Tabletop games are the traditional kind of roleplaying game: a GM and a bunch of players around a table. The table is optional.

Pre-written characters are usually provided as part of the scenario, or sometimes created as part of the introduction.

Tabletop games at Phenomenon don’t always stay on the tabletop and some designers make use of the space available in creative ways.

Dice may or may not be involved. While some games at Phenomenon are system-based (i.e. a published system), others are “systemless” (by which we mean “light home-brew systems or games that otherwise do not rely on dice”).

New designers are highlighted: