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Welcome to ContactCon '04! The Bay Area's newest science fiction
convention is starting with a real bang. What could be more exciting than a
weekend devoted to alien contact? Fans from all over are coming; the
costuming looks to be absolutely fantastic. Distinguished guests from popular
television series promise to make the convention a big success. All those UFO sightings in the past
few weeks are just coincidence.
Or are they?
Something Strange Is Going On . . .
Why are so many prominent scientists, military officials, and business men
showing up? Isn't this taking
multi-media to a bit of an extreme?
And the costumes! Those
tentacles look incredibly realistic.
Why would anyone go to such lengths to produce such awful smelling
slime? Could it be a prop from
one of the TV shows? But doesn't Babylon
5 use computer rendering?
Just what has happened to the weapons policy? Some of those toy guns look oddly
functional... How do those guys
get that little black box to float six inches off the ground? What about the legendary ghost
of the Hyatt San Jose? Just
another clever effect? Why would
anyone come to a science fiction convention dressed as a gangster? And that guy with the floppy hat and
long scarf? Nah,
couldn't be...
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What is Live Role-playing?
Welcome to Nexus. You and 74 others will become
scientists, military officers, diplomats, and other visitors to ContactCon '04. Together, we'll create an exciting
alternate history.
Your character is described in a short story about your background and
goals, not as a set of statistics. The simple, safe, card-based rules let you
back your clever speech up with a little muscle (even if you're a klutz in
real life), but encourage creative role-playing and dramatic interaction
between characters.
The only audience is you, and there's no script: your actions will shape
the future.
Live role-playing is a great way to meet new friends, solve mysteries, and
save the world (or take it over!).
Join us at the haunted Hyatt Hotel for the first ContactCon.
It promises to be a unique experience. . .
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When and Where?
Date: 18-20 June 2004
Place: Hyatt San Jose, 1740
North First Street, San Jose, CA
95112. Call 408-993-1234 and
mention SIL-West to receive our special room rate of $89/night.
Cost: $75, $85 after 15 May 2004,
and $95 at the door.
Gamesmasters: Steve Balzac, George Cole, Barry Eynon, and Tom Lehmann
Signup &
Casting Questionnaire
Printable version
Signup must be printed and mailed
to SIL West with payment!
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