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	In the town of Fiveways a local monastic order has opened its doors to representatives of the three factions, to the freelance adventurers looking for a big break, and to the offworlders stranded in an unfamiliar plane. It is here that lives and fortunes will be made and lost… and perhaps it is here that is the last, best hope for the future of the world.		In the town of Fiveways a local monastic order has opened its doors to representatives of the three factions, to the freelance adventurers looking for a big break, and to the offworlders stranded in an unfamiliar plane. It is here that lives and fortunes will be made and lost… and perhaps it is here that is the last, best hope for the future of the world.


	===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===		===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===

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	As the dead rest uneasy in their graves, monsters stalk the land, and the old order struggles to adapt, a loose group of adventurers - both Arginese and interplanar refugees - has come together to explore, exploit, and defend against the tumultuous spirit world and the mysterious threat from beyond.		As the dead rest uneasy in their graves, monsters stalk the land, and the old order struggles to adapt, a loose group of adventurers - both Arginese and interplanar refugees - has come together to explore, exploit, and defend against the tumultuous spirit world and the mysterious threat from beyond.

	~~;Setting~~
	The world of Arginet is one of high fantasy and mysticism. The magic of the spirit world touches the people of all nations - sometimes in the form of communion with elemental and ancestral spirits, sometimes as the subtle transformation of humans into fay, and sometimes in the raw power wielded by channellers. Priests offer homage and sacrifice to the spirits of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, while the much-maligned Seekers of the Utmost search for an unknown higher power.		The world of Arginet is one of high fantasy and mysticism. The magic of the spirit world touches the people of all nations - sometimes in the form of communion with elemental and ancestral spirits, sometimes as the subtle transformation of humans into fay, and sometimes in the raw power wielded by channellers. Priests offer homage and sacrifice to the spirits of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, while the much-maligned Seekers of the Utmost search for an unknown higher power.

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	In the town of Fiveways a local monastic order has opened its doors to representatives of the three factions, to the freelance adventurers looking for a big break, and to the offworlders stranded in an unfamiliar plane. It is here that lives and fortunes will be made and lost… and perhaps it is here that is the last, best hope for the future of the world.		In the town of Fiveways a local monastic order has opened its doors to representatives of the three factions, to the freelance adventurers looking for a big break, and to the offworlders stranded in an unfamiliar plane. It is here that lives and fortunes will be made and lost… and perhaps it is here that is the last, best hope for the future of the world.


	===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===		===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===

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	This is a fantasy system aimed at discovery, magical science, politics and stabbing mutated things in the face.		This is a fantasy system aimed at discovery, magical science, politics and stabbing mutated things in the face.

	There are four mage Clans, all with enough people to count as a country in their own right. The game takes place in the capital city Armistice built by the four Mage Clans at the end of a decades long war. Two weeks ago an experimental ritual being conducted by team from all four clans tried to draw more magical energy into the city. It went catastrophically wrong and resulted in a huge explosion that tore a rift between the physical world and the Ether beyond.		There are four mage Clans, all with enough people to count as a country in their own right. The game takes place in the capital city Armistice built by the four Mage Clans at the end of a decades long war.

			Two weeks ago an experimental ritual being conducted by team from all four clans tried to draw more magical energy into the city. It went catastrophically wrong and resulted in a huge explosion that tore a rift between the physical world and the Ether beyond.

	A storm of magical lightning blasted through the city changing and mutating everything it touched then blasting smaller rifts as it grounded itself back through the fabric. Since the explosion accusations of fault have been flying in all directions and distrust between the Clans is rising. The Armistice Council ordered the city evacuated after the event with instructions to anyone who chose to stay to find out what happened, contain the disaster and seal the rifts. Not everyone has good intentions for staying, but plenty stayed.		A storm of magical lightning blasted through the city changing and mutating everything it touched then blasting smaller rifts as it grounded itself back through the fabric. Since the explosion accusations of fault have been flying in all directions and distrust between the Clans is rising. The Armistice Council ordered the city evacuated after the event with instructions to anyone who chose to stay to find out what happened, contain the disaster and seal the rifts. Not everyone has good intentions for staying, but plenty stayed.


	===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===		===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===
	Philosophies: Everything should do something. Players are welcome to screw themselves over (Everyone has overcast). Calls and magic similar to NFNC with a few exceptions. Skill buying to be similar to Empire - an initial cost to unlock a category and then buying skills within that category. Players will have personal mana that can be used for combat spells and resisting compels. Rituals need to be done with condensed mana, which is also the currency. High denomination ducatto are more refined mana and less likely to explode.		Philosophies:
			*Everything should do something.
			*Players are welcome to screw themselves over (Everyone has overcast). Calls and magic similar to NFNC with a few exceptions.
			*Skill buying to be similar to Empire - an initial cost to unlock a category and then buying skills within that category.
			*Players will have personal mana that can be used for combat spells and resisting compels.
			*Rituals need to be done with condensed mana, which is also the currency. High denomination ducatto are more refined mana and less likely to explode.

	Rituals are done through bead draws, each mana (ducatto coin, gold are worth two mana) you contribute allows you to make a draw or remove a black bead already drawn, higher tier mana allows redraws. A certain number of black beads will make the ritual explode, but this is independent of if the ritual succeeded. Failed rituals will always give something, even if just a hint as to where else they can look for info.		Rituals are done through bead draws, each mana (ducatto coin, gold are worth two mana) you contribute allows you to make a draw or remove a black bead already drawn, higher tier mana allows redraws. A certain number of black beads will make the ritual explode, but this is independent of if the ritual succeeded. Failed rituals will always give something, even if just a hint as to where else they can look for info.
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	===Brief overview of setting===		===Brief overview of setting===
	For many years, the island kingdom of Arginet has enjoyed peace and prosperity, ruled over by its wise and just nobility and guided by the spirits of the elements and the ancestors. But in the last year, quite without warning, cracks have started appearing in the fabric of reality in a metaphysical outburst known simply as the Breaking. Unstable rifts have opened to other planes of existence, disgorging strange creatures both human and monstrous, and the boundaries of the spirit world itself have grown weak.		"For many years, the island kingdom of Arginet has enjoyed peace and prosperity, ruled over by its wise and just nobility and guided by the spirits of the elements and the ancestors.

			But in the last year, quite without warning, cracks have started appearing in the fabric of reality in a metaphysical outburst known simply as the Breaking. Unstable rifts have opened to other planes of existence, disgorging strange creatures both human and monstrous, and the boundaries of the spirit world itself have grown weak."

	As the dead rest uneasy in their graves, monsters stalk the land, and the old order struggles to adapt, a loose group of adventurers - both Arginese and interplanar refugees - has come together to explore, exploit, and defend against the tumultuous spirit world and the mysterious threat from beyond.		As the dead rest uneasy in their graves, monsters stalk the land, and the old order struggles to adapt, a loose group of adventurers - both Arginese and interplanar refugees - has come together to explore, exploit, and defend against the tumultuous spirit world and the mysterious threat from beyond.

			;Setting
	The world of Arginet is one of high fantasy and mysticism. The magic of the spirit world touches the people of all nations - sometimes in the form of communion with elemental and ancestral spirits, sometimes as the subtle transformation of humans into fay, and sometimes in the raw power wielded by channellers. Priests offer homage and sacrifice to the spirits of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, while the much-maligned Seekers of the Utmost search for an unknown higher power.		The world of Arginet is one of high fantasy and mysticism. The magic of the spirit world touches the people of all nations - sometimes in the form of communion with elemental and ancestral spirits, sometimes as the subtle transformation of humans into fay, and sometimes in the raw power wielded by channellers. Priests offer homage and sacrifice to the spirits of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, while the much-maligned Seekers of the Utmost search for an unknown higher power.

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	===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===		===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===
	The basic design goals of the system are as follows:		The basic design goals of the system are as follows:
	An accessible but deep world, with the option of joining three key PC groups.		*An accessible but deep world, with the option of joining three key PC groups.
	A wide variety of character types - Arginese humans, fay, and wights, and a variety of offworld humans.		A wide variety of character types - Arginese humans, fay, and wights, and a variety of offworld humans.
	An easy way into the setting, as your character can start ignorant of the wider world and learn in play.		*An easy way into the setting, as your character can start ignorant of the wider world and learn in play.
	Rapid, player-driven plot development. If you don't want that plot, slam the rift shut. If the benefits of it outweigh the risks, keep it open.		*Rapid, player-driven plot development. If you don't want that plot, slam the rift shut. If the benefits of it outweigh the risks, keep it open.
	Death is not the end. PCs potentially get a second chance as wights, so can afford to take bigger risks.		*Death is not the end. PCs potentially get a second chance as wights, so can afford to take bigger risks.
	A religion brief full of mystery to poke and heresy to denounce.		*A religion brief full of mystery to poke and heresy to denounce.
	A simple set of mechanics that don't get in the way of roleplay.		*A simple set of mechanics that don't get in the way of roleplay.

	The game is principally PvM/E and most of the combat will come from this side of the game, but there will be plenty of opportunities for PvP. In particular the three factions are all competing for the future of the nation and will be able to push the balance in their favour.		The game is principally PvM/E and most of the combat will come from this side of the game, but there will be plenty of opportunities for PvP. In particular the three factions are all competing for the future of the nation and will be able to push the balance in their favour.
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	===Downtimes===		===Downtimes===
	Yes - characters will have downtimes that can be used to influence the plot and how it affects interactives.		*Yes - characters will have downtimes that can be used to influence the plot and how it affects interactives.
	The key part of each downtime will be a Local Action (a freeform action like the classic CUTT/NFNC action, taking place in the locality where interactives take place) or Map Action (more formulaic, but able to affect the setting in a more targetted way). Players will be able to supplement this with a few Minor Actions (again, based on the CUTT/NFNC model)		The key part of each downtime will be a Local Action (a freeform action like the classic CUTT/NFNC action, taking place in the locality where interactives take place) or Map Action (more formulaic, but able to affect the setting in a more targetted way). Players will be able to supplement this with a few Minor Actions (again, based on the CUTT/NFNC model)
	Players will be able to gain Followers and Favours through a variety of means, which will allow them to take actions in more distant areas or grant a bonus Follower Action (a limited form of Map Action).		*Players will be able to gain Followers and Favours through a variety of means, which will allow them to take actions in more distant areas or grant a bonus Follower Action (a limited form of Map Action).

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	*There may be some tinkering with god strictures, bearserk mechanics and the introduction of something rather sinister to lurk in the shadows		*There may be some tinkering with god strictures, bearserk mechanics and the introduction of something rather sinister to lurk in the shadows
	*There will be a brief review of rules and statting by the ref team to iron out a few kinks		*There will be a brief review of rules and statting by the ref team to iron out a few kinks


	===Brief overview of setting===		===Brief overview of setting===
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	TT, thanks to its long pedigree (it is based loosely off the DUTT rules, or was: the system can be democratically modified every year and frequently is) is hard to pin down in terms of rules philosophy. Possibly the best way of explaining it is that it seeks to strike a balance between allowing cool and varied stuff and trying to rein in anything particularly off the rails. It is a low-”accidental fatality” system as it currently stands, but this is something that is inherently changeable: one of the key merits that CUTT has is its flexibility. Essentially, CUTT has reached its current, relatively stable state via a process of democratic iteration and organic evolution. There may be parts which are metaphorical appendices, but generally at the current time, it functions. CUTT is not a system with high rules-setting integrations, but it is one which has provably reached a state where the rules work and that supports the setting in which people are invested.		TT, thanks to its long pedigree (it is based loosely off the DUTT rules, or was: the system can be democratically modified every year and frequently is) is hard to pin down in terms of rules philosophy. Possibly the best way of explaining it is that it seeks to strike a balance between allowing cool and varied stuff and trying to rein in anything particularly off the rails. It is a low-”accidental fatality” system as it currently stands, but this is something that is inherently changeable: one of the key merits that CUTT has is its flexibility. Essentially, CUTT has reached its current, relatively stable state via a process of democratic iteration and organic evolution. There may be parts which are metaphorical appendices, but generally at the current time, it functions. CUTT is not a system with high rules-setting integrations, but it is one which has provably reached a state where the rules work and that supports the setting in which people are invested.


	===Summary of "format"===		===Summary of "format"===

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	Lizzie J		Lizzie J


	===Brief overview of setting===		===Brief overview of setting===
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	There are four mage Clans, all with enough people to count as a country in their own right. The game takes place in the capital city Armistice built by the four Mage Clans at the end of a decades long war. Two weeks ago an experimental ritual being conducted by team from all four clans tried to draw more magical energy into the city. It went catastrophically wrong and resulted in a huge explosion that tore a rift between the physical world and the Ether beyond.		There are four mage Clans, all with enough people to count as a country in their own right. The game takes place in the capital city Armistice built by the four Mage Clans at the end of a decades long war. Two weeks ago an experimental ritual being conducted by team from all four clans tried to draw more magical energy into the city. It went catastrophically wrong and resulted in a huge explosion that tore a rift between the physical world and the Ether beyond.
	A storm of magical lightning blasted through the city changing and mutating everything it touched then blasting smaller rifts as it grounded itself back through the fabric. Since the explosion accusations of fault have been flying in all directions and distrust between the Clans is rising. The Armistice Council ordered the city evacuated after the event with instructions to anyone who chose to stay to find out what happened, contain the disaster and seal the rifts. Not everyone has good intentions for staying, but plenty stayed.		A storm of magical lightning blasted through the city changing and mutating everything it touched then blasting smaller rifts as it grounded itself back through the fabric. Since the explosion accusations of fault have been flying in all directions and distrust between the Clans is rising. The Armistice Council ordered the city evacuated after the event with instructions to anyone who chose to stay to find out what happened, contain the disaster and seal the rifts. Not everyone has good intentions for staying, but plenty stayed.


	===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===		===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===
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	Rituals are done through bead draws, each mana (ducatto coin, gold are worth two mana) you contribute allows you to make a draw or remove a black bead already drawn, higher tier mana allows redraws. A certain number of black beads will make the ritual explode, but this is independent of if the ritual succeeded. Failed rituals will always give something, even if just a hint as to where else they can look for info.		Rituals are done through bead draws, each mana (ducatto coin, gold are worth two mana) you contribute allows you to make a draw or remove a black bead already drawn, higher tier mana allows redraws. A certain number of black beads will make the ritual explode, but this is independent of if the ritual succeeded. Failed rituals will always give something, even if just a hint as to where else they can look for info.


	===Summary of "format"===		===Summary of "format"===
	Same as NFNC. Interactive Friday, Linear Saturday, simple downtimes.		Same as NFNC. Interactive Friday, Linear Saturday, simple downtimes.


	===Other information===		===Other information===
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	==Breaking Worlds==		==Breaking Worlds==
	Adventure, rivalry, and intrigue as magical cataclysm shakes the multiverse.		Adventure, rivalry, and intrigue as magical cataclysm shakes the multiverse.


	===Refteam ===		===Refteam ===
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	Dave Sheridan and Jim Blackshaw are also contributing material.		Dave Sheridan and Jim Blackshaw are also contributing material.


	===Brief overview of setting===		===Brief overview of setting===
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	In the town of Fiveways a local monastic order has opened its doors to representatives of the three factions, to the freelance adventurers looking for a big break, and to the offworlders stranded in an unfamiliar plane. It is here that lives and fortunes will be made and lost… and perhaps it is here that is the last, best hope for the future of the world.		In the town of Fiveways a local monastic order has opened its doors to representatives of the three factions, to the freelance adventurers looking for a big break, and to the offworlders stranded in an unfamiliar plane. It is here that lives and fortunes will be made and lost… and perhaps it is here that is the last, best hope for the future of the world.


	===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===		===Summary of rules/rules philosophy with examples===
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	*Trade: business and non-combat subterfuge.		*Trade: business and non-combat subterfuge.
	The skills system is still being balanced (and will need playtesting) but the basic plan is to encourage characters to buy two to four of these rather than splashing everything; this is to maintain a stronger sense of identity and a distinction between the mundane and the supernatural. We also believe that it should be viable and fun for a PC to specialise in any area they choose.		The skills system is still being balanced (and will need playtesting) but the basic plan is to encourage characters to buy two to four of these rather than splashing everything; this is to maintain a stronger sense of identity and a distinction between the mundane and the supernatural. We also believe that it should be viable and fun for a PC to specialise in any area they choose.


	===Summary of "format"===		===Summary of "format"===
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	Interactives Friday evenings.		Interactives Friday evenings.
	Linears probably Saturday afternoons.		Linears probably Saturday afternoons.


	===Downtimes===		===Downtimes===
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	The key part of each downtime will be a Local Action (a freeform action like the classic CUTT/NFNC action, taking place in the locality where interactives take place) or Map Action (more formulaic, but able to affect the setting in a more targetted way). Players will be able to supplement this with a few Minor Actions (again, based on the CUTT/NFNC model)		The key part of each downtime will be a Local Action (a freeform action like the classic CUTT/NFNC action, taking place in the locality where interactives take place) or Map Action (more formulaic, but able to affect the setting in a more targetted way). Players will be able to supplement this with a few Minor Actions (again, based on the CUTT/NFNC model)
	Players will be able to gain Followers and Favours through a variety of means, which will allow them to take actions in more distant areas or grant a bonus Follower Action (a limited form of Map Action).		Players will be able to gain Followers and Favours through a variety of means, which will allow them to take actions in more distant areas or grant a bonus Follower Action (a limited form of Map Action).


	===Other information===		===Other information===
	http://larp.soc.srcf.net/wiki.pl?BreakingWorlds is the link for further information on Breaking Worlds. More will be added here in the weeks before the AGM.		http://larp.soc.srcf.net/wiki.pl?BreakingWorlds is the link for further information on Breaking Worlds. More will be added here in the weeks before the AGM.



	==Cambridge University Treasure Trap==		==Cambridge University Treasure Trap==
	Fantasy smorgasbord set in something approximating medieval Cambridge. Contains goblins.		Fantasy smorgasbord set in something approximating medieval Cambridge. Contains goblins.


	===Refteam===		===Refteam===
	Megan Williams		Megan Williams


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	On Saturdays, adventuring parties set out on undertakings arranged the previous evening at the Arms: these range from attending a fancy funfair about which rumours of kidnapping swirl, to setting the world to rights and holding back the enemy at the gates of the city: and the enemy within...		On Saturdays, adventuring parties set out on undertakings arranged the previous evening at the Arms: these range from attending a fancy funfair about which rumours of kidnapping swirl, to setting the world to rights and holding back the enemy at the gates of the city: and the enemy within...


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	===Summary of "format"===		===Summary of "format"===
	It will run on a Friday evening for interactives and Saturday afternoons for linears as per the current arrangements unless circumstances demand otherwise.		It will run on a Friday evening for interactives and Saturday afternoons for linears as per the current arrangements unless circumstances demand otherwise.


	==World Reclamation Project (WoRP)==		==World Reclamation Project (WoRP)==
	Rebuild a fantasy world that was shattered into pieces.		Rebuild a fantasy world that was shattered into pieces.


	===Refteam===		===Refteam===
	Josephine Anrep - head ref, other refs: David Birch, other people TBD		Josephine Anrep - head ref, other refs: David Birch, other people TBD


	===Brief overview of setting===		===Brief overview of setting===
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	:A nation dedicated to invention and the relentless march of progress.		:A nation dedicated to invention and the relentless march of progress.
	The playable races of the world include Humans, Gnomes, Elementals, Beastkin, Golems		The playable races of the world include Humans, Gnomes, Elementals, Beastkin, Golems


	===Brief overview of system===		===Brief overview of system===
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	Character creation to provide links to existing NPCs by default. (all the flexibility of creating your own backstory is available, but some options that will provide links to plot are visible and easy to access)		Character creation to provide links to existing NPCs by default. (all the flexibility of creating your own backstory is available, but some options that will provide links to plot are visible and easy to access)


	===Format===		===Format===
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	Intended to run for 2 years.		Intended to run for 2 years.


	===Downtime===		===Downtime===
	Reduced and limited (picking from a list of options, one of which will be freetext)		Reduced and limited (picking from a list of options, one of which will be freetext)

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	===Refteam===		===Refteam===
	Megan Williams		Megan Williams


	=== Initial Comments ===		=== Initial Comments ===

Hark: /* Cambridge University Treasure Trap */

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	===Refteam===		===Refteam===
	Megan Williams		Megan Williams


	=== Initial Comments ===		=== Initial Comments ===

Hark: /* Cambridge University Treasure Trap */

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	==Cambridge University Treasure Trap==		==Cambridge University Treasure Trap==
			Fantasy smorgasbord set in something approximating medieval Cambridge. Contains goblins.

	===Refteam===		===Refteam===
	~~Fantasy smorgasbord set in something approximating medieval Cambridge. Contains goblins.~~

	Megan Williams		Megan Williams

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	===Summary of "format"===		===Summary of "format"===
	It will run on a Friday evening for interactives and Saturday afternoons for linears as per the current arrangements unless circumstances demand otherwise.		It will run on a Friday evening for interactives and Saturday afternoons for linears as per the current arrangements unless circumstances demand otherwise.


	==World Reclamation Project (WoRP)==		==World Reclamation Project (WoRP)==

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	Proxy or postal voting will be allowed for paid members of the society who cannot make the OGM, declarations of proxy or postal votes must be submitted by midday on the 11th of March to be counted. Details of the voting format will follow shortly.		Proxy or postal voting will be allowed for paid members of the society who cannot make the OGM, declarations of proxy or postal votes must be submitted by midday on the 11th of March to be counted. Details of the voting format will follow shortly.


	= Systems =		= Systems =