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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dextra" data-source="post: 2380160" data-attributes="member: 5705">Got home last night after an eleven hour drive and crashed, then had to rush off to work in the morning, so this has been my first real chance to update, so here goes...First of all, a big hat's off to Crothian who let us crash at his swinging bachelor pad!  Ever the impeccable host, he even laid in special supplies, yay!  My biggest regret is not bringing my swimsuit!  Here's my comments:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ride down:  McDonalds didn't offer the deli sandwiches nor the oriental chicken salad.  Sigh.  And what was "up" with the flags at half-mast in NY?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It was really odd attending a convention for which I did not have an exhibitor's pass!  The concept of not being able to get into the exhibitor's hall before 10am was a totally foreign concept, as was having to dodge security at 6pm (when it closes) trying to maintain a conversation with an exhibitor.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">WotC's booth was TEENSY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mark from Guardians of Order is The Man.  One cellphone call, and we're cutting lines and not paying cover to get into clubs Saturday night.  This is one cool, clever, connected Canuck.  When I grow up, I want to be him.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hot Find: <a href="http://www.rezolutiondt.com/" target="_blank">Rezolution</a> from   <a href="http://www.aberrantgames.com/" target="_blank">Aberrant Games</a>.   Oh G-d, is this ever a sexy product.  Think Necromunda, but more Cyberpunk/Shadowrun, but without experience rules (spoke with the creator- he wanted to include 'em, but it would've meant for a much larger book).  The book ($25) is nipple-rubbing nice, plays well, minis nice, too.  A starter box ($30) inlcudes a team of minis, a CDRom of tiles and terrain to print out and the rules.  I ran out of money, but will be saving up my pennies to pick it up at GenCon!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Enjoyed a Castles & Crusades demo.  Decided to play a distinctively-C&C character, so decided to play a dwarven knight.  Have decided that the "diggery-do" that's listed in the equipment section is not a mis-spelling of the Australian Aboriginal musical instrument, but is in fact a shorter version of the didgeridoo designed by the dwarves (more suitable for use by shorter races, especially in the tight confines of tunnels), that features a spade for digging at one end.  Whenever the module gets released, I want to know what happened to the eyes (red herring?) and the holes in the ground outside (giant with a peg leg?  bizarre halfling agricultural practices/tiger traps?)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Went out for dinner Saturday night and met some ENWorlders.  Very nice food, too bad about the crazy price, crappy services and distinct lack of dessert.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If your organization is billed as hosting an event, say, Risk 2210 and expects to collect tickets for it, might I suggest actually having a copy of the expletive deleted game???!?  Or having a record of the person who is supposed to be running it, and them being there before the game is scheduled to start?  Just sayin'!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scored some great hug from Henry at Paradigm.  Man, those guys are CRAZY BUSY at Origins running a gazillion RPGA events and doing customer support.  They are what I consider to be a quality publisher.  You may not see them on here too often anymore, but they deliver the goods in a big way elsewhere in the RW!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Loved running into people whom I recognize, many of whom didn't recognize me (I have lost 50lbs afterall): Chris and Nik from Green Ronin, Monte Cook, Erik Mona, the Z-Man games krewe, Jim Zubkavich and Gal of Exalted Comic/Udon fame, Anthony Valterra, etc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Picked up lots of card games & accessories: I dropped $32 at Crystal Caste and walked away with a nice leather dice bag and a gazillion dice </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Looney Labs are the BESTEST- clever games, clever events, and great volunteers.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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