Is there anyone else who had his/her first experience of a gaming convention at GaryCon? My first was GaryCon 2010. I was back for GaryCon 2011. And I am working on GaryCon 2012! I think that I had the distinction of the first character death at GaryCon 2010, early on Friday morning in a Rules Cyclopedia game run by Silas.
I was in on that game as well. Even though we had to say goodbye to your PC, it was a pleasure meeting you that day. MoT
And I've had the pleasure of gaming with you at both GC II and GC III and hopefully GC IV! Good times, Mr. Wolf!
A friend of mine will play his first RPG at his first gaming con this spring at Gary Con 2012. He lives a few states away or we would have him join one of the home campaigns - we're not idiots - err, we're not idiots with respect to intro'ing him to RPGs before the con if practical....
GaryCon 2011 was my second con, after NTRPG Con 2010 (<100 people) the year before. I probably wouldn't have had the balls to roll up to GC alone if I hadn't gone to a smaller convention first, so it worked out really well. Had a great time, met some good people and played some good games. My friend capitalbill who lives nearby (and DMs and games with me) is coming this year and it's his first con. He's a good dude and will really enjoy it, I think. Should be awesome.
Maker and Red, that was my introduction to the Dead Games Society, before there were cool rings with dice. I think that I was one of your first initiates. Ghul, I hope to be in Ghost Ships or Rats in the Wall. Totan, I am sure that you friend will want to come back. Welleran and I have been GaryConned. Chainsaw, I remember meeting you at NTRPG. capitalbill sounds familiar. Maybe I have met him or gamed with him before?
Yeah, that seems like long ago, eh? Hehe. I was glad to se you again last year at GC3, when we played in Jeff's AS&SH game, then all went to dinner afterward (remember the bachelorette party girls at the table next to us?). Lots of Guinness that evening. Fun! Unlikely, as he has never been to a convention before. Perhaps his legendary reputation precedes him.
Aw, that was your lucky table? We were waaaaay at the other end and saw those girls come in. A friendly lot, they were.
No kidding! One came over and grabbed us for a picture (obviously some bachelorette party checklist silliness - grab a GaryCon guy! :lol: :lol: ) Also.. we have another attendee! My and capitalbill's friend ligedog, who has recently moved to Charlotte from Portland and is now part of our 1E group, has made arrangements to attend GaryCon. Awesome! That makes three from Charlotte. Oh yeah, it's his first convention as well. Not bad!
GaryCon I (2009) was my first con. I found out about it two days prior and drove two hours from Naperville to lake Geneva to be there. The next year I moved to Indiana and still made the trip from South Bend. This year, I live in Upstate New York. But I still have my badge and room reserved. If I never attend any other con, I'll always try to make GaryCon.
