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We're back from Dexcon. The larp went well, and hot tubs are neat, if painful at first. Gordon Olmstead-Dean was an absolute mensch. He looked at his larp sign up sheet, with 5 names, and ours, with 5 names, both in the same slot, and decided that it made far more sense to have one larp with enough people to be interesting, so he cancelled his game and joined ours. Heck, if it hadn't been scheduled against our game, Stephen and I would likely have signed up for Gordon's.
We could have run for three. We started with ten, and picked up an eleventh near the end. Beth, who daytripped the convention, was kind enough to bring the game parts home with her. It helped that it was a small game, but it also helped me on the way back that I didn't have to carry everything.
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otherdeb was working security, so we got to do a bit of catching up. This had an unintended, but quite pleasant, side effect. I'd planned to swing by the line for chocolate fondue some time after the first rush, but, since she was working at the door to the con suite, I was actually the first one in. I behaved, taking only a moderate amount of fruit and chocolate. Well, I did swing by a second time, but I was moderate then as well, and I did not try to make a third trip.
I played in one larp, 4 rpgs, and one rpg demo, playing a male PC in all but one. I was cast as a guy in the larp, which was fine. This was Eddy Karat's Time Travel larp, where I was one of five versions of the same PC, and, as requested, I got someone who didn't have to be subtle and who could chew a bit of scenery.
I got to play Prime Time Adventure, despite being an alternate in a game that filled. This was run by Ben Lehman. I now understand first hand why The Pitch is the most important part of the game, and why it's worth spending as much time as necessary to get it right. I now understand why everyone has to be there to collaborate on all of it -- no 1-on-1 side sessions. Ben also pointed out the solution to the dilemma of a player who wants to participate, but can't guarantee making all episodes. As the game is modeled on television, the player's PC is in an "Also Starring" role, and has a screen presence of 2 (on a scale of 1-3) for any episode he or she appears in.
The time travel larp and PTA kept me up until about 3 am on Friday. Saturday, I managed to get to Michael Miller's run of With Great Power, along with Stephen, despite my feeling a bit hung over. No alcohol either -- that was Saturday night. WGP was a lot of fun, but I'm not sure I could run it well even now. After WGP, team Straighjackets Optional ran our larp, and then we grabbed dinner.
After dinner,mnemex and I introduced Beth to Kat Miller and to Kat's delightful style of running Everway. Beth had to duck out of that one a bit early, as there is a last bus to Port Authority. After that, I got my hands on some homebrewed mead, and played in My Life With Master, run by Michael Miller. I see now that I created far too normal a PC. mnemex showed up to watch the end, bringing a trophy for the Alhambra tournament he'd participated in. We both wound up going to sleep around 3 am.
This time, though, we woke at about 11, 11:30, so it wasn't too bad. We checked out, and Stephen, Richard Reis, and I got Ben Lehman to do a quick demo of his game, Polaris. It strikes me as more collaborative storytelling than as what I consider an rpg, but it has some very interesting mechanics. I'm looking forward to seeing the full game.
mnemex finished up a game of Settlers of Catan while Stephen, Richard, someone whose name I don't recall, and I played The Totally Renamed Spy Game. Then, mnemex, Stephen, Richard, David Demast, Julian Lighton, and I made our way to the bus, despite an interesting philosophy involving a lack of handicapped ramps in both parking garage and bus depot. Well, there was one ramp that truly was handicapped, as it had stairs. But, we got back to the city, and, after failing to find a sushi place that Stephen and I were both sure was nearby, went to nice Turkish place. After that, we all parted ways as the rain began.
We could have run for three. We started with ten, and picked up an eleventh near the end. Beth, who daytripped the convention, was kind enough to bring the game parts home with her. It helped that it was a small game, but it also helped me on the way back that I didn't have to carry everything.
otherdeb was working security, so we got to do a bit of catching up. This had an unintended, but quite pleasant, side effect. I'd planned to swing by the line for chocolate fondue some time after the first rush, but, since she was working at the door to the con suite, I was actually the first one in. I behaved, taking only a moderate amount of fruit and chocolate. Well, I did swing by a second time, but I was moderate then as well, and I did not try to make a third trip.I played in one larp, 4 rpgs, and one rpg demo, playing a male PC in all but one. I was cast as a guy in the larp, which was fine. This was Eddy Karat's Time Travel larp, where I was one of five versions of the same PC, and, as requested, I got someone who didn't have to be subtle and who could chew a bit of scenery.
I got to play Prime Time Adventure, despite being an alternate in a game that filled. This was run by Ben Lehman. I now understand first hand why The Pitch is the most important part of the game, and why it's worth spending as much time as necessary to get it right. I now understand why everyone has to be there to collaborate on all of it -- no 1-on-1 side sessions. Ben also pointed out the solution to the dilemma of a player who wants to participate, but can't guarantee making all episodes. As the game is modeled on television, the player's PC is in an "Also Starring" role, and has a screen presence of 2 (on a scale of 1-3) for any episode he or she appears in.
The time travel larp and PTA kept me up until about 3 am on Friday. Saturday, I managed to get to Michael Miller's run of With Great Power, along with Stephen, despite my feeling a bit hung over. No alcohol either -- that was Saturday night. WGP was a lot of fun, but I'm not sure I could run it well even now. After WGP, team Straighjackets Optional ran our larp, and then we grabbed dinner.
After dinner,
mnemex and I introduced Beth to Kat Miller and to Kat's delightful style of running Everway. Beth had to duck out of that one a bit early, as there is a last bus to Port Authority. After that, I got my hands on some homebrewed mead, and played in My Life With Master, run by Michael Miller. I see now that I created far too normal a PC. mnemex showed up to watch the end, bringing a trophy for the Alhambra tournament he'd participated in. We both wound up going to sleep around 3 am.This time, though, we woke at about 11, 11:30, so it wasn't too bad. We checked out, and Stephen, Richard Reis, and I got Ben Lehman to do a quick demo of his game, Polaris. It strikes me as more collaborative storytelling than as what I consider an rpg, but it has some very interesting mechanics. I'm looking forward to seeing the full game.
mnemex finished up a game of Settlers of Catan while Stephen, Richard, someone whose name I don't recall, and I played The Totally Renamed Spy Game. Then, mnemex, Stephen, Richard, David Demast, Julian Lighton, and I made our way to the bus, despite an interesting philosophy involving a lack of handicapped ramps in both parking garage and bus depot. Well, there was one ramp that truly was handicapped, as it had stairs. But, we got back to the city, and, after failing to find a sushi place that Stephen and I were both sure was nearby, went to nice Turkish place. After that, we all parted ways as the rain began.
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