Gen Con Event Schedule

The Catalyst Demo Team is putting on a wide variety of events for Gen Con 2025! Due to the nature of registration, we will list events and not specific times and dates for them. Make sure to check out the event listings here to register for your favorite events and see what's still available!

Check back often, as we may add more events to this pool!

Shadowrun:

Build-A-Runner Workshop - Sit down with one of GM's and learn how to or get help with building a Missions legal character to use in our living campaign.

First Taste - Mr. Johnson has a not-so-legal job to get done and is looking to hire some new runners. It may be dangerous, but can you get it done and make it to payday? An introductory mission for beginners.

CMP 2083-09: World Star - The world's greatest athletes converge on Busan for the championship of a lifetime. You're the wildcard they never saw coming.

CMP 2083-10: All Kill - Ms. Kim has a problem: the chaebols need some pesky criminal dogs off their tropical island. What better way to entice foreign runners to handle it for a paid vacation.

SRA: Chaos in the Shadows - A Shadowrun Missions style adventure using the new Anarchy 2.0 rules.

SRM 2083-09: Houseguests Can Be Murdered - House guests can be a real pain. Sometimes they can be the death of you. Someone has overstayed their welcome and it may take more than a dragon to get them out.

SRM 2083-10: Wasted Talent - Enter the elite New Orleans fashion industry! Meet beautiful people. Headhunt Talent. Battle underworld thugs, high fashion, and corrupt cops. Runners Needed.

SRM 2083-11: Blackwater Delta - When paranoia and real danger meet, a job may feel like a rising tide. Will the runners turn it around or find another solution?

SRM 2083-12: When You're Smiling - Art, food allergies, music, metahuman sacrifice, burglary, MONEY! Rig an auction, rob the winner, get paid! That ought to put a smile on your face.

SRM 2083-13: Enter the Funhouse - A Mr. Johnson needs a run of the mill corporate extraction from a rival company, the catch is the principle is highly reclusive and known to have a flair for the dark and macabre.

SR Missions Ultraviolet: Angel of Music - NOLA is known for food, music, and its secrets. Working for a music festival seemed like low-risk. Nothing is easy in the Big Easy, and the secrets make the difference between a payday or a bad rep.

CMP 2083-11: Dynamite Life - Comrades! Join the righteous march of capitalism through majestic North Korea and ascend sacred Mt. Paektu to strike down the enemies of glorious free-enterprise!

CMP 2083-12: Black Ocean - It's the biggest hit of the season! Go behind-the-scenes with Seoul's hottest new stars and put on a show that will rock the Sixth World.

PM 2083-02: The Best Show in the World - With the Unawakening causing massive chaos, Jolene Price hires you to bring balance back to New Orleans. Unfortunately, even she can't account for what might be out in the swamplands.

SMH 2083-02: Egg Hunt At The Jackalope Ranch - A millionaire playboy is throwing an Easter shindig, and you've been hired to crash the party. Will you get the goods, or end up with egg on your face?

SRM 2083-14: Deepest Roots - In the midst of the chaos known as the Unawakening, a group of shadowrunners is hired to recover some valuable items stolen from a local talismonger.

SRM 2083-15: Dalliance with Decadence - The world is reeling from the loss of magic. Lanyap has secured funding and wants the runners to help him make things feel more normal.

SRM 2083-16: Crossfire Hurricane - A storm looms large over the Big Easy, while a twisted corporate renegade threatens to turn the coming disaster into a toxic nightmare.

Shadowrun GM Boot Camp - Learn how to be a more effective GM, how to deal with disruptive personalities & how to ensure that everyone has a good time. Covers basic and advanced game mastering techniques.

Legends of the Shadows - Our premiere event! Come play with the creative forces that bring the whole universe to life in a multi-table event where each group completes separate missions to accomplish a greater goal!

BattleTech:

Roleplaying Games:

MWM-01 Reviving the Fallen - The PCs are hired as specialized infantry to determine if the people can be saved and if the Word of Blake has returned.

MWM-02 The Enemy's Cure - The PCs discover a hidden Word of Blake bioweapon research planet that a plague recently spread from; they travel to it, seeking a cure to the plague and information on the Word of Blake's schemes.

MWM-03 Ghosts in Memoria - The PCs may have coordinates for the last hidden Word of Blake planet, which Jihad surviving Blakists fled to. Are the Blakists there now? What evidence will the PCs find of them and their schemes?

Classic Tabletop:

BattleTech Bootcamp Learn or get a refresher to play. Perfect for new players, even those without miniature or tabletop experience.

BattleTech Grinder - Our most popular casual event for all ability levels.

BattleTech - Battle of the Superheavies - Total Warfare - Players get to take command of one of the available Superheavy 'Mechs with supporting units, in a free for all battle.

BattleTech - Raise the Flag - A thrilling event that pits 'Mech pilots against each other in a high-stakes competition for supremacy. Fight for your faction to ensure domination!

BattleTech Contracts - Season 1 - Take your unit into the Hinterlands to win fortune and glory. Opportunities aplenty on the planets around the hiring hall on Almotacen. Lead your mercenaries through chaos and build a reputation.

BattleTech Escalation - Come test your ability to guide a BattleTech force from Solaris VII up to larger pitched battles. To experience using both Classic BattleTech and Alpha Strike, come join us!

BattleTech Missions 3027-01: Welcome to Aber-Whatever! - Our heroes find some pirates lost in a snowstorm. Can they help them find their way back home?

BattleTech Missions 3027-02: Good News! - Our heroes track the pirates back to their ride. Can they disable it before it gets away?

BattleTech Missions 3027-03: Taking Out the Trash - The Pirate leader, John "Smiley" O'Rourke has escaped and is dug in deeper than a Bromhead tick. Can our heroes dig him out and collect the bounty on his head?

BattleTech Missions 3027-04: Watch that First Step! - You've tracked Smiley O'Rourke's band back to Gillfillan's Gold. You'd like to land and ask the locals a few pointed questions, but they're shooting at you the whole way!

BattleTech Missions 3027-05: Pick your Poison - You've found the pirates' base. Can you take enough of them out before they get away?

BattleTech Missions 3027-06: The Jig Is Up! - The real power behind the raids is revealed. Can our heroes stop them from escaping?

BattleTech Missions 3028-01: Cover Our Landing - Our heroes have been tasked with defending the Lyran landings on a soon-to-be-former Combine world. Can they stop the snakes from getting past?

BattleTech Missions 3028-02: A Bridge to Where? - The Lyrans don't have any Atlases available, so they've asked our heroes to scout out an important river crossing.

BattleTech Missions 3028-03: Take Cover? Hell! - Our heroes need to get behind enemy lines and take out a set of semi-mobile artillery pieces that are making the Lyrans' lives miserable. What could go wrong?

BattleTech Missions 3028-04: Hold the Line/Where River Bridge Reloaded - While our heroes were off hitting Combine artillery, a band of snakes has snuck behind their lines to threaten a familiar bridge that is now a critical part of the Lyran supply route.

BattleTech Missions 3028-05: Follow the Leader - Our heroes have tracked the Combine raiders back to their hidden forward base. Can our heroes gain enough information from it before the snakes blow it up?

BattleTech Missions 3028-06: Cutting the Head Off the Snake - The Lyrans need our heroes to capture a well defended forward base. Fortunately for our heroes, they've picked up a few tricks during their time on Shaula. Will it be enough?

BattleTech Open Tournament - The most challenging tournament. 3-round, non-elimination. The winner is determined by the total score after all 3 rounds.

BattleTech Solaris Melee Challenge - Create a pilot for a 2-day tournament in the Solaris arenas. Players can come & go. Top 8 pilots go to the finals.

BattleTech Solaris Melee Challenge - Finals - Only the top 8 players from the previous two days take part in the finals.

BattleTech Clan Grand Melee - Win a slot into the Bloodright Tournament proper Clan style.

Trial of Bloodright Tournament - Fight for this year's bloodname & keep what you kill.

Masters & Minions (Total Warfare) - Our premiere event! Come play with the creative forces that bring the whole universe to life & take home a painted mini!

Alpha Strike:

Alpha Strike Academy - Learn to play the newer, faster, more streamlined version.

BattleTech - Battle of the Superheavies - Alpha Strike - Players get to take command of one of the available Superheavy 'Mechs with supporting units, in a free for all battle.

BattleTech Escalation - Come test your ability to guide a BattleTech force from Solaris VII up to larger pitched battles. To experience using both Classic BattleTech and Alpha Strike, come join us!

BattleTech Alpha Strike Narrative - With Your Shield Or On It - In June 3151, Julian Davion's task force arrived to retake New Avalon. Take part in the liberation (or defense) of the conquered capital, block by block and street by street.

Alpha Strike 350 Doubles Tournament - Grab your buddy, pair up and defeat your enemies. This will be a Swiss style tournament.

Alpha Strike 350 Singles Tournament - Entry Heat - 4 separate heats of Swiss style tournament with top 2 from each heat playing the second day for top general.

Alpha Strike 350 Singles Tournament - Finals - Top players from the previous 4 heats play for top general.

Drafted for War - Using the BattleTech Salvage Boxes, this will be our first ever draft tournament.

BattleTech Championship Circuit - Alpha Strike - The BTCC Alpha Strike tournament is a multiple round competitive BattleTech tournament. Players construct their own force against their competitors to see who is Champion.

Masters & Minions (Alpha Strike) - Our premiere event! Come play with the creative forces that bring the whole universe to life & take home a painted mini!

Miscellaneous:

BattleTech Miniature Painting Class - You will be provided a pre-primed mini and an instructor will walk you through some steps to take this simple mini and transform it into the pride of your tabletop. Any skill level welcome.

Leviathans: 

Leviathans: King of the skies - A free-for-all casual event, with space to practice your skills and swap to a new and bigger vessel if you're shot down.

Leviathans: Shakedown Cruise - Learn the basic skills required to play or refresh yourself. Intended for new players, even those without miniature gaming experience.

Leviathans: War College - Participate in Operation RAGNAR; the British and Russian air fleets clash over the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Leviathans: The Admiral's Cup - Build and bring your own Leviathans fleet to participate in a single-elimination tournament.