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mllelaurelHey, Boston locals! As some of you might already know, SLAW (the SFS Live Action Weekend) will be running at WPI the weekend of November 19. I know I'm excited, and I hope you are too.
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wired_lizard and I will be re-running Sound of Drums, which premiered to rave reviews at Intercon J.
In the distant, shadowy past of myths and legends, deep in a lonely mountainous forest, where magic still pulses and saber-tooth tigers still roam the land, lives a small, isolated tribe of hunters and warriors, reclusive folk with strange ways and powerful gods. It is a full moon night, when the tribe holds council, and there is a full feast of argument and debate to come. The medicine woman has yet to choose a successor; the chief has taken a questionable lover. And four foreigners, strange outsiders, have taken sanctuary with the tribe, lived among them, and there are many who rankle at the thought.
Time for secrets to be spoken and paths to be decided. Will the outsiders stay past the dawn? Who will lead the tribe and keep its traditions? It is council night, the time of voices and change and strange, little-told tales, and as these passionate people struggle for unity, their hidden wood will ring with the sound of drums...
The Sound of Drums is a character-driven game for eighteen to twenty-four players, full of passion, politics, drumming, and storytelling. Players are encouraged to bring hand drums or other primitive percussion instruments, and/or play if instruments are available, but it is not a requirement for anybody, and no musical ability is necessary to enjoy this game. This game contains pervasive themes of bisexuality and polyamory, and is recommended for mature players. This is a Paranoid and Crotchety production.
Additionally, we will be premiering a new game: Crotchetty Old Folks With Shotguns. This is a very serious game. Really. ...But only on Backwards Day. :) This is a one-hour game.
Here is the description, which will be up on the SLAW Site:
There's a neighborhood where the police don't go. Where gunshots sometimes ring in the streets. No, it ain't some run-down ghetto or nest of teenaged gangsters. It's a little winding suburban development, lawns and shrubbery, arbors and porches, with the soft meows echoing from that crazy cat lady down the street. But it's also a place full of old folks, and they're old folks that didn't go down easy. No nursing homes for them. Independent living for men and women old enough that they've paid all their dues and no longer give a damn about what other people think. And, one and all, they're armed and dangerous...
The All Crotchety Old Folks With Shotguns Game: does exactly what it says on the tin!
From what I heard, there are also going to be other awesome games featured, including some of my absolute favorites, so stay tuned! (Well, stay tuned to the folks running this thing, anyway...)
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Man, I can tell I've been watching a lot of Top Chef. My announcer/here's what you'll be having for dinner voice is all over this post.
And seriously? That show is crack. On a biscuit.
For this con,
wired_lizard and I will be re-running Sound of Drums, which premiered to rave reviews at Intercon J. In the distant, shadowy past of myths and legends, deep in a lonely mountainous forest, where magic still pulses and saber-tooth tigers still roam the land, lives a small, isolated tribe of hunters and warriors, reclusive folk with strange ways and powerful gods. It is a full moon night, when the tribe holds council, and there is a full feast of argument and debate to come. The medicine woman has yet to choose a successor; the chief has taken a questionable lover. And four foreigners, strange outsiders, have taken sanctuary with the tribe, lived among them, and there are many who rankle at the thought.
Time for secrets to be spoken and paths to be decided. Will the outsiders stay past the dawn? Who will lead the tribe and keep its traditions? It is council night, the time of voices and change and strange, little-told tales, and as these passionate people struggle for unity, their hidden wood will ring with the sound of drums...
The Sound of Drums is a character-driven game for eighteen to twenty-four players, full of passion, politics, drumming, and storytelling. Players are encouraged to bring hand drums or other primitive percussion instruments, and/or play if instruments are available, but it is not a requirement for anybody, and no musical ability is necessary to enjoy this game. This game contains pervasive themes of bisexuality and polyamory, and is recommended for mature players. This is a Paranoid and Crotchety production.
Additionally, we will be premiering a new game: Crotchetty Old Folks With Shotguns. This is a very serious game. Really. ...But only on Backwards Day. :) This is a one-hour game.
Here is the description, which will be up on the SLAW Site:
There's a neighborhood where the police don't go. Where gunshots sometimes ring in the streets. No, it ain't some run-down ghetto or nest of teenaged gangsters. It's a little winding suburban development, lawns and shrubbery, arbors and porches, with the soft meows echoing from that crazy cat lady down the street. But it's also a place full of old folks, and they're old folks that didn't go down easy. No nursing homes for them. Independent living for men and women old enough that they've paid all their dues and no longer give a damn about what other people think. And, one and all, they're armed and dangerous...
The All Crotchety Old Folks With Shotguns Game: does exactly what it says on the tin!
From what I heard, there are also going to be other awesome games featured, including some of my absolute favorites, so stay tuned! (Well, stay tuned to the folks running this thing, anyway...)
---
Man, I can tell I've been watching a lot of Top Chef. My announcer/here's what you'll be having for dinner voice is all over this post.
And seriously? That show is crack. On a biscuit.
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Date: 2010-10-12 10:47 pm (UTC)I am glad that more people will get a chance to play in The Sound of Drums. Because it is an awesome game. Of awesomeness.
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