What should I take to GenCon?

[MrFilthyIke]

The constant reminders about Personal Hygiene Products worry me... please tell me I'm not going to need noseplugs?

Well, probably not...but if you're a hygiene snob or snooty, you might be offended. Remember, some people are not raised with good hygiene skills, and it is a test of tolerance if you were raised well.

 

[jester47]

Yes, it is nasty, but thankfully the majority of people know what good hygiene is. However, the minority of people who don't care about how they smell can make for some really awful situations.

And it is this minority that somehow sets the stereotype of gamers as antisocial smelly people (maybe because they are the most memorable) when we are in truth the exact opposite (that is not smelly and very social, I mean come on, the very nature of games dictate it...).

 

[Hand of Evil]

The constant reminders about Personal Hygiene Products worry me... please tell me I'm not going to need noseplugs?

No it is just sometimes all it takes is one person, people just seem to remember it.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

So, what... should I take with me to GenCon?

Hard liquor. Lots of it. Floozies. Guns. Knives. More hard liquor. Dancing shoes. A bullet-proof vest.

What should I expect, anyway?

Steel cage death matches. Sumo wrestlers attacking you with out reason or cause. PirateCat, WizardDru and RangerWicket taking turns turns trying out the Doom Weapon they built together. Harry Knowles streaking the main room for no discernable reason. Strange women going around kicking women in the nars. A good looking chick in a yellow jump-suit with a katana looking for someone named "Bill." Puppies and kittens being loved by everyone.

I tell ya', GenCon is a heck of a wild ride.

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

Hard liquor. Lots of it. Floozies. Guns. Knives. More hard liquor. Dancing shoes. A bullet-proof vest.

Liquor: Vodka and homemade mead: check.
Floozies: do they come in the male version?
Guns: *grumble* stupid waiting period....
Knives: and swords and daggers: check.
More Liqour: Blue Maui and Crantasia for mixers: check.
Dancing shoes: blue velvet: check.
Bullet-proof vest: vendor locations?

Okay, I think I am set.

And it is this minority that somehow sets the stereotype of gamers as antisocial smelly people. <snip>

Hmm... good point. I couldn't tell you how many blank, unbelieving stares I have gotten from people when I say I play D&D... probably because I am not male, am not smelly, am fairly social, and have a Cha of greater than 3.

I will assume that there won't be much more than the standard ratio of smelly people than there are in any other country-wide gathering.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Steel cage death matches. Sumo wrestlers attacking you with out reason or cause. PirateCat, WizardDru and RangerWicket taking turns turns trying out the Doom Weapon they built together. Harry Knowles streaking the main room for no discernable reason. Strange women going around kicking women in the nars. A good looking chick in a yellow jump-suit with a katana looking for someone named "Bill." Puppies and kittens being loved by everyone.

I tell ya', GenCon is a heck of a wild ride.

Ya know, I can deal with just about all of that except the image of a naked Harry Knowles. That's an image my brain just doesn't want to contemplate. Thanks for ruining my afternoon.