Return-Path: lericson@gac.edu
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 16:15:45 -0500
From: lericson@gac.edu
To: Members.of.Gustavus.Gaming.Society
Subject: The 1st Official Posting
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Hello Everybody,

	I just wanted to say hello to all of the new and old members.  
Last night's meeting went well. I understand that it was at an  
inopportune time for a lot of people with work and classes and all,  
but that's ok.
	The main point of this post is that on Monday's normal  
posting I would like to include a list of all of the Role-Playing  
Campaigns that peole are interested in starting up and the details  
surrounding them (ie when, how many people), and I haven't been able  
to talk to everyone who signed up at the Activities Fair last  
Tuesday. So, if anyone is interested in running a campaign this  
semester drop me a note with the details. Trust me I think that  
whatever you're interested in starting, there'll be people who will  
be interested in participating. If anyone has questions about  
anything just ask either myself or Nathan Yourchuck, the VP. Our  
e-mail addresses and phone #'s are listed below.
	Aside from the RPG campaigns, last night we kicked around  
some ideas for other events and activites. The first and the most  
definite is a Magic: the Gathering tournament. Myself and Aaron  
Kiemele are planning a tournament sometime in the next couple of  
weeks. Probably the earliest would be two weeks from this weekend.  
Details will come in future posts. The second idea was for a  
Live-Action Role-Playing event of some kind. I do not have that much  
experience with LARPS (as they are quaintly called), but other  
members do. If anyone has additional ideas as to when and what let me  
know. Also, I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the game  
Killer (also know as Assassination). Well basically, each of the  
players is trying to assassinate another player and people get points  
for successfully doing so. Its not a Role-Playing Game, but instead  
the people actually hunt their target's down with waterguns, or  
plastic knives. It's a lot of fun and usual takes place over a week's  
time. Anyway, these are the initial ideas that people came up with.  
If anyone else has any ideas just let me or Your (Nathan Yourchuck)  
know. Thanks for your precious time. And I would really like campaign  
info by Monday if that's possible. Thanks again.

Lars Ericson 
Phone #: x8028

Nathan Yourchuck 

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Lars M Ericson: Professional Vagabond  
The Lor, The Law, The Lars
Team Garotte, Founding Member
Registered Member of a Decadent Society

Life is like a Wankel Engine. In between the emptiness of boredom and  
despair, and the compression of stress in one's life, there's that  
one spark of enjoyment that keeps you going.

If Rollins and Kennedy had children, they'd rule the world.
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 09:58:45 -0500
From: lericson@gac.edu
To: Members.of.Gustavus.Gaming.Society
Subject: GGS Monday Posting 9/26
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Hello Everybody,

	It feels good to be writting this Monday Posting, I'm sure  
you old timers have missed it oh so much. Well, this year looks like  
it's going to be a good one for the Gustavus Gaming Society. With the  
Activities Fair and the meeting last week, we have over 40 members.  
Which is a tad bigger than the 18 we had last year. 

	This being the first Monday Posting and all, I thought I'd  
talk a little about a lot of the stuff that was discussed at the  
meeting last Thursday. I understand that many of you were unable to  
make it due to prior commitments and that fact that I discovered a  
lot of the signs taken down did not help matters any. Well, now's  
your chance to hear what you missed.
	The Gustavus Gaming Society is an organization that was  
founded to provide a place for gaming enthusiasts to meet with other  
likeminded individuals. Basically, GGS is a chance to talk about your  
favorite games, to play them with other people who love them as much  
as you do. Of course, most of you already know this, or else you  
wouldn't be a member.
	I founded the GGS last November as a freshmen after finding  
no such organization in sight. I had heard about the mysterious Three  
Crowns Gaming, but everywhere I looked I could not find any  
information: no phone numbers, meeting places, ect. So, after  
exhausting all avenues, I decided to create my own gaming group. Thus  
GGS was founded. There was no advertising last year. None. Zero. Zip.  
That is why most of you have never heard of the GGS until this fall.  
But things have changed for this year.
	We have several things already in the planning stages. One of  
the main gaming activities available to everyone is the Role-Playing  
Campaigns. There is a list of them at the end that describes what  
game, how many slots are available, and when it is going to be  
played. If anyone is interested in running something, let me know as  
soon as possible so that I can send the info out to everyone else.  
Otherwise, if you are interested in participating in a game, either  
let me know, or let the Game Master know. I've included all of the  
e-mail addresses of the GMs for each game.
	I know that not everyone is an avid fan of Role-Playing  
Games. I love RPGs and I highly recommend playing at least once or  
twice with different Game Masters. Because not every GM runs a game  
the way you would like it and not every game would be suited to your  
tastes. But, there are other things than RPGs in GGS. The first is a  
very strong presence of Magic: the Gathering players. I suspect that  
at least 75% of the people in GGS play Magic. I know that in Pittman  
at least, one can find a Magic game going almost every night in the  
basement, especially on weekends. Aaron Kiemele and myself are in the  
process of planning for a Magic tournament for the weekend of Oct  
8-9. Hopefully, we'll have details out before the end of the week.  
Also, I would really like to have a Live-Action Role-Playnig event  
happen in the near future. I personally have no experience in  
planning one and I've only participated in one LARP game. That is  
something that would require more time planning, time which I do not  
have unfortunately. Don't worry though, we'll have something like  
that before the end of the semester.
	I think that about wraps up the events that are being  
planned, if I forgot something I'm sure someone will let me know.  
Here are the Role-Playing Campaigns that are going on within the GGS:

Campaigns

1. Shadowrun, 2nd Edition
	GM: Nathan Yourchuck
	Max. # Players: Eight (8)
	Slots Left: Two (2)
	When: Saturday Nights

2. Battlelords of the 23rd Century
	GM: Lars Ericson
	Max. # Players: Eight (8)
	Slots Left: Three (3)
	When: Wednesay Nights

3. Vampire: the Masquerade, 2nd Edition
	GM: Rachel Michael
	Max. # Players: Five (5)
	Slots Left: Zero (0)
	When: Wednesday Nights

4. Call of Cthulhu, 5th Edition
	GM: Rob Cramer
	Max. # Players: Eight (8)
	Slots left: Seven (7)
	When: Friday Nights

6. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition: Zombieland
	GM: Chris Roberts
	Max. # Players: Four (4)
	Slots Left: One (1)
	When: Floating

7. Star Wars, 2nd Edition
	GM: Christian Nelson
	Max. # Players: Ten (10)
	Slots Left: Eight (8)
	When: Weekends, Maybe Wednesday Nights
	
8. Werewolf: the Apocalypse, 1st Edition
	GM: Ted Rice
	Max. # Players: Six (6)
	Slots Left: Two (2)
	When: Sunday Nights

9. Basic Dungeons and Dragons: Mystara
	GM: Ryan Evans
	Max. # Players: Ten (10)
	Slots Left: Ten (10)
	When: Very flexible

If you signed up for a campaign at the meeting or have spoken with a  
Game Master you do not need to sign up again. These are slots left  
after the meeting. As everyone can see, there are still tons of games  
available. I think I'm going to finish up the post now, I'm sure  
everyone is sick of it. Until next time kiddies...

--
Lars M Ericson: Professional Vagabond  
The Lor, The Law, The Lars
Team Garotte, Founding Member
Registered Member of a Decadent Society

Life is like a Wankel Engine. In between the emptiness of boredom and  
despair, and the compression of stress in one's life, there's that  
one spark of enjoyment that keeps you going.

If Rollins and Kennedy had children, they'd rule the world.
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Return-Path: lericson@gac.edu
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 10:08:54 -0500
From: lericson@gac.edu
To: Members.of.Gustavus.Gaming.Society
Subject: GMs' E-mail Addresses
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I relaized right after I sent the Monday Posting that I forgot to  
include the GMs' e-mail addresses. So, in case you can't figure it  
out here they are:

Shadowrun: Nathan Yourchuck 
Battlelords: Lars Ericson 
Vampire: Rachel Michael 
Call of Cthulhu: Rob Cramer 
AD&D: Zombieland: Chris Roberts 
Star Wars: Christian Nelson 
Werewolf: Ted Rice 
D&D: Mystara: Ryan Evans 

I hope this helps a bit.


--
Lars M Ericson: Professional Vagabond  
The Lor, The Law, The Lars
Team Garotte, Founding Member
Registered Member of a Decadent Society

Life is like a Wankel Engine. In between the emptiness of boredom and  
despair, and the compression of stress in one's life, there's that  
one spark of enjoyment that keeps you going.

If Rollins and Kennedy had children, they'd rule the world.
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