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Portal To Adventure

@portaltoadventure.bsky.social

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An after-school program running Tabletop RPG games for adventurers 10 and up. We offer weekly sessions throughout the year, short camps in the summer, and partner with local groups to bring the TTRPG experience to players across the Greater Boston area.

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jan 21

Hello Bluesky! We'll be posting here regularly, using the tags #studio for studio news, #highlights for game stories and anecdotes, and #events for upcoming workshops, camps, and collaboration. For more info on what we do, check out our website at www.portaltoadventure.com!

www.portaltoadventure.com

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · 6d

Prepping for this weekend's Harvest Fair! Swing by if you're there, and do some early trick-or-treating with us!

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · 7d

Have you seen our offerings in the Fall NCE catalogue? If not, take a look!

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · 8d

Beyond thrilled to have this arrive at the office! We have a lot of kids who love Gothic horror, and they're going to go CRAZY over some of the stuff in here. Our hat is off to you, @avantris.bsky.social !

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · 19d

It's official: We're opening up some new groups! We're working on assembling a 10 y/o -12 y/o group that will meet Saturdays from 12 to 2 and a 13+ y/o group that will meet Mondays from 3 to 5. If you have a young adventurer looking for a group, this might be the perfect fit for them!
#dnd #boston

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · 29d

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The Needham Park and Recreation fall activities brochure is out! You can find us over on page 20, where we're offering an 8 week after-school adventure!

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Aug 29

An important reminder for our adventurers and their families!

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Aug 26

To all of our Needham adventurers: We hope your first day of school went well, and we wish you luck for the semester ahead!

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Aug 23

That's a wrap! Our last summer program of the yeaf finished off with a bang (Luckily, all characters made it out in one piece!)
#dnd #ttrpg

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Aug 18

One day down, 4 to go! With characters made, our adventurers are ready for a high-seas adventure as we run through the opening act of Call of the Deep
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Aug 14

What Dungeon Master HASN'T needed to come up with a magic item shop out of the blue? I get the feeling our newest book acquisition will see plenty of use in future planning.

A photograph of a 5e D&D supplemental boom, titled "The Seeker's Guide to Enchanting Emporiums"

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Aug 12

Drawing maps on the spot sometimes makes it difficult to add as many details as you can on a pre-prepared battle map, but I'm happy with how this one turned out!
#dnd #ttrpg

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Aug 6

It isn't exactly D&D related, but I think this is the most ambitious miniature-painting project we've attempted so far! 96 minis, painted over the course of 3 days.

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Aug 3

Getting a little bit of a break was nice, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited for our weekly groups to start back up again this week!
#D&D

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jul 28

I think this is still one of my favorite handouts I've made for a group - they needed to execute all of these instructions in combat to re-activate a dwarven forge, while fighting Shadow Demons and managing their light sources. It was great watching them strategize!

#D&D #DungeonsAndDragons

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jul 22

They're filling up fast, but we still have spaces in our August Park & Recreation program! You can check out more details here:

needhamma.gov/DocumentCent...

#d&d #boston #needham #summer #DungeonsAndDragons

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jun 27

That's a wrap on our first Summer Quest of the year! There's more to come, so check out our website at www.portaltoadventure.com if you have an adventurer interested in signing up.

#summer #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #quest #needham #boston

An illustration of stylized hills, with a castle in the background. A dragon soars overhead, watched by a pair of knights on horseback silhouetted in the foreground.

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jun 22

Look what arrived this week!! This was a SUPER exciting Kickstarter campaign to follow the progress of, and we can't wait to use the setting in our studio games

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Caitlyn McKay @paradox451.bsky.social · Jun 21

"I'll grab some cheap scratch pads to track initiative when I DM for work, I just need to make sure I don't doodle in it."

... I have failed step one.

#art #sketch

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jun 17

Next week is our first Summer Quest of the year!

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jun 15

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jun 14

Our friends over at Plugged In! Band do good work! If you have a young musician in the Needham area, they might enjoy one of these summer camps

#community #needham #PluggedIn

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jun 3

Congratulations to all our Needham graduates and their families! As you move from one journey to another, remember the Key Rules of Adventure:

- Don't split the party
- Do what you can, and trust your allies to do the rest
- Prepare BEFORE you pick fights with dragons

#d&d #needham #graduation

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Pride!! We've been queer-owned since our founding, and are dedicated to creating a TTRPG space that allows kids of all stripes to safely be themselves.

#DnD #Dnd5e #Pride

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Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · May 29

That's a wrap on our first NCE collaboration! We'll be back in the fall with even more sessions to offer, so stay tuned!

Portal To Adventure @portaltoadventure.bsky.social · May 27

Summer is almost here! Personally I'm looking forward to our Needham Park and Recreation collaborative Odysseys, which we'll be running in July and August. Check us out on page 27!

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