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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 7739492" data-attributes="member: 6808965">EN World's Christopher Helton talked about the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?555296-What-The-World-Needs-Now-Is-More-Gaming-Conventions" target="_blank">need for more local tabletop gaming conventions</a> and, to that end, I attended <a href="http://www.andocon.org/" target="_blank">AndoCon</a> (March 9[SUP]th[/SUP] to 11[SUP]th[/SUP], 2018) in Peachtree Corners, Georgia (Greater Atlanta). This was an intimate tabletop gaming convention anchored by Ando Poore and housed in a Marriott. Born of Ando's love of gaming and community, the 2018 edition was funded via <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andocon/andocon-2018" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> and managed a nice guest list despite being the same weekend as <a href="http://garycon.com/" target="_blank">Gary Con X</a>. Creators Sean Patrick Fannon, Eddy Webb, Eloy Lasanta, Jason Stone, Craig Campbell, and more attended to debut a variety of games as well as to game. [ATTACH]95710[/ATTACH][PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Despite missing the first day-and-a-half of the con, I arrived around dinner time on the second day for a game of <a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220180/Heavy-Metal-Thunder-Mouse" target="_blank">Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse</a> with the game's creator, Derek Kamal. On walking through the Marriot's doors intending to look for the registration desk, I hear, "Hey, Egg!" as Derek spots me from across the room (we'd met once before for, maybe, 10 minutes). He was having dinner with Eloy Lasanta of <a href="https://www.thirdeyegames.net/" target="_blank">Third Eye Games</a> fame. We spoke for two minutes and they told me where to get my badge. I walked toward the registration desk when I spot Craig Campbell (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_1582756696_capers-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=Gqu4GA47VML8UeYdbv2w-tJYzh_vWGV9IAdsE9iMt7k&e=" target="_blank">Capers</a> is his current Kickstarter) and he invites me to pull up a chair. This was the tone of the convention, as warm and friendly as going home.  At Derek's game, <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_shorelessskies_heavy-2Dmetal-2Dthunder-2Dmouse&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=b4NiTinFY4J0nPdBd7GIwblCCw99_NzFaYbGAvOaTzc&e=" target="_blank">Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse</a>, we played mice on a mission to rescue a mouse, we had motorcycles, and it was Fate, fast, easy, and a blast! Lots of fun. The game took just over two hours and every player played like they were born to play biker mice! After the game, Derek gave every player a free PDF of the game and some scenarios, and he gave us the option to buy the print copy for $15 (every player threw down cash). After that we hung out at the table and talked until 10 when Craig hosted a playtest of Die Laughing 2e, a GM'less RPG where you play a character in a horror-comedy-movie in which, when you die, you become a producer of the movie. We gamed until midnight to everyone's amusement! I left as Craig and company started to record their AndoCon edition podcast for the NerdBurger Show. [ATTACH]95711[/ATTACH] The author in blue.On Sunday, I participated in <a href="https://www.realmsofpugmire.com/" target="_blank">Eddy Webb</a>'s first ever playtest crossover of <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_200664283_pugmire-2Dfantasy-2Dtabletop-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=tIkBKAPBdxQOnW78u14jkOxrIkjcFCBqUmZ9HIQRUBI&e=" target="_blank">Pugmire</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.kickstarter.com_projects_200664283_monarchies-2Dof-2Dmau-2Dfantasy-2Dtabletop-2Drpg&d=DwMFaQ&c=udBTRvFvXC5Dhqg7UHpJlPps3mZ3LRxpb6__0PomBTQ&r=LtBgSpQ9i4FDsjeVf48zQ1QXg-Bf5RkKtrkJLnz-UY8gibApljiWycNWkv8pIiwE&m=_AJgSU5jQk83O7fU9V-Tbn29X-O9k_IlD9mAxiRx6AI&s=32arEZTaNd0K3SMmFWx5cih1QwNmAF9AROjNN8i-beI&e=" target="_blank">Monarchies of Moa</a>. At the table were RPG character artisans like Sean Patrick Fannon (of Savage Worlds Rifts and EN World fame) who nailed his portrayal of a British Bulldog, Chuck Childers (of DriveThruRPG/OneBookShelf) who owned the game's pug princess while Chris Tang (also DriveThruRPG/OBS) played an amazing cat with endless humor and grace. Each of them, and the other players, nailed delivery over and over again. After the game, I asked Eddy what inspired <a href="https://www.realmsofpugmire.com/" target="_blank">Pugmire</a> and his story was cute – He wanted an RPG where the setting could be communicated in short order – you play a dog in a fantasy dog world where cats are the villains. Go!  After the game, I had to leave (it was a busy weekend) and the worst part of that was missing a dry run of a Legend of the Five Rings adventure. The location - Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners - was exceedingly nice. Wish I had been able to make it on Friday and early Saturday because the show was great from end-to-end. So much good at the con that it begs the question, how are the local tabletop gaming shows that you attend? contributed by Egg Embry</blockquote>

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