Big weekend for Vampire in Croatia

Yesterday's Camarilla Agram Elysium 4 event was the biggest one so far, with 11 players attending. And it was just the first of the things that will happen in the next few days. To remind readers - Elysium events start as out-of-character meetings, then a short social larp is played, and in some cases (like yesterday) a short adventure-style mission is played in tabletop mode, which is near-seamless on Elysium.

To keep up with the cross-media, cross-style RP that's being played in Camarilla Agram, today there will be an adventure-style online RP session that will include several people who missed the Elysium events. And of course, the Facebook group is open for RP 24/7.

And that's not all - after over 2 months of waiting since the release of PDF version, the print version of the By Night Studios Vampire the Masquerade rules is out. The book is $35 for softcover, $60 for hardcover (with delivery to Croatia for $21.5/$25.5, and with the option for PDF for additional $5). It's available via DriveThruRPG.

This Saturday the second major Vampire event - Camarilla Agram 2 - will be played, starting at 6 PM and lasting for the rest of the evening. Over 20 players are expected to attend. The main series (of eight events in total planned for this year) is a high-definition social larp with high emphasis on set dressing, costuming and props.

And Monday will be Elysium 5, starting on a new schedule: first Monday of March, second Tuesday, third Wednesday and fourth Thursday.

An exciting weekend is ahead :)

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