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Gen Con 2012 FLAIL STYLE

August 28, 2012 by Vanir

In which I relate the things I learned at Gen Con this year, tell some strange stories, and tell you how to get the stinkeye in a hotel lobby OR YOUR MONEY BACK.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Featured, Humor Tagged With: conventions, dice, gen con, Gen Con 2012, obsidian portal, recap, the resistance, Tips

Gen Con 2012: D&D Keynote and More

August 22, 2012 by Dave

D&D is in a transitional period, and that showed quite a bit at Gen Con. No longer in one big room at the Sagamore, D&D events were spread out across different rooms in the convention center, with the booth in the exhibit hall focusing mainly on showing off the new MMO expansion, the Lolth statue, and selling branded merchandise. Organized Play such as Living Forgotten Realms and Ashes of Athas kept the torching going for D&D 4e, while other rooms were dedicated to demoing Next. Let’s start with the current offerings from D&D and move forward from there.

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, D&D, d&d 4e, D&D next, drow, forgotten realms, gen con, Gen Con 2012, Menzoberranzan

Official Guide To Stalking Vanir At Gen Con, 2012 Edition

August 14, 2012 by Vanir

It’s finally here! The week we let our geek freak meek greek creak bleak boutique. I’M SO EXCITED I’M APHASICALLY RHYMING. Here’s what I’m planning to do this year at Gen Con (more or less). DID I MENTION I WAS EXCITED?

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Humor Tagged With: games on demand, gen con, Gen Con 2012, indiegamesexplosion, omg, omg gencon, omg omg omg, stalking

Make-A-Geas

August 7, 2012 by Vanir

Next week, thousands of us will be converging on Indianapolis for our favorite consecutive four day period of the year. Sadly, there are countless more of our tribe that won’t be making the trip. Many can’t go because of finances, family obligations, or (like me last year) an unfortunate work schedule. It sucked. This week, I try to bring you hope.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Humor Tagged With: evil, gen con, Gen Con 2012, gen con indy, internets, make a geas, requests

Rules For Optimum Gen Connery, 2012 Edition

July 31, 2012 by Vanir

Last night, I dreamt of Gen Con. This happens to me 4-5 times a year, and though the details are usually different, there are some common threads. First, it’s always the second or third day of the con, and I haven’t done even close to everything I wanted to do. Second, something insane happens, and I’m no longer gaming, and usually my life is in danger. Sometimes, I’m a secret agent. Once, I was at a surfing academy, and my classes were conflicting with all the best seminars. In the most recent iteration of this dream, I found a holy lamppost that told me how to get a date in Victorian England and threatened to unmake reality, and I was really bummed that I was going to miss True Dungeon.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Featured Tagged With: convention, convention tips, gen con, Gen Con 2012, gen con llc

Chatty Shorts (and not Chatty’s Shorts, you pervs): Gen Con 2011

August 15, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty takes a few minutes to post updates about Gen Con 2012 and how he used to be cool before he became an insufferable celebrity.

Filed Under: Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: ennies, Ennies 2012, Gen Con 2012, Margaret Weis Productions, Marvel RPG, MWP

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