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March 2021 Masquerade Game

Our March 2021 game will be held on Discord. Sign-in opens at 6pm and Game On is 7pm – 11pm.

This is the first LASTLIGHT game of the live chronicle! All players refresh your memory regarding the VSS rules for Physical or Combat Character-vs-Character conflict. Visiting players should ensure they are familiar with the VSS as well—Boston is not a typical city.

Characters attached to the Boston VSS must have their character assigned to LASTLIGHT in the MES database.

If you have approvals pending, please check with your VST and the LASTLIGHT VST before entering play.

New players: Was that all incomprehensible double-speak to you? We can help! Contact our Storyteller to get rolling with a character and come join us!

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November 2020 Masquerade Game

It is that time again.. Boston Masquerade will be on Saturday 11/14 at 7pm Eastern on the LASTLIGHT Server.  If you have not joined the NHMA Masq2020 Server, Bri as iVST has done an incredible job coding the safety mechanics into seamless functions to be used in games.  Character sheets are not required and mechanics will not be in effect.  Game will be taking place in the Universal Elysia of the Paramount Theater and will be set on August 8, 2020.

Those kindred Christian Whitechapel knows how to reach personally receive a handwritten invitation on ivory paper with a dark golden ink. The envelope is sealed in gold wax with the ventrue clan symbol in it. The paper has a vaguely floral note to it, those familiar will recognize a subtle carnation scent.

Elizabeth Broun once said
ART IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT 
PRETTY THINGS.
IT’S ABOUT WHO WE ARE,
WHAT HAPPENED TO US, AND
HOW OUR LIVES ARE AFFECTED.

Come.
August 8th 2020
to a private art showing
of works submitted by non-Artists
that tell the stories of our lives.

Those individuals whom Christian does not know how to personally reach are also invited to this event through the monthly comings and goings of kindred through elysia and their monthly routines. IOW no one is left out, everyone is invited.

OOC :
This is a “Reverse-Toreador Salon”
NON-Toreador PCs are encouraged to submit ‘Art’ that reflects the stories of our characters lives or unlives. Many of us have an idea of what our sheets might look like so if you are planning on purchasing dots of an appropriate art skill feel free to include their approximate ratings in the ooc descriptions of your pieces. 

TO SUBMIT ART :https://forms.gle/ux7Ghi8NSPELVmcEA

All PCs will be encouraged to vote for their two favorite pieces, which may not be their own work, by leaving a thumbs up emoji on the art entry.

Toreador PCs will be given two votes. A thumbs up emoji and the toreador clan emoji.

Rumor is there are boons up for grabs for the top non-artist artists.

IC and OOC questions can be directed to Chris R, player of Christian Whitechapel and DST of MA003D.  They can be reached on discord or via email at nhma.dst@gmail.com

Bri B is the iVST and they can also be reached on discord or via email at nhma.masq2020@gmail.com

New players are always welcome! If you’re not a member of the Modern Enigma Society and wish to join us for our online game, please get in touch with us.

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A new chronicle, a new decade…

And now, an update to the Shattered Antiquities webpage. (Now with the right number of “i’s” in the title.) The information here is still being updated, but at least what is here is correct. If you find any errors of fact or form — was that header always misspelled? — email me at nhma.dc@gmail.com and I’ll squash ’em.

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Space Games on Hiatus

We currently have no Space VST, so we are not currently running a live event for that venue. Members interesting VSTing for Space should contact the DST.

We anticipate a new Regional Discord Space game starting up in the near future, and are waiting news from the RSTs office. The Western MA domain in Springfield may also run live games in the future.

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From the Desk of the DC: Domain Finances

1. Sabbat will be moving to the Cambridge Masonic Temple with the rest of our games for at least the next two months but possibly going forward. This means that the site fee for this game will need to be raised a little. 
2. With the Chronicle Reset Survey out for Masquerade, we do not know when the chronicles will be ending, but it could be as soon as January (and as late as two years or more from now.) When the last chronicle ended, we had 13 straight months of dipping into our savings to ensure that we could afford site fees every month as players lost interest until each game’s chronicle reset. I would like to ensure that we can weather this chronicle transition smoothly as relates to finances, just as we did last time. 
3. An overwhelming recognition that some members do face financial difficulties even with current site fees, and changing those fees should be done with careful thought as to where we currently are financially and looking to our future needs as a domain.

With that said, here’s what I’d like to try for the next two months as regards the site fees for games. This is a trial for August and September to test that we can cover having all four of our games at the Masonic Temple financially. 
Apocalypse or Camarilla or both: $15 for the day (unchanged)
Space: $15 for the day (unchanged)
Storytelling or NPC duty only: Free (unchanged)
Sabbat: $10 for the day (CHANGED)
Sabbat and Space together: $15 (CHANGED)

Please remember that we do have the Sponsorship Fund as well, which currently has $130 available in it. If you appreciate the other gamers around you and they add to your game and you would like to see them there even if their finances are tight, please consider donating some money to this sponsorship fund.

I would like to ask that everyone try this for the next two months (August and September), and then provide feedback starting August 31. I will remind people to give feedback around this time.

Rhys O’Madigan
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Domain Coordinator for Boston’s Shattered Antiquities
nhma.dc@gmail.com

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Game Site Change

We have moved out of the Crowne Plaza for the foreseeable future, and are currently hosting games at The Cambridge Masonic Lodge. All games will be hosted there, on the same schedule as before. Sabbat continues to be held at a private location.

The address of the new site is:
1950 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140  

Free parking is available in the indicated lot on Hadley Street, try to park as close to the fence as you can.

Do not park in the Credit Union parking lot – they tow!

There is also guest parking available at the hotel, but they charge a fee.
If you have accessibility issues and need to park closer to the Lodge, please email the DC by the Tuesday before each game weekend

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Game Site Change – April

For April games, we will be at the Cambridge Masonic Lodge for all games, including the Changeling Beta game April 27th, before our Space game. 
The address is:
Cambridge Masonic Lodge
1950 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140  

Free parking is available in the indicated lot on Hadley Street, try to park as close to the fence as you can.

Do not park in the Credit Union parking lot – they tow!

There is also guest parking available at the hotel, but they charge a fee.
If you have accessibility issues and need to park closer to the Lodge, please email the DC by the Tuesday before each game weekend – Wednesday the 10th for OWOD, Wednesday the 24th for Changeling and Space.

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Game Announcement – March OWOD Weekend

Saturday Game Schedule

Apocalypse: check-in begins at 1 p.m., game runs until 5:30 p.m.
Camarilla/IA Masquerade: check-in begins at 6:30 p.m., game runs until 11
p.m.
Site fee: $15 per person, flat rate
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel located at 320 Washington Street, Newton, MA
02458.

Sunday Game Schedule

Sabbat: check in begins at 1 p.m., game runs until 6:30 p.m..
Site fee: $5 per person, though donations are requested to support the
domain.
Location: Please email the DC or VST for the location as it is a private
residence.

You can check in ahead of time here: https://goo.gl/forms/4MDF6E74Z2ZV7gWS2

Charity Reminder!

This month we are also collecting NEW books for Barbara
Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland Maine.  Books will be collected by
Miranda during Apoc and Masq on March 9th, and by Laura or an ADC during
Sabbat and Space. Prestige will be given for donations. As per the
guidelines in the Membership Handbook, for each $2 worth of items or money
donated to a local sanctioned philanthropy, 1 general prestige point will
be awarded. In lieu of books, any cash donations can also be given during
game time. The cash will be used to purchase other books, or small toys
such as coloring books or crayons to give with the donation.

Crowne Plaza Travel Notes:
– Don’t trust Google maps to get to this hotel.  It may sit directly on top
of Massachusetts Pike, but you still need to exit the expressway (exit 17
towards Newton).
– Please park in the connected garage and bring your ticket inside to get
it validated at the front desk for free parking.
– The 57 bus is a good option for public transportation, but please don’t
be shy in asking for a lift home if you are staying for the evening game or
headed to afters.

We hope to see you there!

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February Space Game announcement

This Saturday, February 16th our Space game is scheduled to take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel located at 320 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458.

Saturday Game Schedule:
Space: check-in begins at 6:30, game runs until 11pm
Site fee: $15 per person, flat rate
Check-in Form: https://goo.gl/forms/whkXKygpaokLjPaw1
Next month we will be back to our typical fourth weekend Space game. 

Crowne Plaza Travel Notes:
– Don’t trust Google maps to get to this hotel.  It may sit directly on top of Massachusetts Pike, but you still need to exit the expressway (exit 17 towards Newton).
– Please park in the connected garage and bring your ticket inside to get it validated at the front desk for free parking.
– The 57 bus is a good option for public transportation, but please don’t be shy in asking for a lift home if you are staying for the evening game or headed to afters.
Hope to see you there!

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Charity Drive – Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital

During our March games the Domain of Shattered Antiquities will be hosting a charity drive for Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland Maine. This drive was suggested and is being organized by Miranda Chadbourne.

Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is a leading pediatric hospital north of Boston. Their Children’s Life Department organizes a “Take it and Read it Library,” a collection of books for children of all ages to choose a book to read during their hospital stay. These books stay with the child, and are not returned. These books are small gifts to all sick children and their siblings a way to get away from what’s troubling them.

We are asking for donations of NEW books. All books should be appropriate for readers between the ages of newborns to young adults.

In lieu of books, any cash donations can also be given during game time. The cash will be used to purchase other books, or small toys such as coloring books or crayons to give with the donation.

Books will be collected by Miranda during Apoc and Masq on March 9th, and by Laura or an ADC during Sabbat and Space. Prestige will be given for donations. As per the guidelines in the Membership Handbook, for each $2 worth of items or money donated to a local sanctioned philanthropy, 1 general prestige point is awarded.

If you have any further questions please feel free to the DC at nhma.dc@gmail.com.

Apocalypse Game Note-

This Book Drive has been sponsored by the players from “Teeth Around Your Neck” Apoc Pack, who will be hosting a baby shower for Amy Hofman. Should any player wish to have their character give a book for an in game baby shower, but is unable to donate to the book drive, index cards will be provided for the character to write which books would have been given.

Alternatively if players are interested in donating more than one book we will set up a table with up for grabs books to be given at the baby shower.