November 17-19, 2017 Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest Info Welcome to U-Con 2017! 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: .......................... $35 Event Ribbons: ...............................................$20 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) ............................................... $22 Event Tickets: ........................ priced by event Shirt (2X, 3X, 4X) ...........................................$24 Organized Play Organized Generic Tickets: ...............................................$2 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 Games Info on Demand Throw Dice, Have Fun. Adventures Ala Carte. Special Events What is Games on Demand? Games on Demand is an • Just show up at the Choose from a variety of open-gaming room held at Games on Demand room games: Fate, Blades in the conventions like U-Con. at the beginning of a slot Dark, Tales From the Loop, The room has enthusiastic Dread, Laser Kittens and volunteer GMs ready to • Select a game from the more! Or pop in to playtest Board/Card run a variety of new games, menu of available options Adam Wiemers’ new deck and indie games. Games on building card game Tracers! Demand makes it easy to try • Pay your way into the Game selection priority is out a game, whether it’s your game with generic tickets first-come-first-serve, re- Minis first time with the system or or your ribbon. gardless of the type of ticket your first time with an RPG. you hold. Participation is simple: • Have fun! U-Con Conduct Policy Roleplaying U-Con is dedicated to providing a safe con- Reporting Violations 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, tions up to and including expulsion from the Volunteers and Staff members are required Play Organized 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 you do not believe that your behavior is harass- ment, if the recipient does, you need to stop. Do not engage in harassment of attendees, U-Con Staff or Volunteers, hotel personnel, or Badge Swapping anyone else at U-Con in any form. Harassment Do not steal from the convention by allowing includes (but is not limited to) offensive verbal others to use your convention badge. We will comments related to characteristics including confiscate badges from anyone we catch shar- gender, gender identity and expression, sexual ing or swapping badges, and they will be asked orientation, disability, physical appearance, to leave the convention. U-Con is a not-for- body size, race, veteran status, or religion; de- profit organization run by volunteers; we break liberate intimidation; stalking or following; ha- even over time, but cannot tolerate theft. rassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of events; inappropriate physical Smoking contact; and unwelcome sexual attention. Par- Smoking is illegal in the function space. Ask ticipants asked to stop any harassing behavior your gamemaster for a smoke break if you need are expected to comply immediately. Even if 3 one, and then go to a designated smoking area identification of what is deemed as a “weapon” Info outside the facility. is at the sole discretion of U-Con staff and vol- unteers and will be determined on a case-by- Costumes And Weapons case basis. Special Events Costumes must cover appropriate areas of the Failure to comply with these policies and/or body. What is illegal to have uncovered when the instructions of U-Con Staff may result in im- not at U-Con must remain covered when at mediate removal from the convention without U-Con. refund. Modern uniforms (from the Civil War era to Note: Attempts to use the letter of the policy present day) may not be worn as costumes, to defeat the purpose of the policy are unac- particularly anything that could be confused as ceptable. Any pattern of behavior which is an authentic uniform, e.g police officer, soldier, consistently barely within acceptable limits for Board/Card paramedic, and the like. Active duty military individual actions is also unacceptable. personnel are permitted to wear their uniforms. Costumes and cosplay, as with any item or ac- General Misbehavior tivity at the convention, must not harm, mar, or Do not engage in behavior which endangers the leave residue on other persons or the venue’s health or well-being of others, their property, or surfaces. the relationship of U-Con to its host site. Please U-Con prohibits all functional weapons, no ex- remember that you are in a public space, and Minis ceptions. If your job requires carrying a weap- you should treat con personnel, fellow attend- on--i.e. military, security, law enforcement--and ees, bystanders, their belongings, and the facil- you are off-duty, we require that you do not ity in which U-Con is held with respect. carry your weapon with you at U-Con. Roleplaying Children and Minors Bladed and/or edged weapons, firearms (real Children 12 and under must have a caregiver or realistic), water guns, or props which fire on-site at all times, and children 6 and under projectiles are not permitted. This list is not must be accompanied at all times. Children all-inclusive. However, items such as futuristic 12 and under may participate in events at the weapons (e.g. Phaser), fantasy weapons (e.g. discretion of the gamemaster. Please refer to the Elder Wand) and non-projectile boffer the age guidelines provided with each event weapons (e.g. Nerf batliff) may be allowed pro- entry and consult directly with the gamemas- Organized Play Organized vided they are not handled in a careless, threat- ter regarding participation. Depending on the ening, or destructive manner against persons or age and maturity of the child, some GMs may property. allow caregivers to leave the child at their own If you have any questions regarding your items risk, but this must be explicitly arranged with or costume, it is your responsibility to raise the GM prior to or at the start of the event. If them with Ops/Registration during operating no such arrangements are made or if the child hours. Items purchased at the Exhibitors Hall is 6 or under, the caregiver must stay with the that contradict this policy must be immediately child during the event. All minors (17 and under) removed from U-Con gaming space (i.e. take must have emergency contact information on them to your car, or stow them in your hotel the back of their con badge. room). Neither U-Con, nor any U-Con volunteer, U-Con Staff may inspect any item or costume at gamemaster, staff member, or attendee other any time during the convention. They may ask than the parent or guardian is responsible for that you Peace Bond your accessory. This in- children who attend. Parents who separate cludes securing the equipment so as not to do themselves from their children at the con do so harm to others, indicating that the weapon or at their own risk. The full version of the policy prop holder will ensure the prop is not used in on children and minors at U-Con is available at any way to harm others. Peace Bonding and the on-site registration or on our website: https:// www.ucon-gaming.org 4 Guests Of Honor Cam Banks works for Atlas Games as RPG director, producing games such Info as Feng Shui 2 and Unknown Armies 3. Prior to this he oversaw game devel- opment and design at Margaret Weis Productions, where he led the devel- opment of many games based on the Cortex and Cortex Plus systems: Smallville Roleplaying Game, Leverage: The Roleplaying Game, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, and others.