You will get printed version of the program at the convention registration point!
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THURSDAY |
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| Meet & greet party 6 PM – midnight |
Games Room 2 Games Room 3 |
| Dinner 8 PM – 10 PM |
Games Room 2 |
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SEMINARS ROOM PROGRAM (descriptions below) |
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| FRIDAY 4 PM – 5 PM | Opening ceremony |
| FRIDAY 5 PM – 6 PM | Chaosium is back making Lovecraftian Boardgames again Susan O’Brien, Mike Mason, Rick Meints |
| FRIDAY 6 PM – 7 PM | Mythos Roleplaying in World War 2 Jason Durall, Lynne Hardy, Adam Wieczorek |
| FRIDAY 7 PM – 8 PM | BREAK |
| FRIDAY 8 PM – 9 PM | BREAK |
| FRIDAY 9 PM – 10 PM | Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep HPLHS: Sean Branney, Andrew Leman |
| FRIDAY 10 PM – 11:30 PM | MOVIE: Call of Cthulhu HPLHS: Sean Branney, Andrew Leman |
| SATURDAY 10 AM – 11 AM | Calling Cthulhu Lynne Hardy, Jeff Richard, Mike Mason, Jason Durall & Mark Morrison |
| SATURDAY 11 AM – 12 PM | Local editions of Call of Cthulhu MOB, Roberto Petrillo, Bjorn Flintberg, Daria Pilarczyk |
| SATURDAY 12 PM – 1 PM | Loathsome Spawn of Cthulhu Mike Mason, Jason Durall |
| SATURDAY 1 PM – 2 PM | Writing for the Miskatonic Repository MOB, Neil Robinson & Mike Mason |
| SATURDAY 2 PM – 3 PM | The Yellow King Mythos Robin Laws & Kenneth Hite |
| SATURDAY 3 PM – 4 PM | Storytelling in Call of Cthulhu Mark Morrison |
| SATURDAY 4 PM – 5 PM | [In the Polish Language] Meet Cthulhuvian Artists Mariusz Gandzel, Rafal Szlapa, Greg Bobrowski |
| SATURDAY 5 PM – 6 PM | Masks of Nyarlathotep – the ultimate campaign? Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy, Mark Morrison, Sean Branney, |
| SATURDAY 6 PM – 7 PM | Call of Cthulhu props by H.P.Lovecraft Historical Society HPLHS: Sean Branney, Andrew Leman |
| SATURDAY 7 PM – 8 PM | BREAK |
| SATURDAY 8 PM – 9 PM | BREAK |
| SATURDAY 9 PM – 10 PM | Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff live event |
| SATURDAY 10 PM – 12:30 AM | MOVIE: The Whisperer in Darkness HPLHS: Sean Branney, Andrew Leman |
| SUNDAY 10 AM – 11 AM | [In the Polish Language] Meet the Polish crew of Call of Cthulhu! Jerzy Rzymowski, Adam Wieczorek, Anna Mazur, Maria Piątkowska |
| SUNDAY 11 AM – 12 PM | Tour de Carcosa Kenneth Hite |
| GAMES ROOMS OPENING HOURS | ||
| Games & Beer Room FRIDAY |
4 PM – 6 PM — 9 PM – 12 AM |
6 PM – 9 PM DINNER BREAK |
| Games & Beer Room SATURDAY |
12 AM – 7 AM — 10 AM – 18 PM — 9 PM – 12 AM |
7 AM – 10 AM BREAKFAST BREAK 6 PM – 9 PM DINNER BREAK |
| Games & Beer Room SUNDAY |
12 AM – 7 AM — 10 AM – 16 PM |
7 AM – 10 AM BREAKFAST BREAK |
| Games Room 1 OPEN NON-STOP |
Friday 10 AM – Sunday 16 PM | — |
| Games Room 2 OPEN NON-STOP |
Friday 10 AM – Sunday 12 PM | — |
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LARP |
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| FRIDAY | ENGLISH | 9 PM – 11 PM | VAULT |
| SATURDAY | POLISH | 3 PM – 5 PM | VAULT |
| ENGLISH | 9 PM – 11 PM | VAULT | |
| BREAKFASTS AND DINNERS | ||
| THURSDAY | 8 PM – 10 PM DINNER | Games Room 2 |
| FRIDAY | 6 PM – 9 PM DINNER | Games & Beer Room |
| SATURDAY | 7 AM – 10 AM BREAKFAST | Restaurant (buffet) Games & Beer Room (tables available if a restaurant is full) |
| 6 PM – 9 PM DINNER | Games & Beer Room | |
| SUNDAY | 7 AM – 10 AM BREAKFAST BREAK | Restaurant (buffet) Games & Beer Room (tables available if a restaurant is full) |
FRIDAY 5 PM – 6 PM
Chaosium is back making Lovecraftian Boardgames again
Panelists: Susan O’Brien, Mike Mason, Rick Meints
27 years after Arkham Horror, Chaosium has returned to making Lovecraftian board games again, with the new Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection. This panel discusses the development of the game, working with design legend Reiner Knizia, and exciting plans in this area for the future.
FRIDAY 6 PM – 7 PM
Mythos Roleplaying in World War 2
Panelists: Jason Durall, Lynne Hardy, Adam Wieczorek
From the Roaring Twenties through the Great Depression, Lovecraft’s stories spanned different time periods, reflecting the time he was writing them. Games based on the Cthulhu Mythos have done likewise, following the period into that of the Second World War. >From The Day After Ragnarok to World War Cthulhu to Achtung! Cthulhu, this seminar discusses how that period has been addressed in Lovecraftian gaming.
FRIDAY 9 PM – 10 PM
Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep by HPLHS
Panelists: Sean Branney, Andrew Leman
Sean and Andrew will talk about their newest audio drama show “Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep”, an epic tale of globe-trotting adventure inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, presented as a 1930s-style radio drama. Dark Adventure Radio Theatre presents the tale with an absurdly large cast of professional actors, exciting sound effects and thrilling original music by Troy Sterling Nies.
FRIDAY 10 PM – 11 PM
MOVIE: Call of Cthulhu
HPLHS: Sean Branney, Andrew Leman
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society is proud to present its widely acclaimed and award-winning silent film of The Call of Cthulhu. A dying professor leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. Crossing decades and continents, the man begins piecing together the dread implications of the professor’s inquiries. Written in 1926, the famed story is brought richly to life in the style of a classic 1920s silent movie, with a haunting original symphonic score. Using the Mythoscope™ process — a mix of modern and vintage techniques — the HPLHS has worked to create the most authentic and faithful screen adaptation of a Lovecraft story ever attempted.
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SATURDAY 10 AM – 11 AM
Calling Cthulhu
Panelists: Lynne Hardy, Jeff Richard, Mike Mason, Jason Durall, Mark Morrison
No swords. No wizards. Just regular humans, in way over their heads as they work to uncover the mind-shattering horrors of the Lovecraftian mythos. That’s the promise of the Call of Cthulhu RPG, and over 30 years later we’re still coming back for more” (Gizmodo). This panel discusses the phenomenon that is Call of Cthulhu and its influence on bringing the Cthulhu Mythos into the mainstream popular imagination.
SATURDAY 11 AM – 12 PM
Local editions of Call of Cthulhu
Panelists: MOB (moderator): Roberto Petrillo (Italy), Bjorn Flintberg (Sweden), Daria Pilarczyk (Poland)
SATURDAY 12 PM – 1 PM
Loathsome Spawn of Cthulhu
Panelists: Mike Mason, Jason Durall
Call of Cthulhu was the first horror-themed roleplaying game, inspiring countless others throughout the industry, directly and indirectly. Some of the more successful recent games licensed from Chaosium have included The Laundry, World War Cthulhu, and Achtung! Cthulhu. Let’s examine how these games have differed in tone and theme from Call of Cthulhu, and what creative decisions were made to make them distinctive.
SATURDAY 1 PM – 2 PM
Writing for the Miskatonic Repository
Panelists: MOB, Neil Robinson, Mike Mason
The Miskatonic Repository community content program a new way for creators to publish and distribute their own original Call of Cthulhu content including scenarios, settings, spells. and more, and aids Chaosium in looking for new writing talent. This seminar discusses how you can make your own contribution to the Repository, which you can even make money from.
SATURDAY 2 PM – 3 PM
The Yellow King Mythos
Panelists: Kenneth Hite, Robin Laws
With a handful of classic short stories, Robert W. Chambers inspired H. P. Lovecraft, sent indelible imagery resounding through the weird horror tradition—and gave this convention its name. Robin D. Laws, designer of The Yellow King Roleplaying Game and Kenneth Hite (The Annotated King in Yellow) discuss the impact of the Pallid-Masked king on gaming and fiction.
SATURDAY 3 PM – 4 PM
Storytelling in Call of Cthulhu by Mark Morrison
Panelist: Mark Morrison
Call of Cthulhu is all about the story. Mark Morrison has been writing scenarios for 30 years, and will share his secrets for killer openings, diabolical plot twists and satisfying endings, drawing from his experience writing Reign of Terror, editing Horror on the Orient Express, plotting the official Call of Cthulhu videogame, and many more.
SATURDAY 4 PM – 5 PM
[Seminar in the Polish Language] Meet Cthulhuvian Artists!
Panelists: Mariusz Gandzel, Rafal Szlapa, Greg Bobrowski
SATURDAY 5 PM – 6 PM
Masks of Nyarlathotep – the ultimate campaign?
Panelists: Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy, Mark Morrison, Sean Branney
Masks of Nyarlathotep is widely considered to be one of the best RPG adventures ever made, and in their review of the new edition, The British Fantasy Society says it will be “the adventure you and your RPG friends will be talking about 20-30 years after the event.” What gives this campaign such a cachet, and are the accolades deserved? The panelists, all seasoned Call of Cthulhu writers and editors, discuss the extraordinary impact of Masks on the RPG art form.
SATURDAY 6 PM – 7 PM
Call of Cthulhu props by H.P.Lovecraft Historical Society
Panelists: Sean Branney, Andrew Leman
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has been making high-end ultra-realistic props for Call of Cthulhu and Lovecraftian LARP games since the 1980s. Join us for a spirited discussion about making great props for your games.
SATURDAY 9 PM – 10 PM
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff live event
Panelists: Kenneth Hite, Robin Laws
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff is the podcast of authors and game designers Kenneth Hite and Robin D. Laws. Stuff talked about includes hobby gaming, history, occultism, chrono-travel, food, cinema, narrative, art, politics, food, maps, Cthulhiana, and in fact any matter subject to jocular yet penetrating erudition.
SATURDAY 10 PM – 11:30 AM
MOVIE: The Whisperer in Darkness – HPLHS
HPLHS: Sean Branney, Andrew Leman
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society presents its motion picture The Whisperer in Darkness. Folklore professor Albert Wilmarth investigates legends of strange creatures in the most remote hills of Vermont. His inquiry reveals a terrifying glimpse of the truth that lurks behind the legends. H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale of suspense and alien horrors is brought to life in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s like Dracula, Frankenstein and King Kong. Using the Mythoscope™ process — a mix of modern and vintage techniques — the HPLHS filmed on location in New England to create the most authentic and faithful screen adaptation of a Lovecraft story yet attempted.
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SUNDAY 10 AM – 11 AM
[Seminar in the Polish Language] Meet the Polish crew of Call of Cthulhu!
Jerzy Rzymowski, Adam Wieczorek, Anna Mazur, Maria Piątkowska
SUNDAY 11 AM – 12 PM
Tour de Carcosa
Panelists: Kenneth Hite
Kenneth Hite has comprehensively annotated Robert W. Chambers’ masterwork The King in Yellow for Arc Dream Publishing, and he returns from Carcosa full of lore and mysteries in equal measure. How did Chambers affect Lovecraft? What did Chambers reveal that Lovecraft avoided? Where did the black stars come from? And what’s this about Government Lethal Chambers again? Ask and Ken will pull aside the mask for you!
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LARP – The Mysterious Collection of late Carter Cavendish
5-21 attendees
Carter Cavendish – an eccentric multimillionaire and a legend in his own lifetime, has been one of the most mysterious figures among the rich and famous of the world. But now that he passed away, his legacy and wealth is being sought out by many – some who knew him personally and wish to say their farewell, others who only heard about the enigma of his existence and now wish to find the truth behind the famous figure.
Cavendish, beside his tremendous wealth, was known for his extraordinary collection of peculiar curios and mementos, which according to rumors was the light if his life and he cared for it more than anything else in the world. But since he left no last will or testament, and his only known living relative – his nephew Blythe Cavendish – wasn’t named as an inheritor, there was only one solution left.
The auction, organized in the secluded mansion in coastal Connecticut, where late Carter Cavendish spent most of his life, and where now all of the curious and valuable items from his collection will be sold to interested buyers.
Come then, dear guests, and feel yourselves at home in this house of mysterious and sinister past. Come and offer the highest price for your heart’s desire. Come and meet again with the long-repressed memories of the past, and the friends you would rather never meet again – or would you? But most importantly, be wary, lest you discover the greatest secret of all.
What disturbing truth hides behind the legacy of Carter Cavendish?