Face the Fury!

Face the fury!
ICON Games and Comics convention
17 – 19 july 2015
jAbula Rec. centre,
sandringham, Joburg
Berserkers allowed!
The Norse are out of their long houses! By popular vote –
no doubt influenced by a certain TV series – ICON 2015
is the Viking ICON. So dress up in your finest furs and
barbarian splendour and scull your long boat to Jabula,
where you can for once wander around in costume and
NOT freeze! I am expecting a plethora of Thor’s and a hand
full of shield maidens, not counting and Odin or two. If we
are lucky the Loki’s will pass us by…
Come and join us for three days of fun, games and good
friends! It will be great to see you all again. And no, I’m
afraid I still don’t remember your name, even if you have
been to all 24 ICON’s. Sorry! (But I do remember your face!)
WHEN AND WHERE
EXHIBITORS
Friday to Sunday, 17 – 19 July 2015
Jabula recreation Centre, Athlone Avenue, Sandringham
Doors open at 09:00(ish)
A registration table will be available outside beforehand! For
Role-playing, specifically!
Door entry: R30 per day | R50 for the weekend
For more information: Contact Grant Charlton cell: 082
823 7199
Email: [email protected] | Web: www.outerlimits.co.za
Board Games SA; Extreme Wargaming / Outer
Limits, Pretoria; Reigning Red; Outer Limits, Melville;
Cosmic Comics; The Batcave: The Silk Road; Sin Bin;
Gamersquest; Sad Robot; Dracoti; Skycastle Games; The
Underground; Legion Ink; Blades and Stitches; 4Ever Odd;
Zed Bee’s Comic Universe; Anime Infection/AI Fest; Plushie
Heaven; D20 Geeking Venue; Tales of Teana; Coool Anime
Store; Eye Voodoo; GeekXP.
THANKS WHERE
THANKS ARE DUE
THE FOOD SIDE OF
THINGS
ICON Committee: Grant Charlton, Grant Dixon, Richard van
den Heever, Savvas Themistocleous, Marie Wessels
Sacrificial lambs (ICON Volunteers): Deric Knox, Rudi Booysens,
Michael Reynolds, Alex Bauer and Anya Den Teuling.
Shelly Dixon for feeding the masses.
ICON Brochure and logo: Robyn Saul
ICON Artwork: ClipArt
Comic relief: Vittorio Leonardi, Warren Harrison and Paul
Cowan.
The Module and LARP writers.
The Games Workshop, Warmachine, X-Wing and Flames of
War crew.
The Magic Judges, Wizkids, L5R and Vampire crew.
The Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh organisers;
Geek of All Trades and GeekXP.
A.I. Fest, for the anime screening and cos-play competition.
Skycastle Games and Boardgames SA for board gaming
events.
Blowfish Investments for Magic sponsorship.
And many more we may have inadvertently forgotten.
From the tired Hot Chocolate - boy! (Who’s worried about
diabetes? I need the extra sugar boost!)
The ‘feeder of the poor & misunderstood’, AKA Shelly
Joseph-Dixon, will be back, as always, in the ICON kitchen,
shouting at the committee to eat proper food & making
certain that the masses are fed with healthy, hearty faire
and not just dodgy hot dogs and salad rolls. (Yes, yes, we
will still have the dodgy hot dogs and salad rolls!)
Daily soups and stews will be availible to help fight the
winter cold. The fan favourites, Mac & Cheese and
Spaghetti Bolognaise, will no doubt make an appearance.
ICON Mugs for free coffee will, as always, be readily
available (for the right number of gold coins! Or paper notes
– the gold gets heavy.) (Last year we sold out! So I have
upped the order to 500!)
Limited food will be availible in the evenings up to 7pm for
Larpers and comedy goers.
For those of you staying for LARPS and the Comedy
Mayhem email [email protected] to ensure you are
taken care of!
ICON SUNDAY DINNER
Yes, we will be having the normal after prize giving dinner.
And after 21 years I am sure no-one expects the Mexican
Inquisition! And I’ll include some Vodka for those that are
too weak for the Tequila… Three courses and our normal
bar should make most of you happy!
Suggestions and recipes (with samples) can be sent to
[email protected] and will be considered!
Suggestions and recipes can be sent to [email protected]
and will be considered!
DONATIONS AND
COLLECTIONS
In 2013 Alan Kent gave his hair to the cause and in
2014 Grant Charlton exposed his neck to the Ice
Bears! Do we have any sacrificial volunteers who
will go out of their way to help us raise even more
in 2015? Contact Grant on [email protected]
For the last number of years we have raised money for
the Lory Park Zoo. In 2014 we raised enough to sponsor
the white lion pair (Daniel & Heidi), the jaguar pair (Leia &
Jupiter) as well as Evee the three-legged Serval. ALL the
animals have had healthy cubs! With your help, we will
collect even more this year! The zoo needs many items
you may have lying around the house! Please have a look
at the zoo’s website for the donations list: www.lorypark.
co.za. Feel free to drop off these donations at ICON!
We will also, again, making collections for the South
African Guide Dog Association for the blind. Last year
we gave them R8 500 rand! This year we should have a
few puppy walkers and their puppies visiting us on the
Saturday morning.
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schedule
Date &
Time
Roleplaying &
LARPs
Magic
09:30
10:00
Other
Registration
1A
Storm Tossed
1B Shards of the Sun
Friday, 18 July 2014
Wargaming
IRON MAN EVENT
Outer Limits Standard
Demo games
A weekend of Anime!
Painting demo’s
Origins Sealed or booster
draft
Friendly play
Legion Ink Artists Alley (All
weekend)
HeroClix Battle Royal Events
Commander
Board Gaming Demo’s all day
Teana LARP Camp
13:00
14:00
Lunch
2A
A most peculiar hoax
2B Gravity Falls: Time
Lapse
13:00 Pauper Standard
Events continue
Events continue
Events continue
18:00 Dicemasters Colossal
Card Crisis
2C Time War
19:00
3A
Empire of the Emerald
Stars
IRON MAN EVENT: FNM
Outer Limits (Standard)
Booster Draft
3B Poetic Revenge
09:30
Saturday, 19 Julty 2014
10:00
Registration
4A
Competitive:
Space Station 13 –
project Odin
Iron Man Event:
PPTQ #1 of 2016
Warhammer Fantasy
A weekend of Anime!
Warhammer 40K
Settlers of Catan competition
Legacy
4B Competitive:
A ace for Grizbad’s
treasure
Warmachine/ Hordes
Standard
Flames of War
Tournament
Mini Board Game
Tournaments (All weekend)
L5R draft
X-Wing
4C Competitive:
Pathfinder Scenario
VtES Tournament
Painting competition
– entries accepted
Painting demo’s
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
13:00
14:00
HeroClix Nationals sealed/
constructed qualifier
Legion Ink Artists Alley
COSPLAY and ICON
costume competition
Lunch
5A
Competitive:
The Silver Man
13:00 The Underground
Tarmogoyf League
Event
5B Competitive:
The Jarl’s Revenge
13:00 Commander
5C Competitive:
Pathfinder Scenario
13:00 Modern Masters
2015 Draft
Competitions continue
Board Game Demo’s all day
15:30 Dicemasters Nationals
Events continue
Events continue
19:30
ICON COMEDY AWESOMENESS (With some singing and dancing)!
09:30
Registration
Sunday, 20 July 2014
10:00
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6A
Competitive:
The Franklin Expedition
6B Competitive:
Nothing to worry about
6C Competitive:
Pathfinder Scenario
Iron Man Event:
GPT San Diego 2015 –
Modern
Conspiracy Draft
Standard
Pokemon Tournament
Warhammer Fantasy
A weekend of Anime!
Warhammer 40K
Legion Ink Artists Alley
Warmachine/Hordes
Ticket to Ride Competition
Flames of War
Tournament
Dicemasters Tournament
Painting demo’s
Board Game Demo’s all day
HeroClix Nationals Finals
L5R draft
13:00
14:00
Lunch
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Repeats of requested
past modules
Events continue
Competitions continue
Collect Painting
Competition entries
18:00
Prize-giving
19:30
ICON Dinner
Events continue
card gaming
ALL PUBLISHED TIMES ARE STARTING TIMES.
REGISTRATION OPENS AT 9:00 EACH DAY!
OUTER LIMITS IRON MAN
CHAMPIONSHIP
Here is how it works. Over the course of the weekend
you will have the opportunity to participate in a full suite
of competitive Magic Events that we are running and start
building up Iron Man Points on our leader-board. At the
end of each day we will post the standings of our top
ten participants, so competitors can see who is leading
the pack and to prepare themselves and their decks for
an attack on the leaders. At the end of the weekend the
toughest, smartest and most prepared player will come out
the winner and be the 2015 Iron Man Champion!
How you earn your points:
1st : 25 points
5th : 10 points
9th : 2 points
2nd : 18 points
6th : 8 points
10th : 1 point
3rd : 15 points
7th : 6 points
4th : 12 points
8th : 4 points
The person with the most points at the end of the weekend
wins. (Minimum: a box of his or her choice of Standard
Boosters and a set of all three Euro land packs.)
IRON Man Events
ICON WEEKEND
OF MAGIC
For those not taking part in, or for those dropping out of,
the Iron Man events.
Friday
11:00Origins Sealed and/or Booster Draft (R400/R180
respectively)
12:00Commander Multi-player casual event. Bring your
Commander Deck and play in as many games as
you can. Try out that cool general you have been
itching to play all year.
13:00 Pauper Standard (Commons only standard)
19:00Outer Limits FNM Release event (Standard, Booster
Draft and Modern)
Saturday
11:00 Legacy; Standard (R50)
13:00The Underground: Modern Madness Tarmogoyf
League Event (Rules and costs as published by
The Underground)
13:00 Commander Multi-player casual event
13:00 Modern Master 2015 Booster Draft (R350)
Sunday
11:00Conspiracy Draft (3 Conspiracy Boosters R120)
11:00 Standard (R50)
11:00 Modern Master 2015 Booster Draft (R350)
• The Magic: the Gathering Tournament Rules and
Magic: the Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in
effect for these events.
Side Events
• Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and
appropriate counters.
Events include: Booster draft and sealed deck, Standard,
Modern, pauper of all types, EDH and anything else you are
keen to play. Bring your cards, find another 7 players and
we will sanction anything legal! And give you prizes!
• Deck lists will be used.
Friday
10:30
Outer Limits Standard (R80)
19:00Outer Limits Standard FNM Release
event (R80)
Saturday
10:30Outer Limits Preliminary Pro Tour
Qualifier #1 of 2016 (Sealed) (R400)
We will be running side events throughout the weekend.
ALL COSTS WILL BE BASED ON RETAIL PRICE OF
MAGIC BOOSTERS AT THE TIME! BOOSTER PRIZES FOR
ALL TOURNAMENTS, BASED ON ENTRY COSTS WHICH
WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DAY.
EVENTS BROUGHT TO YOU BY SOME OF YOUR
FAVOURITE STALLHOLDERS!
Sunday
10:30Outer Limits Modern Grand Prix Trial –
San Diego 2015 (R80)
All events will have at LEAST 2 boosters per player prize
support with extra Shiny cards courtesy of Blowfish and
Outer Limits. If we have over 45 players for any event
the winner will receive a box.
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Prize support over the weekend sponsored by Blowfish
Entertainment.
card gaming
LEGENDS OF THE FIVE
RINGS
Look out for our Suicide Tournament this Icon. Cost of entry
is the R60 booster pack you’ll use in this winner takes all
format where you face off in quick paced games with the
loser forfeiting their cards to the winner who goes on to risk
their gains against another winner. But don’t worry, entry is
always just another booster pack away.
Throughout the weekend if you can rustle up at least three
more friends we’ll run a draft for you all at the cost of R240
each. With you getting to keep all the cards you use and
getting a reverse draft at the end for the rares, it’s a great
way to get more of the cards you need or to jump in the
world of Rokugan and the Legend of the Five Rings!
POKEMON
SUNDAY, 19 July
Crystal Gym in association with A.I. Fest will be hosting an
Elite 4 Warm Up event at ICON 2015!
There will be a main event at AIX - Geek Mini Expo, and the
points you get in this warm up will be carried over to the
main event.
PLEASE NOTE that there is extremely limited seating for
this event, and preregistration will be required to enter. For
more details https://www.facebook.com/events/447430878
759694/?ref=1&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%
3A%22permalink%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22su
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For more details contact [email protected]
Yu-gi-oh!
VAMPIRE: THE ETERNAL
STRUGGLE
SATURDAY, 18 July
Start: 10:30am
Normal tournament format
Time and date: 10am, Saturday 18 July
Maximum space: 16-20.
Standard constructed event - 3 rounds plus a Final.
Entry fee: R65
Entry fee: R50 Entry and Prizes TBD
Prizes: 2 x Premium Gold edition for the winner sponsored by
Outer Limits, Pretoria + Booster prizes based on participation.
WHIZKIDS
EVENTS
Dice Masters
Heroclix
FRIDAY
Colossal Card Crisis
18:00 to 20:00
Saturday
Nationals Sealed/Constructed Qualifier 10:00 to 16:00
Saturday
Nationals
15:30 to 20:30
Battle Royale Events
16:00 to 18:00
SUNDAY
Nationals Finals
For more information – got to http://heroclixsa.wix.
com/hcsa#!nationals2015/c1xhq
10:00 to 17:00
FRIDAY
Battle Royale Events
12:00 to 17:00
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miniature wargaming
40K TOURNAMENT
Warhammer Fantasy
• 2-day tournament
A comprehensive rules pack can be downloaded from
www.outerlimits.co.za. Or contact our faithful organiser:
Adam Smith at [email protected] Also people can
p-mail Azimyth on the Warhammer Generals.
• 1 500 points
• 7th edition rules
• 5 games (3 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday), 2 hours per
games.
• Painted Tournament, i.e.:
There is also a link at https://www.facebook.com/
groups/12781532669/
– Painted armies are MANDATORY (3 colours minimum)
and preferably based as well.
Forum (www.warhammergenerals.co.za/forum)
– WYSIWYG will not be judged strictly.
Entry fee will be R100.
– ‘Counts-as’ is in place – i.e. you can proxy similar-style
GW models for models you do not own.
Prizes for Games Workshop Events and Painting
competitions supplied through Extreme Wargaming
[[email protected]] and The Underground
[[email protected]]
– Non-conformist missions – all the missions will be styled
after standard rulebook missions, and designed to
entertain with the inclusion of slight twist!
• 1x Painting entry is included in the cost for each player,
this model will be entered into the ICON painting
competition on your behalf – entries will stand a chance
to win prizes. The painting will be judged during the
course of Sunday.
• Some great sponsored prizes will be available, including
a new Imperial Knight Warden, supplied by Outer Limits
Pretoria.
X-wing Miniatures
Game
• Space is limited, though we’ll make every effort to
accommodate all comers – we WILL cater for all
preregistrations as a bare-minimum, so please pre-register.
The X-wing Miniatures Game will be running a one-day
tournament on SUNDAY 19 July.
• Registration begins when the convention doors open and
the first game starts at 09:00.
• Entry fee will be R100
Special rules:
• Lists may not exceed 100 points.
• No Forgeworld-only units will be permitted (i.e. if it’s ONLY
available in an Imperial Armour book, you can’t use it).
• 4 rounds will be played.
• Any ‘New’ codex’s will be allowed, these will include any
books up to, but EXCLUDING the new space marine codex.
• No Unbound armies, otherwise no other restrictions.
• Unassembled models WILL BE REMOVED from play (if a
model is not easily identifiable as the model it’s intended
to represent due to missing pieces, it’ll be declared to be
unassembled).
• The tournament WILL be ranked.
Entry Fee: R100 per player for the weekend’s gaming.
Pick an army, paint it up, print out an army list, and I’ll
see you there. Anyone who is interested in participating,
please contact: Peter van Dyk 082-555-9611, or peter@
modernmedia.co.za. Book your spot NOW!
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• There will be GREAT prize support for the event,
sponsored by Outer Limits.
• Each round will run for 1 hour, with a time warning given
at 15 minutes remaining.
• Players must bring 2 legible copies of their Squadron list
along with any cards or miniatures they plan to use.
• Only official X-wing miniatures may be used.
• Huge ships may NOT be used.
• Players will be required to have AT LEAST ONE ORIGINAL
COPY of any Upgrade cards that they use.
• Registration will open at 09:30 on each day and the first
game round will begin at 10:15 on each day.
Space is limited, so please book your spot ahead of time to
avoid disappointment! Call Peter on 082-555-9611 or email:
[email protected] to book your spot.to avoid
disappointment! Call Peter on 082-555-9611 or email:
[email protected] to book your spot.
WARMACHINE - HORDES
35 Points
Cost: R100 entrance fee for players to play in the
tournament – door fees are separate. The tournament will
be run as a 1-day events on Saturday, 18 July.
Number of Rounds: 3
Scenarios: Basic 2015 Steamroller scenarios will be played;
rules can be found on the Privateer Press Website.
Timing: Turns will not be timed (except for Deathclock and
Hardcore rounds, if these missions are used) – dice-down
announcements will be made to keep players on track.
Flames of War
This year ICON will be hosting its first ever Flames of War
Tournament. The rule pack is available on the ICON Event
page for download.
There are limited spaces so please book early and submit
your 1650 point Army Lists to [email protected] by
10 July.
Entry Fee: R 100 for Saturday and Sunday.
Players will be required to bring a printed Steamroller pack
and their army lists along with them.
Prizes: We’re offering some neat prizes.
Registration: 09:15
First Games: 10:00
Venue Limits: as a bare minimum, we’ll cater to ALL prebookings – so pre-register to avoid disappointment.
Contact: Charles Krynauw for pre-registration or if you have
any questions, [email protected] or 083-415-3075
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Role-playing
FRIDAY
SLOT 1A: STORM TOSSED
By Leslie Longman
That was not the worst storm you have ever experienced,
but it was definitely the strangest. You have no idea where
it has taken you, but it is nowhere near the Kingdom of the
Franks, your intended trading destination. The strangest
thing is, the sun is now to the north of you, which you are
sure is impossible. At least the island you’ve washed up on
has fresh water, even if the plants and animals are strange.
A group of storm-tossed ninth-century Norse traders find
themselves in a very strange place.
Reading “At the Mountains of Madness” by H.P. Lovecraft
before playing this module would be advantageous, but is
not necessary. Note – this module links to A Most Peculiar
Hoax. You may want to play both.
System: Call of Cthulhu Number of Players: 6
SLOT 1B: SHARDS OF THE SUN
By Ryan Young
Long ago man walked amongst the gods, he was powerful
beyond imagining and created wonders far beyond the
greatest accomplishments of those who roam in their
immortal footsteps. These lesser men passed artefacts of
great power down through the ages, artefacts that allowed
them to perform feats that defied explanation and gave their
descendants to ability to wield the power of the gods.
The greatest of these ancient artefacts were the Sun
Shards, glowing crystals of forgotten energy that grant
powers beyond imagining to those who wield them. These
shards have a divine purpose, an ancient legend passed
down through the ages by the holy orders of man. Once in
a hundred years they must be destroyed, sacrificed to the
earth itself to preserve the realm of man.
This is the last shard, the last mission of man and the
beginning of the final age of the earth itself.
Or it could be the end.
System: Fate Accelerated
Number of Players: 6
SLOT 2A: A MOST PECULIAR HOAX
By Leslie Longman
You have been called in to investigate a very strange hoax.
Someone has faked a ninth-century Viking shipwreck on
a Polynesian island, and has gone to an extreme amount
of trouble to make it seem authentic. The locals avoid the
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island for some reason, so they cannot or will not tell you
when the “shipwreck” appeared. Still, this shouldn’t take
that long to unravel.
Reading “At the Mountains of Madness” by H.P. Lovecraft
before playing this module would be advantageous, but is
not necessary.
System: Call of Cthulhu Number of Players: 6
SLOT 2B: GRAVITY FALLS: TIME LAPSE
By Ryan Young & Dana da Silva
In the town of Gravity Falls, where the weird and
supernatural come together, twins Mabel and Dipper spend
their summer vacation with they’re Great Uncle Stan, A.K.A
Grunkle Stan. Roped into working for his money-making
tourist trap called the Mystery Shack, they spend their
days selling fake supernatural items with fellow employees
Wendy and Soos.
Everything changed when Dipper stumbles upon a cryptic
journal elaborately hidden in the woods and the mysterious
world of Gravity Falls becomes clearer with every code he
and Mabel decipher. But there is still so much unknown and
who knows what shocking discoveries are coming.
System: Fate Accelerated
Number of Players: 6
SLOT 2C: Time War
By Dylan Kruger
The opportunity is here! We have been waiting for years to
get our hands on time travel technology and now it is ours.
You have been recruited to go back in time and witness the
past as it happened.
Your team and you have been chosen to visit the northern
Norwegian tribes due to your looks and builds. Never have
genetics been worth so much to so few.
The time is now as the past awaits and who knows what
has been lost to time
System: D20 Modern Number of Players: 6
A Note for Role-players
The role-playing has three scored slots: 4, 5 and 6.
Players and GMs must participate in a minimum of
two games in order to qualify for the competition,
but if you play in all three you will recieve the
advantage of the best two scores. Teams, for the team
competition, must consist of six players and a GM.
saturday
SLOT 4A: SPACE STATION 13 - PROJECT
ODIN
By Gregg Barlow
Life on Space Station 13 has been really good for
troubleshooting assistance team BS951. They’re 15
minutes into the shift and not a single team member has
died yet, which has to be some kind of a new record! Sure
working for the Nanotrasen Mega-corporation can be
difficult sometimes. The question is, with the team about to
be assigned the “prestigious” duty of monitoring the science
boffins new ultra classified project code-named “Project
Odin”, will they be able to survive meteorite strikes, alien
attacks, security brutality and worst of all the Nanotrasen
approved station entertainment?
Only you can guide team BS951 to safety!
System: Savage Worlds (Paranoia) Number of Players: 6
SLOT 4B: THE RACE FOR GRIZBAD’S
TREASURE
By Chris Visser
A long time ago, we wuz on a Waagh an da hulk crashed.
Makin’ da Skid and chuckin scrap all over. Da Mek boyz
begun to build us a way off dis rock, but as we orkses do, we
had a bit of a punch up. Dey original fight wus abou’ wheda
it wus gonna be called afta da god Gork, who is brutal but
cunning or da god Mork, who is cunning but brutal.
Da Big Meks havin da knowwots began building again an
called da newship GorkaMorka. Dey also said dat da boyz
who bring da most scrap would def have a place when we
go Waagh. So now it’s Gorker against Morker as we scrap
for da scrap.
We da boyz of Boss Deffgoff Maddakka haz da map to
Grizbad’s Treasure, da biggest pile of scrap, eva!
and local allies have grown worried for the aging explorer’s
safety. As the PCs travel south on Sharrowsmith’s trail, they
must track the venture-captain to the ruins he sought while
also dealing with the aftermath of his actions.
System: Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1–5.
SLOT 5A: THE SILVER MAN
By Warwick Brown
In early July 1947 the United States Government initiated
a criminal and far-reaching campaign of deceit against the
human race. The so-called Roswell Incident was meant to
the new beginning for our race – but it was sabotaged in
infancy and allowed to wither. Now on the 50th anniversary
of this Stellar event, we, the faithful few Believers, Contactees
and Crusaders for the Truth, are gathering at the hamlet
of Rachel (near the notorious Nellis Air Force Base with its
infamous Area 51) to celebrate what should have been our
planet‘s defining moment in the Cosmos. We will herald in a
new golden era of hope and honesty for humanity!
Or at least that is what we planned…
System: Call of Cthulhu Number of Players: 6
SLOT 5B: THE JARL’S VENGEANCE
By Leslie Longman
This should be simple, but things are never simple when the
Nossi trolls are involved. They have raided your Jarl’s stead
and kidnapped his infant son, Lars, and you have been
dispatched to seek vengeance and rescue Lars if he still
lives (not likely, but you never know). At least it isn’t winter.
A 5th-edition D&D adventure for 6 players (who can hack
and slay if they really want to, but that isn’t the intent.)
System: 5th-edition D&D Number of Players: 6
First we needz sum fungus beer and da Yella Pony back
from da shop and den we iz rich!
SLOT 5C: SCIONS OF THE SKY KEY, PART
2: KAAVA QUARRY
System: Gorkamorka (Rogue Trader) Number of Players: 6
A powerful guardian stands vigil over the ancient ruins
where Venture-Captain Nieford Sharrowsmith disappeared
recently, yet the beast has a weakness: a prophesied
talisman now in the possession of an elusive grippli tribe
deep in the Kaava Lands. The PCs must win the reclusive
people’s trust and claim the prize—all before the Aspis
Consortium does!
SLOT 4C: SCIONS OF THE SKY KEY, PART
1: ON SHARROWSMITH’S TRAIL.
Weeks have passed since Venture-Captain Nieford
Sharrowsmith departed for the Bandu Hills, and having not
heard from him since but learned of an Aspis Consortium
expedition bound for the same destination, the Society
System: Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1–5
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Role-playing
SUNDAY
SLOT 6A: THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION
By Warwick Brown
Canada, September 2014. The Canadian Parks department
in junction with the Canadian military mount a combined
expedition to finally solve the mystery of the Franklin
Expedition. This was a two ship expedition from Great
Britain in 1845 under Sir James Franklin to discover the
legendary North-West passage around Canada. Both ships
become ice-bound in 1846 and then they and their crews
vanish from history.
You are members of the elite scientific exploration team sent
to sort out fact from fiction in the frozen northern regions.
What awaits you amid tales of mutiny, cannibalism and
conflict with the isolated Inuit of the area?
System: Call of Cthulhu Number of Players: 6
SLOT 6B: NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
By Les Longman
nearby worlds with virtual impunity. This raid should be
more of the same. There have been rumours that the
distant “Third Imperium” has been expanding towards you,
but you have armoured space suits, laser rifles and 2000ton warships. How can anybody match those? You have
nothing to worry about.
System: Mongoose Traveller Number of Players: 6
SLOT 6C: SCIONS OF THE SKY KEY, PART
3: THE GOLDEN GUARDIAN
Having bested the Aspis Consortium and recovered a
powerful weapon, the PCs return to the Bandu Hills to
delve into its ruins, confront the ancient guardian within, and
find their missing venture-captain. Even greater secrets lie
below, and the Pathfinders soon find that there is more to
the so-called Golden Guardian than legends suggest. Are
the PCs resourceful enough to survive the mounting danger
and find Nieford Sharrowsmith?
System: Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1–5
For centuries the Reaver’s of Viking have been raiding
LARPS
SLOT 3A: EMPIRE OF THE EMERALD
STARS
previously Mantis Clan pirate captain by the Lion, who seek
to bring the criminal to justice.
By Douw Pretorius and Marie Wessels
One thing is certain; Winter Court is bound to be interesting!
It is the year 3122 and Rokugan has expanded into the
stars. Iweko CXII sits on the throne of the Empire of Emerald
Stars. Some things however, never change. As the seasons
on Rokugan turn colder and the snow begins the fly, the
pre-eminent samurai of the clans gather on Imperial Space
Station, Lady Sun’s Last Haven for Winter Court.
A Legend of the Five Rings LARP set in the far future for
20 players. (Sushi and drinks provided.)
The Crab have found a new enemy among the Stars.
They race to find support for their war against creatures of
Shadow called The Scarab.
The Unicorn and the Phoenix have signed a peace
treaty after a recent war. However, tensions run high and
accusations of corporate espionage are flying between the
two clans.
Following in the wake of the Emerald Champion Nazo and
the Dragon Clan’s, defeat at the hands of the Spider and
Crane Clans tensions in the Imperial Court run high.
The Scorpion Clan stand accused of harbouring a
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SLOT 3B: PALA DE NATA - POETIC
REVENGE
The ancient Ven had a word: dachanau, which roughly
translates to “the dance of words,” where two or more Ven
engage in a battle of wits. Haroon Adrente, Blooded of the
Wolf, invites you to join in as the nobles gather to scheme.
Bring your poetry and your blade. The Wine and Blood
will flow.
This event is part of Pala de Nata, an ongoing Blood &
Tears LARP by John Wick (L5R, 7th Sea), and players with
existing characters can play their characters. New players
are welcome to join in - we will provide characters and
backgrounds
http://paladenata.com/
OTHER EVENTS!
ICON COMEDY FEST!!
Led, as always, by the geek’s favourite Stand-up Comic, Vittorio Leonardi, the rest of
this year’s line-up will be Warren Harrison and Paul Cowan. This all star cast will leave
you rolling in the aisles. This year, as a warm up act, we offer something completely
different - in their debut performance, the DeeTwenty Geek Choir!
Book early as the room is small and our numbers have been growing every year!
Admission of R75 gets you a seat. Standing room is negotiable.
COSTUME COMPETITION
All costumed folk are eligible – not just the Vikings! (That
means YOU cosplayers!) Secret mystery sponsors will
be donating prizes! (Volunteer sponsors accepted!)
All entries into the costume competition will be eligible
for a vote from your peers! (Themed or not) Present
yourself and your costume at our ICON stall for
registration and then make sure one, or several, of our
wandering photographers captures you in your finest.
Pictures taken on the Saturday will be on display at the
ICON stall on Sunday Morning for all and sundry to vote
on. Make sure your friends know! The final tally and
decision will be made by the ICON committee and the
results announced at the ICON prize-giving! Yes, this
year’s ICON theme IS Vikings!
Tales of Teana is a boffer LARP in Gauteng, which
started in April 2012. Our vision is to provide a
character focused Live Action Role Play world
where each player has the opportunity to tell the
story of their character. During the course of
ICON 2015, we will be running an Adventures’
Camp where you can learn about the various
facets of the game. Come find us on the grassy
knoll out the back. Look for people with Boffer
Weapons or Spell Packets to find out more!
Visit our website at https://www.teana.co.za for
more details.
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LEGION INK ARTISTS ALLEY
Swing by the GeekXP stand to enter this year’s
lucky prize draw, where you could win “A Nightmare
Before Christmas” artwork, hand drawn by a Disney
artist! Pick up your “Geek Of All Trades” Great Geek
Challenge (ICON 2015 Edition) while you’re here
and check out the latest in geek travel options with
Wandering Free!
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Legion Ink will be with us once again. This year
they will be featuring a ‘mini’ Artists Alley where
new and established South African Comic Artists
will be showcasing their work and selling their
Comics, Prints and taking commissions! Come
along and support them, you know ‘Local is
Lekker’! This year’s artists include Kim Bussiahn
Greg Nell; Gina-Rae Proxy; Manu Kongolo; Nico
Lee Lazarus; Ray Whitcher; Ronald Leong and
Warren Louw.
THE GREAT GEEK CHALLENGE
The folks at Geek of All Trades would like to
point out that the GREAT GEEK CHALLENGE is
back at it’s place of birth this year, ICON!
Born from the desire to “cross pollinate” the various geeky
pursuits at a convention, the challenge was envisioned
as a test no con-goer could resist. This, coupled with the
opportunity to spread the word about some of the amazing
things you can find in some corners of conventions and
festivals, resulted in the first ever challenge being issued in
the year of 2014 at ICON, resulting in a major success.
This year, with the help of many of ICON’s vendors, we
once again have prepared a devilish list of achievements for
you folks to pursue over the weekend!
From completing your dice collection to cosplaying your
favourite character, everyone will find an achievement
related to their convention experience. Simply preprint your
own challenge list and bring it to the event, or pick up a
fresh copy from our friends over at GeekXP and complete
as much as you can!
Participating in the Great Geek Challenge is just that easy!
As you complete each task, mark it appropriately in the
“Done” column, then get a witness to sign off that you did
it. Once you’ve completed all the challenges you wish to
attempt, return the form to where you picked it up and your
score will be uploaded.
At the end of the day, prize winners will be drawn from
those who returned forms. Your chance to win a prize
increases based on the number of tasks you have
completed i.e. every achievement completed is another
entry into the overall draw for prizes. But please remember
the following:
1. Thou shalt be honourable in your conduct during the
pursuit of this challenge.
other info, but if you don’t want that, let us know when you
hand in your challenge sheet!
I’m not going to be here by the end of the Con will I
miss out on my prize? No, so long as the mail address
and/or cell number you gave is legitimate, we will contact
you and keep your prize till you can collect it.
So I just need a witness to sign? – Yes, preferably in
the case of a task involving interaction, get the person
you interacted with to sign. Remember, this is an honour
system (see Rule 1)
Pfft, Honour system, what’s to stop me from just
getting my friend to sign everything? Seriously? Why
are you even asking this? Go ahead and try it buster… To
keep things fair our elite team of Con-ninjas are going to
be spot checking claimed achievements here and there for
inconsistencies. But at the end of the day, this is a self-test,
we expect you to be honest about your achievements
What counts as “Interfering in a Convention event?”
Did the event have to halt for longer than a minute? If so
you’re probably disrupting it. Don’t ruin other people’s
fun with your need to get achievements (see Rule 2) and
likewise they won’t ruin yours!
What sort of prizes are there? Loads of goodies are
always up for grabs from several of the Conventions
vendors and are many and varied. Prizes will be on a
selection basis as winners are announced, should the
winner be present during the draw, (so those at the
prize giving who have their name called will get to pick
first), otherwise prizes will be allocated randomly to each
successive winner.
I don’t like the selection of prizes remaining, what do
I do? Good gods… stop whining… you’re getting free
loot! Pick something random and give it to someone in the
audience… Make a new friend out of the prize!
2. Thou shalt respect thy fellow geeks whilst pursuing
the challenge.
3. The number of entries allowed per person is ONE.
TWO is too many and ZERO is not enough.
4. Thou shalt not interfere in the ongoing of other
sanctioned Con/Festival events in order to complete
a task.
FAQ:
What does it cost to enter? Nothing! Just five minutes of
your time to give us your contact details. We may send a
promotional email at a later date to tell you the winners and
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