Hey r/BristolDND folks,

I want to say thank you to all those who came to our first-ever show, shared posts and links, and recommended the show in comments despite never having seen it before.

It was such a fun, friendly night, and so many people said they found the show on Reddit, which wasn't where we were promoting it at first. The support we had was wild, and we really didn't expect it, as there was no reason to put your trust in us quite yet.

Needless to say, it sold out the day before, and we had no room to sell tickets at the door. And considering that the next show this month is already filling up, we think people enjoyed themselves.

I really want to hear what you thought! What was good? What could be better? Did you have a favourite part? What would we have to do for you to come again?

We want to see how we can improve so we can hopefully get approved to keep going once our four-show trial run is over.

Anyway, thank you again. I had great fun too! Hopefully, see you soon!

All the best,

Mike

(the guy on the tech desk)

Hi everyone!
So great to see BristolDND making a resurgence.

I’m currently exploring the idea of opening a tabletop gaming space in Bristol and wanted to get some feedback from the local community.

The focus would be on things like private rooms, flexible booking, and a more comfortable/immersive setup - particularly for games like D&D, Warhammer, Magic: The Gathering, and other tabletop systems.

Before going any further, I want to understand what people actually want (or if there’s even demand for it).

I’ve put together a really quick survey (2–3 minutes):
👉 https://forms.gle/jWxw5tjHkte6VFgL7

Would massively appreciate any responses. It’ll genuinely help shape whether this becomes a reality or not.

If you know anyone else who plays tabletop games locally, feel free to pass this on, the more input the better. Thanks in advance!

Hey all!

I'm DM Dan and since the dark days of lockdown I've been running Explorers of Elsewhere, an inclusive TTRPG channel that focuses mainly on actual plays set in the persisting world of Elsewhere.

I wanted to showcase and champion loads of amazing TTRPG systems via the channel, and so far we've run main campaigns with:

D&D

PbtA Shadowrun

Blades in the Dark

Daggerheart

Call of Cthulhu

Draw Steel

Fabula Ultima

As well as a myriad of other systems for one-shots and charity streams for Bristol charities, such as Trophy Dark, Dread, Pugmire, Grant Howitt one-pagers and more.

We're always on the lookout for new players to bring new ideas to our shared world, as well as players who'd love to drop in for one-shots, and I've love it even more to link in with other content creators and players/GMs so we can all support one another.

We have a new Fabula Ultima campaign starting tonight on YouTube and Twitch from 7.30pm UK, so if you're interested, come say hi!

Hey everyone! We have finally sorted ourselves a Reddit account, super stoked to see people have shouted out our new space already, that is immensely appreciated!

We have a bunch of events coming up across June and a final one this month on Saturday...

Saturday 30 May (6pm) (18+ only) 🎨 - Fantasy Life Drawing class

Saturday 6 June 🐲 - Beginner friendly DnD one shots (12-4pm) and (6pm-10pm)

All weekend 13/14 June 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 - BS4 Arts trail, featuring some amazing community artists, lots of fantasy themed art, crochet and trinkets available to buy, no tickets needed, just rock on up from 11am.

Saturday 20 June (6pm) 🧠 - Dungeon Master meetup, A social event for game masters looking to run a game at Hoard or just looking to meet up and share some creative ideas to help with running games.

Saturday 27 June (6pm) 🥳 - Our one year anniversary To celebrate surviving in the new space for a whole year we are going to throw a big ol' party! Would be amazing to have people come down to celebrate this huge milestone with us!

Formed in February 2023, East Bristol Adventurers is a free, weekly meetup for tabletop roleplaying games of all kinds. We meet every Tuesday, 6-10pm at Grounded, Fishponds (not their other locations! please don't go to the wrong one!). We now get 20-30 people each week and have a total membership of over 450. I even wrote a blogpost about setting it up in case that's useful to anyone else in Bristol!

Please send me a message for an invite to our Discord server, where people organise and sign up to games in advance. (Note: I ask people to send me a message because Reddit's anti-spam threatens me with a ban when I send the same Discord link to multiple people in a short space of time).

Any questions, let me know!

Hi all, A couple of months ago, a few people tried starting a weekly group in Bradley Stoke that is similar to the Fishponds group.

We meet on Wednesdays at the three brooks and organise on discord. If anyone would like to join, DM me, and I'll send you the invite.

Whoop whoop! There are One Shot Nights hosted at Small Bar every 2nd Thursday and at Wiper & True Taproom every 4th Sunday hosted by the Wonky Line Guild! Tickets available for next event: https://hdfst.uk/e151590

You can play as pre-existing characters and level them up through attending too which is AWESOME

You can follow them on @the.wonky.line.guild on insta for updates too! 💕

Hey everyone! Figured I’d drop this here in the new sub 😊

I run the community group Bristol Gaymers - we host a variety of nerdy social events, including a monthly D&D/TTRPG night!

If you’re LGBTQ+ (or an ally), we’d love to have you along to one of our events sometime. Feel free to follow us on Instagram @bristolgaymers, or drop me a DM if you’d like to join our WhatsApp community for event updates and priority access to ticketed events!

Hey all,

This is a very much in-progress list for venues, bars, cafes, and pubs ideal for playing D&D and hosting games.

Please comment with any change requests, format suggestions or additions!

⭐ = Dedicated D&D Rooms!

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Board Game Bars/Cafes:

⭐ Hoard Dungeons | D&D Board Game Cafe
Knowle, BS4 2EP | Bookable Tables, Private Rooms & Venue Hire

D&D & TTRPG cafe run by passionate locals. Bookable custom gaming tables in themed rooms, serves food and hosts several recurring D&D and TTRPG events. Offers monthly memberships for frequent players.
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Chance & Counters | Board Game Cafe
Christmas Steps, BS1 5BS | Bookable Tables

Chill hangout offering a changing pub menu & craft beer plus a wide variety of board games.
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Chance & Counters | Board Game Cafe
Bishopston, BS7 8AS | Bookable Tables

Similar to the Christmas Steps location, but with a much larger, busier vibe.
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Playground Coffee & Bar | Board Game Cafe
St Nicholas St, BS1 1TP | Bookable Tables

Speciality independent coffee shop, craft beer and cocktail bar. The site says it hosts a monthly D&D night on the last Wednesday of the month, but the booking button isn't currently loading!
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Replay Bristol | Board Game Cafe
Montpelier, BS6 5RB | Bookable Tables, Private Rooms, Venue Hire

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Pubs & Bars with bookable rooms:

The Golden Guinea | Pub
Redcliffe, BS1 6SX | Private Room

Classic pub, free bookable function room downstairs if enough are in attendance.

King Street Brew House | Pub
King Street, BS1 4RR | Private Room

Brick- & wood-lined hangout with a free bookable basement bar if enough are in attendance.

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Small Bar | Bar
King Street, BS1 4DZ | Private Rooms

Host to Wonky Line Cult's regular D&D One-Shot Nights.
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The Stag & Hounds | Pub
Old Market, BS2 0EJ | Private Rooms

Classic pub with good burgers and free bookable function rooms.
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Performance Spaces:

Bristol Improv Theatre | Theatre
Clifton, BS8 1LP | Private Rooms, Venue Hire, Theatre Hire

Independent charity venue with hireable workshop, bar and theatre spaces. Currently hosts two D&D Live Shows, The Drag Dungeoneers and Fire & Dice, as well as previously hosting Tales of Adventure for several years.

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If you haven't been yet HOARD is a small DnD cafe in Knowle that has loads of DnD and nerd events throughout the month, One shots twice a month, bookable custom gaming tables in themed rooms (One has a dragon skull and a tree) and a REALLY great food menu.

If anyone has any questions or suggestions for things you'd like to see there let me know!

Hey y’all, delighted that this community exists.

I’m a longtime TTRPG fan, I primarily GM in the Fate system and I love the storytelling in it.

There’s this dead exciting live play coming up at the end of the month and I was wondering if anyone in this community was going?

It’d be nice to meet some fellow TTRPG enthusiasts. Maybe we could grab a beverage prior to the game.

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good pub to play in. Ideally with a back room, in South Bristol and with parking.

I know people used to play at the Stag and Hounds in Old Market but I don't know if that is still the case.

Horrors of the Deep is now in Pre Launch on Kickstarter. It is developed by Ert's Treehouse a Bristol Based Publishing Group.

It will be Launching on the 31st of May 🐲

Horrors of the Deep is a 5E Campaign Setting focused on Nautical Horror.

Check out the link below to follow the project and be notified upon Launch: Kickstarter Page

If anyone here is interested in doing some D&D or other geek stuff with me (or anyone on this sub!) Leave a comment here!

26m local to Bristol, looking to play some games!

I've joined the fishponds TTRPG discord group already, but wanted to put this message out here as well and see if anyone wanted to meetup and play some games sometime!

Ideally looking for something casual, the occasional thursday evening or sunday morning would be ideal!

Hey guys I paint dnd and TTRPG miniatures. Please check out my Etsy shop if you get chance.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EmperorsForge

Hey, I'm looking for some dnd games in bristol . I'm relatively new to the game and to the area so I'd love to find a game I can join or start a new one! I'm interested in starting to DM too so I'm open to trying that with everyone too. I have all the books and stuff, including strahd and a few beginner inclusive quest kits so I'm ready for most. Preferably we can chat on discord or something first so yaknow, weed out the weirdos. But yeah, any takers?

Hello all,

A few days ago we had our first meetup for this group, and got over 20 people to show up! If you're interested, drop a comment or message me and I'll send you a Discord link. Next meetup is Tues 21st at 6pm.

Why Fishponds?

I live here. The buses to the centre aren't the best. There seems to be a decent number of places large enough to try running games from on quieter nights (the management at The Crafty Egg seem keen from some preliminary conversations).

Are new players welcome?

Absolutely! I get the feeling from here and other social media that this is a hobby where people are unsure about how to take the 'first step' (probably because the social barrier to entry is a bit higher than say, a boardgame or videogame).

Of course, experienced players (especially people prepared to run games) are equally welcome - especially if there's enough interest to run more than one table at once.

What Games would we be playing?

Given this would be in a public space, and regular scheduling is the bane of most RPG groups, I would propose one-shots using simple, straightforward systems (Cairn, The Black Hack, Mothership, World of Dungeons, Monster of the Week, etc) rather than an epic campaign using something as complex as Dungeons & Dragons. However, if people are really keen for D&D then I have plenty of experience with it.

What happens next?

If you send me a DM/chat or comment on here I'll send you a Discord invite.

About Me

He/him, mid-30s, married with one spaniel. It is unlikely that he will attend sessions due to his troublesome nature and need to be in constant motion.