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Chaosium Con Australia Update: Here's the complete convention program!

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th May 2024

Chaosium Con Australia

Here is the complete program for Chaosium Con Australia, coming up in Melbourne Australia on June 8-9: over 125 events to choose from! And more events may be added between now and the end of May.

If you'd like to join us, purchase a badge at the Aetherworks website here and then we will give you the link to the Chaosium Con Australia page at Tabletop Events. There you will be able to start building your personal timetable for the convention. You can register for all standard gaming sessions, panels, and other events at no cost. 

– Roleplaying Game Sessions –

We have 83 TTRPG sessions (so far) on offer for Call of Cthulhu (various flavours including classic 1920s, Gaslight, Modern, Pulp, Invictus - even Cathulhu!), RuneQuest, Pendragon, Rivers of London, Elric!, Superworld, and Basic Roleplaying (all sessions are 3 hours)

Call of Cthulhu

  • Horror on the Buffalo River (Classic 1920s) – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm; Sun 2:00pm
  • The Lightless Beacon (Classic 1920s) – Sat 10:30am, Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm
  • Amateur Astronomy and Reading Group (Classic 1920s) – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm; Sun 2:00pm, 5:00pm
  • The Hammersmith Haunting (Gaslight 1890s) – Sat 10:30am,
  • Country Air (Classic 1920s) – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm; Sun 10:30am
  • The Dare (Call of Kidthulhu) – Sat 10:30am,
  • The Derelict (Modern) – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm; Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm
  • The Hungry Dead (Pulp Cthulhu) – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm
  • The Dog Walker (Classic 1920s) – Sat 2:00pm, 5:00pm; Sun 5:00pm
  • Servants of the Lake (Classic 1920s) – Sat 2:00pm
  • Dead Light (Classic 1920s) – Sat 2:00pm; Sun 10:30am, 5:00pm
  • Martian Twilight (Future) – Sat 2:00pm; Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm
  • Cursed to Life (Pulp Cthulhu) – Sat 2:00pm
  • The Black Cat (Call of Cathulhu) – Sat 2:00pm
  • The Cracks We Leave Behind (Classic 1920s) – Sat 2:00pm, 5:00pm; Sun 2:00pm
  • Unearthing Trouble in the Gobi (Pulp Cthulhu) – Sat 2:00pm, 5:00pm; Sun 2:00pm
  • The Lighthouse – Sat 5:00pm
  • The Dead Boarder – Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm
  • A Mother's Love (Classic 1920s) – Sun 10:30am
  • The Horror Between the Lines (Modern)
  • Fish in Barrel (Classic 1920s) – Sun 2:00pm

RuneQuest

  • Cattle Raid – Sat 10:30am; Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm
  • The Rattling Wind – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm; Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm
  • On the Trail of the Goddess – Sat 2:00pm, 5:00pm; Sun 5:00pm

Pendragon

  • The Vengeful Giant – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm
  • The Adventure of the Sword Tournament – Sat 2:00pm
  • The Red Blade – Sat 2:00pm, 5:00pm; Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm
  • The Adventure of the Great Hunt – Sun 10:30am
  • The King's Hunt – Sun 2:00pm

Rivers of London

  • Going Underground – Sat 10:30am, 5:00pm; Sun 2:00pm
  • Seat Upon the Rock – Sat 10:30am, 5:00pm

SuperWorld

  • The Haunting — Sat 2:00pm

Basic Roleplaying

  • Down Under After (Post Apocalyptic) – Sat 2:00pm; Sun 10:30am
  • Cliff Canyon and the Dangernauts vs The Spider Queen of Mars (Sci-Fi) – Sat10:30am

– VIP RPG Sessions with Guests of Honour –

VIP Games for Chaosium Con Australia will open on Monday May 20th at 8pm (Saturday sessions) and Tuesday May 21st at 8pm (Sunday sessions). These are special gaming sessions run by our International and Local Guests of Honour, and have an additional charge. These games all take place in our dedicated VIP Gaming Room. More detail about our VIP sessions here. 

Call of Cthulhu

  • Call of Cthulhu - The Hammersmith Haunting, with Kat Clay (3 hours) – Sat 10:30am; Sun 10:30am
  • Call of Cthulhu -1970s - Innsmouth ‘74, with Mike Mason (3 hours) – Sat 10:30am
  • Cthulhu Invictus - A Heart Full of Song, with Richard Watts (3 hours) – Sat 10:30am
  • CoC - William Bailey’s Haunted Mansion, with David Waldron (3 hours) – Sat 2:00pm
  • Pendragon - The Adventure of the Bone White Raven, with Mark Morrison (3 hours) – Sat 2:00pm
  • Call of Cthulhu - A Midsummer Night’s Darkness, with Jane Routley (3 hours) – Sat 2:00pm
  • Call of Cthulhu - Bits & Pieces, with James Coquillat (3 hours) – Sat 5:00pm
  • Call of Cthulhu -1920s - Aurora Blue, with Mike Mason (3 hours) – Sat 5:00pm
  • Pulp Cthulhu - Wolf Among the Pack, with David Naylor (3 hours) – Sat 5:00pm
  • Debutantes & Dagon - Regency Cthulhu, with Bridgett Jeffries (3 hours) – Sun 10:30am
  • Call of Cthulhu (Modern) - Prowler at the Threshold, with Jane Routley (3 hours) – Sun 10:30am
  • Call of Cthulhu - Dream House, with Bridgett Jeffries (3 hours) – Sun 5:00pm
  • CoC - The Last Dance of Lola Montez, with David Waldron (3 hours) – Sun 5:00pm

RuneQuest

  • RQG - Six Seasons in Sartar: The Turning, with Andrew Logan Montgomery (3 hours) – Sat 10:30am; Sun 5:00pm

Pendragon

  • Pendragon - The Adventure of the Bone White Raven, with Mark Morrison (3 hours) – Sat 10:30am

Elric!

  • Elric! - The Curse of Chardos, with Richard Watts (3 hours) – Sun 10:30am

– Boardgames –

  • Horror on the Orient Express Demo (3 hours) – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm; Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm
  • The Reign of Anaxial - Glorantha (3 hours) – Sat 10:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm; Sun 10:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm

– Seminars –

  • Bringing RQG to Life, with Andrew Logan Montgomery (1 hour) – Sat  2:30pm
  • Writing for the Jonstown Compendium, with Andrew Logan Montgomery (1 hour) – Sat 3:30pm
  • Becoming a Community Content Creator, with Kat Clay, Bridgett Jeffries, Michael O'Brien, David Waldon, Richard Watts, and Royce Wilson (1 hour) – Saty 5:30pm
  • Using History in Game Writing, with Bridgett Jeffries, David Waldron, and Richard Watts (1 hour) – Sat 6:30pm
  • Chaosium Games and Future Plans, with Brian Holland, Mike Mason, and Michael O'Brien (1 hour) – Sun 11am
  • Scoping out long-form campaigns, with Andrew Logan Montgomery (1 hour) – Sun at 12.00pm
  • Create a Scenario with Mike Mason - Call of Cthulhu (1 hour) – Sun 5:30pm
  • Mike Mason AMA - Ask Me Anything (1 hour) – Sun 6:30pm

– Book Signings –

  • Book Signing by Andrew Logan Montgomery (30 minutes) – Sat 4:30pm
  • Book Signing by Community Content Creators (30 minutes) – Sat 7:30pm
  • Book Signing by Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers author R.J. Ivankovic (30 minutes) – Sun at 1:30pm
  • Book Signing by Mike Mason (30 minutes) – Sun 7:30pm

– Actual Play –

  • The Stream of Chaos Presents 'The Haunting' (2 hours) – Saturday 10:30am

– Auction –

  • Rare and Collectables Auction, with auctioneers Mike Mason and Michael O'Brien (2 hours) – Sun 2:00pm

– VIP Welcome Party –

  • Welcome and interact with Chaosium Con Australia’s International and Local Guests of Honour (2 hours) – Fri 6:00pm, Legends Bistro Moonee Valley Racecourse, corner Wilson & Thomas Streets, Moonee Ponds

Please note that apart from VIP games and VIP Welcome Party, all events are included free as part of the convention ticket. But to book your sessions you MUST first of all buy a convention ticket: get your badge here!

-- all prices in Australian Dollars and include GST --

Chaosium Con Australia