tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post6787207534929530984..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: My First Gaming Convention!JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-71084764114133511352010-08-17T19:24:42.655-07:002010-08-17T19:24:42.655-07:00@ Shimrod:
If you'd like my thoughts on Synni...@ Shimrod:<br /><br />If you'd like my thoughts on Synnibar, you can check out my post from July of last year:<br /><br />http://bxblackrazor.blogspot.com/2009/07/amazing-garbage.html<br /><br />I certainly found Raven an inspiration in my youth.<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-17275989629018339392010-08-16T18:57:59.419-07:002010-08-16T18:57:59.419-07:00That's almost the same timeframe! I bought th...That's almost the same timeframe! I bought that big blue binder edition first, when my brother and I met Raven at Dragonflight. We played in a few of his con games after that (at DF & Norwescon) before finally joining his home game, which we played in for about a year before moving back to the Easy coast in '93. Gaming is a small but fun world. ;)<br /><br />Digging these posts about the con and your experiences a lot! It's reminding me of what Gygax wrote in Roleplaying Mastery about the importance of getting out to cons and playing there. It really exposes you to new stuff and people and gets the creative juices going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-28057274666818989242010-08-14T23:36:09.531-07:002010-08-14T23:36:09.531-07:00@ Shimrod...I met Raven (briefly) on a Metro bus w...@ Shimrod...I met Raven (briefly) on a Metro bus when he was first peddling Synnibar in a huge blue binder to local game shops...this would have been circa 1990 or '91. I can't imagine actually playing with the man himself!<br /><br />@ imredave: Dude, I would have 5 years old at the time.<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-48110276237654106562010-08-14T17:13:45.056-07:002010-08-14T17:13:45.056-07:00Sorry to hear about your first slot being empty, b...Sorry to hear about your first slot being empty, but congrats on the first con, and have fun! <br /><br />As a teenager I attended Dragonflight back in '91 & '92, when it was on the campus of UW (IIRC), and you actually could stay in empty dorms as part of your ticket. I tried staying up all night but couldn't manage it. I still have some great gaming memories from back then- playing the (usually play by mail) computer gladiator game, hearing (though I never got to play in it) the TWERPS Vikings & Beekeepers players singing from all the way down the hall. Meeting Raven McCracken and playing Synnibarr with him. Good times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-3892511220106409312010-08-14T10:34:18.277-07:002010-08-14T10:34:18.277-07:00I am glad to here Dragonflight is still going stro...I am glad to here Dragonflight is still going strong. I used to shop at American Eagles back when I was helping organize Dragonflight Iimredavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-89916022434959247172010-08-14T09:51:50.908-07:002010-08-14T09:51:50.908-07:00@ Anthony: Yep, my first con. While I am a fine an...@ Anthony: Yep, my first con. While I am a fine and extroverted person, I don't do as well with large groups of people (I'm just not that gregarious)...plus I haven't really been plugged into the gaming "scene" in Seattle the last few years.<br /><br />And I can easily admit I am a total noob making silly mistakes (regarding slots etc.)...I forget things like "not everybody has Fridays off like you JB."<br /><br />But I AM learning...and I'm having fun while doing so!<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-87079259225465029002010-08-14T09:47:33.568-07:002010-08-14T09:47:33.568-07:00Chello!
Really? Your first con? Have fun!
I got ...Chello!<br /><br />Really? Your first con? Have fun!<br /><br />I got stuck this year with a Friday 8PM slot at Owl Con this year. I had 1 person pre-signed for my game (and that was my DM!) However, my table did fill up by start time. I hate the early slots...usually. :)Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.com