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Friday

Hugh dressed for a freeform

All welcome, even if you are not ticket holders to join us for the Social Friday night: come see what Grand Tribunal all about! Unlike previous years we are meeting from 4pm at the Board n Bites board games café at Royal Well, Cheltenham where we have both inside and garden seating and there will be a bar, soft drinks and a number of food options available for purchase as well as dozens of board games we can play. --The café is lovely but unfortunately situated down a flight of stairs, so I am making enquiries about alternative access as we want our venues to be accessible to all. If access is an issue please let me know!

Board n Bites website: www.boardnbites.com
Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/PAjhPocbeMEPaZiq7
2 Crescent Terrace, Cheltenham GL50 3PE
Opposite the National Express coach station

These events are entirely optional, and timings are just a guide to the earliest time they might happen. Feel free to turn up fashionably late.

Follow hashtag #gt22uk on Twitter to check the latest updates.

Saturday

2014 Freeform

10:00-22:00 - Gas Green Community Centre, see venue page for details. Please bring a packed lunch. Fish & chip supper can be delivered, optional. The nearby supermarket & corner shop both sell sandwiches.

Schedule to be announced. Typically we start with a short optional freeform.

Session A: 10am to 12 noon. The infamous light hearted freeform. This year "Echoes of Time Renewed" by Christopher Barrett. Please sign up for ot, using this link [[1]]. Shall update soon!

Session B: 1pm till 5pm.

• The Mists of Wicken Fen, an Ars Magica adventure by CJ. England 1226. Two apprentice magicians go missing in the Fens of Eastern England: a magician and her friends are sent to locate them and bring them home safely. Weird things are afoot though in the marshes, and soon everyone must work together if anyone is to escape alive!

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• Rhizotomoi by Laura An Ars Magica adventure for 2 to 5 grogs set in Greece. In recent years, the apprentice has gone out to collect particular herbs for the covenant. But they’ve now passed their gauntlet and moved on, and the herbalist is unwell. Apparently they have to be collected now so off you’re sent. How hard can it be?

Session C: 5pm to 6.30pm Dinner & Raffle.

Session D: 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Meet the Former Line Editor. Our special guest David Chart talks about Ars Magica. As he is now unable to join us this will be an online event.

Session D: 7.30pm till close.

• Checking out Thera's Hot Spots an Ars Magica adventure by Martin. Setting sail a group of Research Magi may have bitten off more than they can chew. A short trip to look for historical relics into a lost Regio.

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• The Auction by Matt. Set in the Stonehenge Tribunal (CJ’s campaign) in the Spring of 1228, William of Mercere, a Redcap who normally trades magic items within other Tribunals, invites representatives of all the covenants to an auction of magic items. William has collected a series of items from across the order to tempt players with and has agreed with the local Mercere to sell it at the new Mercere House in Bath. All magi invited! Click on the link for details...

OOC notes on the auction

Any items for sale in the auction must be sent to Matt via DM prior to the 7th August 2022 for inclusion in the auction Items should include a full description of the item and its powers plus the PC maker of the item and any sigil effects. Details of any curses etc should also be included. Each PC covenant should detail which PC’s are attending plus how much vis they are bringing and in what form/technique to help - I will track expenditure NPC’s will be available on the day to play from the NPC covenants

Sunday

9:00-16:00 - Gas Green Community Centre, see venue page for details. Sunday may involve re-runs of games that were booked solid on their first run on Saturday too. Board & Bites café have agreed to deliver food to the venue, so I can place orders in the morning for you. Alternatively please bring a packed lunch or visit local shops. In deference to our hosts no alcohol please in the venue.

9.30am - 12.30pm SESSION E

• The Little Sisters of St. George. The eight nuns of St. George's convent live a secluded life, and the Mother Superior attempts to keep them free from the temptations and troubles of the world. Living on the Suffolk side of the Thetford, their world is one of joyful prayer and adventures are quire unknown. Or at least that was the case, until a summer's evening in 1214... Come play one of the good and holy sisters in this unusual Ars Magica scenario by CJ -- and avoid being led astray by the curious nun!

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• Contactless in Tewkesbury, Strange Ars Magica by Andrew Oakley. You can read about it by clicking on the link!
• Murder of a Millionaire with Rachael Horwitz. An investigative murder mystery board game for up to ten players!

1pm - 5pm SESSION F

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• Soft! What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks? a Magonomia adventure by CJ.

Sunday Evening Social

At 7.30 pm it is traditional for those delegates remaining in Cheltenham to go for a curry, and to go to the pub.