We drove up to the convention on Friday morning and checked into the room... then went to Registration and Picked up our badges...
BADGE #1
Then to go to the merchant room. Really had no agenda other than picking up a replacement dice that I had lost for a set from Black Oak Workshop... The Vender room was not open but people were strolling through and buying stuff
First place I stopped was to See Jerry Savage's booth. I bought a pen from him from the GaryCon that was cancelled and was inquiring on if the number could be changed... He sees my badge and says, OH, Your Greg Barry... we chat and he says - You bought the Tiamat pen
Unfortunately no, it could not be changed... (sigh) So I checked out the Phoenix Con pens and Colter was looking, then I liked one a little more but Colter wanted that one, So I asked him to set aside the other one...he set the pen aside.
Colter was talking to him about making a staff and I went directly across to the Black Oak stand...
I was standing there for a few minutes when Craig says
Hey, You are Greg Barry / Yes, Yes I am / I have something for you (looks in box) and I left it at home... Here just take this as a replacement (hands me a full set).
What do I owe you?
Just do me a favor and back the kickstarter we are running?
But I am not buying any dice this year (this is a dilemma) , Ok, if you promise not tell anyone, I will...
(Backs dice at a decent level [3 sets with Loot] and shows him)
Colter comes over, and I am having him set aside some dice I am buying for my daughter..
Then Craig says to him after talking about some dice that Colter should back the Kickstarter and that Greg just backed it... So much for keeping a secret (Thanks Craig!!)
I told him I was going unback the Kickstarter (in Jest, Craig treated us very well at the con and is personally a Great guy)
Literally Black Oak Workshop is my Favorite Dice and I show off off a set at games for people to look at
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So, On to my games:
I stopped in to Greet Ernie Gygax Jr and see if their was any room in the game just in case.. He had a full table of ten and not enough room at the table (Colter was playing in the game)
I was Running AAAHHH first and I had only 2 people show up, I was talking and said that if we could get 4 more , I could run the game, needed a minimum of 6 because the game has background and secrets.. this is the issue with running Pregens for a game this amazing
I was sitting there chatting and Colter calls, there is a slot in Ernie's game... I jumped in the game
Lots of fun was had
At one point we killed a pair of Owlbears and they were wearing Necklaces... Then we approached a portal and was able to open it... as the discussion raged.. I declared, I put on the jeweled necklace and go through the portal where the large One eyed being is sitting... and walk past him to the other passage... then when the others came through, I motioned them to the passage (Ernie was surprised, first time no one fought it)
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| Not my Picture, Colter took this |
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| Not my Picture, Donna Jovanni took this |
Then Off to run a Boardgame
Even though I had only 2 players, I had over a Dozen people come over and ask about it.
Some asked, some watched, all had good reactions to it. And everyone thought the board was really a great add on.
So, this game turned brutal and I converted one player, but in the end, the Lone Survivor was killed by the end of Reel 3
This led us to go to the Alcohol Alchemy Kickstarter Kickoff
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| Not my Picture, Donna Jovanni took this |
There were many more people there than in the Photo above but I have no other pictures
This was a great social event and the samples were nice and wrapped in scrolls
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