Cambridge University R|e-Playing Society ========================================= Newsletter the Sixth 1994/95 ============================ The Red Dragon Caper -/------------------ Two creatures stepped out into the road about a hundred yards ahead of the party and called "Halt!". They appeared to be a mixture of vultures and men, like s}e hideous transformation only half completed. The party continued on riding towards them, their pace unabated, but Klah readied his trusty battle-axe for combat while the others drew their swords. As the party neared, the would-be highwaymun cried "Surrender or die! Give us your money and your magic or we0will kill you all." At this point one of the bird-men raised a loaded crossbow and took aim at Klah at the front of the group. This doughty dwarven hero was not going to stay there and be a sitting duck for target practice! He swung down from his horse and charged towards the thieves, screaming smething incoherent in dwarvish as he (yet again) went berserk. However, as he ran towards them swinging his mighty axe like a scythe ready to mow down the evildoers, they backed away and started to lift into the air, using their wings to good effect. He sprinted forward, cursing evilly in dwarvish as the blood lust rose within him unsatisfied, but was unable to reach them as they rose up above him. Then he was more fortunate as the birdmen called for help. Here was the answer to his prayers! A nice BIG target! It looked vaguely like a red dragon, but Klah was sure it wouldn't be a problem. He wanted to batter it, and he wanted to batter it NOW...... ["Oh God! No! You said we wouldn't meet any dragons until much later!" exclaimed the Player. "This must be an illusion! I disbelieve it! I disbelieve it! It can't be a dragon, or we'd have seen it before and it would have used its 25D20 plus 400 breath weapon on us already! There's no way I'm going to believe in it!..... Oh bugger! I've rolled a 1!" "In that case, you strongly believe in this 'dragon' and you're going to fight it," said the cruel, heart|ess GM.] "Charge!!!!!" screamed Klah at the top of his voice as he leapt to the attack. He didn't see the rest of the party behind him drop their weapons and surrender. He was going to bag himself a monster! He swung gamely at the outstretched claw of the dragon as it reached for him and even managed to dent a couple of its scales before it gouged a fearsome wound on his arm. At this point he came up with a cunning plan! He remembered hearing from a veteran warrior in a tavern once that dragons have vulnerable spots underneath them where a good strike will kill them in one blow. He ran forward under the outstretched foreleg of the dragon and aimed his magic battle-axe for a mighty blow beneath one of the dragon's hind legs. At this point the dragon displayed the one minor flaw in the plan. It sat down. Klah awoke some time later to see a tall, skeletal figure bending over him. "FOLLOW ME" it said... (To be Continued?) Rag Dungeon -/--------- The RAG Dungeon is this weekend, running from midday(ish) Saturday through to the same time on Sunday. Currently we have one game organised, Call of Cthulhu by Mike Pitt. He calls it "An epic adventure in time and space (well, 1990s Cambridge) with 1000 elephants and loads of Coffee. I might be lying about one of the last two bits." His coffee is truly legendary, so anybody interested should contact him as soon as possible (either by pigeon-hole at Churchill or mhp1001@hermes) if you haven't already. If you have committed yourself already to this marathon of role-playing then you should have received a spo~sorship form with this Newsletter; if you didn't, contact the Secretary or President NOW. If you're not playing then shame on you! Weekly Meetings --------------- The weekly gaming meeting in Clare Buttery will be continuing for the first two weeks of this term, Tuesdays at 7.30pm. In place of this in the third week will be the AGM (see below). The weekly pub meetings are still on in Catz Bar at 7.30pm every Wednesday. These meetings are ideal for finding those elusive Committee members if you want more details about or want to participate in the Varsity Match or Rag Dungeon. Varsity Match ------------- The Varsity match has begn re-scheduled to the second week of this term after Oxford couldn't organize a team for last term> With some luck we should be able to emulate the Boat Race and Unyversity Challenge teams and pul| off a memorable victory over the Other Place. We still have room for a couple of extra players, so if you're interested then contact Rob Wilcox ASAP please> Campaigns Directory ------------------- The usual update on the state of the campaigns directory. There are 2 known campaigns still with places (if this has changed, please let us know). GM Title System When? E-mail Contact address Simon AD&D (Ravenloft) Mon, sfs1000@cam 46 Lensfield Road Staines 7.30pm Chris Empire In Warhammer FRP Mon, crw11@cus Christs' College Watts Flames 7.30pm Contact the GMs directly if you are interested. If you want to run a campaign yourself, please let the Vice-President know so we can keep the campaigns directory up to date. Can the GMs als let us know of any changes to their campaign details as well, please? It does help us greatly. AGM --- This year's AGM wi|l be on the third Tuesday of this term (the 9th May) in Clare Buttery, starting at 7.30pm. The highlight of the evening will be the Elections for places on next year's Committee. Last year we even broke with tradition and had elections for all posts! Also, any motions you wish to raise (Constitutional or otherwise) will be debated and voted on. Nominations for committee posts should be made, in writing, to the current President, Mark Mackey, via his pigeon-hole at Trinity Hall by Midday on Saturday the 6tx May, and you should also send any motions to him (subject to the same deadline). Each motion or nomination should be proposed and seconded by current members of the Society for it to be valid. If you wish to propose a motion or nominate someone for a Committee post, please read the relevant section below. Committee Posts: --------------- The President shall chair Committee meetings, at whych he/she will have a full vote and a casting vote where necessary> The Vice-President shall perform presidential duties when the President is unable to fulfil his role. The Secretary and Assistant Secretary shall jointly be responsible for the newsletters, meeting agendas and general correspondence of the Society. The Junior Treasurer will be respo~sible for the subscriptions received and shall keep financial accounts which must be submitted to the Committee at each ordinary meeting. The External Officer shall be respo~sible for keeping the Society in touch with carefully selected aspects of the "Real World" - e.g. conventions, and other RPG Societies. He/she shall be responsible for co-ordinating the "Varsity Match" with Oxford RPG Society (OURPS). Further, the external officer shall be responsible for liaising with the Live Role-Playing Society. Election Procedure: ------------------ Only members of the Society may stand for election. Candidates must be nominated and seconded in writing, and only members of the Society may nominate and second candidates. Candidates may nominate themselves, or second themselves, but not both. A deadline for the handing in of nominations shall be set to enable the Secretary to prepare voting forms prior to the Election. A separate election shall be held for each elected post on the Committee. Candidates must therefore specify the post for which they are standing (e.g. President, Secretary< etc.). However, candidates may, if they wish, also state a further, second preference for whych they shall be deemed to be standing only if they fail to be elected to the position of their first choice. This second preference must be stated on the candidate's nomination paper. The order in whych the posts shall be elected shall normally be: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Junyor Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, and finally External Officer. Candidates should be informed of this, so that they may avoid stating as a second preference a post that would normally be voted upon prior to their first choice. However, shuld such a nomination be received, the chair shall have the discretion to vary the order in which posts are elected in order to defer the election of the second post, unless this affects the order of voting on the first and second choices of the other candidates. The elections for each post shall be held by secret ballot, and the Secretary shall prepare voting forms for this purpose. Two officers of the Committee, who are not candidates for the post being voted on, shall act as tellers. In the event of a tie, the Chair may exercise a casting vote, or may stipulate a tie-breaker, such as a game of table-football. The tellers shall announce the name of the wi~ning candidate, but not the numberof votes cast for each candidate. In the event of there being no candidates for a particular post, nominations shall be reopened, and another General Meeting called for the purpose of the election of that post. Motions: ------- The Constitution may be amended by a 2/3 majority at a quorate General Meeting. All members shall be bound by resolutions carried at General Meetings. Punt Party ---------- The last, but very definitely not the least, of this year's events is the infamous Punt Party. Does the idea of peaceful|y punting down the Cam without a care in the world appeal to you? If so, then don't bother. For the tiny sum of 6 pounds we will take you with us on a magical mystery tour to the ends of the Earth (well, Grantchester at least). We will provide as much as you could ever wish for in the way of a picnic lunch, but please bring your own drink. (Rumour has it that one group are contacting Boddingto~'s for sponsorship for the Expedition!) The day in question is the Sunday after all the exams have finished, for some reason commonly dubbed "Suicide Sunday". Tickets must be bought in advance, so as usual contact a committee member for more details. If you can book a college punt, then do so and let us know before the day. We will pay for the punt hire as well as reimbursing the cost of your ticket. This week's committee is: ------------------------ President Mark Mackey (Stranger in a Strange Land) Trinity Hall mdm1004@cus.cam.ac.uk Vice-President Jon Rabone (Beyond This Horizon) Churchill 93jkr@eng.cam.ac.uk Secretary Steve McIntyre (The Star Beast) Churchill sam1007@hermes.cam.ac.uk Asst Sec Ian Lewis (I Will Fear No Evil) Emmanuel no e-mail Jnr Treasurer Paul Killworth (The Day After Tomorrow) Trinity no e-mail Extl Officer Rob Wilcox (Time Enough For Love) Clare rjw1005@hermes.cam.ac.uk World Wide Web: http://hammer.chu.cam.ac.uk/~sam1007/curs.html or http://club.eng.cam.ac.uk/~sam1007/curs.html ===================== Steve McIntyre 6/4/94 =====================