{"id":3958,"date":"2023-08-06T19:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=3958"},"modified":"2023-08-07T21:29:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T09:29:46","slug":"gencon-2023-day-three-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2023\/08\/gencon-2023-day-three-report\/","title":{"rendered":"GenCon 2023 Day Three Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2704\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3958-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC_GenCon2023_Report3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC_GenCon2023_Report3.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC_GenCon2023_Report3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC_GenCon2023_Report3.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3958-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC_GenCon2023_Report3.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC_GenCon2023_Report3.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the Southern chill these flames still burn brightly and while the Devil dances in the hearth, he may have bitten off more than he can chew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GenCon2023_Day_Three_Report-1024x768-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GenCon2023_Day_Three_Report-1024x768-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GenCon2023_Day_Three_Report-1024x768-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GenCon2023_Day_Three_Report-1024x768-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GenCon2023_Day_Three_Report-1024x768-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GenCon2023_Day_Three_Report-1024x768-1-588x441.png 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gencon.com\/events\/220692\">Orc Stomp XIII 5k Fun Run<\/a> &#8211; <em>(T. Jones ~ Enjoying the note &#8220;Tournament:  No, this is not a tournament.&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-monte-cook-games wp-block-embed-monte-cook-games\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z4mwWPibYT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/stealing-stories-for-the-devil\/\">Stealing Stories for the Devil<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Stealing Stories for the Devil&#8221; &#8212; Monte Cook Games\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montecookgames.com\/stealing-stories-for-the-devil\/embed\/#?secret=pTXvCnjS5b#?secret=z4mwWPibYT\" data-secret=\"z4mwWPibYT\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagininggames.com\/#home\">Chew from Imagining Games<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwirpg.com\/\">KiwiRPG &#8211; K\u0113mu Whakatau O Aotearoa<\/a> &#8211;  KiwiRPG Week for 2023 was June 10 to 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitrollthatagain.substack.com\/\">Wait, Roll That Again<\/a> by Podcasts Hosted by Alex Marinkovich-Josey  (<em>T. 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This is a series of fascinating chats about problematic faves, great trash, and our complicated relationships with art and culture.&#8221;  <br>Recent Episodes on the MPR site above, which get cycled to YouTube as time passes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Episode 61 &#8211; Jay Brandstetter and Winslow Dumaine (90&#8217;s and 00&#8217;s &#8220;Edge&#8221;)( book about somethings awful )<br>Episode 60 &#8211; Sean Murphy on Violence (1999)<br>Episode 59 &#8211; Tim Denee (Deadlands)<br>Episode 58 &#8211; Mike Sands (Unique TTRPGs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HughDingwall\/videos\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HughDingwall\/videos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-pinnacle-entertainment-group wp-block-embed-pinnacle-entertainment-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"07RN6k9NUm\"><a 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