Glorantha Con V
July 25-27, 1997
Victoria, BC
Canada
Dudilus DoBright says.
Join us to Welcome the Goddess to the Descended Island Kingdom of Vancouver!
LARPS
Life of Moonson
Fall of the House of Malan
Revolt in the Redlands
Featured Guests Featured Events - ------------------- --------------------- Greg Stafford Welcoming the Goddess Heroquest Sandy Petersen Orlanthi/Lunar Debate Nick Brooke King of Sartar Panel MOB Mythos Tournament David Hall Cthulhu Seminar Chris Gidlow Tabletop Gaming Stephen Martin and of course, Trollball
All this in the lush and idyllic setting of the University of Victoria campus. Come see how gaming is done in the Pacific Northwest. This gala event is co-sponsored by the Society for Interactive Literature, the Seattle Farmers Collective, and with help from Chaosium, and the Reaching Moon Megacorp
How to Get to Victoria
Victoria is located on Vancouver Island, across the strait from the city of Vancouver. It is reached by boat or plane. Despite popular misconceptions, the Con is NOT in Vancouver. The best net resource is www.victoriabc.com. Foreign visitors can contact us for more help - remember to get a visa for the US if you want to visit our southern neighbour too.
Plane Take a connecting flight from Seattle (SEATAC) [SEA] or Vancouver International Airport [YVR] to Victoria International Airport [YYV]. Shuttle buses and regular transport can get you down to the city and the university.
Vancouver Ferry There is an hourly car ferry from Twassassen to Swartz Bay (near Victoria) for about $36.00/car one-way. A coach line runs directly from downtown Vancouver or from the Vancouver Airport to downtown Victoria.
Contact: BC Ferries. Http://ww.bcferries.bc.ca
(250) 386-3431
Toll free (888)-BCFERRY (223-3779)
Seattle Ferry Car ferry from downtown Seattle to downtown Victoria sailing at 1:00 PM each day for the island. It takes 4 1/2 hours. Cost is $50 round trip for passengers, $100 for a car and driver. Phone (250) 480 5555 or (800) 668-1167
There is also a high-speed passenger ferry running from downtown Seattle to downtown Victoria -cost about $100.00 round trip. It sails twice daily. Contact: Victoria Clipper: (206) 448-5000
Lodgings
We will be staying at the University of Victoria campus. You will need to make reservations before June 25th, 1997 or we cannot guarantee a spot for you. There are shared toilet facilities (dorms) in all but the suites. Please mention the Interactive Literature Conference (our local non-profit society) and the GloranthaCon V.
Room Rates (these include taxes) Contact: Single $38.00 (includes breakfast) Housing and Conference Services, UVic Double $50.00 (includes breakfast) P.O. 1700 Suite $158 (4 rooms + kitchen Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 and living room Canada but no breakfast) Tel: (250)-721-8395 Fax: (250)-721-8930
Local Bus Information.
If you take the coach line from Vancouver, you will be dropped off downtown. The #14 Bus runs from downtown to the University, and you can also take the #4 and #7.
Costs
All costs are in Canadian funds. Yes, we have coloured money. Think of it, this will make the visit even cheaper. Oh, all US bank/ATM cards work in the Canadian system, so don't worry about that - and there are ATM machines on campus right by the pub.
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We'll be sending the full events list out soon, but are still
looking for GM's for the tabletop games. Please contact
us if you are interested in running a game or volunteering.
Here is a brief list of the planned events:
Seminars
Horror in Cthulhu - From the master (Sandy) King of Sartar Panel - Joerg Baumgartner and Stephen Martin host Stafford on Glorantha - Greg speaks on our favourite topic Making Glorantha your own - How to deal with mythic Glorantha in your game Running Glorantha - Running Glorantha can be hard - tips from the experts Cultural Exchange - Nick and others ramble How to Get Published - Writing stuff for Tales, Drastic Resolutions, and more Chaosiana - Chaosium news and events RQ Rules and Alternatives - Rules are important to many gamers. Meet the Megacorp - Hobnob with the Tales crowd Arthurian Britain - Pendragon and Arthur Arachne Solara's Web - Glorantha and gaming on the Internet Games and Events Life of Moonson - A Lunar LARP from the Brits who brought you Home of the Bold (49 players)Fall of the House of Malan - Orlanthi tribal politics at its finest.
A LARP for 40-50 players Orlanthi/Lunar Debate - Can the wily Lawspeakers talk down the Friendly Lunar Missionaries Meet the Goddess Heroquest - A celebration of the Goddess arriving in Victoria. - and a treat! Trollball - A full festival of troll culture Lore auction - Want to know the secrets of Glorantha - it will cost you Pelorian Stories - Tales from the Oslir Revolt in the Redlands - The continuation of Chris Gidlow's epic - The Tarsh War Stafford Reads - A story from a real trickster Beer - Just in case you doubted.. Mythos Tourney - Play Chaosium's collectable card game.
We're also considering running miniature wargames and Dragon Pass/Nomad Gods. Please let us know if you are interested.
ALL HAIL THE REACHING MOON!
Basic Cost: $40 US or $50 CDN _______________ Life of Moonson $10 US or $12 CDN _______________Fall of the House of Malan $10 US or $12 CDN _______________
Total (denote currency) ________________ Send check or Moneys to: US Funds Canadian Funds Neil Robinson Bill Thompson 2650 NW 58th St., Unit 1 202-1002 MacKenzie Ave Seattle, WA 98107 Victoria, BC V8X 4B5 USA Canada Tel: (206) 706-3250 Tel: (250) 727-9741E-mail: neilr_at_wolfenet.com
Please answer the following questions to help us better tailor the Con to your needs:
Please list the types of games that you would like to run or play.
Name _______________________________ Address _______________________________ City/Country/Zip _______________________________ Email _______________________________ Phone _______________________________ Neil Robinson Glorantha-Con V net rep. July 25-27 1997 neilr_at_wolfenet.com Come visit our web site! Seattle, WA USA http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha/con5/gcon5.htm ------------------------------
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