Gencon or Bust

[daidoji_gisei]

After talking it over with a few friends I've decided to go to Gencon after all. As Margo pointed out, when I'm old an grey I won't be wishing that I'd paid off my hospital bill quicker, I'll be wishing I went to Gencon. (Strictly speaking, I'm already old(ish) and grey, but the principle still holds. {And as a point of pride, I'd like it to be known that when I color my hair I'm not trying to cover up my grey hairs; I just find my natural hair color boring and unattractive.})

I don't know yet what I'll be doing; I've been a little too frazzled to look at the list of events at the Gencon site. But I think I'd like to play in the Legacy tournament--Iron Fortress of the Daidoji FTW! I guess I should download a copy of the Samurai Edition rules and brush up on how to play the game. Deck building will be a pain, but maybe this could be my chance to get some sorting done in the collection. I should also see if there are any obscure rpg games I'd like to try. I kind of don't understand people who go to Gencon and play D&D: How hard can it be to find a local D&D game? Everway or Bunnies and Burrows--now those are the games you go to Gencon for. I suppose this is one of those matters-of-taste things.

Comments

[akaihyo.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Hope to see you there.

Stop by and say hello at the AEG booth, I'll be there demoing L5R, all day, every day.

[rpriske.livejournal.com]

You aren't going to try and get kakita Hideo to be the new EC?

:)

Iemitsu for me. :) (Though I'd rather name Berii.)

[daidoji-gisei.livejournal.com]

I'm torn between Hideo and Akagi. That's the problem with the Crane Clan, you know: Too many hawt men. ;-)

[d-silverblade.livejournal.com]

Legacy is indeed a wonderful reason to get sorting done :).

[jeanniemac.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad that you decided to go after all. Shosho and I would have missed you very much.

And by all means, come by the booth. I'll be there with Leticia and Julie Zinzer (Z's wife). A fun time should be had by all.

And, yes, you should play in the Legacy events. You deserve some fun after the hellish summer you've had.

BTW, I finally got our itinerary and I'm waiting on our work schedules.

[cassandra-e.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're still going to GenCon. Having totally missed you there last summer, I was looking forward to hanging out a bit with you there this year. ;)

In the meantime, how about getting together next Wednesday?

[bayushi-shinoko.livejournal.com]

I think last time I made it to GenCon, the highlight was the Battlelords game, in which I was delighted to win the best roleplayer award for the odd Mazian I was handed, mostly because it let me walk home with books I couldn't afford to buy at the time for an under-loved game.

The sad part is I can't remember who I played at the L5R larp that year. Oof.

Psst... Kenji for EC.