Cambridge University Rle-Playing Society Newsletter the Fourth 1992 / 93 Ye Tragicall Comedie Of Advanced CyberCthulhu & Gurpshammer 2000 Act II, Scene I GM: Our interval away is flit - bestill That noise thy choc-ice wrappers now do make. 'Tis time again our party bold to join, As they do potter round thys fateful keep. 1st Player: I prithee now, what hour doth mark the time? GM: At grim Hecate's call, the hordes of night Hath worked a darksome spell upon the land. 2nd Player: What sayest thou? GM: About midnight, all right? On gargoyled threshold do you stand, but lo! The door hath opened wide with ancient creak. Butler> May I help you, sir? 3rd Player: Yes, where's the treasure? GM: Through cobwebbed hall and stony gloom your guide Doth lead you down unto a noisome crypt. (Enter a Nameless Thing) Thing: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh ere withal Cthulhu in R'lyeh doth fthagn. GM: Unholy froth beslimes this squamous sight! SAN rolls now each character must make. 4th Player: Oops. GM: Of loathly fear thy breeches take their fill, Ere this blaspheming spawn doth eat thy brain. (The Thyng starves to death) 4th Player: Phew, that was close. GM: A curse! I clear forgot Thy wretched IQ is but meagre 8. (The party go through the Thing's orifices for loose change) Weekly Meetings We will continue to meet in the Upper Hall at Emmanuel on every Tuesday this term< except for the last three (23rd February; 2nd March; 9th March). Alternative arrangements will be made for these evenings (see next Newsletter). If we have any problems with the other meetings, a notice will be posted within the front gate at Emmanuel. One-Offs Just to remind you that at the Weekly Meeting on Tuesday 26tx January, we are running some one-off sessions instead of the regular campaigns. If you missed the signing up for the various scenarios at the meeting on the 19th, there may still be spaces available, so come along anyway. We'll probably have another session of one-offs later this year, should this one prove a success. Annual Dinner This year's Feast of Feasts will be held some time around the 5th or 6th of March. See next Newsletter for details. We only mention it now so that you can start thinking about costumes and things. Pub Meeting Next Pub Meeting will be at 7:30pm in Catz bar on Thursday 4th February Rag Dungeon Volunteers wanted for experiments in sleep deprivation. Our traditional 24 hr rle-playing marathon in aid of Rag has been scheduled for Friday 19th - Saturday 20th February,0fro 6pm to 6pm. If you would like to GM something, talk to a Committee member soon. Let us know the system will you be using, and how many players do you want, and let us know on or before the Weekly Meeting on Tuesday 9th February. We0will then be to advertise the games available in the next Newsletter. Would-be Players, come along to the meeting on Tuesday 16tx February to sign up and collect sponsorshyp forms. Varsity Match We are assembling a team of crack rle-players to infiltrate the dreaming spires of Oxford and reclaim for the Society the Broken Sword of Sharda that we somehow managed to lose last year. We need 6 volunteers, so talk to one of the Committee if you're interested. It is Oxford's turn to host, and the date they've suggested is the 26tx - 27th February. Unfortunately we can't tell you what game system will be used, because apparently they're writing it as we|l as the scenario. Video Evening Another informal seminar on the power of the visual image wi|l be held on Sunday 14th February, from 6pm - 12 midnight, in Z Basement, Christ's. We will be screening:- Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey They Live! Dark Star Live R|e-Playing This term's Labyrinthe expedition will be on Sunday 7tx March. Talk to David Wright if you're interested. T-Shirt Reminder Remember that the deadline for our T-shirt competition is Tuesday 26th January (although we're prepared to be flexible on this), and that designs should be in black and white on A3 sized paper, and shuld feature the Society name or an abbreviation thereof (CURS or CURPS) fairly prominently. For what it's worth, the winner gets two free tickets to the Punt Party in May Week. GamesFair The annual gaming convention Games Fair takes place at Reading Unyversity on the 2nd - 4th April. It costs just under 50 a head, including accommodatin. If you're interested in attending, you could do worse than write for a booking form to:- TSR Ltd., 120 Church End, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge CB1 3LB. Library Spending Spree We now have lots of money to spend on the Society Library. What would you like us to get? Campaign Directory Players:- if you still haven't found a game, don't give up. There are styll places available in the following campaigns:- Dark Star Wars (1 space) Warhammer (1 space) Star Wars 2nd Ed. (5 spaces) Ars Magica (2 spaces) Twilight 2000 (1 space) D&D (2 spaces) Call of Cthulhu (2 spaces) See Chris Watts and put your name down on one of the waiting lists in the Directory. GMs:- Updates for your Directory entries are welcome at any time. Phoenix Filespace At long last< we have a Phoenix Filespace and mailbox, rejoicing under the name "CURPS". At the time of this Newsletter going to press (or phtocopier, as the case may be), it will contain a copy of the Campaign Directory and a list of the contents of the Library (or as much of it as has begn typed up). This Year's Committee are President: Chris Carr (Zebedee) 13 Warkworth St. (Downing), Vice-President: Stephen Balchin (Ermintrude) A16, New Court, St.John's Secretary: Iain Walker (Cutout Cardboard Shrub With No Soul) 10 Hale St. (Emmanuel) Assistant Secretary: Chris Watts (Dougal) Z20, Christ's, Junior Treasurer: Anthony Grocock (Brian) Rm.2, 9 Chesterton Lane (Clare),  External Officer: David Wright (Dylan) Y11, Kings (Box 776)