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Big Bad Con 2023

Big Bad Con 2023

A tabletop gaming convention focused on indie and small press games. Big Bad Con is built on the community standards of respect, support, and kindness.
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Welcome to Big Bad Con

We welcome you to join us on September 28 for Big Bad Con 2023, featuring four days of TTRPGs, LARPs, board and card games, panels, workshops, and more. 

Big Bad Con is a tabletop gaming convention focused on supporting gamers from marginalized backgrounds and nurturing a space to grow the gaming community by hosting a convention that is as physically, socially, and financially accessible as possible. We are a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit organization composed of volunteers, staff, GMs, and players.
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Your Impact
We're running this crowdfunding campaign to cover the costs of hosting the event, including renting the hotel convention space, providing rooms for the staff, and all the big and small things needed to put on a con (like badges, signs, and cool Big Bad Con KN95 masks). This year, in addition to our operation costs, we have a record number of scholarship applications (over 100 applicants so far) and we'd like to help as many people as possible to attend!

Depiction of Big Bad Con Participants in 2022


Your support of the campaign, especially contributions to the scholarship fund, goes a huge way towards ensuring we can have the best Big Bad Con possible. And once we exceed our initial funding goal, our stretch goals include bringing amazing game designers and community leaders to attend and run events!

It's all possible because of you!
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Games and Events
Our community standards are to treat each other with respect, support, and kindness. Here are some of the many ways you can connect and play games with wonderful folks at the con:

  • Tabletop RPGs and LARPs: This year we already have event listings for The Expanse, City of Winter, Cortex Prime, Coyote & Crow, Decaying Orbit, Golden Sky Stories, The Quiet Year, Trail of Cthulhu, World Wide Wrestling, and so many more! Check them out here! We focus on small press and indie games you might not find at other cons. Are you interested in running something yourself? Submissions are open
  • Panels and Workshops: Our panel track has grown so much this year that we need a second panel room! Join us for discussions about Breaking Binaries, GM'ing For Actual Plays, TTRPG Content Marketing 101, and more. We also have hands-on workshops like Improv for Gamers and Makeup for Actual Play!
  • Games on Demand: We offer players a roster of games to jump into at the con and GMs the opportunity to run their favorite RPGs, from the classics to brand new systems! Some great games you'll find in Games on Demand this year are Blood Heist, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Psi*Run, Mothership, and more. 
  • Thursday Night Social Events: Thursday Night is an evening of getting to know each other and playing silly games. You might partake in the 573rd Intergalactic Wicket Gala or the Fashion Show in the Pavilion, or Big Bad Squares (our take on Hollywood squares) in the Ballroom!

Three images of Big Bad Con 2022 attendees painting dice, looking at cards, and playing games
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When and Where
Big Bad Con 2023 is happening September 28 to October 1 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel. We have a discounted room rate so attendees can book rooms for $145/night.


Once you arrive, your first destination will be the vaccination check station in the lobby. From there, explore the con with this hotel map!
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Pledge Levels
By pledging you'll help us put on Big Bad Con...in addition to receiving these wonderful awards.
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$20 Support the Scholarship - Funds collected from this pledge will go towards providing free badges and subsidizing travel expenses for attendees who would otherwise not be able to attend. This is a tax-deductible donation. Additionally your name, organization, or cause will appear on the Big Bad Con Hall of Heroes as one of our supporters. You can pledge any amount to our scholarship in the form of add-ons.

Included Items
  • Scholarship Contribution
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • Tax-deductible charity receipt
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$75 Big Bad Badge - Get a 4-day badge to attend Big Bad Con and a special BackerKit-exclusive pin! Additionally your name, organization, or cause will appear on the Big Bad Con Hall of Heroes as one of our supporters. You'll also be commemorated on the website and in our program.  Badges can also be added to pledges as add-ons.

Included Items
  • Big Bad Con 4-Day Badge
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • BackerKit Backer Pin
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$100 Big Bad Badge and Coffee - Get a 4-day badge to attend Big Bad Con, a sampling of Hyacinth coffee roasted by Denny Peseau in Seattle, and a special BackerKit-exclusive pin! Your name, organization, or cause will appear on the Big Bad Con Hall of Heroes as one of our supporters. You'll also be commemorated on the website and in our program. 

Included Items
  • Big Bad Con 4-Day Badge
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • BackerKit Backer Pin
  • Hyacinth Coffee
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$100 Big Bad Badge and Tea - Get a 4-day badge to attend Big Bad Con, your choice of herbal or black tea from Friday Afternoon Tea in Seattle, and a special BackerKit-exclusive pin! Your name, organization, or cause will appear on the Big Bad Con Hall of Heroes as one of our supporters. You'll also be commemorated on the website and in our program. 

  • Big Bad Brew (Black tea, apple, ginger root, chicory root, silver edible glitter) - A dark, rich cuppa with a toothy edge and a glimmer of mischief. Tempting apple underbelly meets earthy full body in this Big Bad Brew!
  • Little Red Refresher (Rooibos, elderberry, rose petal, natural cream flavoring) - Flower & berry line the path of this tart, herbal tisane, offset with a satiny cream lining. Ideal for sipping iced as you trip along your adventures!

Included Items
  • Big Bad Con 4-Day Badge
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • BackerKit Backer Pin
  • Herbal or Black tea from Friday Afternoon Tea
images of a game room, a gamer pulling a block from a Jenga tower, and a mock door sign with "Your Name Here"

$100 Sponsor a Room
- We'll name one of the private gaming rooms after you or a cause you support. Everyone who plays a game in that room will have you to thank! This pledge does not include a badge, but one can be added as an add-on! This is a tax-deductible donation. Sponsored rooms can also be added to pledges as add-ons.

Included Items
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • Private Room Dedication
  • Tax-deductible charity receipt
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$110 Big Bad GM: Sen-Foong Lim - Play a game of Tiān Dēng online before the con with creator Sen-Foong Lim. Additionally get a digital bundle of zine games created just for Big Bad Con!  This pledge does not include a badge to attend Big Bad Con, but one can be added as an add-on.

Included Items
  • Online game with Sen-Foong Lim
  • Digital Zine Bundle of Big Bad Games

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$110 Big Bad GM: Sebastian Yūe - Play a game of SHIFT online before the con with Sebastian Yūe. Additionally get a digital bundle of zine games created just for Big Bad Con!  This pledge does not include a badge to attend Big Bad Con, but one can be added as an add-on.

Included Items
  • Online game with Sebastian Yūe
  • Digital Zine Bundle of Big Bad Games

Image of  Denny Peseau roasting coffee, Friday holding a mug of Friday afternoon Tea, and a Big Bad Con Badge

$150 Seattle's Finest - Get a 4-day badge to attend Big Bad Con, a sampling of Hyacinth coffee roasted by Denny Peseau in Seattle, and a sampling of both herbal and caffeinated tea from Friday Afternoon Tea in Seattle and a special BackerKit-exclusive pin!

Big Bad Brew (Black tea, apple, ginger root, chicory root, silver edible glitter) - A dark, rich cuppa with a toothy edge and a glimmer of mischief. Tempting apple underbelly meets earthy full body in this Big Bad Brew!

Little Red Refresher (Rooibos, elderberry, rose petal, natural cream flavoring) - Flower & berry line the path of this tart, herbal tisane, offset with a satiny cream lining. Ideal for sipping iced as you trip along your adventures!

Your name, organization, or cause will appear on the Big Bad Con Hall of Heroes as one of our supporters. You'll also be commemorated on the website and in our program. 

Included Items
  • Big Bad Con 4-Day Badge
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • BackerKit Backer Pin
  • Hyacinth Coffee
  • Black tea from Friday Afternoon Tea
  • Herbal tea from Friday Afternoon Tea
Image of a collection of past year's Baba Yaga's gifts, a Big Bad Con tote, and a Big Bad Con badge


$200 Baba Yaga's Tote - Get a 4-day badge to attend Big Bad Con, a Big Bad tote filled with Baba Yaga's creations, including a physical copy of the zines in the Big Bad Digital Game bundle, and a special BackerKit-exclusive pin! Amazing games from April Kit Walsh, Caro Asercion, Stras Achimovic, Rae Nedjadi, Aaron Catano-Saez, Lyla Fujiwara, and Adam McConnaughey. Layout by Adam McConnaughey and Aven McConnaughey (Tabletop Hotdish).

Your name, organization, or cause will appear on the Big Bad Con Hall of Heroes as one of our supporters. You'll also be commemorated on the website and in our program. 

Included Items
  • Big Bad Con 4-Day Badge
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • BackerKit Backer Pin
  • Baba Yaga's Tote Bag
  • Physical copies of games from the Big Bad Game bundle

Image of Rae Nedjadi who will run an online game of Twilight Throne and the Houses of Ruin, A Big Bad Con Badge, Denny Peseau roasting coffee, Friday holding a mug of Friday afternoon Tea, and Baba Yaga's Tote

$500 Little Red's Cottage with Rae Nedjadi - This is everything! Get a 4-day badge to attend Big Bad Con, a sampling of Hyacinth coffee roasted by Denny Peseau in Seattle, black and herbal tea from Friday Afternoon Tea, Baba Yaga's Tote of wondrous items, a special BackerKit-exclusive pin, and Rae Nedjadi will run a game of Twilight Throne & The House s of Ruin with you online before the con!

Your name, organization, or cause will appear on the Big Bad Con Hall of Heroes as one of our supporters. You'll also be commemorated on the website and in our program. 

Included Items
  • Big Bad Con 4-Day Badge
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • BackerKit Backer Pin
  • Hyacinth Coffee
  • Black tea from Friday Afternoon Tea
  • Herbal tea from Friday Afternoon Tea
  • Baba Yaga's Tote Bag with physical copies of the zines from the Big Bad Game bundle
  • Game with Rae Nedjadi

Image of Grant Howitt who will run an online game of Sexy Battle Wizards, A Big Bad Con Badge, Denny Peseau roasting coffee, Friday holding a mug of Friday afternoon Tea, and Baba Yaga's Tote

$500 Little Red's Cottage with Grant Howitt - This is everything! Get a 4-day badge to attend Big Bad Con, a sampling of Hyacinth coffee roasted by Denny Peseau in Seattle, black and herbal tea from Friday Afternoon Tea, Baba Yaga's Tote of wondrous items, a special BackerKit-exclusive pin, and Grant Howitt will run a game of Sexy Battle Wizards with you online before the con!

Your name, organization, or cause will appear on the Big Bad Con Hall of Heroes as one of our supporters. You'll also be commemorated on the website and in our program. 

Included Items
  • Big Bad Con 4-Day Badge
  • Hall of Heroes Entry
  • BackerKit Backer Pin
  • Hyacinth Coffee
  • Black tea from Friday Afternoon Tea
  • Herbal tea from Friday Afternoon Tea
  • Baba Yaga's Tote Bag with physical copies of the zines from the Big Bad Game bundle
  • Game with Grant Howitt
Images of Little Red in front of pictures of attendees and the hotel having a great time at Big Bad Con

$520 Convention Sponsorship - Become one of our our official convention sponsors. Your name, logo of a company or cause will be featured at the registration desk, in the program, and on our site as as official sponsors of the con. Your contribution will be split between supporting the general funds and our scholarship program. Every attendee at the con will know they have you to thank for making Big Bad Con happen! This is a tax-deductible donation. Convention sponsorships can be added to pledges as add-ons.

This pledge does not include a badge, but one can be added as an add on.

Included Items
  • Convention Sponsorship ($260)
  • Scholarship Contribution ($260)
  • Tax-deductible charity receipt
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After you select a pledge level, you can also add on these amazing rewards:

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$20 Scholarship Contribution - Funds collected from this pledge will go towards providing free badges and subsidizing travel expenses for attendees who would otherwise not be able to attend. This is a tax-deductible donation.

Big Bad Con Zinthology Game Bundle with the faces of the creators April Kit Walsh, Caro Asercion, Stras Achimovic, Rae Nedjadi, Aaron Catano-Saez, Lyla Fujiwara, and Adam McConnaughey. Layout by Adam McConnaughey and Aven McConnaughey (Tabletop Hotdish).


$25 Digital Zinethology Bundle - Add a digital bundle of zine games created just for Big Bad Con. Amazing games from April Kit Walsh, Caro Asercion, Stras Achimovic, Rae Nedjadi, Aaron Catano-Saez, Lyla Fujiwara, and Adam McConnaughey. Layout by Adam McConnaughey and Aven McConnaughey (Tabletop Hotdish).

Image of our Little Red mascot and a Big Bad Con badge


$75 Big Bad Badge - Add a 4-day badge to attend Big Bad Con!

Our Little red mascot and a mock door sign with "Your Name Here"

$100 Sponsor a Room - We'll name one of the private gaming rooms after you or a cause you support. Everyone who plays a game in that room will have you to thank! This is a tax-deductible donation.

Little red plus images of a plane and hotel.

$100 Mega Scholarship - This is just like a scholarship contribution, but bigger! Funds collected from this pledge will go towards providing free badges and subsidizing travel expenses for attendees who would otherwise not be able to attend. This is a tax-deductible donation.

Images of Little Red in front of pictures of attendees and the hotel having a great time at Big Bad Con


$520 Convention Sponsorship - Become one of our our official convention sponsors. Your name, logo of a company or cause will be featured at the registration desk, in the program, and on our site as as official sponsors of the con. Your contribution will be split between supporting the general funds and our scholarship program. Every attendee at the con will know they have you to thank for making Big Bad Con happen! This is a tax-deductible donation. 
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Public Heath Policy
Our highest priority in returning for 2023 is addressing how we can do it as safely as possible. Last year, by taking these precautions we had zero reported transmissions of COVID during the con. That is something we're very happy about, and plan to repeat this year!

We know that no matter what precautions we take, we cannot eliminate risk of COVID or other airborne pathogens completely. For the safety of all our attendees, we have the following policies in place for Big Bad Con 2023:

  • Masks that provide KN95 or better protection are required in all convention spaces. We’ll be giving out free Big Bad Con KN95 masks to all attendees!
  • All attendees must show proof of COVID vaccination before entering the con. Make sure to pack that vaccination card, update your app, or take a pic before you head out.
  • We request that all attendees take COVID tests and confirm they are negative before the con. We’ll have free rapid tests available upon request.
  • As part of our community standards of respect, support, and kindness we ask before giving hugs or making other physical contact.

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Keeping ourselves and each other safe is part of our community standards of respect, support, and kindness. We know that risk tolerances are different for everyone, so what might seem like overkill to one person might still not be enough for others. We’re looking out for our most vulnerable attendees. Together, we believe we can host a wonderful event.
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POC Programming
The Big Bad Con 2023 POC Programming is continuing our work to support people of color at Big Bad Con through financial aid, a community dinner, and an industry meet and greet event. This year we’re also working with local gamers in India, South East Asia, and Latin America to bring more international POCs to the con!

The track includes the following:

  • POC Scholarship. In addition to the scholarship funds we raise through this campaign, we're working with individual and industry donors to raise $50,000+ to aid people of color in attending the con by paying for travel, boarding, admission, and related expenses.
  • POC Dinner. The POC Programming team is planning the POC Dinner at the start of the convention. All POC scholarship recipients, staff, and volunteers will be granted free admission to the dinner, and we'll subsidize the ticket prices for other attendees as well.
  • POC Meet & Greet. We're hosting a meet and greet for POC writers, artists, editors, and creators with their fellow peers and industry contacts. Non-POC industry attendees will also be invited with the specific goal to offer mentorship, publishing, or employment opportunities to the attendees of color.
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Stretch Goal Guests
One we've reached our initial funding level, additional funds will help us bring out amazing game designers and community leaders to the con. 

Michelle Nguyen Bradley is a producer, show host, voice actor, writer & professional TTRPG player, currently producing and hosting on Tabletop News. As a show & event producer, Michelle has a decade of experience creating immersive event experiences & creating exciting content for clients like ID@Xbox & /TwitchGaming. As a TTRPG actor, Michelle’s best known roles are: Kiếm on VtM: New York by Night, Hoa Sen on Critical Role & Moogin on Idle Champions. Michelle has also hosted & MCed for Anime Expo's Main Stage, FunimationCon, brand launches & more for over a decade. Find her work at michellenguyenbradley.com and on socials at @iamchubbybunny. Michelle will be running these panels: Panel on producing a tabletop gaming show Panel on content creation in the tabletop gaming space and its evolution.
Connor Alexander (Cherokee Nation) is the owner of Coyote & Crow Games, the creator of the award winning Coyote & Crow RPG, and the designer of tabletop games such as Wolves and Naasii. His company focuses on raising the voices of Native creatives and bringing Indigenous concepts and stories to modern gamers everywhere. Conner will be running these games and panels:  Panel: Build a Character in Coyote & Crow Running Naasii (with prizes) Run Wolves (in development now) Panel on worldbuilding

Bee Zelda is your nonbinary busy bee. They are a professional TTRPG Twitch streamer, podcaster and writer. You can find some of their works with Roll20, Kobold Press, D&D Adventurers League, and more. You can listen to their current podcasts Anime Attache, and Windsor Small Talk. Or check out some of their current projects with the indie TTRPG Paris Gondo and indie video game Pekoe. Bee will be running these games:  Paris Gondo the life-saving magic of Inventory. Apocalypse Keys

K. Tempest Bradford is an award-winning teacher and media critic who writes speculative fiction steeped in Black Girl Magic. She's the author of the Nebula nominated Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion and over a dozen short stories. Her essays have appeared on NPR, io9, and more. Tempest gives talks and teaches classes on representation and diversity though Writing the Other.com. Tempest will be running these workshops:  A Writing the Other presentation or workshop with a focus on worldbuilding A panel about solo journaling/writing-based games

Meguey Baker has been creating and publishing independent role-playing games since 2006, including 1001 Nights, PsiRun, Playing Nature's Year, and the brand-new Under Hollow Hills! With Vincent Baker, she co-created Apocalypse World and kicked off the Powered by the Apocalypse boom in ttrpgs. In her other life, Meg is a museum curator and consultant focused on amplifying non-dominant voices in local history. Meg loves rocks, tea, toast, and socks, and will pet a bee if given the chance.  Vincent Baker has been creating and publishing independent role-playing games since 2001. With Meguey Baker, he co-created Apocalypse World and kicked off the Powered by the Apocalypse boom in ttrpgs. The games he's worked on subsequently include Murderous Ghosts, Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands, The Wizard's Grimoire, and Under Hollow Hills.  Tovey is basically just a little guy who draws things and does goofs and sometimes writes a playbook or a game. Their work can be seen in various Baker Patreon pieces, including OverDRIVE and Kite Day in Reign Country, as well as work on Tales of Timberwind with Elliot.   Elliot joined the family business in 2018, and has published On the Old Dirt Road, Haunted, and an assortment of pieces on the Baker Patreon. With Tovey, Elliot has been developing Tales of Timberwind. When he's not writing or playing games, Elliot spends a lot of time thinking about three-dimensional design, in LEGO, stained glass, and jewelry.  Meri inherited the Baker family curse of game design, and has been playing and designing games since she was in middle school. As her siblings grew up, she became a regular GM in the Baker House Band, and is now working on several games, including Shell & Soul, a game of heroic bugs. She helps moderate several on-line spaces, and is partially nocturnal. The Bakers will be running these games and workshops:  Under Hollow Hills Psi&Run The King Is Dead A Mending With Meg workshop. Tim Hutchings is an artist, TTRPG/larp designer, video-post generalist, and professor of game design at Bradley University in the US.  His solo TTRPG game Thousand Year Old Vampire won three Ennies and the Indiecade Tabletop Award and has, so far, been translated into Italian, French, Spanish, and Japanese. Hutchings is a self-publishing indie creator, working (almost) alone on his games. Tim will be running these games:  Weird Horror So You've Met A Thousand Year Old Vampire A Reason To Be

Stretch Goal: $32,500. Sen is constantly dreaming, even when he’s awake. He is passionate about helping people lose track of time in meaningful ways. Sen helped co-design board games like Belfort, Akrotiri, Junk Art, The Legend of Korra: Pro Bending Arena, Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time, Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Manor, MIND MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game”, and Rat Queens: To the Slaughter. He also co-authored the TTRPGs Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, An Exquisite Crime, The Revenant Society, and Tiān Dēng (forthcoming from Evil Hat Productions). Sen has also contributed to The North Sea Epilogues, Gears of Defiance, Never Going Home, The Curse of the House of Rookwood, Tiny Supers, Mecha & Monsters: Evolved, Heckin’ Good Doggos, Queerz, Kids on Bikes, and Avatar: Legends. When he’s not making games, you can find him teaching psychology, practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, writing stuff, and co-hosting the Ludology Podcast or the Meeple Syrup Show. "en will be running these games:  Tiān Dēng Panels (TBD)

Stretch Goal $35,000. LaTia Jacquise is a queer, Black digital strategist, writer, creator, and variety streamer within the TTRPG industry. A gamer all her life, Chicago native LaTia currently works at Wizards of the Coast as their Community Manager and is a cast member of the D&D actual play Rivals of Waterdeep which airs Sundays on Twitch, serving as the Dungeon Master for its ninth and twelfth seasons, as well as the Dungeon Master for A Familiar Quest: Series Two, also airing on Twitch. Most recently, she was a writer on Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep, a D&D adventure in partnership with Critical Role from Wizards of the Coast. She is also a Twitch affiliate who enjoys a variety of relaxing and low-effort games on her own channel as time allows, and interacting with her community. LaTia will be running these games and panels:  D&D 5th Edition adventure of my design Blood on the Clocktower A panel on community management


Dominique Dickey is a writer, editor, and cultural consultant working in RPGs and fiction. In addition to creating TRIAL, Plant Girl Game, and co-creating Tomorrow on Revelation III, Dominique has written for Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Dungeons & Dragons, and Pathfinder. Their fiction has appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, Fantasy Magazine, and Nightmare Magazine, among other venues. They live in the DC area, and are always on the hunt for their next idea. You can find them on twitter at @DomSDickey or at dominiquedickey.com. Dominique will be running these games:  Plant Girl Game Tomorrow on Revelation III


Mendez is a cultural consultant and game designer whom you might recognize from Avatar Legends, Dungeons & Dragons, the Jackbox Party Packs, or some articles complaining about orcs and racism. His interests include hip hop, comparative martial arts, and religious studies. He's excited to connect with other cultural consultants, both experienced and prospective, and to learn everyone's fighting style at the convention. Mendez will be running these games and events:  Green Island Serenade RPG Thousand Arrows Appearing on panels at the con

Aaron is a Voice Actor, Podcaster, and TTRPG Enjoyer from glorious South Jersey, home of BOOST!, The Pine Barrens, and The Jersey Devil. He is co-creator of the fantasy world-building and storytelling podcast All My Fantasy Children, and a cast member on the all-ages actual play podcast Skyjacks: Courier's Call. In TTRPG World he has been a contributing writer for Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, ability designer for Perilous, and has recently been creating audiobooks for games like Anyone Can Wear the Mask, Sanctuary & Sentinel, and Tears of A Machine! Aaron will be running these panels:  Fantasy World-Building: Bringing Your Joy to the Table So You Want to Start a TTRPG Podcast...  Actor's Talking About the Roleplay Part of TTRPGs

Connie Chang is a queer and trans Chinese-American game designer, screenwriter, and actual play Game Master who loves threading queer drama with black-hearted apocalyptica. She is the GM and Creative Producer for Transplanar RPG, and all-transgender, people of color-led dark fantasy TTRPG show set in an original noncolonial, antiorientalist multiverse. They are also the designer behind GODKILLER: First Blood, an original holypunk duet PbtA game for one player, the Godkiller, and one GM, God. Connie has appeared on NPR (twice!), the New York Times, and Dimension 20's Adventuring Academy with Brennan Lee Mulligan. Outside of TTRPGs, Connie enjoys playing video games, lifting, and fawning over their cat, Baobao. Connie will be running these events:  Transplanar live show Trans/queer-oriented Q&A panel


Jeff Stormer is an award-winning podcaster and game designer living in Philadelphia, PA. Since 2015, he has hosted Party of One, a TTRPG actual play podcast focused on two-player RPGs. He has additionally co-produced shows including All My Fantasy Children and Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast, which won Best of the Best in Fiction Podcasting at the 2022 New Jersey Web Fest. As a designer, he has published Anyone Can Wear the Mask won a Judge's Spotlight Award at the 2021 ENnies (and also he wrote that Olive Garden LARP). When not podcasting, he enjoys attending professional wrestling with his wife, and hanging out with his cat. Jeff will be running these events:  Party of One Retrospective: Eight Years of 2-Player Games (Panel) Intro to Two-Player TTRPGs (Panel) The Shared Language of TTRPGs & Pro Wrestling (Panel) Mission: Accomplished! (Game) Anyone Can Wear the Mask (Game)

Lexi (@blackgirlmage) is a bombastic, high-energy, improv-driven storyteller, professional Game Master, game developer, composer, screenwriter, and plot-predicting extraordinaire. You may recognize her from the all-black, HBCU-inspired Strixhaven series "Strix U", where she explores inexplicable magic, captivating secrets, complex love, and blackness in parallel with black joy. Known for her "Famous Four-Shots", Lexi has a gift for delivering satisfying story beats, engaging with player agency, finding the fun alongside their players, and cutting directly to the hearts of their viewers. Lexi is also the creator of No Bump in the Night. In both the TTRPG and Magic: The Gathering they are always reaching for the stars and bringing joy to every table they land at!  Lexi will be running these events:  GM'ing for Actual Plays (Panel) Write The Perfect One Shot (Workshop) Strixhaven D&D Adventure (Game) Thirsty Sword Lesbians (Game)
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Other Ways You Can Help
Besides pledging for rewards, there are several ways you can help out:

  • Promote Big Bad Con. Talking about the con, especially if you've attended before and can share your personal experiences, not only makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside, but it's also the best way for folks in your community to learn about it.
  • Run an Event. Would you like to GM a game? Host a panel? Run games in Games on Demand? Yes! That is fantastic. Head over here to Run an Event.
  • Join the Rangers. Big Bad Con is a volunteer led and run convention. We're always looking for friendly folks to join us at the reg desk, to welcome folks as greeters, and to host Games on Demand. Head over here to Join the Rangers.
  • Sponsor the con. Individuals and companies who pledge at the $520 or higher level are eligible to be listed as sponsors of the event. We'll list you as Sponsors ($520 and up) or Epic Sponsors ($1000 and up) on our website in our program.  Contributions made for sponsorship are tax-deductible.
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