AmberCon Northwest
 

What is AmberCon NW?

AmberCon Northwest is a fully scheduled, diceless and indie role-playing convention held annually in Troutdale, Oregon, just east of Portland. ACNW was originally inspired by Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber and Erick Wujcik's Amber Diceless Role-Playing, but most games do not require knowledge of Zelazny's Amber novels or the Amber DRP.

The convention is open to players and gms of all levels of experience; our members are united by their interest in diceless and indie role-playing.

ACNW 2024 takes place from Thursday, November 7 through Sunday, November 10 2024. Additionally, there are usually pre-convention dinners and Portland-area activities, both organized and informal, on the Wednesday before and the Monday after the convention.

If you have never attended an AmberCon before and have questions about the setup or scheduling, please contact the organizers at acnw@wyrdrune.com .

What do we get?

AmberCon NW offers a long weekend of scheduled gaming events, Thursday evening through Sunday evening. All members choose the game events they wish to play and receive their schedule in advance of the convention. Likewise, GMs receive their player lists in advance, so everyone can prepare.

The convention is divided into 7 event slots:

  • Thursday Slot 1: 7:00 pm to 12:00 am PST
  • Friday Slot 2: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm PST
  • Friday Slot 3: 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm PST
  • Friday Slot 4: 8:00 pm to 12:00 am PST
  • Saturday Slot 5: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm PST
  • Saturday Slot 6: 7:00 pm to 12:00 am PST
  • Sunday Slot 7: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm PST

AmberCon aims to provide game spaces for every slot any member chooses to attend. You can commit to attend as many or as few slots as you wish when you choose your events from the game schedule, which is published in September. Schedules from past conventions are available Past Conventions

All ACNW events are run by volunteer member GMs -- this could mean you! For a 150-person convention we need about 25 games in each of the event slots -- that's 150 events! We hope almost every attendee will think about running at least one event. Check out the Become a GM section here on the web site to learn more.

Membership Rates

Membership rates include gift cards towards meals that include a 15% pre-paid gratuity. Cards can be used at all the convention resort's cafes, pubs, and restaurants.

Check out the McMenamins Edgefield web page for a preview of their facilities.

Full Membership - $240 includes

  • up to all 7 game slots, Thursday evening through Sunday evening
  • a $70 meal card
  • 3 breakfasts

Short Membership - $180 includes

  • up to 4 game slots, Friday evening through Sunday evening, for example
  • a $50 meal card
  • 2 breakfasts

Also included are the opening reception on Thursday evening featuring substantial finger food, and the closing reception Sunday evening -- with cake!