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Halloween is Coming

Halloween is Coming

A much-belated newsletter; as a result it's super long. My apologies. I've tried to keep the important things at the top.

First, Patreon

You should join it, here. We'll be kicking off November with a bunch of pre-generated character sheets for Ars Magica and Legend of the Five Rings for you to poach from or use in your own campaigns. It also helps us commission more art, like the sleeping balrog by Sophia Van Horne in the header.

The Recent Past

  • Open Streets Hennepin (September): Our participation in September's Open Streets Hennepin was a great success! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to learn about tabletop gaming.
  • Pack Tactics Summer Recognition: The Craft of Play highlighted Sortilege for our Pack Tactics events this summer. Check out their article Building a Better Game Master.
  • Twice Is Always Featured: Our Expanse TTRPG campaign, created in collaboration with Badwolf, was highlighted by myarchivist.ai on social media. See their Instagram post.
  • Dreadfest V: Thank you to everyone who participated in the various horror one-shots happening around the Twin Cities this past month! sortilege.online/dreadfest-v.
  • Double-D&D Live TTRPG Burlesque: Sortilege was pleased to be a sponsor of the debut of Double D&D at Phoenix Theater.

Coming Soon

  • Messy (Good Society): Join us biweekly on Wednesdays at Badwolf for this dramatic Good Society campaign. Tickets available at Badwolf Adventure Studios. (3 seats remaining)

New Publications

  • Un Coup de Dés Published: Our surrealist exploded view campaign is now available! Read it on:
  • Speed Run at Oddmart: Oddmart is now carrying physical copies of Speed Run, our Cy_Borg one-shot zine. Stop by to pick up a copy!

Current Projects

  • New Card Game Design: We're excited to be working on a private client card game design project. More details to come as development progresses!

Upcoming Events

  • Good Society Learn-to-Play: Join us at St. Paul Public Library for a Jane Austen-inspired roleplaying experience. Find session details at the SPPL Events Calendar.
  • Twin Cities Con (November 8-9): We have multiple gaming sessions at Twin Cities Con:
    • Root: Hacksaw Dell - Friday, Nov 8 at 11:00 AM
    • Legend of the Five Rings: The Topaz Championship - Friday, Nov 8 at 2:00 PM
    • Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork: Up in Smoke - Saturday, Nov 9 at 11:00 AM
  • Con of the North (February 2026): If you haven't gotten tickets yet, perhaps this will entice you:
    • GRIDHOG (Triangle Agency)
    • I Go Infinite (DIE)
    • Coriolis Storm (Dune: Adventures in the Imperium)
    • Abyss of Hallucinations (Mörk Borg)
  • Tower Games RPG Seminar (November 15): Not a Sortilege event, but Tower Games will be hosting an RPG seminar on Saturday, November 15th!
  • Legend of the Five Rings One-Shot (December 6): We will have a Legend of the Five Rings one-shot at Tower Games on December 6th. Sign up at the store!

StartPlaying.games Campaigns

We have a number of campaigns available online:

You made it to the end! That's all for now, but we look forward to seeing you, and we'll update again before the end of the calendar year.

— Sortilege