Rising Phoenix GameCon

Artists & Vendors

2024 Rising Phoenix GameCon

We have a great selection of vendors for our 2023 RPGameCon. We are expanding the Vendors’ Row area, to bring in more game-themed merchants and services for you to enjoy and geek out over. 

Be sure to click the links and check out their products and plan your purchases for 2023. 

At this time we have filled all the vendors’ space for 2023. 

Vendors & Artists 2023

Boldly Go!

Class: Game Maker

Geoffquest

In Geoffquest’s science-fiction role-playing game, you and your friends are officers in Space Fleet, the military and exploration force of the Stellar Alliance. You will design and take command of your own starship, filled to the brim with advanced technology and crewed by NPC shipmates that you create. You will travel the stars, meeting new species, solving ancient mysteries, and experiencing all the horrors and wonders the galaxy has to offer!

Boston Gaymers

Class: Organization

Boston Gaymers is a social group for LGBTQIA+ gamers in the Greater Boston area to help find and make new friends in a safe and welcoming environment.

We have a thriving gaymer community, most active on our Discord server. We also hold various in-person and virtual events each month to bring together our members and have fun!

The Fabric Treasury

Class: Maker

Hand-made dice bags, game accessories, and more.

Junk King Gaming

Class: Maker

Gaming Accessories are created using 3d printing and other crafting skills.

Mission To Planet Hexx

Class: Game Maker

Move Rate 20 Games

A light to mid-range game in which Players build a unique map of space/planets and race against opponents to complete their missions. It’s the perfect gateway game for your new gamer friends or as an “in between” game, for when you need a break from longer, more hardcore sessions.
 
With elements of take that and the literal discovery of your shared universe one planet at a time, the game simulates your adventure as a newly minted space cadet.

Phoenix Swords

Class: Performer

Phoenix Swords is an organization created and maintained for the purpose of performing acts of entertainment and historical recreation. We are a performance group that specializes in Renaissance and Medieval entertainments that was founded September 1, 2002 and almost 300 performances to our credit.

Sherwood Games

Class: Game Maker

Sherwood Games has produced 5 indie board games since 2012. We focus on creative board games that make players think creatively every time they play. Since 2018 we have switched our focus to designing games and have 2 games ready for publishers. 

Sydney Ashcroft

Class: Author/Maker

During the day she works full time in the information technology field and writes by night. Tea, chocolate, and folk music fuel her through the day and writing sessions. When she’s not writing or working, she enjoys spending time with her daughter and dogs, going to see live music, and plotting shenanigans with her co-author.

Art By Ogmios

Class: Artist

I grew up with a love for Myth, Monsters, Super Heroes, D&D, and Sci-Fi. I’ve always dreamed of being an artist from a very young age inspired by greats like Frank Frazetta, Jeff Easley, HR Giger, Jim Lee and Arthur Adams. It is a passion that has never dwindled. I work hard to follow my muse and I hope it shows in my art.

Cardtropolis

Class: Game Demo

Skyhammer Studios

Super Heroes gather! The clock has struck midnight and Cardtropolis is under attack! Led by fearsome bosses like The Machine and Penny 2020, these Super Villains along with their loyal minions are taking over midtown.

The citizens’ hopes rest with you. Your task is to use Super Heroes, Sidekicks, and Specials to capture all of the Super Villains, Minions, and a Crook or two along the way. The safety of Cardtropolis is in your hands.

Crafty Dork Designs

Class: Maker

Crafty Dork Designs is all about understanding that life is a continuous process of change. We like to appreciate the past while we look to the future.  With that in mind, all of our designs contain at least 75% upcycled materials, including all repurposed denim. 

Our goal is to create high quality one-of-a-kind products while giving materials a second life and reducing textile waste.

Eden Park Tales

Class: Game Maker/Author/Artist

Home of Autumn Grey and other Fantastic Tales

Eden Park Tales is a small, independent publisher of fantasy and science fiction media. Founded in 2013 by Jay Mooers and Kristi McDowell, Eden Park Tales is the home of Illweed, Autumn Grey, Scales and Sand, Gang of Two, Conart, and Dragons. Eden Park Tales offers a variety of tales in different mediums, from comics to novels to artwork for any level of enjoyment.

Fae is a tabletop Role Playing Game where shrouded in secrecy, monsters lurk in the world of humans. And this time, you play the monster.  You create your own customizable creature and then are set forth into the world of humans to do what you will. You can go on adventures, torment others, enforce Fae law on vile monsters, and do pretty much anything your imagination can come up with.

Enclave Tableless RPG

Class: Game Maker

Enclave is a multiplayer, narrative-driven fantasy roleplaying game that captures an old-school tabletop feel while being completely diceless. 

Highly intuitive and quick to learn, with numerous advanced mechanics that can be gradually introduced as players get more confident with the game, Enclave is both a breath of fresh air for TTRPG veterans and an excellent starting point for newcomers to the genre! Teamwork and creativity are your greatest assets, with collaborative storytelling elements allowing players to directly impact the world of the game in a non-intrusive manner.

The Game Reserve

Class: Merchant

Your Local Game Store reimagined.

Board games, Table Top Games, Collectible Card Games, Snacks, Friends and so much more. No matter what you play we got you covered if we don’t have it just ask and we will do our best to order it for you.

Golden Goblin Press

Class: Publisher

Golden Goblin Press is a Chaosium licensee, dedicated to producing quality scenarios and articles for Call of Cthulhu. It will honor Howard’s legacy, but will not go overboard with it, nor ignore the contributions of other authors. Many of us here at Golden Goblin Press are also fans of the work of Ramsey Campbell, with his visions of dark, horror-infused sensuality and the twisted erotic side of the mythos. Golden Goblin Press will present scenarios with that adult sensibility.

Goodman Games

Class: Publisher

Goodman Games is your source for classic adventures! We are best known for our popular Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game and associated adventures. Goodman Games also publishes popular titles such as Mutant Crawl ClassicsXcrawl ClassicsFifth Edition Fantasy, and the hit Original Adventures Reincarnated series. Goodman Games products are available in thousands of stores worldwide, and have been translated into multiple languages.

Legendary Wares

Class: Maker

Legendary Wares Premium Dice Bags are thoughtfully designed and handmade with unique details you won’t find on any other dice bag. You will love how these premium cotton pouches provide one easy solution for your tabletop gaming needs.

Long Hare Studios

Class: Artist

Chet Minton is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer who specializes in an olde-school fantasy art style, the druid arts of animal friendship and rehearsing his monologues of world domination into the mirror. His work has graced many pages of tabletop roleplaying products, art books, clothing apparel, graphic novels, and his own line of adult coloring books. When Chet’s not traversing the tumultuous tides of the freelancer’s lifestyle, you’ll find him fulfilling the whims and desires of his three feline overlords… and the occasional visits of a run-away horse.

Medieval Starship Games and Hobbies, Inc.

Class: Merchant

“Where Imagination Takes Flight”

A full-line gaming store, where our finest product is quality service! Come give us a try for all your social gaming needs!

Muse's Touch Mini Painting

Class: Maker

Carol Pandolph

Join Carol Pandolph of Muse’s Touch Mini Painting for expert tips on painting. Pick a miniature, sit and relax and paint. Take the miniature home with you. Minis and supplies provided by Rising Phoenix Game Con. The Paint n’ Take runs from 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday just through Tradestown in the Ballroom. Sit for a half hour or the whole time if you wish!

NE Ware Games

Class: Maker

NE Ware Games is a local game company focused on making board game accessories and promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion in the gaming community.  We will be selling our product, the Doggy D20, a rubber fetch toy for dogs shaped like a D20 as well as a selection of dice.  We will also be raffling off our Game Night Table Toppers during the convention with free entry.  We always bring pronoun ribbons to hand out as well for anyone who would like them.

New England Horror Writers Association

Class: Organization

An organization focusing on authors of horror and dark fiction in the New England area.

NEHW is a 400+ member organization made up of horror writers (as well as illustrators, editors, and publishers) who live in the New England area.

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Normal Human Dice

Class: Maker

Normal Human is a handmade dice brand that 100% of proceeds go to a community gaming center to help foster a love of gaming.

Errick

Errick Nunnally

Class: Writer

Errick Nunnally was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, he served one tour in the Marine Corps before deciding art school would be a safer—and more natural—pursuit. He is permanently distracted by art, comics, science fiction, history, and horror. Trained as a graphic designer, he has earned a black belt in Krav Maga/Muay Thai kickboxing after dark. Errick’s work includes: the novels, BLOOD FOR THE SUN and LIGHTNING WEARS A RED CAPE; LOST IN TRANSITION, a comic strip collection; and first prize in one hamburger contest.

Polygon3D

Class: Maker

Introducing Polygon3D: Unleashing Creativity in Tabletop Gaming
 
Welcome to the realm of limitless imagination and unparalleled craftsmanship! We here at Polygon3D are thrilled to announce our presence at Rising Phoenix Game Con 2024, the gaming convention that celebrates the passion and creativity of tabletop gaming enthusiasts. At Polygon3D, we’ve embarked on a journey to revolutionize the tabletop gaming experience, and we’re eager to share our mission, products, and passion with you. 
 

Pursued By A Bear Sewing

Class: Maker

Pursued By A Bear Sewing designs and sews a variety of items. These creations include bags, totes, purses, and pouches; key fobs, hair ties, headbands, scrunchies, and other small gifts; dog bandanas, bowties, and neckties; and catnip toys.

Snow Foot Dice

Class: Maker

Handmade polyhedral dice and dice necklaces.

Solarian Games

Class: Publisher

Solarian is the publisher of Top Secret®, the modern spy RPG by Merle Rasmussen.

Created by Merle Rasmussen in 1980 and first published by TSR, the latest edition (Top Secret: New World Order) is completely new for the 21st century, using the Lucky 13 game engine created by Solarian. The Lucky 13 game engine is also free to use for other game publishers who would like to use it to design their own RPGs.

Under our previous company name, we created and published Gygax Magazine, and limited quantities of back issues can be found on our website.

Other Solarian games include Anarchy, Witchlight, ‘Tis But a Scratch, and Kiss My Grits. 

Tale of Two Moons

Class: Game Designer

Adventure. War. Magic.

Tales of Two Moons is a complete tabletop RPG experience that puts players and the Talesmaster alike in a position of endless possibilities. Choose your alliance among the Free Cities or Resolute, develop unique skills, and craft an adventure across the continent of Valandria.

Ursula & Olive

Class: Maker

U&O is a handmade geeky goodness kind of business. We love taking items found in the wild and giving them new life.

Wicked Weird Artist

Class: Maker/Artist

Noel Proulx

Custom art creations for the weird and odd in all of us. Sculptures, paintings, utility art.