The summer holidays are almost here! We've got a few events left this term (including Tabletop Radio over summer!) before we're back in the new year with tons more chaos!
❗ Announcements ❗
✨ 📻 Call for participants and organisers for Tabletop Radio! 📻✨
📅 Saturday 19th August and Sunday 20th August 2023
🕒 TBC
🗺️ Online via Twitch! To visit our Twitch click here!
It's coming up to that time of year again everyone where we spend two days streaming all manner of games and gaming-related content in order to raise money for a charity that you've picked.
This year we're excited to be raising money for SpecialEffect, a charity which supports physically disabled people with innovative technology, including adapted video game setups. In order to raise as much as possible we're going to have donation incentives and stretch goals (which are both in the works at the moment) and most crucially we're going to have lots of fun on stream and we want you to all get involved.
So far we have several ideas for segments that we're already working on, including playing Jackbox, running an RPG, Dead Air (a cool RPG/podcast), Make Some Noise, and The Unbelievable Truth (see below for more on those last two). In previous years we've had Bob Ross art segments, TableTED Talks, Tabletopoly, and so much more. All you need to be involved is a free hour or two, an internet connection, and a laptop/computer.
If you are interested in:
GMing an RPG, Playing in an RPG, Suggesting and/or organising a segment, Participating in any of the segments we've so far mentioned (or any future ones we come up with)
then please get in touch with any of the core organisers (@ ArtemisForest#9741#9741, @ ORCH1D#3686, @Wymondham#3478, or @Lonely Secundus#6298 ) via Discord - we can't do this without your help!
✨ 📻 Call for participants for 2 different Tabletop Radio segments! 📻✨
🔎 The Unbelievable Truth 🔎
Do you like talking for 5 minutes about something silly that interests you? Do you like lying? Do you like sniffing out when other people are lying? Then do I have the Tabletop Radio segment for you!
I'm looking for 3 people to be contestants on a likely very nerdy version of "The Unbelievable Truth" (a radio four comedy panel show, listen to an example here). You basically get to write a 5 minute speech about pretty much anything (examples from the show are barcodes, left-handedness, Lord Byron, and The Internet) sneaking in 5 lies which the other contestants will try and identify in order to win points!
This will form part of our fundraising stream this summer and will take about 1 hour of your time on discord on either Saturday 19th or Sunday 20th of August (we're still nailing down an exact schedule).
🔊 Make Some Noise 🔊
Do you like improv and being silly with friends? Do you like making noises? Do you like the sound of being asked to make noises rather than being asked to please stop making them? Then this Tabletop Radio segment is for you!
I'm looking for 2 people (out of three total) to be contestants on our version of "Make Some Noise" (a Dropout game show, watch an example here). Contestants will be given a range of wild prompts (such as a donkey, dinosaur speaks its first english, and Batman doing Cameo) and asked to act them out/imitate them. Some of the prompts will be individual, some in pairs, and some as a trio.
This will form part of our fundraising stream this summer and will take about 1 hour of your time on discord on either Saturday 19th or Sunday 20th of August (we're still nailing down an exact schedule).
Please message @ArtemisForest (OG Co-Op they/he) if you're interested in either segment or if you have any questions
Gentle reminder about AI use!
Just a reminder to credit the creator of any artwork, articles or links that you are sending into the server. If AI is used, please specify this (including the AI platform, if possible). This reminder isn't prompted by anyone specifically, simply a general reminder about AI sharing!
If you have any issues please contact Ben (nasenbaer23 on Discord) or Kelsey (.kelseyk).
❔ What's happening this week? ❔
- Monday 5-10pm: In Person Wargames - MB0.07
- Wednesday 2-10pm: In Person Board Games - B2.02
- Thursday 5-10pm: In Person CCGs - 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? 💭
Tabletop Quiz:
Term 3 quiz has been and gone!
Extra special thanks to Lils 3rd (and potentially final!) dice round!
Last week in LARP:
Ysrond. An accursed ruin. A monument to the hubris of wizards and kings. Below its surface, the ancient secrets of the Royal Thaumaturgical Archive laid bare before an egomaniacal necromancer. The zombie horde already prowling the streets.
Scipio and Jay both made their way to this haunted city, each pursuing their own ideal of justice. Their quest: to seek out and destroy the wizard Tanatos. Through ghouls and ghosts they fought, pushing back the undead horde until they reached the gates of the Archive.
But mortal strength alone could not pierce the ancient wards of the long-sealed library. And so Tanatos' greatest enemy, a death spirit with designs for revenge, kept back a pair of ghosts from passing on. Together, the spirits of Telum Scelum and Grat helped break the defences leading to the necromancer's lair as a parting shot against the world.
At last, the party came face to face with the power-hungry sorceror and his pathetic assistant. The fighting was intense, flanked as Tanatos was by eldrich contructs of twisted flesh. Defeat seemed close until the worthless Gribbler decided to turn on his master. The party rallied themselves, and vanquished the vile warlock at last. Tanatos was destroyed.
Extra Bonus End Bit
Adventures of Strawberry Jam!
Jam is helping organise welcome week!
He's yet again being a working girlie and helping organise a jam (hehe) packed welcome week for everyone!
Alysha (she/they, Communications and Operations officer!) @alyshaaa#6447 on Discord!
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