Ship of the Dead WIGHT KRAKEN RPG Night @ Carw Gwyn Mead Hall

Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum (and eggnog)!
It's the Third annual Ship of the Dead Holiday party! This year we will be at a new location - See below.

SCHEDULE
3-6pm RPG Block 1 (2 Tables)
6-7pm WIGHT KRAKEN Holiday Party & Gift Exchange
7-11pm RPG Block 2 (2 Tables)

NOTE: We've been told the room is little dark so bring some light (or be prepared to use you phone's flashlight) to see character sheets.

HOLIDAY PARTY
We are celebrating a new local mead hall called Carw Gwyn. Some apps will be provided, and Luke will have a drink ticket for each attendee. They has a full bar and food menu, too. See pictures of the menu here: https://tinyurl.com/carwgwyn

Other friends or family are invited to come for drinks or dinner at any time as well. This is an open mead hall and restaurant so people can come and go as they please in addition to our two reserved tables.

WIGHT KRAKEN GIFT EXCHANGE
It's like White Elephant (or Yankee Swap) but Ship of the Dead-themed!

• Bring a wrapped RPG book or accessory worth $40 or more. While you could bring a RPG book you don't want, we'd prefer you bring something you really want others to have, like a new copy of your favorite RPG or a gem from your collection! No gift cards or "joke" gifts.
• At 6pm, we will throw the gifts in a pile, all roll for initiative (d20, ties broken by age, oldest going first), and get in a circle in that order.
• The first player picks and opens a gift.
• The following players can choose to either pick an unwrapped gift from the pool or steal a previous player’s gift. Anyone who gets their gift stolen in this way can do the same – choose a new gift or steal from someone else.
• Gifts can only be stolen once a turn, and after a gift has been stolen 3 times it is locked with its current owner.
• After all players have had a turn, the first player gets a chance to swap their gift with any other opened gift, including "locked gifts". The game is now over, but post-game trading and battering is encouraged!

ABOUT THE MEETUP GROUP
Meet fellow Colorado OSR, NuSR, and Free League Publishing -style tabletop RPG GMs and players. Hosted by Limithron (creator of Pirate Borg) and the Ship of the Dead Podcast.

• The event is typically divided into two gaming blocks.
• GMs can run one-shots, demos, ongoing West Marches styles campaigns, etc.
• Players are encouraged to try new games and meet new people.
• Signup to play or GM here: [https://www.limithron.com/rpgclub](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0uZTqC9vUW04ljA9idk5nuYV2Va7bzkt7dV-QnXlqg/edit?usp=sharing)
• Brand new players, 5e refugees, and old grognards are all welcome!

FEES
Due to the generous contribution of the tables from Carw Gywn, events there are now 100% free! If you enjoy the experience here we encourage people to submit online reviews and spread the word to help promote this new location.

GAMES & SCHEDULE
Go here for this week's schedule: [limithron.com/rpgclub](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0uZTqC9vUW04ljA9idk5nuYV2Va7bzkt7dV-QnXlqg/edit?usp=sharing)
(GMs needed).

RULES

• Don't be a jerk.
• No racist, bigoted, homophobic, or transphobic behavior.
• Rulings over rules, and the GM is in charge of the table.
• Respect the venue and staff. Buy something!
• Have fun!

GM GUIDELINES

• Bring enough pre-gens for 7 people, more if your game is deadly.
• Bring any required materials.
• Be cool, honey bunny.
• Stick to the time slots.

SHIP OF THE DEAD GOOGLE SHEET
Signup for game, add your contact info, and find other gamers and places to play.
[limithron.com/rpgclub](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0uZTqC9vUW04ljA9idk5nuYV2Va7bzkt7dV-QnXlqg/edit?usp=sharing)

WHAT IS OSR/NuSR?
OSR stands for Old School Renaissance (or sometimes Revival). Check out this video from Questing Beast. NuSR is a term often applied to games like Mörk Borg/Pirate Borg, Mothership, Knave, Cairn, and other games that have a new school design aesthetic, and are typically rules-light and focus on "rulings over rules", but aren't exactly D&D clones. Many of Free League Publishing's games aren't technically OSR games as they aren't often based on old school D&D, but the high quality design and alternate game style game have made fans out of many of us.

ABOUT LIMITHRON
I'm Luke Stratton, and I made Pirate Borg, a hack of Mörk Borg. It's forthcoming from Free League Publishing, and the game has already shipped to Kickstarter backers and people that preordered.

I started this group to meet local OSR-style players and get some games going. I often host playtest games for my next book, The Dark Caribbean.