From Gencon Events - "All D&D games at Gen Con being placed with RPGA"

[Erik Mona]

Yea! I'm actually going this year, so I think I'll spend time in both rooms!

Is Metalica playing?

Well, if it's up to me it'd actually be Megadeth...

I'll let you know if I hear anything.

--Erik

 

[MichaelSomething]

We have our own rooms that we expect to be packed to the gills. The Sagamore is a HUGE room, and I think this is a way for WotC and Gen Con to better utilize the limited space available in the convention hall.

That's good. I was wondering why Pathfinder players felt they would have to bum space from the WOTC area. I assumed that Paizo would have its own space for Pathfinder games.

I also agree with the notion that it really is just a space saving tactic and not much more.

 

[Mark]

I don't blame WotC for going with the GSL after the abuses I saw under OGL. I blame those publishers who strained the intent of the OGL past the break point.



Can you provide a link (. . .)

How about some examples and links regarding your first accusation?

 

[ProfessorCirno]

Oh. My. Gawd.


Eric Mona is in on it!!!111!Eleventy!@21352

dun-dun-duuuuunnnnnn

The two rooms will be next to each other

Halfway through the convention, the walls will suddenly fall and the two rooms will merge together...as will the gamers.

At that moment, WotC and Paizo will combine - literally - and ascend, and the Invisible Clergy comes closer to reaching 333.

 

[Lanefan]

The two rooms will be next to each other

Halfway through the convention, the walls will suddenly fall ...

Those convention center renos aren't going so well, are they?



Lan-"I think Ragnarok would happen first"-efan

 

[Vyvyan Basterd]

How about some examples and links regarding your first accusation?

I got nothing, so I'll respectfully withdraw my accusation. I guess you can label me an Open Content Grognard.

 

[The_Baldman]

I also agree with the notion that it really is just a space saving tactic and not much more.

Gencon was not in on this decision (other than telling them what we wanted to do so they could figure out how to do it and make the announcement). This is all us baby.

I'll be heading up all this stuff on-site and before the show the best I can (in as many message boards as I can). Please keep an eye on Gencon 2010 as I hope to keep it updated with a FAQ for new judges heading into our area.

We've always had overflow room set aside in Sagamore and now with DDM being discontinued we've gained even more space to play with. So this lets us bring D&D together all in one place which I, like others here, think is pretty cool. Sagamore is a pretty busy place but having the space needed to pull off a Saturday afternoon/evening leaves us a bit light for a Thursday afternoon or Sunday morning.

Dave C
The Baldman
RPGA Gencon Indy Senior GM

 

[darjr]

This is all us baby.

Thanks from me for clearing a bit of this up! I was hoping that it was more than just a convenience issue.

I think it's nice to know that it was a friendly, community support, kind of decision that may be a win for everyone.

Oh! Thanks for all your hard work! I'm a big RPGA fan and I'm planning on taking part this year.

 

[Vyvyan Basterd]

Instead of being thrown into the mix with the other RPGs, you'll be able to run your game where all the D&D action is - taking advantage of the large D&D audience, access to Wizards staff, and help from the D&D HQ area.

wavester - What help can a previous-edition DM look forward to from the D&D HQ area?




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[The_Baldman]

wavester - What help can a previous-edition DM look forward to from the D&D HQ area?]

To be honest not sure yet. This is all very new to us so while I want to be helpful as possible I also do not want to promise something that I cannot backup. Managed expectations is a big thing with me (give people what you promise and they'll be a lot happier then promising them double and only giving half).

As an independent DM you will of course be responsible for all your normal paperwork with Gencon. I have nothing to do with that end (outside of us maybe being able to clear up something or have a copy of a form you might need).

My thought is that in the end you guys want to sit at a clean table, have your players know where to go, and have a nice game with as few interruptions as possible. Anything I can do to help with that is all good. We'll run people off who are squatting in your space, direct players looking for your game to the right area, and even help wrangle up a few extras if your table is short if we can (we have dozens of players just wandering and looking to play something pretty much around the clock).

What you guys can do to help with this? Run your game in a fashion that they sync up with our schedule and you'll find more players. Our games run in 4 1/2 chunks (really 4 hours and some paperwork) starting at 8am, 1pm, and 7pm each day (just 8am on Sunday). So if your game starts at 9am and wraps up at 1pm you'll find tons of fill-ins from people showing up late but still having something to play at 1pm. If your game runs to 3pm you'll lose players because it will crossover into another game they have scheduled.

Just some random thoughts while I avoid doing real work at my job this afternoon.