Comic Quest

Dungeons & Dragons
2025-09-03 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-17 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-24 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-01 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-08 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-15 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-22 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 17 more dates | Comic Quest, 23811 Bridger #111 CA 92630, Lake Forest, CA, 92630, United States
When do we play?

Wednesdays, 7-9pm
at Comic Quest (http://comicquest.org/)

How does this work?

Hello! We play D&D 5e on Wednesday nights, 7-9 pm, in-person at Comic Quest in Lake Forest. If you are looking to join one of CQ’s Wednesday night D&D 5e groups, here’s what you need to know.
First, join our Discord Server, which is the primary way that we organize and discuss regularly scheduled D&D groups and events. ** Once there, please look at Start Here for general information. Link to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/vj2xcfD
No experience with D&D is required, but different tables and DMs may have preferences. If you are interested in learning how to play there are “learn to play” sessions approximately once a month.
Our games are frequently full. Whether there is room at any given table changes week to week, so you have to post a message on the channel of any table you think you might be interested in to see if there are currently openings, as priority goes to regularly attending players. Some tables have PINNED information about their campaigns (click on the push-pin looking icon on the top ribbon of each campaign). Also, we often run a 1-shot table which is open to new players.
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What do I need to play?
Please check in with the DM of the table/game you are joining for these details, but some helpful items:

A character sheet (either your own or the pre-generated)
A writing utensil (Pencil, Pen)
Appropriate dice for your character
Appropriate source material for your character (basic book, Players Handbook, ability cards, whatever floats your boat)
A miniature (optional, but helpful)

We also have a Discord server: https://discord.gg/vj2xcfD](https://discord.gg/vj2xcfD?fbclid=IwAR3KLXW32PY__0KkFJjOwkw0HKpYYQMb-Cgr5HUSvDvXbl-SMZOmS0uaKXo)

Dungeons & Dragons - Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set
2025-09-16
Release
Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set Releases September 16, 2025 (mass release)

It only makes sense, given all the changes 5e has seen with the core rule updates, that a new starter set would be on the horizon. In September 2025, fans return to the Borderlands in an all-new adventure exploring a classic setting. This official return to the Keep on the Borderlands may seem familiar to many, but the adventure itself is set years after the original. That means time will have passed, offering plenty to discover and explore, even for those who have already visited this world-setting.
One of the primary goals for WotC with the recent changes has been an effort to make it easier than ever for players old and new to pick up the game and start playing as quickly as possible. The Heroes of the Borderland Starter Set will do that in so many ways, including a brand-new way to easily build characters using a unique tile system that demonstrates to new players how exciting it can be to build a character and make it their own right from the start. Previous starter sets came with pre-built characters, and while this definitely made it easy to launch into a game, players weren’t given much choice about the kind of characters they wanted to play. Now, they will be able to do that without delving too deeply into character creation concepts that might feel intimidating to brand-new players experiencing the game for the first time.
This starter set is also designed to demonstrate to players just how easy it is to DM and run a game. DMing can be intimidating to new players, but when it comes down to it, DMs are one of the required components for play. Showing everyone how simple the process can be will definitely open up more opportunities for people to enjoy the game, perhaps even taking turns sharing the DM responsibilities through shorter adventures that allow everyone at the table a chance to explore as characters or take lead on guiding the adventurers forward.

See how to join future D&D games at the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1396517620636670

D&D Learn to Play (and Other RPGS)
2025-10-04 11:00 - 20:00 UTC
SAVE THE DATE!! SATURDAY October 4th
D&D and other RPG’s = LEARN TO PLAY day.

Signups Have Begun!!

Comic Quest’s next Learn-to-Play D&D and Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Day is on Saturday October 4th
Come try out Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) or see what other roleplaying games you can play.
Sign up on Discord.
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*Limited space available. Sign-ups recommended. Sign up via the Comic Quest D&D Discord. Use the link below. Once in, scroll down to the “Learn to Play Oct 4” category. (Or “Start Here”). Each game has a time slot. Sign up in the specific channel for the game(s) and session(s) time you want.
https://discord.gg/gp6ynfnHkC

THREE SESSION TIMES available (each game may have more than 1 session):

11am to 1pm
2pm to 4pm
5pm to 7pm

READ about each game system and SIGNUP FOR GAMES in the specific signup channel for each game and time session you want.

LIST of RPG GAMES:
D&D 5e – The famous fantasy role playing game.
At its heart, D&D is a storytelling game. Each player creates a character to represent them in the game. Everything is your decision, from what you look like, to what you say, to how you act. Together, the Dungeon Master and players create an exciting story.
Marvel Multiverse Roleplaying uses the simple and fast-paced D616 System to allow players to save the day or conquer the world as their favorite superheroes and villains as well as make their own character in the Marvel Comics Multiverse.
Pathfinder 2e is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game where you tell heroic tales in a world of quests, magic, monsters, and treasures.
Starfinder 2e – Launch into an exciting universe of science fantasy adventure! Captured by a nefarious space pirate, and attacked by the terrifying Corpse Fleet, it’s up to you to wrest control of the ship ‘Nova Rush’, and escape with your lives!
Savage Worlds: Fast, Furious, Fun- Adventure Edition is a universal system designed for quick, cinematic action in any world you can imagine. This session will dive into the premier setting of the system: supernatural Western Deadlands, inviting players to enter an alternate Wild West populated by magic and monsters!
Monster of the Week – Most people don’t believe monsters are real, but you know better. Hunt monsters and save people in the modern day in this narrative game inspired by shows such as Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Dungeons & Dragons - Both the Forgotten Realms Players Guide & Adventure Guide
2025-10-28
Release
Both the Forgotten Realms Players Guide & Adventure Guide Release November 11, 2025

The Forgotten Realms have long been one of the most popular adventuring spots for D&D players. From the Moonshae Isles in the Feywild to the notorious Baldur’s Gate along the Sword Coast, it is a well-known world-setting positively brimming with legends, history, and rich lore designed to draw adventurers back over and again. Not just one but two books will be released November 11, 2025: The Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide and The Forgotten Realms Adventure Guide.
The Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide has been designed specifically for players and will serve as a companion to the Player’s Handbook, providing a deep dive into the world and lore, the deities, eight new subclasses, new spells, and an entirely new system for spellcasting called circle casting. Circle casting will provide spellcasters opportunities to combine their magical efforts and empower their magic through group casting. Though this book may have been designed for players, it’s also an indispensable tool for DMs as well, providing opportunities for world-building and adventure building within the Realms.

College Of The Moon (Bard)
Knowledge Domain (Cleric)
Purple Dragon Knight (Fighter)
Oath Of The Noble Genies (Paladin)
Winter Walker (Ranger)
Scion Of The Three (Rogue)
Spellfire Sorcery (Sorcerer)
Bladesinger (Wizard

Designed more specifically for DMs, The Forgotten Realms Adventure Guide focuses on five distinct campaign locations, providing insight into the differences between each one and offering campaign and gameplay variety to suit different types of play. Have a group that prefers the magic and whimsy of the Feywild? Drop them down in the Moonshae Isles. Survival horror reigns supreme in Icewind Dale. Each one of the five different settings explores a different type of fantasy, moving games beyond the typical places explored along the Sword Coast, like Neverwinter and Baldur’s Gate, for example. These adventures are also relatively short, which allows DMs to grab them and get started quickly, or, as noted above, encourage other players around the table to consider taking up the mantle of DM and run an adventure for everyone.
So, why not make this all one book? The answer is actually simple. The Forgotten Realms Adventure Guide contains information on adventures and campaigns that DMs might want to hold close to the vest, keeping their adventures spoiler-free for curious players who will be tempted to read beyond the player-specific material. Either way, both books will make excellent additions to growing libraries for DMs and players alike.

See how to join future D&D games at the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1396517620636670

Dungeons & Dragons - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer- New Launch
2025-11-25
Dungeons & Dragons – Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Launching at LGS on Tuesday November 25, 2025

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Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Releases TUESDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2025 at FLGS
(Mass market December 9, 2025)

For a lot of players, the artificer class is critical to the game, so when it seemed to have been forgotten with the 2024 Player’s Handbook, fan disappointment was hard to overlook. Little did players know, there were big plans for the artificer to get a major glow up, just like the other classes, and it would all be revealed in an upcoming Eberron-focused companion book to 2019’s Eberron: Rising from the Last War, titled Eberron: Forge of the Artificer.
James Wyatt returns to consult with Keith baker, revisiting the classic species of Eberron, along with a new approach to the Dragon Marks, which will now be treated as feats so they more easily fit into the new backgrounds and feat system introduced in the 2024 rules. In addition to these updates, there will be information on creating bastions set in Eberron, along with three full chapters tying directly to the 2024 DMG to help DMs build campaigns in the Eberron world-setting.
Airships will also be expanded upon, including information on campaigns set outside Eberron.
Serving as a companion to Eberron: Rising from the Last War, Forge of the Artificer is not meant as a replacement, and will focus on new concepts that weren’t explored previously. This will mark the first time Wizards has returned to a world and expanded upon it in 5e, which will hopefully set a precedent for other worlds and settings seeing the same treatment moving forward.

Forge and use wondrous creations as you adventure through the magic-fueled city of Eberron. Eberron: Forge of the Artificer introduces the revised Artificer class, now updated for the new Core Rules and with five subclasses—including the new Cartographer subclass—for you to explore. Build your Artificer, choose from over 40 imaginative player options, and fuel your adventures with an inspiring fusion of technology and magic.
Contents:

Become a master of magical inventions with the revised Artificer class, redesigned for the new Core Rules.
Choose from 4 revised Artificer subclasses and 1 new subclass: the Cartographer.
Explore 5 revised species, 18 backgrounds, and 28 feats, including the redesigned Dragonmarks, which are no longer species-locked.
Experiment with new spells, bastions, and magic items.
Use 3 different campaign models with guidance for building fantasy noir, political thriller, and pulp adventure campaigns in the world of Eberron.
Create imaginative encounters with over 20 new monsters, each inspired by a campaign model.

See how to join future D&D games at the CQ D&D Discord. We play weekly on Wednesdays:
https://discord.gg/gp6ynfnHkC

**Note: Original launch date was in August, but moved to November due to product errors and production delays.

D&D Learn to Play (and Other RPGS)
2026-02-07 11:00 - 19:00 UTC
SATURDAY February 7th
D&D and other RPG’s = LEARN TO PLAY day.

Signups have begun!

*Limited space available. Sign-ups recommended. Sign up via the Comic Quest D&D Discord. Use the link below. Once in, scroll down to the “Learn to Play Feb 7 overview” category. (Or “Start Here”). Each game has a time slot. Sign up in the specific channel for the game(s) and session(s) time you want.
https://discord.gg/gp6ynfnHkC
THREE SESSION TIMES available (each game may have more than 1 session):

11am to 1pm
2pm to 4pm
5pm to 7pm

READ about each game system and
SIGNUP FOR GAMES in the specific signup channel for each game and time session you want.

LIST of RPG GAMES:
D&D 5e – https://www.dndbeyond.com/how-to-play-dnd
In D&D, each player creates a character to represent them in the game. Everything is your decision, from what you look like, to what you say, to how you act. Together, we create an exciting story.
Pathfinder 2e is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game where you tell heroic tales in a world of quests, magic, monsters, and treasures.
Lancer is a mud-and-lasers sci-fi RPG focused on customizable, modular mechs and the elite pilots who crew them.
Monster of the Week Most people don’t believe monsters are real, but you know better. Hunt monsters and save people in the modern day in this narrative game inspired by shows such as Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Blades in the Dark is a tabletop role-playing game where players take on the roles of scoundrels building a criminal enterprise in a haunted industrial-fantasy city. The game focuses on heists, chases, and other nefarious ventures, while also dealing with the consequences of their actions and the ever-present threat of rival gangs and the law. Content warning: While not evil, the party will not be “the good guys” fighting monsters. If you are a parent bringing a child, take this into consideration.
Kids on Brooms is a rules-light, narrative-driven RPG where players act as witches and wizards attending a magical school. This system focuses on collaborative world-building, allowing players to create their own unique magical settings, wands, and familiars while solving mysteries and facing fantastical creatures.
NEW!! Alien Alien RPG is a fast paced horror -Sci-fi setting that puts a heavy emphasis on stress, combat, stealth and the lingering suspicion you can’t trust anyone
