DragonCon - Who's going?

[vox]

Vacation/con plans

I'm going with my sig. other so it's sort of a general Atlanta vacation mixed with con attendance. He's a big sci-fi geek but not a gamer so we'll be in and out of the con, seeing other Atlanta sights too.

He's a fan of Thunderbirds so the puppetry museum may well make it onto the itenerary--thanks, Pielorinho.

I'm thinking about playing in the Call of Cthulhu/Dukes of Hazzard crossover. Anyone else?

And by the way, if you have trouble finding decent prices for a place to stay, we got a great deal through www.hotels.com; we're paying less than 2/3 list price for our room even on a holiday weekend (it's not a con hotel but they may be available too).

Sounds like there will be no shortage of fun stuff going on.
See you all,
vox

 

[Pielorinho]

Re: Vacation/con plans

I'm thinking about playing in the Call of Cthulhu/Dukes of Hazzard crossover. Anyone else?

Well, I'm going with my brother Luke; I'll see if he wants to play .

My SO will also be there -- this trip is her birthday present to me. She'll likely be amusing herself in nongaming ways, mostly -- attending Buffy threads, peoplewatching, and visiting a friend who mayormaynot be living in Athens around this time.

An ENworld get-together could be fun -- I'm in!
Daniel

 

[Ashy]

Ok - is there anyone here that has been to DragonCon before? I've not (shameful though it is) and I would guess we'd need somone there that knows the lay of the land to help us out....

 

[Apok]

I may be there, not sure yet. If I don't have any scheduling conflicts I will most likely be there.

 

[Ashy]

Ok, if everyone that is going will post a message saying whether or not they would be interested in/have time to take part in a gathering, we can get the ball rolling...

 

[Pielorinho]

I've been before, but only once, and I'm not very familiar with Atlanta at all. One of the hotels in which the Con takes place has a food court, however, and if we met there during off-hours (say, around 9 at night or something), it might be easy to find one another.

Of course, someone else may have a much better idea.

Daniel

 

[vox]

The parade of humanity (and then some)

The Hyatt is one of the con hotels. They have a lobby area with overstuffed couches right between the check-in desk and the hotel bar. It is a primo place for people watching and finding folks. The dealer's room, film rooms, escalators and art display rooms are usually nearby (acutally, they can easily move stuff around [other than escalators] but it's a crossroads of sorts so there is always some stuff going on around it).

If I recall, the food court thing used to have wonky hours--it was mostly open for lunch and didn't stay open past 7 or 8? I think.

It looks like there will be some good gaming but if you haven't been before, it's different from the way people describe GenCon. Gaming is not as much of a focus (although, it is still significant) and there is more wonky/freaky stuff going on. Although, never having been to GenCon, my impression may be off.

--vox

 

[Mirth]

My buddy and I have been planning to go, but as the time appraoches it looks like we will both be too B-R-O-K-E to afford the trip (we were just going to drive down for Sat) and the con ($30!!! for a one-day pass!!!). I've gone to the Heroes Con in Charlotte for the last 13 years or so (mostly a comic con with a little bit of gaming), but this year I had to go to a good friend's wedding in Maryland. I'm having con fever, so I thought that I would head to Atlanta at the end of the month. I haven't been to DragonCon since 1987 (it was still separated from the Atlanta Fantasy Fair back then). If I find out I can go closer to the time of the con, I'll post in the thread. Would be nice to meet up with some fellow ENWorlders

Everybody have fun regardless,

Jay

 

[Ashy]

mirthcard,

If you will, please post here as soon as you know for sure if you are coming, ok? Thanks!

 

[SSS-Druid]

I'll be there.

In fact, stop on by the Sword & Sorcery Studios booth - I may even have a sign-up sheet for daily pick-up games, doing some playtesting for a small adventure I put together for the Hornsaw book.