Chicago Gameday - 11/09/02 (now including the Castle Brawl photos link!)

[Mark]

Just a quick post to add a couple of Emails I received. They don't really count...yet. As always, you've got to post YOURSELF (not by proxy) to the Chicago Gameday thread to be in the Chicago Gameday.

>Hey Mark,
>
>I would be happy to run one game and would like to play in one >game. I can offer several game setups: oriental, >swashbuckling, Forgotten Realms, Iron Kingdoms and even >spycraft, deadlands, star wars and a few others. What would >you think would compliment the day's festivities?
>
>I am a resident of Arlington Heights (about 2 miles from the >store, yay me) so let me know if I can help at all with organizing.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Floyd

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>Hi, Mark!
>
>Sounds like a lot of fun. If you don't mind,
>count me in to attend! And for breakfast, too.
>
>Oh, and one other thing - I'd like to run a game there
>as well. I plan on making limited use of the epic
>level rules to put together a Dragonstar session where
>the PC's play young dragons caught up in the whirlwind
>events of the Dragon Empire. I figure 4-6 players,
>either session.
>
>Hope to hear from you soon,
>
>=====
>Jim

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Since they are new to this, we'll call them "unofficial" place-holders. The Chicago Gameday equivalent of a slap on the wrist.

Remember...

Rule #1 TALK about Chicago Gameday.
Rule #2 Anyone? Buehler? Anyone...?

I'll be back a bit later to update the thread properly!

 

[FCWesel]

SLAP..."Owiee"

<Rubbing slapped hand...tears welling>

But...but...look three posts above yours...that's ME!



Thanks, cool. I appreciate the fun. Mark, let me know please I can be so bold as to reserve the two chairs. If you neeed my buddy to sign on by posting, he will...

or is the game day meant to be a "enworld family affair" only. Not that that is a negative thing at all??!!

Also, as I mentioned above, I would like run a EITHER a Spelljammer (from Dung/Poly) or a Lord of the Rings RPG (non-d20 if allowed) in the afternoon!

Floyd

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Re: No Stuipd Questions, Just Stupid People.

I got a stupid question, are all the game running D20/3E? I ask because I thought someone said soemthing about Feng Shui (sp?) and I was sure that that was a non-D20 game.

Welcome to my game! And there's no prejudice against other game systems - last time out most of the games were D20 or D&D of some stripe or another, but Piratecat ran a Feng Shui game and a Marvel Superheroes Saga system game. IT all boils down to what the DM's want to run and can people to sign up for!

 

[FCWesel]

You like me, you really like me...

Cool. Thanks for the welcome and the information. I will leave it up to the group to decide...

Spelljammer
Lord of the Rings

Post to play! <Looks at Mark and his ruler, rubbing hand >

 

[Baron Von StarBlade]

did Baron Von Starblade actually eat any of them? I thought I was the only one.

No I didn't brave one, but gosh darn it I sure wanted my custom title to be named after them. .

 

[thalmin]

If I head over there for breakfast, I'd probably want to go to Carriage place across the street. It's small but the food there is great. Unless this is the same place in which case I've completely forgotten the name and must resort to the last desperate bid of the mad to gain a greater insight into the universe: more sleep.

You've got the name straight. We tried The Carriage House, but it can't handle the crowd we usually pull, so we moved to Little America. about 2 blocks west and 1 block north.

Glad to see you might make this one.

 

[FCWesel]

As for breakfast.

If you want a place with simple (but great tatsing) food, and a lot of it, the place to go is "Mr. A's", its about 2 miles west down Central road.

They have ham slices a 1/2 inch thick right off the bone that are really good. Thier breakfasts are all three eggs plus...

Try, you will like it!

One thing I should mention is that parking there is a bit of a bear sometimes, depending on the time. It would be best to car pool to the resteraunt as much as possible. I have a mini-van that could offer extra rides should breakfast be had there.

Floyd

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

No I didn't brave one, but gosh darn it I sure wanted my custom title to be named after them.

They are actually quite good. Really.

If I put them on little sticks, like popsicles, would that help? Then, "crap on a stick" would be more than just an expression....

 

[Mark]

It appears I didn't put together that the Emails I had received corresponded with the posts on the board. No problem. I just didn't want anyone to lose their chance to run or play. For anyone else, post to the board, rather than Email me because it makes it much easier for me to keep things straight.

As to the proxy sign ups, I don't like to do that without them actually posting to the board for several reasons. It isn't really fair to regular posters if any seats are taken by those who have friend's throw a coat over the chair. Since it is free to all who wish to join in the fun, the only commitment is by posting. So if someone doesn't post, themselves, then when they don't show up and a DM has en empty chair, it looks bad to those who might have wanted to take that seat but didn't because of the reservation by another. Lastly, while not strictly an EN Boards thing, it does require a certain community spirit for the day to be organized, and posting to the thread demonsrates that community spirit. I hope everyone understands.

Wulf - Yet another product out before the Gameday?!?! You, sir, are a machine!

Dinkeldog - Got you in for Kid Charlemagne's game. Not your fault, since I was involved in it too, but maybe we shouldn't being poking the bear (PC and KidCthuluhu) about making that long trip from Boston. Also, I can't really reserve seats in a game specifically DMed by one of them. I can put a game on the schedule and hope we get a DM, any DM for it, but the first DM that steps up for that game gts to run it. So I guess the question is "Do you wish me to add a game like the one mentioned above and take the chance that it will turn out the way you hope it will?" Your call, I guess... (I put you in for breakfast. Let me know about throwing your hat into the ring officially to run a game.

Regarding breakfast... I'll keep that list for Little America because it is large enough for everyone and it is within walking distance. If anyone else wishes to keep track of other restaurants and people for breakfast elsewhere, no problem but you are on your on logistically.

Scott814thmpco - Got you set to run your game. By open seats, I only meant any game, in which you wished to play, where the seats weren't filled (as noted in the seond post of this thread where I keep the continuous schedule). How soon can you know if you will be called up for that weekend? I'd hate to have a bunch of people sign up for your game, foregoing other possible games, only to have the rug pulled out from under them. Please, let us know as soon as you can. Welcome abord, soldier!

Synicism - Howdy! Got you in for breakfast. Which slot would you like to run the game, and are you making it official or just putting out some feelers? Let me know soon, please.

omokage - Glad to have you in again, Travis!

FCWesel - Got you in for Kid Charlemagne's game. Sorry about the confusion, but that's why I like to keep it all in this one thread and on the boards. Emails just confuses the issue. For instance, when we get down to a few seats, if I have some Emails and some posts all asking for the same seats, how would I decide who gets them (don't answer, it is rhetorical ) On the non-d20 thing. I prefer it be primarily d20 games, since that's who we have as our supporters but when Piratecat tells me he is coming in from Boston and wants to run two non-d20 games, well... You can see how it is hard to say "no". (He such a handsome devil, ya know?) I addressed the "saving seats for others" thing above. Let us know as soon as you have determined what you wish to run at the Gameday and we'll get that settled but d20 would be better.

Barendd - You just never know how much you can affect the life of another human being until you make faux cat crap brownies, eh?

omokage - I had to turn away when you munched out on those brownies. I'm sure they tasted fine but...

Mark - Stop posting nonsense! If you can't keep it straight between Emails and posting then you should get the heck out of the organizing chair and let someone els... Oops. I'll edit this out later...

Kid Charlemagne - Ture but d20 is the preferred system since it hardly would be gracious to accept those wonderful prizes from d20 publishers and then run a Whist Tournament...

Baron Von StarBlade - "Best Custom Title Evar"

thalmin - Curt! There's the man himself! What's the word on the potential table configuration? Thanks for allowing us to take over Games Plus again.

I'll check back later and make further updates as warranted!

 

[Jack Haggerty]

Excellent!

I'm not working that weekend, so I should be able to show up... And Oberwies should have their Egg Nog out in the stores by then.

Out me down for breakfast for now. I'll probably play in one game, and GM one Star Wars game, now that I have a better idea of how the game works (and thanks to the patience of everyone who played in my games last time)... But I have to think about which adventure I want to use, and which slot I want to play in.

More Later.