies Me with Nick!
2.5 hours
Content warnings: death, the afterlife
You are dead. You don't remember who you were, but you have a few stray Memories. Over the course of this highly improvisational game, you'll connect Memories within a word-cloud and try to remember who you were in life!
PARA - The Family with Susi!
4 hours
Content warnings: violence, death, suicide, trauma, religion, and sects
10 years ago, over 300 members of a remote religious community vanished without a trace, leaving behind only seven terrified children and a bloodstained compound. Now, as the 10th anniversary approaches, one of the surviving children dies, drawing the remaining six back to the compound.
Players: this game uses tarot decks as part of gameplay. We will have decks for you, but you're welcome to bring your own if you would like!
Delta Green with Jesse!
3 hours
Content warnings: Body horror, violence against animals and humans
In September 1996, an unexplainable murder brings a team of Delta Green agents to a small Southern town where a hapless local man has suffered awful changes. He may not be the only one.
Brindlewood Bay - As the Crow Dies with Cam!
4 hours
Content warnings: Unreality, mouring the death of a beloved animal friend
The Murder Mavens expected to sleep hard after an invigorating book club meeting... but something seems off. Shortly after hitting the hay, they awaken, together, in an ornate garden within a shared dreamscape. There are strange and beautiful children here, and the body of a single, dead crow. Won't you help them figure out what happened here?