Info Welcome to U-Con 2016! Convention Information Special Events Marriott Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Eagle Crest, 1275 tration hours. Stop by if you need anything or to S Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, Phone: see whether any new events have been added. (734) 487-0600 After the convention, U-Con Staff can be All attendees may park for free in the hotel’s reached using the following contact methods: parking lot adjacent to the building. Registra- tion is located near the main entrance of the Mail: U-Con Gaming Club; P.O. Box 130242; Eagle Crest Conference Center. Ann Arbor, MI 48131-0242 Board/Card U-Con Contact Info E-mail: [email protected] U-Con Staff can be found at Registration in the Web: https://www.ucon-gaming.org Eagle Crest Conference Center during Regis- Phone (voice message): 734-707-UCON Hotel map is on center fold. Minis Prices On-Site Weekend Badge: ..........................$30 Event Ribbons: ................................................ $15 Roleplaying On-Site 1-Day Badge (Fri, Sun): ................ $15 Seminars: .........................................................free On-Site 1-Day Badge (Sat): ........................ $25 U-Con Logo bags ........................................... $12 Child Badge (Ages 7-12): ..............................$10 Shirt (M, L, XL) ...............................................$20 Event Tickets: ........................ priced by event Shirt (2X, 3X, 4X) ........................................... $22 Organized Play Organized Generic Tickets: ......................................... $1.50 Please note that a badge is required to play in events. Show Hours Friday, November 20 Scheduled Events ..............................9am-4am Registration ....................................... 8am-10pm Exhibitor Hall ....................................10am-8pm Scheduled Events ..............................9am-4am Sunday, November 22 Exhibitor Hall ......................................2pm-8pm Registration ............................8:30am-6:30pm Saturday, November 21 Scheduled Events .............................9am-6pm Registration ....................................... 8am-10pm Exhibitor Hall .....................................10am-2pm Food Service Food service is available near registration Snack .....................................................3pm-4pm during the hours listed. Money spent at the stand goes directly to U-Con to help defray our Dinner (Fri/Sat only) ........................5pm-8pm costs, but this is not true of purchases made at the hotel restaurant and bar. Late snack (Fri/Sat only) ...........11:30pm-1am Breakfast ...................................... 8:30am-10am Lunch ..............................................11:00am-2pm 2 U-Con Conduct Policy U-Con is dedicated to providing a safe con- Reporting Violations Info vention experience for everyone. These rules apply to all attendees, as well as U-Con Staff Violations of these policies may be reported to and Volunteers. any U-Con Volunteer or Staff member. In the case of violations of the Harassment or Gen- Sanctions eral Misbehavior policies, or violations of other Attendees violating these rules may face sanc- policies where safety has been placed at risk, Volunteers and Staff members are required tions up to and including expulsion from the Special Events convention without a refund, and/or being to promptly escalate reports to the President banned from future U-Con events, at the sole and/or Con Chair for resolution. discretion of the U-Con organizers. Categories of Misconduct Harassment and posed with in a way that does not inconve- nience or injure other attendees. Metal weap- Do not engage in harassment of attendees, ons, real firearms, or props loaded with high Board/Card U-Con Staff or Volunteers, hotel personnel, or velocity projectiles are not permitted. Realis- anyone else at U-Con in any form. Harassment tic weapon props may be approved or peace- includes (but is not limited to) offensive verbal bonded at discretion of staff. If you are uncer- comments related to characteristics including tain, please inquire at the registration desk. Minis gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, General Misbehavior body size, race, veteran status, or religion; de- Do not engage in behavior which endangers the liberate intimidation; stalking or following; ha- health or well-being of others, their property, or rassing photography or recording; sustained the relationship of U-Con to its host site. Please disruption of events; inappropriate physical remember that you are in a public space, and contact; and unwelcome sexual attention. Par- you should treat con personnel, fellow attend- Roleplaying ticipants asked to stop any harassing behavior ees, bystanders, their belongings, and the facil- are expected to comply immediately. Even if ity in which U-Con is held with respect. you do not believe that your behavior is harass- ment, if the recipient does, you need to stop. Children and Minors Badge Swapping Children 12 and under must have a caregiver on-site at all times, and children 6 and under Do not steal from the convention by allowing must be accompanied at all times. Children others to use your convention badge. We will 12 and under may participate in events at the confiscate badges from anyone we catch shar- discretion of the gamemaster. Please refer to Play Organized ing or swapping badges, and they will be asked the age guidelines provided with each event to leave the convention. U-Con is a not-for- entry and consult directly with the gamemas- profit organization run by volunteers; we break ter regarding participation. Depending on the even over time, but cannot tolerate theft. age and maturity of the child, some GMs may Smoking allow caregivers to leave the child at their own risk, but this must be explicitly arranged with Smoking is illegal in the function space. Ask the GM prior to or at the start of the event. If your gamemaster for a smoke break if you need no such arrangements are made or if the child one, and then go to a designated smoking area is 6 or under, the caregiver must stay with the outside the facility. child during the event. All minors (17 and under) Weapons must have emergency contact information on the back of their con badge. Do not bring real weapons onto the premises. Some weapon props are allowed as provided in Neither U-Con, nor any U-Con volunteer, the costume rules. gamemaster, staff member, or attendee other than the parent or guardian is responsible for Costumes children who attend. Parents who separate Costumes must be tasteful and cover appropri- themselves from their children at the con do so ate areas of the body. What is illegal outside at their own risk. The full version of the policy the convention is still illegal inside the conven- on children and minors at U-Con is available at tion. Keep it PG-13! Props should be carried on-site registration or on our website: https:// www.ucon-gaming.org 3 Info Guests Of Honor John Wick - Game designer and author who has designed over two dozen games including Legend of the Five Rings, 7th Sea, Orkworld, Cat: A Little Special Events Game about Little Heroes, Houses of the Blooded, The Aegis Project and Wield. He is a Freemason, ritual magician and prestidigitator. He has climbed Kilimanjaro, died three times and knows the secret name of Baba Yaga. In his spare time, he solves crimes for the FBI, CIA and NSA and is a Discordian Double Agent acting to overthrow the Bavarian Illuminati, the True Masters of the World. He also wrote this brief biography of his accomplishments and will swear to its authenticity on a stack of Bibles. Christopher Badell - Designer and co-creator of the hit cooperative card Board/Card game Sentinels of the Multiverse, as well as the co-owner of Greater Than Games, LLC. Over the last few years, his story-telling game creation style and attention to both thematics and mechanics in games has made a mark on the tabletop gaming industry. Even with a variety of games in production, his first love is co-op games, to the point that he views the gaming industry as one big cooperative game! Stacy Dellorfano - Founder of ConTessa, an organization devoted to bringing Minis more women-led events to tabletop roleplaying game conventions. For her efforts with ConTessa, she was awarded a gold ENnie in 2015, and nominated for the Diana Jones Award in 2016. In addition to working on ConTessa, Stacy is the project manager for the 3rd printing of Swords & Wizardry (created by Roleplaying an all-woman crew of artists), and she is the author of ‘Zaya’s Promise’, an old- school adventure for Swords & Wizardry set to come out with the 3rd printing. When she’s not doing all of that, she maintains her own blog called Frivology, where she talks all things gaming and baking. Darren Watts - Former President of Hero Games and Indie Press Revolution. He was the primary writer on such titles as Champions Universe, Millennium City, Vibora Bay, UNTIL, Hidden Lands, and (along with Jason Walters) the Organized Play Organized notorious Lucha Hero. Now out of the owning things business, he’s been free- lancing for games like Masks (Magpie Games), Narosia (Legendsmiths) and Doctor Who (Cubicle 7 Games.) He’s currently setting up a Kickstarter for Golden Age Champions, the Champions supplement for punching Nazis in the face. At U-Con, Darren will offer a preview of Golden Age Champions! Industry Insiders/Special Guests Brendan LeSalle has been writing and pub- color. His favorite games are Cosmic Encounter, lishing in the game industry since 2002. He Nations, and Hanabi. His least favorite game is has written for Goodman Games, Fat Dragon “The What Game Should We Play” game. He Games, Troll Lord’s Games, Savage Mojo, Pan- and his wife have four children, with the goal dahead Publishing, and Hand Made Games. He of having a built-in game group any time they has many adventures and source books, includ- want it. ing the award winning Age of Cthulhu: A Dream Bill Webb is the founder of Frog God Games, of Japan. His most recent adventure is Xcrawl: one of the largest 3rd party publishers in the Anaheim Crawl.