HYPERBOREA / Gary Con VIII (2016)

**Posted by Chainsaw** 2/02/2016 10:13 am

I hope I can live up to your expectations, gizmo! I suppose if I kill you off quickly, then...

**Posted by SavageGM** 2/02/2016 11:49 am

Anyone get into one of my No Warmth from the Gold games?

**Posted by gizmomathboy** 2/02/2016 11:51 am

Chainsaw wrote:
I hope I can live up to your expectations, gizmo! I suppose if I kill you off quickly, then...

My expectations are to chuck some dice, drink some beer, and have a glorious death if it comes to that. My con style is very much banzai. Ain't got time to build a character path only a path of mayhem and fun (see handy attacking a dinosaur and my monk turning a pot of rice into a deadly, improvised weapon).

**Posted by Chainsaw** 2/02/2016 12:06 pm

SavageGM wrote:
Anyone get into one of my No Warmth from the Gold games?

I wanted to, but our Thurs games overlap (12-4) and your Friday game (2-6) overlaps with Prata's game (12-6), which was my number one priority this year because it's been on my list for a few years. Once the dust settles, you and capitalbill and I should do a Hyperborea game day here in Charlotte. I think I know a couple of other guys who might be able to do a one-off. Anyway, looking forward to meeting you in a few weeks.

gizmomathboy wrote:
Chainsaw wrote:
I hope I can live up to your expectations, gizmo! I suppose if I kill you off quickly, then...
My expectations are to chuck some dice, drink some beer, and have a glorious death if it comes to that. My con style is very much banzai. Ain't got time to build a character path only a path of mayhem and fun (see handy attacking a dinosaur and my monk turning a pot of rice into a deadly, improvised weapon).

We have the same style!

**Posted by Handy Haversack** 2/02/2016 2:46 pm

I actually got into everything in my cart. Weird, right? My friends/players coming along were not at all so lucky. A couple of them got into nothing at all. Others are mixed.

Basically, I'm holding on to everything I got into and will give it all to my friends if they want it, esp. since most have never been to a con and I want them to have a good time. I want to hang on to Grodog's CH-1 game because I've wanted to game with him for a long while. And if at all possible, I want to play a session of Marvel Super Heroes because I'm an enormous nerd.

So everything's a bit up in the air until the next checkout process happens. Right now, I'm in Chainsaw's game on Friday, but I'll give it up if one of my players wants it, figuring we'll get together and game at some point.

Made it into Jeff's games Thu. and Sat. and again will end up giving those away to my players.

Made it into Morgan's games Thu. morning and Fri evening. I'm trying to hang on to one of those, Morgan!

And made it into Eli's game Sat. morning.

But like I said, no idea what I'll end up actually in since I want to make sure these guys get into things they wanted.

Bill, one of my good friends is in the Ice Fall game, too! Should be a blast. I went through it carefully and took out all the treasure and gave the monsters extra mouths.

Chainsaw wrote:
SavageGM wrote:
Anyone get into one of my No Warmth from the Gold games?

SavageGM, one of my players got into one of your sessions, I'm pretty sure.

Chainsaw wrote:
I hope I can live up to your expectations, gizmo! I suppose if I kill you off quickly, then...

gizmomathboy wrote:
My expectations are to chuck some dice, drink some beer, and have a glorious death if it comes to that. My con style is very much banzai. Ain't got time to build a character path only a path of mayhem and fun (see handy attacking a dinosaur and my monk turning a pot of rice into a deadly, improvised weapon).

Look, that dinosaur needed some taking down a peg. And so did that kitchen staff!

**Posted by mabon5127** 2/02/2016 2:57 pm

Handy Haversack wrote:
Made it into Morgan's games Thu. morning and Fri evening. I'm trying to hang on to one of those, Morgan!

I am honored and hope to run a great game for you or one of your friends! I think its great that you would look out for your buds like that!

Morgan

**Posted by Blackadder23** 2/02/2016 2:59 pm

gizmomathboy wrote:
My expectations are to chuck some dice, drink some beer, and have a glorious death if it comes to that. My con style is very much banzai. Ain't got time to build a character path only a path of mayhem and fun (see handy attacking a dinosaur and my monk turning a pot of rice into a deadly, improvised weapon).

Never mind cons. I prefer that players adopt this style all the time.

**Posted by francisca** 2/02/2016 8:08 pm

Blackadder23 wrote:
Never mind cons. I prefer that players adopt this style all the time.

Hell yeah. I can vouch for gizmo, he's one beer swillin', dice chuckin', wise-crackin' good time.

**Posted by gizmomathboy** 2/02/2016 10:40 pm

francisca wrote:
Blackadder23 wrote:
Never mind cons. I prefer that players adopt this style all the time.
Hell yeah. I can vouch for gizmo, he's one beer swillin', dice chuckin', wise-crackin' good time.

Well, I'm a bit handicapped since I wasn't raised around horse traders, steel workers, and other bull s*** artists. My wise-cracking game isn't as polished as some. :-)

**Posted by BigPerm** 2/02/2016 11:41 pm

Bill, +0 swords and cool hats count as treasure in Handy's games

(edit for spelling)

Last edited by BigPerm (2/02/2016 11:45 pm)

**Posted by BigPerm** 2/02/2016 11:42 pm

mabon5127, your game is in my cart waiting for registration to reopen. I've got my fingers crossed.

**Posted by mabon5127** 2/03/2016 9:04 am

BigPerm wrote:
mabon5127, your game is in my cart waiting for registration to reopen. I've got my fingers crossed.

Good Luck! I await my chance to register as well.

**Posted by BigPerm** 2/03/2016 9:28 am

Just got back to my computer. I see that your games are sold out. Ah well, I'll probably take handy up on his offer for your Friday night game.

**Posted by mabon5127** 2/03/2016 9:47 am

My fear is that when they eliminate duplicate purchases sold out games will be no longer sold out. Though I believe there are quite a few folks still to buy their first game.

**Posted by Chainsaw** 2/03/2016 10:21 am

mabon5127 wrote:
My fear is that when they eliminate duplicate purchases sold out games will be no longer sold out. Though I believe there are quite a few folks still to buy their first game.

I have that fear as well.

**Posted by Handy Haversack** 2/03/2016 12:00 pm

Chainsaw wrote:
mabon5127 wrote:
My fear is that when they eliminate duplicate purchases sold out games will be no longer sold out. Though I believe there are quite a few folks still to buy their first game.
I have that fear as well.

I *think* that the duplicate purchases are only in those games that have changed numbers of tickets and weird data associated with them. If your games still says 8 seats, or whatever, I think it's OK. Though, please, let's face facts. I have no idea.

There are a lot of cool-sounding games left with tix, though. Allegedly! Allegedly!

**Posted by mabon5127** 2/03/2016 2:11 pm

Handy Haversack wrote:
Chainsaw wrote:
mabon5127 wrote:
My fear is that when they eliminate duplicate purchases sold out games will be no longer sold out. Though I believe there are quite a few folks still to buy their first game.
I have that fear as well.
I *think* that the duplicate purchases are only in those games that have changed numbers of tickets and weird data associated with them. If your games still says 8 seats, or whatever, I think it's OK. Though, please, let's face facts. I have no idea.

There are a lot of cool-sounding games left with tix, though. Allegedly! Allegedly!

Not fretting over it but I wonder as a gold ticket purchaser if there will actually be gold games to purchase with my treasure particularly since I am limited to fewer sessions by running. Are there enough gold sessions to use up the gold purchased? Probably go back to a basic ticket next year....

**Posted by Handy Haversack** 2/03/2016 9:40 pm

mabon5127 wrote:
Not fretting over it but I wonder as a gold ticket purchaser if there will actually be gold games to purchase with my treasure particularly since I am limited to fewer sessions by running. Are there enough gold sessions to use up the gold purchased? Probably go back to a basic ticket next year....

Not sure if the formatting will come through, but here's a list I have half-assedly compiled. Plenty of GP seats left. Also, I think three of Mentzer's games have seats in them:

Fri.: 4-8: James Carpio: CODENAME Acrid Herald: Strange Assets: | http://garycon.com/game/strange-assets/ | 3SP
Sat., 6-10: Merele Rasmussen: CODENAME Acrid Herald: OPERATION: Sahara Safari! | http://garycon.com/game/operation-sahara-safari/ | 2GP
Thu., 2-6: Jay Sharpe: Symbaroum | http://garycon.com/game/the-promised-land-an-introductory-adventure/ | 3SP
Fri., 10-1: Steve Chenault: Back to the Darkenfold | http://garycon.com/game/back-to-the-darkenfold/ | 1GP
Sat., 10-1: Steve Chenault: Into the Wild | http://garycon.com/game/into-the-wild/ | 2GP
Thu., 6-12: Jason Coook: Red Death • Dungeons Deep | http://garycon.com/game/red-death-%E2%80%A2-dungeons-deep/ | 3SP
Lots of D&D 5th ed. games | http://garycon.com/games/list/?tribe_paged=2&tribe_event_display=list&event-gm=2243&event-system=-1&bb2_screener_=1454336136%2B128.59.208.1 |
Thu., 12-4: Brandon Goeringer: AS&SH: No Warmth from the Gold | http://garycon.com/game/no-warmth-from-the-gold-2/ | 3SP
Sat.: 2-6, Allan Hammack: AD&D: Ghost Tower of Inverness | http://garycon.com/game/ghost-tower-of-inverness/ | 1GP
Sat., 6-12: Jon Hershberger: Axis and Allies: Invastion of Italy | http://garycon.com/game/the-invasion-of-italy/ | 3SP
Sun., 10-4: Jon Hershberger: Axis and Allies: A&A Pacific | http://garycon.com/game/axis-allies-pacific/ | 3SP
Fri., 4-8: Mark Hunt: Gangbusters Meets the A-Team | http://garycon.com/game/gangbusters-meets-the-a-team/ | 3SP
Thu., 10-2: Harold Johnson: AD&D: Arachne’s Armor | http://garycon.com/game/arachnes-armor/ | 1GP
Fri., 4-8: Harold Johnson: Dog Day High Noon | http://garycon.com/game/dog-day-high-noon/ | 1GP
Sat., 8AM-12PM: Harold Johnson: AD&D: Tamoachan Revisited | http://garycon.com/game/tamoachan-revisited-2/ | 1GP
Sun., 12-4: Joe Kline: Wreckus Maximus! | http://garycon.com/game/moebius-maximus/ | 3SP
Thu., 8AM-12: Eric Petersen: Villains and Vigilantes: Mirror Mirror | http://garycon.com/game/mirror-mirror/ | 3SP
Fri., 6-10: Eric Petersen: AS&SH: Long Walk Home | http://garycon.com/game/a-long-walk-home/ | 3SP
Sat., 10-2: Eric Petersen: D6XD6: The Uncanny X-Men | http://garycon.com/game/the-uncanny-x-men/ | 3SP
Fri., 10-2: Bryan Skowera: AD&D: Against the Dwarfs: The Citadel of the Hill Dwarfs | http://garycon.com/game/against-the-dwarfs-the-citadel-of-the-hill-dwarfs/ | 3SP
Sat., 10-2: Adam Hawkins: CoC: Hideous Horror of the Hebrides | http://garycon.com/game/the-hideous-horror-of-the-hebrides-2/ | FROM EM
Thu., 6-10: Hideouts & Hoodlums: Palace of the Vamp Queen | http://garycon.com/game/hideouts-hoodlums-palace-of-the-vamp-queen/ | 3SP
Sat., 1-5: Tractics | http://garycon.com/game/legends-of-wargaming-tractics-148-scale-russian-front-43/ | 1GP
Fri., 2-6: OD&D: The Invasion of Arun’Kid | http://garycon.com/game/odd-the-invasion-of-arunkid/ | 3SP
Fri., 4-10: AD&D: Re-Amon’s Tomb | http://garycon.com/game/re-amons-tomb/ | 3SP
Sat., 4-8: CoC: The Thing on the Ice | http://garycon.com/game/the-thing-on-the-ice/ | 1GP
Thu., 2-6: Barbarians of Lemuria: The Lost Idols | http://garycon.com/game/the-lost-idols/ | 3SP
Fri., 4-8: The Morrow Project: DGS Presents: Rude Awakening, Part 1 | http://garycon.com/game/dead-games-society-presents-rude-awakening-part-1-2/ | 3SP
Thu., 2-6: CoC: The Sterling Hall Bombing: The Truth Revealed | http://garycon.com/game/the-sterling-hall-bombing-the-truth-revealed-4/ | 3SP
Sat., 10-4: CoC: The Haunting: Hook Edition | http://garycon.com/game/the-haunting-hook-edition/ | 3SP

Last edited by Handy Haversack (2/03/2016 10:04 pm)

**Posted by mabon5127** 2/04/2016 8:47 am

Thanks for the info!

**Posted by gizmomathboy** 2/04/2016 9:03 am

Don't forget you can do some decent searching/filtering with my web app:

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