Welcome to Drop-In Dungeons!

FREE Open-Table RPGs Monthly Calendar

Drop-In Dungeons runs commitment-free roleplaying adventures for players of all experience levels. Rule books, dice, and pre-generated characters are provided so you can jump right in. Our monthly schedule in Portland, Oregon is:
  • As available - Wildcard Night at venues throughout Portland; GM's choice of personal favorites, indie darlings, and novelties. We've recently played: 5E D&D, Lasers & Feelings, Mothership, Call of Cthulhu.
  • 1st Tuesday 6pm - Shadowdark Megadungeon Night at TPK Brewing Co., 5051 SE Hawthorne Blvd; enter GM Garrett's Westfall setting and explore a labyrinthine multi-level megadungeon using Shadowdark RPG, an independent, fast-playing "hybrid edition" using familiar rules from modern and classic D&D. Get the free quickstart PDFs from https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf. These sessions share continuity with the 3rd Tuesday game also at TPK Brewing.
  • 1st Thursday 6pm - Imbrogliopolis (5E D&D) at Gift Public House, 1935 SE Hawthorne Blvd; Imbrogliopolis is a story-rich, multiversal, magi-punk open-table campaign written and brought to life by the inimitable DM Hades Manticor of Portals & Paragons PDX, using 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules. Pre-generated characters are provided; a free 5E rules reference is hosted here: https://5thsrd.org/. These sessions share continuity with the 3rd and 5th Thursdays games also at Gift.
  • 2nd Monday 7pm - Game Masters' Coffee Meet-Up at Battle Grounds Gaming Cafe, 3738 NE Sandy Blvd; a "shop-talk and mutual support" social night for GMs of all systems and experience levels.
  • 2nd Wednesday 6:30pm - Star Trek Adventures Campaign at Battle Grounds Gaming Cafe, 3738 NE Sandy Blvd; board an experimental Federation starship in the Next Generations timeline and boldly go where adventure awaits! The Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition quickstart guide is a free PDF available from Modiphius Publishing here: https://modiphius.net/en-us/products/star-trek-adventures-the-roleplaying-game-second-edition-quickstart-guide-pdf. This is a hybrid campaign: committed players make their own "regular cast" characters while drop-in players use "guest star" pre-gens. These sessions share continuity with the 4th Wednesday games also at Battle Grounds.
  • 2nd Wednesday 7pm - OSR Megadungeon Night at Experiment PDX, 1421 SE Stark St.; an ongoing open-table campaign in the classic style, for all comers. Based in the Swords & Wizardry Complete interpretation of original 1970s D&D, but compatible with characters and concepts from the whole first 25 years of the game. A (legal) free PDF of Swords & Wizardry 2E is hosted here: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Swords-Wizardry-Complete-revised.pdf. These sessions share continuity with the 4th Monday games at Birdie Time Pub.
  • 2nd Thursday 7pm - Shadowdark One-Shots Night at Gift Public House, 1935 SE Hawthorne Blvd; single-session Shadowdark adventures by a rotating roster of GMs.  Always accepting one-shot pitches--email us to GM a night! Get the free Shadowdark quickstart PDFs from https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf.
  • 3rd Monday 6pm - Old-School RPGs One-Shots Night at Black Water Bar / Dark Future Dungeon, 5115 NE Sandy Blvd; one-shots in a variety of OSR systems including classic/vintage games, retroclones, and "old-school inspired" fan-favorite games.  Always accepting one-shot pitches--email us to GM a night!
  • 3rd Tuesday 6pm - Shadowdark Megadungeon Night at TPK Brewing Co. 5051 SE Hawthorne Blvd; enter GM Garrett's Westfall setting and explore a labyrinthine multi-level megadungeon using Shadowdark RPG. Get the free Shadowdark quickstart PDFs from https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf. This session shares continuity with the 1st Tuesday game also at TPK Brewing.
  • 3rd Wednesday 7pm - Shadowdark Hexcrawl Night at Experiment PDX, 1421 SE Stark St.; fantasy hex- and dungeon-crawling adventures in the Red Sands mini-setting for Shadowdark RPG. Get the free Shadowdark quickstart PDFs from https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf.
  • 3rd Thursday 6pm - Imbrogliopolis (5E D&D) at Gift Public House, 1935 SE Hawthorne Blvd; Imbrogliopolis is a story-rich, multiversal, magi-punk open-table campaign written and brought to life by the inimitable DM Hades Manticor of Portals & Paragons PDX, using 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules. Pre-generated characters are provided; a free 5E rules reference is hosted here: https://5thsrd.org/. These sessions share continuity with the 1st and 5th Thursdays games also at Gift.
  • 3rd Thursday 6pm - Dungeons & Dragons 5E One-Shots Night at Gift Public House, 1935 SE Hawthorne Blvd; one-shot adventures for 3rd-level 5E D&D characters (2014 and 2024 versions both O.K., pre-gens provided or bring your own). Always accepting one-shot pitches--email us to DM a night! A free 5E rules reference is hosted here: https://5thsrd.org/.
  • 4th Monday 7pm - OSR Megadungeon Night at Birdie Time Pub, 925 SE Main St.; an ongoing open-table campaign in the classic style, for all comers. Based in the Swords & Wizardry Complete interpretation of original 1970s D&D, but compatible with characters and concepts from the whole first 25 years of the game. This session shares continuity with the 2nd Wednesday game at Experiment PDX.
    Birdie Time Pub is restricted to 21+ admission from 7pm to close.
  • 4th Wednesday 6:30pm - Star Trek Adventures Campaign at Battle Grounds Gaming Cafe, 3738 NE Sandy Blvd; board an experimental Federation starship in the Next Generations timeline and boldly go where adventure awaits! The Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition quickstart guide is a free PDF available from Modiphius Publishing here: https://modiphius.net/en-us/products/star-trek-adventures-the-roleplaying-game-second-edition-quickstart-guide-pdf. This is a hybrid campaign: committed players make their own "regular cast" characters while drop-in players use "guest star" pre-gens. These sessions share continuity with the 2nd Wednesday games also at Battle Grounds.
  • 4th Wednesday 7pm - Broad Horizons Night at Battle Grounds Gaming Cafe, 3738 NE Sandy Blvd; multiple simultaneous tables of non-Dungeons-&-Dragons-based options--come explore roleplaying beyond D&D.Try a system you've been curious about or bring your players to see what's possible. Always accepting one-shot pitches--email us to GM a night! We've recently played: Diesel Empires, The Very Good Dogs of Chernobyl, The Wildsea, Mutant Year Zero, The Magnus Archives RPG (Cypher system).
  • 4th Thursday 7pm - Shadowdark One-Shots Night at Gift Public House, 1935 SE Hawthorne Blvd; single-session Shadowdark adventures by a rotating roster of GMs. Always accepting one-shot pitches--email us to GM a night! Get the free Shadowdark quickstart PDFs from https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf.
  • 5th Thursday 6pm - Imbrogliopolis (5E D&D) at Gift Public House, 1935 SE Hawthorne Blvd; Imbrogliopolis is a story-rich, multiversal, magi-punk open-table campaign written and brought to life by the inimitable DM Hades Manticor of Portals & Paragons PDX, using 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules. Pre-generated characters are provided; a free 5E rules reference is hosted here: https://5thsrd.org/. These sessions share continuity with the 1st and 3rd Thursdays games also at Gift.

    • We gently but firmly enforce the following player expectations:
    • Respect the venue! They make this all possible. Please show your gratitude to our hosts by supporting their business and being courteous to their staff. 
    • Respect nearby non-participants! Stay mindful that we’re sharing a public space. Language, behavior, and volume shouldn’t disrupt neighboring tables. 
    • Respect the premise! Aim to be engaged, cooperative, and sporting. Own that during the time we game together, we're accepting mutual responsibility for the quality of each others' experience.
    • Respect your fellow players! Make room for everyone to participate, allow people their moment, and never forget you’re talking to a person when you’re interacting with their character.
    The Drop-In Dungeons Golden Rule is: If you think there might be a conflict between “what my character would do” and what keeps the game fun for everybody, err in favor of the real people sitting at the table with you.
     
    Questions? Email dropindungeons@gmail.com. See you at the table!
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    Drop-In Dungeons can host any system or scenario that's public-venue-friendly, beginner-friendly (including pre-generated character sheets you supply), and pick-up-and-playable in a two-to-three-hour timeslot. We'll happily loan you dice, rolling trays, and writing instruments, and can consult on adventure design and table tips for fulfilling play in a short session. Run a one-shot adventure or a monthly open-table series/campaign!
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