We're scrambling towards the end of term so hang tight and remember to come along to some of our big soc events that we have on the horizon - what better way is there to let off steam than by zapping people at laser quest or asserting your nerdery at the quiz?!
❗ Announcements ❗
🗳 Vote on Exec and Motions Before Tomorrow!
We had a fantastic turnout at the AGM so big thank you to all who came along! We finished with about 2 minutes to spare, much to Finnbar's chagrin (see their bingo card below for more highly academic insight into the goings on at the AGM, including "frogs" and "the number 4").
There's one more thing that I need to ask you to do regarding the AGM and that is to vote today! Please go and do some democracy and help pick your future exec as well as have your say on the motions that were proposed - votes close Tuesday 28th February at midday - which is tomorrow!
Thank you!!
🔫 Laser Quest
- 📆 Saturday 4th March
- 🕙 Sometime in the afternoon, exact time TBC via Discord announcement
- 🗺 Laser Quest Coventry
- 💰Roughly £11
We're working with both CompSoc and AnimeSoc, with the plan for everyone to head to Coventry and battle it out to determine the better society!
Where?
The event will be happening at Laser Quest Coventry.
When?
We're hoping to run on the afternoon of Saturday, March 4th (exact time tbc when we have numbers).
How much will it cost?
We've managed to get a discounted price, the exact amount will depend on numbers but the estimate we've been given by Laser Quest is £11 per person.
This sounds great! How can I express my interest?
Just react to Lewis' message in #announcements on the Discord with 🖐️! We'll gauge numbers and book slots from the number of reactions we get, so please only react if this is something you believe you will be free for. There will be more information to follow when we have an idea of numbers.
👕 Final Days for Merch Orders
Merch orders are shutting on Wednesday March 1st so get ye to the SU website and buy some stuff!
Once you've put in your order on the SU page please be sure to fill in the relevant customisation survey (all linked below) so that we know what colour/wording you want on your items! Also note that you'll need to fill out this form PER ITEM YOU'VE ORDERED! (So if you've ordered 5 pronoun badges for example, you'll need to fill out the form 5 times.)
- Order a Society hoodie - Then fill in the customisation form here
- Order a Pride Pin - Then fill in the customisation form here
- Order an Exec Role Pin (exec only pls!) - Then fill in the customisation form here
- Order an Exec Name Pin (exec only pls!) - Then fill in the customisation form here
- Order a Tabletop Logo Badge
- Order a Strawberry Jam Sticker
- Order a Tabletop Logo Sticker
🧠 Quiz
- 📆 Friday 10th March (week 9)
- 🕙 6-9pm
- 🗺 OC0.01
We're still looking for two people to run quiz rounds at this term's upcoming quiz! Drop Fern a ping or DM (@AceEmpress#9631) if you're interested or if you want to know more about how to structure a round. The basic setup is 10 marks, no fractions of marks, about a topic adjacent to tabletop or associated nerdery.
🎲 Tabletop Weekend
- 📆 Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th March (Week 9)
- 🕙 10am-10pm both days
- 🗺️ H0.02&3 10-7pm Saturday and B2.02 7-10pm Saturday and 10-10pm Sunday
🦭 New? Mascot
Strawberry Jam, plush seal and 2022-2023 society mascot, got reelected for another year in the Soc's most important position! He beat competitors such as LARP In-Jokes and The Wheel and will therefore continue to provide emotional support to the society via being adorably huggable.
❔ What's happening this week? ❔
- Monday 5-10pm: In Person Wargames - B2.01 and B2.02
- Tuesday 6-10pm: In Person Draft - B2.02 - Cube - Free- you must sign up here to take part
- Wednesday 2-10pm: In Person Board Games - B2.02 and B2.04/5
- Thursday 5-10pm: In Person CCGs - B2.02
- Saturday (time TBC): Laser Tag Collab - Laser Quest Coventry
- Sunday 12-5pm: LARP - B2.02
Remember, you can always find an up-to-date timetable of what's going on on our website's Schedule page, and you can see special events (including RPGs) and sign up to them via our Events page.
💭 What happened last week? 💭
Last week in LARP:
What happens when you put the two characters who absolutely do not get along on a boat, then sweep them off that boat onto the shore of an unknown and mysterious land? We found out this week, as the party made their way to a secret city where they ended up having to work together to pass a series of trials to gain an audience with a Nameless oracle. Though the trials may not have been as difficult for the party as having to accept what the oracle told them.
(Ben supplemented this explanation with a clarification for non-LARP goers, "That's the equivalent of asking Inspector Javert to spend time in a room with Loki.")
Session 2 of Demigods!
In which:
- It rains
- Several characters have Ominous Nightmares
- it rains some more
- Big Bird (the Sesame Street character) is used as analogy
- It rains really hard
- The party makes a friend!
- Oh wait it's a storm now? That's not good
- Not one but two party members get thrown around like sacks of vegetables
- We commit (yet more) property damage
- It finally stops raining
Extra Bonus End Bit
New colours just dropped! Lucky for you, I made a roll table of them:
- Sil(ly)osophy - the colour that a tree makes when it falls in the forest but no one is around to perceive it
- Blurple - you'd think it would be a blend of blue and purple but it's actually a very standard shade of green in disguise
- Iceeth - the colour of the feeling of your front two teeth freezing when you take an unfortunate bite directly into ice cream
- Lemonstrosity - the colour that you get when you combine every single citrus fruit on earth (peel and all) into the world's most unhinged soup
Wash your hands, stay safe, and come play some games with us 💚
Lils (they/he, Communications and Operations, absolutely, definitely, completely not overthinking, what would give you that idea??)
@ArtemisForest#9741 on Discord
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