A Tabletop Roleplaying games group that plays casual role playing games in an open table manner, at Kenmore Library , Kenmore Village, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Just drop in, no booking required. Minimum age for drop ins is 16 or over, sorry, no exceptions. Arranged games with under 16 year olds, please ensure the game master has a Blue Card. It is not a legal requirement but the club requires it never the less.
When you first show up you will see there are several tables and each has its own dungeon master. Some games may be private but many are “open table”. The GM’s are approachable, just say hi and that you would like to join. It may be that all the tables are full to the brim, in which case you will be asked if you would like to observe for this session.
Tell the GM at an open table if you have not played before, and you will be given a very brief run down of how the game works. You don’t have to read the rule book to get started but it is useful over time if you want to become a masterful player.
Many different game systems may be being played. Some games are “one shot” while others are “campaigns”, so your character may have more adventures at future sessions in the same game world.
You may wish to become a game master yourself, picking a game system and setting up an adventure scenario. We will help you find players.
For Complete Newbies
When playing you are provided with situations and you and the other players describe what your character will attempt to do. The game master will determine how that turns out. Sometimes you roll some dice according to the skill check or combat rules. Information about your characters abilities, written on your character sheet, will adjust the likelihood of getting a good result. That’s all you really need to know. Just join in and our community will help you find your feet.
2022 Kenmore Role Playing Play System
Purpose
To provide continuous opportunities to play and train up new players and game masters,
By providing simple open table play and allowing for more complex play at the sessions,
And by developing a community of RPG hobbyists in a friendly, high activity, low effort network.
Age Limit
16 years of age and older, no exceptions.
Game Types
At KRPS there are two types of game Open Table and Dedicated Tables:
Open Table : A game master has a game system and setting and players join and start playing as available. Game masters may arrange t have some players at their table ahead of time but should always try to accomodate drop ins if they have capacity.
Players use only one character in a session but may have multiple characters in existence for the same game setting. Players keep their characters and are responsible for maintaining them over time.
Open Tables may start play at 1pm.
Dedicated Table : Any game, any home brew or commercial, select group of players, adventures as desired over as many sessions as desired.
Dedicated Tables may not start until 3pm.
Session Process
A key holder picks up the key from the library the Saturday prior.
The room is open at the set time.
Everyone helps set up the room.
Announcements, if any.
Players organise Open Tables starting at 1pm.
Session play – Open Tables only
After 3pm Dedicate Tables may start.
Session play – Open Tables and Dedicated Tables
Session End – Everyone helps pack up and clean the room.
Room locked up and key returned to the library.
Between Sessions
An admin will update the face book page with an event for the next session.
Anyone intending play or to GM an open table at the next session please leave an indication in the event that that is your intent. If you are planning to run a dedicated table you are welcome to use the event to organise your table.
If you write up a session report please place it in the appropriate space in RPG Geek, and link to it in the Facebook page.
Game masters and potential players organise their tables. At least 1 table should be Open Table with room for drop in casual players.
2 Create New Characters
If needed for the table you are at.
The game masters may also provide pre generated characters for use by players new to the game, or needing a quick pick up character.
Players may have any number of open table characters. However they may only use one character in any session of play.
3 Pre Adventure Downtime Reckoning
In continuing games game masters may require various forms of character upkeep to account for time passing since the last session.
4 Play The Adventure
Go ahead and play.
5 End Session
Open Table: If the adventure runs out of time, too bad. No adventure in open table may stretch across multiple sessions. Instead the player characters magically return to a safe home, leaving things unresolved.
Dedicated Table: Wrap up however you like.
Behaviour Expectations
All present will treat one another with respect.
Player characters may not act against other player characters in the open tables. No exceptions.
Take heated arguments somewhere else.
Pay attention. Do your best to know the rules of the game you are playing. Help one another out. Give everyone space to have their say.
Game Masters are expected to manage reasonable behaviour at their table.
The admin group will be the final arbiter for issues arising and may require people to leave the room.
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