HYPERBOREA / NTRPG Con VIII (2016)

**Posted by Chainsaw** 2/08/2016 9:25 am

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.

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/15/2016 7:52 am

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)

**Posted by mabon5127** 4/15/2016 7:58 am

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!

**Posted by Handy Haversack** 4/15/2016 8:11 am

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?

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/15/2016 3:04 pm

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?

**Posted by Ghul** 4/15/2016 3:10 pm

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.

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/27/2016 9:31 pm

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.

**Posted by Scalydemon** 6/01/2016 7:43 pm

Hope y'all have an awesome time at NTX!

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

Safe travels!

**Posted by Chainsaw** 6/05/2016 7:48 am

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

**Posted by Chainsaw** 6/05/2016 7:57 am

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

**Posted by Chainsaw** 6/05/2016 8:00 am

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

**Posted by Chainsaw** 6/05/2016 8:03 am

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

**Posted by mabon5127** 6/05/2016 1:53 pm

Great Pics! What fun.

**Posted by Chainsaw** 6/05/2016 2:29 pm

mabon5127 wrote:
Great Pics! What fun.

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

**Posted by Ghul** 6/06/2016 7:19 am

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

**Posted by Chainsaw** 6/06/2016 7:34 am

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!

**Posted by Scalydemon** 6/06/2016 9:23 am

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

**Posted by Chainsaw** 6/06/2016 9:41 am

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?

**Posted by mabon5127** 6/06/2016 9:44 am

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

**Posted by Chainsaw** 6/06/2016 9:47 am

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.