Chicago Gameday XII is Nov 12th: Planning Thread

[Bront]

I prefer Nov 12th slightly, but October 22nd isn't that bad. The other two are bad ideas.

Not sure if I can make either, as I need to take 2 days off to make them (3rd shift sucks sometimes), and I don't know if I'll be alone at work at that point or not.

 

[Ronin84]

Would prefer the 12th as well as my football season runs through the 22nd.

 

[Diremede]

My vote is for October 22nd, its not a holiday weekend and it doesn't sound like there are any conflicting events on that day.

 

[waterdhavian]

I like either oct. 22nd or nov. 12. both are good dates and looks like alots going on the other days.


Oh and FCWesel, you've got me excited. Got the serenity book in hand and cant wait to play!!!

 

[William Ronald]

I think either October 22nd or November 12th are the best dates, as we can avoid competing with holidays.

The drawback to me is that either pogre or pbartender, both excellent players, will have to miss one of those dates.

I am also willing to run either a D&D event or another D&D/Arcana Unearthed event. Some of the members who have not showed up at previous gamedays might want an event where they are somewhat familiar with the rules.

Last time we had a lot of last-minute cancellations. Maybe we shouldn't plan so far out in advance. DM sign-up maybe a month before, and player sign-up starting a week after that? Just a thought.

This is a good idea. We can perhaps have someoene step up as a back up DM or be willing to take more players.

 

[FCWesel]

Last time we had a lot of last-minute cancellations. Maybe we shouldn't plan so far out in advance. DM sign-up maybe a month before, and player sign-up starting a week after that? Just a thought.

Oh I just cannot agree with this more. Heck, I'd open up game slots for player just two weeks before the game day, three weeks and more seemed to just kill us last game day.

 

[FCWesel]

Oh and FCWesel, you've got me excited. Got the serenity book in hand and cant wait to play!!!

Waterdhavian, I will be hosting a few SERENITY games soon at GP outside Game Day to help promote the game. I should have info at Games Plus this weekend or so. Also I have a new Message Board I just opened for SERENITY RPG.

http://wavesintheblack.aimoo.com/

Come join the discussions and such. I will be posting any info I have on the game and my sessions, such as they may be.

 

[buzz]

Counting people who were cool with either 10/22 or 11/12, the October date is leading by three votes. Which is unfortunate, as we finally get MattyHelms posting agaibn, and the 22nd is a date he can't make. How much more advance notice do you need! Jeebus!

 

[buzz]

Oh I just cannot agree with this more. Heck, I'd open up game slots for player just two weeks before the game day, three weeks and more seemed to just kill us last game day.

Given that multiple people have mentioned this to me, we'll try it this way. I'm not going to say we can't discuss what games we want to run before the "official" GM signup, of course. I'm hesitant to go less than three weeks for player sign-up, though.

Right now, I'm trying to decide between running the following:

Ft. Cthulhu, the Bronx, possibly using Savage Worlds

and

Harry Potter and the Flagrant Violation of Copyright, usin' good ol' D&D, with maybe some d20 tweaks.

I can only do one, of course, as I promised Nikmal I'd learn to paint minis this time around.

 

[buzz]

Agreed the 29th looks really bad, and so does the 26th. Should we strike those two?

Yep. 10/22 and 11/12 seem to have come to the fore.

 

[AelyaShade]

Add my vote to either Oct. 22 or Nov. 12 please

 

[MattyHelms]

Counting people who were cool with either 10/22 or 11/12, the October date is leading by three votes. Which is unfortunate, as we finally get MattyHelms posting agaibn, and the 22nd is a date he can't make. How much more advance notice do you need! Jeebus!

Do I need to start bribing for votes here?

Have I been gone so long that don't people know that my re-appearance means Synnibarr and Cthulhu rise again?

Oh, I think I just figured out why the day I can make it is losing the vote count...

 

[TracerBullet42]

Do I need to start bribing for votes here?

I like bribes...I'll vote again for Nov. 12th...

 

[francisca]

Bummer. The wife and I are likely to be in Chicago Halloween weekend, and the 29th would have been perfect.

Well, maybe in the spring.

 

[Quickbeam]

I'm in agreement with Master Nobeard and Mark -- 10/22 or 11/12.

 

[Diremede]

I would like to remove my vote of October 22nd. As it turns out it doesn't look like I can make any of the dates as I have prior arrangements for all of them and would hate to ruin anyones chances of getting the date they want.

Oh well I can always try for next time.

 

[buzz]

Well, I guess the two dates are neck-and-neck now. I'd err on the side of 11/12, if only so we can see MattyHelms at a Gameday again.

So, let's pretend that 11/12 is the final date. Thoughts? Further arguments for 10/22? I'd like to have an answer for thalmin by end of the day tomorrow.

 

[FCWesel]

11/12 seems a decent date. Go for it.

As for when to post stuff, heck, I am all for letting folks talk about the games they want to run and all that. My thought was that less time between "event posting & player posting & actual play time" meant that there was less chance of people bailing out for this or that reason.

I say go five weeks out for the final GM thread and three weeks out for the players sign-up.

I am running a morning SERENITY slot. I would like to reserve the room for the morning slot if I can. (Actually I would like it for both slots, but it's fair that someone else get a chance at it for the other slot. The reason I like the side-room is that it's less hard on my voice.)

As for the afternoon slot, I am thinking a good ol' IRON KINGDOMS RPG event is in order.

 

[FCWesel]

Here's the title of my SERENITY event...

MOONSHINE, MADNESS AND MIRACLES


Here's the title of my IK RPG event...

THE FALL OF SEVEN


* Of course, either are subject to change if a better title comes along.

 

[MattyHelms]

Well, I guess the two dates are neck-and-neck now. I'd err on the side of 11/12, if only so we can see MattyHelms at a Gameday again.

So, let's pretend that 11/12 is the final date. Thoughts? Further arguments for 10/22? I'd like to have an answer for thalmin by end of the day tomorrow.

Yay, you like me! You really like me!

I am at your disposal, people - I'm thinking 1950's B-movie Cthulhu...

-Matt