October 6th.

Well it's been a long time since i've had the chance to get a
newsletter out.. let's just say that free time has not been my
companion but real life issue and annoyingly time consuming work has..
but we can't always complain can we..? (the correct answer to that is
YES...)well i'll leap straight into our regular sections and will add a
few new. Thanks to those people who email me asking for the
newsletter.. it's nice to know it's read, if only by a few..hahaha
WARNING THIS COULD BE LONG AND WAFFLE BUT CONTAINING IMPORTANT INFO.

(1) NEW INFO www.diplomaticcorp.com
We've been updated the website.. We have :-

The New Message Board Forum.
It's up and running. Now when we originally formed DC (back in 2000) we
liked the idea of one main forum but the number of games we have
running now just swamps the message board so we have moved with the
times. We now plan to have Threads open to discuss variant design, open
games and anything else as well as one thread for each game running ..
so if you have not checked it out as always to the
www.diplomaticcorp.com website and click on MESSAGE BOARD. One of the
first links there is how to sign up - check that.. Mike Sims has left
some clear instructions... I think it looks great. Mike has also added
a section to the home page with the last few messages posted..

The new website.
Well we are starting to move house (do we shed a tear for the yahoo
group?) to the new site completely. Dc124 (and all future games) will
be run completely through the new site and new message board and we are
in the process of moving Dc118, Dc122 and Dc123 over at the moment. By
year's end we hope to have moved games across so if you are NOT
involved in a game at the moment, check it out and make sure you sign
up to the new website.. My goal is too move 1 game a week but i'm
waiting for a couple of people in dc123 to move across (dont want to
lose anyone in the process..lol)

My newsletter.
As always feedback is very welcome. Feel free to email me at
stevelytton(at)hotmail.com

(2) Recruiting Games.
Okay - first of all, we are trying to get another live game off the
ground. I've played in 2 during my time in DC and it is really
enjoyable.. the link is here
http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/variants/live.htm

WHEEL OF TIME VARIANT.
Jason has worked hard on his wheel of time variant and is looking for a
few more players to help play test it. If you are a fan of the series
(Condolences to the family of Robert Jordan) like I am.. or happy to
help play test new variants.. sign up at the OPEN GAMES page. It is
game re:006

as for the other games.. well check them out there should be something
for everyone..

(3) TV.
Well Heroes has started again here in Australia and i believe we are
one episide behind you guys in the states.(Obviously the threat of
downloads is being taken seriously by the networks here).. so as a fan.
i'm happy to discuss the plot (remember I am a week behind so no
spoilers) so episode 1... a little disapointing do you think? Perhaps i
would have liked more of a wrap up of the fight.. what about WEST
though.. is this the first time we've seem heroes that seem to have the
same power as someone else? and when did ol' Pete Petrelli learn to
fire lighting?.. anyway I'm up for discussion on this... (perhaps this
segment should be further down in the newsletter)

(4) GM's Wanted
With the large number of player in demand for a standard game, we are
always short of GMs in the club. Generally to GM a game takes about 20
minutes for an adjudication and email access. IT's a great way to help
out the club. If you can GM drop me a line at stevelytton(at)hotmail.com

Okay i believe that's it for now...