Below you will find all of the links to all of the things that have to do with Con Discordia. We are working on creating a website where you can find all of these links, which I will post once it’s completed. A couple of items are indeed missing, and those items as well as what is presented here will be put up on the website as soon as they are finalized.
Additionally, the Board of Directors, the NST, and the NC have each requested a Q&A session during the convention. Here are the Google form you can use to submit questions ahead of the con. Each of these forms will close in one week’s time (Thursday, May 11th) in order to give each office time to process questions. Each officer may take additional questions as time permits during their respective Q&A. Also, we will be recording these sessions and making them available to the club as a whole. Please note that this does not replace the required Q&A the Board of Directors is obligated to hold during our annual MES Con event. The game schedule will not change, we are working the Q&A’s around the existing game schedule, which will be finalized next week.
Lastly, the server is not ready to receive people yet. We will be giving the invite link at some point next week. You must have a current and active MES Membership OR a Trial Membership in order to attend Con Discordia 2023.
Jeremy “Geo” Giannetti US2016080080 Modern Enigma Society National Convention Administrator
Thank you for your patience as we put the final details together for MESCon 2023. We will once again be traveling to New Orleans!! The dates of the con are from Thursday, August 24th through Sunday, August 27th. We will get the official hotel information, room block information, and the booking link closer to the event. The room block does include the evening of Wednesday August 23rd through the morning of Monday, August 28th. All of these details will be released after MESConline 2023 in May.
There will be an online auction prior to MESCon 2023 and a live auction at the event itself. We will be announcing the full details in July prior to the start of the online auction.
At this time I am seeking event staff. 2nd Event Lead, Decor Lead, and Security Lead. Please send a resume which includes your MES number, a contact email, and your qualifications to nca@nca.modernenigmasociety.org.
So after doing some workshopping on the name for the online convention in May, it’s been decided that it shall instead be called Con Discordia!! Nothing else has changed, including the dates and game schedule. Though here is a reminder of details.
Con Discordia Online Auction: Sunday, April 23rd to Sunday, May 7th
Con Discordia 2023: Friday, May 19th through Sunday, May 21st
All times set to CST
Friday May 19th Vampire: The Masquerade – War Never Changes – 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm CST
Saturday, May 20th Werewolf: The Apocalypse – On Frayed Threads – 11:00 am to 4:00 pm CST
Vampire: The Masquerade – 13th Hour – 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm CST
Sunday, May 21st Changeling: The Dreaming: Breaking Winter – 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm CST
More details on the auction will come closer to this date. Server details will also come closer to the con’s date so that staff have the time to set things up. The con itself is free to all members, and we will require verification of your current MES status. So please make sure your membership is up to date prior to this con.
We are of course in need of staff. If you are interested in volunteering for the ST side of things, you can contact the NST at nst@st.modernenigmasociety.org. If you are interested in helping to staff the event itself, please reach out to me at nca@nca.modernenigmasociety.org.
And of course if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Jeremy “Geo” Giannetti US2016080080 Modern Enigma Society National Convention Administrator
World of Darkness LARP is live in Boston! The Modern Enigma Society (MES) is hosting both our Werewolf: the Apocalypse and Vampire: the Masquerade LARPs. We are actively recruiting new players, and there’s plenty of room in our games for all kinds of character concepts. Our next game is April 8, 2023 at the
Werewolf: the Apocalypse 12pm – 5pm, with game on at 1pm
Vampire: the Masquerade 6pm – 11pm, with game on at 7pm
Site fee: $15 (one or both games). New players, your first day is free!
You must be vaccinated and masks are encouraged but optional because we are at Low community transmission rates. (View our complete Covid Protocols here). We are committed to be an inclusive space and encourage LARPers of color and from the LGBTQIA+ communities to join us.
If you have not attended an MES game before, please RSVP to Wendy at nhma.dc@gmail.com
Our games are part of a networked campaign spanning over 40 games all across the USA. We offer a unique LARPing experience with the ability to be part of complex local, regional, and national plotlines and to develop rich stories and deep character connections over time. Contact our Vampire ST at nhma.masq2020@gmail.com and our Werewolf ST at boston.apoc.vst@gmail.com
Changelings, also known as the Lost, are humans who were abducted by the Fae. Unlike most who suffer this fate, the Lost have managed to find their way back through the Hedge (the barrier between our world and the fairy world) to the mortal world, but their time in the Faerie realm (Arcadia) has irrevocably changed their bodies, minds and souls. A Changeling’s true, inhuman mien is hidden by his Mask, the aspect of Fae magic that makes Faerie creatures and artefacts seem mundane to mortal eyes. Very few Changelings are able to reclaim their old lives, or make entirely new ones without retaining ties to the fae realm.
Changeling: The Lost is a game about people in awful situations, who have mustered the strength to move on. It’s about learning to survive in a new world, one that looks like the one you grew up in, but one you’ll never see the same way because of what you’ve been through. It’s about struggling to find a balance between facing the world, and looking back and healing. It’s about knowing that you could become a victim at any time, and trying to walk the line between security and paranoia. It’s about staying safe while not consuming your life by dwelling on the past. It’s about dealing. It’s about growing. It’s about healing.
We have found a new site for our Changeling the Lost game and are pleased to kick start 2023 – we are always welcoming new players and there’s no time like the present to join!
12:30pm on Saturday February 25
St James Episcopal Church in Porter Square – right across the street from the Masonic Lodge!
1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140
If you want to the join the Changeling the Lost game, contact the VST Aaron at boston.lost.vst@gmail.com
Special Notes for Feb 11: If paying cash for site fee, please bring exact change! Remember to use the Sign In Form Wendy, the usual Coordinator will be absent. Natalie is filling in. —
World of Darkness LARP is live in Boston! The Modern Enigma Society (MES) is hosting both our Werewolf: the Apocalypse and Vampire: the Masquerade LARPs. We are actively recruiting new players, and there’s plenty of room in our games for all kinds of character concepts. Our next game is February 11, 2023 at the
Werewolf: the Apocalypse 12pm – 5pm, with game on at 1pm
Vampire: the Masquerade 6pm – 11pm, with game on at 7pm
Site fee: $15 (one or both games). New players, your first day is free!
You must be vaccinated and masks are encouraged but optional because we are at Medium community transmission rates. (View our complete Covid Protocols here). We are committed to be an inclusive space and encourage LARPers of color and from the LGBTQIA+ communities to join us.
If you have not attended an MES game before, please RSVP to Wendy at nhma.dc@gmail.com
Our games are part of a networked campaign spanning over 40 games all across the USA. We offer a unique LARPing experience with the ability to be part of complex local, regional, and national plotlines and to develop rich stories and deep character connections over time. Contact our Vampire ST at nhma.masq2020@gmail.com and our Werewolf ST at boston.apoc.vst@gmail.com
World of Darkness LARP is live in Boston! The Modern Enigma Society (MES) is hosting both our Werewolf: the Apocalypse and Vampire: the Masquerade LARPs. We are actively recruiting new players, and there’s plenty of room in our games for all kinds of character concepts. Our next game is January 14, 2023 at the
Werewolf: the Apocalypse 12pm – 5pm, with game on at 1pm
Vampire: the Masquerade 6pm – 11pm, with game on at 7pm
Site fee: $15 (one or both games). New players, your first day is free!
You must be vaccinated and MASKS ARE REQUIRED. (View our complete Covid Protocols here). We are committed to be an inclusive space and encourage LARPers of color and from the LGBTQIA+ communities to join us.
If you have not attended an MES game before, please RSVP to Wendy at nhma.dc@gmail.com
Our games are part of a networked campaign spanning over 40 games all across the USA. We offer a unique LARPing experience with the ability to be part of complex local, regional, and national plotlines and to develop rich stories and deep character connections over time. Contact our Vampire ST at nhma.masq2020@gmail.com and our Werewolf ST at boston.apoc.vst@gmail.com
There’s a lot of information in this post, please be sure to reach out with any questions or concerns or if you want to volunteer and get involved!
First, WELCOME ALL NEW PLAYERS. We are so excited to have you with us and we look forward to a great year of gaming in 2023.
To our players who have been with us for more than a year – THANK YOU. Thank you for sticking with us through the pandemic and the on-line games. Thank you for coming back to play with us in person. Thank you for your continued financial and moral support even if you’ve not been participating in local games.
Game Attendance since April (in-person games):
2022
Vamp
Apoc
Lost
April
12
8
May
13
8
June
10
16
7
July
10
10
5
August
11
N/A
5
September
16
12
3
October
8
10
N/A
November
16
15
N/A
December
18
14
N/A
I’m excited to see our numbers growing! We have 34 members of the Domain (including Trial Members), and we hope to grow that in 2023.
Changeling the Lost is moving to a new site and weekend for 2023 (TBD) and if you want to check out a totally different kind of game, I encourage you to reach out to Aaron.
Annual Costs
Not including the occasional cost of props or credit card fees, here are the current fixed costs for the domain. The Lodge has locked in our price for 2023, which is great news – it will remain at $250 per day!
Cost
Item
95.88
Word Press
12.00
.com Domain
3,000.00
Masonic Lodge Rental
197.88
MeetUp Premium
3,305.76
Total per year
Our Current Treasury:
$ 726
Total Funds
$ 110
Scholarship Funds
$ 616
Available for Expenses
Our Site Fees for 2023:
Site fees go directly towards the expenses detailed above. Any excess is held in reserve and our goal in 2023 is to rebuild our reserves. The Domain’s large treasury reserve is what allowed us to return to gaming in person in 2022, even though our total intake each month has been less than our total expenses. Unfortunately we’ve exhausted that reserve and so we need to manage our cash flows carefully in 2023. Our standard site fee is increasing to $15 per day, but we have 4 tiers:
Amount
Tier
$ –
Scholarship
$ 10
At Need
$ 15
Standard
$ 20
Patron
YOU select your site fee each session. You do not need to justify your selection, and the scholarship fund is always available to pay for some or all of your site fee. Just select Scholarship on the Sign In Form. Bring a guest – a player’s first day is always free!
As a reminder, your current officers are:
Wendy – Domain Coordinator – nhma.dc@gmail.comThis is an elected position and my job is to make sure we have a place to play and that all staff and players are treating each other with respect and abiding by the MES Code of Conduct. I also am often the first point of contact for new players. In 2023 I hope to focus more on member education – our organization has a lot of layers to it and understanding those can enhance your game experience. My term is actually up in February, so if you think you want my job, talk to me about how to be Domain Coordinator! But I also plan to run again because I like helping make our domain grow and our members and guests feel welcome. I am looking for assistants, if you want to get involved, email me!
Dray – Domain Storyteller – nhma.dst@gmail.comThis is an elected position. Dray is in charge of making sure our Venue Storytellers have what they need to run their games. He is also the person you can go to if you have a concern about one of our Venue STs. Venue Storytellers (VSTs) have a lot of influence over your game experience as a player, and we want to be sure there is someone you can talk to with any questions or concerns.
Chris – Vampire VST – nhma.masq2020@gmail.com
Dan – Werewolf VST – boston.apoc.vst@gmail.com
Aaron – Changeling the Lost VST – boston.lost.vst@gmail.com
Our Venue Storytellers are in charge of running their games. Aaron is looking to grow the Changeling the Lost game, so look for more details on that for 2023. Storytellers are elected by the players. If you have a character, you get to vote for who your ST is. If you think you might want to be an ST some day, ask about helping out as an assistant. Storytelling is a skill and like any other, you get better with practice. Our STs are elected for a 1 year term, so I know that towards the end of 2023, we’ll be looking for folks to step up and run for VST. Which means you have almost a whole year to learn the job and decide if it’s right for you!
