Origins was awesome

[Tewligan]

I also made it to Origins and it did, in fact, rock. My group headed up on Wednesday after work from Cincinnati, and stayed through Sunday afternoon. For the first time since I've started going, I finally followed through on my promise to myself to play something other than D&D. And, following the same game plan I use every year, I of course spent far too much in the exhibitor's hall. Having actually tried it before buying it, I now can't wait to get up a game of "All Flesh Must Be Eaten." Mmm, zombies...

 

[kingpaul]

I also made it to Origins and it did, in fact, rock. My group headed up on Wednesday after work from Cincinnati, and stayed through Sunday afternoon. For the first time since I've started going, I finally followed through on my promise to myself to play something other than D&D. And, following the same game plan I use every year, I of course spent far too much in the exhibitor's hall. Having actually tried it before buying it, I now can't wait to get up a game of "All Flesh Must Be Eaten." Mmm, zombies...

The non-DnD stuff I tried were: ShadowRun 3rd Ed (have played 1st and 2nd before), Weird Wars II, Children of the Sun and Kobolds Ate My Baby, All Hail King Torg!

 

[BiggusGeekus]

Thanks, i'm not jealous or anything. Bastard.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

::grumble::

BG

PS I'm glad y'all had a good time!

 

[Tewligan]

The non-DnD stuff I tried were: ShadowRun 3rd Ed (have played 1st and 2nd before), Weird Wars II, Children of the Sun and Kobolds Ate My Baby, All Hail King Torg!

I got to play Call of Cthulhu (non-d20), All Flesh Must Be Eaten, and Kobolds Ate My Baby (All hail King Torg, indeed!). I started a game of Children of the Sun, but the game got a really late start on Saturday night - it was scheduled to start at 10 pm, but I don't think it started until close to 11 because the game before went so long. Anyway, by the time we did get started, rules got explained, and the first part of the adventure was underway, I was pretty tired, so I bowed out before it got so deep into the plot that a disappearing character would have been disruptive. Too bad - it seems like an interesting setting, and the DM seemed both pleasant and competent. Oh well. I also got to watch both Sandra Garrity and another sculptor whose name I forget do their sculpting thing - hopefully, the tips I got from them will actually reflect in what I try to sculpt. Between all that, the exhibitor's hall, the auction, and trying my luck at the speed painting competition, I had quite a full weekend. I'm already looking forward to next year - especially with GenCon moving to Indy, making that feasible as well.

 

[LcKedovan]

Thanks, i'm not jealous or anything. Bastard.

Think how I feel, I'm not even on the same continent and I managed to go last year, but the cost was prohibative this year . (and a friend in Toronto went again, the bugger!)

-Will

 

[kingpaul]

Think how I feel, I'm not even on the same continent and I managed to go last year, but the cost was prohibative this year . (and a friend in Toronto went again, the bugger!)

I'm impressed. I helped out running the registration lines, and did process several orders for European gamers. This surprised me, as I didn't think Origins had such a draw. Did see several people from Canada, but Columbus is not that far from the US/Canadian border.

 

[Ramien Meltides]

Origins was indeed a lot of fun.

I played in a Sidewinder Wild West D20 Demo, played some Dwarven Dig by Kenzer, and demo'd a game called Dungeoneer. These games were all a hell of a lot of fun.

I also played in Rod Currie's SuperSquad America game, he runs at every Origins/Gen Con. Now in HERO 5th Edition flavor! It's one heck of a good time!

I also noticed a multitude of Canadian gamers this time around... must be something in the air