Table Chatter - 2024 GenCon Post Mortem

Greg talks with some folks who went to GenCon this year! Ethan went for his first time, and we also talk with Brownie, David, and Sam! Come listen to a recap of the con, all the neat stuff they played and saw, and some advice!

(In order of appearance:)

Shoutouts:

David: Bezier Games
https://beziergames.com/index.html

Brownie: Floodgate Games
https://floodgate.games/

(Brownie, but everyone): Crazon
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/al-dente-rigamortis/id909811421
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/one-less-die/id1486533139

Brownie: Landmarks (Floodgate Games)
https://floodgate.games/collections/games/products/landmarks

Everyone: The Meatening / Fogo de Chao
https://fogodechao.com/location/indianapolis/

Everyone: Juicy Garland
https://www.instagram.com/juicy.garland/

Ethan: Brindlewood Bay
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/brindlewood-bay.html

Ethan: The Very Good Dogs of Chernobyl
https://9thlevel.com/products/the-very-good-dogs-of-chernobyl

Sam: Catacombs and Comedians
https://catacombsandcomedians.com/

Sam: Eldritch Automata
https://www.gehennagaming.com/eldritch-automata

Sam: The GenCon Store
https://www.rollacrit.com/pages/gencon

David: India Garden
https://www.indiagardenindy.com/

David: Pinquest / Pin Bazaar
https://www.pinbazaar.com/gen-con-2024

David: Tabletop Gaymers
https://tabletopgaymers.org/

Everyone: RPPR Live (Currently just RPPR Highlights:)
https://slangdesign.com/rppr/2024/08/podcast-episode/gencon-2024-highlights-episode-203/

Everyone: Ennie Gold Award Winning God’s Teeth (Congrats Caleb!)
https://shop.arcdream.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/delta-green-gods-teeth-hardback

https://shop.arcdream.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/delta-green-evidence-kit-gods-teeth-paperback

https://shop.arcdream.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/delta-green-gods-eye-paperback

https://shop.arcdream.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/delta-green-gods-hunt-hardback

Everyone: The Ennies
https://ennie-awards.com/

Ethan: National Security Decision Making Game
https://www.facebook.com/p/NSDM-The-National-Security-Decision-Making-Game-100064580357022/

Brownie: Max
Good Brews, Bad Views
https://www.goodbrewsbadviews.com/
Relatable Rolls
https://www.relatablerolls.com/

Advice:

Drink water. Shower.
It is more walking than you will expect.
Ethan & Brownie: Know the lay of the land.
Brownie: Don’t wear new shoes.
Brownie & Ethan: Don’t be bothered if you need some alone / with a few people recharging time.
Ethan: Baby powder & pain killers.
Ethan: Go with friends.
Ethan: Don’t overpack.
Sam: Know where to rehydrate.
Sam: If you don’t have people to go with, it can still be an enjoyable experience.
David: Immunoboosters.
David: Be open to new experiences.
Greg: Remember to eat.
Brownie: The Vendor Hall is more wide than long

Swag:

David: DND Player’s Handbook
https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/product/1001494/2024-player-s-handbook-digital-plus-physical-bundle

David: Dro Polter
https://oinkgames.com/en/games/analog/dropolter/

David: Psycho Killer
https://www.escapetabletopgames.com/product-page/psycho-killer

Brownie: Norse Foundry Dice Banded Turquoise Dice
https://www.norsefoundry.com/products/banded-rainbow-turquoise-7-piece-rpg-trustone-dice

Brownie: Landmarks
https://floodgate.games/collections/games/products/landmarks

Brownie: Eclipse Phase 2E Character Options
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/posthuman-studios/eclipse-phase-character-options

Brownie (For David): Norse Foundry Dice Purple Agate Dice
https://www.norsefoundry.com/products/purple-striped-agate-7-piece-rpg-dice-set-gemstone

Ethan: Cults of Cthulhu
https://www.chaosium.com/cults-of-cthulhu-hardcover/

Ethan: Just… Pelgrane Press
https://pelgranepress.com/shop/

Ethan: Pelgrane Specifically: The Yellow King RPG
https://pelgranepress.com/product-category/gumshoe/yellow-king/

Ethan: Three Threads
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/275438/3-Threads

Ethan: Brindlewood Bay
https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/brindlewood-bay.html

Future Advice:

David: If you go to the con, he is there to say hello.

Ethan: Red Markets 2E
https://www.patreon.com/hgod

Greg: Origins is worth trying
https://www.originsgamefair.com/

Where you can find our friends:

Brownie:

Here

The Roleplaying Exchange
https://roleplayingexchange.com/

Sam:

Here

Epic Party Guy
https://www.twitch.tv/epicpartyguy

Tabletop Encounters (Coming Soon)

David:

RPPR
http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/

Here

The Roleplaying Exchange
https://roleplayingexchange.com/

One Less Die
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/one-less-die/id1486533139

Reign - Nagalisitu - Agents of ALIS - Part 21

This campaign will touch on many themes, including slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

The Agents press on into the forest to see what is going on outside the barrier that protects Nagalisitu. The deeper they go in, the stranger things get. And once they come to a mysterious building, they decide to investigate...

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at Atomic Overmind, while the book with the information on Nagalisitu has not been released as of posting. We are using a Kickstarter backer version of those rules.

Genepals are references from Kyle Carty's Starstreamers from BPB Games.

What Lurks in the Deep sung by Jared and Nellie.

Adam - GM

Dan - Roscoe Holst - The human pilot of the Hypatia, and descendant of the... legendary? line of Holst, a family that always seems to be near when galactic history changes.

Ethan - Silent Reading - A Murnau spy, perhaps the person most suited to the work of the Library. Whereas his twin brother Cheerful Humming is much more of an open book, Silent Reading keeps to himself, trusting few...

Greg - Kyrt Howling-Echo - A gengineered half-human half-Murnau, he is the former Genepal League champion. Kyrt has "retired" into aiding the Library of Alexandria as a patron. Never without his beloved Genepal Pep Pup, or his second best friend Sol-Edge.

Jared - Captain Kai Uhila - The human captain of the Hypatia. Kai is a bard as is the nature of those who helm the ships that travel the galaxy. A bit of a drunk, a bit of a lech, a bit of a loose cannon, but someone with a strong sense of justice.

Laura - Tema Miles - A humanish logistics & security expert on the Hypatia. She wears her heart on her sleeve, and will rip yours out of your chest if you cross her, the ship, or her young ward Libby.

Alteregomania - The Unmasked Avenger

In the city of New Olympus, super heroes roam the city, powered and run by Plutocorp. The Pedestrian investigative reporter Klara awakens to a phone call concerning a burning building. As she conducts interviews and pokes around, she starts to realize this incident is a consequence of something more disturbing...

Alteregomania is a Gumshoe One-2-One setting, focusing on playing Klara as she investigates problems caused by New Olympus' heroes. It is PDF only, and available on Pelgrane Press' website.

Ben - GM

Greg - Klara Koenig

Call of Cthulhu - Harlem Unbound Part 19

The investigators reunite. They must plan, and plan quickly. For they must overcome the Baron in Blues if they are to save Harlem...

Harlem Unbound is by Chris Spivey for Darker Hue Studios & Chaosium, and can be found as both a pdf for the multi-system 1st Edition version at Darker Hue's website, and as a pdf or physical book for the Call of Cthulhu 2nd Edition at Chaosium.

Ethan - GM

Ben - Sgt. Reginald Luther, a field medic for the Harlem Hellfighters, who is trying to get in to med school or get out of America.

Dan - Ford Kitchens, a guy who knows everybody and can fix most things.

Greg - Titus "Dusty" Boyer, a young New Orleans native who can tend bar and play tuba in a NO jazz style.

Vince - Grant S. Green, a photographer who runs his own studio.

Reign - Nagalisitu - Agents of ALIS - Part 20

This campaign will touch on many themes, including slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

After having seen how much the Nagalisities debate, the Agents have a few ideas of how to best improve society. They agree to go into the forest to see how things are with the barrier...

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at Atomic Overmind, while the book with the information on Nagalisitu has not been released as of posting. We are using a Kickstarter backer version of those rules.

Genepals are references from Kyle Carty's Starstreamers from BPB Games.

What Lurks in the Deep sung by Greg and Laura.

Adam - GM

Dan - Roscoe Holst - The human pilot of the Hypatia, and descendant of the... legendary? line of Holst, a family that always seems to be near when galactic history changes.

Ethan - Silent Reading - A Murnau spy, perhaps the person most suited to the work of the Library. Whereas his twin brother Cheerful Humming is much more of an open book, Silent Reading keeps to himself, trusting few...

Greg - Kyrt Howling-Echo - A gengineered half-human half-Murnau, he is the former Genepal League champion. Kyrt has "retired" into aiding the Library of Alexandria as a patron. Never without his beloved Genepal Pep Pup, or his second best friend Sol-Edge.

Jared - Captain Kai Uhila - The human captain of the Hypatia. Kai is a bard as is the nature of those who helm the ships that travel the galaxy. A bit of a drunk, a bit of a lech, a bit of a loose cannon, but someone with a strong sense of justice.

Laura - Tema Miles - A humanish logistics & security expert on the Hypatia. She wears her heart on her sleeve, and will rip yours out of your chest if you cross her, the ship, or her young ward Libby.