TABLETOP
Whether you are a fan of card gaming, tabletop rpgs, board games, miniatures, or just want to learn something new, our tabletop gaming room combines the best of all worlds with games from our many partners, including Jake’s Cards and Games, Snake Eyes Gaming, & The Quelmar Realm.
Stop by the Tabletop Gaming Room throughout the convention weekend for a multitude of games to enjoy! You’ll find a wide selection of games for both the casual and expert player. Whether you’ve mastered every game or just want to learn a new one, you’ll find something here for you!
Experience a new adventure when you step into one of the many Tabletop RPGs hosted throughout the weekend by The Quelmar Realm. From simple games for first time players to more experiences world’s to dive into, there is a story for everyone to find. The Quelmar Realm will be running both hop in one shots and longer form games throughout the weekend – stop by the Tabletop Gaming Room to learn more.
Blood on the Clocktower
On the stroke of midnight… During a hellish thunderstorm, a scream echoes through the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff. The townsfolk rush to investigate and find the beloved local storyteller has been murdered, their body hanging limp from the clocktower. As blood drips onto the cobblestones below, a realization slowly dawns… a demon has been unleashed, killing by night and taking on human form by day. Can good find the demon in time? Or will evil overrun this once peaceful town?
Candela Obscura: Night at the Museum
Curators and Volunteers at the Newfairen Institute of the Natural Sciences have noticed some odd things about the exhibits. Every night, it seems as if things have rearranged- Skeletons seemingly moved, dioramas showcasing completely different scenes, and historical artifacts misplaced. What’s stranger is that the night security guards are either quitting or ending up injured…or worse. Can Candela Obscura get to the bottom of what is happening at the museum?
Candela Obscura: The Train to No-Where
There have always been stories of ghost trains, ever since the track was first laid down. Lately, the stories have been gaining a resurgence, especially about one particular line leading up to the Bridleborn Mountains. The train is seen, always on schedule, however it always disappears on its track, and never reaches its destination. Can the investigators discover the truth in the ghost story, and finally put the mechanical spirit to rest?
Candela Obscura: Phantom of the Symphony
Everyone who has attended a recent Newfaire Symphony Orchestra performance have all said the same thing- it was entrancing. So much so that they can’t seem to recall anything about it. Those walking by the performance hall have reported hearing eerie, ethereal, otherworldly music, very unlike what is typically heard. Some even reported seeing apparitions entering the venue. Can Candela Obscura figure out what is haunting the symphony?
Calliope’s Misery-Go-Round
A traveling carnival has recently arrived near your hometown! The Revalia boasts thrilling rides, amazing sights, delicious treats and more! In fact, a new carousel has just been unveiled! You are keen to take a ride on the merry go round, but strange and malevolent creatures are threatening this brand new ride. As courageous adventurers, are you ready to save the day at the fair? The Misery-go-round is a DND 5ed adventure for a party of four to six characters of level 4. Bring your own character or use a ready made hero.
Marauders of the Windfall – Daggerheart
Daggerheart is an exciting new fantasy roleplay system using the duality of Hope and Fear! The RAS (Royal Air Service) Windfall is flying far above the Sablewood, a seemingly-endless forest of dark trees that reach hundreds of feet toward the sky. By default, the ship is bound for the Kinekozan Jags to retrieve a rare magical component for the Whitefire Arcanist During the journey, the ship could be attacked by creatures, enemies, or maybe even those aboard. It’s up to our team of adventurers to keep everyone safe until you reach your destination!
Nest of the Eldritch Eye
A dead militiaman. A desiccated eyeball. Whispers of a mysterious cult. What evil festers in the bowels of the city? Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye is an adventure for a party of four to six characters of level 3. Assemble your party and get ready to enter the catacombs of Neverwinter in this prelude to Vecna: Eve of Ruin.
Quisines of Quelmar
A one-sheet TTRPG created by Quelmar! You are an up and coming chef trying to open your new restaurant. You have to go shopping, foraging, or send out adventurers to gather quality ingredients before you run out of time and money! You even get to take a copy home with you!
Red Dragon Inn
The adventure is finished, the dungeon delved, and the dragon defeated. It’s time to celebrate at: The Red Dragon Inn. Competitive card game where you select your adventurer before partying and gambling the night away until one person remains at the table.
Sweet Escape – Perils and Princesses
You and your fellow princesses are out to deliver sweets when you happen upon a chocolate soldier, a marshmallow chick in need of help & a looming tower ahead. This is a lv 2 Perils and Princesses game, but has pre-gen characters & is beginner friendly!
Ten Candles
This is a story about what happens in the dark. This is a story about survivors trying to light up their little corner of the world and do something meaningful within it in the few hours they have left. This is a story about desperation. It is a story about people like you & I fighting back against the darkness, only to inevitably & inescapably be consumed by it. Ten Candles is a tragic horror time-based coop storytelling game through which you will tell the story of a dark world and those who fall victim to it. It is best played with 3-6 players, and takes about 2-3 hours.
Tiefling Heist
Many years ago a valorous tiefling adventurer retired to a peaceful neighborhood and founded an orphanage dedicated to sheltering other orphaned baby tieflings. You are one of those tieflings. You are caught at the crossroads between hellish heritage and terrible toddlerhood; a perfect storm of chaos. You have received word of a secret underground candy cave that can keep you on a sugar high for life. There’s only two problems: 1.) Breaking into the highly guarded candy shop will take complex cunning and strategy. 2.) You are three and a half years old.
Villains’ Vengeance
You were a minion. You lived your life in faithful service to your undead Lich Lord. You thrived in the evil environment and enjoyed your bad guy duties. You planned to do this forever with your undying master. Then your Lich Lord abandoned you. A year passes. You diligently keep the lair pristine, the troops trained, & all the traps and wards refreshed. Then one day you get word that your faithful Master, your Lich Lord, had abandoned you & your fellow minions to start a cult of proper mortal worshipers & become a god. A proper lawful deity. Now you and your fellow minions are on a new mission: find your FORMER master & rip him a new one. A “let’s be villains” style oneshot made for a party of 4-6 characters of level 13. Content warning: This is an evil oneshot. Topics of torture, murder, cults, and gaslighting.
Does your idea of a good time include fire-breathing dragons and bands of feral orcs? Maybe it includes giant mechs and aliens with laser rifles. Of course, there’s always your favorite cape-clad superheroes, swooping in to save the day!
Snake Eyes Gaming introduces you to the immersive world of tabletop miniature gaming. We offer a wide variety of genres, including sci-fi, fantasy, and adventure. Smaller skirmish-sized games can satisfy those with a limited amount of time and space, while larger games can offer a more in-depth experience, pitting your skills against your opponent’s.
Come experience games such as Warhammer 40k, Heroclix, Star Wars Legion, and Blood Bowl, today!
Looking for an “out-of-the-box” gaming experience? Maybe sit down for a quick game of Ticket To Ride, where you get to play the role of a railroad tycoon, beating all of your friends to the next hot ticket. Maybe you just want to be a giant lizard, stomping your way through Manhattan, in a game of King of New York? Why not play a few hands of Munchkin, where you get to kick down doors, level up your adventurer, and take on the funniest monster in the dungeon?
Snake Eyes Gaming will be offering a variety of board games for visitors to hang out and play!
It’s time to battle, trade, and hang out! Bring out your best deck and get ready to win in our card gaming meetups, presented by Jake’s Cards and Games. Each meetup will be held at a specific time on Saturday – check the schedule for more details once available.
Attention Duelists! My hair would like to inform you of the YuGiOh player meetup in the Tabletop Game room! Stop by to trade, play, and meet the other Duelists at Setsucon.
A casual Pokemon The Card Game event for Pokemon TCG players to come together to trade cards and then play freely with each other! Entry is free.
Pirates of the Grand Line! It’s time to grab your destiny with both hands, and a deck of trading cards. Come meet all your fellow pirates, play some games, and trade some cards! See if you have what it takes to be King of the Pirates (at Setsucon)!
Get your magic kick during the weekend with events on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Whether you are a seasoned Commander player, or want to get in on the early action, Jake’s Cards and Games has gaming events set and ready for you to dive into. Check the schedule for specific times and look below more more information.
Standard Format
Starts Friday at 6pm
$15 Per Person
Includes 2 Packs Into Prize Pool
A Magic the Gathering tournament following the Standard/Traditional Standard Magic the Gathering format hosted by Jake’s Cards and Games! This is a constructed tournament, meaning participants must bring a deck made for the Standard Format. Each round will be 50 minutes and the number of rounds depends on the number of players but there will be a minimum of 3. This is a Swiss round tournament. Entry fee will be $15, and Jake’s Cards and Games will add two card packs to the prize pool per participant, with a chance for participants to claim them and other prizes!
Draft Format
Starts Saturday at 4pm
$30 Per Person
Includes 2 Packs Into Prize Pool
Return to your old haunts! Rediscover everything you love to fear! Dig up reprints from across Innistrad’s history and iconic characters from Magic’s Gothic horror plane. In lieu of the release of the “Innistrad Remastered” Magic the Gathering set the week prior to Setsucon, Jake’s Cards and Games will be hosting a draft of the set in the Tabletop Room Saturday afternoon/evening. Rules of the draft are as such; Each player is given 3 packs of cards…everyone opens the first pack, picks 1 card and removes the basic land. They then pass the rest of the pack to the player on their left, and continue this way till the first pack is all gone. You then open the second pack and do the same thing except you pass the cards to the right. The 3rd pack is then passed to the left following all the previous instructions. This is a Swiss round tournament. Entry fee will be $30, and Jake’s Cards and Games will add two card packs to the prize pool per participant, with a chance for participants to claim them and other prizes!
Commander Format 1v1 w/ Banlist
Starts Sunday at 10am
$15 Per Person
Includes 2 Packs Into Prize Pool
A Magic the Gathering Competitive Commander tournament hosted by Jake’s Cards and Games! It Is a highly competitive Constructed format. Decks must be level 10. The tournament will follow 1v1 rules and will enforce the standard Competitive Commander banlist. Entry fee will be $15, and Jake’s Cards and Games will add two card packs to the prize pool per participant, with a chance for participants to claim them and other prizes!
Jake’s is your friendly, local game store!
Trading Cards, Comics, Miniature Games, and Board Games. You can stop by their game shop in Bellefonte, PA.
Snake Eyes Gaming is the premier gaming club in Altoona that sells table top games, card games, board games, role playing games, and accessories to go with all. We offer two dedicated RPG rooms, a large area for tabletop gaming, and plenty of space for card and board gaming. In addition, Snake Eyes also offers a membership service jam packed with extra benefits, including extended store hours, a universal 15% discount, and more! Ask for details in the shop. The membership is NOT required to enjoy the shop and gaming space during regular business hours!
The Quelmar Realm is a 501c3 charity organization that builds community through TTRPG. They serve the State College, PA and Baltimore, MD areas, as well as a wider online community through a thriving discord server that hosts weekly games. Quelmar is all about providing resources to players so that no story goes untold. They have a world setting for them to create in and an expansive wiki that they can both read and add to in order to find a place for their game and story to find its place. They also provide resources such as an Arkenforge account that they are able to allow DMs to use, a Twitch stream and podcast to broaden their stories, and a team of fellow DMs that can support and help provide feedback in creating the next generation of Game Masters after them.
Founded in 2007 by the Penn State Anime Organization, Setsucon brings anime, manga, and Japanese culture to the winter months in Central Pennsylvania.
Get on your dance outfits, find your glowsticks, and be ready to party all night long at our Setsu Odori Late Night Dance! Featuring our slate of DJs, this three hour dance caps off a full Saturday of excitement. So go hit the dance floor, vibe to the groove, and finish out the night with us!
Experience this one-of-a-kind idol showcase event where we celebrate idols taking back power! This wild, unhinged, and memey event gives idols the chance to perform to whatever genre of music they want… and they won’t be the songs you are used to seeing idols perform to!
Looking to perform in the Idol’s Revenge Showcase? Click the button below to learn more about applications.
Step into the world of The Divas! This incredible group of drag performers – Ashlynn Manhattan, Amethyst, & Hexxa, led by their host Enigman – hit the Setsucon stage on Friday Night! With dazzling lip-syncs & jaw dropping performances, you will not want to miss the kickoff event of the con! [18+ Only Event]
The Setsucon Main Events stage has been graced by many performers throughout its history! Listen to awesome music from the featured performance group each year during our Saturday Night Concert – stay tuned to find out who will be performing this coming year.
No matter the style of game that you are looking for, hop on to one of the many consoles, both modern and retro, that our room has and give a try in our console gaming section of the Video Gaming Room, presented by Origin of Play. The catalog of games is endless – consisting of all the fan favorites, including numerous fighting games, rhythm style games, and party games.
And think you have what it takes to be the ultimate champion of the winter battle season? Enter our free-to-play tournaments all weekend long!
Stop by the Tabletop Gaming Room throughout the convention weekend to experience a multitude of games to enjoy! You’ll find a wide selection of board games and miniature activities, presented by Snake Eyes Gaming, for both the casual and expert player, and opportunities to dive into a tabletop role playing game, presented by The Quelmar Realm. Whether you’ve mastered every board game out there, or just want to learn a new one, we have something for you. Have your own tabletop games that you want to play? We have space for that too – just find an open table, set down to play your own game!
Are you ready to throwdown and duel? Get your decks out and be ready to play in our Card Gaming events, presented by Jake’s Cards & Games! From Magic the Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh to Pokemon trade and play events, we have a variety of card gaming tournaments and activities to keep you busy throughout the weekend. Or just pop into the Tabletop Gaming room and set up a game yourself!
Take yourself away on a trip to a Japanese arcade and play some of the best arcade cabinets around – provided by Snow Phoenix! Check out the different arcade cabinets, with popular types of cabs such as dance and rhythm games. Or give yourself a test with some of the Japanese crane machines – provided by Kawaii Catchers. Test your skill and precision to try and win fun prizes from these machines!
Share in your favorite hobby, learn a new craft, or watch as creativity comes to life with our workshop programming track.
If you are looking to present a workshop, click the link to learn more about workshop applications.
If you are looking to learn something new, laugh about your favorite characters, share in some anime history and fandom, or take home a new experience that you haven’t gotten elsewhere – then dive into some amazing panels – presented by you, our attendees! Stay tuned for the full schedule as we get close to con.
If you are looking to present a panel, click the link to learn more about panel applications.
Kick of the convention with a throwback to our Twitch days with a Friday Night Party Night! Get out your comfy PJs and join us for some Jackbox Games – come prepared with creativity and be ready to laugh the night away!
Join us as we showcase the many AMVs from around the world that are submitted into our contest each year! With a contest that grows each year – now containing over 60 AMVs across five different categories, there is something for everyone – from laugh out loud comedies to tearjerking videos, our AMV entries cover the full spectrum of emotions sliced together for a major joyride.
Learn more about the history of our AMV Contest – and if you are an AMV Creator, click the button below to enter your creation into our contest!
Check out wig styling skills in action! Participants have just 60 minutes to cut and style a pre-selected wig, and model it in front of our judges! Stylists can maximize their score by ensuring cleanliness, complexity, wearability, & creativity – all on their way to winning the grand prize! Sign-ups are held a few months before convention.
Our premier cosplay event on the Main Stage – the Cosplay Masquerade Showcase! Come be entertained with some of the top skits and talents for a showcase of cosplay prowess, fashion, singing, dancing, variety, fun, and much more!
This event puts your ultimate cosplay skills to the test to be as creative as possible given a box of who knows what to work with! Watch as contestants face off against one another in a clash of cosplay creativity, cooperation, and skill to make a unique cosplay.
Show off your cosplay creation to our panel of judges! All entrants will have a chance to present their handmade cosplays to our judges and compete for a chance to win prizes! All experience levels are welcome – showcase your handcrafted cosplays and your hard work in our premier craftsmanship event.
Stop by the Cosplay Photo Suite in the Exhibitors Hall during the weekend for free professional cosplay photos, presented by our friends at The Variant. With unique backdrops and pro photographers at the ready, this is a great opportunity to have your cosplay captured in memorable photos that will be available after the convention on their website.
Are you ready to see what characters can find the match of their dreams? The Cosplay Dating Game allows your favorite characters to find their happily ever after… or at least someone for the night. Join us for this hilarious event and be ready to laugh as our characters give love a try! [18+]
Take a break, watch a new show, and dive into some anime in our Viewings room! Whether it is a new show, old favorite, or hidden gem – take a seat and watch a show!
If you have merch, toys, games, collectables, or items that are looking for a new home, stop by the Swap Meet on Friday Night to see what items you can grab in exchange! Walk away from the event with your new favorite treasure!
The Setsucon Silent Auction is dedicated in memory of the late voice actor, Setsucon guest, and Pennsylvania native Billy Kametz. Visit the Silent Auction booth in the Exhibitors Hall to place bids during the con. All proceeds are donated directly to the Colon Cancer Coalition, which raises the awareness about the importance of colorectal screenings and colonoscopies to decrease deaths from colon cancer.
Do you love reading? Take a break and enjoy our extensive Manga Library, featuring the Penn State Anime Organization collection! We have over 500 volumes to choose from – with both popular titles & hidden gems to explore! Unleash your inner bookworm & dig into a good read!
The PSAO Laura Rayman Memorial Manga Library, which was renamed in 2016 in memory of long-time Setsucon attendee, manga lover, and Central PA native Laura Rayman, is a fast growing collection of titles both new and old. Their collection is mostly donation based, having grown over the years as members have helped stock the shelves. A true symbol of the organization, the manga library is one of the first sights a new member sees as they walk into the organization’s office.
Experience fun and creative crafts and activities throughout the weekend in the Makerspace, presented by the MAGFest Makerspace Team! Come join in for crafts and fun. There are machines and supplies that you can pick up and play with or ask the team staffed by teachers and volunteers for a tutorial. Come in and make your own projects that you can take home with you!
With a blend of cosplay, games, music, performances, and hospitality, the Setsucon Maid Cafe, presented by Pixel Pop, is an event that is sure to be something special – and is a highlight for many each year! Sign-up at con at the Maid Cafe to book your time; each first-come, first-serve spot includes a 1-hour seating time, dessert, refreshments, games, performances, and more.
Check out a showcase of itasha and anime-inspired cars in the Itasha Car Show, presented by Isekai’d Dreams. See cars decked out in anime gear, replicas of famous anime vehicles, or just awesome modded up rides.
Take home some new art for your wall, a new figures, a manga, and more in our Exhibitors Hall – the main shopping hub of the convention! With over 80 vendors and artists, there is something for everyone to find amongst our many exhibitors. Come ready to shop!
