Category: Gen Con
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Eclipse Phase – Hit It With A Mop?
I’ve played the Fate version of this game before, where at least some of the comedy-horror was unintentional on my part; When escaping from a swarming bug/microbe in a vehicle with a cracked windscreen, it makes sense to stop it from getting in through the cracks, and what we had was lab cleaning equipment, so…
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Before The Con – We’ve Spotted Nerd-Sign
Tom & I got downtown on the Monday before the Con, so … Day -2? … if that’s a thing? I’ve never done the “Can I Check In Early?” thing, but on a Monday the hotels aren’t usually busy, so “Can I Leave My Bags Until Check-In?” has pretty much the same effect. As I…
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Journey To The West, Part Three
I slept … OK-ish … in my airport hotel. Technically I woke before my alarm, but not by much. The lines at check-in are insane, in my previous experience, so I wanted to make sure I had plenty of time; Thus, a nearby hotel & an early alarm. So, those lines I was worried about?…
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Journey To The West, Part Two
Unlike part one, I took a taxi to the station from Stately Link Manor, because I really didn’t want to take yet another bus.
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Journey To The West, Part One
I did most of my packing the day before, so that the day would be easier. Before any of the travel stuff, I went out & got myself breakfast, because that seemed like a good idea, and it meant that I wouldn’t need to lug the suitcase into a cafe or something. After approximately a…
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Gen Con Events
Day 1 / Thursday Off and On Again A ComEx transport has gone offline and needs a hard reboot before Carbon Reaver pirates find it. You’ll be egocast direct to the ship. Should be smooth sailing, right? A short intro scenario. Game System:Eclipse Phase I’ve played the Fate version of Eclipse Phase once before, but…
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Gen Con 2026: The Endless Spinning
The title eventually makes sense; Don’t worry about it for now. The first Gen Con thing of the year for me happened this weekend, when convention badges¹ went on sale & hotel rooms² became available. I get a special badge for special people who spend too much money on their badge because it comes with…
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Gen Con Sunday – A Gentle Rain on Our Brilliant Ruin
This was my earliest event of the con, at 9am, and it was a bit of a struggle. This doesn’t speak well for my transition back into working life. In previous years I’ve done early morning podcast recordings, or 5k runs, though at this particular moment I’m not sure how. The game that Tom &…
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Gen Con Saturday – I’d Like To Add To The Inventory Of Holes, If I Can
Saturday morning had been an empty spot for a while, but I eventually found something to play; A cozy GM-less game called Good Soup, about woodland animals making soup for travelers. Sadly, the game session was cancelled just before Gen Con, so I went with one of the other options, a Grimdark SF Horror game…
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Gen Con Friday – The Leviathan Squirrel Is Friend-Shaped, But It Is Not A Friend
This was my “8 hours of RPGs in a row” day. I don’t like to have two events back to back, especially not in different hotels, but sometimes it just works out that way. We (Tom, Naomi, Jay, & I) were trying to arrange for a game we could all play in, but I misjudged…