Saw this gal on my way to the parking lot after work. All those little bumps on her back are baby spiders! Wish I could've gotten a clearer picture, but my cameraphone just didn't deal with focus at that range.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Spider
Saw this gal on my way to the parking lot after work. All those little bumps on her back are baby spiders! Wish I could've gotten a clearer picture, but my cameraphone just didn't deal with focus at that range.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
GenCon: Day 1
The trip began way too early in the morning. I had to get up at 4:30 am to drive up to Indianapolis. Well, I had to sit in the passenger seat on the way up while Scott drove. ;)
We arrived in Indy and went to the front to register. Surprisingly, the registration process was simple, smooth and straightforward. Unfortunately, most of the gaming events were sold out in advance, and I managed to double-book some of the seminars. Others were just so physically far apart, we couldn't stay for one and make it to the other.
After that, lunch was in order. Found a nice little coffee shop across the street from the convention center called Ah Barrista. Really good sandwiches.
Then, the first seminar:White Wolf's Q&A for their new game, Hunter: the Vigil. The crew was great, very entertaining and gave a lot of information on how they designed the game. If you're familiar with the old World of Darkness game Hunter: the Reconing... well, forget it. This is its own beast. This has more in common with Hunters Hunted than HtR: mortals who might have access to esoteric abilities, not mortals called to fight by supernatural beings. You can play a straight up mortals game with this, or you can delve into more mystical groups such as the Lucifuge. I only wish I had snapped some pictures.
Unfortunately, my Secrets of Eberron seminar was in a hotel far enough away we couldn't make it in time. Instead, we hit the exhibit hall and did some shopping.
The main hall. I was surprised how much space they laid out for the vendors.
Fantasy Flight Games had a huge amount of floor space, lots of demos for various games out there.
Demo for the game Tannhauser: Undead Nazis versus cybered-up Allies!
The other side of the FFG booth, lots of Confrontation minis.
White Wolf's booth.
Eve Online booth.
... I don't know. It was there, I took a picture of it.
Boffers! People were whacking each other with these all weekend.
A monkey and his banana.
This is a great idea: rubber molds so you can make your own buildings and terrain for your minis games.
The Wizards of the Coast booth, one of the bigger floor spaces (naturally). They had several demo tables, as well as...
The new Character Generator app. From what I've seen it looks really useful.
Paizo's booth was very purple.
Crocodile Games set up some great tables to show off their minis.
Green Ronin had a booth too.
Just outside the hall, the giant foam d20. It was hollow and people were encouraged to drop some of their own dice into it. The giant d20 and its contents would be auctioned off Saturday, and the money donated to charity.
After browsing around the hall,we did a “play to win” game of Risk 2210. This version of risk uses sci-fi units and a slightly different map to fit the theme. It also has some modified rules, such as command cards and a 5 turn limit. That limit makes it possible to play Risk in a few hours, rather than taking up all day, which is a major plus in my book. It came down to a tie-break at the end, and Scott won the game!
The game ran a bit long, so we missed out on a reading by Michael Stackpole. Still, we had a good time. Afterwards, we checked into our hotel and went out to eat at a fantastic Italian place, Bucca de Beppo. Wonderful food and fantastic service made it worth the price.
Coming up next, day 2, including pictures from the D&D 4e Q&A session!
We arrived in Indy and went to the front to register. Surprisingly, the registration process was simple, smooth and straightforward. Unfortunately, most of the gaming events were sold out in advance, and I managed to double-book some of the seminars. Others were just so physically far apart, we couldn't stay for one and make it to the other.
After that, lunch was in order. Found a nice little coffee shop across the street from the convention center called Ah Barrista. Really good sandwiches.
Then, the first seminar:White Wolf's Q&A for their new game, Hunter: the Vigil. The crew was great, very entertaining and gave a lot of information on how they designed the game. If you're familiar with the old World of Darkness game Hunter: the Reconing... well, forget it. This is its own beast. This has more in common with Hunters Hunted than HtR: mortals who might have access to esoteric abilities, not mortals called to fight by supernatural beings. You can play a straight up mortals game with this, or you can delve into more mystical groups such as the Lucifuge. I only wish I had snapped some pictures.
Unfortunately, my Secrets of Eberron seminar was in a hotel far enough away we couldn't make it in time. Instead, we hit the exhibit hall and did some shopping.
The main hall. I was surprised how much space they laid out for the vendors.
Fantasy Flight Games had a huge amount of floor space, lots of demos for various games out there.
Demo for the game Tannhauser: Undead Nazis versus cybered-up Allies!
The other side of the FFG booth, lots of Confrontation minis.
White Wolf's booth.
Eve Online booth.
... I don't know. It was there, I took a picture of it.
Boffers! People were whacking each other with these all weekend.
A monkey and his banana.
This is a great idea: rubber molds so you can make your own buildings and terrain for your minis games.
The Wizards of the Coast booth, one of the bigger floor spaces (naturally). They had several demo tables, as well as...
The new Character Generator app. From what I've seen it looks really useful.
Paizo's booth was very purple.
Crocodile Games set up some great tables to show off their minis.
Green Ronin had a booth too.
Just outside the hall, the giant foam d20. It was hollow and people were encouraged to drop some of their own dice into it. The giant d20 and its contents would be auctioned off Saturday, and the money donated to charity.
After browsing around the hall,we did a “play to win” game of Risk 2210. This version of risk uses sci-fi units and a slightly different map to fit the theme. It also has some modified rules, such as command cards and a 5 turn limit. That limit makes it possible to play Risk in a few hours, rather than taking up all day, which is a major plus in my book. It came down to a tie-break at the end, and Scott won the game!
The game ran a bit long, so we missed out on a reading by Michael Stackpole. Still, we had a good time. Afterwards, we checked into our hotel and went out to eat at a fantastic Italian place, Bucca de Beppo. Wonderful food and fantastic service made it worth the price.
Coming up next, day 2, including pictures from the D&D 4e Q&A session!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Whetting your appetite
Getting the pictures sorted and uploaded took longer than I anticipated, so actual con report will be delayed. In the meantime, check out the photo gallery on Flickr!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
A fresh start
Welcome to the blog for Bluegrass Geek Creations*. This will be my blog for posting updates on my writing, gaming and general nerd-itude. Be sure to also check out my MySpace and LiveJournal accounts, and feel free to follow me on Twitter.
The basic gist is that I'm an aspiring game writer. I'm working on some concepts for Living Forgotten Realms, as well as my own homebrew D&D 4th Edition campaign setting. The latter will eventually make its way onto RPGnow as a series of PDFs while I test out the new races, class and various other goodies. Eventually, I plan to release a full Campaign Setting and Player's Guide. More details will be forthcoming.
* Tentative name for my one-man company. Still looking into if I can/need to make it formal as of yet.
Monday, August 18, 2008
GenCon!
Sorry for the idleness. Was getting ready for, and going to, GenCon! Had a lot of fun, met some cool people, ate good food and spent a bit more money than I had planned. n.n;
I'm visiting with my folks in Lexington right now, and will be home later tonight. Expect an after-con report on Tuesday, along with a ton of pictures!
I'm visiting with my folks in Lexington right now, and will be home later tonight. Expect an after-con report on Tuesday, along with a ton of pictures!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Gender politik
Olympic medal winner Heidi Krieger is now Andreas Kreiger. He says that his coaches gave him steroids without his knowledge, so many that it began to change his body and outlook on life. He eventually underwent a full sex change operation and is now married.
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