Find a Quest Location
Follow the Side Quest markers to participating exhibitors throughout the event.
Featured Experience | PAX Unplugged 2026
Take the side path.
Riparoo's Side Quest is a live, physical encounter built for the curious person in the crowd. Step out of the aisle and into a world that rewards attention, conversation, and a little boldness.
Enter the field guide
START YOUR ADVENTURE
The premise
The convention becomes the game.
In Riparoo's Side Quest, the event floor becomes a playable world. Attendees follow markers, visit participating exhibitors, complete encounters, collect rewards, and progress toward larger challenges woven throughout the event.
Encounter markers
Follow the clues. Make the story yours.
Complete the Encounter
Take on a quick challenge, make a choice, roll the dice, or interact with the Quest Location.
Mark Your Progress.
Complete the encounter and receive your mark of completion. Each one brings you closer to completing your Side Quest.
What happens in the room
Physical choices, live energy, shared discovery.
Quest Locations
Participating exhibitors become destinations where adventurers complete encounters and progress through the quest.
Physical Game Pieces
Quest cards, dice, markers, potions and other tactile elements turn the convention floor into the game board.
Live Quest Givers
Human guides introduce the adventure, help players navigate the experience and keep the story moving.
Quest Progression
Adventurers complete encounters, collect marks of completion, and continue their journey through the Side Quest.
Production details
Riparoo's Side Quest at PAX Unplugged 2026.
Riparoo's Side Quest is confirmed for PAX Unplugged 2026 on Saturday, December 5 in Philadelphia, PA. Production is underway — participation and event details to follow as the adventure takes shape.
At the event
Ready to play?
Create your free account to join the adventure. Check in at quest locations, collect clues, and race to complete the quest before the event ends.
START YOUR ADVENTUREFree to join. No app download required.