I hope everybody is ready for the Holiday's and the New Year. Rumor has it that Nick will win a best costume award for his red and white costume. I really liked the beard!

October 28, 1921 My contacts in Washington were correct in dispacthing the team of agents here to "investigate". They have caused enough commotion to cover up our activities here in Ark ham. They even arrested that bothersome O'Donnel, who will now be less than cooperative. Simon has been leading Miss DelRey carefully alone with the others and will bring her to me when the time is right.

November 1, 1921 My brother has gathered two groups, but even as the research at the accursedly guarded Library, the more they discover, the closer they come to Shub-Niggarath. The reporter Maximillian Dent leads the others down the path of true knowledge and enlightenment.

November 3, 1921 The day has arrived, along with the investigators. I despaired momentarily as my brother appeared, and the spear of the elder thing's was recovered from it's watery resting place. The Bureau intervened in time, stopping any cooperation between the Boston Globe reporters, and the Miskatonic University professors, feeding the Deep Ones a most generous meal. The only disappointment was that Simon was caught in the crossfire.This year I won the battle, bringing Shub-Niggarath into this realm for an entire turn of the globe. As she fades back into the nether realm, the few survivors who know of her greatness will be brought back to Arkham, when the time is right, and the cycle complete. The Mouth of Madness will be fed!

Bormke, Karen 8

Boudreau, Chantal 8

Brennan, Tom 8+3

Cameron, Anne 8

Campbell, Lorna 8

Coates, Catherine 8

Dennison, Bryce 8

Dennison, Jeremy 8

Dorsey, Mike 8

Henderson, Dan 9

Jeanrie, Mike 8+3

Jones, Ryan 8

Lovin, John 7

MacDonald, Jill 8

MacKinnon, Rod 8

Madden, Graham 8+3

Madden, Lorraine 8

Morrison, Dave 8

O'Brien, Sheldon 8

Pettipas, Jackie 8

Rait, Russell 8

Richard, Gil 8

Roberts, Dale 9

Sauder, Kevin 8+3

Spierenburg, Peter 8

Stockley, Chris 8+3

Stockley, Tony 8

Zahn, Steve 9

* +3 for Drivers *

This is just a notice to remind all of you that utilize our Props Deptartment that the building props is housed in actually belongs to someone. Namely Paul Verreault, who is not pleased with the condition of the building when props are returned. It seems a lot of people just dump the props in the middle of the floor, hoping that some kindly gremlin will put them away for you. It does not work that way, frankly Paul, Sheldon, and myself are a little tired of picking up after you. If you grabbed a weapon or costume off the rack then you obviously know where you swipped it from, please be so kind as to return it to the same spot. Actually so long as it is put away, we would be happy. Numerous Props are getting broken because they get l eft on the floor and someone steps on them in order to get something else. So from here on if you want to borrow a prop sign it out and when your done with it sign it back in and put the prop back where you got it. I don't think that is asking too much. I f members don't start following this procedure we may lose that building to house our props!!

The latest report from our treasurer/tightwad is that several people have memberships that are expired or about to expire. Also numerous folks have not paid game fees for the games they have played on! Please keep in mind it is your responsibility to keep your membership and game fees paid up. Chris should not have to pester people in order to get the money for the game you are to play on. At the start of every game you should find Chris and pay up before you play. The following hav e expired memberships.

Arsenault, Larry

Bailey, Carla

Beaver, Jason

Benoit, Barbara

Binnington, Colin

Blake, John

Bradley, Brad

Brennan, Bob

Brennan, Tom

Brown, Jason

Chisholm, Dave

Churchill, Shannon

Dennison, Bryce

Ferguson, Brenda

Fox, Steve

Gallant, Carol Ann

Giles, Chris

Giles, Michael

Gordon, Pat

Graves, Nathan

Hoeg, Colin

Jeanrie, Mike

Johnson, Tim

Jones, Pauline

Jones, Ryan

Kane, Todd

Layton, Allan

Leahey, Kelly

Lewis, Derick

Lees, Alan

Mills, Sarah

Morris, Blair

Morrison, Dave

Morrison, Karalee

Murdock, Cindy

Noble, Tracy

Piper, Mary Ruth

Rennie, Elliott

Reynolds, John

Richards, Gil

Showers, Shane

Sill, Jason

Stone, Doug

Verreault, Paul

The following are those members who have game fees outstanding.

Boone, Chris

Chamberlain, Sylvie

Dunn, John

Filipone, Brad

Jones, Pauline

Jones, Ryan

Kane, Todd

Lingard, Jason

Lovin, John

McGee, Brian

Roberts, Dale

"Come children, gather round." The old man wheezed. "For I have a tale to tell of our history, and of the peace that many of you have known all your lives. A peace that now may sadly be at an end. Our clan, the Orlinthi, have always had three enemies over the years. The clans Durin and Resburin, as well as the barbarian raiders to the north. Generations have known naught but bloodshed and hatred, until the rise of the good king Otto of the house of Matix."

"Eight years ago", the man smiled toothlessly, "Otto brought the clans together and in his wisdom gave us the gift of peace. In return, we recognized King Otto Matix, the first ruler of these combined lands, as our soveriegn. Every year we send ambassadors to Castle Matix to renew the peace and to air greivances. This year our ambassadors had gathered to meet, and when the king joined them a strange fog fell upon the group. Each of us felt our limbs grow heavy with paralysis. We hea rd the king cry out but were unable to move! Once the fog lifted, a few moments later, we saw the king's guard dead and the king missing!" "Where he had stood there was a note which said..."

"The note was unsigned and did not indicate which clan. There were many who dismissed the note, but enough grabbed its words as an excuse to bring forth the old hostilities, that peace has ended. There is only one alternative to all out war. The ancient arena, where old wars were settled by contests of champions! Each of the clans are seeking champions to fight for them, and once one emerges victorious, that clan will rule. To this end, my children, the rest of us leave tomorrow to seek out a person to whom we must entrust our fate." At this the old man stood tearfully and moved silently from the fires light.

I would like to say something nice about Novacon, really I would, but the only thing I can think of, is that we got some more newbies out of it. All and all, this year's con was really apathetic, major league dead. A week before the con it did not look like Fieldtrip could afford a society room at the con. When Kevin showed up at the con and they asked him when were we opening our room, he said " We have a room?", and hastily beat feet over to props to load our room. We were billed in the program as running one demo in the Ogre Ogre room (yah, as if were are going to stick to one little 10 by 10 foot room to run a demo of twenty to thirty people, I don't think so!). Fortunately, I hastily threw together a demo early sunday and we ma naged to get things going without too much feet dragging, and heads banging into walls. With only a meager three games scheduled in the games room, and all of those on saturday, I really wonder how much longer Novacon will survive if they don't do some ma jor house cleaning. For all those of you who contributed to lessening the madness in the Fieldtrip room here is a little reward for your greatly appreciated efforts, Thanks one and all!

Lorna Campbell 3

Anne Cameron 3

Ryan Jones 3

Dave Morrison 3

Russell Rait 4

Dale Roberts 4

Kevin Sauder 5

Chris Stockley 5

Master Points List - December 1995

Arsenault, Larry 42

Bailey, Carla 7

Banyard, Brent 17

Beaver, Jason 0

Bearisto, Harold 6

Benoit, Barbara 13

Bevan-John Rhys 27

Billard, Chris 9

Binnington, Colin 80

Blake, John 8

Blake, Mark 3

Boone, Chris 9

Bormke, Karen 8

Boudreau, Chantal 20

Boutilier, Paul 8

Bradley, Brad 14

Brennan, Bob 81

Brennan, Tom 44

Brown, Evan 12

Brown, Jason 25

Bryan, Jim 7

Campbell, Lorna 41

Cameron, Anne 11

Chamberlain, Sylvie 37

Chisholm, Dave 17

Chisholm, Wayne 65

Churchill, Shannon 0

Coates, Catherine 12

Davis, Johnathon 9

Dennison, Bryce 22

Dennison, Jeremy 20

Dorsey, Mike 8

Dunn, John 9

Ernst, Tracy 10

Fazio, Tony 7

Ferguson, Brenda 24

Fillipone, Brad 58

Fox, Steve 11

Gallant, Carol Ann 75

Gates, Judy 33

Gilles, Chris 5

Gilles, Michael 11

Gordon, Pat 13

Grady, Johnathon 12

Graves, Nathan 36

Hale, Jeff 6

Henderson, Dan 39

Hoeg, Cheryl 76

Hoeg, Colin 59

Jeanrie, Mike 22

Johnson, Tim 10

Jones, Pauline 56

Jones, Ryan 19

Kane, Todd 10

Lahey, Kelley 10

Lees, Alan 25

Leet, Jearod 7

Lingard, Jason 9

Lovin, John 48

MacDonald, Rod 8

MacInnes, Chris 10

MacKiggan, Dan 12

MacKinnon, Jill 8

McGee, Brian 85

Madden, Graham 11

Madden, Lorraine 8

Mason, Sandra 120

Miller, David 7

Mills, Sarah 23

Morris, Blair 36

Morrison, Dave 85

Morrison, Karalee 11

Morrison, Robert 9

Murdock, Cindy 35

Noble, Tracy 12

O'Brien, Sheldon 57

Pettipas, Jackie 13

Piper, James 6

Piper, Mary Ruth 16

Purdy, Len 18

Rait, Russell 179

Redding, Ross 11

Rennie, Elliott 17

Reynolds, John 70

Richard, Gil 49

Roald, Colin 34

Roberts, Dale 40

Sauder, Kevin 106

Showers, Shane 5

Sill, Jason 5

Smith, Dave 3

Smith, Richard 4

Spierenburg, Peter 18

Stockley, Chris 17

Stockley, Tony 8

Stone, Doug 12

Verreault, Paul 78

Ward, George 6

Warren, Dave 8

Zahn, Steve 109