Mail Call

Delivered by UPS today. Nemesis Games, book five of the Expanse series, and Babylon's Ashes, book six from the Expanse series. Also Michael Witwer's Empire of Imagination, the book about Gary Gygax. Look forward to learning something new reading that. Before season four of the Expanse was released last year, I bought all four of … Continue reading Mail Call

Virtual GaryCon XII

After Action Report 26th to the 29th of March, 2020 Of course I wanted to attend the GaryCon convention the last week of March in Lake Geneva, however the convention was cancelled after the Governor of Wisconsin ordered a lockdown, like the day after we shutdown at work. I volunteered to run some online games … Continue reading Virtual GaryCon XII

GaryCon XI Convention Report – Day 3

Saturday March 9th, 2019 Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Lake Geneva, Wisconsin On Friday, I got in a large chunk of my volunteer hours as I worked GM services from 2PM until about 10 PM. Mostly this involved providing GM services. It's a tradition at GaryCon for GM's to have volunteers on staff stop by … Continue reading GaryCon XI Convention Report – Day 3

GaryCon XI Convention Report – Day 2

Friday March 8th, 2019 Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Alright so, I started out Friday Morning setting up my first Original D&D Game to run. I always run the original games, not the Old School Renaissance, but the original actual games that were played back in the day. I never list the … Continue reading GaryCon XI Convention Report – Day 2

GaryCon XI Convention Report, Day 1

Hi! ...and Welcome to the 2019 GaryCon Convention Report. It was a great year once again up in Lake Geneva and the Grand Geneva Resort and Convention Center. Of all of the conventions I have attended in recent years, this is simply the best, and I'll definitely be letting you all know why as I … Continue reading GaryCon XI Convention Report, Day 1

GaryCon XI

GaryCon is coming up next month and I plan on attending again as a volunteer. In the evenings I'll be working in HQ, or gaming HQ, and with GM support. I also plan on working the charity auction, where old gaming collectibles are up for bid, and the proceeds go to a good cause as … Continue reading GaryCon XI

Dave Arneson Week 2018 – Duke Siefried’s Lifetime of Play!

In memory, and to the honor of Bruce "Duke" Seifried, A pioneers in adventure games and one of the originators of Dungeons & Dragons. On this day, and to honor Dave Arneson, I wish to pay tribute to  "Duke" Seifried who passed away in his home yesterday at the age of eighty three after an … Continue reading Dave Arneson Week 2018 – Duke Siefried’s Lifetime of Play!

Origins 2018

Just got back from Columbus, Ohio and have a report for you all on Origins 2018 today. I'll begin, where everything ended which was with Darcy at the Monte Cook Games booth. This was about ten minutes before the Dealer hall closed, and Darcy, still going strong, and pitched me on Invisible Sun, and provided … Continue reading Origins 2018

GaryCon X – Games Being Played!

An annotated photo dump from the show, with details and commentary on your favorite games! Empire of the Petal Throne Planet of the Apes Game   Blackmoor Talk by Dave Megarry     Dungeon Crawl Classics     Zeb Cook's Interplanar Melee game a.k.a. Cowboys vs. Gamera & Godzilla