[GenCon] EN World photos and stories - add your own!

[haiiro]

As always, I had a blast at GenCon.

One of the big highlights for me was finally heading up to the front of the White Ballroom after the ENnies (I can be pretty shy) and getting to meet a few of you. Buttercup introduced herself, as did Cthulhu's Librarian -- both just as cool in real life as they are here -- and I got to chat with Piratecat and tell him how much I like his story hour. I also got to thank Morrus for keeping EN World going for this long, which was important for me to do.

At other points in the con, I got to meet Dextra, Paladin and Paladinwife, all of whom were every bit as nice as I expected. Maybe I'll be a bit less shy next year, but it meant a lot to me to be able to meet those that I did. You guys rock.

 

[dogoftheunderworld]

My first Con, and I only made it for part of the day Saturday.

- Spot Pirate Cat & Morrus from a distance - check. (Those EN World shirts really work!)
- EN World shirt of my own - check.
- Lil' Gamer bags for kids & and a custom dice bag for me from Paladin & Wife - check.
- Traverse entire vendor hall - check.
- DireKobolds.com subscription - check.
- Swag - check.
- Negative Zero selling from two boths - check.
- Missing all the games, events, get-togethers - check. D'oh!
- Planning for the full con experience next year - double check.

Peace,

Brian
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[BrooklynKnight]

nobody mentioned me *cries*

 

[kkoie]

I had a great time at my first Gen Con, but MAN is it exhausting... granted I followed PCats advice and got needed sleep each night... but every day when afternoon rolled around, I was tired. I would've tried to meet many of the Enworlder's after the Ennies or at the Post Con party... but I was exhausted. I guess I just wasn't expecting so much walking around. I'll definately have to de-wimpify myself for next years convention.

 

[delost23]

This was my first gencon every but I think I scored big time. I have one of the coolest pieces of swag ever.
As my friend and I were walking through one of the hotels on the last day of the con they were getting rid of some poster boards for various events. One of the ones they were getting rid of was a big board that had all the seminar events for that part of the con. Kinda nifty but not all that great. So we took the board and headed to the exhibition hall for some last minute purchases. Then he (my friend) had the great idea of getting it signed. And not just by famous people. Anybody. So we started asking everyone who passed by to sign our sign. We got a couple of hundred people to sign it. Even Peter Adkinson himself stopped by and asked us if he could sign it. Then he shook our hands and thanked us for doing it. We might even be able to get a picture of it posted on the gencon site. As soon as i get pictures developed I'll try to post them there as well as several other places. If anyone signed the board and wants me to add them to a list I am compiling email me (chaoticevildwarf@yahoo.com) or post it here. All I can say is woot.

 

[FungiMuncher]

delost23,

That IS cool! I'd love to see pictures of it.

FM

 

[Welverin]

• Alsih20 (who is apparently going to change his screen handle here to "Clay")

But it already is clay!

at least we should be able to pronounce it now!

I'll give you a hint on how to pronounce Alsih20, it rhymes with play.

to the Free Limited Edition Exalted Core Rules

How did you manage that?

 

[MEG Hal]

This was my first gencon every but I think I scored big time. I have one of the coolest pieces of swag ever.
As my friend and I were walking through one of the hotels on the last day of the con they were getting rid of some poster boards for various events. One of the ones they were getting rid of was a big board that had all the seminar events for that part of the con. Kinda nifty but not all that great. So we took the board and headed to the exhibition hall for some last minute purchases. Then he (my friend) had the great idea of getting it signed. And not just by famous people. Anybody. So we started asking everyone who passed by to sign our sign. We got a couple of hundred people to sign it. Even Peter Adkinson himself stopped by and asked us if he could sign it. Then he shook our hands and thanked us for doing it. We might even be able to get a picture of it posted on the gencon site. As soon as i get pictures developed I'll try to post them there as well as several other places. If anyone signed the board and wants me to add them to a list I am compiling email me (chaoticevildwarf@yahoo.com) or post it here. All I can say is woot.

You caught me and my business partner leaving so we signed it as well.

 

[Henry]

nobody mentioned me *cries*

If it helps, Chris Perkins (I believe) mentioned you quite notably in the Star Wars Seminar! I can't remember what the suggestion was, but two people made a suggestion for a product improvement, and he responded with, "You haven't been by chance talking with ArthurQ, have you?"

 

[Pielorinho]

Yup. Unfortunately most of his clever plans were wasted on us ogres. "Arldag plan to long. Cromlok not remember beginning... Cromlok got new plan! Cromlok smash!"

You were an awesome ogre, quite possibly the highlight of that game. Only as I was driving home did I get a handle on how I should've played my 18 Int ogre mage when leading a group of boneheaded ogres -- for the whole game, I was torn between talking ogre-ese and talking 18-int-ese.

I should've been yelling at you guys: "No! Cromlok NOT smash now! Cromlok wait for signal! Wait! For! Signallll!" and then rolling my eyes and saying prissily to myself, "Honestly, sometimes I don't know why I bother explaining things to these nincompoops!" etc.

Ah well. Sucks to get a handle on a character a day late. The game was still great fun .

Daniel