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In less than one week’s time, I’ll be debuting three new scenarios for Cannibal Contagion at the local GameStorm convention. If you’ve been looking to try it out for yourself, then sign up for the con and register for one of the seats at the table. Each session is slated for a maximum of seven player slots, and some of them are filling up quickly. Current status of the games:




Name: Cannibal Contagion: the Unitologist Gambit
Time: Fri 5 PM to 9 PM
Description: This session: A game of horror, madness, and violent survival on a distant space mining colony. This game is based on the dark futuristic setting of the recent hit video game “Dead Space.” Familiarity with the franchise might be useful, but is not at all necessary, and there will be no spoilers of the events of the actual video game.
Status: 4 Slots left to be filled




Name: Cannibal Contagion: Occupant Necrodanger
Time: Sat 12 PM to 4 PM
Description: The sinister Parasol Collective has developed a new virus, codenamed “The Z-Contagion,” and they’ve decided to use the remote Possum Town as their first major testing experiment. Your characters are stylish-yet-clueless members of the local R.A.T.S (Rural Assault Team-Squad) Special Forces country militia unit, and must find a way to stop the contagion from destroying your way of life… and taking your jobs!
Status: 6 slots left to be filled




Name: Cannibal Contagion: The Jesus Camp Massacre
Time: Sat 6 PM to 10 PM
Description: It’s summertime, and you’re a plucky teenager who just wants to raise a ruckus and party on until the next school sessions begin. However, this summer, you just don’t get to. Your parents sent you away to Youthpastor Cody’s Righteous-Awesome XTREEM Revival Camp. Now instead of partying, your only hope is just to survive the weekend with your sanity intact!
Status: Only 1 slot left to be filled!

As some of you may know, coming up next March (the 26th through the 29th) is Gamestorm 11, AKA “Portland’s Premier Gaming Convention in Vancouver.” I’ll be there running games, and I believe I’m even getting a special guest badge. Sweet! Anyway, after some initial consideration, I’ve put together the very first tentative schedule of the games I’ll be running:

“[Indie Hurricane] Cannibal Contagion: The Unitologist Gambit”
What: A game of horror, madness, and violent survival. This game is based on the dark futuristic setting of the recent hit video game “Dead Space.” Familiarity with the franchise might be useful, but is not at all necessary, and there will be no spoilers of the events of the actual video game.
When: Friday Evening (6-ish?)

“Fallout: T Minus Ten…”
What: An action-packed romp through the setting of the Fallout games, using the Savage Worlds rules for Fast, Furious Fun.
When: Saturday Afternoon (noon-ish?)

“[Indie Hurricane] Cannibal Contagion: The Jesus Camp Massacre”
What: Your parents sent you away to Youthpastor Cody’s Righteous-Awesome Revival Camp. Now you just have to survive the weekend…
When: Saturday Evening (6-ish?)

“[Indie Hurricane] Classroom Deathmatch”
What: Classroom Deathmatch, by the book.
When: Sunday Evening (6-ish?)

I’ll likely spend most of the rest of the time chilling out at the Indie Hurricane booth, pimping a variety of awesome games to passers-by. Maybe I’ll have some one-buck prints of QUAD and a few ashcans of Cannibal Contagion as well. I’d also be up for facilitating a Cold City game some time if there’s interest, but I don’t plan on scheduling one officially. But who knows – I’m currently starting to read a very much Cold City-inspirational book by Tim Powers, so by the time I’m finished with it I will quite likely be all “OMG I HAVE THE BEST IDEA EVAR” and sign up for another slot.

This weekend is Dragoncon, which I am sadly not attending for financial reasons. I asked Greg to print out a few copies of the Quad RPG and give them out on the game floor at the convention. He and his girl took it a step further, and totally awesome-ified them.

Here’s one of the special collector’s editions of the Quad RPG:

I love you Greg.