From news.uwa.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!goliath.apana.org.au!triode.apana.org.au!triode!sly Fri Aug 25 13:16:09 1995 Path: news.uwa.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!goliath.apana.org.au!triode.apana.org.au!triode!sly From: sly@triode.apana.org.au (Stephen 'Sly' Lyne) Newsgroups: aus.games.roleplay Subject: FAQ v1.00 Conventions Date: 22 Aug 1995 15:18:44 GMT Organization: APANA - Australian Public Access Network Association Lines: 221 Message-ID: <41csgk$9ss@triode.apana.org.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: triode.apana.org.au Keywords: FAQ Conventions X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] /* a-g-rpg.faq */ aus.games.roleplay FAQ p3 Conventions Frequently Asked Questions for the news group aus.games.roleplay ver 1.00 (1995-08-22) maintained by Sly (sly@triode.apana.org.au) ============================================================ Contents ------- part 1, General FAQ 1 About this FAQ 1.1 Credits 2 What is Roleplaying? 2.1 Roleplaying 2.2 Dungeons and Dragons 2.3 Campaigns 2.4 Conventions 2.5 Live Roleplaying 2.6 Freeforms 2.7 Multiform / Cinematic 3 'Net Resources 3.1 Newsgroups 3.2 FAQs 3.3 Web Sites 3.4 Bulletin Boards 4 Commercial 4.1 Games and Supplements 4.2 Magazines 4.3 Retail Outlets 5 Other 5.1 Wargames and miniatures 5.2 Trading Card games 5.3 Board games 5.4 Computer games 5.5 Historical Reenactment 5.6 Play By Mail (PBM) part 2, Clubs ** part 3, Conventions ============================================================ 5 Conventions ------------- These are NOT in alphabetical order, they are in calendar date order to help you plan your roleplaying convention year. Format: -- Convention Name, City Month, Date venue: Convention Site smail: c/- Contact Name Snail mail address town STATE postcode phone: (prefix) phone (Contact Name) email: email@address (Contact Name) Short paragraph about the convention. Convention Listing: -- CANCON, Canberra January, Australia Day Long Weekend venue: Bruce Campus, Canberra Institute of Society, smail: GPO Box 1016 Canberra ACT 2601 phone: (06) 282 5938 (Craig Fellows) -- Clayton's Con, Sydney January, Australia Day Long Weekend venue: Matthews Building, University of NSW, Kensington Campus smail: c/- UNSW Gameplayers Union Box 34 University of NSW PO Box 173 Kingsford NSW 2032 phone: (02) 314 6144 (Daniel Heald) -- ICON, Wollongong March venue: University of Wollongong smail: 3 Eastern St Gwynneville NSW 2500 phone: (042) 284172 (Harrison Chadd) -- Sydcon, Sydney April, Easter Weekend venue: Newtown High School of the Performing Arts King & Newman Street, Newtown smail: Pilgrim Games c/- 336 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 phone: (02) 264 7560 wk (Michael Butler) (02) 686 6253 hm (Dina or Michael Butler) (02) 449 8725 (Robert Fairlie-Cuninghame) BBS: (02) 488 9556 (RPCN BBS - mail to Sysop) -- Conquest, Melbourne April, Easter Weekend venue: Melbourne University High School Story Street, Parkville smail: P.O. Box 310 Knoxfield M.D.A. VIC 3180 email: 917419@edna.cc.swin.edu.au phone: (03) 758-9097 (Lyn James, between 7pm and 9pm only) -- Briscon, Brisbane May, Labour Day Weekend smail: GPO Box 12681 Elizabeth Street Brisbane QLD 4002 phone: ?? -- SAGA, Sydney June, Queen's Birthday Long Weekend venue: Glebe High School, Taylor Street, Glebe smail: c/- Dennis Ashelford PO Box 881 Burwood NSW 2134 phone: (02) 744 2308 email: dennis@sydney.dialix.oz.au SAGA and Phenomenon have a rebate system arranged where if you play at both conventions you can get a discount. -- Phenomenon, Queanbeyan (Canberra) July venue: Karabar High School Donald Rd Queanbeyan smail: PO Box 308 Belconnen ACT 2616 phone: (06) 286 5599 (Peter or Karl) (06) 259 1914 (Wes) email: wes@dale.canberra.edu.au SAGA and Phenomenon have a rebate system arranged where if you play at both conventions you can get a discount. -- ArcanaCon, Melbourne July venue: Collingwood College, cnr Cromwell St, McCutchean Way Collingwood, Melbourne smail: PO Box 125 Parkville 3052 phone: (03) 481 5564 (Chiara) (03) 380 5016 (Fraser) Melbourne's longest running roleplaying convention. -- Capricon, Melbourne September venue: Monash University, Union Building Wellington Road, Clayton smail: c/- Monash Uni Clayton VIC 3168 email: ins450m@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (T.F. Eccles) -- Necronomicon, Sydney October, October Long Weekend venue: Newtown High School of the Performing Arts King & Newman Street, Newtown smail: 213 Wardell Road Dulwich Hill NSW 2203 phone: (02) 558 5443 email: michael@st.nepean.uws.edu.au (Michael) adevitt@ozemail.com.au (Andrew) -- MacquarieCon, Sydney December venue: Building W5C Macquarie University North Ryde smail: c/- MURPS Box 83, Students' Council Macquarie University NSW 2109 phone: (02) 891 5749 (Tiffany) (02) 868 1838 (Philippa) (04) 1454 2562 (week before convention only!) email: murps@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au web: http://hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au/murps/ -- sly@triode.apana.org.au /\ GU d----(++) H-- s++:++ !g !au>* a- US+ PO Box 1615, Macquarie 2113 /<>\ w+ C++++ E N++ !W -po+ R+++ G'''' e+ AUSTRALIA ph 04-1454-2562 /____\ !tv b+++ u*(---)(++) f* n-(+++) y* TheRules 1.Style over Substance 2.Attitude is Everything 3.Live on the Edge