Matcon

The Family Pact

Matcon 36
Summer 2017

Sharpen your swords and dust off the spellbooks - it's Matcon time again! In our annual summer tradition, the heroes of the Realm will be cast into dire situations with impossible odds and certain death. The Wolfshaunt Campaign enters it climatic conclusion - will the alliance with the werewolves tip the battle? Will Grandfather Josiah prove too elusive for capture? What other horrors await the party in the depths of the shadowy Wolfshaunt Mountains? See you all soon!

Schedule of Events
Travel, Room and Board

Dungeons & Dragons: The Heart of the Wolfshaunt

Hylax is annoyed. He can't find his reading glasses anywhere. What is wrong with the staff at Teufeldorf? He definitely needs to bring the matter up with Vince. Now there is a note sitting on his desk - written in an awful, hard-to-read spidery hand - and he can't seem to make out the words. And where did the note come from?

Hylax - Greetings from the Wolfshaunt. I am Grandfather Josiah. We have not met personally, but your actions in my lands are well known to me. Most recently, you came into possession of a ring which belongs to me. I propose a simple trade with you - the ring for an item which will have much greater value to you in your quest to keep the denizens of our valley from invading your lands - the Heart of the Wolfshaunt. The Heart is a magical item used at a ceremony called The Mustering - a bonding of the werewolves - a ceremony which has already begun. The ring bonds five slaves to me. The Heart bonds thousands of wolves together.

I do not propose anything beyond a simple exchange. I do not propose peace, an alliance nor a treaty. Just a simple exchange.

My emissary will be waiting at the Valley Gateway for your response. Yours immortally. -Josiah

A prank? As Hylax finishes reading the note, it turns to a fine ash - all traces of the message gone. Perhaps not a prank. Summoning Fuzzwort, Ernie, Vince and U-Gene, it seems that all have received the same message with the same result.

Matcon 36 Puzzle
Adventurer's Logbook
Characters

Other Diversions

While D&D has always been the focus of Matcon, a number of diversions have been created over the years. These have been thoughtfully blended into the campaign: Witenagemot and Warmaster providing a large-scale focus on the campaigns of kingdoms and generals; MTG Menagerie providing special one-time spells for characters; and even dwarf poker providing a way for dwarves to lose their warchests to the forces of evil. Matcon will continue to evolve over time providing new challenges from the twisted mind of CM the DM.

Dwarf Poker
Witenagemot
Realm Risk
MTG Menagerie
Golf

Tales of Matcons Past

Invite to the first Matcon - May 16, 1980

Matcon has been taking place since 1980. From our annual gathering many, many tales of adventures and misadventures have followed. The richness of the campaign is not just in the complexity and depth of the story, but in the interaction between characters and players. Some of those memories are presented below.

Past Matcon Winners (1980-present)
Matcon 29 Photos (2010)
Matcon 25 Photos (2006)
Warmaster (2000-2005)
Matcon 24 Photos (2005)
Matcon 23 Photos (2004)
Matcon 22 Photos (2003)
Matcon 21 Photos (2002)
Matcon 20 Photos (2001)
The Ballad of Hylax (Our Journey to Mt. Todd) (1983)
An Introduction to the New Party (1982)