January, 2010:

Jan 01 Fri – Last Day of Kwanzaa**
Jan 01 Fri – New Year’s Day**
Jan 01 Fri – St. Vassilis (Basil) Day** – Greece
Jan 02 Sun – Northern Winds Forsaken #northernwinds – 9:00 PM EDT
Jan 03 Sun – GIRC Lost #girc-ooc – 11:00 Signin GMT
Jan 03 Sun – San Marcos Requiem #SanMarcosAfterDark_OOC – 7:30PM Checkin 8PM Game Central
Jan 05 Tues – Twelfth Night**
Jan 05 Tues – 4 Winds Geist #4-winds_ooc – 7PM Checkin 8PM Game Eastern
Jan 06 Wed – Epiphany**
Jan 06 Wed – GIR-UK Online Awakening #gir-uk-ooc – 6:30 PM Signin, 7:30 PM Game Start GMT
Jan 06 Wed – 4 Winds Requiem #4-winds_ooc – 7PM Checkin 8PM Game Eastern
Jan 07 Thurs – 4 Winds Lost #4-winds_ooc – Rescheduled, See January 12th
Jan 09 Sat – GIRC Forsaken #girc-ooc – 17:30 Signin GMT
Jan 09 Sat – Northern Winds Awakening #northernwinds – 9:00 PM EDT
Jan 10 Sun – GIRC Awakening #girc-ooc – 09:00 Signin GMT
Jan 11 Mon – Coming of Age Holiday** – Japan
Jan 11 Mon – GIRC Requiem #girc-ooc – 19:00 Signin GMT
Jan 11 Mon – AthensOH Requiem #athensohio-ooc – 6PM Checkin, 7PM Game Start Eastern
Jan 12 Tues – 4 Winds Lost #4-winds_ooc – 7PM Checkin 8PM Game Eastern
Jan 14 Thurs – 4 Winds Awakening #4-winds_ooc – 7PM Checkin 8PM Game Eastern
Jan 15 Fri – Delaware Requiem – #DE-001-D_ooc – 6:30PM Checkin, 7:30PM Game Start Eastern
Jan 16 Sat – GIRC Lost #girc-ooc – 10:00 Signin GMT
Jan 16 Sat – Northern Winds Requiem #northernwinds – 9:00 PM EDT
Jan 17 Sun – GIRC Requiem #girc-ooc – 12:00 Signin GMT
Jan 17 Sun – 4 Winds Forsaken #4-winds_ooc – Announcement of Venue Closing
Jan 17 Sun – 4 Winds Forsaken Wolfblooded/Mortals #4-winds_ooc – Announcement of Venue Closing
Jan 17 Sun – San Marcos Requiem #SanMarcosAfterDark_OOC – 7:30PM Checkin 8PM Game Central
Jan 18 Mon – Martin Luther King Day** – United States

Jan 19 Tues – 4 Winds Geist #4-winds_ooc – 7PM Checkin 8PM Game Eastern

Jan 20 Wed – 4 Winds Requiem #4-winds_ooc – 7PM Checkin 8PM Game Eastern

Jan 21 Thurs – 4 Winds Lost #4-winds_ooc – Cancelled, Venue On Hiatus due to lack of VST

Jan 21 Thurs – GIRC Awakening #girc-ooc – 20:00 Signin GMT

Jan 23 Sat – GIRC Requiem #girc-ooc – 19:00 Signin GMT

Jan 23 Sat – Northern Winds Lost #northernwinds – 9:00 PM EDT

Jan 24 Sun – GIRC Forsaken #girc-ooc – 13:30 Signin GMT

Jan 25 Mon – AthensOH Requiem #athensohio-ooc – 6PM Checkin, 7PM Game Start Eastern

Jan 26 Tues – Australia Day** – Australia

Jan 27 Wed – GIR-UK Online Awakening #gir-uk-ooc – 6:30 PM Signin, 7:30 PM Game Start GMT

Jan 27 Wed – GIRC Lost #girc-ooc – 23:59 Signin GMT

Jan 28 Thurs – 4 Winds Awakening #4-winds_ooc – 7PM Checkin 8PM Game Eastern

Jan 30 Sat – VirtuaCon 2010 Requiem Prologue – GIR FGotM #GIR-OOC – 12:00 GMT

Jan 30 Sun – Northern Winds Forsaken #northernwinds – 9:00 PM EDT

Undetermined:
TBD – GIRC Awakening Cabal Only #girc-ooc – Varies GMT – Contact VST
TBD – GIRC Forsaken Pack Only #girc-ooc – TBD Signin GMT
TBD – GIRC Geist #girc-ooc – TBD Signin GMT
TBD – GIR-UK Online Forsaken #gir-uk-ooc – TBD GMT
TBD – GIR-UK Online Lost #gir-uk-ooc – TBD GMT
TBD – GIR-UK Online Requiem #gir-uk-ooc – TBD GMT

Games and times subject to change without much lead notice.
To convert to your time zone: See http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

A key to locations which aren’t clear above:
GIRC = Athens, Greece, Global Independent Region
GIR-UK Online = Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Global Independent Region
Northern Winds = Prince Edward Island, on the Atlantic coast of Canada
4 Winds = Atlantic City, New Jersey, EC Region, USA
San Marcos Requiem = San Marcos, Texas, SC Region, USA
Delaware Requiem = various locates on the Delaware/Maryland/Virginia peninsula, EC Region, USA
AthensOH Requiem = Athens, Ohio EC Region, USA
Virtuacon = Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, temporarily ceded to GlR from DPOTM

**Not an Online Event but possibly of interest or significant
+ = change from last draft

Games & start times listed here can be subject to change without much lead notice.
Convert to your time zone: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

Upcoming:
March 18-21, 2010 Thurs to Sun – Canadian National Event (CAiNE)** – Trois Rivieres, Quebec http://caine.camarilla.ca/
April 22-25, 2010 Thurs to Sun – NWRE** – Seattle, Washington
June 16-20, 2010 Thurs to Sun – SWRE** – Phoenix, Arizona
June 23-27, 2010 Wed to Sun – Origins** – Columbus, Ohio http://www.originsgamefair.com/
July 15-18, 2010 Thurs to Sun – GLaRE** – Indianapolis, Indiana http://wiki.white-wolf.com/camwiki/index.php?title=GLARE_Great_Lakes_Area_Regional_Event_2010
July 21-25, 2010 Wed to Fri – ComicCon** – San Diego, CA http://www.comic-con.org/
July 30-August 13, 2010 Fri to Sun – SCA’s Pennsic** – Slippery Rock, PA http://www.pennsicwar.org/
August 5-8, 2010 Thurs to Sun – Gencon** – Indianapolis, Indiana http://www.gencon.com/
September 03-06, 2010 Fri to Mon – Dragoncon** – Atlanta, Georgia http://www.dragoncon.org
September 16-19, 2010 Thurs to Sun – ECRE/Eclipse** – Hampton Roads, Virginia
October TBA, 2010 – ICC** – TBD http://www.camicc.com/ http://wiki.white-wolf.com/camwiki/index.php?title=ICC

Confirmed Online FGotM Recap:
Jan 30 Sat – VirtuaCon 2010 Requiem Prologue – GIR FGotM #GIR-OOC – 12:00 GMT

To get connected:
either download mIRC at: http://www.mirc.com
or get online using the download-free java version of IRC at http://camarilla.white-wolf.com/irc/
Connect to the ‘irc.darkmyst.org’ server and join the channel listed. Further instructions get posted there.

Kimberly Lowe
US2002021700
GIRC ADST Special Projects
Email: kim.klowe1 at gmail.com
AIM: klowe18089
Yahoo Msgr: klowe18089
GChat: kim.klowe1
IRC Nicks: Kim_ooc, Jane_F, Jessie, Lux, Vanessa, Athena, Happy-Clam

It has been said that an item of wonder has been found, what is it?
Who has rightful claim to it? and will someone fix the damn lights?
There is much to discuss, much to learn, much to debate.
Just don’t go out alone, something is usually watching, and its generally not good.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The email address & subject line where sheets should be sent to has changed! See Below!

The Athens, Greece Awakening Game is operating under our improved & approved Venue Style Sheet!
Please be sure you’ve read this before starting play here: http://girc.camarilla-resource.net/index.php?title=Shadows_of_Atlantis_VSS

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Venue: Athens Greece GIRC Online Awakening!

Check in at: November 15 Sun 16:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
Translation to US Time: November 15 Sun 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central, 8:00 AM Pacific

Game on at: November 15 Sun 16:30 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
Translation to US Time: November 15 Sun 11:30 AM Eastern, 10:30 AM Central, 8:30 AM Pacific

Darkmyst Server Starting Channel: #girc-ooc
Further instructions and in character game rooms will be posted there.

Check-In Requirements from the GIRC Mage Storyteller Chain! Read on.

GIRC Domain Checkin Policy: The 48 hour rule has been lifted. Given that GIRC is an online game, and the ease of attending is therefore much higher than a game you would have to physically travel to OOC, we understand the desire of the Camarilla membership to have the freedom to attend games on short notice. GIRC welcomes all visitors, but ask that when you travel to the GIRC game you copy your storyteller on the e-mail with your sheet and travel arrangements. The ST staff retains the right to refuse check-in once game has started, or to delay the check in of any player who arrives after game start until such a time as
checking in the player will not cause a disruption to the flow of the game. If the GIRC staff finds at any point that your character would have been unable to attend the game (due to time freeze, proxy issues, or any other reason) your XP for the game will be withdrawn and appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken.

In order to play in the venue, players are required to send a character sheet to girc-proxy@googlegroups.com
Letting your own storyteller know is also helpful.
Character sheets are required to have the following:

Players name, Camarilla membership number, Storyteller name and email address.

Subject line should include: GIRC AWAKENING November 15 | Player Name | Your Cam # | Your ST’s Name | Your ST’s Email | PC Name

A complete Experience log that includes a creation log and Experience awards.

Confirmation of all approval items on the character sheet, in the form of approval numbers from the database where available. If your affiliate does not use the approvals database, then alternative confirmation should be provided using whatever mechanism is in place for the affiliate.

A listing of any mechanics applicable to the character that are found in sources other than MET, and MET: Awakening. This includes all Rotes and Legacy attainments not found in, MET: Awakening. For these, a confirmation of page numbers and source is sufficient (if the supervising ST does not have access to these mechanics you may be asked to provide them.) For any custom items, full mechanics should be provided.

The VST is happy to accept character sheets sent up to 7 days in advance of the game. Doing so, however, is not a requirement.

Note: Players with characters attached to the GIRC Awakening VSS are exempt from the above check in requirement, on the basis that the supervising ST for the event has an up to date copy of their character sheet on file (n.b. in email, not on the approvals database.) The character sheet on file with the supervising ST will be considered correct in all instances of conflict.

Spells at Chapter Start (a.k.a. “Pre-Casts”):

If your character wishes to enter play with active magic, these spells should be detailed in the body of your email checking the character in for play. This should be separate of any notation of these spells you may make on the character sheet, and will only be accepted if in the body of an email. There is no exception for VSS local PCs from this rule, any spells they wish to have active at game start must be detailed in this email.

Spells at the start of game will be dealt with as per the rules for “Spells at Chapter Start” (p. 166 MET: Awakening.) To summarise; each character may activate a number of spells before the start of game equal to their unmodified Stamina at most. These spells may have a number of successes allocated equal to the characters Gnosis multiplied by unmodified Stamina, provided that normal ritual cast success limits are not violated. Mana costs must be paid for these spells as normal (for ritual cast spells outside of favoured Arcana and without a rote, 1 mana will be spent per 2 successes assigned to the spell) and paradox for Vulgar and improbable spells will be dealt with on a case by case basis.

PLEASE NOTE: If any of your pre-cast spells are Vulgar, regardless of where of how they were cast (Demesne, etc.), please bring this to the attention of the VST at check-in time. The effects of this on participation in the game will be assessed before the character is cleared for play. This requirement will be handled using the honour policy, however random spot checks will be made after each game to confirm if this was done.

If you wish your character to be under the effect of any spells that fall outside these rules, for example spells cast using downtime actions with your own VST, these must be sent in advance of the game. This must include confirmation of the spells being cast, either in the form of an email from the confirming ST (not simply a copy of your email sent to them) or an approval database code. If received prior to game, these will be dealt with on a case by case basis. If received late these will not be allowed without exceptional justification.

Mana and Tass:

At the beginning of game, each character is assumed to have the following mana. Base willpower + number of dots in Hallow (or total dots in a shared Hallow) – any Mana Bleed (p 64, MET: Awakening)

The cost for any pre-cast spells must be applied from this mana pool before the character enters play. Tass may be used to off-set this cost, contributing to the limits on readily available tass below. If this would result in a negative mana pool, the spells may not be used in game.

Characters may bring tass into the game as a way to provide Mana. This should be listed on character sheets, separate from mana pools. Characters are limited to no more than half their maximum mana pool (rounded down) in tass at the beginning of play. This is further subject to a hard maximum of 10 points of tass. (example; a Gnosis 4 PC would be limited to 7 points of tass, a Gnosis 7 PC to 10, and a Gnosis 10 PC also to 10.)

If you use a specific method of tracking mana for your PC on a day to day basis, this must be cleared with the VST in advance of the game, and will be dealt with on a case by case basis. The VST reserves the right to apply these rules to characters, even if the player is using other methods to specifically track mana.

As well include the following information:
a) Why you are coming to Athens, what you wish to achieve, who if anyone you are coming to visit.
b) how you are traveling and arriving in Athens. If not yourself, who is funding the journey. How you are dealing with customs and immigration.
c) a list of any weapons or other contraband you are bringing into Athens, and how you are getting it through customs.
d) where you are staying while here.

*No* games are considered soft RP Only. There is always a risk involved, in this case possibly having a good time. If you send check in information to any other account besides the one listed above it WILL NOT be accepted.

GIRC Storytellers reserve the right to refuse any proxy or PC into the game and reserve the right to ask you not to use powers that may be unbalancing to game play. The Venue Storytellers and GIRC Coordinator personnel reserve the right to deal with player disruptions properly and accordingly. Players who cause overly large problems or disruptions may find their experience point rewards reduced or eliminated, their PCs kicked from the game, and the issue referred to the appropriate coordinator chain for resolution.

ST rules calls are final. All arguments will be handled After game has been concluded. Failure to comply will result in reduction or loss of XP award normally allowed for this game.

Greek is the default language of the GIRC Athens game. If your character is speaking a language besides Greek, please indicate that in your nickname on IRC as either John_Smith[Eng] or *Eng* “Hello, my name is John Smith.” If you’re not doing this, then it is assumed that your PC is speaking Greek while the player continues typing what is said in English.

To save multiple postings in channels, Please enter your PC’s description here within the right category!

http://girc.camarilla-resource.net/index.php?title=Awakening_PC_Descriptions

To get connected:
either download mIRC at: http://www.mirc.com
get online using the download-free java version of IRC at http://camarilla.white-wolf.com/irc/
Connect to the ‘irc.darkmyst.org’ server and join #girc-ooc listed above.

GIRC Domain Wiki can be found at: http://girc.camarilla-resource.net

The wiki for the Awakening game may be found here: http://girc.camarilla-resource.net/index.php?title=GIRCAwakening
The Awakening VSS we are now using is NOT the one posted in the Approvals database. Please make sure you’ve read the one on the wiki!

GIRC announces its games using Greenwich Mean Time.
For more time zone conversion: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

If you have any questions or outstanding issues, please don’t hesitate to contact the ST staff at GIRC.Awakening@gmail.com and we will work on responding.
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Rory McIntosh
UK0202-1249
GIRC ADST Awakening
ANST Awakening GIR

Kimberly Lowe
US2002021700
GIRC ADST Special Projects