July 11th Newsletter

July 13th, 2009

Storyteller: John Allison – Home: 665-7332 (no calls after 9:30 please) Cell: 280-2868
Email:
storyteller@saskatoonbynight.com
Venue:
OOC. – John’s House. IC. Lydias After Hours.
Website:
www.saskatoonbynight.com/darkestnight/
Next Game Saturday, August 8th, down time submissions due Saturday, July 18th

Character Sheets and Online Database

I have finished 95% of the work on the character sheets. They are available for viewing and printing at http://www.saskatoonbynight.com/darkestnight/charactersheets/ I emailed out your username and password. If you need your character sheet prior to a game or side scene then please feel free to print them up. If you do not have a computer or printer please let me know and I am willing to print up your character sheet upon request. If you do not make the request I will assume that you have printed your own sheet and have brought it to the game. If you do not know your user name and password please email me at storyteller@saskatoonbynight.com and let me know.

Changes to Character Sheets

I also sent an email out requesting that everyone proof their sheets. I’m hoping that you have responded and have let me know if there is anything wrong with them. I hope that I have caught all the mistakes but proofreading is not one of my strong points so please let me know if your sheet is wrong. The best way to let me know is to email me at storyteller@saskatoonbynight.com. If you just tell me that something is wrong at the game then odds are I will have forgotten by the end of the night.

Group Actions for Favours and Attuning

Every single group failed at their group attuning this month because at least one person from each group submitted their group attuning action without all the information. I wanted to be fair so even if I could guess what you meant I still did not let it go through.

Here is the information that I require for a group attunement to work.

  1. Let me know if this is a Single or Group Attunement
  2. Who all is in the group (including yourself)
  3. Who is the leader of the group
  4. Which location(s). Group attunements can only be performed at a single location as everyone must work together.
  5. How many actions are you (not the group but you) putting in
  6. How much XP are you (not the group but you) spending
  7. Which Favour and which level
  8. Capping off or not Capping off.

The best way to hand this is in numbered form

Here is an example

  1. Group Attunement
  2. Joe, Frank, Deliliah
  3. Deliliah
  4. Kinsmen Merry Go Round
  5. 5 Actions
  6. 9 XP
  7. Brawn Level 2
  8. Not Capping

when even one person fails to submit the information then no one gets the bonus XP. I need all of these handed in to keep my sanity while figuring out the results. I do not have the time nor the energy to track players down. If you have any questions please ask prior to submitting your downtimes. If a group action fails I will let everyone in the group know who is responsible for it failing. It is up to you how you how your character feels about the other people not putting in the energy or trying to be leader when they are not or maybe even deliberately sabotaging the action.

New Favours

A couple of new possible Favours have awoken in your minds. Everyone is now able to gain levels in “Breath”. This power allows you breathe special “gasses” which have various effects. The other power is called “Enhancement”. It allows you to increase other people’s Favours. Enhancement must be taken in order from level 1 through to 5. Breath may be taken in any order.

In Game Location

No one has said where everyone is meeting. Therefore I have decided that you feel it best to meet in the “Vampire” house from last game. If you have a better idea then come up and tell me that you are organizing this event and where it is happening. From now on I would like someone to be responsible for setting up the event In Character. I’ll leave it up to you all to decide who it is.

New Players

Everyone say hi to Josh, Kyle, Ginger and Lisa. They have joined the game. I would still love to see the game grow so if you know anyone who is interested in possibly playing have them get in touch with me.

Socialite Alice White Possibly Missing

July 10th, 2009

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.

Crime Rate Rises across Canada

July 10th, 2009

Ottawa, 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, 2009

Saskatoon, 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, 2009

Saskatoon, 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, 2009

Suspected 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, 2009

The 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, 2009

The 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, 2009

Storyteller: 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, 2009

Please 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.