Bay Area TRPG Society

Bay Area TRPG Society

Bay Area TRPG Society

Bay Area TRPG Society

Since 2024, BATS has been connecting indie tabletop roleplaying and storytelling game enthusiasts around the SF Bay Area. We serve as a central hub for finding games, promoting game design work, and making lasting connections.

Dive into community

In our Discord server, members promote local events, organize home games, and hold involved conversations on game design and GM styles. Not a Discord user? We've got an event locator on the site for you!

BATS Discord

Event Locator

Hey, what’s this about?

A TRPG, or tabletop roleplaying game, is a collaborative storytelling exercise guided by set mechanics. In other words, it’s playing pretend using some rules. We believe that stories guide the ways we experience the world and relate to other people, and storytelling games are a powerful tool for building shared meaning.

A TRPG, or tabletop roleplaying game, is a collaborative storytelling exercise guided by set mechanics. In other words, it’s playing pretend using some rules. We believe that stories guide the ways we experience the world and relate to other people, and storytelling games are a powerful tool for building shared meaning.

What about Dungeons & Dragons?

More on the horizon…

In 2025, we held our first mini-convention in Berkeley– and we’re only getting started.

In 2025, we held our first mini-convention in Berkeley– and we’re only getting started.

Learn about BATSCon

If you know of a local event, store, or other information that should appear on the site, head over to the Contact Page and let us know!

Are we missing something?

If you know of a local event, store, or other information that should appear on the site, head over to the Contact Page and let us know!

Are we missing something?

If you know of a local event, store, or other information that should appear on the site, head over to the Contact Page and let us know!

Are we missing something?