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Con of the North (CotN) starts tomorrow and I'll be staying at the hotel and making a weekend of it. I don't go to gaming conventions other than CotN and this is the first time I'll be staying at the hotel (I live close and in the past would just drive over for a couple games). So, I don't have a con-prep routine or packing list.
For you Con veterans, what are your packing and prep tips?
For me, I'm planning around the following considerations:
A. No air travel, so I don't have to worry about packing light.
B. I'm mostly playing. The only games I'm running are Illimat learn-to-play sessions, so there is very little gaming material I need to pack.
C. I go to play new systems. I'm not playing in any organized play sessions, so I don't have to worry about paper work.
D. The venue has restaurants on site. If that's not enough, I'll have my car, but I don't plan to eat out much. Partly to save money, mostly because my time is tight and the weather will make driving a pain. I'm packing in most of my own snacks and drinks.
So, over all, prep seems pretty straight forward. Beside toiletries and clothing for three days I'm packing:
1. My dice bag and dice. I have a Bag of Superior Sorting, which makes it easy to have all the dice I'll need for any system neatly organized and portable.
2. Phone and battery backup brick.
3. variety of snacks that don't have to be refrigerated (mainly for quick snacks between games or during breaks, I don't like to eat while playing). E.g. tangerines, beef jerky, chips, cheese-meat-cracker packs, puddings, fruit cups, ...
4. soda, energy drinks, water
5. Keurig cups (the hotel has Keurig machines but charge $0.75 for extras, so I'm just bringing a box of them) and my awesome Zojirushi thermos that'll keep coffee hot an entire day
6. A insulated bag for keeping sodas cold.
7. Laptop bag with laptop and accessories. Just in case I want to use it at night in the room. I expect I may never use it. But my work being what it is, I need to have it just in case.
8. Pencil box, lots of pre-sharpened pencils and a sharpener.
9. Clipboard, for character sheets, when table space gets tight.
10. A backpack with a grid-it organizer
That's about it. My schedule is going to be tight so other than Illimat, which I'm running a few sessions of, I'm not bringing any games.
What's on your Con packing list?
For you Con veterans, what are your packing and prep tips?
For me, I'm planning around the following considerations:
A. No air travel, so I don't have to worry about packing light.
B. I'm mostly playing. The only games I'm running are Illimat learn-to-play sessions, so there is very little gaming material I need to pack.
C. I go to play new systems. I'm not playing in any organized play sessions, so I don't have to worry about paper work.
D. The venue has restaurants on site. If that's not enough, I'll have my car, but I don't plan to eat out much. Partly to save money, mostly because my time is tight and the weather will make driving a pain. I'm packing in most of my own snacks and drinks.
So, over all, prep seems pretty straight forward. Beside toiletries and clothing for three days I'm packing:
1. My dice bag and dice. I have a Bag of Superior Sorting, which makes it easy to have all the dice I'll need for any system neatly organized and portable.
2. Phone and battery backup brick.
3. variety of snacks that don't have to be refrigerated (mainly for quick snacks between games or during breaks, I don't like to eat while playing). E.g. tangerines, beef jerky, chips, cheese-meat-cracker packs, puddings, fruit cups, ...
4. soda, energy drinks, water
5. Keurig cups (the hotel has Keurig machines but charge $0.75 for extras, so I'm just bringing a box of them) and my awesome Zojirushi thermos that'll keep coffee hot an entire day
6. A insulated bag for keeping sodas cold.
7. Laptop bag with laptop and accessories. Just in case I want to use it at night in the room. I expect I may never use it. But my work being what it is, I need to have it just in case.
8. Pencil box, lots of pre-sharpened pencils and a sharpener.
9. Clipboard, for character sheets, when table space gets tight.
10. A backpack with a grid-it organizer
That's about it. My schedule is going to be tight so other than Illimat, which I'm running a few sessions of, I'm not bringing any games.
What's on your Con packing list?
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