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Looks like System Mastery will be running two games during GenCon this year, in case you're a listener who wants to hang. We'll be doing a Blimpleggers game using the Strike! engine with pre-gen characters, and a Gamma Crawl X game, Return to the Truckusseum, with random character creation on site, still using Gamma World 7e.
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Wait, you guys were serious about Havali. Why did it close?
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Feb 13, 2018 23:45
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Len posted:Anyone have any tips of convincing the fiancee into getting a Gencon wedding? I mean I'll already be there, everyone I want to invite will already be there, and who doesn't want an obese man dressed as slave Leia in all the wedding pictures? Just don't. theironjef posted:Looks like System Mastery will be running two games during GenCon this year, in case you're a listener who wants to hang. We'll be doing a Blimpleggers game using the Strike! engine with pre-gen characters, and a Gamma Crawl X game, Return to the Truckusseum, with random character creation on site, still using Gamma World 7e. 
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Feb 14, 2018 01:19
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Slandible posted:Wait, you guys were serious about Havali. Why did it close? It was too good for Indy. The food wasn't bland enough, apparently.
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Feb 14, 2018 01:21
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:Just don't. But I could go to Gencon and get married two birds one stone. It's a win for everyone! And I could invite all the Gencon goons! I wouldn't actually do this
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Feb 14, 2018 01:26
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Oh, we don't need an invite. We'll just show up anyway.
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Feb 14, 2018 01:37
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Len posted:Anyone have any tips of convincing the fiancee into getting a Gencon wedding? I mean I'll already be there, everyone I want to invite will already be there, and who doesn't want an obese man dressed as slave Leia in all the wedding pictures? I'm changing the location for shot Wednesday
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Feb 14, 2018 01:54
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Slandible posted:Wait, you guys were serious about Havali. Why did it close? It probably had something to do with never being full around mealtimes even during the peak of gencon. I think it was just too far/too secluded/not well advertised
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Feb 14, 2018 13:42
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Haystack posted:There's India Garden, which is maybe twice as far as Haveli's was. And a placed called Spice Box in the City Market. Spice Box is fantastic. It used to be better when they still had their food truck and I didn't have to go to the city market but it's still good food.
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Feb 14, 2018 13:46
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theironjef posted:Looks like System Mastery will be running two games during GenCon this year, in case you're a listener who wants to hang. We'll be doing a Blimpleggers game using the Strike! engine with pre-gen characters, and a Gamma Crawl X game, Return to the Truckusseum, with random character creation on site, still using Gamma World 7e. Hot drat! Glad I'm attending this year.
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Feb 14, 2018 14:04
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Len posted:Anyone have any tips of convincing the fiancee into getting a Gencon wedding? I mean I'll already be there, everyone I want to invite will already be there, and who doesn't want an obese man dressed as slave Leia in all the wedding pictures? Sorry, pretty sure Pence banned gay marriage in Indiana. kidding, congrats on your upcoming nuptials, regardless of your or your partner's genders  but please don't get married at GenCon
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Feb 14, 2018 14:56
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Len posted:Anyone have any tips of convincing the fiancee into getting a Gencon wedding? I mean I'll already be there, everyone I want to invite will already be there, and who doesn't want an obese man dressed as slave Leia in all the wedding pictures? If you're legit curious @Yes_I_Like_Pie (on twitter) has a youtube video up of her wedding (or maybe it was vows renewal) at Gen Con from this (I think) this past year with Derek Gudar.
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Feb 14, 2018 16:13
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Dr. Quarex posted:Philthy no The first year my buddy got me into D&D Adventure League and it got me hooked, we played a few intro games to ShadowRun and Malifaux Card Based RPG and a few other things. Last year we did mostly D&D AL straight through, but I *really* wanted to check out Starfinder, but that fiasco soured me so much it almost ruined the entire con for me. Why show up with a game that everyone knew had a huge demand for with only a few thousand copies, then only have 7 tables total running intro games, while you had hundreds of empty tables with PFS DMs just sitting there with no one. Just thinking about it still ticks me off. Anyways, WotC has thrown their full support behind Origins now, and all the more wargamey tabletop stuff that I prefer is there as well. Ie. You wont find Panzer Grenadier games at Gencon and such. This year we've decided to not focus on RPGs and will be more casual impromtu boardgames and learning new games sessions so maybe we will have a blast and just decide to keep going. But holy poo poo the popularity for cons has exploded over the past few years and even the smaller cons are getting quite big. There is just too many to go to, and Gencon is a huge fund. I think I'll have been to almost 4 cons by the end of March already. It's insane.
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Fellis posted:It probably had something to do with never being full around mealtimes even during the peak of gencon. I think it was just too far/too secluded/not well advertised I was going to say "3 blocks is far?", but forgot the type of people that go to Gencon. I agree their advertising was bad, but the game theme everywhere is tyring and I enjoyed the normal-ness of the place. Guess I need to explore new food spots this year.
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Feb 14, 2018 18:42
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Deviant posted:Do they have pepper? Because https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za_KilRD-do themidwest.mp4 I know its an herb shutup
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Feb 16, 2018 00:28
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Slandible posted:Wait, you guys were serious about Havali. Why did it close? Oh apparently I did not recommend BARcelona this year for whatever reason. Maybe I somehow knew it closed. Philthy posted:Anyways, WotC has thrown their full support behind Origins now, and all the more wargamey tabletop stuff that I prefer is there as well. Ie. You wont find Panzer Grenadier games at Gencon and such.
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Dr. Quarex posted:Wizards of the Coast has abandoned Gen-Con entirely What's all this then? I hadn't heard that. Granted, the only "WotC" stuff I do at Gen Con is one AD&D 1e (or 2e) game a year, so it won't affect me like at all, but I do like hearing about scuttlebutt.
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Feb 16, 2018 04:26
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There's a ton of D&D at gencon, they just don't have official WOTC presence anymore. That side of the company really went down to minimal employees starting with the 5e era. Instead the gencon presence is run by Baldman Games. They are over at the JW this year, after a couple of increasingly-loud years in the main hall.
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Yeah, Baldman Games is pretty much running the show for D&D Gencon, which is perfectly fine. They have some great DMs and the events are fun. But you won't see many old TSR and current WotC D&D celebs around. They all show up at Origins mostly and make the big announcements and release all the cool poo poo there usually. Thankfully they've been putting more effort into GaryCon which is by far my favorite con and it's just so chill and relaxed there. Between games you can be lounging around on a nice comfy couch and someone like Luke Gygax and Frank Mentzer will just sit down next to you. They're just walking around playing and gaming like anyone else.
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Philthy posted:Thankfully they've been putting more effort into GaryCon which is by far my favorite con and it's just so chill and relaxed there. Gary Con is also my favorite con! (sorry not sorry Gen Con) Are you heading there this March? I'm quite looking forward to it myself, especially since it sort of kicks off the con season for me. I am hitting a con in New Jersey next week but it pales in comparison to Gary Con, Gen Con, etc.
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Yep, I'll be living in the new Adventure League area since we've out grown the basement. Last year I spent about 6 hours listening to the Gygax family, and other older TSR people reminisce about the good ole days. Also one session with the newer guys and their plans to keep 5e from becoming the mess of books trap that Pathfinder has fallen into. If you haven't done any of those sessions, they're worth listening to. The waiters coming to the tables offering food and beverages is just such an insanely awesome thing to have for long gaming sessions. Love having nachos and burgers and beer while playing. Just got back from Winter Fantasy last week. Paid for the "D&D Experience" where you keep the same "5 star DM" for four sessions, have your own special Fai Chen, and "snacks". It was alright, but the DM was no different than the other normal DMs, because the people running games usually know their poo poo and it's hard to get a really bad one these days. Having the same party was cool, but we were suboptimal, and we made it work eventually, but it would have been better if our table had more than four players. The Fai Chen was a typical Fai Chen shitshow of waiting in line for an hour and finding nothing new available to trade. The "snacks" were bananas and bottles of water. It's not really worth it in the end. The Con itself was fun, and we enjoyed ourselves, but it wasn't much different than any other smaller con we routinely have in Wisconsin. Philthy fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Feb 16, 2018 |
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Gen Con posted that they're expecting another sell out this year, and that they're actually selling badges at a faster rate then last year. As much as I enjoy going, I think Gen Con is going to be an "every other year" thing for me. It's just too expensive to go every year.
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Feb 16, 2018 23:32
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Are they planning to keep raising the price? I missed the last two years but in 2015 it was only $70
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Badge price is the expense I am worried about least.
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Feb 16, 2018 23:51
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nesbit37 posted:Badge price is the expense I am worried about least. Badge $120 Room $1500 Flight $350 Events $300 Meals $400 Lewd Cosplay Photobooks $500
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Toshimo posted:Lewd Cosplay Fixed that for you.
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Feb 17, 2018 00:51
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The nice thing is that I can drive in, and I'm splitting hotel with a bunch of other people. Still an expensive weekend though. I think I'd almost rather go to a bunch of smaller local and regional cons with the same friends. I like the spectacle of Gen Con, but I don't know if it's worth going every year.
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Toshimo posted:Badge $120 someone who is good at the economy help me my con goers are suffocating
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Feb 17, 2018 04:29
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Toshimo posted:Badge $120 Maybe I'm doing it wrong?
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Carteret posted:Maybe I'm doing it wrong? I lumped Booze in with meals since sometimes I replace food with more booze.
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Nemesis Of Moles posted:someone who is good at the economy help me my con goers are suffocating Spend less on lewd cosplay photobooks idiot
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Feb 17, 2018 13:09
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Fellis posted:Spend less on lewd cosplay photobooks idiot No
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Feb 17, 2018 14:49
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Fellis posted:Spend less on lewd cosplay photobooks idiot mudcrab gon break your legs if you keep talking like that
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Feb 17, 2018 15:45
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We have to support our favorite goon smut peddler
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Feb 17, 2018 16:03
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Badge $0 Room $0 Events $0 Some 1980s MS-DOS Game At The Auction $2 Meals $4,000
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Deviant posted:mudcrab gon break your legs if you keep talking like that I don’t actually mean it, just finishing the @dril reference that was setup 
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Feb 17, 2018 19:27
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Fellis posted:I don’t actually mean it, just finishing the @dril reference that was setup Disappointed priest is disappointed in you. 
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Anyone have that image of "GENCON T-SHIRTS XXXL AND LARGER SOLD OUT" above a booth?
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I Googled a couple of times until I got a link back to a picture I posted in the 2014 thread and thought "OOOH MAYBE IT IS THERE" and so it is. Thanks, RocknRollaAyatollah, for posting it in 2014, so I do not need to post one of the loving copies with FAIL LOL MEANWHILE IN AMERICA scrawled on it 
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