From lev at rpgreview.net  Thu Jan  5 06:04:05 2012
From: lev at rpgreview.net (lev at rpgreview.net)
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:04:05 +1100
Subject: [Churchofgaming] The Cog, January 2012
Message-ID: <776c91aa4cdb6b6521c85e92478fbc4f.squirrel@webmail.rpgreview.net>

The CoG : The Church of Gaming Newsletter, January 2012
=======================================================

The Church of Gaming Newsletter has had several quiet months. OK, make
that over a year. But there's nothing like a new year to get things going.
It's almost like a resolution or something! Anyway, here's a month's worth
of activities and more.


Saturday January 7 : Star Voyager at ACMI : Exploring space on screen
---------------------------------------------------------------------

A very sound suggestion by Karl and Liz!

Journey through the fact and fiction of space exploration from Fritz Lang
to the moon landing, to Star Trek and Total Recall.

ACMI presents the world premiere of Star Voyager: Exploring  Space on
Screen, a major exhibition charting the history and future of
space exploration as experienced through the moving image.

>From early films by Fritz Lang and Georges M?li?s, through to  footage of
the 1969 moon landing and recent films such as the Alien series, Moon and
Sunshine, the moving image has allowed us to experience what most of us
can only dream of.

Combining scientific and documentary footage with feature films  and video
artwork, the Star Voyager exhibition celebrates an enduring fascination
with space travel through the imaginations of artists,
scientists and astronauts.

Enjoy a rare opportunity to see real NASA artefacts used in space plus
film production materials, including costumes from Star Trek, AustinPowers
and Total Recall.

The exhibition also features an exciting new work, developed here in 
Melbourne, allowing visitors to explore the surface of Mars in 3D.

Meet at the ACMI Lounge at 11 am for 15min then will proceed to the exhibit.

ACMI Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne
Full Price $16.50 Concession $12


Sunday January 8th and January 22nd : Pathfinder Planescape and Dark Heresy
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Two of our very successful mainstay games are both run by relative
newcomers at the CoG, Felix and Redmond respectively. Hooray!

For those unfamiliar, Planescape is the setting for the numerous planes of
existence in the D&D cosmology. In this particular setting the PCs have
soul gems which makes them unkillable in a sense, but also with some
additional quirks.

Dark Heresy is a gothic science fantasy game of Acolytes working for an
Inquisitor persecuting heretics and mutants. The worst heretics and
mutants of all are, of course, those that you find within.

Mailing list for Pathfinder Planescape:
http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/planescape_rpgreview.net
Mailing list for Dark Heresy: Coming soon!

Sunday January 15th and January 29th: Diaspora
----------------------------------------------

Diaspora combines hard science fiction with the narrativist FATE game
system. Karl has been running this very interesting scenario where the PCs
engage in subterfuge with and against each other in equal amounts as
respective solar systems conflict in technology, ideology and commerce.

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

2pm, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne


Current Date Unknown: GURPS Korea
---------------------------------

Over the New Year's break Michael ran a couple of excellent sessions of
GURPS Korea. Well, it's more like GURPS Koreans lost in China as the Han
Empire falls apart, but that's another matter. Point being that there is a
game, but without a definite time - as yet. Give Michael a "An nyoung" if
you want to join in.

Mailing List for GURPS Korean:
http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/gurps-korea_rpgreview.net

Current Date Unknown: RPG Review 13 and 14
------------------------------------------

The next issue of RPG Review, a double issue concentrating (but not
exclusively) on a range of d20-related games and products is coming very
soon. A substantial delay has occurred whilst waiting for a short set of
interview questions to arrive - which were never completed even after
months. I am unlikely to say anything particulary kind about said
publisher for a while as a result.

There is still room for last-minute submissions; background stories for
campaigns, scenarios, reviews, anything of the sort. You can download back
issues as well, all located at:

http://rpgreview.net


Membership
----------

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.






From superfluos at gmail.com  Fri Jan  6 06:04:00 2012
From: superfluos at gmail.com (Jay Superfluous)
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 17:04:00 +1100
Subject: [Churchofgaming] Dark Heresy on Sunday
Message-ID: <CAFw1u1DGjf012vtrE7uXY+W=jHQ_Trr5iqmwFMy=7tK5Gd0srw@mail.gmail.com>

     Dear Lev,

                    Have you confirmed Dark Heresy for Sunday?


     Jay



From redmond.hamlett at gmail.com  Sun Jan  8 04:10:03 2012
From: redmond.hamlett at gmail.com (Redmond Hamlett)
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:10:03 +1100
Subject: [Churchofgaming] Churchofgaming Digest, Vol 42, Issue 2
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1325898006.16233.churchofgaming_rpgreview.net@rpgreview.net>
References: <mailman.1.1325898006.16233.churchofgaming_rpgreview.net@rpgreview.net>
Message-ID: <2B45AB00-4E30-4464-A4B3-59FB2405BB1C@gmail.com>

Hi,

I'm in Tassie, I'm ready for DH next week on 15/1/12, otherwise at the next available time.

Cheers, Redmond 

Sent from my iPhone

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From egrek2000 at yahoo.com  Sun Jan  8 21:40:13 2012
From: egrek2000 at yahoo.com (Egrek TwoThousand)
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:40:13 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Churchofgaming] The Cog, January 2012
In-Reply-To: <776c91aa4cdb6b6521c85e92478fbc4f.squirrel@webmail.rpgreview.net>
References: <776c91aa4cdb6b6521c85e92478fbc4f.squirrel@webmail.rpgreview.net>
Message-ID: <1326058813.79718.YahooMailNeo@web160706.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Hi Lev
?
Sorry I missed the Saturday meeting - I was going to come and... forgot. Gah! One day I'll make it to the ACMI!
?
Meanwhile, I'm a little confused - after getting an email from Redmond saying:
"Hi,
I'm in Tassie, I'm ready for DH next week on 15/1/12, otherwise at the next available time.
Cheers, Redmond"

It looks like everyone wants to start their games on the 15th!
In a way it doesn't matter to me much, I can turn up and be in a game, but I'm sure the GMs will appreciate working out which game IS going to run on the 15th!?
?
:)
Mark

From: "lev at rpgreview.net" <lev at rpgreview.net>
>To: churchofgaming at rpgreview.net 
>Sent: Thursday, 5 January 2012, 17:04
>Subject: [Churchofgaming] The Cog, January 2012
>
>The CoG : The Church of Gaming Newsletter, January 2012
>=======================================================
>
>The Church of Gaming Newsletter has had several quiet months. OK, make
>that over a year. But there's nothing like a new year to get things going.
>It's almost like a resolution or something! Anyway, here's a month's worth
>of activities and more.
>
>
>Saturday January 7 : Star Voyager at ACMI : Exploring space on screen
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>A very sound suggestion by Karl and Liz!
>
>Journey through the fact and fiction of space exploration from Fritz Lang
>to the moon landing, to Star Trek and Total Recall.
>
>ACMI presents the world premiere of Star Voyager: Exploring? Space on
>Screen, a major exhibition charting the history and future of
>space exploration as experienced through the moving image.
>
>From early films by Fritz Lang and Georges M?li?s, through to? footage of
>the 1969 moon landing and recent films such as the Alien series, Moon and
>Sunshine, the moving image has allowed us to experience what most of us
>can only dream of.
>
>Combining scientific and documentary footage with feature films? and video
>artwork, the Star Voyager exhibition celebrates an enduring fascination
>with space travel through the imaginations of artists,
>scientists and astronauts.
>
>Enjoy a rare opportunity to see real NASA artefacts used in space plus
>film production materials, including costumes from Star Trek, AustinPowers
>and Total Recall.
>
>The exhibition also features an exciting new work, developed here in 
>Melbourne, allowing visitors to explore the surface of Mars in 3D.
>
>Meet at the ACMI Lounge at 11 am for 15min then will proceed to the exhibit.
>
>ACMI Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne
>Full Price $16.50 Concession $12
>
>
>Sunday January 8th and January 22nd : Pathfinder Planescape and Dark Heresy
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Two of our very successful mainstay games are both run by relative
>newcomers at the CoG, Felix and Redmond respectively. Hooray!
>
>For those unfamiliar, Planescape is the setting for the numerous planes of
>existence in the D&D cosmology. In this particular setting the PCs have
>soul gems which makes them unkillable in a sense, but also with some
>additional quirks.
>
>Dark Heresy is a gothic science fantasy game of Acolytes working for an
>Inquisitor persecuting heretics and mutants. The worst heretics and
>mutants of all are, of course, those that you find within.
>
>Mailing list for Pathfinder Planescape:
>http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/planescape_rpgreview.net
>Mailing list for Dark Heresy: Coming soon!
>
>Sunday January 15th and January 29th: Diaspora
>----------------------------------------------
>
>Diaspora combines hard science fiction with the narrativist FATE game
>system. Karl has been running this very interesting scenario where the PCs
>engage in subterfuge with and against each other in equal amounts as
>respective solar systems conflict in technology, ideology and commerce.
>
>Webpage for Diaspora: http://mimesisrpg.com/diaspora
>Mailing list for Diaspora:
>http://mimesisrpg.com/mailman/listinfo/diaspora_mimesisrpg.com
>
>2pm, 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne
>
>
>Current Date Unknown: GURPS Korea
>---------------------------------
>
>Over the New Year's break Michael ran a couple of excellent sessions of
>GURPS Korea. Well, it's more like GURPS Koreans lost in China as the Han
>Empire falls apart, but that's another matter. Point being that there is a
>game, but without a definite time - as yet. Give Michael a "An nyoung" if
>you want to join in.
>
>Mailing List for GURPS Korean:
>http://rpgreview.net/mailman/listinfo/gurps-korea_rpgreview.net
>
>Current Date Unknown: RPG Review 13 and 14
>------------------------------------------
>
>The next issue of RPG Review, a double issue concentrating (but not
>exclusively) on a range of d20-related games and products is coming very
>soon. A substantial delay has occurred whilst waiting for a short set of
>interview questions to arrive - which were never completed even after
>months. I am unlikely to say anything particulary kind about said
>publisher for a while as a result.
>
>There is still room for last-minute submissions; background stories for
>campaigns, scenarios, reviews, anything of the sort. You can download back
>issues as well, all located at:
>
>http://rpgreview.net
>
>
>Membership
>----------
>
>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.
>
>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
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From mcole222 at yahoo.com.au  Tue Jan 10 17:43:30 2012
From: mcole222 at yahoo.com.au (Michael Cole)
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:43:30 +1100
Subject: [Churchofgaming] The Cog, January 2012
In-Reply-To: <776c91aa4cdb6b6521c85e92478fbc4f.squirrel@webmail.rpgreview.net>
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Message-ID: <4F0C78C2.6010102@yahoo.com.au>

Apologies all,but my father is having his 80th birthday party on Sunday, 
so I won't be at gaming.



From mcole222 at yahoo.com.au  Tue Jan 17 15:59:18 2012
From: mcole222 at yahoo.com.au (Michael Cole)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:59:18 +1100
Subject: [Churchofgaming] The Cog, January 2012
In-Reply-To: <4F0C78C2.6010102@yahoo.com.au>
References: <776c91aa4cdb6b6521c85e92478fbc4f.squirrel@webmail.rpgreview.net>
	<4F0C78C2.6010102@yahoo.com.au>
Message-ID: <4F159AD6.2090109@yahoo.com.au>

On 11/01/2012 4:43 AM, Michael Cole wrote:
> Apologies all,but my father is having his 80th birthday party on 
> Sunday, so I won't be at gaming.
>
>
  Made a mistake.  My father's birthday is actually this Sunday coming 
up, not last Sunday.  I didn't realise this until the day - my mother 
thought it was amusing anyway.  So I won't be at gaming again this week.





From egrek2000 at yahoo.com  Thu Jan 26 22:55:02 2012
From: egrek2000 at yahoo.com (Egrek TwoThousand)
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:55:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Churchofgaming] Trying to get a new game going - any interest?
Message-ID: <1327618502.41673.YahooMailNeo@web160702.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Hi all

Just a quick one to let people know a couple of us are hoping to start a game on thursday nights at our appartment in the CBD (Flinders Street/Spencer street - by Southern Cross and Flinders Street stations!)
- possibly starting next week (why wait around)
- I assume something like 6.30-7pm start till 10-11pm (depending on trains etc)

Trying to see if it's possible to start next week and discussing game (possibly Savage worlds Deadlands, Pulp or Cthuhlu? Maybe Runequest?) to which I've not played half of them and the ones I have played were one offs. I'm rooting for Deadlands! :) But then I'm not GMing!

Just checking to see if anyone in the group is interested? 
Email me back (egrek2000 at yahoo.com) and I'll update you as me and the GM get more info together!

Thanks
Mark
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From karl at rpgreview.net  Fri Jan 27 07:13:18 2012
From: karl at rpgreview.net (karl at rpgreview.net)
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:13:18 +1100
Subject: [Churchofgaming] Diaspora this Sunday
Message-ID: <20120127181318.663804tfv7naxo5q@webmail.rpgreview.net>

Hi all,

Diaspora is on this Sunday 2pm. Come along for hard SF with FATE.
Also I am currently migrating to a new social email. Please avoid  
sending material to catodon at whale-mail.com






