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2/08/2016 9:25 am  #1


NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Looks like Doug updated the schedule, so the convention's starting to take shape. Good set of offerings as usual - wish I had more time! The official site is here.

I submitted two events. It's the same Hyperborea scenario I am running four times at Gary Con in March, so it should be pretty smooth by June, as it will have the benefit of lots of playtesting feedback. Details below.

Title: The Strange Tale of Crystal Point (for AS&SH)
Times: Friday 12PM-6PM, Sat 7PM-whenever
Players: 8, level 7-9 pregens provided
Description: In the far reaches of Hyperborea’s Crab Archipelago, lies a small, but mountainous island known as Crystal Point. Passing sailors have recently seen a crimson glow in Crystal Point’s waters, beams of reddish-brown light shining up from its steep cliffs and unusually frequent lightning storms. One Esquimaux fisherman even claims to have seen ghostly figures haunting the island’s shores. Ariston Thalassa, an Atlantean sage in Khromarium, Hyperborea’s largest city, has heard these strange tales and approached your party with a promising explanation. He believes Crystal Point may hold the ruins of a lost Atlantean colony – and its secrets! Eager for adventure and treasure, you agreed to explore the island and, after a long journey, have finally set foot on its rocky beach.


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
 

4/15/2016 7:52 am  #2


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Very smooth registration and, luckily, I got everything I wanted. There are still seats available in my Friday AS&SH games, so make sure to grab one if you're free then. I'm adding a whole new level, unseen at Gary Con, so maybe one of these two groups will be the first to explore it - should be very cool! Also, Dennis Pipes' Thursday night AS&SH game (Return to the Tomb of Horrors) still has some seats too, so I would check that out if you are free. I wanted to play it myself, but I had already obligated myself to run part of the K&KA Social long ago. Anyway, really looking forward to this year's convention!

Wednesday, June 1
6p-12a Vanquishing Leviathan's 1E game: The Dungeon of Dracula

Thursday, June 2
6p-12a K&KA Social (a 1E deathtrap dungeon with rotating referees and free homebrew beer!)

Friday, June 3
12p-6p my AS&SH game: The Strange Tale of Crystal Point (6/8 seats filled)
7p-12a tacojohn's 1E game: Necropolis

Saturday, June 4
10a-4p Welleran's 1E game: Sightless Sisters
6p-12a my AS&SH game: The Strange Tale of Crystal Point (8/8 seats filled)

Last edited by Chainsaw (4/16/2016 8:53 pm)


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

4/15/2016 7:58 am  #3


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Chainsaw wrote:

Very smooth registration and, luckily, I got everything I wanted. There are still a few seats available in my two AS&SH games, so make sure to grab one if you're free then. I'm adding a whole new level, unseen at Gary Con, so maybe one of these two groups will be the first to explore it - should be very cool! Also, Dennis Pipes' Thursday night AS&SH game (Return to the Tomb of Horrors) still has some seats too, so I would check that out if you are free. I wanted to play it myself, but I had already obligated myself to run part of the K&KA Social long ago. Anyway, really looking forward to this year's convention!

Wednesday, June 1
6p-12a Vanquishing Leviathan's 1E game: The Dungeon of Dracula

Thursday, June 2
6p-12a K&KA Social (a 1E deathtrap dungeon with rotating referees and free homebrew beer!)

Friday, June 3
12p-6p my AS&SH game: The Strange Tale of Crystal Point (2/8 slots filled)
7p-12a tacojohn's 1E game: Necropolis

Saturday, June 4
10a-4p Welleran's 1E game: Sightless Sisters
6p-12a my AS&SH game: The Strange Tale of Crystal Point (6/8 slots filled)

Dang.  I wish I could make this con.  It sounds like a load of fun!
 


“How can I wear the harness of toil
And sweat at the daily round,
While in my soul forever
The drums of Pictdom sound?” 
 

4/15/2016 8:11 am  #4


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

mabon5127 wrote:

Chainsaw wrote:

Very smooth registration and, luckily, I got everything I wanted. There are still a few seats available in my two AS&SH games, so make sure to grab one if you're free then. I'm adding a whole new level, unseen at Gary Con, so maybe one of these two groups will be the first to explore it - should be very cool! Also, Dennis Pipes' Thursday night AS&SH game (Return to the Tomb of Horrors) still has some seats too, so I would check that out if you are free. I wanted to play it myself, but I had already obligated myself to run part of the K&KA Social long ago. Anyway, really looking forward to this year's convention!

Wednesday, June 1
6p-12a Vanquishing Leviathan's 1E game: The Dungeon of Dracula

Thursday, June 2
6p-12a K&KA Social (a 1E deathtrap dungeon with rotating referees and free homebrew beer!)

Friday, June 3
12p-6p my AS&SH game: The Strange Tale of Crystal Point (2/8 slots filled)
7p-12a tacojohn's 1E game: Necropolis

Saturday, June 4
10a-4p Welleran's 1E game: Sightless Sisters
6p-12a my AS&SH game: The Strange Tale of Crystal Point (6/8 slots filled)

Dang.  I wish I could make this con.  It sounds like a load of fun!
 

Ditto.

Though maybe mabon5127 and I will throw our own con! And have even more fun! And who'll be jealous then, huh, Chainsaw? Huh? HUH?

 

4/15/2016 3:04 pm  #5


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

dm_soda wrote:

I signed up for your Saturday evening game, Chainsaw. I'm looking forward to it.

I saw that! Thanks so much. We'll have a good time!

Are you coming all the way from Ireland?


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

4/15/2016 3:10 pm  #6


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

This is great stuff! Wish I could be there. I'll be back next year! Also, Dennis Pipes is running Tomb of Horrors in Hyperborea on Thursday night.


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4/27/2016 9:31 pm  #7


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

dm_soda wrote:

Chainsaw wrote:

Are you coming all the way from Ireland?

Sorry for the delay in my response. I've been super busy lately and I sometimes forget to check forums.

I am indeed coming from Ireland. This will be my third year doing so, and also probably my last for a while sadly. 
I can't wait to play some AS&SH though. 

Well, I'm glad you could make it this year, when I'm running some! We'll have a good time. I'm putting the finishing touches on a new level right now, so who knows, maybe your crew will be the first ones to explore it. 


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

6/01/2016 7:43 pm  #8


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Hope y'all have an awesome time at NTX!

Post some pics, game recaps, stories, escapades, horrible gossip

Safe travels!


I filled my palace with deadly traps so trap admirers will come and visit me

AFS magazine - pulp literature meets old school gaming http://hallsoftizunthane.blogspot.com/
 

6/05/2016 7:48 am  #9


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Thanks Scaly! Wish you could have made it. Here's a recap of the pics from this thread at K&KA.

A few pics from Weds:

Marriott Lobby




austinjimm playing the beer guitar with two of the 96 beers he brewed for the K&KA Social


Drinks across the street at the Big Apple dive bar


Black Blade setting up


taco and grodog


Black Blade Booth 1


Black Blade Booth 2


Black Blade Booth 3


Steve's Dungeon of Dracula. My favorite quote from Steve about my chaotic evil cleric, Alucard, "You should have died, Chainsaw. You should have burned in hell." Very fun game!














Circus Maximus


Chris Clark's game


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

6/05/2016 7:57 am  #10


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Thurs pics:
Steve running Dungeon of Dracula again


austinjimm running Outdoor Survival












Jimm's Planet Eris Book 2


Nik laughing in OS


Resolving a joust


Darlene


Jeff Easley


Jim Ward (later found out this group lasted just 46 minutes before TPK - they timed it!)


Dennis Sustare and Steve Perrin


Tim Kask (left), Michael Curtis and Mythmere


grodog and capitalbill plotting world domination


badmike and his badass collection of goodies


Bill Barsh's 1E tournament game


Jason Braun


Hydra Cooperative booth


Jason Sholtis originals I picked up at HC booth


Prepping austinjimm's homebrew beer for the K&KA Social






EOTB+17 in the K&KA social - from EOTB (referee) counterclockwise: Tim, Is_907, capitalbill, tacojohn, Nik, grodog, three fresh souls, Steve, eighbits, tetramorph, balrog62, austinjimm, Welleran


Alucard lives!


Flambeaux and balrog62 dead quickly...

From EOTB (referee), counterclockwise: Tim, Is_907, capitalbill, Nik, tacojohn, three fresh souls, eighbits, tetramorph, grodog, balrog62, austinjimm, Welleran


From EOTB (referee), counterclockwise: Tim, Is_907, capitalbill, Nik, tacojohn, three fresh souls, Steve, eighbits, tetramorph, grodog, balrog62, austinjimm, Welleran


From EOTB (referee) clockwise: Welleran, austinjimm, grodog, tetramoprh


From left, clockwise: tacojohn, Nik, capitalbill, Is_907, Tim, EOTB, austinjimm, grodog, tetramorph


From bottom left: Nik, capitalbill, Is_907, Tim, EOTB, Welleran


tacojohn's takes over the social - his intro words, "So, I have expanded the monster hit die table to 34..." From tacojohn (referee), counterclockwise: Tim, capitalbill, Nik, EOTB, three fresh souls, eighbits, tetramorph, grodog, austinjimm, Welleran


From tacojohn (referee), counterclockwise: Tim, capitalbill, Nik, EOTB, three fresh souls, eighbits, tetramorph, grodog, austinjimm, Welleran


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

6/05/2016 8:00 am  #11


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Friday pics:

Chris Holmes (left), Michael Curtis (middle), grodog (right)


grodog's running Tom Moldvay's The Morandir Company (1E) - counterclockwise from him: EOTB, capitalbill, Welleran and others


grodog's game


mythmere's Mythrus Tower game (S&W)


mythmere's game


My Crystal Point game (AS&SH) - counterclockwise from me: Stephen, Walter, Rustin, Scott, eightbits, Steve, austinjimm (Flambeaux with camera)


eightbits passed me this note during my game - hahaha!


My character in tacojohn's Necropolis game (1E)


tacojohn runnning the game, austinjimm and capitalbill at the other end of the table


tacojohn's game


grodog running Greyhawk (1E)


grodog's game


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

6/05/2016 8:03 am  #12


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Saturday pics:
Steve running his Swords & Six-Siders game (capitalbill right)


Steve behind the screen, eighbits to right, then capitalbill


Steve Perrin's Superheroes game


Mike Kelly's Traveller game


The Holmes Seminar - Chris Holmes left, Zenopus middle, grodog right











austinjimm's kids game




Welleran's Desert Shrine of the Sightless Sisters game (1E)


I roll a natural 18 magic missile damage against a Medusa! We win and press further -


stratochamp motioning


So... my magic-user failed his save (1!!!) and took a 34 point Lightning Bolt to the face! Time for a new mapper.  :lol:


My Sat night game - me in front of white board, then, counterclockwise: tetramorph, barnett, Jake and balrog62; not pictured: Welleran, Charlie, dm soda and cameraman Flambeaux


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

6/05/2016 1:53 pm  #13


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Great Pics!  What fun.


“How can I wear the harness of toil
And sweat at the daily round,
While in my soul forever
The drums of Pictdom sound?” 
 

6/05/2016 2:29 pm  #14


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

mabon5127 wrote:

Great Pics!  What fun.

We had a great time. I wish you all could have been there.


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

6/06/2016 7:19 am  #15


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

My word, I am so jealous! Great pictures. I really enjoyed going through these and for a moment living vicariously through them. Cheers!


HYPERBOREA- A Role-Playing Game of Swords, Sorcery, and Weird Science-Fantasy
 

6/06/2016 7:34 am  #16


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Ghul wrote:

My word, I am so jealous! Great pictures. I really enjoyed going through these and for a moment living vicariously through them. Cheers!

Glad you enjoyed them and hope you can make it next year. You were missed!


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

6/06/2016 9:23 am  #17


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Wow, great pics thanks Chainsaw! Looks like a great time as usual.


I filled my palace with deadly traps so trap admirers will come and visit me

AFS magazine - pulp literature meets old school gaming http://hallsoftizunthane.blogspot.com/
 

6/06/2016 9:41 am  #18


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

Scalydemon wrote:

Wow, great pics thanks Chainsaw! Looks like a great time as usual.

It was! As with Ghul, you were missed. Maybe next year?


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

6/06/2016 9:44 am  #19


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

There also seemed to be a lot of kids at the Con as well!  This bodes well for the hobby.


“How can I wear the harness of toil
And sweat at the daily round,
While in my soul forever
The drums of Pictdom sound?” 
 

6/06/2016 9:47 am  #20


Re: NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

mabon5127 wrote:

There also seemed to be a lot of kids at the Con as well!  This bodes well for the hobby.

I thought the same and totally agree. Many games had players in their teens and early twenties.


Blackadder23: Insanely long villain soliloquy, then "Your action?"
BORGO'S PLAYER: I shoot him in the face
     Thread Starter
 

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