Chicago Gameday XV: Thanks for the memories

[BOZ]

The small gang who joined me for a wild romp through Chinatown--thank you. It was a blast for me, and I really hoped you enjoyed Feng Shui. I'm just sorry I couldn't give the game the treatment that *I* got when I was introduced to it (you just can't argue with a game run by Piratecat), but hopefully you at least got a bit of the flavor of the game.

if i learned nothing else from that game, it's that people better keep their hands out of my front pants, or i will try to kill them with a forklift!

but no, i was having a great time, and despite how sleepy i was, i wished i could stay to finish out the game.

 

[BOZ]

Feng Shui: Yort, Trevalon Moonlerion, Pbartender, and Astrocat. BOZ didn't show until a little later.

i... i tried... *sniffle*

 

[TracerBullet42]

Wow, where to begin...

Yet another thanks to Buzz for being "The Man" at gameday and to Curt for being "The Host With The Most." Missed you, buddy...hope the wedding was a good time. (It was a wedding, right?)

Now, onto my games...

Pumpkin Patch Panic!

I....had...NO idea how fun this would end up being! Bigtime thanks to my players (Reidzilla, waterdhavian, Sharraunna, Nazriel, Barendd Nobeard, and Trevalon Moonleirion) for making this event an absolute blast. Sure we had to pitch half of the adventure, but it's been years and years since I've laughed as hard as I did during this game. (Sorry to the nearby tables for the loud disruptions! Well, I take that back...I'm not really sorry. Not even a little bit. )

Highlights included:
- Raven C.S. McCracken leaving the Synnibar rights to Kent Wayson. (Big laughs even before the game started!)
-Dieter Koffman (the VW "Unpimp Your Ride" guy) tricking out Ecto-42 as an vintage Volkswagon Mini-Bus complete with pumping techno music for a siren.
-MOONFRYE! (Seriously, you had to be there, but Moonfrye was awesome. I hate to pick favorites, but we're all grown-ups and I thought Moonfrye was a brilliant character!)
-Poor Ralph the sheepdog got smoked right after Old Yeller did.
-Death by puke!
-Inter-party fighting! Complete with ripping things open with one's teeth!
-Charlie Brown...er...Chip Chocolate
-You blew up the mausoleum???!!!
-Justin Timberlake is no longer bringing sexy back.
-"Hey, you big meanie! Stop being so mean!" (followed by really high roll) Bad guy pauses, "Hmmm..." BOOM!!!!

And a special shout-out to the greatest game mechanic ever devised...THE GHOST DIE!

Excuse Me, But I Believe I Ordered The Pineapple Special

Again, a big thank you to my players, rvalle, his buddy, spacepirat3, gperez, and bigznak for helping me carry on the adventures of this rag-tag group of heros! I had a lot of fun, and I'd like to point out that the game wrapped up at 9:08, which is a new record for me. Granted, I had to bypass a good chunk of the adventure, but the point is we ALMOST finished on time.

Highlights included:
-Tonga Room taking damage from the princess trying to cast a fireball out a window...a window that was closed. (OOPS!)
-BOINK! Another pan falls on Bilimac's head!
-Flame strikes galore!
-Hammocks under the floating chariot.
-"Your butler was very helpful." "What butler?" (Looks of fear abound) "Just kidding...."
-Reaim toe-to-toe with a gargantuan black dragon and surviving a full attack...barely.
-"It's an arena...an arena! I'm gonna kill that guy."

All in all, another great game day. I'm sure I missed a whole bunch of great moments, but I'm still trying to recover (my voice has almost recovered 24 hours later!) Looking forward to next time!

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

The prize table. Curse you, Synnibar, curse you!

Hey, you didn't have to take it home!!!¹

The whiteboard from the same event, detailing some key NPCs and factions. Note that Synnibar is not the only game with giant mutant death bears. Take THAT, McCracken!

Synnibarr was the first, and still the best, with the giant mutant death bears. For especially effective use of such bears in Synnibarr, please read this thread from the Kenzer Co. boards.




¹Of course, I started reading it that night....

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Feng Shui: Yort, Trevalon Moonlerion, Pbartender, and ?. BOZ didn't show until a little later.

The "?" is Shane L. He was a walk-in.

 

[buzz]

The "?" is Shane L. He was a walk-in.

Thanks, BN! I think I have everyone labeled correctly now.

 

[buzz]

i... i tried... *sniffle*

Hey, that you even hauled yourself out there after such a long day is awesome. You even made me feel all important by calling the store to talk to me. "Buzz, there's a call for you."

 

[thalmin]

Wow, where to begin...

Yet another thanks to Buzz for being "The Man" at gameday and to Curt for being "The Host With The Most." Missed you, buddy...hope the wedding was a good time. (It was a wedding, right?)

Sorry to have missed the Game Day. But the wedding was a lot of fun. It was a nice family reunion, I saw a couple of cousins I haven't seen for 10 years, and I saw some of the kids whom I have never met before. Still...
I would rather have been at the Game Day.

 

[buzz]

I would rather have been at the Game Day.

Next time, thalmin.

Gameday XVI! Woo-hoo!

 

[Pbartender]

If I haff learnt nutsingk else from zat game, it's zat people better keep zeir handts out of my front pants pocket, or I vill kill zem mit a perfectly, precisely and efficiently re-engineered cargo confeying forklift fehicle, vhile German discoteque muzik plays its mindt-numbingly perpetual ryzhem in zee background!

Beep-boop-beep-boop Boop-boop-boop-beep-boop-beep-boop Boop-boop...

Fixed that for you.