Yes okay I know the title is pushing it but that's as good as your getting this week. Shall we get into... everything else? (Also Matthew Mullan says hi. I know you don't know who he is. But just know he says hi.)
❗ Announcements ❗
🚨 AGM Threads Now Live!
With AGM getting ever closer, the opportunity to nominate yourself and propose motions is now here. For the full guide of what to do and how to do it, check out the FAQ Thread here, and then when you're ready to make a proposal or nomination, you can do so here! We can't wait to hear from you! Let this also be a reminder that you have two days left to get your memberships so GET ON IT!!
📰 Exec Roles Part 3!
Part three of the exec explanations! It's finally time to get into some faction reps. A reminder that if you're thinking of running for a role, please send a message to the current exec in the position you intend to run for. This helps us keep track of making sure that the important roles get filled!
James - Wargames Rep
Hey all! It's James, back again to talk about being Wargames rep. As part of this role you will have the opportunity to advertise and participate in all types of wargames - be it Warhammer 40k, Gaslands, Kill Team, Chain of Command or anything else you can think of. Your responsibilities will primarily involve booking rooms for wargames each term and running the weekly event which includes putting out the weekly announcement in the Discord and carrying the suitcases from storage.
In addition you will have free rein to run bigger events such as tournaments, campaigns or painting competitions which are a great way to include more people in the hobby and tie in with our other events such as tabletop weekend. If you have any questions about being Wargames Rep then don't hesitate to contact me.
V - Board Games Rep
Hi, I'm V, the outgoing Board Games Rep (you may have seen me at our Wednesday sessions). My duties in this position are mainly focused around running our weekly sessions, both in setting up the room and making sure all is running smoothly. On top of that it is also my responsibility to manage the inventory in organising the games, supervising game loans, and occasionally buying some new games (they're on their way!). Other than that, the Board Games Rep is normally expected to help run the Tabletop Weekends and otherwise work with the other exec. If you have any questions for me you can find me as @scruffwuffulous on the Discord, or talk to me at one of our many events (most likely BGs).
Anna - Role-Playing Games Rep
Hi!! I'm Anna, your RPG's Rep. My duties include booking rooms for events/games to take place, organizing and running events like Intro to RPG's (term one, two and... three??), communicating with GM's and getting people generally excited to find games and get involved with the society. This year I've specifically been attempting to do a couple extra RPG's mixers and events to bring people together more too <3
German - Draft Rep
I'm German, current Magic Draft Rep. My duties include running Tuesday draft, by setting up the tournament-style environment, buying sealed MTG booster boxes for each of the session at the lowest prices I can find to reduce the draft cost and putting out anouncements about draft and votes for what set people would like to play. I am also in charge of maintaining and improving one of the society's servers dedicated to Magic: The Gathering.
❔ Mysteries of Murder Coming Soon!
That's right! We are murdering and mystery-ing! Sign-ups can be found here on our website! The event will run Saturday of week 7 (February 22nd), 1-4:30 in H0.03. If you would like to take part, please make sure you sign up so that our LARP Rep Sam can make sure everyone is getting all the info!
❔ What's happening this week? ❔
- Monday 5-10pm: In Person Wargames - CS1.04
- Tuesday 6-10pm: In Person Draft - B2.02 - Ravnica Remastered - £10 - you must sign up here to take part
- Wednesday 2-10pm: In Person Board Games - B2.02
- Thursday 5-10pm: In Person CCGs - B2.02
- 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!!!
Our party wandered on down to the village of Treeditch, where the people lived under the constant threat of mysterious disappearances in the night. Unfortunately, no sooner had they discovered that the disappearances were down to the rapidly-growing cult of the New Old God (of the old well), than they were cast down the old well into the deeps. Naturally, their journey through the deeps was a bizarre and horrifying experience, full of possible gods, gambling cults, and undead legions. At last they made their way to the domain of the New Old God, who turned out to just be an imp doing an elaborate bit. After swiftly and brutally dealing with these "cultists", they finally escaped the deeps. The only question remaining being, why was Wise Richard so familiar...
Last Week in RPGS!!!
- Inkspire - The conclave of witches meet, including the newly appointed PC Melody, who’s giving core memories up to understand more of this role she finds herself in and some info on something called “The Story” (she give up the memory of a lover in exchange for learning that the witch known as Usilla was kinda her mum - some body switching shenanigans happened at Melody’s birth). One of the other witches suggests Melody and her role are destroyed, but this is prevented from happening immediately when Baba Yaga (another witch and an absolute legend) suggests the conclave’s vote is delayed: Melody has two hours to prepare a case for herself. Meanwhile, the rest of the party talk to the host’s out of place apprentice (Penelope) about the castle’s security (obviously discretely we’re smart); we then split and PC Elena popped down to Yaga’s hut, found her ailing father within, and is about to trade something to her (I’m terrified for her). PC Arley found her brother after years apart and a very real possibility that they were BOTH dead, they shared a beautiful reunion and Arley took a little nap with him. PC Viola shows Penelope an incredible mirror dimension while PC Rosie takes this chance to break into an almost infinite library of past events. Everyone finds a threat, with witches having their strength sucked from them, or being killed by their own retinue among a few other things… (Highlight courtesy of Skye on the Discord)
- Sector C4N - The group head out to the bandit camp at midnight, finding the ex-mil group boldly driving up to the camp and taking on the bandits. An sniper with them starts firing at the camp, and the group ambush them, knocking them unconscious. Kalina (PC) tries to prevent the unconscious sniper from being killed, but gets overruled (by means of "get out the way or else") by Anders and Johnny (PCs) who finish of the sniper, citing the risk of them getting back up and causing problems. Meanwhile the ex-mil group lost badly, Anders stays up and provides overwatch with the machine gun, wiping out several bandits in one volley. Meanwhile Kalina leads Johnny and Astra (PC) down to the camp, they force the remaining bandits and ex-military personnel to surrender, without further death. The bandits are locked up, the ex-mil group in shock over the group killing their friend, and the task completed. Will the (surviving) ex-mil personnel get their revenge? And will storing the mysterious (girly-pop) explosive barrel we found on the ship end badly? (Highlight courtesy of Hedgie on the Discord)
Extra Bonus End Bit
'Tweet tweet' was certainly vague, but those of you who got 'Wingspan' got it correct! This week's game is sponsored by Feldspar's sister (because I may have forgotten to get a photo at some point this week with Feldspar) Maxine Nugget Spinyback IV. What game is she hiding? Let me know 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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