For hundreds of years, the city of Tarira has ruled the skies - kept aloft by thousands of giant balloons and the mysterious, magical properties of the golden Dust it harvests from the air. Soldiers and politicians scheme and plot; while the underfolk keep the city going, traders bring news and goods from the far-off land settlements, and pirates wait just out of reach for their chance to strike...

You are all residents of this glorious city - where honour is key, Dust is crucial, and most never set foot on the ground. As Tarira faces a crisis that it never has before, help shape its future and steer its course. Battle your rivals; get an edge through the latest discoveries; duel for power and fame; and, of course, look *incredibly stylish* while doing so.

Shadowed Horizons is a game of steampunk fun and swashbuckling glory, heavily influenced by classics such as Zorro and the Three Musketeers. Sharpen your rapier, don your cape, and prepare to take a stand - for truth, honour, and the most impressive hat.

Shadowed Horizons

Greetings, Gemstones! We are thrilled to invite you all to embark on a magnificent journey into the enchanting realm of Legia. 

In this play-by-email game, you will assume the roles of heroic Gemstones, nobles, rulers, and heroes, responsible for safeguard the vibrant hues of Legia from the insidious Gray and the constantly expanding Grayzone. Taking queue from Saturday morning cartoons, Legia: Gemstones is inspired by works like She-Ra: Princesses of Power, Owl House, and Steven Universe. Prepare yourselves to dive headfirst into a world where love and friendship are as strong as any metal.

Legia, is a land abundant in magic and wonder, that once thrived under the harmonious symphony of vibrant colors that painted its landscapes. However, the Gray is threatening to desecrate the very essence of this wondrous realm. This nefarious entity seeks to drain Legia of its brilliant hues, casting the land into a monochrome abyss. In this hour of need, new Gemstones rise to face this daunting challenge after the shocking defeat of the previous Gemstones, now corrupted into Graystones that seek to do the Gray's bidding.

We invite players of all experience levels to join this extraordinary adventure. Whether you are a seasoned hero or a wide-eyed newcomer, Legia welcomes you all with open arms. The world eagerly awaits the arrival of its brave Gemstones. Will you heed the Gemheart's call?

Legia: Gemstones

The Disc will be set within a fantasy world  which is distinctly different to the one created by Terry Pratchett.  It is a world which might look similar to our own, but is a place where magic and myths exist.

It is the Century of the Anteater and the city of AM has taken an economic and social downturn since the previous prosperity under the tyrant patrician Lord Vee. The current Patrician, Lord Eton, is out of touch with the citizens and seems to take more interest in feasting and fornicating, than federal and foreign affairs. Fortunately for AM, it has many upstanding* citizens who have stepped in to help with the smooth running of the city. 

This is your chance to play as a member of the Watch, the Guilds or the University to help change the fate of the Disc. You do not have to have done any prior reading to play this game. We will be collectively creating new characters and storylines for everyone to enjoy.

*Upstanding being a measure of their ability to remain on their feet, rather than their moral compass.

The Disc

It's the roaring twenties, but you are not in the jazz bars of New York or the clubs on the Bankside in London. You are attending the magical college of St. Eglantyne's, located in rural Camfordshire near the small village of Fen-On-The-Wold. Like any good educational institutions, it is a public school, which in England means it is privately run and aimed towards the better off in society.

Not that they don't have a few talented riffraff attending, each getting there via hard work rather than the more respectable and frankly more commendable route of being from a good family.

In this game, players will belong to the student body of the magical school, St. Eglantyne's. Placed into one of four houses, you will study at the various lessons of the day, attend extracurricular activities that are being put on and for the most part get up to whichever larks you feel best suit you.

St. Eglantyne's School of Respectable Magic

Two years ago, a revolution shook Mexico. The near forty year rule of Porfirio Diaz came to end, a revolution that you helped make successful under the leadership of the Francisco Madero, who you soon elected president. His presidency has been one of difficulties, false promises and the occasional counter revolution, but he was the first honest man Mexico had seen. That is now over, a failed coup turned successful at the intervention of Victoriano Huerta, has resulted in Madero dead at the hands of the traitor Huerta. Now the democracy you had fought for is hanging by a thread. 

Copper, Caudillos and Cows

Long ago, the world fell to ruin due to the war between wrathful gods, with what remained of humanity saved by the Mother of Stories. She placed them all within the confines of a storybook city she called Biblios, a place where humanity could grow and thrive without the interference of the world outside. Here they could learn magic, live peaceful lives, and stay safe from the gods of wrath. However, nothing can be hidden from the divine forever, and the Wrathful Gods have sent their agents to draw mankind into the world of war. Thankfully, with her magic the Mother of Stories was able to call divine Warriors of the Page who would help bring peace and prosperity to all.

Or so the backstory of *Biblios* goes.

*Biblios* was once the biggest and most exciting VRMMO (Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Game), an urban fantasy world where players were cast as Warriors of the Page who would save humanity from evil outside forces. Boasting endless possibilities and infinite choices, players were free to follow set plots or make their own fun with an endless array of characters and scenarios to interact with. However, with an increasingly saturated VRMMO marketplace, what was once a bustling population of millions has dwindled down to a scant (X), loyal diehards who are the last holdouts before the game’s full shutdown in eight weeks.

You are not Warriors of the Page. You are Guardians - administrator programs designed to help moderate the game and eliminate any bugs or glitches that may appear. For six and a half years you have patiently toiled in answering player queries. But something is strange. You are faster now. More fluid. More awake. The glitches have become more frequent, more abnormal, resistant to the cursory efforts of lesser programs.

And yesterday, one of your final players died in both realities.

Your task now is to investigate this wave of glitches, contain these inexplicable phenomena, and protect this precious world you were created to defend. Unlock your administrator privileges, get into the minds of your fellow AIs, explore player locations, and unearth encrypted data points in order to get to the bottom of Biblios before everything goes dark.

Biblios

The world you knew is gone, conquered and corrupted. The rich feed – literally – upon the poor as bloodthirsty vampires. These terrible, immortal rulers use their supernatural power and the temptation of eternal life to bring the world to heel. 

They have created a society of predator and prey, of owner and owned. A pyramid of blood, with those beneath taxed and exploited for their wealth, labour and their blood.

Not all submitted. You are among what could be the very last pocket of resistance, forced to live on the fringes of an ancient and terrible forest. For a time you were ignored. Beneath notice. But the thirsting tyrants and their armies are coming, now, looking to extinguish the last embers of rebellion and hope.

A game of tragic horror.

Sunset

Dwarf For-Prez is a council game of rich and powerful dwarfs vying for more power because they know best. 

You are one of the foremost dwarves of your time. Which of course means you are one of the richest, as gold is indisputable evidence of skill and accomplishment for dwarves. There are many things that define being a dwarf. A love of gold is one, and mining for gold is of course universally agreed as important, but there are different stances of what else is important with five factions which hold their own values in reverence: Warriors, Inventors, Merchants, Priests, and Sorcerers. You exemplify two of these and will need to show everone that your way is right if you want to become the new ruler…. Which you do, because it comes with more gold. Never mind that the last ruler died under mysterious circumstances; that is hardly your problem. 

Unfortunately there are some other dwarves who think they should also be the ruler and you all have so much gold counting out who has the most seems impractical. You’d also need to reveal all of the gold you’ve hidden and let other people touch it with their grubby, sticky fingers! The ten of you will be running things through the coming weeks collectively as the successor is chosen by exemplifying their values as the most dwafish.So you may need to work with the others who share your values to make sure you come out as the true exemplar of dwarfishness.

Dwarf-For-Prez

Not everyone can ascend to Godhood. But the Gods’ Wars will give you a chance to prove yourself to the Gods and gain their favour. Do well enough in their competition, and perhaps you can win Ascension, to join them in Godhood! The Gods’ Wars have been run countless times across countless worlds, with countless themes. Those involved have felt justified in rigging elections, interceding in succession crises, starting wars, and much more besides! This time there are dual themes, balance and hope.
The World is in crisis as the 2040s begin, it’s clearly evident for all but the most ardent and delusional to see now. Centred around the United Nations habitat within Ouroboros, those with means and power have been brought together by an, as yet, unnamed sponsor in an attempt to save the planet. Investigate possibilities and negotiate future realities with those in similar positions to your own. Bring such realities to life, whilst you improve your Favour with the Gods.
Will you strive to win Godly Favour and with it the honour and privilege of Ascension, or will you wield balance and hope for the people of this World and a better tomorrow? Find out in this year’s Gods’ Wars!

Gods' Wars Redux

Welcome to beautiful King Solomon Island, Maine. A lovely and friendly community with secrets behind every door. Not that they would let you know that, to all appearances Solomon Harbor is the very picture of white picket americana. But you that is not the whole truth, behind every fence lies a secret side to this small town, one you sell to the tourists as myth. But you know there are mages, cultists, spies and worst of all, communists, lying in your midst. 

You just need to be able to find them first, without giving away who you really are. I just need to ask you some questions first, are you now or have you ever been…

Originally ran by True North Megagames, it has now been ported online with the support of Omega. Will the secrets of Solomon Harbor remain buried? Will you be able to stop the Reds enacting their powerful communist magic? Will game control get stuck in a lift again? 

All these questions will be answered on December 17. Tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/notastruenorthmegagames/783659

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

The vampires arrived three days ago, and set up camp in the abandoned castle ruins just outside your beautiful English village of Plumford, cutting you off from the outside world. You and your fellow cantankerous villagers have kept them at bay so far, but you must work out a way to survive - and, much more importantly, win the Village of the Year award! And there's also a local election going on - who's going to win the coveted shiny mayoral medallion, and get to lord it over everyone else???

You have been called together - the best, brightest, and most influential community leaders in the town. Some have described you as "curmudgeonly" - you prefer the phrase "strongly opinionated". It is up to you to guide the town through these difficult weeks, and maintain the glory of Plumford!

Of course, you will all have your own personal agendas as well … no point in letting a good crisis go to waste…

It's Hot Fuzz meets Buffy with some Handforth Parish Council thrown in! A silly game of politics, role play, creative problem-solving and collaborative story-telling.

Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-plumford-vampire-kerfuffle-tickets-429938857697

The Plumford Vampire Kerfuffle

A play by e-mail game which is the direct sequel to one of the first PBEMs we all played, set in a city at the centre of a web of portals and leylines to other places in a wider multiverse ruled over by a council of bickering philosophical extremists, with squabbling noble houses, conniving criminals and handsome anarchists pursuing their own agendas.

Ur: Season Two

As Thou Commands is a rules-light mass player experience (megagame) where the players procedurally generate and run fictional feudal Duchies. These Duchies comprise an entire medieval Kingdom, and players’ decisions will have impacts both near and far. Play alternates between drafting narrative elements and participating in council sessions where players attempt to negotiate beneficial outcomes to thorny issues bedeviling the Kingdom.

While the narrative elements created by the players will be edited by moderators to enforce tonal homogeneity between the Duchies (in a collaborative manner with player input), players will have a large say over the broader narrative universe in which the Kingdom exists. As Thou Commands aims to be a collaborative storytelling experience as much as an emulation of medieval power politics. 

The game ran Noon-5pm EST on Saturday, October 15th.


Councils of Elporia

Goblin city was founded in the year 1135 in the Age of Smoke, a day that has become known to its citizens as; Yesterday. The night before, a famous goblin named Big Cheese finally overthrew the Overseer's minions, freeing his goblin tribe from their former masters. Soon news traveled through every cave and cavern - Goblins can be free! Any Underkin can be free! Chains were broken, oppressors defeated, and freedom was taken. Big Cheese immediately declared us one nation, and founded it's first city where they stood. And the first official decree: Celebrate! Big Cheese led a party to newly liberated larders, cellars, and wine cellars that once made their masters fat, and from there they laid out a feast for all Underkin to share. At that feast, many great things were decided! The Big 7, and of course that Big Cheese will be leader! One thing that was not able to be decided on was the name of their grand new city, and a few teeth were lost when one Underkin suggested “Big-Nose-Da-Best City” only to be met with a counter-suggestion of “Big-Nose-Da-Butt City”. But at the end of that long day, Goblins, Orcs, and Underkin alike now sit, former enemies now turn friends. Tomorrow shall be a truly glorious morning. Morning arrived to find every single Underkin in the city hungover, sick, and wishing they were dead. But still, free is free.

Goblin City

An accident in New Mexico gives several people superpowers. Overnight, superheroes and supervillains exist. How will the city, and the world, cope?

The Real Heroes is a superhero megagame, where players will don their superhero capes to help save the city (or bring it to its knees). There will also be the scope for players to come up with their own heroes or villains - if you think this will be up your street then get in touch with Patrick via Discord!

The game will run online, using Discord and Roll20. Tickets are available [here](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-real-heroes-online-tickets-331187961107).

The Real Heroes

For as long as any can remember, the maelstrom has been impassable, wracked by impossible, immobile storms. Yet it was not always so, and occasionally a brave or foolhardy sailor takes a vessel into the maelstrom. They bring back treasures and strange rumours of what lies beyond are whispered throughout the world. Cities of the living dead. Unspeakable creatures that live beneath the waves. These tales mostly describe their neighbours, entire nations reduced to myth and fairy tales, but there are stranger things in the eye of the storm... The unnatural storms receded a few weeks ago. Cautiously, the powers that neighbour this tempestuous sea sent ships to explore. They came back. It seems the forbidden, impassable ocean is open – at least for now – but what waits out there in the dark? What caused the impossible storms, and why have they stopped now? A game of exploration, adventure, politics and horror. 

Signups will be open [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1L5MeFdjSyhqRkGP76rNB2bjpRnHBpbh4bYJZ1TOziso/viewform?edit_requested=true) until June 3rd at 10pm BST/5pm EDT: 

Tempest

Once, every one thousand years, the Courts of East and West, Day and Night, Seelie and Unseelie gather together in order to officiate the voting on seven decrees essential to the world of the fae... and the world as a whole. This is done through four weeks of typically plodding, agonizing debate, as The King of Faerie oversees the proceedings. 

However… The King of Faerie is himself no longer, court now presided over by his other Titles, but the world’s foundations wait for no one. The Council of Seasons must proceed, in order to decide the fate of reality. Unfortunately, tensions are running high between the Courts, as each jostles for their own aspects to be anchored more firmly in place than their opposition’s. 

Meanwhile, the stripping of the title King of Faerie is no easy task, and the burning question of the task at hand remains at the forefront of each of the fae in attendance. Then, of course, there is the matter of succession. This is a game that seeks to explore the tension of a social deduction game and the political negotiations of a council game in equal measure.

Signups have now closed.

Council of Seasons

Den of Wolves is a science fiction-themed megagame that takes place entirely amidst a fleet of ships fleeing through space to safety. Not long after the deadly attack from the planet Wolf that nearly obliterated them, humanity is fighting for their lives to survive.
Players will take on leadership roles to keep humanity's last remaining fleet together as they engage in space combat, trade and produce resources, and hunt for traitors. 

[Tickets are $20 and can be purchased here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/den-of-wolves-tickets-268619948497). Hope to see you there!

Den of Wolves

Tickets for Aftermath are sold out!

Funny how no one really thinks about what comes next.

Something happened, and the world turned upside-down. No one really knows what it was, this event – you could go mad speculating, and I know a few people who did. One or two others went looking for answers... we never saw them again. Good people, the kind we couldn’t afford to lose... but it ate them up. What does it matter, here in the aftermath?

The Event happened, and maybe one in a thousand survived. What is important? You were one of them, and so were the people around you. Maybe they’re friends and family, maybe they’re just people that circumstances threw you together with...it doesn’t matter what came before. When you needed them, they were there for you. Together, you did what you had to in order to survive. But before it had even really begun, before anyone knew what was happening, the winter storms hit. Sub-zero temperatures, driving snows... all anyone could do was hunker down and take shelter. There was no time to prepare – but plenty of time to hope and pray. To chew through whatever rations were left, make bitter jokes about global warming, and try to wait it out.

Now it’s spring, everyone who’s left – yourselves included – has realised they’ve got their work cut out if they intend to see out the year.

Aftermath

Tickets now available through MegaCon: https://megacon.org.uk/tickets/playtest-the-councils-of-elporia-free/
        
The monarch has united the realm and birthed a new kingdom. That was the easy part... Now it's time to carve the land into duchies and rule over them. What will your noble house prioritize? Will you make friends or enemies with your neighbors? Will the kingdom survive or fall apart and be forgotten? Your choices decide!

Councils of Elporia is a rules-light megagame where the players create and run fictional feudal duchies. These duchies comprise an entire fantasy kingdom, and players’ decisions will have impacts both near and far. Play alternates between drafting narrative elements and participating in council sessions where players will try to negotiate beneficial outcomes to the thorny issues bedeviling the kingdom.

The Ballad of Skit Longshot is a 4 week PBEM game starting **January 9th, 2022**, set in the Ur setting which has been used for [Ur: Seasons One](/games/UR20201005) and [Ur: Cataclysm](/games/UR20210727) before it, although no previous knowledge of the setting is required.

In The Ballad you will take the role of a writer penning a tale from the legendary life of Skit Longshot, a noble freedom fighter or dangerous vigilante, depending on who you ask.

The game is **at least** as much *creative writing exercise* as *roleplaying game*. Each week you will write part of a tale about Skit, from the point of view of your character, and each week you will pass the tale on to the next writer. In this way you will contribute to 4 stories about this folk hero, and each story will be told and retold through different lenses.

[Please sign up for the game using this form](https://forms.gle/detsj6nRtMSbLYx68)

Ur: The Ballad of Skit Longshot

The world you know is falling apart, collapsing and conquered by the Enemy. You are among the handful of unconquered peoples in one of the very last pockets of resistance. 

You’ve heard that story before. The story of an underdog, of David and Goliath, of good triumphing over evil, of nights darkest before the dawn. 

This is not that story. This is a story of last stands and final choices. Of who we are, who we chose to be, on the brink, at the end of everything. 

This is a game about losing.

You are a demigod, a child of one of the Olympian Gods, invited to London to compete in the Gods’ Wars. With what you assume is a little bit of divine intervention, your dream job and lodgings are conveniently available there for you to easily relocate and participate.

The Gods’ Wars- a competition among demigods in which the winners become Gods themselves- have been run countless times across countless worlds, with countless themes. Demigods have intervened to rig elections, intercede in succession crises, start wars, and more! This time, the Olympians of the Greek pantheon are hosting it and the theme is love. 

It is the start of the season in (near) London 1880. People are scrambling to find love and acquire proposals from the most eligible members of society. Attend balls and other social events, and romance and befriend mortals and demigods alike.

However, in order to Ascend, demigod participants must please the Gods. The Gods are fickle and varied. Some may urge war, others peace, and still others, love. In order to truly understand and satisfy them, you will have to develop relationships with them and score points in their Aspect. Aspects suggested by this year’s Godly spectators include Bonding, Justice, Arts, Sporting, Scholarship, Pugilism, Fabrication, Balance, Trickery, and Hedonism. Complete Quests for specific Gods or take other actions related to these Aspects and win their favor. 

Will you win the honor and privilege of ascending to Godhood or will you pursue love, wherever it may lead?

 - [Please complete the interest form here](https://forms.gle/egAwWbNw7VRwLjfA6) - **This is just the interest form. Signups for this game will be sent out around October 1st to the email provided in the interest form.** 
 - [You can also read our preliminary rulebook here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nQtxo_y9eROU3a2WwY24SlX8c8GEj65i04NnkLuKbRo/edit#) 
 - [You can read some in game lore here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FLLwYwSP5mOw0SFCp9WlhwHLwuNoqjuST7g5loX52mI/edit#) 


Gods' Wars

We are proud to announce the fifth running of Running Hot, which debuted at Online Megagame Con earlier this year, featuring the designer Patrick Rose. I was able to play in the first two games, and we've made substantial improvements since then, that we're excited to show you.

Running Hot is a “pre-cyberpunk” megagame. Players will play either the corporations trying to make money and further their political agendas or the runners who are the deniable resources that the corporations may use to achieve said resources. This game takes a slightly different tack to most cyberpunk settings, in that the game will explore the beginning of the dystopia that is to be expected of a cyberpunk setting. 

[Tickets available through Eventbrite now!](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/running-hot-august-7-2021-tickets-149489309549)

Running Hot

*Ur: Cataclysm* was set in the same world as [the previous Ur game](https://omega-mega.games/games/UR20201005), but explored a civilisation that existed thousands of years before. One group of players took the role of the civilisation's Prefects as they tried to save what they could from catastrophe, while a second group of players took the role of academics in the 'present' sifting through the remains and trying to work out what happened. Both groups played their 3 turns at the same time, with the groups voting on a course of action each week, and actions in the past affecting the outcome in the present.


Ur: Cataclysm

The monarch has united the realm and birthed a new kingdom. That was the easy part... Now it's time to carve the land into duchies and rule over them. What will your noble house prioritize? Will you make friends or enemies with your neighbors? Will the kingdom survive or fall apart and be forgotten? Your choices decide!

As Thou Commands is a rules-light megagame where the players create and run fictional feudal duchies. These duchies comprise an entire medieval kingdom, and players’ decisions will have impacts both near and far. Play alternates between drafting narrative elements and participating in council sessions where players will try to negotiate beneficial outcomes to the thorny issues bedeviling the kingdom.

[Tickets available through EventBrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/as-thou-commands-tickets-149484892337)

As Thou Commands

Once, you lived in slumber, existing idly among the masses without any understanding of the truths of the world. But you were chosen, snatched from the threshold between life and death, given the secrets to eternal life and an ever-present hunger in your soul. You have joined the ranks of the Awakened - immortals with powers far beyond human understanding, weakened in sunlight and bound in blood, pursued by the eternal spectre of the creature known as HIM.

You and your brethren coexist in an uneasy truce, battle lines drawn in ideology instead of violence. Some believe in power and dominance over humanity, banding together to create a world for the Awakened. Some have made it their calling to shepherd mankind, believing themselves truly just in their manipulations. Some wish to coexist peacefully with the Unawakened, stifling the hunger that gnaws incessantly within them. And some walk their own path, beholden to no gods or masters.

By purpose or coincidence you have found yourself in the City of Doxley, hiding from the ever-watchful eye of HIM. It is a place of darkened alleyways and shattered dreams, of haves living gated lives, separated from have nots. A place ripe for the picking. On these streets, human life lacks meaning to the Awakened, valuable only as a commodity, fuel for the ceaseless hunger of their kin, pawns in games of deceit. Yet hope blossoms even in the smallest of places. Mankind has risen up, their hopes and dreams rising with them, ushering in a new age where your kind may no longer be needed.

Of course, as all things grow, so must all things change.

The Keeper of the city, your guardian and protector, has announced his intent to relinquish his position. There is a ripple of unease in each of you, a realization that without the Keeper HE may soon arrive at your doorstep. It is imperative the Land be protected, imperative that one of us is bound as its Keeper so that many will survive. The highest honor an Awakened may have, and the greatest sacrifice they shall undertake. A Selection must be initiated. A worthy successor must be found.

Fight for the right to be the city’s protector, or aid in the quest to find one suitable for the task. Gain Influence by resolving society’s ills or benefit from its decline. Feed the beast within, or deny it. Forge valuable bonds that may make or break you. And, above all things, remember that you are not the only one who sees what you are in the dark.


Dusk City By Night

Join the OMEGA community as they play a short length megagame-experience, designed by [Jim Wallman](https://www.stonepaperscissors.co.uk/) (*Watch The Skies*, *Urban Nightmare*)
        
[To sign up, please fill out this Google Docs spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NsVZn-Zbw-xT0eFgzN6x59P7W0mNEUAgeMv5p7QgFXY/edit?fbclid=IwAR2PV7SrxWcQdwUGHlaAI_nxIDfPRTIgov7l-qNTaxF5z3UCE6IL9lGeVcg#gid=0)

Good vs Evil… vs personal gain?

A fantasy-themed Council meeting game looking at interpersonal behaviours whilst planning the final assault to overthrow the Dark Lord.

The forces of Good have been struggling against the onslaught of the Dark Lord for many years, and, after many reverses, trials and setbacks, finally the tide has turned. A Grand Alliance of Humans, Dwarves, Free Folk and Elves have thrown back the Hordes of the Dark Lord, back to the lair of that master of Evil in the famous (and feared) Warlock Castle in the land of Daunt. Now is the moment of the final campaign to enter the Dark Lord's Domain and rid the world of this evil, once and for all.

The players represent leaders of the Grand Alliance of Good Folk. Each of the elements of the Alliance has been fighting the Dark Lord's forces for many years. The leaders of these contingents form the Council Of Good.


Club Games (The Assault)

We are proud to announce the third running of Running Hot, which debuted at Online Megagame Con earlier this year, featuring the designer Patrick Rose. I was able to play in the first two games, and we've made substantial improvements since then, that we're excited to show you.

[Tickets available through Eventbrite now!](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/running-hot-february-27-2021-tickets-131734201543)

Running Hot is a “pre-cyberpunk” megagame. Players will play either the corporations trying to make money and further their political agendas or the runners who are the deniable resources that the corporations may use to achieve said resources. This game takes a slightly different tack to most cyberpunk settings, in that the game will explore the beginning of the dystopia that is to be expected of a cyberpunk setting. 

You died. After death you emerged from the river, your memory shot to pieces, in the city of the dead.

The Necropolis is a bizarre city. Everything here – even the objects - is a ghost, a memory. The buildings that stand here all collapsed into rubble on Earth. Modern skyscrapers stand alongside Gothic cathedrals and earthwork huts. Souls walks the patchwork streets dressed in rags, tee-shirts, ballgowns and clanking metal armour.
For longer than most souls can remember, the Silent King sat upon his throne in an ancient tower at the heart of the city. The Silent King was a distant and feared ruler with the power to strip away the memories of his subjects. Under his regime fragments of memory and self became a form of currency. But now the Silent King has disappeared. His throne lies vacant and many of the dead look upon it with envious or fearful eyes.

In a world without permanent death it is difficult to seize the throne by force. Any claimant must rally support, find a way to win the loyalty of other souls, before they ascend the Throne. Angels and demons lurk on the periphery of the political conflict, empowering those who accept their gifts.

Most of the poorest souls are now little more than shells of what they once were, engaged in their labour or wandering listlessly through the streets. With the King’s demise, souls have noticed some of their memories returning to them. These memories bring the purpose some yearn for and unlock the power craved by others. The fight for the Throne is something many have little interest in; with the Silent King gone, perhaps the afterlife can change in more than just political terms. Perhaps there are other ways to live after death.

Unlock your memories. Choose your path. Decide the future of the afterlife.

Afterlife

We are thrilled to announce that with the support of the game's designer, we will be running ‘Red Planet Rising,’ a True North Megagame. Red Planet Rising is a science fiction economic and political megagame, set in the ruined husk of Mariner Valley, once Earth's greatest colony on Mars.

A century after the colonization of Mars, disaster struck, and the survivors of the once-great colony now vie for supremacy amongst themselves.

Players will take on leadership roles among the various factions in Mariner Valley, produce and trade resources, explore, and form governments and alliances in this 4X-inspired experience.

[Ticketing now available!](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-planet-rising-december-2020-tickets-125268155425)

Red Planet Rising

Ur is a play by email game, ran over the course of 8 weeks, where players took the roles of notable characters within the city - politicians, nobles, diplomats, academics, priests and criminals - exploring mysteries, furthering their goals and trying to survive as the city is rocked by one than one existential disaster. Each week was one turn and players would submit their characters actions for the control team to resolve using a light rules system.

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