Saskatoon, SK. – Clayton Grady, the ex husband of Alice White (Gayle C.’s Character) has contacted the Star Phoenix after she did not show up to a scheduled appointment earlier in the month. Grady has stated the the Saskatoon Police Force has been unwilling to help him as he they believe White is just avoiding her ex after a divorce which took place last year. Grady is requesting that anyone contact him with any information they may have on the whereabouts of Alice White.
Socialite Alice White Possibly Missing
July 10th, 2009Crime Rate Rises across Canada
July 10th, 2009Ottawa, On. – The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announced at a press conference on Wednesday July 8th, that in the past 6 months the occurance of violent crimes has risen 13 per cent. Minster Nicholson stated that the rise is likely due to the falling economy and has stated that the Canadian Governement is keeping a close eye on the situation and is currently considering a one time grant to all large municipalities in order to temporarily boost their Police Force with new equipment and staff.
Raymond Fowler Wanted for Additional Murders
July 10th, 2009Saskatoon, SK. – The hunt for Escapee Raymond Fowler is continuing stated Constable Justin Crowe of the Saskatoon Police Force. In February, Fowler was one of several inmates to escape from the Regina Penitentiary. In March, the city SWAT team surrounded Fowler in a house on west side. During the attempted capture Fowler fatally stabbed one Constable James Timmins of the SWAT team and escaped custody. Fowler is now believed to be responsible for two additional murders. Fowler appears to be targeting households with only one occupant. After murdering the occupant he takes up residence until he believes the police discover the disapperance. Crowe has stated that they currently believe Crowe to still be in the city and is likely holed up in a residential house. Saskatoon police warn that Fowler is extremely dangerous and should not be approached if encountered but are asking that if you know of anyone who has not shown up for work in the past week to contact immediately. The names of the two victims have been withheld at the request of their families.
Sword-Wielding Man is the Victim of Murder
July 10th, 2009Saskatoon, SK. - The Saskatoon City Police have confirmed that the man who was seen two months ago wielding a sword and chasing a 20 some year old male down Eighth Street is indeed the body which was found near the riverbank. They have asked for any information that would help them to contact the 20 year old male. They have now released a photo taken by a store camera of the man. If anyone knows of the whereabouts of this man they should contact the Saskatoon Police immediately.
Date Rapist arrested
June 8th, 2009Suspected date rapist Alan Tanner has been charged by police with Rape. He was charged in connection to several rapes involving the drug Rohibnol.
Decapitated Body Found by Riverbank
June 8th, 2009The body of someone matching the description of William Brook was found by the riverbank by teenagers. The police are currently searching for the young man who was being chased by the deceased last month. The body was found decapitated.
(In the article it would not state the name. This is an out of character description of the article).
Arsonist Strikes Roxy and Possibly Albert Community Centre
June 8th, 2009The Roxy Theatre burned to the ground this month and several of the surrounding buildings suffered severe fire and water damage. Police are searching for the arsonist. The rumour going around is that the owner of the property is planning on closing out the leases in order to set up a new community centre. The Albert Community centre also caught fire. Police also suspect arson. The fire was quickly contained by the Fire Department though. An individual was in the building at the time of the fire and they called 911.
June 6th, News Letter
June 8th, 2009Storyteller: John Allison – Home: 665-7332 (no calls after 9:30 please) Cell: 280-2868
Email: storyteller@saskatoonbynight.com
Venue: OOC. – John’s House. IC. TBD.
Website: www.saskatoonbynight.com/darkestnight/
Next Game Saturday, July 11th, down time submissions due Saturday, June 20th
Down time Deadlines one week later this month
I have moved the deadline back one week due to SLARPcon. Down time submissions are due on the 20th. This will be a solid deadline. As I’m giving an extra week I will not be accepting any late submissions.
In Character Forum
An In Character forum has been set up by Alex Fornsworth (Ruby’s character) at http://www.slarpa.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=58. No one is using this. Is it something we want to keep?
SLARPcon 2009 will be June 12-14.
SLARPcon is next weekend. Wade (with my help) is running the Saturday night game and I am running the Sunday afternoon game. For more information head over to http://www.slarpa.com/forums/
Loss of Powers
One aspect of the game I wish to highlight in order to make sure everyone is comfortable is the fact that you will gain and loose powers throughout the game. This can be caused by either your character’s actions or the actions of other characters. Loss of powers will never be random but when you do loose a power you have effectively lost the experience you put into buying that power. If you want the power again you must spend the experience once again.
Character Sheets and Online Database
I have done most of the work setting up the character sheets online. It is still only available to me but will become open within the next 2-3 weeks. Once I am finished setting it up you will be able to log in with your character name and password and then print your character sheet whenever you want. I still have to add in the starting XP and the record of how much of it you have spent, plus I just noticed a mistake in the wounds area. There should be 5 circles plus 1 for each point of stamina. This has been fixed online but I am not going to waste the paper re-printing the sheets.
Experience Costs and Group Actions for Favours and Attuning
I have decided based on the player vote to let everyone know the XP costs for favours. I am using a base 6 system. They cost 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30. There was enough interest in knowing how I am calculating the gain from group actions when attuning. For each person involved I roll 1 d10. I then add up the total and calculate the number of successes. If someone rolls again they get a second roll. So if five people work together they could split up a possible 16 experience not counting 10 agains. I treat 1s as just a 1 (ie. you can not botch on this group action). I am still not going to tell you what each level of each power does. You just have to discover this. I am willing to let people change up the amount of XP they put in last month to gaining favours but you must talk to me immediately. I am also willing to let people remove the cap they put on or to cap off powers that they have spent enough for. You must talk to me immediately to do this also.
Game Fee
I am currently asking for a donation of $5 per game with an encouragement of more. If everyone contributes more then the game will run at pay venues more. If you do not have any money you are still welcome to play.
New Players
We are still having a player drive. If you know of anyone who might be interested in LARPing or joining in on the game please have them contact me at storyteller@saskatoonbynight.com or by phone at 665-7332.
Attunement and Favours Poll
June 1st, 2009Please fill out the following poll. You may select multiple items.
Please do not select the opposites. You either understand or don’t and you either hate or love. Pick the closest. If you a neutral still choose one way or the other.
Wiccan and Occult Shops suffer under Religious Hatred
May 12th, 2009Saskatoon, SK. – Several local shops had to deal with religious hatred when they were targeted by an attacker who was seeking information about the occult within Saskatoon. Saskatoon police are searching for the people responsible. If you have any information please contact Constable Justin Crowe at 979-5555.