We are done and dusted for another year, thank you so much everyone for all you did to make it a great con, volunteers, GMs and players and all those who participate.

We had at least 157 come through this weekend, which is a solid turnout.

We had issues with the Massey parking. We have spoken to the school about some tickets already, but if you have received one and not already provided a photo to Scott, please send an email with a photo of the ticket to kapcon@gmail.com.

While Kapcon isn't about prizes and ranking it's nice to celebrate those that have contributed and made the con fun for people. Baz Clarke and his company Cold Robot Design has created multiple trophies for us to remember and celebrate some of these people. We don't have a trophy for every prize yet but it's a lovely new element. So with that lens:

Best overall GM: The GM that has run multiple games over the convention, been scored multiple times in at least 2 rounds and has the highest overall average: Mat 'Tigger' Brunton ran Western Cthulhu, Grind House Cthulhu and Regency Cthulhu that people enjoyed across the con. Congrats and thank you.

Best Single Game GM: This award goes to the GM that had the highest score in a single round (that is scored), and this can be very close but with some fantastic games of Brindlewood Bay, and Disney on Ice it goes to David Easley. Fantastic feedback on some fantastic games thank you.

Most nominations across the con: Nominations can be for great GMing or play, or just being a great person and helping others, and nominations are given by the other players and GMs. This year it went to Ciaran with consistent showing across the convention and multiple years. Always great to have you here.

James Plunket Memorial award for new GM: This award remembers one of our own who contributed a lot to Kapcon and is no longer with us. This celebrates a new GM to Kapcon who has done amazingly well. Evelyne Go ran a brilliant game of Aliens in the Pentagon. Hopefully we see you back GMing at Kapcon and other cons.

Jonathan Tailby Memorial award for new Player: This award remembers one of our own who contributed a lot to Kapcon and is no longer with us. This is based on nominations across the weekend and was a very close and this year went to Manuel Kolb, welcome to Kapcon Manuel.

The Kapcon organisers award is something that we give to someone who has contributed to the Con, made our jobs easier, or we have seen helping others. This year was a tough year to call, I had 4 people I was considering as you are all so great. This year the award went to Paul Wilson, who helped bringing stuff to Kapcon, setting up, helped with the desk and making sure Scott was eating, got milk and ice each day and ran multiple games across the convention and was helping people new to the con. Thank you for all you do Paul (and Cat <3 ).

The adventurers league award goes to a member or recent graduate from Adventure Squad. After discussion with the Facilitators there was one young attendee who helped the other children, helped the games run smoothly and will soon enter the General Population. Eleanor Fouhy impressed all with her energy and confidence yesterday.

The award for runner up GM, a GM that has run multiple games across the con goes to Baz for his Shadowdark games that were really well received. Baz who is no newbie to run multiple games at the con and brings plenty of experience and energy and the GM battle was very close this year. Thank you for your efforts Baz.

This is just a small sample of our attendees, but there were many amazing players and games. I saw nominations for high adventures, derring dos, sacrifices, laughter and horror. So thank you all.

Next start thinking about what exciting games that you want to bring and run next year ;).

Get out there support the other events out there:

• Roll for Hope
• Convergence
• Phoenix
• Confluence
• Wellycon
• Consequence
• The Weave

And all the rest

Go and support the wonderful local game publishers in our community.

If you can support the Vendors that showed us some support:

• Cold Robot Design
• Bea DND
• Artistic Alchemy

If you need to reach out to anyone or want support for your games please reach out to us.

And most of all hopefully you all get a chance to relax and recover.

I've got a DMG and a procedurally generated dungeon. Ready to crawl?

It is KapCon-eve-eve, and I have just closed the registration form. If you wish to register for KapCon, you will need to do it at the desk on Saturday morning.

It's a decent-sized con this year. A flood of late registrations this week has pushed us to at least 140 people, and we're once again stretching the limits of the building - and the GM pool - to cope. While there are still spaces in rounds one and two, there are also people who have not selected a game, so there might be some pressure in the first two rounds. We are still looking for surge protection games to cover these (especially round two), so if you can help, please log in and fill out the form, or contact the Games on Demand coordinator on Saturday morning.

We're also in the hardcopy pendumbra. Changes made now will be in the spreadsheet, but may not make it to the wall for Saturday morning. When we print round timetables for later rounds, everything should get sorted out however.

My work here is nearly done. Good luck, and enjoy the con!

Freedom Plaza is something new: a (super)hero training academy open to the public. Many of the attendees - including yourselves - are teenagers, for whom this takes the role of a high school.
Imagine: dealing with high school, but also dealing with unique super powers. At least you won't get bored.

Your group - Daybreak - has opted to take the new transfer student shopping. She is a Myrinian*, and this seems like a good way to introduce her to human culture.
If somehow a villain kidnaps her, you will feel obligated to put things right. Who am I kidding: of course a villain is going to capture her.

* Don't worry - we don't expect you to know these terms before playing!

*London. Winter. 1963. It is a year since the Cold War went hot. This was not just a nuclear war, as darker weapons with their roots in World War II's suffering and fringe science were deployed. Survival and re-building are all that matter now. But human nature and the breakdown of society mean that everyone has their own ambitions. Into this maelstrom steps a motley band of women and men tasked with the jobs too dirty or dangerous for anyone else. They have to deal with relationships, loves, hatred, and hidden agendas in a collapsing, ravaged, horror-strewn Britain.*

Hot War is a classic indie RPG returning this year in a new updated edition. This game will offer a preview of the revised rules.

Beneath a colossal tree of golden leaves lies a forgotten burial mound - the Tomb of the Dusk Queen. Root-choked corridors, deathless guardians, and ancient tricks protect the queen’s treasures from those foolish or brave enough to intrude on her eternal rest.

This is a Shadowdark dungeon delve: light is precious, time is dangerous, and poor decisions are punished swiftly. Players must rely on caution, teamwork, and clever problem-solving to survive - brute force alone will not be enough.

Expect:
- Meaningful choices and environmental danger
- Lethal combat and deadly traps
- Exploration-driven play with strong old-school flavour

Characters are fragile. The dungeon is not.
Those who survive may leave with gold, glory… or something far stranger.

A seedy dive in a backwater port wasn't where you expected to be when you left home months ago to seek your fortune, but you are here and your fortune isn't. Your only comfort is that you're not the only fool to follow your quest to a cold and windy corner of the Hesperian Empire. There are three kinds of patrons in this dockside shebeen called the Vituscan: drunken sailors, drinking sailors and woebegone adventurers. Shuffling to the bar you spot a handbill posted on the notice board. Could it be what you have sought for so long?

The adventure takes place in the Fourth Realm, a game world and system developed by 5E survivors as a framework for flexible, creative role playing in a fantasy setting. The rules-lite approach encourages players to collaborate and characters to cooperate. The d12 based magic, combat and skill system is designed to balance active defence and offence, reward tactical prudence and provide an incentive to look for non-kinetic solutions.

The system is intended to be easy to learn and play, although basic familiarity with table top FRPGs would be helpful. Pre-rolled characters will be available, but if you want to craft your own, I'll be in the assigned room half an hour early to help with that. I would also appreciate any comments, ideas, questions or suggestions I could bring back to the designers.

Vaesen is a tabletop roleplaying game of Nordic horror and mystery, inspired by Scandinavian folklore. Set in a dark, alternate 19th century, players take on the roles of investigators gifted (or cursed) with the Sight—the rare ability to see the hidden creatures that dwell in the shadows of the world.

From remote villages to ancient forests, you will uncover strange happenings, encounter eerie supernatural beings, and solve haunting mysteries rooted in myth and old superstition. The vaesen—spirits of nature, folklore, and forgotten times—are not always evil, but they are powerful, and the balance between their world and ours is crumbling.

Do you dare to face the creatures of legend?

Do you dare to join the society?

In dark forests and forlorn mountains, by black lakes and hidden groves. At your doorstep. In the shadows, something stirs. Strange beings. Twisted creatures, lurking at the edge of vision. Watching. Waiting. Unseen by most, but not by you. You see them for what they really are. Vaesen.

Welcome to the Mythic North – northern Europe of the nineteenth century, but not as we know it today. A land where the myths are real. You join on on the search for what happened to Hilda: the bookseller in the farming village of Balsta?

Is everything as it seems in Balsta?
What begins as a simple case of missing persons and an intriguing tale of a "devil in the woods" quickly spirals into a dangerous mystery rooted in community values, family, romance and murder.

Can you find out what really happened in the farming village of Balsta before the entire village is lost? Or is it really worth saving in the end?