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Aug. 8th, 2022 09:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tracker7Got back from GenCon a little while ago. A Sunday-only trip, very much worth the drive.
I left home around 5:00 yesterday morning, got to Indy around 6:45. Breakfast with Pat, then over to the ICC to get my proof-of-vaccination wristband and badge. The latter was redundant - two members of the team had to cancel out just a couple days before the show, so the company slid me one of their exhibitor badges.
I didn't have any plans to speak of, barring visiting a handful of booths and the Goodman Games wizard van. I spent the open hours of the con in the exhibitor hall and open play area, made my way over to Lucas Oil Stadium to see the van. Played a short session of Adventures in Rokugan - it's fine, I guess, but my love of L5R isn't enough to overcome my indifference to D&D5. Got in a few demo turns of the Cyberpunk Red skirmish minis game. Bought some CP Red minis, and was thinking really hard about picking up a couple of Goodman's OAR products - half priced! - but talked myself out of it. And that was good, because when I walked by the Free League booth, they were putting "Sunday Special" tags on most of their product, and I bought a couple of Alien RPG products for less-than-even-Amazon prices.
And several people asked about my Old Gods of Appalachia t-shirt over the course of the day!
Helped break down the booth, then it was off to ... somewhere for Pat's birthday party. Pretty good time, good company, and that was a heck of a prime rib sandwich. Slept well for a few hours, and decided I'd just head on home. Drove a staffer out to the airport, then rocketed back down I-65. A good day.
Now, doing some laundry, going to read some, and then maybe a long afternoon/evening of sleep.
I left home around 5:00 yesterday morning, got to Indy around 6:45. Breakfast with Pat, then over to the ICC to get my proof-of-vaccination wristband and badge. The latter was redundant - two members of the team had to cancel out just a couple days before the show, so the company slid me one of their exhibitor badges.
I didn't have any plans to speak of, barring visiting a handful of booths and the Goodman Games wizard van. I spent the open hours of the con in the exhibitor hall and open play area, made my way over to Lucas Oil Stadium to see the van. Played a short session of Adventures in Rokugan - it's fine, I guess, but my love of L5R isn't enough to overcome my indifference to D&D5. Got in a few demo turns of the Cyberpunk Red skirmish minis game. Bought some CP Red minis, and was thinking really hard about picking up a couple of Goodman's OAR products - half priced! - but talked myself out of it. And that was good, because when I walked by the Free League booth, they were putting "Sunday Special" tags on most of their product, and I bought a couple of Alien RPG products for less-than-even-Amazon prices.
And several people asked about my Old Gods of Appalachia t-shirt over the course of the day!
Helped break down the booth, then it was off to ... somewhere for Pat's birthday party. Pretty good time, good company, and that was a heck of a prime rib sandwich. Slept well for a few hours, and decided I'd just head on home. Drove a staffer out to the airport, then rocketed back down I-65. A good day.
Now, doing some laundry, going to read some, and then maybe a long afternoon/evening of sleep.