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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 8060987" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Polyhedron Issue 26: Sep/Oct 1985</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 2/6</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Con-Fusion: Ed Carmien delivers a somewhat more cheerful view of the Gen Con madness than the editorial. From the front view, it didn't seem so bad, and if anything, the adrenaline panic of the staff just added extra energy to the proceedings. It might have been tough, but it all turned out all right in the end. Short but sweet. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Where Chaos Reigns: Sonny Scott takes quite a different approach to chronicling the Gen Con madness. He was on the phones organising stuff the whole week before, and so had to head off the worst of the twinkery and idiocy before it could ruin the big day. People really were obsessed with playing ninjas back then, and even though they'd just bowed to that and finally included official rules for them in Oriental Adventures, doesn't mean you can play them in tournament adventures. On top of that, they have to keep the DM's who are running the modules and the players playing in them separated so they don't cheat with advance knowledge, make sure everyone registering for the tournaments has tickets for the main event so they can get in in the first place, and all manner of other missing the obvious that anyone who's worked in customer service and tech support will be painfully familiar with. Really not a job I'd want to do, but I'm glad someone was there doing it. The chaos would be a lot worse without people like him doing their best behind the scenes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 8060987, member: 27780"] [b][u]Polyhedron Issue 26: Sep/Oct 1985[/u][/b] part 2/6 Con-Fusion: Ed Carmien delivers a somewhat more cheerful view of the Gen Con madness than the editorial. From the front view, it didn't seem so bad, and if anything, the adrenaline panic of the staff just added extra energy to the proceedings. It might have been tough, but it all turned out all right in the end. Short but sweet. Where Chaos Reigns: Sonny Scott takes quite a different approach to chronicling the Gen Con madness. He was on the phones organising stuff the whole week before, and so had to head off the worst of the twinkery and idiocy before it could ruin the big day. People really were obsessed with playing ninjas back then, and even though they'd just bowed to that and finally included official rules for them in Oriental Adventures, doesn't mean you can play them in tournament adventures. On top of that, they have to keep the DM's who are running the modules and the players playing in them separated so they don't cheat with advance knowledge, make sure everyone registering for the tournaments has tickets for the main event so they can get in in the first place, and all manner of other missing the obvious that anyone who's worked in customer service and tech support will be painfully familiar with. Really not a job I'd want to do, but I'm glad someone was there doing it. The chaos would be a lot worse without people like him doing their best behind the scenes. [/QUOTE]
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