The event is entered in the GenCon System. What comes next. What do I have to start with: Cast of PCs – leveled up versions of last years Return to Gilligan’s Island Overall hook into the adventure (description of the event for GenCon) Overall plot (no and stop asking) Lists of options for the NPCs […]
GenCon 50 – Rescue the Love Boat
One of my favorite days of the year is Opening Day (baseball – for those who shun the sports ball). It is for me the epitome of hope and new beginnings. Coming a close second is the opening of Event Submissions for GenCon. *** I’m not including birthday, anniversary, national holiday, etc – too easy […]
GenCon 50 – Planning for Games
It’s always an exciting day when I get an email from GenCon. Especially one announcing Event Submission. This year I’m cutting down on the number of events that I’m running because I’m bringing my two boys. I’m sure I’ll have another post on that later. I’ve decided to just run one scenario twice, instead of […]
GenCon2016 – Overall Recap
With this year being RPG heavy, I didn’t get a chance to see or do much else. Dealers Hall. Seemed a lot bigger even though I only got to spend a few minutes. Not sure about busier, I was only there to pickup a Kickstarter ( Mega-dungeon V4). One of the friends I went with […]
GenCon 2016 – Games Recap
Another good year at GenCon. I ran and played in more games this year. Thanks to a good lottery number for selecting events, I got into some different games I was really looking forward to. Here’s a short recap of each. Day 1. Game One (GMing) – Return to Gilligan’s Island (DnD 5e) – Lots […]
More GenCon Prep – Outsourcing
I can hear GenCon coming. It’s like a train, and I’m stuck on the bridge. I can either run or jump. But like a good group of PCs, I choose neither. I outsource. One of my favorite props for GenCon games is LEGOs. The minifigs are just about the right size to use with “regular” […]
GenCon 2016 – Pelham 123
My second game at GenCon is a Savage Star Wars game set in the Clone Wars era. It is a fairly straight forward stop the bad guys with lots of blasters and (hopefully) explosions. Here’s the Description for the GenCon site: Your unit is taking a break between missions at a little backwater mining colony […]
GenCon16 – Gilligan
Now that work has slowed I’m starting to work on my games for GenCon. First up is a DnD 5e game, Return to Gilligan’s Island. I stole the idea from an event I saw listed at Gamehole Con. I think it was just a Gilligan’s Island game then. At the time, my oldest son was […]
GenCon 2016 is Coming
Emails from GenCon today started me thinking about games for this year. Like the last few years, I have two games that I’ll run twice. The first is an idea I got from looking at a listing on another Con site and combining it with my oldest sons obsession with Lost: Return to Gilligan’s Island […]
GenCon 2015 Final Thoughts
For my day by day reviews check Day 0 and 1, Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4. Bullet point thoughts. The JW Marriott is a great hotel, cant beat the staff and location. Needs more coffee. Every day was busy. Soon the gamers will overwhelm Indianapolis. As much as I like 5e, Savage Worlds […]