Hey there everyone! It’s the start of both a new month, and a new week! Welcome to June! This month is going to be busy for the Lore Link team as we prepare for our yearly trip to Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio! It was there, back in 2023, that we launched the Lore Link Kickstarter, and we’ve been back every year since. This year, we’re at booth 2004 on the vendor hall floor, and we hope to have an announcement you’re all going to find cool!
We’ve got a lot to talk about this month, so let’s just get rolling right into it!
Conventions
This is a list of conventions where at least part of the show is devoted to tabletop role-playing games. This list is for informational purposes only. We don’t endorse any of these shows. They’re just ones that fit the bill after looking through Tabletop Events, FanCons, and using some different searches for gaming conventions.
Do you have a convention that you feel should be listed here, but it isn’t? Please email me with the dates, website, and location, and I can edit it in. Also, if you’re running a convention and want to make it easier for folks like me who like telling people about these things, please make sure your Tabletop Events page says what kind of event it is. You get bonus points for having an actual website, not just a Facebook page, and please - for Pete’s sake - don’t have the “Website” link on Tabletop Events circle back around to your Tabletop Events page!
- June 3rd-7th - NTRPG Con in Irving, Texas
- June 5th-7th - SaltCon Summer in Layton, Utah
- June 6th - OttoCon in Pleasant Valley, New York
- June 12th-14th - AdventureCon 2026 in Rogers, Arkansas
- June 12th-14th - Central New York Role Playing Game Convention in Utica, New York
- June 13th-14th - SLVRPG 2026 in Alamosa, CO
- June 17th-21st - Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio
- June 21st - RPG Alliance Gamer Sunday in Calgary, Canada
- June 26th-28th - Texoma Dungeon Con in Denison, Texas
- June 26th-27th - Between Two Cons in Portland, Oregon
- June 27th-28th - Gem State Gaming Convention in Caldwell, Idaho
Upcoming Conventions for Lore Link
- June 17th-21st - Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio Confirmed
- The Lore Link Team will be returning to Origins. Visit us at booth 2004, where we will be showing off Lore Link, looking for indie TTRPG creators who would like to be guests on our stream; plus,we may have some exciting news to share!
- July 30th-August 2nd - Gen Con in Indianapolis, Indiana Confirmed
- The Lore Link Team has made it into the Exhibit Hall! Look for us at booth 2862 in Entrepreneurs Avenue and stop by for a product demo.
- September 4th-6th - Who’s Yer Con in Indianapolis, Indiana TENTATIVE
- The application has been submitted, and we’re hoping to return to this nifty local gaming convention to show off what we’ve worked on over the past year and change!
As a reminder, you can always see our upcoming appearances on the website at https://lorelink.com/community
Twitch Schedule
Let’s take a look at what the Lore Link team is going to be doing on Twitch every Tuesday this coming month. All streams will be live on our Twitch channel, and then archived to our YouTube channel.
- June 2nd, 5:00 PM EDT
- Mark expands on the D&D 5.5E starter adventure Heroes of the Borderlands, showing how he would use Lore Link to prep for the game.
- June 9th, 4:00 PM EDT
- Join Mark as he talks with Guillaume Jentey about his games Sonja & Conan versus the Ninjas, and Night! Part of the Indie Creator Series!
- June 16th, 5:00 PM EDT
- The team leaves for Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio tomorrow morning, so Mark is going to take it easy with an update of the classic game, Nethack.
- June 23rd, 5:00 PM EDT
- Post-Origins Stream! The team is going to get together and talk about their experiences at the con, what they saw, what they picked up, and share news from the Lore Link booth, all while playing some PowerWash Simulator 2.
- June 30th, 5:00 PM EDT
- Mark fills up his hearts and plans out a starter adventure using the Twilight Sword beta rules.
Friends of Lore Link - Crowdfunding
As you might have noticed, many of our Indie Creator Series guests are either in the midst of crowdfunding their amazing games, or getting ready to start crowdfunding. Let’s see whose campaign is either currently running, or starting this month!
- Gallerie: Queer Stories of Beauty, Horror, & Hope
- Went live on Backerkit May 30th, 2026
- From their landing page - “Gallerie is a queer-focused TTRPG about self-actualization that employs art and dream elements to paint narratives about redefining oneself and fighting one’s demons. It’s about community, cooperation, unabashed self-love, facing hard memories, nightmarish enemies, systemic oppression, and the beauty of embracing what you know to be true but have been taught to ignore.”
- Previous appearance - Weapons Grade Funk Blog Post
- The Magic of Inventorying - Late Pledges
- Fully funded on Kickstarter, but rewards are still available as Late Pledges
- From their Kickstarter - “Are you an adventurer with a strong desire to declutter your loot? Magic of Inventorying is a punchy storytelling game for 3 to 6 players, designed to be played in a few hours with polyhedral dice, no GM, and ZERO preparation.”
- Previous appearance - The Magic of Inventorying Blog Post
- Cyberrats in Space
- Launches on Kickstarter on June 15th.
- I just have one thing to say about this. There are some really cool, funky mechs being designed for this game, and that alone has me interested.
- Previous appearance - Cyberrats in Space Stream
That should do it for this month. I’m going to get back to writing posts about the Indie Creator Series, and mentally preparing for Origins in a few weeks! If you’ve read this far, I appreciate you! Feel free to comment with something you’re looking forward to being released at either Origins or Gen Con, to let the folks in charge know you’re reading this! Remember, take good care of yourselves, and each other, and I’ll see you around!