Free RPG Day Online Games and Webinars!

Looking to try out new roleplaying games without spending a dime? We've got a day of thrilling RPG adventures lined up!

This year's Free RPG Day has been pushed back due to the pandemic. As stores scrambled to find a way to offer events with stay at home orders or reduced store capacity. So we partnered with Source Comics & Games to bring you our first-ever all online Free RPG Day event!

We've got a buncha' space and scif-fi excitement in five roleplaying sessions. AND if you're looking to level-up as a GM, we're offering free game master clinic webinars! Choose from a variety of topics in game design or learning more about what games are out there!

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We'll send you a link to the Zoom event a few days prior. Be sure to check out our Online Game FAQ before you attend.

Here's the schedule of events:

SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2020

2:00 P.M.

RPG: STAR TREK ADVENTURES: Requiem for Miri

A century after USS Enterprise visited Earth Two and its inhabitants, the Onlies, Federation scientists are still unraveling the circumstances surrounding the Life Prolongation Project. USS Excalibur (NCC-26517) is dispatched to uncover a mystery, only to find echoes of the past. This is a TNG sequel to TOS episode "Miri."
Game time: 2 hours
Rule System: Star Trek Adventures by Modiphius
Game Master: Erik Mornes
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3:00 P.M. 

WEBINAR: Beyond D&D: Cool Games You May Not Have Tried
Want to learn more about games you've not played or had a chance to run? Get an overview of what's out there by major publishers as well as what's going on in the indie RPG scene. And get your questions answered about them!
Webinar time: 1 hour with Q&A
Presenter: Jenifer Doll
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4:00 P.M. 

WEBINAR: Creating Star Trek RPG Adventures That Feel "Trek"
Two SNSO game masters discuss their approaches to creating Star Trek roleplaying adventures, using sci-fi concepts (time travel, AI, generation ships, etc.) steeped in Star Trek mythos. Discussion also includes how the mechanics of various Star Trek game systems enable certain kinds of play and stories.
Webinar time: 1 hour with Q&A
Presenters: Erik Mornes and John Till
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RPG: STARS WITHOUT NUMBER: Pharma Couriers

Fans of Firefly and spaghetti westerns listen up! On a supply mission a medical supply ship, you and your crew travel to a distant mining colony. Save lives and help solve the colony get back on its feet before its too late--and make a few extra credits while you're at it!
Game time: 4 hours
Rule System: Stars Without Number by Sine Nomine Publishing
Game Master: Jeff Conrad
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RPG: KNAVE: Origins of Discontent (A Scifi Hack)

It was supposed to be a pleasure cruise through the most beautiful wild star systems in the galaxy, a reward for your hard work and dedication to the Galactic Alliance Investigation Bureau. The experience is every bit as grand as you'd been promised--even if slightly marred by the plethora of the insufferably wealthy who keep mistaking you for ship crew. Now, suddenly, someone is dead: an inaccessible human skeleton floating calmly through an arc chamber... but no one on board is missing, and the ship is days away from a safe port. Suspicion among the elite (and their private security teams) is quickly breeding a mutiny and the captain of the vessel is begging you for help...
Game time: 2 hours
Rule System: Knave by Questing Beast Publishing
Game Master: Jenifer Doll
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RPG: MUTANT CRAWL CLASSICS: The Unregarded Passage

In a gonzo, post-apocalyptic future where science seems more like magic and the landscape is filled with mutants of every kind, your band of Seekers finds a nondescript tunnel while exploring a ruined structure. What dangers lurk down below the stones of the past, and what treasures might you find?
Game time: 4 hours
Rule System: Mutant Crawl Classics by Goodman Games
Game Master: Matt Towle
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6:00 P.M. 

WEBINAR: Using Implied Setting in World Building and Game Design
How to use rules, character options, random tables and other tools to streamline and improve your game design and world-building process.
Webinar time: 1 hour with Q&A
Presenter: Casey Garske
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RPG: ALIEN: From A Dead Planet

Your crew is in the wrong place at the right time. The Company has asked you to retrieve a scientific package from a military transport, The Deadfall Hornet. The question is whether you can grab the goods before things go critical. Can you?
Game time: 2 hours
Rule System: ALIEN Roleplaying Game by Modiphius
Game Master: John Till
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Note: Mature audience

8:00 P.M.

WEBINAR: Ask Us Anything Zoom Party!
Saturday Night Space Opera began offering free in-person gaming at Source Comics & Games in 2015. After 5 years and more than 250 public game experiences in the Twin Cities, we've learned a few things!  After a brief overview, attendees can ask us anything game or SNSO related (e.g,event organizing, game design, running one-shot adventures, etc.).
Webinar time: 1 hour with Q&A
Presenters: All Free RPG Day Game Masters!
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SEE YOU SATURDAY, SPACE GAMER!

More details to come! Schedule and programming subject to change. All times are Central US time zone.

Free RPG Day at The Source!

Just a quick reminder: Free RPG Day, Saturday, is June 15! We'll be at Source Comics & Games to run some exciting and thought-proving sci-fi RPGs! As always, it's free to play and you don't need to bring anything or have previous experience. Materials will be provided and rules are easy to learn. Games run approximately 3-4 hours. Check out the schedule:

SOURCE COMICS & GAMES - ROSEVILLE, MN

Games at The Source will be 3-4 hours in length.

2:00 P.M.

Title: HOMESHIP
Game System: Kingdom
Deep Space 9, Babylon 5, Star Trek, and Battlestar Galactica are all great shows about a community dealing with external threats, internal divisions, and existential questions about who the community is. Create the community of the HomeShip and explore its journey as important members of the community. This story is yours to tell!
Game Master: Patrick Schifano

6:00 P.M.

Title: THE APOCALYPSE ARK
Game System: Mutant Crawl Classics
When stories of a rogue "smart metal" being the size of a mountain come to your village, no one takes them seriously, at least until the tracked 10-story-tall monstrosity begins cutting a gigantic swath through your hothouse jungle homeland. Invulnerable to even the mightiest mutations, your only hope to stop its menacing march is to find entry to its interior and access its power sources and sinister inhabitants.  A 5th-level Mutant Crawl Classics adventure for 3-8 players. Written by Brendan J. LaSalle.
Game Master:  Matt Towle

Title: CREATE THE FUTURE
Game System: Microscope
Human civilization has just begun to be established in space.  Come help tell the next hundred, thousand, or million years of human history.
Game Master: Patrick Schifano

SHOW UP, SIT DOWN, AND PLAY:

• All materials provided, including pre-generated characters!
• No prior experience needed!
• This is a FREE event!
• Limited seating for all games--arrive early to ensure your spot!

Free RPG Day at Tower Games!

Just a quick reminder: Free RPG Day, Saturday, is June 15! We return to Tower Games with a few fast-paced adventures!  Save your cash for some cool swag, because these games are free to play! You don't need to bring anything or have experience prior to playing. We'll provide all materials and will teach you the rules. Games run approximately 2 hours. Here's the schedule:

TOWER GAMES - MINNEAPOLIS, MN

All games at Tower will be 2-hours in length.

12:00 P.M. 

Title: STRUGGLE FOR THE THRONE
Game System: Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (2nd Ed, FASA)
Struggle for the Throne (micro-game, FASA)
Play a Klingon "Game of Thrones" as the family of a Great House, defending the Empire from invading Borg. Choose your allies carefully, as you bribe, assassinate, spy, and threaten the other Great Houses to struggle for the Throne!
Game Master: Erik Mornes


2:00 P.M.

Title: STRUGGLE FOR THE THRONE (repeat)

Title: 16th CENTURY STARGATE: NEW SPAIN
Game System: Old School-inspired d20 RPG (simple rules will be taught)
You are one of La Compania, a motley crew of occult, scientific, and military "specialists" in the service of the King of Spain. You are hot on the trail of the Conquistador Francisco de Coronado, as he pursues his legendary City of Gold. Can you get there first? Is he insane? You decide!
Game Master: John Till


4:00 P.M. 
Title: STRUGGLE FOR THE THRONE (repeat)


6:00 P.M. 

Title: NUMENERA: THE STAR SHOWER
Game System: Numenera RPG
Welcome to the far, far future world of Numenera, the Ninth World. Humanity went to the stars, but has fallen back to its terrestrial home. You saw it all from the roof of the caravanserai: a great star-shower has descended nearby. Such star-relics are often a source of treasure and trouble - get there first! 
Game Master: John Till

SHOW UP, SIT DOWN, AND PLAY:

• All materials provided, including pre-generated characters!
• No prior experience needed!
• This is a FREE event!
• Limited seating for all games--arrive early to ensure your spot!

June: FREE RPG DAY!

Hey gamer geeks! We're skipping our usual SNSO game night so we can bring you a gaggle of games on Free RPG Day, Saturday, June 15! If you've ever wanted to try out a system you've never played--or are just looking for something fun and awesome to do, THIS IS YOUR DAY!

All games are free to play and you don't need to bring anything or have previous experience. All materials will be provided and rules will be taught.

This year, we'll be running games at two locations:

SOURCE COMICS & GAMES - ROSEVILLE, MN

Games at The Source will be 3-4 hours in length.

2:00 P.M.

Title: HOMESHIP
Game System: Kingdom
Deep Space 9, Babylon 5, Star Trek, and Battlestar Galactica are all great shows about a community dealing with external threats, internal divisions, and existential questions about who the community is. Create the community of the HomeShip and explore its journey as important members of the community. This story is yours to tell!
Game Master: Patrick Schifano

6:00 P.M.

Title: THE APOCALYPSE ARK
Game System: Mutant Crawl Classics
When stories of a rogue "smart metal" being the size of a mountain come to your village, no one takes them seriously, at least until the tracked 10-story-tall monstrosity begins cutting a gigantic swath through your hothouse jungle homeland. Invulnerable to even the mightiest mutations, your only hope to stop its menacing march is to find entry to its interior and access its power sources and sinister inhabitants.  A 5th-level Mutant Crawl Classics adventure for 3-8 players. Written by Brendan J. LaSalle.
Game Master:  Matt Towle

Title: CREATE THE FUTURE
Game System: Microscope
Human civilization has just begun to be established in space.  Come help tell the next hundred, thousand, or million years of human history.
Game Master: Patrick Schifano

TOWER GAMES - MINNEAPOLIS, MN

All games at Tower will be 2-hours in length.

12:00 P.M. 

Title: STRUGGLE FOR THE THRONE
Game System: Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (2nd Ed, FASA)
Struggle for the Throne (micro-game, FASA)
Play a Klingon "Game of Thrones" as the family of a Great House, defending the Empire from invading Borg. Choose your allies carefully, as you bribe, assassinate, spy, and threaten the other Great Houses to struggle for the Throne!
Game Master: Erik Mornes


2:00 P.M.

Title: STRUGGLE FOR THE THRONE (repeat)

Title: 16th CENTURY STARGATE: NEW SPAIN
Game System: Old School-inspired d20 RPG (simple rules will be taught)
You are one of La Compania, a motley crew of occult, scientific, and military "specialists" in the service of the King of Spain. You are hot on the trail of the Conquistador Francisco de Coronado, as he pursues his legendary City of Gold. Can you get there first? Is he insane? You decide!
Game Master: John Till


4:00 P.M. 
Title: STRUGGLE FOR THE THRONE (repeat)


6:00 P.M. 

Title: NUMENERA: THE STAR SHOWER
Game System: Numenera RPG
Welcome to the far, far future world of Numenera, the Ninth World. Humanity went to the stars, but has fallen back to its terrestrial home. You saw it all from the roof of the caravanserai: a great star-shower has descended nearby. Such star-relics are often a source of treasure and trouble - get there first! 
Game Master: John Till

Join us this weekend: FREE RPG DAY!

Greetings space fans! We'll be running games at Source Comics and Games this Saturday for Free RPG Day! Join us this Saturday, June 17, beginning at 10:00 a.m. for some scifi tabletop fun!

Play your favorite Saturday morning cartoons! 

It's an EXTRA special event for us, as we'll be debuting the first ever Saturday Morning Space Opera, geared for kids 12 and under. Our first foray into kid-style programming features a MECHA-ton of action and adventure...

Voltron: Legendary Defender "Escape from Planet Doom"

Game: No Thank You, Evil! by Monte Cook Games
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Activate interlocks! Dyna-therms connected. Infra-cells up; mega-thrusters are go! The members of Lion Force Voltron have gone missing, and as new graduates of the Galaxy Alliance Space Academy, it's up to your team to find them. Galaxy Garrison has outfitted your group of space explorers with a Voltron of your own, as your search for clues leading you to Planet Doom. Can your team bring back the legend of Voltron: Defender of the Universe?

Ages 12 and under are welcome, and adults must be accompanied by a child! No prior experience necessary. Materials provided.

The Spire Of The Hunting Sound

Game: Numenera by Monte Cook Games
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

A billion years in the future, the Earth has become a wondrous realm of sorcery and science. Take up the role of an adventuring glaive, jack, or nano in world of fantastic creatures and strange technology-based magic. Your party's airship--with innocents aboard--is hijacked by raiders! How will you protect the passengers and crew--and discover the terrible secrets behind the attack?

No prior experience necessary. Pre-generated characters and dice will be provided.

Lords of the Latter Times

Game: Fate of Tékumel
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

A free-wheeling Barsoomian style adventure in the early days of Tékumel. If you like strange mutants, psionics, aircars, crossed swords, and battle harnesses, come on by and play the game!

No prior experience necessary. Materials provided.

More info:

• Free RPG Day at Source Comics and Games
• Monte Cook Games events on Free RPG Day

Cosmic Patrol on Free RPG Day!

It's space opera! On a Saturday night! Okay, so maybe it's not our regular, all-official night, but we'll be at the Source playing Cosmic Patrol by Catalyst Game Labs on June 20--Free RPG Day!

Come join us for some pulp space escapades in the retro cosmos.  Cosmic Patrol is a rules-light, collaborative story-based game. Here's the particulars:

• 6pm - close at Source Comics & Games 
• Pre-generated male and female characters will be provided 
• BYO polyhedrals

We'll be playing a new adventure designed just for Free RPG Day: "The Doomsday Protocols" so make sure your ray gun is electrified and ready for action!