https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/ 2026-05-02T17:59:11+00:00 https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/ https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/_media/wiki:logo.png text/html 2025-10-07T08:10:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/accessibility?rev=1759824633&do=diff Accessibility Policy As a GM team, we want to make APERIS as accessible as possible and have tried to make accessibility a priority while organising the game. We understand that everyone’s accessibility needs are unique and therefore encourage you to reach out to us at our text/html 2025-10-30T09:30:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/ancom?rev=1761816627&do=diff United States Antarctica Command (ANCOM) " “To deny another front to the enemy in this war, we must demonstrate that military action in Antarctica would be hopeless. It is our duty to show the world that the United States is ready for conflict in Antarctica, because only through strength can we ensure peace on this great continent. text/html 2025-10-07T08:11:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/ancom_questions?rev=1759824661&do=diff ANCOM Questions Where does your character fit in to the hierarchy of ANCOM? What is their rank and why do they have it? Are they an enlisted soldier, an officer, or a civilian? Who gives them orders? Do they give anyone else orders? Are they looking to change their status? text/html 2025-10-07T08:11:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/antarctic_anomalies?rev=1759824675&do=diff Antarctic Anomalies APERIS: Notes on the recent anomalies (27/1/2011) "Here it is, all written down. It's the only way we'll have a chance of even beginning to make sense of it." Altered lunar movements "The big one. The moon, moving across the sky faster than it should have been. Soon it seemed far later outside than the clocks said it was. It all synced back up at some point, though text/html 2025-10-07T08:11:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/aperis?rev=1759824688&do=diff APERIS Overview APERIS is an acronym for the Antarctic Preservation, Exploration and Research International Station. APERIS is a very new station, with its construction only having been completed in October of 2010. Its creation was an international project intended to further the goals of scientific research, Antarctic exploration, and ecological preservation. The text/html 2025-10-27T16:19:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/bga?rev=1761581962&do=diff Bundesgeheimnissesamt (BGA) "“Much can be explained by science. But this world is an infinitely complex place. There have always been peculiar things beyond our full comprehension, and there always will be. Yet even if we never understand the inner workings of these things, that does not mean we should ignore their existence—for knowledge, even if it is necessarily incomplete, belongs to all people. text/html 2025-10-07T08:12:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/bga_questions?rev=1759824742&do=diff Bundesgeheimnissesamt Questions The BGA’s philosophy is one that wholeheartedly accepts the existence of the inexplicable—to what extent does your character agree? Are they a staunch believer in the paranormal, desirous to discover something that cannot be explained by science? Are they a complete rationalist, drawn in only by their determination to discover and dismantle all anomalies? Or do they lie elsewhere, caught somewhere between superstition and skepticism? text/html 2026-04-02T16:34:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/character_creation?rev=1775147653&do=diff Character Creation Perhaps your character is a biologist, drawn in by rumours of strange behaviour in the local fauna, or an astronomer, baffled by the reported impossibility of the local lunar cycle. Perhaps they're an oceanographer, intrigued by the recent alterations in Antarctic tidal patterns, or a high-ranking military official, anxious to assess the dangers that might be posed by these scientific anomalies. Or, perhaps, your character is someone else entirely, arriving via their own uniq… text/html 2025-10-07T10:49:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/conduct_and_acceptable_themes_policy?rev=1759834176&do=diff Conduct and Acceptable Themes Policy We as the APERIS GM team wish for the game to be an enjoyable and memorable experience for all players involved. The following page concerns various sensitive themes and topics and how we intend to handle them, and advises a sensitive approach for players on dealing with these same themes within the Society Game. This policy should be followed at all times when interacting with the game text/html 2025-10-07T08:12:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/copyright?rev=1759824760&do=diff Copyright The content of this website is copyright of the APERIS GM team © APERIS GM team 2025/6. Except where otherwise noted, content on this wiki is licensed under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. Fan Work text/html 2025-10-07T08:12:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/credits?rev=1759824750&do=diff Credits APERIS and its wiki were designed and written by the GMs: * Agnès * Ameal * Ben * Fionn * Jack * Matt * Rhys * Rory * Xinyi Playtesters & Consultants We'd like to thank our playtesters who ensured our wiki was coherent and consistent, and for highlighting any current or potential issues: text/html 2025-10-07T08:12:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/downtimes_emails_and_turnsheets?rev=1759824738&do=diff Downtimes, Emails and Turnsheets Between each session of APERIS, there are Downtimes. Approximately a month of in game time will pass, although this may change as the game goes on. During this time, players will be able to communicate via email and take actions as conveyed to the GM team through Turnsheets. text/html 2026-03-12T10:34:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/eternities?rev=1773311691&do=diff Eternities * Antarctica ---------- * Alejandro Ireneo de la Fuente y Olivos * Allison Reeves * Álmos 'Belenus' Squaley * Andrei Vladislavlevsky * Artyom Mikhailovich Vladislavlevsky * Clytie van Nooit * Ding Buyu * Dmitri Kollontai * Eddie 'Brit' Clark * Edith Luna Bulosan * Emanuel Aguirre-Vidal * Evelyn Schneider Jackson * Frances Hopkins * Gwyn Nuddson * Guy 'Revenant' Drivers * ████ ████████ * Liu Lian * Ji-hyeong 'Yeti' Park * Johannes Schwarzenber… text/html 2025-10-07T08:02:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/factions?rev=1759824134&do=diff Factions Each player character at APERIS is there as a member of one of nine Factions. These Factions are the few organisations that have full awareness of what is happening at APERIS. Each Faction has its own particular priorities, as well as a unique mixture of affinities and tensions with the other Factions. text/html 2025-10-07T08:11:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/glossary?rev=1759824707&do=diff Glossary Over the course of APERIS, you may come across words or phrases that you are unfamiliar with. This page mainly contains ORPGSoc Terms (information, events, places, and people which exist in the real world, i.e. outside the world of APERIS), but there are a few text/html 2026-03-03T23:13:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/gms_and_npcs?rev=1772579622&do=diff GMs and NPCs This page lists the GMs and Crew of APERIS and the NPCs they play. You can contact the GMs by messaging us on Discord, or by emailing <gm@aperis.oxfordrpg.com>. This way, all the GMs will see your email. Alternatively, you can contact a specific GM using our individual addresses below although a copy of this email will be sent to all the GM team (see the text/html 2025-10-27T16:19:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/grail?rev=1761581953&do=diff Geographic Research and Assessment for Imperial Lands (GRAIL) "“Forget what you've seen in films. Military intelligence is not all about dry martinis and sports cars. Protecting the British Isles requires more than just knowing people---it requires an intimate understanding of the very forces that shape this earth. The rough seas that ravage fleets. The lightning storms that can halt an aircraft carrier. A battle can be won, an invasion squashed, without firing a single weapon, so long as na… text/html 2025-10-07T08:04:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/grail_questions?rev=1759824284&do=diff GRAIL Questions What is your character's role within GRAIL, and how were they selected for this position? Most GRAIL agents are not government employees in the traditional sense, but rather ordinary researchers working temporarily in exchange for grants and travel opportunities. Higher-ups tend to be ex-military, while some are transfers from other intelligence departments. How does your character fit into this organisation, and did they apply for their position or were they scouted for it spe… text/html 2025-10-07T08:04:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/intro_to_the_wiki_system?rev=1759824246&do=diff Intro to the Wiki System This page is here to serve as a primer to the wiki and how we use it for the game, for those who have not used one before, or who are looking for a refresher. As always, please don't hesitate to email/message the GMs if you have any questions. text/html 2025-10-27T16:21:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/petrogon?rev=1761582112&do=diff Petrogon " At Petrogon, we love our planet. That's why, today, we're launching a record-breaking 300 million dollar investment into a wide range of up-and-coming renewable energy technologies. From solar panels to wind turbines to hydroelectric, we believe that Petrogon stands at the forefront of the energy industry, and we look forward to playing a critical role in shaping the sector in the decades to come. text/html 2025-10-07T08:03:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/petrogon_questions?rev=1759824235&do=diff Petrogon Questions How long has your character worked for Petrogon, and how long do they intend to stay for? Are they fiercely loyal to the corporation, or are they just here to make some money? Do they see a future with the company, or do they have plans to get out, sooner or later? text/html 2026-02-21T21:09:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/player_characters?rev=1771708179&do=diff Player Characters ANCOM Eddie 'Brit' Clark Levi Albright Sage Mertens GRAIL Álmos 'Selkie' Squaley Evelyn 'Lorelei' Schneider Jackson Frances 'Rheda' Hopkins Isaac 'Merlin' Burke 'Kelpie' 'Llywelyn' BGA Clytie van Nooit Johannes Schwarzenberg Ralf Möwe Valerian Yegorovich Severov Wilhelmina Wunderin Unit 871 Andrei Vladislavlevsky Artyom Mikhailovich Vladislavlevsky DING Buyu 丁不语 Unit 13 Peter Vasilyev Sceau d'Or Ashley Samoré Dr. Emanuel 'Emi' Aguirre-Vidal Ji-hyeong … text/html 2025-10-07T08:03:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/privacy_policy?rev=1759824216&do=diff Privacy Policy This is the APERIS Privacy Policy, and is designed to inform you as to how the GM team looks after your personal information before, during and after the game takes place. This includes information of any kind provided through any medium. text/html 2025-10-07T08:03:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/quirks?rev=1759824207&do=diff Quirks Quirks are features that shape both your character and your experience as a player. They affect the ways your character can interact with the world to achieve their goals, express your out-of-character preferences about the game, and also aim to inspire possible directions to pursue when creating your character. text/html 2025-10-14T15:01:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/sample_characters?rev=1760454108&do=diff Sample Characters Example 1 What is your character's name? Beatrice Langley What are your character's pronouns? she/they General Questions What has brought your character to Antarctica? Their work as a field researcher, and her love of the outdoors. Going to Antarctica is an offer she couldn't turn down. text/html 2025-10-07T08:02:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/sample_turnsheets?rev=1759824121&do=diff Sample Turnsheets For each of the Sample Characters, we have written a sample Turnsheet, which is intended as an example of how one might go about writing a Turnsheet. More details about Turnsheets can be found here. For more general ideas on how you can engage with the setting, see the text/html 2025-10-27T16:20:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/sceau_d_or?rev=1761582027&do=diff Sceau d'Or " “...you know, you're actually more likely to be killed by a cow than a shark. Heck, you're more likely to be struck by lightning! They're gentle creatures, really. So, when you're in the water, and you see a fin---don't panic! Just keep a safe distance, and value the fact that you get to see a real shark in the wild. Not everyone's so lucky! text/html 2025-10-07T07:47:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/sceau_d_or_questions?rev=1759823275&do=diff Sceau d'Or Questions How does your character feel about the ocean? Do they really care about the marine environment, or have they volunteered for Sceau d'Or for another reason? Is the ocean a comforting place for them, or are they intimately aware of its dangers? text/html 2026-03-12T10:35:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/sidebar?rev=1773311754&do=diff * Eternities Start * Start Here * Style and Tone * Ways To Play * Conduct and Acceptable Themes Policy * When and Where * Glossary * Station Noticeboard * Player Characters * GMs and NPCs * Playground Setting * APERIS * Station Structure * Antarctic Anomalies * Factions * ANCOM * GRAIL * BGA * Unit 871 * Unit 13 * Sceau d'Or * Terra Indomita * Petrogon * SPRHD System * Character Creation * Quirks * Sample Characters * Upti… text/html 2025-10-27T16:21:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/sprhd?rev=1761582077&do=diff Society for the Preservation and Recovery of Historical Documentation (SPRHD) "Only in the past can the gateway to a brighter future be sought. For without knowledge of our history, there can be no progress. Humankind must learn from its past glories as well as its mistakes, and forge a new narrative for a greater era. text/html 2025-10-07T07:47:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/sprhd_questions?rev=1759823244&do=diff SPRHD Questions Has your character ever noticed any information changing while working for SPRHD? Most SPRHD employees with some tenure have experienced this phenomenon at least once. Have they observed an altered date or data disappearing? What was their reaction? What did they decide to do about it? text/html 2025-10-14T22:00:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/start?rev=1760479251&do=diff " Time is wrong. I thought I just hadn’t been getting enough sleep, but the others agree with me. [Pause.] I don’t know how, but the moon’s moving across the sky faster than it should be. Our radio communications, too---they’re sometimes garbled to the point of incomprehensibility. text/html 2026-03-03T11:07:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/station_noticeboard?rev=1772536054&do=diff Station Noticeboard Meeting 1 Plan Board Pre-Meeting 2 Notices Meeting 2 Plan Board Pre-Meeting 3 Notices Meeting 3 Plan Board Pre-Meeting 4 Notices Meeting 4 Plan Board Pre-Meeting 5 Notices Meeting 5 Plan Board Pre-Meeting 6 Notices Meeting 6 Plan Board Pre-Meeting 7 Notices text/html 2025-10-07T07:46:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/station_structure?rev=1759823208&do=diff Station Structure " Seeing the station for the first time was wild. They say it's an engineering masterpiece of steel and fibreglass. The only way I can describe it is that it's a chain of dark blue octagons, with a big red one at the centre. Not that it doesn't text/html 2025-12-04T19:48:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/style_and_tone?rev=1764877725&do=diff Style and Tone What do you do in the face of the unknown? What do you cling on to when your very understanding of the universe is breaking down? What are you willing to sacrifice when all the odds are stacked against you? ---------- APERIS is set in a highly isolated environment, on a small station in the Antarctic wilderness. Inside is an enclosed, claustrophobic space filled with factional infighting. Outside is an echoing expanse of hundreds of miles of ice, snow, and ocean. Under the co… text/html 2025-10-27T16:20:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/terra_indomita?rev=1761582037&do=diff Terra Indomita " “The Earth does not want our guardianship. It wants our silence. It wants our absence. Once the forests roared, the oceans surged, the ice ground mountains into dust---without us, without chains, without profit. That was the true age of gold: the reign of the wild. We have poisoned it, parcelled it, paved it. Enough. We do not ask permission, we do not seek reform text/html 2025-10-07T07:44:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/terra_indomita_questions?rev=1759823074&do=diff Terra Indomita Questions What is your character's perspective on the wilderness? Do they see wilderness as sacred, as freedom, as survival, or as something else entirely? To what extent do they believe humanity belongs within the wild? Do they have an uncomplicated desire to defend untamed places, or are their feelings more nuanced? text/html 2025-10-27T16:20:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/unit_13?rev=1761582020&do=diff 13th Independent Special Investigations Battalion (Unit 13) " Even as mankind's moral standards warp at the hands of the state, the cosmic order remains constant. Nature cannot be bound or controlled by human governments. It calls for us to fight; it calls for our freedom. text/html 2025-10-07T07:43:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/unit_13_questions?rev=1759822998&do=diff Unit 13 Questions Who was your character before joining the 13th? How were they involved with the occult and the supernatural? What were their political views? What made them a target for recruitment? Why did your character join Unit 13? Did they have any suspicions about the 13th? What attracted them to it? What did they hope to achieve by joining a radical militia? text/html 2025-10-28T17:28:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/unit_871?rev=1761672505&do=diff Unit 871 " I swear, by my life and my death, absolute loyalty to the People and the Joint Commission. I will safeguard its classified information with absolute fidelity. I will neither speak nor write of the work entrusted to me, save under direct command. text/html 2025-10-07T07:42:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/unit_871_questions?rev=1759822946&do=diff Unit 871 Questions To what extent does your character obey doctrine? All Unit 871 members are trained to apply scientific principles to their work, but members' level of belief varies. Does your character hold fast to the ideology as an armour against fear and doubt, parrot ideology without much conviction, or harbour uncertainty they dare not voice? text/html 2025-10-07T08:09:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/uptimes_and_sessions?rev=1759824583&do=diff Uptimes and Sessions APERIS will have 9 sessions in total---a joint character creation session with Contagion, 7 main gameplay sessions ('Uptimes'), and a debrief session at the end. These 7 gameplay sessions will take place in-character in the living module of text/html 2026-04-02T14:25:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/ways_to_play?rev=1775139941&do=diff Ways To Play APERIS has variety of plots, themes, and NPCs, and some players might find it difficult to create a character that aligns with the plots that interest them most. The following aims to help players in choosing Quirks, Factions, and NPCs to interact with. This list is by no means exhaustive and aims to serve as inspiration rather than a set of instructions. text/html 2026-03-08T15:04:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aperis.oxfordrpg.com/when_and_where?rev=1772982268&do=diff When and Where APERIS will take place in person on Tuesday evenings, from 7pm until 10pm, at St Hugh’s College. The game will have seven uptime sessions on alternate weeks, then a debrief session at the end of Hilary Term. For more details about what happens in each session, see the