Grand Tribunal (convention)

Synopsis

Grand Tribunal is the name of the fan-organized Ars Magica gaming convention.

Next Convention

Grand Tribunal U.S. 2010 will be held in Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe), California, on August 20-22, 2010. The old-world counterpart will traditionally take place at exactly the same time (August 20th – 22nd) in Cheltenham, England.

History

Grand Tribunal was brought to life by Chris Romer, Ars Magica author and activist, in 2007 as a RPG-convention entirely dedicated to Ars Magica. It took place in Cheltenham, England. The event was quite a success, and attracted enthusiasts from all over (real) Europe, as well as two authors from the new world.

In 2008, Grand Tribunal was held again, and again was considered a success, attracting not only more activists than in 2007, but also Line Editor David Chart. Furthermore, an equally successful convention, Grand Tribunal California, was organized by Erik Dahl, and took place in California at exactly the same time.

In 2009, Neil Taylor and Sheila Thomas, authors and participants of the other two conventions held in Cheltenham, volunteered to organize Grand Tribunal in 2009, this time as part of a larger RPG-convention that took place in Cambridge, England.

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