Quote from: Goober;779449nice shirt

Quote from: jeff37923;779484I want one.

Yo también quiero una! I also want one!

Zachary, thank you so much!

I'd bet cash this site has plenty of stealth Bronies so I'm sure our quiet Brony Brothers would love to see pics of the My Little Pony booth!

If possible, get some pics of Palladium's Robotech Tactics demos. The PB forum poster Phaze was supposed to bring a Macross City model and a huge Space setup as well and his preview pics looked very impressive.

Quote from: YourSwordisMine;779580It is sad at how bland the WoTC 5e room is compared to the balls to the wall Paizo room. That disparity is kind of jarring.

Paizo has clearly won the Art Wars, both in books and at cons. It's a shame its attached to a game I don't enjoy.

Quote from: jibbajibba;779796Our homebrewed Space combat game way way better, using extendable car aerials and a steel sheet base and magnets it was genuine 3D

Can I?

Stop your jibbajabba foo! (Mr/T)

In regards to the 5e/ Paizo comparison, what color I have seen in the 5e shots has been impressive, esp those faction hanging displays. Very nice. And their sold out signs for their demo games must be saying something about popularity.

I still chuckle with mirth over the pathfinder missprint on the Advanced Class guide cover. You hope someone got taken over the coals for that.

Quote from: Claudius;779802I didn't know that Mythic Britain would be available in GenCon. Color me interested.

Zachary, thank you very much for this thread, as usual, it's a pleasure.

I don't believe it is, but Loz and Pete are going to be there, maybe with some layout to show and demos to run.

Here's their plans.

Quote from: Sutekh;779816I still chuckle with mirth over the pathfinder missprint on the Advanced Class guide cover. You hope someone got taken over the coals for that.

There are things that I want people to get taken over the coals for. That isn't one of them.

Zach, thank you once again for doing this for all of us who have no hope of getting to Gen Con. It really gives us a nice warm feeling seeing all the new products and things going on at Gen Con.

Also, colour me interested in seeing some of the Design Mechanism's stuff on Mythic Britain for RQ6.

Good morning, guys! Here with my oldest daughter today! I'll be sure to check on RQ and Mythic Britain--I think they're supposed to have some proofs.

A couple of quick pics before the Exhibit Hall opens:

Fat Dragon, as always, amazes me with what they can do with cardstock. There are some new models at this year's show, and a great deal on their products:







Does no one else find it amazing that's just cardstock?

One thing I meant to mention yesterday that I didn't: Shadows of Esteren has a fairly large, very impressive display here at Gen Con this year. No wonder people rave over the production values of that line:





And yes, for you Who fans, as always:





I have seen more Doctors in costume this year than in any I can remember. And I'm pretty sure the eyes of the Doctor furthest to the left follow you when you move.

Here's the White Wolf/Onyx Path/Dark Darkness (or Not) booth. Not a very good pic, I'll try to get another.




More a bit later, guys--thanks for reading and the comments! I'm trying to respond to your messages and PMs as I can.

Quote from: Zachary The First;779861Good morning, guys! Here with my oldest daughter today! I'll be sure to check on RQ and Mythic Britain--I think they're supposed to have some proofs.

A couple of quick pics before the Exhibit Hall opens:

Fat Dragon, as always, amazes me with what they can do with cardstock. There are some new models at this year's show, and a great deal on their products:

I need a new keyboard, I think I just ruined this one from drooling over this picture.  How do I buy this?  I need to buy this.

(Well, I need to buy two.  One for my daughter to play with, and one for me to enjoy.)

Quote from: Zachary The First;779615The official word being given to customers at the 5e Bazaar is that MM books are not available, not coming in on time or somesuch. At least for the plebes--I can't speak to anything else, but will ask around.

Here are the pics from the other thread on it...

Quote from: jcfiala;779864I need a new keyboard, I think I just ruined this one from drooling over this picture.  How do I buy this?  I need to buy this.

(Well, I need to buy two.  One for my daughter to play with, and one for me to enjoy.)

It's available on RPGNow--and check out the Fat Dragon website, too...

New update incoming...

I went past the Moon Design/Design Mechanism booth, and talked to Pete Nash (no Loz at that moment). I was able to look at a map and some early proof sheets for Mythic Britain. Pete is saying they're projecting a release by the end of the year. A really cool feature is the pdf map that comes with it will be layered, so you can turn off and on various layers and labels on it.

Overall, layout is mostly done, and it sounds like Loz is working on the last parts of it. Here's a super-special sneak peek for you:







One of the absolute, hands-down coolest things I've seen at Gen Con is Collapsible Construction (Booth 465). Their fold-down building essentially lie down flat, and pop into place with an absolute minimum of work. Seriously, this was AMAZING to see. I think I just stood there with my jaw dropped open. I deal all the time with having either the time or space for minis buildings, and here's a really cool solution to that--everything can just be kept in a page protector, popped up when needed, and folds down with zero hassle!

Here's a Facebook page--the website is still under construction. Seriously, seriously impressive.

By the way, that is a HEAVY pewter mini sitting on top of this stuff with no bend or apparent stress.








Received a GREAT demo of Syrinscape, the sound effects player and software that is on display here at Gen Con. I'll confess--I thought this was going to be another simplistic product that detracted from the focus of a game, rather than add to it. I was wrong, I think. The various sound packages, the sliders to increase and mix, and the push-button one-off sounds are presented in a seriously smooth package.







For what it's worth, my daughter says Syrinscape and Collapsible Construction are the two coolest things she's seen today. Getting to see a sneak peek of Mythic Britain was a highlight for me, but I have to say, both of those were absolutely awesome.

Much, much better reception at Kenzer this year, I am happy to say! Happy booth, plenty of fan interaction, and some demos a-rockin' the place:



My daughter and I did this game Snake Oil at Out of the Box. GREAT family, group, or party game--picked up a copy for $20, and was happy to do so.

Still need to hit up SJ Games and plenty more--will update later this afternoon, God and wifi willing.

Quote from: Omega;779779Have you ever been to Gen Con? They have people there selling BDSM gear, real swords, costuming supplies, videos, videos and more videos, etc.

Gen Con had an "Anime Track" as long as I have been there (1990-2001). Even TSR obviously considered them relevant enough.
The 1990 screening of Akira probably had the biggest attendance of any movie screening that took place at Gen Con (at least while they were at MECCA).

Spoiler

Back then movie screenings took place in a small room that seated maybe 30, 40 persons.
The movie before Akira was Terry Gilliam's Baron Münchhausen, and the room was packed - not because the people wanted to see Münchhausen, but because they wanted to secure places for Akira! When Gen Con saw the hundreds of people waiting outside the room they moved the screening in the last minute to the big stage area (where usually the Dragonlance plays, the sword fight demos, and special guest events like Mark Hamill's Q&A took place).

Zack, thank you this coverage!

Many many years ago I did Gen Con reports on German usenet (albeit without pictures as this was before smart phones) so I can relate to what you are going through.

Mythic Britain looks nice!  How is RuneQuest?  I've never played it but I read up on it a few days ago and I'm tempted -- downloaded the free rules and going to give it a read this weekend.

Also, did you get the chance to stop by Columbia Games?  Curious to see how much Harn stuff they have out and how they present it (the HQ subscriber articles just come in little baggies).  Wondering if Orbaal makes an appearance as well, copies should be shipping to subscribers in the next couple of weeks so it may be there as well.

Thanks again for this thread, it's almost like being there.

Great work, Zack! You'll need a holiday when you get back home.

Thank you for time and effort taking all these pictures, posting them and giving write ups- very appreciated!