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Join an ongoing story

Join us for an immersive experience in the PNW at Dystopia Rising: The Anvil. A nationally networked Live-Action Roleplaying Event that takes place centuries after the apocalypse.

Before the fall, our “modern day,” is an age of myth. Civilization collapsed, history was forgotten, and only fragments of the old world remain.

Now, survivors walk among the ruins: facing heinous raiders, shambling undead, and worse yet… each other. Strains of humanity have changed, their bloodlines warped and adapted by centuries of disease, radiation, and desperation.

Will you fight tooth and nail for power and survival, or strive to build something worth saving from the ashes?

There’s only one way to find out.

How to Play
Join Our Discord
Our Event Dates
Seal Your Fate

(We mean Buy your Ticket)

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Some Introductions…

Interactive Map of

The Anvil

The Anvil - Interactive Map
Map of The Anvil
Mount Olympus
The highest peak in the land, Mount Olympus is a breathtaking sight to behold on a clear day. Rumors surround the mountain that a clan of Lascarians known as the Red Teeth have hollowed out this mountain to make it their sacred home.
High Steelbridge
While Steelbridge is the face of power, they say High Steelbridge is where the puppetmasters really come from. No one is ever authorized to visit, and that only leads to wild rumors about what really happens here.
Steelbridge
The largest city in the area and the face of power for the Hammer Inlet Coalition. Ran by the Steelbridge High Council, this is the most populated and diverse settlement around.
Embersforge
A town of adventure, outlanders, criminals, heroes, and everyone in between. This is where our story takes place.
Kaleb's Grove
Recently relocated to north of Embersforge, the small, but community oriented town of Kaleb's Grove has seen its fair share of hard times. Now they rely on fishing in the Hammer Inlet to meet all of their needs.
The Haze Lands
This irradiated hellscape is the home to dozens of raider villages that plague the land. It is also home to a single town of insane Tainted who ally with the raiders and are led by a warlord known as the Haze Lord.
The Ruins of Kaleb's Grove
The original home of Kaleb's Grove was razed in the Haze War. Now the ruins are claimed by a cutthroat bandit clan named the Rat Brotherhood.
The Hammer Inlet
The largest river in the area, the Hammer Inlet flows southerly from the sea and gives the local coalition of towns its name.
Town of Cobb
An industrial and military town of almost exclusively Red Stars, Cobb is known for having some of the best fighters in the Anvil and their signature smoke stacks that belch black smoke from their refineries.
Booming Bay
Now also known as the Broken Bones Necropolis, this was the town at the epicenter of the Booming Bay incident. Now nothing more than a putrid necropolis remains.
Resilience
The town with all the power, so to speak. Resilience is primarily a Mutant town that follows the Light of Hedon and Darwinism. Resilience is home to a small atomic reactor that is used to power some of the local area.
New Player Info

Your first three events with us
are at a reduced cost!

For more details you’ll need to know before attending your first event, check out our New Player Guide!

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Join the Discord!

The vast majority of our information comes through our Discord. While we do ensure info gets out on our social media, the most up-to-date information about the event, and a way get a feel for our community is to come say hello!

We’re excited to have you!

Where "are" we?

Want to learn more about the local story you’re not going to necessarily see in the rulebooks?

Check out what’s happening in and around the town of Embersforge, a settlement of survivors within The Anvil territory.

Dystopia Rising: The Anvil

Events Calendar

Our Event Calendar lists all upcoming dates and locations for
Dystopia Rising: The Anvil.

We occasionally change event sites, so please double-check the listed location before attending.

We’re proud to partner with Scouting America and are deeply grateful for their ongoing support of immersive events here in the Pacific Northwest.

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