Kapcon Scenario Design Contest (SDC)

The scenarios on this site are all designed to fit a three hour roleplaying time, most come with pregenerated characters, and all are a lot of fun. They are free to download for personal use, and permission is given to print off character sheets and handouts as needed.

The KapCon Scenario Design Competition was created to encourage the formal production of roleplaying scenarios in New Zealand, and to be able run those scenarios at KapCon!

The Scenario Design Competition Rules can be read in full on the main Kapcon site and anyone interested in entering the current Competition should go there to see the current closing dates and other details. Enter Now!

Many of the authors have graciously consented to making their scenarios available on this site for you to download and use. To view the scenarios you will need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader.

Scenarios

Kapcon 17 (2008)

For the Honour of the Family (SDC Winner) - a small LARP set in Wallachia.
Graduation Day by Donna Giltrap (Runner up) - a 9-player LARP set in a magical university
Circus Game by Matt Cowens - about the importance of family

Kapcon 16 (2007)

The Ultimate Challenge Tea Garden by Luke Walker (SDC winner) - A richly detailed wuxia (kung-fu) scenario
Can We Go Home Now? by Matt Cowens - A crazy space adventure with little kids as protagonists

Kapcon 15 (2006)

The Frog Princess, by Luke Walker (SDC Winner) - A richly detailed fantasy game
I Know, Right? by Jenni Sands (Runner up) - A game that explores the difficulties of life as a teenage girl
Bleeding Hearts by Donna Giltrap - An over-the-top medical soap
In a Darkened Room by Paul Wilson - A horror-comedy mystery game
Focus Group by Matt Cowens - A modern game set at a TV station focus group

Kapcon 14 (2005)

The Golden Pegasus Home for Retired Adventurers by Donna Giltrap (SDC Winner) - A great twist on the fantasy genre
The Hole by Frank Pitt - A tense military thriller
The Villain Wore Black by Matt and Debbie Cowens - A Victorian escapade replete with heroes and villains
The Ballad of Old Tusky by Matt Cowens - Some sort of crazy caveman game
Matchmaking and Machinations by Jenni Sands - A Jane Austen inspired game
Jovian Chronicles: The Titan Dilemma by Nick Pitt - An anime inspired larger than life melodrama

Kapcon 13 (2004)

The Millers Children by Donna Giltrap (SDC Winner) - A tense Little Fears horror scenario
To Live and Die in Japan by Matt Cowens - A modern day horror game following gaijin (foreigner) English teachers in Japan. d20 Modern system.
Mumford Hall by Matt Cowens - A horror game set in a University, using the Buffy the Vampire Slayer system.

Kapcon 12 (2003)

Amnesia by Matt Cowens (SDC Winner) - A simple, elegant mystery game
Gilman House by Donna Giltrap - A modern day university student game with a twist
Land of the Rising Dead by Matt and Debbie Cowens - A classic 1920's era Call of Cthluhu scenario, set in Japan
Pre-Millenium Tension by Richard Love - An apocalyptic modern mystery scenario

Kapcon 11 (2002)

Archmage's Crown by Donna Giltrap (SDC Winner) - A race to gain the crown in a fantasy tower
City H'Pahkt by Luke Walker - A Tribe 8 game with some very unusual characters
The Tower by Richard Love - An at-times comedic fantasy scenario with a twist

All scenarios remain the intellectual property of their respective creators and all rights except those specifically granted, are reserved. Scenarios are made available here by the kind permission of those creators. Where there is no file link, either the author has not given permission or we don't currently have an electronically distributable version of the scenario. Where a document is distributed under less restrictive terms, such as the Copyleft or Creative Commons licenses, this is specifically noted.