Wellington Anniversary Weekend January 23rd - 24th 2027

KapCon 2027

KapCon 2027 is on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th of January. Monday 25th is a statutory holiday for Wellington workers and can be used for recovery.

The pandemic is still with us. Please check our Covid-19 policy before attending.

What is KapCon?

KapCon is a not-for-profit role-playing game convention run annually in Wellington, New Zealand, every January. Over a hundred people get together for a weekend of role-playing, in a diverse range of styles and systems. Over the weekend, more than 30 individual games are run, with volunteer GMs (or storytellers, narrators or facilitators) running games between one and six times over the course of the convention.

Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG – Cutting it Fine

Facilitator: 
William Huggins

New Achievement! Perilous Procrastinator!

You found the stairs with less than three hours before the floor collapses! Maybe you think you can hold up the ceiling? Someone tries that every season, it always gets brief laugh on the highlight reel! If you don’t fancy arm wrestling gravity though you’d better get to those stairs!

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This session will follow a small group of Crawlers as they try to survive the final few hours of the first floor of Dungeon Crawler World: Earth.

The World Dungeon is not a safe or happy place. The session will aim for the same kind of humour/horror tone as the books, and it is quite possible that some or all of the Crawlers won’t survive.

After all, long as Crawler deaths are entertaining, the AI and showrunners will be pleased.

System: 
Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG

Deathmatch Island

Facilitator: 
Dan L'Estrange

AI was used to generate assets for this game

We are pleased to announce that you have passed the Selection Process and will be taking part in the upcoming season of DEATHMATCH ISLAND.

You may not remember applying. This is normal. It is important that you do not panic, or serious injury may occur (production is not held responsible in such events).

Some frequently asked questions are below.

Who are you? What is Deathmatch Island?
Production is committed to be open and transparent! XXXXX the less you xxxxx. In 1967, XXXXX XXXX XXXX your parents XXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX certain death.

I don't want any part of this.
Not applicable - please resubmit as a question.

How do I prepare?
You have been selected because we believe in your ability, we have confidence in your skills, knowledge and experience. Just believe in yourself. You can do it. Play to Win.

What happens next?
No need to worry; the Recruitment Process has commenced. We repeat: DO NOT PANIC.

For peace of mind, we can tell you that the Selection and Recruitment Process will be completed on this date:
XXXXXXX [REDACTED FOR YOUR BENEFIT]

You're excited to begin.

So are we.

Production.

System: 
Deathmatch Island

Horror at El Dorado Royale

Facilitator: 
Tigger

Horror at El Dorado Royale is a modern-era Call of Cthulhu adventure.
You have arrived at a tropical five-star resort for your friend's wedding, but something has gone wrong.
Could you and your friends be in danger?
Can you stop it before someone dies?
Are you already too late?

System: 
Call of Cthulhu

Learning is a treasure

Facilitator: 
Tigger

Your first shared flat! It's gonna be one long party.
But who or what keeps tapping on the windows at night? Big yikes
Four present day students move into No. 7 Cemetery Lane only to find something is prowling around outside at night.
A modern day scenario set in Wellington, for those that know the pleasure - and the horror - of flatting!
Sheesh! Don't get salty.

System: 
Call of Cthulhu

Somebody Think of the Children

Facilitator: 
Tigger

Step into the role of all-American moms in the 1990s who find themselves in the grip of a Satanic Panic as they investigate the odd nighttime activities of local teens.

The American suburbs of the 1990s were a celebration of consumer culture: shopping centres, arcades, video rental chains, and a dizzying array of fast-food franchises offered more entertainment and opportunities to shop than ever before.
But despite all this prosperity, something was wrong with the new generation; the kids were not all right. They were dressing in black, wearing heavy make-up, and obsessed with vampires.
Sensationalised crimes like the Kentucky Vampire Killings and bizarre rumours like the Springfield Vampire Tunnels put parents on edge.
The Satanic Panic reemerged, fixated on teens playing a new kind TTRPG: the dreaded vampire storytelling games.

It was a particularly hard time for mothers. Society was still traditional, and moms were expected to be full-time guardians against sex, drugs, violence, and the occult in additional to so many other responsibilities.

This game is intended for adult players.
Content warning - This is a horror game and mature themes may come up in discussion.

System: 
Call of Cthulhu

Racoon Sky Pirates

Facilitator: 
Tigger

You are a raccoon: a chittering, baggy-pants, ring-tailed burglar.
You and your friends have built an implausible floating ship in the junkyard, and tonight you'll fly it across town to the suburbs in search of better trash.
Flying a ship takes coordination and discipline.
Unfortunately, you're a bunch of raccoons.
Together, you'll navigate the treacherous neighbourhoods, find a ripe, free-standing house with internet, steal as much as you can carry, and fend off the Neighbourhood Watch, all while trying not to explode.
You really don't know what you are doing.
Start the weekend with a laugh :)

System: 
Homebrew

Eclipse of the Heart

Facilitator: 
Tigger

Whoa dudes!
It's September 1985! Time for the Wellington high school ball!
Bring your dates, your big hair, and your corsages and be prepared to have the time of your life!
Nothing bad ever happens at the ball? Right?

I kid you not, this bodacious ball is bad to the bone!
Bogus chickens need not attend.
Hang ten

System: 
Call of Cthulhu

The Mākara Terror

Facilitator: 
Michael F

Responding to a mysterious signal, The Doctor and Jamie land the TARDIS on remote Mākara Beach near Wellington to find the cause. But will the presence of two inquisitive local police constables, responding to reports of strange noises and odd behaviour, be a help or a hindrance to their investigation?

System: 
Doctor Who

The Case of the Confounding Cousin

Facilitator: 
Michael F

Rocky Beach, California, 197?, and the Three Investigators are on the case. A friend from school has a problem and has asked for your help. Unfortunately for the junior sleuths, Juniper's older cousin from England is visiting and Aunt Mathilda insists you take him along on whatever it is you're getting up to this time. Surely he won't be too much trouble.

System: 
TBD
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