Hi all! I hope everyone has had a good week, filled with good games and not too much work stress. We've got another fun filled week for you, though it's a bit of a chaotic one with lots of room changes and craziness. Read on for some clarification!
❗ Announcements ❗
🧭 Room Changes!
Due to work being done on the science concourse, a lot of our normal events have been moved to different rooms. In the schedule below, you can find all of the up to date details, but if there's any confusion, or last minute changes, please don't hesitate to pop a message to the relevant faction rep.
🛸 Megagame Tickets are LIVE
Tickets are now on sale for our annual megagame: Watch the Skies. A megagame is a huge day-long collaborative game combining all things tabletop: something between a RPG, LARP, a wargame and a boardgame. This year we will be running "Watch the Skies", a game in which the players each form part of a 4-person team controlling a nation of the world as they learn about the presence of UFOs. Except for some players, who will playing the aliens... Although we have run this game in the past, be assured that we have been hard at work cooking up a whole heap of surprises to keep you all on your toes and make this a truly unique and unforgettable experience!
Tickets cost £1 for members, and £2 for non-members, and can be purchased here
Once you have purchased a ticket, please contact one of the organisers (LARP Rep Sam, Board Games Rep V, Vice Pres James, Treasurer Hugo or President Matthew) to confirm your place and be allocated a role.
🧁 Tabletop Treats Assistance!
In some exciting news, during week 9 board games, we're hoping to run a charity bake sale alongside our normal board games session, but for that to happen, we need bake sale items to sell! If you're around week 9 and able to make something to contribute, please contact our VP James to let him know so we can get an idea of what will be available to us. Thanks in advance!
❔ What's happening this week? ❔
- Monday 6-10pm: In Person Wargames - CS1.01
- Tuesday 6-10pm: In Person Draft - S1.69 - Hour of Devastation or Outlaws of Thunder Junction - £14 or £11.50 - you must sign up here to take part
- Wednesday 2-10pm: In Person Board Games - H0.03
- Thursday 5-10pm: In Person CCGs - S0.10
- 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
The wrestling episode. Pater Catus, Lupan gladiator extraordinaire, and Evelyn, shield priest, went up against all manner of other wrestlers in an bid to get the attention of Archbaron von Blud, scary goth lady & Archbaron of Kitaland.
They fought many different fights, including an epic showdown with El Assassino, the man who stabbed Pater Catus, and Face of Kitaland, Sir Beltsalot, who wears many belts. Okay, only four.
It all came to a head in one final confrontation, against a mystery competitor, a Qexxlian fire priest, named John of The Deeps, though you may better know him as John Qexxlia. A valiant fight was fought, but unfortunately Pater Catus perished upon refusing to kill John when given the thumbs down.
Last Week in RPGs!
- Lumina Falls - This week in Lumina, the group sent away Ewan Clark, giving them a chance to discuss what to do, now knowing he had been going to Luminate behind the group's back. They realised that many of the arguments he had made had a point, and started to work to make things right. In the meantime, the group worked towards a successful final political campaign for Rachel McKin, seeing her win the Mayoral election against Stan Sinclaire. So things seem to be going well for the group, but the presence of these watchers seem to be growing as one of these beings sent a villainous threat to the two magic users in the group, telling them to watch their backs. (Highlight courtesy of me :P )
- Gate: Continuum - A series of moments from this Dr Who game: Commander Harrington manages to deceive everyone he meets despite being biologically incapable of lying; Jessica Whitlow puts the "gas" in "gaslight"; Duncan Balfour messes around with wire; Isaac Harker has heist music playing in his head throughout the entire session; The richest man on Xodapus is given an incredibly karmic and deeply paradoxical fate. (Highlight courtesy of President Matthew)
- Pentagrams and Peninsulas - The party started their mission in an abandoned mine, eyes set on adventure and reward from local nobles. They worked their way through the mines explosive rooms… waking something below. The party found its way to the lair of the Hulking Insect!! The party came close to death, with the bard to having to choose between the drow wizard and paladin to save. With the owlin wizard managing to stabilise the other, the four retreated to the surface, injured, but victorious, and more importantly, Alive. (Highlight courtesy of @Gobinator)
- Havoc in Hastam - Unearthing experimental artificer conspiricies wasn’t the least of the players troubles this week in Hastam, as dead were revived, shade was thrown and happiness-obsessed cults were uncovered. After a fast-paced combat encounter that featured much goading of the enemy by the party, the revived skeleton's cart launched him off, and he was able to return to the grave content with the fact that other worthy competitors to his favoured sport were still alive. (Highlight courtesy of @Hyperspaced)
- Tomb of Annihilation - The party made it to the bottom floor of the tomb where they found an ancient and valuable ruby that was immediately stolen. They also found a machine that the artificer used to rotate the rooms to access new areas…
Extra Bonus End Bit
Hope everyone enjoyed last week's 'Feldspar Buttons Firebreath III's Funky Beloved Fun (the obnoxiously named minigame)' with the zoomed in photo. The boardgame in question was in fact Chameleon!
This week, we're coming at you with a question about a classic boardgame: Monopoly.
In 'Monopoly', there are 4 ways you can get out of jail after being sent there. What are they?
I look forward to seeing your answers in the discord!
Hydrate, don't diedrate, have a good week, and I'll see you next time! 💜
Holly (she/her, Communications and Operations Officer) @Kellowdee on discord
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