phewwww, i SHOULD have called off work today, but we are changing supervisors so i did not think it would be a good idea, but I was totally dead, cut the lawn when I got home and took a lllooooonnnngggg nap, now finally feeling good enough to post:
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people sometimes have the feeling of being "alone in a crowded room"; I was somewhat nervous about GenCon because the guy I was rooming with has different interests than me (he is starting to publish pdf's and went to a slew of seminars) so I was alone most of the time. but I knew that the ENWorlders would be there and I had a slew of games to play in thanks to the forums.
I was staying on the North side of Indy and missed the Canadiana suite as a result. Having to leave the con every night did not really work out the way I wanted it too, despite having a good quiet place to sleep every night. That will be rectified next year!
The warm smiles and handshakes at the ENWorld booth shook off my nervousness and when the badges appeared it just blended it one of the most friendly and warm experiences that I have ever had. for four days ... wow!
The ENworlders are simply the best, hugs go all around to each of you: Buttercup, Queen D and The Universe, Hellhound and Dextra (and the wonderful little Gelflings), Sidereal Knight (glad the Gaymers dinner went well), Rel, TB, Piratecat (who was an excellent MC at the ENnies), Der_Kluge, Psion (I was looking forward to that T20 game and was not dissapionted), Crothian (whom I finally met on Sunday), Carlzog, Matchstick, Frukathaka, Fickle GM, CL, DaveStebbins, etc. etc. etc. sometimes it was a blur of smiles and handshakes...
1. Rel's Sky Galleon's game: Space 1889 is one of my all time fav settings and Rel's d20 modern conversion was spot on. Highlight of the game was Queen D's speech at the end. Most embarrasing moment was my character (a marksman) saying with a Texas drawl "My name is Tex, and I shoot stuff" and then I rolled a 1 ...
2. Psion's T20 game: TB and the others made it an awesome time, despite it being hard for me to hear in the crowded room. "It was the most fun you could have with a cargo of Leather and water ..." Yep
I have always loved Traveller and anticipated this game
3. Piratecat's Adventure! game: Oh My! I have not laughed that hard since my players pulled the Capt. Sally stuff on my NPCs in Hackmaster. That was a riot,
One of the best games I have ever played in at a con, period. There were so many one liners I could go on for pages, Angelica stealing the plane and attempting to land it on top of the zeppelin was classic.
Nuf said ...
There cannot be enough said about having some friends just wave at from across the hall, it felt like a reunion of old friends and made me sooo happy, happy
Being able to meet all of you and have friendly faces to game with made it a great experience, I am so much looking forward to next year, already planning games and travel to Indy ...
Credit where credit is due - the Agrippa was created bySean K Reynolds in Anger of Angels from Malhavoc Press. I modified it slightly.
