KapCon
Play reports from KapCon ‘09
I had three sessions at this year’s Con where I got to play rather than GM and I’d decided quite early on that I’d like to spend the majority of those sessions in the Games on Demand rooms. In the end I had two sessions with the GoD guys and also played in a Buffy game, which turned out to be quite an inspiration.
So the games were:
- Mountain Witch – a game of Ronin in a mythical Japan fighting to the top of Mt Fuji in order to destroy the Mountain Witch.
- Not our Future – a Buffy the Vampire Slayer game set in the modern day around a group of misfits.
- My Life with Master – where all the players are the minions of some crazed ‘Master’ figure who makes them do many odd and morally questionable acts.
KapCon ‘09 Report – Day 2
The second day of the con was my big GM day. I was running in two of the three rounds and wasn’t sure I’d stick around for the final one.
With out further ado it was time for A.C.O.R.N. again. This time I’d made some timing changes and decided to make the start a bit different. And it rocked! The players were fantastic and totally jumped feet first into the craziness. I think it was helped by the fact that everyone had a chance to really get into the RP vibe by this stage. Svend deserves special mention once again for his awesomeness as the jock with an inflated sense of his own ego. A few key moments:
- I will never hear “One way or Another” by Blondie without smiling ever again. Thanks Svend!
- Paul the techie, played awesomely by Bryn, while looking at security footage in the middle of the dance floor totally brushes off a Geek Groupie. Even though she thought geeks were “Sooo hot! Right now.”
Next round I ran Project Breather for the fourth and I think final time. It went well, though I found it difficult to capture the creepy, claustrophobic feeling that I was going for. Once again though the players made the characters their own and I only wish that we hadn’t run so short on time at the end. I have to say that none of the other groups who have played through this scenario with me so far have been quite so trusting. I do still feel a little bad about poisoning one of the characters, though the player assured me it was ok!
I also just realised that I forgot to write down everyone’s names but special mention must go to Herbet Jenkins player for so playing the upper class prat so well. Also to Samantha Askew’s player, you guys really captured the characters. So thank you.
My final game of the con was another go of My Life with Master, which deserves a post all of it’s own.
All in all a great con which has left me feeling ever more fond of the great group of people who make up the Wellington RPG community. I’m also brimming with ideas that I can’t wait to get on paper.
Thanks again to the organisers for just being awesome, Simon, Dan and Malcolm for running such great games and all the people who signed up for and enjoyed the games I ran.
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.