Tentacles News March/April!

From: Fabian Kuechler <fabian.kuechler_at_medien.uni-weimar.de>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 02:44:45 +0200


TENTACLES NEWS POST
Volume 2, Number 3, March/April 2001

~~ S l u r p F o l k s ! ~~

Welcome to the Tentacles News Post March/April, featuring all the latest Tentacles news and views. Feel free to forward this newsletter to friends, allies and sworn enemies. If you do not want to receive this newsletter or have a new email address please send a notification to: fabian_at_tentacles-convention.de

N E W S

Happy Easter and hurray! We are booked out! Tentacles 2001 is full. We have set up a waiting list that keeps growing. If you have a confirmed place at Tentacles and still have doubts about attending - please get in touch. There are a number of people who would be happy to get in.

You can still sign up for Tentacles 2001 as Day Guest. The price is 50,- DM for the complete event but you need to look for a place to sleep yourself.

Use this link:
http://www.loreleytal.com/bacharach/index.htm

to look for accomodation in Bacharach, the medieval town below the castle. There is a steep but walkable stairway from the town leading up to the castle.

Tentacles 2001 is dated for the 1st - 4th June 2001 at Castle Stahleck in Bacharach, Germany.

If you find something suitable for your taste and wallet book s o o n because the 1st - 4th June 2001 is a national holiday.

~ S i g n u p a s D a y G u e s t ~

You can sign up for Tentacles online at: http://www.tentacles-convention.de/regis.htm

If you have trouble with the online form send an email to: fabian_at_tentacles-convention.de

The online form will certainly be improved next year...

Tentacles is sponsored by Issaries Inc., MultiSim, Chaosium Inc. and Pegasus Spiele GmBH.

This March/April Newsletter will provide you with fresh information about guests and programme of Tentacles 2001.

~ T e n t a c l e s o f H o n o u r ~

S t a f f o r d, Greg
Greg is the legendary creator of Glorantha and President of Issaries, Inc. the publisher of the epic Glorantha rpg Hero Wars!

P e t e r s e n, Sandy
Sandy is the famed author of the Call of Cthulhu rpg and designer of various (in)famous computer games. Sandy is a big fan of Tentacles and we`ll love to have him around again!

W h i t a k e r, Lawrence
Loz is *Chaosium's Elric! Guy* and a beloved guest of Tentacles. Loz is a g a i n bringing a fresh Elric! tournament with him and will entertain us happily with stories from the Unknown East.

~ T e n t a c l e d G u e s t s ~

R o b i n s o n, Neil
Neil from the Seattle Farmer`s Collective, Canada, will be summoned by us to run Fall of the House of Malan and Orkarl´s Bull t h e Orlanthi Free Form Games at Tentacles 2001!

R o u t t, Liam
Liam Routt from Darcsyde Productions comes all the way from Australia (!) to present us the Corum! Supplement for the Elric! rpg.

B r a y, Simon
This year Simon was o r d e r e d by his loving wife to attend again. Thank you, Madam. He will bring an epic Hero Wars tournament!

K y e r, Jeff
Jeff is the author of at least two cool Hero Wars episodes that you can find at glorantha.com. His scenario "Chasing Kites" was voted by the GTA as the best Hero Wars episode in 2000. Jeff will bring an cool Hero Wars tournament for Tentacles as well!

C o r a l l o, Dario
Dario is the very own Art Director of the Chaos Society. We are happy to host him at Tentacles and provide him with a platform to present his works and discuss future projects.

B r o o k e, Nick
Nick will enlighten us with his radiant presence, entertain us with his exquisite Orate skill and with Glorantha songs in his (in)famous "Sing a-long a Nick".

F R E E F O R M G A M E S

Here are the scheduled FreeForm games of Tentacles 2001.

F a l l o f t h e H o u s e o f M a l a n an Orlanthi FreeForm by Jeff Richard, Neil Robinson and Dave Pearton

"Mad-Blood" Malan, King of the Malani Tribe, is the famed and feared ruler of the Quiviniland. How long can Malan and his huscarls keep up the rule over the Clans of the Malani? Tumultuous intrigues and feuds threat to wreck the powerful kingdom in the Wilderness of Dragon Pass.

! ! !
For registration please contact:
fabian_at_tentacles-convention.de

D a t a: 60 Players / Glorantha

T i m i n g: Sunday Afternoon

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

T h e o c r a t s o f P a n T a n g
an Elric! FreeForm by Siggi, Pummel & Pittel

“Pan Tangians are foul people, of unbriddled sadism and misogynism. We recommend them for use as adversariers for the adventuerers.”

(Mark Morrison and Richard Watts in Introduction to Sorcerers of Pan Tang, Stormbringer Supplement, Chaosium Inc. 1991)

Theocrats of Pan Tang is a FreeForm game for 21 players and endless slaves, demons and screaming statues. Players take on the role of the insane Chaospriests of the doomed isle Pan Tang.

! ! !
For registration please contact:
mereghn_at_gmx.de

D a t a: 21 Players / Elric!

T i m i n g: Saturday Evening

C l a s h e s: Orkarl`s Bull

O r k a r l ´s B u l l
an Orlanthi FreeForm by Neil Robinson & Jeff Richard

A lusty tale of political strife in an isolated barbarian clan. Vargast, head of the Varling family, had his prize Bull stolen, while Orkarl, a client of Orlalont of the Orlings, has a new Bull he claims to have bought down in Clearwine. Will the bloodfeud destroy the clan?

! ! !
For registration please contact:
fabian_at_tentacles-convention.de

D a t a: 16 Players / Glorantha

T i m i n g: Saturday Evening

C l a s h e s: Theocrats of Pan Tang

T h e K i n g s F u n e r a l
a Ralios FreeForm by Ingo Tschinke

The King is dead, long live the king? Last night the King of Kustria, King of the Tournaments, was killed by a heretic from the north, the enemies of our beloved country.

His son, Janus de Chevalier, claims to be the one and only heir to the throne. But by kustrian law the king has to be elected by the earls and barons of Kustria. Normally this is a traditional affair with no trouble, but no this time.

! ! !
For registration please contact:
fabian_at_tentacles-convention.de

D a t a: 23 Players / Glorantha

T i m i n g: Saturday Afternoon

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

G A M E S

Here are the listed tournaments for Tentacles 2001...

T h a n o s ´ T r e a s u r e
a Hero Wars tournament by Simon Bray

Sea turns to fire, the seasons roll, like the clouds of Heler gathering in the southwest, burgeoning with the promise of moist fertility. Along the Good Ale, with Swordvale Fort within their sights comes a party of warriors, blessed sons of the Colymar, seeking a wife and peace. Within the loom house sit the women, a girl-to-be-woman stands at the door watching the clouds and road with trepidation. Amongst the woods, wild eyes flare, watching with lust and animal passions, desiring that which cannot be had. Upon the throne sits a king, his aged hands clutching a sword that he cannot wield and remembering a baby that lay in his arms. Within the darkness, there is nothing but BLOOD.

D a t a: Thanos' Treasure is a tournament for Hero Wars. It is intended for 3-6 players. Pregenerated characters are provided, although there is the option for good Colymar swordsmen and women to ride along aswell.

T i m i n g: see Game Board

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

B l a c k O a k s , B l a c k M a g i c a Hero Wars tournament by Jeff Kyer

Your dirt-eating enemies in the Black Oak clan have hired a sorcerer to curse your clan. Can you uncover the foul Meldek before his magic can destroy your clan?

D a t a: An adventure for 4 Heortlings who hate godless sorcery.

T i m i n g: see Game Board

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

M a d n e s s a n d O t h e r C o l o u r s an Elric! tournament scenario by Lawrence Whitaker

Enter the fickle and jealous world of high-art dealing as Serjedny the

Immaculate and Baldomeer Eshensi contest the autheticity of a rare artwork - one of the powerful Yrysool Statuettes. But, what is the nature of the statuette? And why are the two art dealers suddenly behaving so strangely? And what link does all this have with Sorcerers' Isle, legendary home of Cran Liret, the Spell Thief?

Intrigue, suspense and hideous plots await you. In other words, the usual sort of stuff you'd expect from a Lawrence Whitaker scenario!

D a t a: Elric! Tournament

T i m i n g: see Game Board

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

A d d i t i o n a l G a m e s

U n i t 7 3 1
a CoC Scenario by Sandy Petersen

Japan, shortly after World War II. A couple of US veterans are still haunted by nightmares of their time in Unit 731...

D a t a: Pre-generated characters will be handed out. The adventure will probably last at least 8 hours. No players under the age of 18! UNIT 731 is for 6 players.

T i m i n g: see Game Board

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

W e w i l l s t i l l b e M o n k e y s a CoC Scenario by Sandy Petersen

This is an all-new adventure from Sandy Petersen, which takes place two centuries in the future.

D a t a: Pre-generated characters will be handed out. The adventure is designed to last 4-6 hours. There is no age limit. We will still be Monkeys is for 6-8 players.

T i m i n g: see Game Board

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

A K i n g ' s A s s a s s i n
a heroic story set in the world of Corum by Liam Routt (first presented at Arcanacon '98 in Melbourne, Australia)

Hear now the tale of an assassination attempt and those who strove to stop it, despite the fear and mistrust of the ones they saved.

It is written that the Ragha-da-Kheta owe the life of their king, and indeed perhaps the lives of their entire race, to a group from across the sea: a hero, a companion, a lover, and an advisor...

D a t a: -

T i m i n g: see Game Board

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

D a n c e o f t h e S m a l l G o d s an introductory Corum adventure written by Geoff Gillan with Liam Routt
(first presented at Arcanacon '97 in Melbourne, Australia)

Orange and purple mists swirl and part
The scent of spice and flame fills your head Your ears echo with a myriad of sounds, crisp, harsh and new This is indeed a new place

D a t a: Dance of the Small Gods is an adventure for four heroic souls in a single sitting.

T i m i n g: see Game Board

C l a s h e s: see Game Board

~ Y o u r G a m e ~

If you want to host a game or like to volunteer as a referee in one of our tournaments please send me a note with a describtion of the game you like to run or state the tournament you want to support.

fabian_at_tentacles-convention.de

~ T i m i n g ~

Tentacles 2001 will take place at Castle Stahleck in Bacharach, from Friday the 1st to Monday the 4th June 2001.

The Convention will open its doors Friday around 15.00 and end around 11.00 on Monday.

The price for 3 nights at the Convention, including breakfast and dinner is 145 DM! A common beer at the Con cost around 2 DM which is less than 1 EUR, about 1 Dollar or 1/2 British Pound (shameless plug of course).

Prices for Day Guests are 50 DM/per person for the complete convention.

Donations either in money or games for the auction are welcome.

~ A u c t i o n ~

So far we have collected:

Daughters of Darkness (and matches or a lighter) RuneQuest Cities
Enclosure 1
Dieux de Glorantha
Dorastor (french edition)
Glorantha: Genertela (french edition)
Gurps Traveller
Shadowrun II Book (its pants)

Help to expand this list!

! ! !
Send a list of your auction items to:
fabian_at_tentacles-convention.de

~ I f y o u a r e c o m i n g f r o m G r e a t B r i t a i n ~

If you like to fly in from Great Britain check out the Ryan Air Airline: http://www.ryanair.com/

They are flying at very cheap airfares from London Stansted and other airports in GB to Airport Hahn, Germany which is about 30 minutes (!) from Castle Stahleck.

Transport from the airport to Bacharach is only possible by taxi.

~ I f y o u a r e f l y i n g t o F r a n k f u r t M a i n ~

If you are flying to Frankfurt Main airport you need to get on a train. There are regular train connections from the airport to Bacharach.

Check out:
http://bahn.hafas.de/bin/query.exe/en

to plan your trip by train. It takes up to max. 1 1/2 hours and cost around 30 DM to get to Bacharach.

~ U p c o m i n g P u b l i c a t i o n s ~

T h e M a s k s o f P a v i s
Adventuring in the Classic setting of Pavis a Tentacles Press Tome, Fundraiser for "Tentacles 2001" at Whitsun

This 136 pages book contains Adventures in the Old City - a campaign set in the Rubble with cultural, magical and professional keywords for

Hero Wars as well as stats for RQ3. It contains locations and personalities in the Rubble with a few more ancient Pavic secrets revealed!

Many of the contained Hero Wars cults and keywords are developed with Issaries, Inc.

This Tome is the Pavis & Big rubble Compaion II.

Available soon through the Chaos Society!

Contact:
Tradetalk_at_t-online.de

Y b o t 4
Scenario Special, Fundraiser for "Tentacles 2001" at Whitsun

Ybot 4 will be a scenario special containing the best scenarios for Elric!, Hero Wars and Call of Cthulhu that have been run at various Tentacles Conventions plus some more material.

Ybot 4 will include the Elric! scenarios "Like Lovers and Heroes", "Learning to Fly" and "Madness and other Colours" by Lawrence Whitaker; the Hero Wars Episodes "Thano`s Treasure" and "Saddeld with the Nightmare" by Simon Bray as well as "Chasing Kites" and "Black Oaks, Black Magic" by Jeff Kyer.

Available through the Chaos Society later this year!

Contact:
Tradetalk_at_t-online.de

Watch out for the last Tentacles News 2001 in M a y !

Stay tuned for extra news in case the Bundeskanzler comes round again...

Fabian Kuechler
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~Tentacles Convention~
www.Tentacles-Convention.de
fabian_at_tentacles-convention.de

~ Tentacles 2001 ~
The Hero Wars, Elric! and Call of Cthulhu Fest 1st - 4th June 2001
Castle Stahleck, Germany


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