Daisho Con.. my second venture into this convention
This was my second attempt at Daisho..
over all.. it was a fantastic convention..
I got there all set to run several games, the game store that was basically running the table-top room set aside a very prominent table for it.. and set out sign up sheets.
I was able to run a couple games.. but I do not believe that DaishoCon is a gaming heavy enough convention to really support much
wanted to run Vampire: Dark Ages, but most people were buzzing about too much on Friday night for it to come together
7th Sea was run successfully and was much enjoyed
Vampire: the Masquerade was run successfully, was much enjoyed, and got to talk with an awesome couple, but.. sadly they are from way up north of me
Traveller (Classic) couldn't find the time to put it in (more on this later)
Star Wars d6, canceled the game.. had a few 'nibbles', but when it came time no one was there (other than anime girl)
Paranoia had a couple of nibbles.. but again.. no signers
Really tried to drum up some Little Fears excitement, but when the gaming room actually closes down and doesn't open again till 10 am, it's hard to get stuff going
(no complaints that it closed.. since one of the vendors had a huge amount of inventory in it and was running quite a few tournaments)
It was my first attempt to really 'run' games at a convention that were not spur of the moment deals
I think a convention that was more focused on gaming (rather than anime) and descriptions of the game system, instead of just the plot, will help for my next endeavor..
I take it for granted that gamers actually know, or want to try, different systems. Most seem mired in D&D, and chiseling them away from it is almost impossible.. especially now with 4e and it's mmorpg feel.
Anyway.. I ran a couple games and those were greatly enjoyed by all that participated, and the prep work for the other games is still in my head and notes for later use.
The only complaint I had about DaishoCon this year.. was the programming. Normally, or what I have come to expect, is that a convention posts the tentative schedule a few weeks in advance and then a firm schedule a week or so in advance. This time.. nothing. One could look up what panels were being offered, but no times were ever listed. Then, in the programming book, the schedule itself was extremely small.. I'm not that old (not yet anyway) and I found it quite hard to read. We then found out that the listed schedule changed radically everyday. Each day several panels would be listed with time changes making it even more difficult to plan anything.
The costume contest was awesome.. last year it was really good, don't get me wrong.. but last year didn't have a Ghostbuster with a fully spec'd out backpack!
the talent show was actually good.. I mean really good. Normally, a talent show is.. well.. I fully endorse their bravery and desire to attempt to go in front of a roomful of strangers..
but this time.. they were all quite entertaining
the Zombie Survival Panel was pretty good..
there wasn't anything that I didn't already know, but it is always good seek as much knowledge as possible in these matters
The other panels I had wanted to go to, I either couldn't find.. weren't listed.. or were changed about so that I didn't know when they were (did I mention the epic fail of the programming?)
I was able to find the Arashi Taiko Don 'panel'/exhibition.. arashitaiko
and.. again.. it was one of the high points!
I sat down with anime girl, looking upon the assembled players.. since it is a college it was changed from last year..
I was in some despair..
what.. no twins of hawtness?
everything else was there though, bodaciously bountiful babes of beauty bounced and bobbed about.. supremely sublime sounds.. entertaining interludes of information and fun..
and then?
BAM!!! it turned twins hawt again!
though they did not attend the convention with the group.. they attended on their own (greatly increasing their hawt factor!)
you know how to make a group of hawt chicks in halter tops even hawter?
put a couple of hawt twins up there in anime costumes and mini skirts and stockings :-D
o.k., raging hormones due to quite attractive females aside, the group played excellently (again), were highly informative of all things Taiko drumming (again), and kept the audience involved (again)..
Honestly, the eye-candy aspect really is secondary to the drumming.. (though this time they did bring a dude so the womenz of the audience could lust after and ogle someone.. way to spread the love Arashi Taiko Don!)
And now..
some pics!!
here we see Zombie Nix getting ready to go to the convention..
Zombie Nix and I never leave home without Max Brooks' book on Zombie Survival (though.. Zombie Nix hates it.. makes it harder for the zombies to win)
STFU Zombie Nix!!!
get in your pocket of holding!
Here we see Zombie Nix getting ready to do some Vampire: Dark Ages..
sadly..
I think he scared everyone away..
silly anime people!
Zombie Nix won't bite
Saturday morning..
the hotel had a free continental breakfast..
usually this means stale donuts and luke warm coffee..
they had three types of juice (I opted for like 9 glasses of OJ)
cereal, danishes, muffins, bagels, biscuits n gravy, corned beef hash, and some other bits..
obviously.. Zombie Nix and I went with the biscuits and gravy..
biscuits were dry and hockey puck like..
gravy was bland..
but it was free food in our bellies and it gave us a chance to read some KotDT
here we see Zombie Nix and our first days plunder!!
if you zoom in close on that blue die..
you will see that it is a Federated Suns die!
w00t!
Mechwarrior antiquity!
Here, we see Zombie Nix setting up 7th Sea..
this was made of win..
I set out several rp's and basically went fishing for players..
it worked!
good times were had..
w00t for 7th Sea!
and w00t for me!
anyway... Zombie Nix didn't have time to have his photo taken before Vampire: the Masquerade..
cause two awesome people sat down and started chatting me up about gaming!
only the most awesome of topics, next to how awesome I am.. of course.
In this pic we see a collection of stuff I picked up at the convention (and a few other bits)
here we see Zombie Nix modeling Poo!! the card game
it's a card game where you throw poo at one another..
here are some kewl figs I picked up..
they are special editions from Reaper Miniatures.. Pumpkin Monsters!
I can't wait to paint them!
Here is ONE of the dice sets I picked up!
they are purple..
and cool..
and PURPLE!!!
here is a special edition set from the 'Pound o Dice' Chessex offers..
this one has yellow specks (I already have the one with red specks.. just need the one with gray specks)
but.. oh.. what is that???
is that an extra d12 that I see??
why YES!!!
it is an extra d12!!!
here.. see some other dice..
is that a hit location die?
yes.. it is!
is that a mood die?
why, yes.. it is!!
are those funky Japanese dice with funky non-American numbers on them?
why, yes.. they are!!
silly Non-America with their Non-American numbers!
at first.. I was only going to buy one of them.. cause.. well.. dice are yummy and hawt and drool worthy..
but then I thought..
"Hey, self!"
"Yes, self?"
"Self, as awesome as you are.. if you get three of them.. you can use them to roll up characters.. and no matter what 'number' comes up.. you can just say it is a six, cause no one can read them!"
"Thank you, self.. that is an awesome idea!"
however.. what is this??
what is this???!
are those precision dice?
yes.. they are
are those glow-in-the-dark dice?
yes.. yes they are
are those precision dice that glow-in-the-dark dice from Game Science?
yes!
Yes, they are!!!
w00000000000000t!!!!!!!
over all.. it was a fantastic convention..
I got there all set to run several games, the game store that was basically running the table-top room set aside a very prominent table for it.. and set out sign up sheets.
I was able to run a couple games.. but I do not believe that DaishoCon is a gaming heavy enough convention to really support much
wanted to run Vampire: Dark Ages, but most people were buzzing about too much on Friday night for it to come together
7th Sea was run successfully and was much enjoyed
Vampire: the Masquerade was run successfully, was much enjoyed, and got to talk with an awesome couple, but.. sadly they are from way up north of me
Traveller (Classic) couldn't find the time to put it in (more on this later)
Star Wars d6, canceled the game.. had a few 'nibbles', but when it came time no one was there (other than anime girl)
Paranoia had a couple of nibbles.. but again.. no signers
Really tried to drum up some Little Fears excitement, but when the gaming room actually closes down and doesn't open again till 10 am, it's hard to get stuff going
(no complaints that it closed.. since one of the vendors had a huge amount of inventory in it and was running quite a few tournaments)
It was my first attempt to really 'run' games at a convention that were not spur of the moment deals
I think a convention that was more focused on gaming (rather than anime) and descriptions of the game system, instead of just the plot, will help for my next endeavor..
I take it for granted that gamers actually know, or want to try, different systems. Most seem mired in D&D, and chiseling them away from it is almost impossible.. especially now with 4e and it's mmorpg feel.
Anyway.. I ran a couple games and those were greatly enjoyed by all that participated, and the prep work for the other games is still in my head and notes for later use.
The only complaint I had about DaishoCon this year.. was the programming. Normally, or what I have come to expect, is that a convention posts the tentative schedule a few weeks in advance and then a firm schedule a week or so in advance. This time.. nothing. One could look up what panels were being offered, but no times were ever listed. Then, in the programming book, the schedule itself was extremely small.. I'm not that old (not yet anyway) and I found it quite hard to read. We then found out that the listed schedule changed radically everyday. Each day several panels would be listed with time changes making it even more difficult to plan anything.
The costume contest was awesome.. last year it was really good, don't get me wrong.. but last year didn't have a Ghostbuster with a fully spec'd out backpack!
the talent show was actually good.. I mean really good. Normally, a talent show is.. well.. I fully endorse their bravery and desire to attempt to go in front of a roomful of strangers..
but this time.. they were all quite entertaining
the Zombie Survival Panel was pretty good..
there wasn't anything that I didn't already know, but it is always good seek as much knowledge as possible in these matters
The other panels I had wanted to go to, I either couldn't find.. weren't listed.. or were changed about so that I didn't know when they were (did I mention the epic fail of the programming?)
I was able to find the Arashi Taiko Don 'panel'/exhibition.. arashitaiko
and.. again.. it was one of the high points!
I sat down with anime girl, looking upon the assembled players.. since it is a college it was changed from last year..
I was in some despair..
what.. no twins of hawtness?
everything else was there though, bodaciously bountiful babes of beauty bounced and bobbed about.. supremely sublime sounds.. entertaining interludes of information and fun..
and then?
BAM!!! it turned twins hawt again!
though they did not attend the convention with the group.. they attended on their own (greatly increasing their hawt factor!)
you know how to make a group of hawt chicks in halter tops even hawter?
put a couple of hawt twins up there in anime costumes and mini skirts and stockings :-D
o.k., raging hormones due to quite attractive females aside, the group played excellently (again), were highly informative of all things Taiko drumming (again), and kept the audience involved (again)..
Honestly, the eye-candy aspect really is secondary to the drumming.. (though this time they did bring a dude so the womenz of the audience could lust after and ogle someone.. way to spread the love Arashi Taiko Don!)
And now..
some pics!!
here we see Zombie Nix getting ready to go to the convention..
Zombie Nix and I never leave home without Max Brooks' book on Zombie Survival (though.. Zombie Nix hates it.. makes it harder for the zombies to win)
STFU Zombie Nix!!!
get in your pocket of holding!
Here we see Zombie Nix getting ready to do some Vampire: Dark Ages..
sadly..
I think he scared everyone away..
silly anime people!
Zombie Nix won't bite
Saturday morning..
the hotel had a free continental breakfast..
usually this means stale donuts and luke warm coffee..
they had three types of juice (I opted for like 9 glasses of OJ)
cereal, danishes, muffins, bagels, biscuits n gravy, corned beef hash, and some other bits..
obviously.. Zombie Nix and I went with the biscuits and gravy..
biscuits were dry and hockey puck like..
gravy was bland..
but it was free food in our bellies and it gave us a chance to read some KotDT
here we see Zombie Nix and our first days plunder!!
if you zoom in close on that blue die..
you will see that it is a Federated Suns die!
w00t!
Mechwarrior antiquity!
Here, we see Zombie Nix setting up 7th Sea..
this was made of win..
I set out several rp's and basically went fishing for players..
it worked!
good times were had..
w00t for 7th Sea!
and w00t for me!
anyway... Zombie Nix didn't have time to have his photo taken before Vampire: the Masquerade..
cause two awesome people sat down and started chatting me up about gaming!
only the most awesome of topics, next to how awesome I am.. of course.
In this pic we see a collection of stuff I picked up at the convention (and a few other bits)
here we see Zombie Nix modeling Poo!! the card game
it's a card game where you throw poo at one another..
here are some kewl figs I picked up..
they are special editions from Reaper Miniatures.. Pumpkin Monsters!
I can't wait to paint them!
Here is ONE of the dice sets I picked up!
they are purple..
and cool..
and PURPLE!!!
here is a special edition set from the 'Pound o Dice' Chessex offers..
this one has yellow specks (I already have the one with red specks.. just need the one with gray specks)
but.. oh.. what is that???
is that an extra d12 that I see??
why YES!!!
it is an extra d12!!!
here.. see some other dice..
is that a hit location die?
yes.. it is!
is that a mood die?
why, yes.. it is!!
are those funky Japanese dice with funky non-American numbers on them?
why, yes.. they are!!
silly Non-America with their Non-American numbers!
at first.. I was only going to buy one of them.. cause.. well.. dice are yummy and hawt and drool worthy..
but then I thought..
"Hey, self!"
"Yes, self?"
"Self, as awesome as you are.. if you get three of them.. you can use them to roll up characters.. and no matter what 'number' comes up.. you can just say it is a six, cause no one can read them!"
"Thank you, self.. that is an awesome idea!"
however.. what is this??
what is this???!
are those precision dice?
yes.. they are
are those glow-in-the-dark dice?
yes.. yes they are
are those precision dice that glow-in-the-dark dice from Game Science?
yes!
Yes, they are!!!
w00000000000000t!!!!!!!