Weekender XLBS: Loot Bragging From Gen Con & The American Experience
August 27, 2017 by brennon
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happy Sunday
@Dignity got lucky….well what happens at Gencon stays at Gencon Nice to see you finally got Dark Deeds, one of my favourite things about that game is the stories you tell as you play, the game is so simple it allows a lot of chat and craic as you play. @stvitusdancern love seeing the RPGs and the piece of art from Paolo Parente is just fantastic, how annoyed must Lloyd be now? The Star Wars RPG is fantastic I only have the 2nd ed, but one of my friends has the original and the sourcebook is worth it in itself,… Read more »
I had a genuine fear moment when I realised I’d skipped on the running order. Now I know why it can so easily happen 😉
Happy Sunday
Happy Sunday!
…and there was me thinking I was going to have a Weekender without an XLBS to relax to.
Nice to see the the old WEG Star Wars. I think I still have it lying about somewhere. I don’t think West End ever made a bad game
Yes! Paranoia, being one of my favourites.
An excellent report from GenCon. As much as I enjoy hearing Warren’s dulcet tones, it was a very pleasant change to hear so much from Gianna, Justin, Ben and Dawn, without the constant interruptions of dominant, over powering responses from Warren! ; )
What can I say… It would do the world a disservice to hold off on my awesomeness 😉
So you’re gonna be blessed with it for some time to come 😉
Your ‘awesomeness’ is duly noted! Glad to see you’ve taken my ‘acerbic’ style of comment in the intended manner it was meant, (taking the p**s). Look forward to much more of your ‘blessings’. xxx ; )
Happy Sunday I am looking forward to going through all of it 😀
Glad to hear you guys had such a great time 🙂
Also @bennon I think that demon looks great but to me he looks way more undivided than anything else, but there are so many good non-GW options out there it is hard to stay loyal to the Emperor. But I mean chaos really I want you to meet this really nice girl I know, listen don’t mind the extra arm or the purple tinge she is really down for you know…
I am sure you will like her, but get to know each other she has views on the Emperor too…
He is very Undivided, or maybe even Tzeentch I think. But I think he could be pretty cool as a Keeper Of Secrets style Daemon with that key.
Looking forward to building him and testing out a scheme.
Well that is a dedicated wargamer right there!
Ignores all of the comments about the girl 😛
Tzeentch could be interesting, but yeah just keepers tend a little more toward the sexy and I don’t see that as much here.
Happy Sunday…
Oooh love a good loot show! It’s like a summer Christmas!
It’s been a while since I travelled – what are the current guidelines on what you can bring back on a transatlantic plane? A GenCon pilgrimage is very tempting…
Happy Sunday everyone. So did you run the diamond @dignity?? @brennon I too absolutely love the look of the flying frog demon model, it will work with so many games. This has been one of my most favourite XLBS shows guys, really enjoyed the banter between you all and to repeat a post I made on the Gen Con threads, I cannot believe how @stvitusdancern and @deltagamegirl22 have managed to report so well on Gen Con in previous years with just the two of you, truly epic effort and I applaud you for it. Thanks for such great coverage and… Read more »
Thanks!
Are we having bets to see if Justin makes it around the base ball diamond?
Sadly no, the game went into extra innings and got to late.
Happy Sunday!
Thanks BoW Team for all the good GenCon reports all this week!
Great loot haul, I’ve got potion explosion and am eagerly awaiting the expansion. Did any of you see the eclipse?
Sadly it was really cloudy here that day. Not much to see. 🙁
A “running” joke Justin, genius 🙂
great funny weekender guys, was nice to see Ben more than a screen still a little unsettled by his sexy and furious claims though…..
His sexy furiousness does that…
In fact, ‘His Sexy Furiousness’ should henceforth be his title.
It might have been the accent but I’m sure it was sexy furriness
I second the motion, none against?
….
The motion is carried.
You can carry his furious sexy motion as much as you like, but I’ll be staying well clear. o_0
Unsettling you is the key to sexy furiousness @wolf320f 😉
@stvitusdancern I have everything from the WEG Star Wars Game on a shelve.
Happy Sunday.
Makes all the difference getting to see Gencon through your eyes folks. Cheers!
As one of the Aussies that was lucky enough to catch up with you at Gencon, thanks for the laughs, and good company at Loughmiller’s. It was great meeting other members of the BoW community too. A few strange things that I noticed at Gencon though, Warlord, Mierce Miniatures and Wizards of the Coast were all absent. Mierce had just launched a kickstarter (since cancelled) and it would have been the perfect time and place to showcase there products and ideas. Similarly Warlord could have been there showing off it’s many games and product ranges. I don’t recall a Wizards… Read more »
WotC have stopped attending, though I don’t recall them addressing why. There’s still plenty of Magic and D&D going on via third parties so they may think it’s a needless expense.
Attending GenCon is very expensive. On UK based company told me that just sending over a small team and sharing a booth with someone else would set them back a sum into five figures. WotC can obviously afford it, but if you’re a Mierce Miniatures then that’s a big investment.
Was great to meet up with you @horus500
thx for the amazing gencon trip – it feels like beeing there by mythelve,,,,
Ben is officially awesomeorer than ever now I know he’s vegetarian, good job sir.
super happy for you that you had such a good experience at critical roll live.
torch bearer looks ever more interesting.
Gianna, excellent choice with the one ring. beautiful setting beautifully presented, a top tier product.
STAR WARS RPG, awesome in every incarnation but the westend games edition is the stuff of STAR WARS legends.
Is it like in Scott Pilgrim where how I’m a vegetarian I have super powers? I better stop smelling bacon on a regular basis then haha
Yeah Critical Role Live was amazing and I have to thank the mysterious three Americans who made me feel very at home as we were watching the show.
Watching Justin turn pages from the top middle made me wince, I was waiting for the pages to tear!
Great show guys. I will reiterate how great it was to meet and chat with you all and the other backstagers at Loughmiller’s. My son and I had a great time. it was definitely a highlight of my trip. This was my first GenCon and it was truly amazing. The crowds were huge but because of the sheer size of the spaces I never really felt out of sorts. After reviewing your coverage videos I did some things I am a sorry I missed, so I will just have to plan a return visit. As soon as my wallet can… Read more »
Glad to hear you had a good time at the meet-up @cbrenner – that museum was amazing!
Happy Sunday!
Well Gianna, If you get a game together here’s and idea….Have your higher level characters steal a Star Destroyer! It sounds ridiculous, but I had a blast attempting it. I played a “spy” character in that lovely 1st edition version of the Star Wars RPG with oriskany as a b-wing pilot Almost 25 years later and I still remember those games with a smile.
Those were indeed some awesome games. I still have the original WEG Star Wars RPG hardcover rule book and Source Book (basically, the same two books @stvitusdancern shows. Sadly by Rebel Alliance and Imperial sourcebooks disintegrated halfway through the mid-90s. I have them now on .pdf but would love another chance to buy them again.
Did he just say crokinole came out in the last couple of years?!?
My grandfather had an old hand made table I played on quite literally 40 years ago!
Is that just a rural Canadian thing or what? lol
I meant to say that it recently became popular in the last couple of years thanks to a big boom at Uk Games Expo not long back haha