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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JDragon" data-source="post: 1950948" data-attributes="member: 780">Harmon,As a regular attendee of DunDraCon I have a few comments and suggestions for you.This will be my 14th year at DunDraCon, and the first time that it appears I will not ba able to stay the entire weekend. (Damn  Work <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" /> )  I have been attending the Con the entire time they have been at the Marriot.First thing, make sure to look through the website: <a href="http://www.dundracon.com" target="_blank">www.dundracon.com</a> (just in case you hadn't seen it  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  )What to take? To me this depends on your arrangements for the weekend: if you are staying at the hotel take any books you may want to use and store them in the room or car untill needed. If you have to take public transport or such then keep it as light as you can.I would deffinetly bring any characters you have as alot of games are player provided characters and even if the game description says DM can provide.  I have been in several games where the DM said they would provide characters and he is writing them up as I walked in the room just before the game is to start. (the I turned and walked out <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-P" title="Stick out tongue    :-P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":-P" /> )Snacks are a good idea as that will be cheaper than eatting there.  There is a Target right next to the hotel for food runs along with a few resturants close by.Ok here is basic overview of the weekend.... (all of this is based on what I have seen over the years)The con reg desk should open beteen 2 & 3 Friday afternoon.  If you get their much after 4 be prepared to wait in line for a little while. (but don't worry nothing like the horror stories of GenCon)The first offical games start at 8pm.  Well thats when they are supposed to start if the listings for the game are up yet. ON Friday night the first sign up session ends at 7pm which gives the staff only an hour to input the choices and have their computer figure out games. As a result it usually after 8pm before the list is posted for games starting at 8.  Their will be a huge crowd waiting for those postings, just hanging out talking and catching up.  Its the norm so don't worry about the Dm starting with out you.Getting in to Games:  DunDraCon breaks the weekends games in to about 7 sessions of games to sign up for.  Some of the games from these sessions will overlap, so make sure you look ahead at what you want to do.  For each session you are going to list your top three picks by game #.  As mentioned before don't be surprised if you and your budy don't end up in the same games.  Also be prepared to possibly not get into a game every session you sign up for.  Most years I sign up for games in 5 sessions and will actually get  into maybe 2 of the games with the sign up.  The rest of the games I crash on Stand-by.  Stand-by is basicly showing up a little while before the game starts and seeing if the DM has room for extra people or someone doesn't show up. (this gets easier as the weekend progress and people decide sleep is better than that game starting at 8am sunday morning)For stand-by most DM's (not all though) do stand-by on a first come first serve basis. I have seen some just have the people dice off for it.  Your other option for games is the open gaming area.  Their are two large rooms for open games.  You can almost always find some kind of a game going on here.  My budies and I usually have a pick-up game or two prep'ed for when we can't find something we want to play in.Hopefully I hav't overwhelmed you with all this babble.If you have any specific ?'s and I'll try to answer best I can.Are planning on being their all weekend or just a day or two?</blockquote>

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