RPPR Episode 36: Gencon 2009 Wrapup

We’re back from Gencon and we’ve gathered our thoughts. It was an exhausting, exhilarating and expensive four days but well worth it. We cover everything from the trip to Indy, hotels, to the actual games we played or ran and our purchases. Tom tried out a few official games while I ran seven games, including an after hours Call of Cthulhu game. Of course the big news is that we played in a 2 part, 12 hour WW1 CoC scenario run by Adam Scott Glancy of Pagan Publishing. It was suitably epic. On top of that, we have some tips for all you con-goers including a few of my hints on running games at a con. Shout-Outs Eclipse Phase: Transhumanist Sci-Fi Horror Rpg. Very awesome, very pretty and well worth a look. Mecha & Manga: Mutants and Masterminds Animu setting book. If you want school girl ninjas and giant robots in M&M, try this. Shotgun Diaries: John Wick’s zombie survival horror rules-lite rpg. No link because there’s no website for the game. Shard: High-concept fantasy furry rpg. Zombie Cinema: A story game about zombies, sold in a VHS box. Very cool. Hills Rise Wild: Pagan Publishing’s Cthulhu Mythos board game. Mysteries of Mesoamerica: A Call of Cthulhu 1920s sourcebook for central america and has 4 scenarios. Hobocon: A documentary about some gamers trying to survive Gencon with no cash and no plan. Dragon Magazine Annual 2009: A collection of some of WOTC’s best stuff from Dragon magazine. Great material on kobolds and more Grim Wars: A new setting for Wild Talents written by Greg Stolze and Ken Hite. Damnation City: A nWoD sourcebook for cities – building your own, pulling the strings and so on. America the Audiobook: Hilarious audiobook from the Daily Show. I’m America and So Can You: Another funny audiobook, this one from Stephen Colbert. Music: Untitled song from Click Clack Kaboom.