Twitch and YouTube streamer ArvanEleron is excited to announce the 12th annual ArvCon charity marathon, raising money for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation during the long Memorial weekend! The holiday will be filled with 8 TTRPGs including about two dozen participants ready to roleplay their hearts out! There will also be a concert, plus an interview with DRCRF scientists, who will later play in a one-shot special GMed by Brandon O’Brien! Spread the word, watch, and contribute if you can! Viewers will be encouraged to donate to DRCRF; meanwhile, they will be eligible for random giveaways of books, ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, gamebooks, boardgames, e-game codes, and more!
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ArvCon 2026 gets underway on Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. EDT with our "Pre-Show": Expedition from the Mysterious Peaks, an ongoing science fantasy campaign GMed by Arvan Eleron and featuring Rhiannon Held, LaShawn M. Wanak, Toiya Kristin Finley, and Zac Clay!
The ArvCon charity marathon officially launches Day 1 (including the fundraising part) on Friday, May 22, also at 7:30, with a back-to-back game of Expedition from the Mysterious Peaks with the same crew.
Day 2 of ArvCon, Saturday, May 23, launches at noon EDT on Saturday, May 23, with an interview of three young scientists (Hui Chiu, Ruoyu Wang, and Leslie Day) with the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, talking about some of the work that this marathon weekend of streaming goes to support!
At 12:30 EDT, Zac Clay will DM Arvan Eleron, Rem Alternis, and KP Upadhyayula in a D&D game.
At 3:15 EDT, Arvan Eleron will DM the By the Dice Roll crew (Wholesome Horror Gaming, DarkSaber2, Piran Jade, Dave Allen, Inanda, and Undeveloped Bruce) as they near the endgame of the Ghosts of Saltmarsh campaign!
At 6:30 EDT, Kilg0re_Tr0ut, Chronowolf, and indy. will each perform in a concert!
At 9:15 EDT, watch ShadowedMage GM the ShadowCrew EX: A (Sorcerer?) One-Shot Adventure, with players Drew the Damager, T1ltedgaming, Jeoi Gawain Lin, and OhMyGodATruck.
Day 3 of ArvCon, Sunday, May 24, features the annual marathon session with the D&D with I&B crew: the epic finale of Eberron: Oracle of War from 12-8 p.m. EDT, with Trendane, Marie Bilodeau, Jennifer Brozek, John Helfers, and Brandon O’Brien!
Day 4 of ArvCon, Monday, May 25, begins at noon EDT with a Traveller one-shot using the Blue Planet setting, GMed by PrinceJvstin (players to be determined).
Finally, Day Four of ArvCon 2026 wraps up at 3:15 p.m. EDT with a special one-shot TTRPG adventure in the Gumshoe system!
ArvCon has raised over $40,000 over the years to benefit the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation so far. The goal for this year is $5500, but it will be really cool if even more can be raised. But it’s free to watch and cheer everybody along!
