The Eyes of the World Turn to Indianapolis
Some of you, those living in a bubble, or perhaps with the cognitive abilities of Matthis Chiroux might plausibly ask why anyone would be looking towards Indy. Is it because I discovered today that I can golf each night, 3.25 miles from my Apartment for $15, including golf cart rental? Why no, although that is the reason I am totally stoked today. No my faithful friends and fellow travellers of the intertubes, for those of you few cretins not aware, GenCon is coming to Indythis weekend, and TSO, your humble blogger, bon vivant, and hero will be in attendance.
I knew something was afoot when I saw the various groups descending on this wonderful town. Haggard-looking prostitutes with eyes all a’glitter at the immense gratuities they can anticipate, biker gangs ready to eschew real violence and engage in some war-gamming and pre-pubescent boys with acne’d faces desperately clutching their multi-colored Icosahedrons (+3 saving rolls v. STDs) and v3 of the Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook. Yes my friends, a veritable cornucopia of life forms here for one purpose: to show others just how astonishingly cool they are.
And I shall be there. I’m still debating the costume. Do I go as my cyber-self, Healidin extra-ordinare CV of the Anvilmar Realm, lower ranking officer of the Legacy Guild? Shall I wear my Chestplate of the Great Aspects, my Bone-Framed Bracers, even Margroth’s Meditative Cincture? Or shall I embrace the future, and go as something from Starcraft, maybe a Space Cowboy, complete with asslesschaps and a 10-gallon hat made entirely of tin foil (they are impervious to Xel’Naga ray guns.)
I don’t know, but the world is my oyster, laden with the biggest pearl in the history of Geekdom Azeroth.
Some of the fine ladies I may see, perhaps even interview for TAH:
I invited Laughing Wolf of Blackfive fame to go with me, but alas, he has something far more important to do. Possibly a pedicure, or watching a toaster oven decompose.
But, Dude, this is gonna be great! Man I love this blogging stuff. I’m even going to charge Jonn for the price of admission to this hallowed event.
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Nice, have fun. Does anyone here do xbox live?
Hey.. go get ’em, Tiger!
I met the future Mrs. AW1 Tim at Gencon. Should have been my first clue, but hey… it was a good ride while it lasted. I used to write a bit for a company that produced RPG support products. Was there as a vendor spokesman. I never really got into the whole fantasy gaming stuff. We had a local gaming store and I played mostly historical wargames, with the occasional foray into SciFi. Dragons and all that never really interested me.
What used to really torque me off was when I’d be sitting in the pub next door, hitting on some babe, things going nicely, then all of a sudden one of the Fantasy Frothers would walk in, see me, and have to tell me all about how his 100th level Paladin just beat the snot out of this gang of NPC’s, eyc. Great way to spoil the hunt, as it were.
But yeah, there actually ARE a lot of hot chicks that show up at GenCon. Myself, I prefer Historicon. It’s all about historical wargaming, with a few other side genre’s, but the nice thing is that nearly all the gaming tables have beer close to hand. Free beer. Cloe to hand. While gaming. With a bar for after-wards reflections upon the games.
Now THAT’S my kind of gaming.. 🙂
I used to play a lot of board games, Diplomacy, Civilization, Wooden Ships and Iron Men, Gladiator etc. I pulled up the list of events at this thing, and it is friggin frightening. Literally thousands of games. Star Wars miniatures etc.
I used to do miniatures for a bit, had a pre-1500 swiss army with halberds, pikes, bombardiers etc. But light troops would crush me and I lost hope. Also had a Teutonic army, also got beat a lot. I was only good at Civilization.
TSO:
I mostly play Republican Romans Vs whatever Barbarians are to hand… 🙂 I wrote a set of Beer & Pretzels rules for the Viking age, and am hoping to see them published this winter.
The group I belong to is sponsoring an Historical gaming convention in Southern Maine next spring. You can find details at the forums here:
http://erutter.com/whim_me/forums/
respects,
Dragon Con ’97 (?) in Hotlanta, Georgia…. Banged a Hippy chick & “The Misfits” played… Those were the days!
And what does Pebblies think about you hanging with all of these hot chicks?
You guys are sick! 🙂
Dude you are starting to scare me.
And Junior AG that hippy chick better not have been my daughter, although in ’97 she wouldn’t have been there, but she goes to those things regularly.
Just A Grunt, what can I say, “AIRBORNE, the kind of man your mamma warned you about!”
Oh great Gods of Kobol, where to begin. First off, in terms of full disclosure, Mrs. S6R and I met playing Dungeons and Dragons, so…yeah.
Long have I hungered to make the Hajj to the Gaming Mecca that is GenCon. You? It falls in your lap like a Random Zone Drop of Val’Anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings. I hope you choke on your precious d20’s my friend.
Word of advice re: the Internet Missus: a lot of those “space girls” have sparkly glitter on their body and it WILL rub off on your hands…Caro? CHECK THE HANDS…um, and of course the Grey item equipped in the pants slot.
When we were talking last night he said he needed to let me go to clean his apartment and cook…I’m starting to think he might have an Indi girlfriend!
Didn’t you tell me last night you wanted me to go and pick up a matching set of his/hers chain mail bikinis?
I think that must have been your other girlfriend!
AW1 Tim:
I have been at every Historicon since 1986.
Also, I would be very interested in your Beer & Pretzels Viking rules (playtesting even). I am still looking for rules that I can use with my lead berserkers…
Siggurdsson,
drop me a line at gwedd AT hotmail DOT com.
I’ll try and put them up as a pdf file. If not, I’ll send them as an attachment for word, etc.
I’d be right interested in your criticisms. I have a rather unique simultaneous move system that solves, I believe, several issues.
You know I think I went to one of the first of these. Back in 1980 at Lake Geneva (within driving distance from Great Lakes Naval Base). Never could get into the costume thing. Except for doning a helmet and chain mail and fighting with sticks wrapped in duct tape. I discovered it was a lot more effective, and satisfying, to just block and ram (250+ pounds not counting the chain mail). Ah the days, D&D, debauchery, revelry, were have they gone. Have a good time 🙂