OryCon 44: Full Schedule

Welcome to the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time schedule for OryCon 44! Seriously - we’re still hard at work on the schedule, but we want to give you an idea of what wonders await you in just a few more weeks. Please check back frequently for changes and additions, and see you in October!

2:00pm PDT

LARP block: 11th Doctor the Clara Oswald Years

Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 4:50pm PDT

3 Sisters

Just when the Eleventh Doctor was done saving people, an Impossible Girl finds her way into his life, and then he finds her in the present after she dies twice…

Panelists

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP

I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.

Friday October 18, 2024 2:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
3 Sisters

GAMING

3:00pm PDT

Playing LARP Villains

Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT

Ross Island

Every live action role playing game needs a villain. Criminals run the gamut from Don Corleone to Malcomb Reynolds. How does one get into the mindset of someone others think is evil?

Moderators

Aaron Curtis

Panelists

Dave Howell

David D. Levine

David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →

Eamon Dixon

Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Ross Island

GAMING

5:00pm PDT

Good Games for Non-gamers

Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT

Madison

You've got friends and/or family that you like to hang out with. Even better would be if they'd be up for playing games with you now and then! But what are some good games that won't scare them off? We'll tell you!

Panelists

Aaron Curtis

Eamon Dixon

Starwolfe

Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Madison

GAMING

7:00pm PDT

Writing for RPGs

Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT

Lincoln

The table top roleplaying world starts with writing: the rules, the world, the adventure. How does it compare to other markets for writers? How do you break into the RPG market?

Moderators

Monte Lin

Panelists

Starwolfe

Aarón Durán

Eamon Dixon

Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Lincoln

GAMING

7:00pm PDT

LARP block: The War Doctors' Adventures

Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 10:50pm PDT

3 Sisters

War Doctor / Warrior I The Time War has claimed many things already. That's why the Doctor requested that the Sisterhood of Karn make him a Warrior who could fight for the good things without having to bow to the pressure of his oath. Then something happened that he did not expect... Their regeneration process created a whole new body for themselves, leaving the Eighth Doctor's body behind. Apparently, she was Cass all along... Which begs the question: what will she do in a bid to end this conflict? War Doctor / Warrior II The Warrior has regenerated into a new life as an older man: but that doesn't stop him from creating a decisive end to the Time War by making Gallifrey __.

Panelists

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP

I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.

Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 10:50pm PDT
3 Sisters

GAMING

8:00am PDT

LARP block: The 9th Doctor Adventures

Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00am - 12:50pm PDT

3 Sisters

The Ninth Doctor came from the ashes of the Late War Doctor, and refused to acknowledge him as The Doctor. He also was rubbish at card tricks, a tough man with a Northern accent, great at TARDIS flying and jiggery-pokery, and wore a leather jacket like his immediate predecessor, but this one is black, just like his pants. Saved Rose Tyler from temporal burnout from seeing too much in the Eye of Harmony; then regenerated.

Panelists

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP

I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.

Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00am - 12:50pm PDT
3 Sisters

GAMING

12:00pm PDT

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT

Hawthorne

A ridiculous and fast paced card game for 3-8 players.

Panelists

Theresa Reed

Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 12:50pm PDT
Hawthorne

GAMING

2:00pm PDT

LARP block: The 10th Doctor Adventures - I

Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 3:50pm PDT

3 Sisters

The Tenth Doctor lasted a long time, lost a hand as part of his regeneration; had many adventures with Rose before she left for Pete's World; met Donna Noble, who kind of left her future husband at the altar because The Doctor was more interesting for a bit; met Martha Jones, who loved him dearly, met Shakespeare and the Master & joined UNIT.

Panelists

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP

I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.

Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
3 Sisters

GAMING

2:00pm PDT

I'm sorry did you say street magic?

Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 5:50pm PDT

Hawthorne

A beginner friendly session of a diceless, GM-less city-building story game. Good for fans of non-hierarchical indie games like The Quiet Year and Wanderhome. 6 players maximum.

Panelists

Tea Rosenberg

Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 5:50pm PDT
Hawthorne

GAMING

8:00pm PDT

LARP block: The 10th Doctor Adventures - II

Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 11:50pm PDT

3 Sisters

Then Donna rejoined the adventures and became the DoctorDonna, also creating the Meta-Crisis Doctor, a human / Time Lord hybrid whose counterpart went to Pete's World.

Panelists

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP

I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.

Saturday October 19, 2024 8:00pm - 11:50pm PDT
3 Sisters

GAMING

8:00am PDT

LARP block: 11th Doctor the Ponds Era

Sunday October 20, 2024 8:00am - 10:50am PDT

3 Sisters

Panelists

The Doctor

Renegade In Chief, Bad Wolves LARP

I am the Doctor. Running my Doctor Who LARP 11am Saturday-2am Sunday and 7am Sunday-12pm Sunday.

Sunday October 20, 2024 8:00am - 10:50am PDT
3 Sisters

GAMING

10:00am PDT

Shards of the Glass Planet

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 12:50pm PDT

Hawthorne

Explore a planet cut off for millennia as its impenetrable shield cracks. This is part of the worldwide playtest of the second edition of Starfinder, a science fantasy game. Pregenerated characters available, or build your own 1s-level character from the free rulebook available at https://paizo.com/starfinderplaytest. 6 players maximum.

Panelists

Petrea Mitchell

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 12:50pm PDT
Hawthorne

GAMING

2:00pm PDT

LARPing European style

Sunday October 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT

Lincoln

A more improvised, interactive and immersive shared experience: Papal elections, Westworld-like settings, Edwardian family dramas... how does it all work?

Moderators