Elf Lair Games

04/06/2026

I am pleased to announce TWO additional conventions for Elf Lair Games in the coming months! We will be appearing at the Central New York Gaming Convention from June 12-14 in New Hartford, NY, and we will be at the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo From October 2-4, 2026 at the Monroeville Convention Center! Please stop down, say hello, and check out our product!

For more info:
https://pittsburghgamingexpo.com/
https://tabletop.events/conventions/cny-rpg-con-2026-

04/01/2026

If anyone missed the stream last night, it's available on my YouTube Channel:

We'll be chatting with Jason Vey of Elf Lair Games about game design and anything else that comes up.

03/31/2026

Tonight from 6-9 PM, folks! Stop in and listen to me prattle on about game design!

We'll be chatting with Jason Vey of Elf Lair Games about game design and anything else that comes up.

03/27/2026

We have a Night Shift® actual play from none other than my co-author Tim Brannan! Check it out!

The Other Side Blog is a game design blog from Timothy S. Brannan

03/25/2026

Just a reminder, folks (and we're just trying to get the message out as we've had to defend it a few too many times lately): Night Shift® is a registered trademark of Elf Lair, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Thanks!

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01/23/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Elf Lair Games will be appearing at PAGE 4 in Oaks, PA at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center next year, January 14-17, 2027!!!! Stay tuned!

01/09/2026

The files for the Thirteen Parsecs GM Screen Inserts on DTRPG have been revised - if you bought them you should receive a notice to re-download. Essentially, we have added a second option for the right interior two screens.

If you like you can stick with the technobabble generator and the full-screen breakdown of the rules options...OR, now you can choose two left interior screens that have the starship systems and creation guidelines as well as the planetary system creation rules, plus a more abbreviated breakdown of the cinematic, gritty, and standard rules options.

What other company ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR GM SCREENS AS WELL AS THE GAME ITSELF???

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/491748/thirteen-parsecs-gm-screen-inserts

NOTE: Print versions are coming - I'm waiting on my samples to arrive and in a few weeks they'll be live again.

Thirteen Parsecs GM Screen Inserts - These GM Screen inserts are the ideal companion for running your Thirteen Parsecs: Beyond the Solar Frontier games. Filled with all the rules you need to run, you'll rarely need to crack a book with this screen before you. On the exterior panels you'll see some...

10/22/2025

It's been a scramble since things fell apart with Gary Con, folks, but I'm pleased to announce that Elf Lair Games will be appearing at EGG Con in July, and I (Jason) will also be announced as a special guest there! I'm very much looking forward to attending this small convention right on Lake Geneva! I hope some of our fans can come join us!

Early badge and Passport pickup will be from 5:00pm until 8:00pm on Wednesday, July 15th at CON Registration in Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva.

10/16/2025

Well, folks, it looks like Elf Lair Games will NOT be at Gary Con this year. This is heartbreaking, but I was shunted to a waiting list after having a presence there the past two years in a row. When I inquired why, I got a repsonse that:

1. had a lie in it (claiming Pick Up & Go Games made a special request for us to get a booth last year - that DID NOT HAPPEN, though I did collaborate with them the past two years)
2. Listed sugar-coated platitudes like "other companies that have never been here before deserve a chance." Read: "companies with bigger names that are more prestigious than you."
3. "We had to cut [more than] 10% due to changes in the guaranteed booth space for sponsorship tiers" Read: Other people with more money than you are being given tons of space, so it was nice knowing you, kid.
4. "Believe me, I WISH we could give you space based on your presence here before." No, no, you don't. If you did, you would.
5. "We know how important Gary Con is to small companies who need a chance...that's why we DO what we do." So...why am I on a waitlist, then?
6. "You're exactly the kind of retailer we WANT to see get a chance!" Really? THEN GIVE ME A BOOTH.

Then he had the gall to say he hopes I'll continue to come to the con. Anyway, I guess that's that. If I somehow get offered a booth, We may appear. Other than that, it's been fun.

I'm probably going to try to appear at PAGE in Philly in 2027 (I'll be there with Troll Lord Games in 2026). There's a local con or two here I'll look into. If I can work up to it, maybe Origins, but that's expensive.

I'm sorry to have to deliver this announcement. I always look forward to seeing everyone. Hopefully something changes. I'll keep you all posted.

09/29/2025

Hey, folks, I'm gonna be on the Eclectic Goat's anniversary stream this afternoon. It runs from 3-9. Not sure how long I'll be in there but I'm gunna try to pop in right around 3. So please head over and join us! I've you've never been, her stream is very cool. You should watch it regularly!

Join me as I celebrate 100 videos and all the people who helped to get me here. We'll be inviting on a rolling group of panelists to talk books, movies, TV, ...

08/26/2025

So I just joined Medium as an experiment. Published a piece of fiction I've been sitting on that I wasn't sure what to do with. Take a look, give me a thumbs up or clap or whatever they do over there. It would mean a lot. I understand after I do a bit of writing here I can start monetizing, so...

https://medium.com/p/starlight-676f10f472e5

(Also, feel free to share this around)

by Jason Vey

07/08/2025

Hey, folks, if you're looking for something to read, Bill is a FANTASTIC author. He wrote the intro fiction and one of the mini-settings in Thirteen Parsecs and that doesn't even touch on his illustrious career as a primary writer for Palladium Books back in the day. He's got a new superhero novel on Kickstarter right now and he deserves your support. Help him out if you can!

In Hudson City, hero Praetorian, burdened by 75 years of sacrifice, dares a villain to trigger a quantum doomsday device.