For venues
Bring a tabletop RPG night to your restaurant or bar
Steel City RPG runs beginner-friendly Game Days across Pittsburgh. We bring the Game Masters, the players and the planning. You bring the space.
By the numbers
Game Days heldGame Days in the Books
25
Players per Game DayAdventurers per Game Day
21
First-timersFirst Quest
39%
Venues hostedHalls We've Gamed In
4
Biggest Game DayOur Biggest Muster
40
Players at one Game Day on Aug 30, 2026 at Lawrence Hall.
As of October 28, 2026. First-timers: share of sign-ins at 19 Game Days since January 2026. Real numbers from our sign-in sheets and Game Master session forms. See every number
What a Game Day looks like
A few hours of tabletop roleplaying games, with several tables playing at once. Here’s how it works for the players who come.
- A Game Day is announcedDate and venue go up on Meetup and here.
- RSVP to the Game DayIt helps us plan the space.
- Tables go liveGames post as GMs submit them, so check back.
- RSVP to a tableThat's what gets you a seat.
- Show up and playPull up a chair. We hand you a character.
What we handle and what we ask
What we handle
- Finding and scheduling the Game Masters
- Event listings and player sign-ups
- Getting the word out on Meetup, Discord and social media
- Sign-in and running the day itself
- Following up with players and Game Masters afterward
What we ask
- Space for our tables where people can talk over the game. A Game Day averages about 4 tables, and each table is one Game Master and usually 4–7 players. We scale to the space you have.
- A regular time we can count on: weekday evenings or weekend afternoons, whichever are your quieter hours.
- One contact person for scheduling.
What your venue gets
- A fuller quiet night
- A room of players who settle in for a few hours, on the evenings you choose.
- New faces
- Many of our players are new to tabletop games, and plenty are new to your place.
- Your name in front of players
- Every Game Day listing and post names your venue, and our home page shows where we play.
- A regular night
- A recurring game night can become a reason people think of your place.
“Our venues make room for us, so order a drink or a bite if you can, and leave the space as you found it. Can’t make it after all? Un-RSVP so someone else gets your seat.”
Easy ordering at the table. Have a QR menu or table-side ordering? We’ll set it out on every table as part of our setup. A code just for our tables also lets you see what our Game Days order.
Every Game Day has X-Cards on the table: tap one and the scene moves on, no explanation needed. GMs are encouraged to set Lines & Veils before play, so everyone knows what's off the table and what stays off-screen.
Harassment of any kind isn't tolerated, at the table or around it. If something's wrong, tell your GM or an organizer at the event, or email safety@steelcityrpg.com. We'll take it from there, privately. The full Code of Conduct covers Game Days, Discord and online play.

Where we’ve hosted
Halfling's HideoutBrookline
Lawrence HallLawrenceville
Guy on the CouchMonroeville
Four Horsemen Comics and GamingRobinson
We’re happy to start small. Pick one date, we’ll run a single Game Day, and you decide whether it’s worth doing again.
Zachary Carns
Founder, Steel City RPG
zacharycarns@steelcityrpg.com
Let’s bring storytelling, dice and community to your tables.
