Brisbane
Staff
For all 'Out of Character' or real world enquiries contact our Domain Coordinator. All game related enqiries should be directed to the Domain Storyteller, who will either assist you directly or put you in touch with the appropriate Venue Storyteller.
- Domain Coordinator (DC): Michael O'Dempsey
- Domain Storyteller (DST): Ben Gilders
Venues
Brisbane, Australia (AUD-02)
The State Capital of Queensland, also referred to as "Bris Vegas" or "Brisneyland", hosts three of the New World of Darkness games and three Old World of Darkness games, as published by White Wolf.
New World of Darkness
Changeling: the Lost
- Coordinator: Josh Conolly
- Storyteller: Owen Sillence
- Time/Date: 7pm, Sunday after the last Saturday of the month (not always the last Sunday of the month), this is the day after the Requiem game.
- Location: Grange Library
Mage: The Awakening
- Coordinator: Nate Bickerton
- Storyteller: Cameron Meiklejohn
- Time/Date: 1pm, Sunday after the last Saturday of the month (AKA, the same day as Lost).
- Location: Grange Library
Vampire: the Requiem
- Coordinator: Shaye McCarthy-Atkinson
- Storyteller: Michael O'Dempsey
- Time/Date: 6pm, Last Saturday of each month. Contact the Coordinator for venue details.
Old World of Darkness
Vampire: The Masquerade - Camarilla
- Coordinator: Callan Davis
- Storyteller: Marie Gilders
- Time/Date: 6pm, Second Saturday of each Month
- Location: Varies.
- Cost: Please support the venue by purchasing a meal and/or a couple of drinks at the Restaurant/Bar.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Sabbat!
- Coordinator: Cal Scotland
- Storyteller: Daniel Jenner
- Time/Date: 6:30pm, Friday before the second Saturday of the month - not always the second Saturday of the month. Day before Camarilla.
- Location: Varies.
- Cost: Please support the venue by purchasing a couple of drinks/chocolates.
Wraith: The Oblivion... POST RESET
- Genre Building Manager: User:Ghostroo Frank
This game is being planned for Australian POST RESET. At this point it will be a troupe game designed using Sanctioned Game principles. If there is sufficient interest to be Sanctioned then application will be made after 12 months of troupe play to the NST-Australia; there are advantages and disadvantages in being a Sanctioned game and the troupe will need to consider the options.
Members interested in participating in the genre building over the next several months should add their details to the Interested Parties section on the Brisbane_Wraith genre building page.
Information for New Players
Rules of the Club
Beyond the Sunset is an Incorporated Not for Profit organisation. The Club is governed by a set of Articles of Incorporation, By Laws and Policies. It is highly recommended that all members familiarise themselves with the rules of our club. Below are some of the policies that frequently come into play.
Jargon
We love new players. Come along and we will do our best to make sure you have a fun night. Whether you're new the Club, new to roleplaying, new to Live Action Role Playing (LARP), or an old member that has decided to come back and take a look at what's new and what's stayed the same, we are trilled to have you along!
The Club has some jargon that can be daunting to new people, so here's a quick run down of some of the things you might come across:
| Jargon | English |
|---|---|
| IC | In Character |
| OOC | Out of Character |
| MET | Minds Eye Theatre. The LARP rules printed by White Wolf. The Camarilla use all printed MET rulesets. As there is no MET book for Forsaken at present, the Camarilla uses the MET World of Darkness book with the Table Top Werewolf: the Forsaken book. Players should check the Camarilla Addenda for any custom rules that have been created to tweak to rules for the Camarilla's Global Chronicle. |
| [MST] | Master Storyteller. Employed by White Wolf to be at the top of our Storytelling chain |
| GST | Genre Storyteller. They manage all the games of a given genre (in this case, Forsaken) across the country |
| DST | Domain Storyteller. The person that brings all the VSTs of all the genres run in Brisbane to ensure that there is continuity between each of the games. |
| VC | Venue Coordinator. The person that organizes the venue, collects the money, is responsible for making sure everything is clean and locked up. If you have a real world issue - such as where are the toilets, or having concerns about game, the VC is the person to go to |
| VST | Venue Storyteller. The person that runs the game! |
| AVST | The VST's Assistant |
Character Creation Guidelines
Here you will find various fun things to help you design a PC for play in the sanctioned chronicle. We encourage well thought out concepts which create story and are inclusive and active in nature. The ST's and other players would love to hear about your ideas and you never know how your idea may take on a life of its own and suddenly plot is born! Why write a solitary character when you could have an entire family?
Concepts which are disruptive are not necesarily discouraged, although please DON'T write in your background that you are a Diablerist/Pure Spy/Servant of the Abyss unless you don't mind getting caught and whacked by PC's.
Character Development Document This document has a list of short answer questions that are designed to help you refine you concept and bring to life your new persona. You don't have to use it all, but there are some damn fine ideas and questions in it. The more work you put in the more you get out!
Due to the work involved with completing this document, you will get extra XP awarded to the character you complete it for.
This is not to say you must be a master wordsmith, rather attention to detail and consideration of a fully rounded persona rather than a 2D Archetype. Remember no one is good at everything and characters with flaws are much more interesting than a perfect "ubermench".
Background Links
If you would like your character to have visited Brisbane or be a part of its history this is welcomed and even encouraged. Please contact the VST with your ideas and suggestions and we'll work to make your character part of our history. There are many roles and "events" which would be far more entertaining if they were populated by player characters. If you wish to have a background link with one of the characters listed here, don't hesitate to contact the player and/or the VST. The aim here is to bring the city to life and create fun inter-character links world wide. There are a couple of caveats. 1. What do you want/need and why ? 2. How will this come into game and create fun? There's not much point to it, if it's hidden. What's the point of painting a picture then hiding it. The aim is to create fun plot and character driven interactions for our chronicle either now or in the future.
The VST, DST and players welcome you to approach us and offer suggestions to improve and enrich the chronicle for all of us.