How do I love GenCon? Let me count the ways!

[Derfel]

I'm still at the hotel. Making my long drive home tomorrow. This was my first gencon ever and I had a blast.

Favorite moments included (in no particular order)
- Iron Might - had a blast on the game Sunday morning, defeating our enemy even without a full team of adventurers!
- Brickquest - Lego miniature rpg/strategy game - is there anything better?
- Serenity RPG - Amazingly fun game. I really got lucky with my GM's this year. It was like flying on the seat of my pants.
- Mutants and Masterminds 2nd edition - Snagged my copy and played my game. Steve Kenson's a great GM. Wished it was longer though, couldn't get enough.
- The Exhibit hall - I never, ever, realized just how much there was to do. I think I got through maybe 75% of it by the end.
- True Dungeon(Hardcore) - Made it to the last chamber, fought and beat death. Then got sucked into a mirror. Still, it was the most fun I had from 10 PM to 2 AM.
- Meeting the pros. All these incredibly creative people who've provided way more hours of fun then they realize. It was great to meet and put a face to the names on so many of my books.

and finally...

- Meeting gamers. Everyone was great. Normally with that many people you get a few bad apples, but for four days everyone I met was awesome. All I met were people there to share in something they loved and it really like I was part of an amazing community.

I cannot wait for next year!

 

[BOZ]

i spent more time hanging out with enworlders/nothinglanders (and people who were both) more than last year and the previous year combined.

of course, there were still quite a lot of you that i only saw in passing or for just a few minutes...

 

[Psion]

"There's not a word yet,
For old friends who just met."

Just so.

• Hanging with the GenCon posse is just awesome as always.
• Awesome. The word most often used to describe the Ennies ceremony. And it was. Michael's slide show was fan-freaking-tastic. Both Piratecat and the audience (esp. Erik Mona and Nicole Lindroos -- good lord I hoped I spelled that right ) provided lots of entertainment and, of course, Dextra and Hellhound's girls were cute as ever.
• Nothingland get together. Someone made an interesting observation about a trend I seemed to have set despite that I feel like sort of a fringe member over there.
• In addition to hanging with fast friends that I "met for the first time", there were some great new additions to the posse: fusangite, Rel, Queen D. (quite the salewoman while manning the ENnies both, I must say), CarlZog, GlassJaw, Ashanderai ("Just throw the chicken!"), Frilf (and his charming wife who is apparently also a cruel and sadistic DM), Frukathka, Jack of Shadows, Romp, Dave Turner and more I am sure I am forgetting
• I learned that there are actually at least 2 EnWorlders more freaked out by the railings at the Embassy than me.

 

[Clefton Twain]

I'd just like to throw in my .02.

I don't post much on the boards but I try to visit as often as I can. This was the first GenCon I was able to make it to. I met quite a few En Worlders while at the Con. I had a ton of fun playing in Piratecat's D&D game. But I think the best thing was putting names to faces and confirming that people here are indeed as cool in person as they are on this forum. I met people whose names I have seen for YEARS and finally got to talk to them, if only for a brief amount of time.

I had a blast!

--CT is still recovering.

 

[Darrin Drader]

I have only my fond memories of Gen Con 2003 to keep me all warm and fuzzy tonight. Hopefully I'll be able to make it next year.

 

[BOZ]

and it was also way cool hanging out in Hellhound's room with Erik Mona, Piratecat, and the rest of you guys.

 

[Talmun]

My 5th GenCon and defiantly one of the best. I did True Dungeon and True Heroes for the first time this year; Made it to the last room in both dungeons (stupid puzzles ) but our team made it through True Heroes unscathed! (Did anyone else almost have a heart attack when the GM revealed the Hulk? I was sure we were all done for.) I played in several good games, but the ones that I remember being the most fun were a space-based 7th Sea game and a pulp RPG whose name I've forgotten (Zeppelin adventures?). Roaring good times.

Edit: Oh, and I was pleased I finally got to thank Erik Mona for supporting Greyhawk in the pages of Dungeon and Dragon. Thanks again, Erik!

 

[Maldur]

It was only after my first SF convention (Worldcon) that I fully understood the lyric

"There's not a word yet,
For old friends who just met."

This is SO true!

I weep for I was not there this year, nor on Gencon

 

[JediSoth]

It was good to meet you all. This was really the first con that I met any ENWorlders (other than just happening to sit in at a game with one of you). It certainly gave me food for thought when it comes to planning next year's events.

Highlights of my con:

• Meeting all of you that I met (too many for me to remember, so sorry)
• Chatting with Monte and Sue Cook for 20+ minutes on Thursday
• Dying horribly in both parts of True Dungeon
• Getting pre-painted dwarven forge miniatures for $1/3 pack on Sunday
• Manning the ENWorld booth with FickleGM and Frukathk

Unhighlight:

• Hearing stories of people winning the AT-AT from WotC and then selling them for $200-$300 at the con when I actually wanted to win one so I could PLAY with it.

Each year, GenCon gets better and better. I thought it was great in 2003, 2004 and 2005 were even better than that.

JediSoth

 

[Keeper of Secrets]

I've been going to GenCon for about ten years now and I have to say that this is one of the best ones. I guess it was a combination of meeting people (Michael Morris, Ranger Wickett, Truth Seeker, Psion, Teflon Billy, Pirate Cat) for the first time and getting back to see old friends (Boz, Buttercup, etc.) as well as a combination of good hotel location (Westin) and a good choice of games played (D20 Iron Kingdoms, Warhammer Fantasy).

The only downside is that this is now the longest distance away from NEXT GenCon.