Vaesen Returns: Roleplaying Game

Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/22/2026
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location
Frick Pittsburgh

Categories


Immerse yourself in the folklore and intrigues of immigrant workers in early 20th century Pittsburgh with “Vaesen.”

“Vaesen” is an award-winning tabletop role playing game introduced in 2020. The title roughly translates from a Swedish word for a supernatural being.

Participants in this variation the role of a character from the world captured by Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-1940) — often called the “father of documentary photography” — and solve a mystery that weaves together industrial conflict and the mythological beliefs brought to Pennsylvania by workers from Europe and the South.



Address
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 United States