Cons
KapCon ’09 Report – Day 1
It’s taken all day but I finally feel that I have reached a point where I can coherently think back on my weekend of fun filled craziness that is part and parcel with KapCon.
KapCon (for those who have no idea what I’m on about) is New Zealand’s largest con. It takes place over two days and attracts over 100 people from around the country and even The World. It is a really approachable and friendly con with 6 rounds of table top games scheduled, plus a board game room, RPGA games and a LARP on the Saturday night.
I had decided that this year I’d branch out and see what it was like to run three games. That way I’d have three sessions to play in and three to run, a nice even split. I’ll have separate actual play threads for the games I played in and will talk about the game I ran on day 1 here.
First round dawned and I was running my comedic spy scenario A.C.O.R.N. and it went well. The players got into their characters easily enough and seemed to be having fun with the ‘anything goes’ nature of the scenario. I however wasn’t overly happy with some of it still and decided later to change a few key elements. Fraser as a bad ass marine in a cowboy hat totting 2 sub-machine guns made a great image.
The rest of the day was taken up with me finally getting to play Mountain Witch (through Games on Demand) and playing the Slayer in a Buffy game.
I had decided to not take part in the LARP this year and have to say I was very happy with my decision when I was home at a good hour with plenty of time to unwind.
Run a Game at KapCon!!
KapCon is New Zealand’s biggest RPG convention and happens here in Wellington every January. It is two packed days of games and if you’re in the area, and interested it is well worth coming to. However there seems to be a bit of reluctance for people to GM games. So I’m going to do my bit to help pimp the idea.
I’m running three games. Derby of the Damned, Project Breather and A.C.O.R.N.. All of these are written up over at the site. Also to get more back ground nip over the The NZRag boards.
Con Report – Fright Night ’08
Fright Night ’08 took place in Turnbull House, Wellington last night. It is a two session Con that goes into the night with all games having a Horror theme. There are a strictly limited number of player slots (based on the number of GMs) and people pre-register.
This was my first Fright Night, but the second to be run. Originally I had intended to just come along and play, but was asked to run a game when another GM wasn’t able to make it. I was looking forward to a couple slick games with GMs really passionate about their work. I wasn’t disappointed.
Turnbull House is an awesome location for a Con, especially a horror con, and it’s old building vibes certainly helped to create the mood.
A really great night of gaming was had and I’m already looking forward to Fright Night ’09!