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What's Going On? - August 2026

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Welcome to August!

This past weekend was Gen Con and wow. Just wow. So many people, so much talking done, so many badge ribbons and dice given away! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the booth, and welcome everyone who has found their way here after meeting us at the convention!

For me, this is probably one of the more memorable Gen Con’s I have attended. First off, we were in the vendor hall, which was a completely different vibe from the Maker’s Market. This enabled us to talk to a ton of really cool people. Second, the convention was full of Dungeon Crawler Carl. Everyone had bags with the upcoming TTRPG, there were banners everywhere, and there were even a few times where Jeff Hays, who narrates the audiobooks, did the hall closing announcements. If you are a fan of the series, it was really cool. Finally, of course, there was the Gen Con Tornado of 2026. Fortunately, the section of the convention center where we were located made it through unscathed, but that was a heck of a half hour there!

Do you have any fun memories of Gen Con? Bounce on over to our Bluesky page and let us hear them!

Now, we’ve got a lot to talk about this month, so let’s roll right into it.

Conventions

This is a list of conventions where at least part of the convention 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!

Upcoming Conventions for Lore Link

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.

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  • August 4th, 5:00 PM EDT
    • Community Manager Twenty is back with some more Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Join her as she continues checking out this tactical role-playing game.
  • August 11th, 5:00 PM EDT
    • Join Mike as he continues to show how he uses Lore Link to prepare for a game of The One Ring.
  • August 18th, 5:00 PM EDT
    • Mike continues his Lore Link tips and tricks as he works on his game of The One Ring.
  • August 25th, 5:00 PM EDT
    • Mark is back, and he’s taking a look at Legend in the Mist by Son of Oak Game Studio, and shows how he would put together a game in Lore Link.

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
    • Fully Funded on Backerkit, pre-orders are now available!
    • 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
    • Fully funded on Kickstarter, but rewards are still available as Late Pledges.
    • 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 Blog Post

That should do it for this month. With Gen Con and Origins behind us, I have a lot I need to catch up on before our next few conventions, which are thankfully smaller, more local events that are much more relaxing.

Remember, you can always find us talking games over on Bluesky, streaming on Twitch every Tuesday, sending out our newsletter every month, and posting our streams over on YouTube.

If you’ve read this far, I appreciate you! Feel free to comment with something you’re looking forward to being released at 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!