The larger one was indeed the Bismarck, captained by Albrecht von Richthofen (father of you-know-who). He went down with his ship in what was later termed a "Regrettable International Incident". Painted as a rogue and a traitor, his son would grow up with a huge chip on his shoulder and strive to rise above the reputation of his father...
The smaller ship was the Hermana del Dios (Sister of God), captained by Carlotta Morales Sanchez: de-frocked Spanish nun turned pirate. Her piloting skill and penchant for blasting Martians with her scattergun were matched only by her coy beauty. Excellently played by Lola.
I'll see if I can get my photo-editing software installed today (I just got the camera for Christmas) and put up some of the pics that I took.
We've got an important decision to make and I need you to chime in quickly if you have strong opinions about this. NCSU Code Monkey has informed me that there are only two potential openings for us to hold NCGDIV:
April 3 - Room 3118 (we've never used this room before but it is between the size of the Blue Room and Walnut Room.
May 8 - Blue Room. This room is much smaller than the Walnut Room and will hold about 4 of the large size tables that we've been using.
My opinion at the moment is that we should shoot for the May 8th date and the smaller room. The April date just seems too close and I have some doubts as to whether some of our more "far flung" attendees will be able to swing the trip again so soon.
The Blue Room is (IIRC) where we held NCGDII and, while a bit tight, I think it could accomodate us, paricularly if we get a bit creative about how we arrange the tables.
We need to make this decision very quickly because I want to let Code Monkey know something he can pass on by the end of the day tomorrow.
Actually, either date wouldn't be a problem for me, but May 8th just feels more right. Truth is, being in late spring / early summer, we will likely have a smaller turnout then than last time, especially if we don't have the partnership for that gameday. As long as it wasn't the last two weeks of May (10 year wedding anniversary, don't'cha know) then I'm fine. April, though a good date for me, just "feels" too close.
My vote is for May too - it might be a smaller room, but it's kinder to my school schedule, and any attempt to do a second SR game. (BTW Jon - thank you for that little gem that showed up in my email yesterday Put a smile on my face, esp to see Hestaby described as sweeter than candy.)
Put my vote in for the May date as well. Much as I'd like to have it tomorrow I realize that I need to be mindful of everyone's schedule. The possibility of two smaller rooms might warrant a look.
And I'm glad you enjoyed that little bit, Clueless. I was inspired by a very fun time. And the dragon was very nice. Where would we have been without that extra brick of C4?