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Dragon*Con
Bull:
So, some of you are at Dragon*Con this weekend!
When you get home, let us know how it was! Did you play Shadowrun? How was it? Post some pictures! Share the con experience with us!
Critias:
Couldn't make it this year (between moving and tuition), but trust me...Dragon*Con is something that can't properly be shared over the internet. ;D
Jackal:
--- Quote from: Critias on ---Couldn't make it this year (between moving and tuition), but trust me...Dragon*Con is something that can't properly be shared over the internet. ;D
--- End quote ---
That makes Dragon*Con almost sound like a communicable disease.... which giving the cold I picked up at Gencon might not be far from the truth. :)
Critias:
As someone who's a multi-year veteran of both, I describe GenCon as a gaming convention, with costuming and celebrities on the side, at maybe a 4:1 ratio, and I describe Dragon*Con as, functionally, the opposite. I'm the weirdo of the Cobra 21st Infantry -- http://www.cobracares.com/index.htm -- because I actually go play the RPGs and wargames and stuff. A large percentage of D*Con's population just go there to mill around, look and (and show off) costumes, and sit in on the occasional panel. And get very drunk. The whole time. Like, a buddy of mine walks around with a "mobile bar" backpack full of colorfully mixed drinks and just sprays alcoholic beverages into anyone who asks for some, drunk. It's basically one giant costuming party with a few other things going on in a basement somewhere.
While it's (theoretically) possible to tell someone about all the cool games they played and stuff, that's such a small part of the D*Con experience that the best answer is, in my opinion a Google Image search. It's a little like Mardi Gras that way. You still won't get ALL the fun, but at least you'll get to see some fun...uhh...costumes.
Both D*Con and GenCon together, just a few weeks apart? Makes for an awesome end to summer break, by the way. ;D
FastJack:
I haven't been to Dragon*Con, but from everything I've seen, it's more of sci-fi/fantasy "industry" show than a gaming con. They get a lot of the big stars down there, way more than GenCon even dreams of.
Thing that's weird is that PAX is scheduled same weekend as Dragon*Con this year. That would probably skew the Critias' ratio even further away from the gamers this year.
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