Games

A list of games will appear here over the next few months, and ticket holders will be able to sign up to those games. Games will typically fit into either a 2-hour slot, or a 3-hour slot. The programme page will list the timing of those slots.

You can see a list of Story Guides who will be running those games.

If you are considering running a game, please - fill in this form - thank-you.

Signing Up For Games

Sign up on the day, as the session starts. Often things change, games get moved around, new games added, etc. We usually just mill around until everyone has a game they are happy with. No one has in 12 twelve years not got to play games at Grand Tribunal, and we usually have more spaces on offer than delegates to fill them. So don't stress just turn up and play.

The Board Games Room

There will be a good selection of boardgames available in the comfortable Vic Dymock suite for delegates to play. If there is a particular game you would like to try do message CJ and ask him to bring it along. I will ensure that every Atlas Games boardgame I own (most of them) is present, and I can bring other games on request. I have quite a wide selection.

List of Games

The following offers information on the games being run. More may be added right up to the day of play.

Ars Magica

The amazing RPG of medieval magic by Atlas Games'

• Troubling News from a Friend - Martin - Saturday Sad news comes from Africa, a prolific writer and ally of the Magi at Damietta sends word and invites to his friends in Stonehenge, to join him before he departs this realm. He sends a token of his friendship, and summons those he knows, and those of whom he has heard tales of daring or courage. "Please asdiqa, if you can spare time from your studies to visit, I wish to speak with you once more." Bring any of your magi or grogs from the Stonehenge campaign to the Covenant at Damietta and see who is doomed to die???

• The_Silent_Hearth - (Sunette) - Saturday The town of Cabria is a key resource for your covenant and has provided food and trade goods for many years, but all the people have disappeared overnight! You have been tasked by your covenant to find out what happened.

• Bad_Ideas - (Sunette) - Sunday What happens when an idea gets a life of its own? Especially when it is a bad idea?

• A Knights Treasure - (Christopher Barrett) - Ars Magica ruleset transformed into Star Wars setting - Use the force, folks! For 3 to 5 players by Christopher Barrett. Star Wars - Using the Ars Magica ruleset modified to do star wars, a group of smugglers, ner do wells and plucky adventurers plans to steal a treasure hidden by a Jedi from under the empire's nose.

• The Lost Shield - An Ars Magica adventure for 3 to 6 players by Per Grundström. A Hedge Wizard with a Wealthy Noble sponsor has what the Order fears is a lost book on Parma Magica, and a small group of Magi are sent to find out where he got it. Things are however complicated by the fact that the Hedge Wizard's sponsor plans to sell the book to the highest bidder. Will the Magi learn the truth of the matter, and will they get the book before one of the Hedge Wizards realise its true value. Pre-generated characters will be available for this adventure set in the Roman Tribunal but you can bring your own if you wish.

• The Case of the Haunted Quarry An Ars Magica adventure for 2 to 6 players by Anna. It is suitable for new or experienced players, and the NPCs will be provided. Father Andrew has asked the characters to check out ghostly noises reported in the quarry. The quarry itself is in dispute between the local lord and the King, who says it is part of the forest.

• Wild Edric and the Whimbrel's Toll- An Ars Magica adventure for 2 to 6 players by Anna. Broseley Covenant are faced with the replacement of the good old priest and must solve the rising of border faeries before the Abbey or Priest get involved. This is a brand new game for the Hazel Grove, no prior knowledge necessary. Seven NPCs are on offer including four Gifted magi, or players may bring their own character up to age 50. Please no reckless, heedless, infernal or brutal characters.

Non-Atlas RPG games

While our primary focus is on Atlas Games RPGs for the last two years we have accepted other game systems to add to the range of options and adventures possible!

General resources

• Media:Arm5-template-characters.pdf : Five template characters taken directly from the Ars Magica 5th Edition ruleset. Includes Bjornaer, Bonisagus, Flambeau, Merinita and Tytalus. The Bonisagus template has been tweaked from the ruleset original, in order to act as a healer. One character per 2 sides of A4. The second side is optional and merely includes a detailed summary of what each of the characters' spells do. These are low-level characters, ideal for introductory games or beginner players, or as fall-back pre-generated characters for use in short games, such as at conventions. Compiled and edited by Andrew Oakley for Ars Magica Grand Tribunal UK convention 2012.

Also available is Media:Arm5-template-characters.doc , the editable Microsoft Word document that is the source for the PDF.

• Media:Arm5-simple-character-sheet.pdf : Pitt Murman's excellent simplified Ars Magica 5th Edition blank character sheet. Compressed down to two sides of A4, this not only saves paper, but is easier to navigate around than the 4-page official character sheets.
• Media:ArM5-2.5.2-fillable.pdf : Pitt Murman's even more excellent fillable Ars Magica 5th Edition blank character sheet.

How to add downloadable files to a page

The lazy way is to simply email the document to Andrew Oakley and ask him to do it for you.

• andrew@aoakley.com
• Make sure you specify your name and the name of the game

Click [Expand] above to learn how to do it the proper way.

Valid file types are:  .PDF  .DOC  .DOCX  .TXT  .PNG  .JPG  .GIF  .SVG  . Contact Andrew Oakley if you want to upload other types.

• Log in or create an account
• Click Upload, listed under Toolbox on the left of any wiki page, and upload your file
• That will create something like: File:Test-word2000.doc

• Go to the page you wish to add the file to, then click Edit at the top-right of that page
• Link to the file using the Media: tag:

[[Media:Test-word2000.doc]]

...which will produce:

Media:Test-word2000.doc

• You can make it look a bit tidier:

[[Media:Test-word2000.doc|Download a Word 2000 test document]]

...which will produce:

Download a Word 2000 test document

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