[Churchofgaming] The CoG : The Church of Gaming Newsletter, June 2012

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The CoG : The Church of Gaming Newsletter, June 2012
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Late, late and also quite late!

Sunday June 3rd : GURPS Korea
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Another session of GURPS Korea was held on Sunday with a smaller party
journeying into the lands of Tibet in their hunt of the Chinese Emporer
and encountering an anarcho-syndalicalist commune and a wicked dragon. No
seriously, that's what  happened.

"GURPS Koreans running all over the place in China" (long titled version)
GM-ed by Michael.

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Sunday June 17: Diaspora
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Last session of Diaspora consists of noble independence forces competing
against high-tech armies from the twin madnesses of Faith and Reason.
Fortunately, one the indies lacked in weaponry they made up in
booby-trapping their communications tower to the nth degree. What will
happen in the next exciting episode? ... I'm sure GM Karl has something
special to provide us.

Webpage for Diaspora: http://mimesisrpg.com/diaspora
Mailing list for Diaspora:
http://mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/diaspora_mimesisrpg.com


Sunday June 10 and June 24: Pathfinder Planescape and Dark Heresy
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Felix (Pathfinder) and Redmond (Dark Heresy) continue their awesome games
on these days.

In Pathfinder Planescape an attempt to sell an artifact of evil and chaos
but bound by law has resulted in competing bidders from the Lawful Evil to
the Lawful Good side of the equation, as two Lawful Neutral characters
attempt to engage in fair negotiations.

With no sense of sarcasm, the latest installment of Dark Heresy is
entitled "Rejoice for You Are Free" in a depressed urban environment
where murder and negotiations with "businessmen" seem to the order of the
day.

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http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/planescape_rpgreview.net

Mailing list for Dark Heresy:
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RPG Review 16: Science Fiction RPGs
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The deadline for Issue 16 of RPG Review, specialising in science fiction
RPGs is rapidly approaching.

Reviews, rules, characters, scenarios etc all welcome.

Send submissions to lev at rpgreview.net


RPG Review #15 has been released!
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Indie Game Special: History, Design and Industry ... Liz Danforth
Interview ... HeroQuest 2 Reviews ... Sartar Kingdom of Heroes Review ...
Indie Actual Play Reviews (Don't Rest Your Head, Psi*Run, Hollow Earth
Expedition, Agon, In A Wicked Age, Best Friends)... Tunnels & Trolls
Bestiary ... Character Development ... Pedagogy of Play ... Gulliver's
Trading Company: Nations of Intellect ... Independent Systems and Industry
... Console Game Reviews .. Book Review: The New Death ... Movie Review :
John Carter... Industry News

Get some here:
http://rpgreview.net/files/rpgreview_15.pdf

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Prometheus
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Some of are intending on seeing Ridley Scott's latest epic, Prometheus, at
the rather classic Balwyn Cinemna on Tuesday 26th June. Let us know if you
want to go along.

http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/cinemas/balwyn/
http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/prometheus/

Ray Bradbury, RIP
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Something wicked this way has come. Valedictions, Ray Bradbury.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-07/author-ray-bradbury-dead-at-91/4056826

Great interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU51N2s3B78

Fees and Membership
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After many years of gratis use the Melbourne Unitarian Church is now
charging us $20 per session. That's fine if 8 of us are present; it's a
little more onerous if there is 3.

We encourage Church of Gaming attendees to become Associate Members of the
Melbourne Unitarian Church, a non-creedal fellowship. It helps justify our
presence and existence at said building :)

Membership is $5.50 per annum and forms will be available at CoG gatherings.