Gen Con 2011 Friday Events

Friday, along with Saturday, is my heavy gaming day. It starts of early and runs strong late into the night.  My first event starts off at 8 am.

Name: Save the Family Jewels


Synopsis: England's Crown Jewels Have been stolen!!! ...and you let it happen. Can you and you friends restore England's pride and tradition? Nazis, Dinosaurs and fun included...Roleplaying stressed.


Why I signed up for it: It is a pulp adventure and it is using the Hollow Earth Expedition rules, which I have played with before and found enjoyable.  I also noticed the "...Roleplaying stressed." part of the description, so this one should be good.


With a longer than normal break for lunch I am back to gaming at 4 pm.

Name: A nice cup of Egg Frog

Synopsis: December, 1940. Londoners have endured the perils of the Blitz for months, but as Christmastime draws near, hearts once again begin to fill with joy. That is until the children of Puddling Green begin to go missing... A Frog Hall Christmas carol full of holiday fear! Bad accents and hare-brained schemes strongly encouraged.

Why I signed up for it: Even though I sold my copy of Adventure!, and enjoy the system less than Hollow Earth, I signed up for this event as it is run by the same person who ran a VERY enjoyable event last year.  I hope I get to reprise my role as "the worlds greatest dentist."  Truly a fearsome character to play in pulp era London!

Proving that gaming can be a part time job I went ahead and scheduled yet another event starting at 8 pm.

Name: Requiem for a Descent

Synopsis: An eccentric occult enthusiast is hiring a group of scholars to explore the connections between and ancient ruin in southeast Asia and astronomical phenomenon.

Why I signed up for it:  It wouldn't be a real Gen Con without a Cthulhu event.  I like to play CoC events at cons because you have a more than average chance of losing by either death or insanity.  They all usually have some investigative element, which is something I enjoy as well.