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Council of Five Nations XXXI (2008): Pre-Registration Booklet Text
The Schenectady Wargamers Association, Inc.
presentsThe 31st Annual
Council of Five Nations
Gaming Convention
Co-Sponsored by
Two Tin SoldiersZombie Planet & Eden Studios
Cooper's Cave Games & Paintball
October 10-12, 2008
at the
Proctors Theatre Conference Center
Schenectady, NY
THE COUNCIL OF FIVE NATIONS PHILOSOPHY
Council of Five Nations is one of the
longest-running Adventure Gaming conventions in the world; we’ve been
around since 1976! We strive for Council to be a good, fun,
“traditional” gaming convention. Our goal is to have a nice
balance between role-playing, board games and miniatures.
WHO’S MAKING THIS HAPPEN?
Council of Five Nations XXXI is being
brought to you by the Schenectady Wargamers Association, Inc.
We’re also happy to have several of our local gaming retailers on board
as co-sponsors.
The
Schenectady Wargamers Association is an adventure gaming club
that has served the Capital District for over thirty years. We sponsor
a one-day Game-a-thon
every month, and our flagship event, Council of
Five Nations, every Columbus Day Weekend in October. Our
excellent web site (www.swa-gaming.org)
serves as the hub of a “virtual community” of gamers and gaming
organizations around the entire Northeastern United States. You
should check it out if you haven’t already; there’s a lot of good
content there.
Two Tin Soldiers is a retailer that caters to historical miniatures enthusiasts. They specialize in custom mail order and painting services. Check out their web site at (www.TwoTinSoldiers.com) for more info.
Zombie Planet is the Capital District’s best game store. They feature role-play, miniatures and card games. The store also serves as the business offices of Eden Studios, makers of several RPG lines, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Conspiracy X, All Flesh Must be Eaten, and others. Check out their web site at (www.zombie-planet.com).
Cooper’s Cave Games & Paintball is the area’s newest gaming store, serving upstate New York’s “north country” in South Glens Falls. As their name implies, they carry a range of adventure gaming merchandise and a big selection of Paintball equipment. Check out their web site at (www.CoopersCavePaintball.com).
Two Tin Soldiers is a retailer that caters to historical miniatures enthusiasts. They specialize in custom mail order and painting services. Check out their web site at (www.TwoTinSoldiers.com) for more info.
Zombie Planet is the Capital District’s best game store. They feature role-play, miniatures and card games. The store also serves as the business offices of Eden Studios, makers of several RPG lines, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Conspiracy X, All Flesh Must be Eaten, and others. Check out their web site at (www.zombie-planet.com).
Cooper’s Cave Games & Paintball is the area’s newest gaming store, serving upstate New York’s “north country” in South Glens Falls. As their name implies, they carry a range of adventure gaming merchandise and a big selection of Paintball equipment. Check out their web site at (www.CoopersCavePaintball.com).
CONTACT & REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please make all checks payable to
“Schenectady Wargamers Association”.
Please direct your registrations, questions and comments to:
David Cheng • (518) 464-1977 • 1700 Western Ave #512 • Albany, NY 12203 • council@swa-gaming.org
You will find comprehensive information about the convention on our web site. We have dozens of pages dedicated to Council of Five Nations information. You can even scan the event listings and register online. The hub of all those pages is here: (www.swa-gaming.org/council).
Please direct your registrations, questions and comments to:
David Cheng • (518) 464-1977 • 1700 Western Ave #512 • Albany, NY 12203 • council@swa-gaming.org
You will find comprehensive information about the convention on our web site. We have dozens of pages dedicated to Council of Five Nations information. You can even scan the event listings and register online. The hub of all those pages is here: (www.swa-gaming.org/council).
THE CONVENTION SITE
The SWA was happy to be one of the
inaugural events at the new Proctors Theatre and Conference Center in
downtown Schenectady, NY last year. We had a very positive
experience, so we’ve made a three-year commitment to stay.
Proctors itself is a classic Vaudeville-era theater, and a national landmark. As part of the recent renovation efforts for downtown Schenectady, Proctors received funding to greatly expand into an adjacent space next door (formerly a department store). This new space holds administrative offices, an iwerks extreme screen theater seating over 400, retail space, and most importantly to us, thousands of square feet of meeting space.
You can read more about the new Proctors at their web site: (www.proctors.org).
Proctors itself is a classic Vaudeville-era theater, and a national landmark. As part of the recent renovation efforts for downtown Schenectady, Proctors received funding to greatly expand into an adjacent space next door (formerly a department store). This new space holds administrative offices, an iwerks extreme screen theater seating over 400, retail space, and most importantly to us, thousands of square feet of meeting space.
You can read more about the new Proctors at their web site: (www.proctors.org).
DISABLED ACCESS
Proctors has excellent accessibility
for the disabled. There are elevators serving all areas of the
convention. With the major renovations only last year, there are
state-of-the-art disabled rest room facilities too.
DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE
The street address of Proctors Theatre:
432 State Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
Detailed directions, with MapQuest maps, are available on the SWA web site at our special Council Directions page (www.swa-gaming.org/CouncilDirections).
432 State Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
Detailed directions, with MapQuest maps, are available on the SWA web site at our special Council Directions page (www.swa-gaming.org/CouncilDirections).
PARKING
We have a special Parking at Council
page on our web site: (www.swa-gaming.org/CouncilParking).
That page provides everything you'll need to know about parking for
Council; it even has maps.
CONVENTION HOURS
Registration will open at 10am on
Friday, October 10th. Please note that most Friday events don’t
start until 2pm. We are opening early mainly for the Star Fleet
Battles tournament. There might be some pick-up games for
hardcore early arrivals. If you come before 2pm on Friday, bring
some games!
Events start at 9am on both Saturday and Sunday. The gaming areas will open at 8am for GMs to set up. The con will close around 9pm on Sunday.
We need to vacate the building no later than 2:00 AM on both Friday and Saturday nights, and no later than 9:00 PM on Sunday night. That means no overnight gaming at Council (unless you arrange something in your hotel room).
Events start at 9am on both Saturday and Sunday. The gaming areas will open at 8am for GMs to set up. The con will close around 9pm on Sunday.
We need to vacate the building no later than 2:00 AM on both Friday and Saturday nights, and no later than 9:00 PM on Sunday night. That means no overnight gaming at Council (unless you arrange something in your hotel room).
NO SMOKING POLICY
Proctors is a smoke-free
facility. There will be no smoking allowed in the convention
areas all weekend. There are areas right outside for smokers.
REGISTRATION
With the price of everything else going
up, we’re bucking the trend by
keeping our prices flat with last year!
Weekend pre-registration is $27 if we receive it by Wednesday, October 8th. After this date, weekend registration is $32. Saturday-only is $15 pre-reg, $18 at the door. Friday-only and Sunday-only are $10 pre-reg, $12 otherwise. Please also note that individual events are typically $2 each. A few events are more, but those tend to have significant prize opportunities.
Please note that we make it really easy to register and pay online. We accept PayPal payments. And, you can pay online with your MasterCard or VISA; you do not need a PayPal account.
After you have chosen your events for each time slot, here is the online registration form: (www.swa-gaming.org/CouncilOnlineRegistration)
Weekend pre-registration is $27 if we receive it by Wednesday, October 8th. After this date, weekend registration is $32. Saturday-only is $15 pre-reg, $18 at the door. Friday-only and Sunday-only are $10 pre-reg, $12 otherwise. Please also note that individual events are typically $2 each. A few events are more, but those tend to have significant prize opportunities.
Please note that we make it really easy to register and pay online. We accept PayPal payments. And, you can pay online with your MasterCard or VISA; you do not need a PayPal account.
After you have chosen your events for each time slot, here is the online registration form: (www.swa-gaming.org/CouncilOnlineRegistration)
GROUP DISCOUNT
The SWA wants to encourage you to get
your friends attend with you. Groups of three or more that send
all pre-registrations together will get a $5 discount for each
attendee. You do not need to be an official or organized gaming
club to receive this discount; any 3+ people who pre-register together
are eligible. Please note this offer only applies to
pre-registration.
If you pre-register by mail, you must send all the registrations and payments in the same envelope. Separate checks are OK.
If you pre-register online, please note your group affiliation in the comments section on all the registration forms and make sure everyone takes the discount (it really helps if you submit them all at the same time). Also (very important), you must make only one online payment to cover the whole group. The PayPal fees for several small payments really sting, so we must insist on this for you to receive the group discount.
Either mail or online, please fill out a separate form for each registration. Trying to squeeze multiple people on one form messes up our accounting & registration system. Thanks!
If you pre-register by mail, you must send all the registrations and payments in the same envelope. Separate checks are OK.
If you pre-register online, please note your group affiliation in the comments section on all the registration forms and make sure everyone takes the discount (it really helps if you submit them all at the same time). Also (very important), you must make only one online payment to cover the whole group. The PayPal fees for several small payments really sting, so we must insist on this for you to receive the group discount.
Either mail or online, please fill out a separate form for each registration. Trying to squeeze multiple people on one form messes up our accounting & registration system. Thanks!
STUDENT DISCOUNT
The SWA understands that today’s
student gamers are the future of the hobby. We want to encourage
you to attend our events, so we’ve really slashed the entry fee for
full-time students.
Kids age 9 or less get in for free. You need only pay for the event tickets for individual games.
For all other full-time students:
Weekend pre-registration is $14 if we receive it by Wednesday, October 3rd. After this date, weekend registration is $17. Saturday-only is $8 pre-reg, $10 at the door. Friday-only and Sunday-only are $5 pre-reg, $7 otherwise.
Please note that you can stack the Group discount and Student discount together. That’ll really bring the registration fee way down. The SWA loves middle school, high school and college student gaming groups!
For our purposes, "full-time students" are people in Kindergarten through college. The student discount does not cover working adults who happen to be taking a Continuing Education class. Please help us fulfill the spirit and intent of this policy.
By the way, our monthly Game-a-thon events are FREE to full-time students. We hope to see more of you at those in the future.
Kids age 9 or less get in for free. You need only pay for the event tickets for individual games.
For all other full-time students:
Weekend pre-registration is $14 if we receive it by Wednesday, October 3rd. After this date, weekend registration is $17. Saturday-only is $8 pre-reg, $10 at the door. Friday-only and Sunday-only are $5 pre-reg, $7 otherwise.
Please note that you can stack the Group discount and Student discount together. That’ll really bring the registration fee way down. The SWA loves middle school, high school and college student gaming groups!
For our purposes, "full-time students" are people in Kindergarten through college. The student discount does not cover working adults who happen to be taking a Continuing Education class. Please help us fulfill the spirit and intent of this policy.
By the way, our monthly Game-a-thon events are FREE to full-time students. We hope to see more of you at those in the future.
GAME MASTER DISCOUNT
Game Masters whose events appear in the
pre-registration booklet get the whole weekend entry fee waived.
You only need to pay for the tickets of the events in which you play.
Game Masters who submit events later, ones that don’t appear in the pre-registration booklet, get a flat-rate discount of $10 off your registration fee.
Game Masters registering as part of a Group of 3 or more: Yes, you get to deduct another $5 of your total fees! Yes, we might actually end up owing you money! We prefer to see it as a subsidy toward your ticket purchases. But however you see it, enjoy our thanks for not only running games for us, but bringing some of your friends along too!
Game Masters who submit events later, ones that don’t appear in the pre-registration booklet, get a flat-rate discount of $10 off your registration fee.
Game Masters registering as part of a Group of 3 or more: Yes, you get to deduct another $5 of your total fees! Yes, we might actually end up owing you money! We prefer to see it as a subsidy toward your ticket purchases. But however you see it, enjoy our thanks for not only running games for us, but bringing some of your friends along too!
HOTELS
We have a special web page dedicated to
hotel options for Council of Five Nations. You’ll find the info
we list here, and also extras like maps, driving directions, photos,
etc. You can check it out here: (www.swa-gaming.org/CouncilHotels).
THE ANNUAL COUNCIL DISCOUNT AUCTION
We will, of course, sponsor our
traditional discount game auction. It will be held on Sunday
afternoon, between the two game event slots. We will begin at
about 2pm, giving you time to grab a bite to eat beforehand.
All items sold will be subject to an auction fee of at least 10% of the selling price. If you choose to donate a higher percentage, your items will be given preferential selling treatment. You can download the necessary forms from our web site. Or, stop off at the Registration Desk. All items must be tagged and ready to go by 12:00pm on Sunday. Bring your tagged items to the Registration Desk.
We suggest you prepare your item paperwork before Council weekend. It's always easier when folks do that at a leisurely pace in the comfort of home. You can download the stuff you'll need in PDF format here: (www.swa-gaming.org/Downloads).
All items sold will be subject to an auction fee of at least 10% of the selling price. If you choose to donate a higher percentage, your items will be given preferential selling treatment. You can download the necessary forms from our web site. Or, stop off at the Registration Desk. All items must be tagged and ready to go by 12:00pm on Sunday. Bring your tagged items to the Registration Desk.
We suggest you prepare your item paperwork before Council weekend. It's always easier when folks do that at a leisurely pace in the comfort of home. You can download the stuff you'll need in PDF format here: (www.swa-gaming.org/Downloads).
DEALERS
We’ll have several dealers on hand who
are looking forward to selling you stuff:
- Zombie Planet will be bringing a full variety of gaming goodness.
- Coopers Cave Games and Paintball will have historical miniatures, subcontracting for Two Tin Soldiers.
- Silver
Eagle Wargame Supplies will have miniatures terrain and irregular
figures.
SPECIAL EVENT TRACKS
We have a bunch of event “tracks” that
may appeal to your particular gaming interests.
Kid Friendly Games – We are offering a series of games where younger players are encouraged to attend. If this frees up mom or dad to play in another game, great! We’re asking that you exercise proper parental judgment as to whether your kid is old/mature enough to be participating without your supervision. This is not intended to be Day Care. That being said, here is the list of Kid Friendly games:
Kid Friendly Games – We are offering a series of games where younger players are encouraged to attend. If this frees up mom or dad to play in another game, great! We’re asking that you exercise proper parental judgment as to whether your kid is old/mature enough to be participating without your supervision. This is not intended to be Day Care. That being said, here is the list of Kid Friendly games:
Fri 7pm (B) - RPG - A Night at the Inn
- TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Fri 7pm (B) - Board - Dino Hunt - Jennifer Paperman
Fri 7pm (B) - Board - Wildlife Adventure - Jennifer Paperman
Fri 7pm (B) - Miniatures - Moby Dick - John Rigley
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - Riders on the Storm - FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 - Stephen Kent
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - The Puzzle of the False Rembrandt - Elementary Watson - Gerry Seypura
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - Ghosts of the Broken Kingdoms - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: Little Girl Lost - D&D 3.5 - The Gathering Staff
Sat 9am (C) - Board - Beyond Here There Be Dragons - Dragon Strike & The Hobbit - Chris Bernardi
Sat 9am (C) - Board - Dread Pirate - Christopher Tosh
Sat 2pm (D) - RPG - Horror of Bedder - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Sat 2pm (D) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: Ghosts of the Shaitani - D&D 3.5 - The Gathering Staff
Sat 2pm (D) - Board - MidEVIL - Doug Neet
Sat 2pm (D) - Board - Dungeon! - Karen Seiz
Sat 2pm (D) - Miniatures - Arnold's Good Leg! Freman's Farm Sept. 19, 1777 - Crucible of War - Marvin Veeder
Sat 2pm (D) - Miniatures - Trench Wars: Battle of the Bulge--December 1944 - Trench Wars - Dan Mazzola & Frank Luberti
Sat 7pm (E) - RPG - Horror of Bedder II - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Sat 7pm (E) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: The Hunt at Stella Point - D&D 3.5 - The Gathering Staff
Sat 7pm (E) - Board - Puerto Rico - Ralph Mabb
Sat 7pm (E) - Board - Ticket to Ride - Veronica Cano
Sat 7pm (E) - Board - World Of Warcraft - Basic Set - Mike Russman
Sat 7pm (E) - Miniatures - Saltville - Oct 2, 1864 - G&Z house rules - Mike Griffin
Sun 9am (F) - RPG - Silence & In Search of Sunlight - FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 - Stephen Kent
Sun 9am (F) - RPG - Melkon's Quest - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Sun 9am (F) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: Little Girl Lost - D&D 3.5 with own source material - The Gathering Staff
Sun 9am (F) - Board - Pirates Cove - Rodney Sheldon
Sun 9am (F) - Board - Sword & Skull - Jennifer Paperman
Sun 9am (F) - Miniatures - Bad Day at Hanghai - Fists of Righteous Fury - Mike Paine
Sun 3pm (G) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: The Hunt at Stella Point - D&D 3.5 - The Gathering Staff
Sun 3pm (G) - Board - Ticket to Ride - Veronica Cano
Sun 3pm (G) - Board - Robo Rally - Austin Hogan
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at our Council Kid Friendly games page.
Fri 7pm (B) - Board - Dino Hunt - Jennifer Paperman
Fri 7pm (B) - Board - Wildlife Adventure - Jennifer Paperman
Fri 7pm (B) - Miniatures - Moby Dick - John Rigley
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - Riders on the Storm - FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 - Stephen Kent
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - The Puzzle of the False Rembrandt - Elementary Watson - Gerry Seypura
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - Ghosts of the Broken Kingdoms - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: Little Girl Lost - D&D 3.5 - The Gathering Staff
Sat 9am (C) - Board - Beyond Here There Be Dragons - Dragon Strike & The Hobbit - Chris Bernardi
Sat 9am (C) - Board - Dread Pirate - Christopher Tosh
Sat 2pm (D) - RPG - Horror of Bedder - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Sat 2pm (D) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: Ghosts of the Shaitani - D&D 3.5 - The Gathering Staff
Sat 2pm (D) - Board - MidEVIL - Doug Neet
Sat 2pm (D) - Board - Dungeon! - Karen Seiz
Sat 2pm (D) - Miniatures - Arnold's Good Leg! Freman's Farm Sept. 19, 1777 - Crucible of War - Marvin Veeder
Sat 2pm (D) - Miniatures - Trench Wars: Battle of the Bulge--December 1944 - Trench Wars - Dan Mazzola & Frank Luberti
Sat 7pm (E) - RPG - Horror of Bedder II - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Sat 7pm (E) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: The Hunt at Stella Point - D&D 3.5 - The Gathering Staff
Sat 7pm (E) - Board - Puerto Rico - Ralph Mabb
Sat 7pm (E) - Board - Ticket to Ride - Veronica Cano
Sat 7pm (E) - Board - World Of Warcraft - Basic Set - Mike Russman
Sat 7pm (E) - Miniatures - Saltville - Oct 2, 1864 - G&Z house rules - Mike Griffin
Sun 9am (F) - RPG - Silence & In Search of Sunlight - FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 - Stephen Kent
Sun 9am (F) - RPG - Melkon's Quest - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed - Steven Parenteau
Sun 9am (F) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: Little Girl Lost - D&D 3.5 with own source material - The Gathering Staff
Sun 9am (F) - Board - Pirates Cove - Rodney Sheldon
Sun 9am (F) - Board - Sword & Skull - Jennifer Paperman
Sun 9am (F) - Miniatures - Bad Day at Hanghai - Fists of Righteous Fury - Mike Paine
Sun 3pm (G) - RPG - Fellowship of the White Star: The Hunt at Stella Point - D&D 3.5 - The Gathering Staff
Sun 3pm (G) - Board - Ticket to Ride - Veronica Cano
Sun 3pm (G) - Board - Robo Rally - Austin Hogan
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at our Council Kid Friendly games page.
Star Fleet Battles – We will be running a Star Fleet Battles Patrol tournament all weekend. We’re even opening the doors early to make sure SFB players have the time to get in as many games as possible. Registration for this tournament is $5. Last year we had the largest SFB tournaments in the country, bigger than even the National Championships at Origins. We hope to be able to award two Ace Cards this year.
We have a special web page for the SFB tournament information. Link: (www.swa-gaming.org/SFBatCouncil)
Historical
Miniatures – Our convention co-sponsor, Two Tin Soldiers, has helped
us to offer an excellent selection of historical miniatures events
throughout the convention. Periods represented: World War II,
English Civil War, American War of Independence, Napoleonic, Age of
Sail, Zulu vs Colonials, Ancients and the French & Indian War.
Warrior: Ancients Tournament – Ewan McNay will be running this three-round tournament all day on Saturday the 11th. We expect players from all around the Northeast. See the Saturday 9am event description for full details.
Fri 2pm (A) - Storming Snitterton Hill
- 1644 - English Civil War - Tom Ciampa
Fri 7pm (B) - The Rescue of Johnny Burgoyne - Crucible of War - Steve Keyer
Fri 7pm (B) - Moby Dick - John Rigley
Fri 7pm (B) - Operation Neptune: June 6, 1944 - WW2 Skirmish Minis - Mark Zaslavsky
Sat 9am (C) - Warrior: Ancients Tournament - Ewan McNay
Sat 9am (C) - Close Action Fleet Battle - Dan Bostwick
Sat 9am (C) - Rescue Rudel - Battlefront WW2 - Austin Hogan
Sat 9am (C) - The Battle for France - Napoleon’s Battles - John Rigley
Sat 9am (C) - By the Orders of the Great White Queen - The Sword & The Flame - Jennifer Paperman
Sat 2pm (D) - Arnold's Good Leg! Freman's Farm Sept. 19, 1777 - Crucible of War - Marvin Veeder
Sat 2pm (D) - Trajan’s Conquest - Tactica Ancients - Joe Tomasulo
Sat 2pm (D) - Trench Wars: Battle of the Bulge--December 1944 - Trench Wars - Dan Mazzola & Frank Luberti
Sat 2pm (D) - Into the Valley - Fire & Fury - Mark Zaslavsky
Sat 7pm (E) - The Battle of St Foye - Home Brew - Gene Beirne
Sat 7pm (E) - North Africa WWII - Battlefront WW2 - Joseph Fox
Sat 7pm (E) - Saltville - Oct 2, 1864 - G&Z house rules - Mike Griffin
Sat 7pm (E) - Defending the Kingdom - Might of Arms - Jane Pattison
Sun 9am (F) - Assault on a Blockhouse - Crucible of War - Steve Keyer
Sun 3pm (G) - The Raid on Widow McClennan's Farm - French & Indian War Skirmish - Bob Mulligan
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at our Council Historical Miniatures page.
Fri 7pm (B) - The Rescue of Johnny Burgoyne - Crucible of War - Steve Keyer
Fri 7pm (B) - Moby Dick - John Rigley
Fri 7pm (B) - Operation Neptune: June 6, 1944 - WW2 Skirmish Minis - Mark Zaslavsky
Sat 9am (C) - Warrior: Ancients Tournament - Ewan McNay
Sat 9am (C) - Close Action Fleet Battle - Dan Bostwick
Sat 9am (C) - Rescue Rudel - Battlefront WW2 - Austin Hogan
Sat 9am (C) - The Battle for France - Napoleon’s Battles - John Rigley
Sat 9am (C) - By the Orders of the Great White Queen - The Sword & The Flame - Jennifer Paperman
Sat 2pm (D) - Arnold's Good Leg! Freman's Farm Sept. 19, 1777 - Crucible of War - Marvin Veeder
Sat 2pm (D) - Trajan’s Conquest - Tactica Ancients - Joe Tomasulo
Sat 2pm (D) - Trench Wars: Battle of the Bulge--December 1944 - Trench Wars - Dan Mazzola & Frank Luberti
Sat 2pm (D) - Into the Valley - Fire & Fury - Mark Zaslavsky
Sat 7pm (E) - The Battle of St Foye - Home Brew - Gene Beirne
Sat 7pm (E) - North Africa WWII - Battlefront WW2 - Joseph Fox
Sat 7pm (E) - Saltville - Oct 2, 1864 - G&Z house rules - Mike Griffin
Sat 7pm (E) - Defending the Kingdom - Might of Arms - Jane Pattison
Sun 9am (F) - Assault on a Blockhouse - Crucible of War - Steve Keyer
Sun 3pm (G) - The Raid on Widow McClennan's Farm - French & Indian War Skirmish - Bob Mulligan
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at our Council Historical Miniatures page.
Warrior: Ancients Tournament – Ewan McNay will be running this three-round tournament all day on Saturday the 11th. We expect players from all around the Northeast. See the Saturday 9am event description for full details.
RPGA
Dungeons & Dragons – Jonathan Choy, our RPGA Czar , has
lined up a great weekend of RPGA D&D sanctioned events.
The Plots Come Full Circle
2008 marks the end of the Living Greyhawk campaign; bring your hardiest characters to the epic conclusions of the storylines so many players have come together to create and enjoy. We will offer the conclusion arc for the Kingdom of Keoland, as it faces the darkest hour in its history, with an army approaching the until-now-inviolate center of the Kingdom, daring to confront the Lion Throne at Niole Dra. We are also offering the intrigues of Honor Among Thieves, the twisting plots which will turn the wheel of the great ship of state of the Gem of the Flanaess. Finally, we will offer the world-shaking (perhaps even world-rending!) adventures in the Ascension arc, as Old Wicked shapes his plans and ambitions for all the world.
And a new cycle begins
2008 also marks the beginning of the Living Forgotten Realms campaign, returning to the world of Faerun for a new generation of play, featuring the new 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons game. We will offer a full track of Living Forgotten Realms adventures, including a very special event.
This year at Council of Five Nations, we are privileged to be among the two conventions able to offer the Northeast region's premiere of a special Living Forgotten Realms adventure, SPEC1-1 Whispers of the Zhentarim. This adventure premiered at GenCon 2008, and will only be available to play at conventions until 2009! Sign up early so that we can prepare enough judges for this special event!
We are proud to offer twenty-eight different RPGA adventures. You can see the schedule and event descriptions at our special Council RPGA page.
The Plots Come Full Circle
2008 marks the end of the Living Greyhawk campaign; bring your hardiest characters to the epic conclusions of the storylines so many players have come together to create and enjoy. We will offer the conclusion arc for the Kingdom of Keoland, as it faces the darkest hour in its history, with an army approaching the until-now-inviolate center of the Kingdom, daring to confront the Lion Throne at Niole Dra. We are also offering the intrigues of Honor Among Thieves, the twisting plots which will turn the wheel of the great ship of state of the Gem of the Flanaess. Finally, we will offer the world-shaking (perhaps even world-rending!) adventures in the Ascension arc, as Old Wicked shapes his plans and ambitions for all the world.
And a new cycle begins
2008 also marks the beginning of the Living Forgotten Realms campaign, returning to the world of Faerun for a new generation of play, featuring the new 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons game. We will offer a full track of Living Forgotten Realms adventures, including a very special event.
This year at Council of Five Nations, we are privileged to be among the two conventions able to offer the Northeast region's premiere of a special Living Forgotten Realms adventure, SPEC1-1 Whispers of the Zhentarim. This adventure premiered at GenCon 2008, and will only be available to play at conventions until 2009! Sign up early so that we can prepare enough judges for this special event!
We are proud to offer twenty-eight different RPGA adventures. You can see the schedule and event descriptions at our special Council RPGA page.
RPG
Mini-Campaigns – We’ve got several sets of role-play games that
can be enjoyed as a mini-campaign. Please note you do not need to
play all of the events in sequence; you can drop in at any time.
The first is TC Realms, brought over by our friend Steven Parenteau from Total Confusion gaming convention. These D&D games are massively popular, making Totalcon the strongest RPGing con in the Northeast.
The second is the FCS Gaming League. Much like with the RPGA and TC Realms, you get to play the same character or group of characters in multiple scenarios at different conventions, allowing you the character progression of a campaign. You can learn more about the FCS Gaming league at this web site: ( www.firstduty.com/add/league/ ). Stephen Kent will be running several FCS D&D Games at Council XXXI:
Art Lobdell and the folks of The Gathering will be featuring three different games all Council weekend.
The Fellowship of the White Star is a d20 Horror-genre game set in 1905-1914 Earth. You can learn more here: (www.fellowshipwhitestar.com/). We’re offering three different modules, some more than once:
Witch Hunter: Dark Providence is set in 1689 Earth. You can learn more here: (darkprovidence.net/). There are two separate modules for you to enjoy:
You can learn more about The Pathfinder Society at (paizo.com/pathfinderSociety). We’re happy to offer the following four adventures:
X-COM. While not really an RPG mini-campaign, by pure coincidence, we have two events inspired by this popular series of computer games. One is a high-action RPG adventure, and the other is a miniatures combat event. So if you’re a big fan of the computer games, you might really like this back-to-back series of face-to-face gaming events:
The first is TC Realms, brought over by our friend Steven Parenteau from Total Confusion gaming convention. These D&D games are massively popular, making Totalcon the strongest RPGing con in the Northeast.
Fri 7pm (B) - A Night at the Inn
- TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
Sat 9am (C) - Ghosts of the Broken Kingdoms - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
Sat 2pm (D) - Horror of Bedder - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
Sat 7pm (E) - Horror of Bedder II - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
Sun 9am (F) - Melkon's Quest - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at our Council TC Realms D&D page.
Sat 9am (C) - Ghosts of the Broken Kingdoms - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
Sat 2pm (D) - Horror of Bedder - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
Sat 7pm (E) - Horror of Bedder II - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
Sun 9am (F) - Melkon's Quest - TC Fantasy D&D 3.5 ed
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at our Council TC Realms D&D page.
The second is the FCS Gaming League. Much like with the RPGA and TC Realms, you get to play the same character or group of characters in multiple scenarios at different conventions, allowing you the character progression of a campaign. You can learn more about the FCS Gaming league at this web site: ( www.firstduty.com/add/league/ ). Stephen Kent will be running several FCS D&D Games at Council XXXI:
Sat 9am (C) - Riders on the Storm
- FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Sat 2pm (D) - Presence of a Lord - FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Sun 9am (F) - Silence & In Search of Sunlight - FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at our Council FCS D&D page.
Sat 2pm (D) - Presence of a Lord - FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Sun 9am (F) - Silence & In Search of Sunlight - FCS Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at our Council FCS D&D page.
Art Lobdell and the folks of The Gathering will be featuring three different games all Council weekend.
The Fellowship of the White Star is a d20 Horror-genre game set in 1905-1914 Earth. You can learn more here: (www.fellowshipwhitestar.com/). We’re offering three different modules, some more than once:
Sat 9am (C) - Fellowship of the
White Star: Little Girl Lost - D&D 3.5
Sat 2pm (D) - Fellowship of the White Star: Ghosts of the Shaitani - D&D 3.5
Sat 7pm (E) - Fellowship of the White Star: The Hunt at Stella Point - D&D 3.5
Sun 9am (F) - Fellowship of the White Star: Little Girl Lost - D&D 3.5
Sun 3pm (G) - Fellowship of the White Star: The Hunt at Stella Point - D&D 3.5
Sat 2pm (D) - Fellowship of the White Star: Ghosts of the Shaitani - D&D 3.5
Sat 7pm (E) - Fellowship of the White Star: The Hunt at Stella Point - D&D 3.5
Sun 9am (F) - Fellowship of the White Star: Little Girl Lost - D&D 3.5
Sun 3pm (G) - Fellowship of the White Star: The Hunt at Stella Point - D&D 3.5
Witch Hunter: Dark Providence is set in 1689 Earth. You can learn more here: (darkprovidence.net/). There are two separate modules for you to enjoy:
Sat 9am (C) - Storm Tide - Witch
Hunter
Sat 2pm (D) - Fair Trade - Witch Hunter
Sun 9am (F) - Storm Tide - Witch Hunter
Sat 2pm (D) - Fair Trade - Witch Hunter
Sun 9am (F) - Storm Tide - Witch Hunter
You can learn more about The Pathfinder Society at (paizo.com/pathfinderSociety). We’re happy to offer the following four adventures:
Sat 9am (C) - Pathfinder Society
Scenario #1: Silent Tide - D&D 3.5
Sat 2pm (D) - Pathfinder Society Scenario #2: The Hydra's Fang Incident - D&D 3.5
Sun 9am (F) - Pathfinder Society Scenario #3: Murder on the Silken Caravan - D&D 3.5
Sun 3pm (G) - Pathfinder Society Scenario #4: The Frozen Fingers of Midnight - D&D 3.5
You can also check out the full descriptions of these events at the
page we've set up especially for The Gathering
events.Sat 2pm (D) - Pathfinder Society Scenario #2: The Hydra's Fang Incident - D&D 3.5
Sun 9am (F) - Pathfinder Society Scenario #3: Murder on the Silken Caravan - D&D 3.5
Sun 3pm (G) - Pathfinder Society Scenario #4: The Frozen Fingers of Midnight - D&D 3.5
X-COM. While not really an RPG mini-campaign, by pure coincidence, we have two events inspired by this popular series of computer games. One is a high-action RPG adventure, and the other is a miniatures combat event. So if you’re a big fan of the computer games, you might really like this back-to-back series of face-to-face gaming events:
Sat 9am (C) - RPG - X-COM- Chapter 2:
Aliens Among Us - GURPS 4th Edition - John Robb
Sat 2pm (D) - Miniatures - From Beyond Earth - Homemade SciFi Minis - Michael Crossman
Sat 2pm (D) - Miniatures - From Beyond Earth - Homemade SciFi Minis - Michael Crossman
OPEN GAMING
We will, of course, have space for open
gaming. Please feel free to bring along some of your own
favorites for pickup games.
THE FINE PRINT
The Schenectady
Wargamers Association, Inc., is a Not For Profit organization
incorporated in the state of New York. “Schenectady Wargamers
Association”, “Council of Five Nations”, the Council Indian logo, and
the SWA Artilleryman logo are trademarks of the Schenectady Wargamers
Association, Inc. Many gaming product names referred to in this
booklet are trademarks or registered trademarks of the company that
produces that game, and we acknowledge that here. The use of such
trademarked names without mention of trademark status should not be
construed as a challenge to such status. In fact, you should
probably be thanking us for running your games, and thus helping
generate sales, by sending us some free convention support goodies (if
you haven’t planned to do so already). Thank you.
Please click here to go to the main Council general info page.
Please click here to download the Council Pre-Registration packet in PDF format.
Please click here to Pre-Register via the online form (with immediate PayPal or Credit Card payment)
Please click here to read the pre-registration booklet informational text (the stuff besides the event listings... see below)
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Please click here to see the list of Kid Friendly events.
Please click here to see the listing of all the RPGA D&D games.
Please click here to see the listing of all the Historical Miniatures events.
Please click here for the Star Fleet Battles tournament page.
Please click here to see the list of TC Realms D&D events.
Please click here to see the list of the FCS D&D events.
Please click here to see the series of offerings from The Gathering
(Fellowship of the White Star, Witch Hunter: Dark Providence & The Pathfinder Society)
Please click here to see the list of Kid Friendly events.
Please click here to see the listing of all the RPGA D&D games.
Please click here to see the listing of all the Historical Miniatures events.
Please click here for the Star Fleet Battles tournament page.
Please click here to see the list of TC Realms D&D events.
Please click here to see the list of the FCS D&D events.
Please click here to see the series of offerings from The Gathering
(Fellowship of the White Star, Witch Hunter: Dark Providence & The Pathfinder Society)
If you have any questions, please email us at Council@swa-gaming.org
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