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Category: Conventions

June 13, 2018August 21, 2020 Paul

The Thousand Year Sandglass

D&D, HelgaCon, Role Playing
The Thousand Year Sandglass

After many years of running episodic convention games at HelgaCon in his unique Arabian Nights themed world, my good pal BJ has at long last

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April 10, 2018 Paul

HelgaCon XI

Conventions, HelgaCon
HelgaCon XI

HelgaCon has come and gone — it seems to go by quicker every year. This year we had a nearly full house with 23 gamers

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March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Paul

Two DMs and a Convention Game

Conventions, Role Playing
Two DMs and a Convention Game

Yet another topic that has spun out of GaryCon for Dan and I is this – how would you run a convention game that utilizes

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March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Paul

Big Parties

Conventions, D&D, GaryCon, Role Playing
Big Parties

There were a lot of interesting things going on in the Bill Web game Dan and I played at GaryCon, but the most stand-out detail

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March 15, 2018March 13, 2018 Paul

GaryCon – Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons

Board Games, Conventions, D&D, GaryCon, Role Playing
GaryCon – Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons

My first game on Saturday wasn’t until 10, so I got to sleep in, have a lazy breakfast, and meet up with some friends.  Then

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March 14, 2018March 13, 2018 Paul

GaryCon – The Cult of Mythrus

Conventions, D&D, GaryCon, Role Playing
GaryCon – The Cult of Mythrus

Our Friday night Mythrus Tower game was held in a small board room with a single long table, whose door generally remained shut to the

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March 13, 2018March 14, 2018 Paul

GaryCon – The Crescendo Begins

Conventions, GaryCon
GaryCon – The Crescendo Begins

My Friday at GaryCon at the outset was not pointed at success. I had two games scheduled, both from 8-12, one AM and one PM.  I

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March 12, 2018March 14, 2018 Paul

GaryCon – My Harrowing Trip to Braunstein

Conventions, GaryCon, Navel Gazing
GaryCon – My Harrowing Trip to Braunstein

I have returned from GaryCon and have many exciting tales to tell.  To kick it off, let me relate to you of my harrowing trip

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March 2, 2018December 22, 2018 Paul

TotalCon as a Player

Conventions, TotalCon
TotalCon as a Player

I signed up to run a lot of stuff this TotalCon, but despite that I actually got to play in a couple games as well. 

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February 28, 2018October 18, 2019 Paul

Bossfights and Battlemats

Conventions, D&D, OED, Role Playing, TotalCon
Bossfights and Battlemats

I ran three two-hour sessions of OD&D at TotalCon called “Bossfight for Breakfast.”  The general idea is to give the late risers a quick game

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