worst GenCon gamer

[RangerWickett]

Well, I'd mention my 'worst con gamer' anecdote, except that I know for a fact that the person is on these very boards, and I don't want to cause too much bad blood. Suffice it to say, it could've been worse, but some people need to learn when to take a hint.

 

[Piratecat]

Well, I'd mention my 'worst con gamer' anecdote, except that I know for a fact that the person is on these very boards, and I don't want to cause too much bad blood. Suffice it to say, it could've been worse, but some people need to learn when to take a hint.

Look, all I did was tell you that you were kinda sexy! Once! Well, three times. Five. Outside of your hotel room. At three in the morning.

Is that so bad?

 

[EOL]

Yeah Wickett it could have been worse he could have used the old "I lost my contact and it only looks like I'm leering at you. Honest!"

 

[tsadkiel]

Look, all I did was tell you that you were kinda sexy! Once! Well, three times. Five. Outside of your hotel room. At three in the morning.

Is that so bad?

Blast you and your talent for snatching up the good punchlines. Darn you, Piratecat! Darn you to heck! Heck, I say!

Oh, well. My worst con gamers? Everyone involved in the Champions game I played in years ago which derailed when the Salamander wizard (it was a "furry" game) decided to rape the evil pegasus woman we were fighting, and the party split between the two players who had a problem with that, and everyone else.

 

[Trevalon Moonleirion]

I played in a god-awful LC event a few years back called approaching doom. We had some great roleplayers, and one...one... just damn weird guy. He sat at the table and was very quiet, played a 2nd edition monk (from Faiths & Avatrars) refused to talk in character and just quietly said what he did and did the "i tell them this" bit all game long. He smelled like hell and sat there eating these storebought cookies which he had coated in chocolate... I sat next to the guy and...wow.

Edit--forgot half of what i was going to say!
Great to meet you at GenCon NegZero! And RangerWickett, I don't think I met you...so that must mean you're not talking about me...

 

[Negative Zero]

it was great to me you B.O. (... hmmm sounds wrong when i say it like that doesn't it? ) and Will ... and of course PC and EOL (who seemed to be stalking me! i couldn't even find my buddy who i went with but i ran into him like 5 times after the ENnies, go figure.) and all the other people who my lousy memory won't let me mention by name! lol

~NegZ

 

[ForceUser]

My con experiences aren't that bad, but man have I met some freaks. Once, back in 1995, I decided to run a D&D campaign at a local game store. Some wonderful people showed up for my first session, and I made some lifelong friendships that day. But I also had these two homeless bums show up for my game. They stank, their clothes were filthy, they had big gnarly beards, and I think they slept in an '82 Toyota Celica. Jose and Hack. I'll never forget these two gents. I finally worked up the nerve to kick them out of my game after about three sessions. I don't discriminate based on wealth - lord knows I'm not rich - but I'm sorry, I DO discriminate if your personal hygene bothers everyone else at the table.

What sort of characters did they play, you might ask? Cinnamon Stardust and Angelica Moonwhysper, lesbian elven bard and cleric, respectively. *shudder*

Never again will I run an open-to-the-public game. Never.

 

[Orco42]

At last years Gencon I played Carwars for the first time. This guy come to the table with wearing so strange army type shirt (wasn't US but kinda looked like one). He said it was his lucky shirt and that he had not washed it in 5 years. Then he took a flag (skull & cross bones) from his back pack and draped it over him. He said he needed it because he came in 2nd at the previous tourney and needed revenge. The guy just would not shut up.

So the first thing I did was ram him at full speed (95 mph). My car did not have a ram-plate (if you have played car wars you no that is not good). He swerved at the last second so I only got a side-swipe but it was good enough to immobilize him (I died however). He was then an easy kill for another player and did not make it to the finals.

A lot of the players thanked me for that.

 

[Chimera]

How bad is it when the guy with the BO is the *only* one you don't want to strangle?

For the D&D Open last year, my team was composed mostly of a block of friends. All of whom qualified for the Stupid Player of the Year award. It was a constant battle to keep them on track. How in the blue hell do you decide to run off and do other things in a freaking tournament scenario??? With twenty minutes remaining as we desperately attempted to complete the scenario, two of them got up and went to the restrooms, not returning before the end of the game.

Next time I ask the group - Do you people know each other? Yes? Sorry, I'm not playing with you.

 

[ForceUser]

To be fair, gaming at a Con can be pretty distracting.