Rough Magic Games

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A TTRPG talent agency based in Chicago matching players with Game Masters. Join a game with our pro GMs at conventions, local events, or even a private game! We also have game designers working on several new projects that we can't wait to share!

A cute red dragon gazing up at the night sky Text reads: Rough Magic events this week! - Thursday July 23rd Brass City Games - Drinking & Dragons, Game runs 6-9pm With GM Xander - Saturday July 25th Trading Post Pet Supplies - Ruff Magic (all ages, pets welcome!) Game runs 3-6pm With GM Diego - Sunday July 26th Spiteful Brewing Tap Room - Drinking & Dragons, Game runs 12:30-3:30pm With GM Isaac
The Subterranean Seekers Guild led by GM Charlotte A collection of explorers who delve into the depths of the earth to find what wonders await Subterranean Seekers game sessions meet in person. Join our Discord for more info
The Syndicate of Shadows led by GM Drew A collection of rogues, misfits & ne'er-do-wells who tip the scales of justice in their favor Current Syndicate of Shadows game sessions run online. Join our Discord for more info
Key Keepers Guild led by GM Braeden Guard the city against dimensional portals, drive back invading creatures, & explore unknown worlds Current Key Keeper game sessions meet in person. Join our Discord for more info
welcome to the Quester's Guild The grand metropolis of Thrambilax has no shortage of excitement: scheming villains, freasure-hunting in ancient caverns, monstrosities creeping through portals, crafting and cooking with rare and magical ingredients and so much more. For every mission, no matter the scale, the Quester's Guild has the right Guild for the job! - Part of Rough Magic's monthly events - Each Guild has a unique playstyle & archetype - Keep & level up your character within a guild - Play as many one-shot quests as you like - Earn loot & renown for quests completed - No prior Guilding necessary
A graphic that’s mostly text of our post-convention rundown Thank you to every single attendee, Game Master, venue, and helper who made our very first convention crawl a success We couldn't have done this without you! We wanted to share some stats from our very first C4 Volunteers: 20 Weeks to Plan: 6 Games Played: 33 Unique Players: 58 Average # of Venues Visited by Unique Players: 2 Players who Visited More than 2 Venues: 11 Magic Items Purchased: 36 Free Magic Items Granted: 110 ICE Dragons Killed: 1 (the hugest) And lastly... Money raised for OCAD: over $1,500!! The funds we raised together will go to mutual aid. But what does that mean? In this case, our donations will support immigrant families in Chicago, IL who have been directly impacted by deportations, or have a loved one detained. Mutual aid goes directly to families for: - Rent - Food/ groceries - Essentials such as utilities, diapers, & medication We are so proud to be part of this nerdy little community that came together through the joys of gaming and telling stories to help bring a little hope back into our world. We look forward to running the Chicago Charity Con Crawl again in the future and seeing the good we can accomplish together!
A content alignment chart for games and programming at the Chicago Charity Con Crawl. Because consent is cool. Chaotic: Games Lawful: Programming Good: Light & fluffy, good for those who need a break from the weight of the world Neutral: Difficult topics may come up, but touched on lightly and with extra care Evil: Readily delving into the darkness to face difficult topics and themes head on
A shadowy blue silhouette of a dragon, with these words: The Road to Face Ma'Gaah The ancient ice dragon Ma'Gaah is causing mayhem in our city, but the valiant heroes of Chicago are ready for the fight! All weekend, there will be "activation" quest games that can directly influence the final boss battle. Gather resources, protect innocents, push back against lies and despair spread by the dragon's minions, or battle those minions directly. Every action against the vile Ma'Gaah is worthy and needed. Battle the forces of evil all weekend long, then witness or even join the final Kill It Keep It championship on March 29th at Replay Lincoln Park! The lucky & determined player who drops the BBEG to zero HP will claim the ice dragon mini! ACTIVATION QUEST LOCATIONS • MOONFLOWER BAR • • REPLAY LINCOLN PARK • • REVOLUTION BREWING • TIMAL HOWDOWN • MOONFLOWER BAR •
A cartoony blue dragon looks up while in reverse, a red dragon looks down. Both are excitedly looking at text: This Sunday, March 15th, 2 great options for Drinking &Dragons! Snakes & Lattes, 3:30-6:30pm, with GM Max the dungeon maxter Rock Island Public House, 4-7pm, with GM Aaron Grady
After learning that C2E2’s sibling company is involved with data collection for ICE, and finding meaningful ambiguity in their privacy policy regarding data-sharing policies within their parent company, RELX, we reached out to dialogue with C2E2 leadership. We asked for clear, public assurances that convention spaces would be free from ICE presence and enforcement activity. While organizers shared that they have long-standing internal safety protocols and are actively reviewing public-facing policies, they declined to make explicit public commitments regarding ICE presence or cooperation. For our team and much of our community, especially in the face of the horrors that Chicago has been subjected to at the hands of ICE, that lack of clear public assurance creates too much uncertainty. We are a queer and BIPOC-driven company with deep roots in our nerdy Chicago community, and as such we will always stand with people over profits. Rough Magic has decided we cannot in good conscience be involved with C2E2 until all ties with ICE are thoroughly severed, and we have declined our 2026 contract. Rather than asking our community to navigate that uncertainty or skip C2E2 alone, we're building something intentional. During the same weekend as C2E2, we'll be hosting a city-wide charity "con crawl" rooted in community care, mutual aid, and play. Not every vendor, entertainer, and guest had the option or freedom to step away from their contracts. If you are working or attending the convention please stay safe, take care of each other, and keep showing up for justice in the ways that you can. More details on the con crawl coming soon!! ❤️
Advertisement with a little red dragon wearing a winter hat and holding up a d20 die. Rough Magic will be at the Polar Vortex gaming convention this February 13-15, at the Sheraton Lisle, IL
3 scratch-off lotto-style cards made to look like an unexplored dungeon. Presented by Rough Magic and Foxwing Games Text: Dungeon Scratchers. Coming soon to Kickstarter! 10 unique dungeons, each system agnostic, expandable quests, optional accessories
A tiny, worried red dragon holds up a sign saying "Heroes needed!" while a huge shadowy dragon roasts a knight leaving nothing but ash. Additional text reads: 4 new open seats at Replay Lincoln Park! Sunday January 11, 4-8pm
Rough Magic Games' 2025 library of TTRPG systems being run by our game masters. There are 90 different systems! Text at the top says "How many of these systems have you played? Comment how many and your favorites (even if they're not listed!)" Text at the bottom says "in the ever-expanding and creative world of tabletop roleplaying games, we at Rough Magic pride ourselves in having a game (and game master) to fit any table! Come visit us at roughmagicgames.com to find your next game! linktr.ee/roughmagicgames" The List: A Quiet Year Advanced D&D Avatar Legends Battletech Blades in the Dark Bluebeard's Bride Brindlewood Bay Cairn Call of Cthulhu Cosmere RPG Cyberpunk RED / Edgerunners CYBORG D&D 3e D&D 5e Daggerheart Delta Green Dialects Dish Pit Witches Dragonbane Dungeon Crawl Classics Dungeon World Earthdawn Eat the Reich Electric Bastionland Fabula Ultima Fate Core Forged in the Dark Goat Crashers Goblin with a Fat Ass Hometown Holiday Honey Heist I Have the High Ground i'm sorry did you say street magic Kaiju Girls Kids on Bikes Kids on Brooms Lancer Lasers & Feelings Liminal Horror Longsword Glock Bat Taser Maledictum Marvel Multiverse Masks: A New Generation Monster Hearts Monster of the Week MORK BORG Mothership Never Tell Me The Odds Our Last Best Hope Outgunned Paranoia Pasion de las Pasiones Pathfinder 2e Perils & Princesses PIRATE BORG Pride & Extreme Prejudice Rapscallion Remember Me Roll for Shoes Root Ryuutama Sexy Battle Wizards Shadowdark Shadowrun 5e Shadowrun 6e Shadowrun Anarchy Shenanigoblins Star Trek Adventures Star Wars D6 Star Wars Saga Subway Runners Sunset Kills Teens in Space Ten Candles Terminator RPG The Crowned The Ground Itself The Witch is Dead Thirsty Sword Lesbians Troika Unisystem Urban Shadows 2e Vaesen Vampire the Masquerade 5e Vast Grimm Wanderhome Warhammer 40K Wildsea WitchCraft Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast
A gleeful red dragon in a d20 dice costume, running while carrying a treasure chest overflowing with candy. Text says "Happy Halloween from Rough Magic"
4 people from Rough Magic looking down at the camera, all with different expressions. The ceiling above them has the GameHole Con logo
A wobbly sketch of a dragon crushed by a d20 with the number 2 facing up. The dragon holds an unread scroll in its hand and has Xs on its eyes