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Queer-owned immersive tabletop gaming cafe in the heart of Shoreditch!
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DUSKVEIL / VAMPIRE MASQUERADE BALL / TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30PM Shrouded from the waking world, the Courts of Duskveil are bound by an eternal ceremony. A precious few entrusted to reign over all who carry the Dark Gift, their savagery masked beneath games of opulence and excess. Your invitation to join this ceremony comes laced with the most intoxicating blood, and the promise of a far greater power yet. Will you join those that conspire to steal the throne? Or relinquish these ambitions, drink deeply, and enjoy the many delights that the court has to offer... This Halloween the shrouded halls of the Arcanist's Tavern will be transformed to play host to a decadent vampire ball. You are invited to adorn your finest wear, to join the immortal courts of Duskveil for an evening of intrigue and indulgence. With immersive actors, themed musical entertainment, food and cocktails, mystery trails, period ball dance classes, social deduction games, and more. Tickets and event info will be available at: arcaniststavern.uk/events by @arcaniststavern
UPDATED November Tavern Schedule!! We had a few changes, so some dates will have changed NO BOOKINGS/EVENTS ALREADY ON SALE ARE AFFECTED! Adventurers! We know that spooky month is just starting, but we want to lock ahead just for a bit, to show you all of the cool things we will be running for you in November! We will try and give you one of these overviews every month now, for the month ahead before we are releasing tickets, just so that you can plan better, know what to expect and can look forward to! Look out our more detailed announcement posts over the next couple of weeks! 🖤 #arcaniststavern #boardgamecafe #rpg #indierpg #london tabletopgames ttrpg dungeonsanddragons by @arcaniststavern
Here is all that's happening at the Tavern in October! This month is absolutely PACKED, but there are still a few tickets available for some of these events! And don't forget, our very own Vampire Ball and biggest event ever, Duskvail is happening on the 31st, so come and celebrate Halloween with us 🖤 #arcaniststavern #monthofhorror #boardgamecafe #Halloween #halloween🎃 by @arcaniststavern
We still have tickets available for our upcoming, full-day D&D5.5E, Aeturnum Narrative Event, running this Sunday! 'Divined through an infinite web of simulant futures, the divine intelligence known as the Sorrow Bearer has foreseen the end of this world. A rogue mekhir has severed itself from the machine god’s embrace, twisted its gift of precognition, and now lays siege to the ancient citadel of House Adravian. Unraveling the boundaries of time itself to spare you from yourself, and the atrocities you are fated to unleash. But even the Sorrow Bearer, in its glorious ascension, cannot account for the anomaly that haunts every possible future. A reminder of the premonition that first marked your awakening...' If you haven't joined our drop-in world of Aeturnum yet, we also have tickets available for our upcoming new-player Prologue dates. This Prologue introduces your character to the Red Isles, and the vampiric apocalypse ravaging it. As the Worldwound above begins to drain the world of all light, trapping those that succumb to it's influence in accursed stone. More info about both can be found on our events page: arcaniststavern.uk/events by @arcaniststavern
!!New Event Added !! Monsters Legacy: Chapter Twelve | 2026 | The End 07/11/2026: 10am-6pm Tickets live now! After 429 years, the Solomon society faces its greatest threat yet. It’s time to return to the beginning of it all. The end is here. This is the grand finale of our Monsters series and an 8h session! Monster Legacy is a 12-part monthly campaign which uses a homebrew-legacy version of monster of the week RPG. Every session the story will continue - taking place decades after the previous game -allowing new players to enter at any time, or returning players to build a family tree of characters who are interconnected to the larger story. Guided character creation before play. Tickets available through the link in our bio and on Design My Night 🖤 by @arcaniststavern
!!New Event Added!! The Seers Sanctum - An Old-School Essentials One Shot Tickets Live: 14/10/2026 - 6pm A wealthy old wizard is convinced that before an old order of Seers disappeared, they had discovered the secret to interplanar travel. She has hired your unlikely adventuring party to investigate a distant monastery adorned with ocular iconography… Delve into a puzzle dungeon inspired by games such as the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Test your wits and your luck, and come back with new magical items and forbidden knowledge. No prior knowledge of the system, or indeed of any tabletop roleplaying game, is required. Tickets as always through the link in our bio and on Design My Night 🖤 #arcaniststavern #boardgamecafe #rpg #oldschoolessentials #oldschoolessentialsrpg by @arcaniststavern
!!New Event Added!! Tickets live: 13/10/2026 - 6pm Call of Cthulhu - Tales of the Crescent City: Needles New Orleans, 1926. As rumours of strange happenings over the recent Mardi Gras celebrations have just faded, a spate of kidnappings and disappearances stirs unrest within the city. A prominent surgeon, ambushed by shadowy features, survives his ordeal with a newfound fear of needles. Something ancient is stirring, and it will be up to the curious mind to the city’s investigators to discover what. This is part of a series of loosely interconnected adventures. Participation or knowledge of previous instalments is not required to play, but it might add an interesting additional layer for returning players. Call of Cthulhu is a horror game meant to take players into the dark, threatening world of the Mythos, building upon the works of authors such as H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, Robert W. Chambers, and many others. Artwork by Tavernkeeper Georgia Tickets as always through the link in our bio or or Design My Night 🖤 #arcaniststavern #boardgamecafe #rpg #callofcthulhu #callofcthulhurpg by @arcaniststavern
!!New Event Added !! Star Trek: Training Grounds (Beginners Session) Tickets Live: 12/10/2026 - 6pm Join the USS Kent and learn how to play Star Trek Adventures 2nd Ed with Guy Sclanders. In this session you’ll discover why the STA 2nd Ed. Is the best version and game system to play Star Trek in. Engage in some diplomacy, fight off a Klingon rogue starship, and perhaps just unlock a secret of the universe in a couple of hours. You do not need to have any experience in roleplaying to join these sessions. They are for everyone. And if you’re an experienced D&D player, why not try something new and different? Artwork by Tavernkeeper Georgia Tickets as always through the link in our website or on Design My Night 🖤 #rpg #boardgamecafe #arcaniststavern #startrek #startrekrpg #startrekadventures #startrekadventures2e by @arcaniststavern
!!New Event Added!! CY_BORG: One Bad Day Tickets live: 11/10/2026 - 6pm A desperate team of scumbags in the worst city in the world get an offer they cannot refuse: Do the job and wipe away a lifetime of debt. What could possibly go wrong? This is a set of linked games of CY_BORG; a futuristic cyber punk horror game taking place on the 13th, 20th and 27th of November . No prior knowledge of the game is required to play. PLEASE NOTE: Your ticket will get you access to all three sessions, as these are meant to be experienced together. Tickets as always through the link in our bio or on Design My Night 🖤 #boardgamecafe #arcaniststavern #rpg #cy_börg #cy_borgrpg #cy_borg #MorkBorg #mörkborg by @arcaniststavern
!!New Event Added!! Bureau of Chronological Affairs: A Daggerheart Story Tickets live: 10/10/2026 - 6pm! ALERT. Temporal anomalies have been detected within secure Bureau areas. Security clearance required. Adhere to local customs. Please monitor the Doomsday Clock. Objectives: Contain anomalies. Secure the facility. Prevent True Midnight. Protocol: Daggerheart November Dates are 12/11 and 19/11 "Bureau of Chronological Affairs: A Daggerheart Story" is a multi session adventure utilizing the Daggerheart System. Sessions are Beginners Friendly. The story will unfold over multiple interconnected 2-3 part monthly mini arcs. Players can swap in and out at the end of each arc. Tickets as always through the link in our bio or on Design My Night 🖤 #daggerheartrpg #daggerheart #arcaniststavern #boardgamecafe #rpg by @arcaniststavern
!!New Event Added!! "Bite Young Things: A Vampire the Masquerade mini-chronicle" Tickets live: 09/10/2026 - 6pm “I intend to live a fast life, die young and be a beautiful corpse.” - Mrs. Irene L. Luce, 1920 London 1924. A city of contrasts. Here there is glamour and squalor, excess and poverty, bright lights and long shadows… Vampire the Masquerade is a storytelling game of Gothic Horror set in a world that looks like ours but hold deep wells of darkness beneath. Be a vampire. Fight for survival, power, and what remains of your humanity. In this two-session mini arc, players take on the role of a coterie of fledgling vampires running a jazz club in 1920s London who find their establishment under threat. We are running THE SAME event twice, so each ticket will get you access to TWO Sessions. Session dates are: First Rotation : 5th &12th of November Second Rotation: 19th &26th of November YOU ONLY NEED ONE TICKET! BOTH ROTATIONS ARE THE SAME! Tickets as always through the link in our bio and on Design My Night 🖤#arcaniststavern #boardgamecafe #monthofhorror #vampirethemasqueradev5 #vampirethemasquerade #vtm #rpg by @arcaniststavern
New Event Added !! Tickets live: 08/10/2026 -6pm 20,000 Leagues Under Obojima- a Obojima short series A recent expedition has left Captain Clintock’s precious submarine, the Pointue, in dire need of repairs. The Lionfish King may use this as an opportunity to strike, disposing of the Pointue for good! You’ll need to escort the Captain as he takes Pointue to the north side of the island for repairs; a treacherous journey that may take you through some very corrupted waters. 20,000 Leagues under Obojima is an Dungeons and Dragons 3 part series taking place on the 3rd, 10th and 17th of November using the Obojima- Tales from the tall grass supplement book. Your ticket will be the same for all three games as these are meant to be played as a series. Tickets as always through the link in our bio or on Design My Night 🖤 #rpg #boardgamecafe #arcaniststavern #obojima #dnd5e #dnd by @arcaniststavern

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