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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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 Posted - 05 Feb 2014 : 02:31:16
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I'm planning a little gift for the attendees, although 80 might be stretching my logistical abilities somewhat ...
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Kris the Grey
Senior Scribe
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2014 : 04:28:37
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Matt - Sounds great! Thanks for including my favorite system, 2E, on your formats list. I hope you get the time to get it done.
Erik - Mass Effect you say? Definitely color me interested...
As to what I had in mind for an adventure I might run, I figured I'd offer a quick version of one of my standard Realms based 'Play Yourself' adventures. I'd either use the 2E, Pathfinder, or D&D Next rules set (depending on what struck my fancy). I'd use a scenario that would reward knowledge of Realms lore and a bit of glibness over combat capability (although mortal danger certainly won't be absent...) and that could accommodate as many as a dozen or as few as three or four players (so as many or as few folks could play as desired).
What say you all? Any interest? |
Kris the Grey - Member in Good Standing of the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors, the Arcane Guild of Silverymoon, and the Connecticut Bar Association |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2014 : 18:15:02
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@Kris: Yes, I'm working on a Mass Effect RPG. For fun--not for publication (though I'd be a fool to say no if Bioware was interested). I'm hoping to have an alpha to test at GenCon, but we'll see what happens.
I remember you mentioning the "Play Yourself" adventure last year (or perhaps it was here on the boards). Sound intriguing.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Kris the Grey
Senior Scribe
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2014 : 23:04:03
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Erik,
If you get that Mass Effect game up and running for an alpha test definitely count me in. Are you going up on the official schedule with it? If so, please give us a heads up (so I can put it in my cart and not miss out on tickets for it when it opens up).
I did mention the PYS game to you in person (and the James Brothers, and Brian I think) last year (at the end of the event). As I said, I've been doing one on the official schedule the last two years, but although it's always full up, it never drew the exact audience I was aiming for - Candlekeepers. So, I asked you guys what you thought might be a better way to do that. This year's effort was inspired by a suggestion from Matt actually, Lol. I'm glad to see you are interested. I'll wait for a few more head nods and then start the ball a rolling to see if we can't whip something up. |
Kris the Grey - Member in Good Standing of the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors, the Arcane Guild of Silverymoon, and the Connecticut Bar Association |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2014 : 00:02:35
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I wonder if the James Bros would be willing to run a playtest of their Red Aegis game?  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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idilippy
Senior Scribe
USA
417 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2014 : 12:12:19
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
@Kris: Yes, I'm working on a Mass Effect RPG. For fun--not for publication (though I'd be a fool to say no if Bioware was interested). I'm hoping to have an alpha to test at GenCon, but we'll see what happens.
If that happens I have to find a way to GenCon, that'd be something I couldn't miss being a part of, or at least watch.
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2014 : 15:51:43
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Originally posted by Markustay
I wonder if the James Bros would be willing to run a playtest of their Red Aegis game?
We absolutely will be running RED AEGIS at Gen Con, but not at the Candlekeep Seminar.  I doubt I'll have time to prepare this, but I'd love to play through the Days of Thunder or the Crown Wars with the RED AEGIS ruleset. One of these days! |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2014 : 16:18:48
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quote:
Originally posted by Brian R. James
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Originally posted by Markustay
I wonder if the James Bros would be willing to run a playtest of their Red Aegis game?
We absolutely will be running RED AEGIS at Gen Con, but not at the Candlekeep Seminar. I doubt I'll have time to prepare this, but I'd love to play through the Days of Thunder or the Crown Wars with the RED AEGIS ruleset. One of these days!
Sounds amazing!
Heh, sorry. I guess I'm supposed to be organizing this and I sound like a raving fanboy.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
2717 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2014 : 19:34:59
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| It's posts like Brian's that make me wish there was a Like button. |
Look for me and my content at EN World (user name: sanishiver). |
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Mournblade
Master of Realmslore
USA
1287 Posts |
Posted - 10 Feb 2014 : 20:43:46
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Well its my first Gencon this year, I paid for my ticket already.
So I would kick in some money for this. Up to $60 I think would be reasonable.
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Feeroper
Acolyte
Canada
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Posted - 11 May 2014 : 17:35:27
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Howdy folks,
Now that the Gen Con event catalogue has been posted, I notice that Candlekeep Presents is set for Saturday at 8pm, 2 hours in length.
This is unfortunate at Wizards of the Coast has a D&D event as well, not posted on the Gen Con schedule as of yet, but on the WotC website they have listed the following:
D&D Celebration Ceremony
Join the members of the D&D team for an event to honor players and Dungeon Masters!
When: Saturday, August 16th from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM
I have a tough decision to make in the next week before tickets go on sale. On one hand it is the 40th anniversary of D&D and I expect this will be a fun event, but on the other hand, I love the Candlekeep presents seminars, and would hate to miss it this year.
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1150 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2014 : 17:38:52
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| If I could go to Gen Con, I'd pick the Candle keep Presents seminar over most things. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2014 : 18:30:31
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We can't by and large help WotC's scheduling. Try do it in secret and don't announce it until it's much too late to do anything about it.
You're free to go to either or both. Come to the keep for an hour, and swing by afterward to see if we're still going.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Feeroper
Acolyte
Canada
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Posted - 11 May 2014 : 18:41:31
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| Yeah, I know there is nothing that can be done about it. I find it kind of odd that WotC has chosen Saturday as their time slot for this thing, as it seems like it would be more of a Thursday or Friday thing like last years Evening with D&D event. I was just lamenting the decision to be made as the Candlekeep session has always been consistently excellent. I still have at least 1 week to decide as the events don't open until May 18. I would definitely do both, but the Gen Con event registration doesn't allow you to double book events if they are overlapping. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2014 : 18:44:20
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The Candlekeep Seminar is a free event. You don't need to sign up for it.
As to whether you can pick up any swag we have to offer, well, ticket holders get first dibs. But otherwise, just swing by.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2014 : 01:28:00
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And there will be swag ... 
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Mournblade
Master of Realmslore
USA
1287 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2014 : 13:43:04
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Its troubling me though that there is very little offered by WOTC. I was hoping for a D&DNExt or FOrgotten Realms panel. In any case I have this seminar in my wishlist.
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2014 : 22:43:57
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This year, and for the past two years, we basically ARE the Forgotten Realms panel at GenCon.
Though we're company-neutral. It doesn't matter who holds the IP for the Realms at the moment, whether TSR, WotC, or whoever will have it after WotC. We serve the Realms as its own entity.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3240 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2014 : 23:52:16
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quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
This year, and for the past two years, we basically ARE the Forgotten Realms panel at GenCon.
Though we're company-neutral. It doesn't matter who holds the IP for the Realms at the moment, whether TSR, WotC, or whoever will have it after WotC. We serve the Realms as its own entity.
Cheers
That deserves a hearty "Huzzah!" |
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Kris the Grey
Senior Scribe
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - 14 May 2014 : 20:44:35
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Is it me, or does WoTC not actually have events up? I was looking for an assortment of their usuals (like Spin a Yarn) and couldn't find them?
That seems kind of odd speaking historically (especially since the ticket system goes live as of this weekend!).
Did we decide to try to do a little informal gaming after the seminar? Perhaps with some chips and dip? I recall discussion of same (and an offer from me to run something - or to bring a Lords of Waterdeep game with expansions to play), but I don't know how the new information impacts that. |
Kris the Grey - Member in Good Standing of the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors, the Arcane Guild of Silverymoon, and the Connecticut Bar Association |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 14 May 2014 : 21:50:01
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Originally posted by Kris the Grey
Is it me, or does WoTC not actually have events up? I was looking for an assortment of their usuals (like Spin a Yarn) and couldn't find them?
That seems kind of odd speaking historically (especially since the ticket system goes live as of this weekend!).
Did we decide to try to do a little informal gaming after the seminar? Perhaps with some chips and dip? I recall discussion of same (and an offer from me to run something - or to bring a Lords of Waterdeep game with expansions to play), but I don't know how the new information impacts that.
This is, unfortunately, not as odd as you think. WotC often submits its events to GenCon later than the submission deadline, so they don't show up in the first publication.
There will be events, to be sure. Perhaps not as many as we'd all like, but keep your eyes peeled for more information. |
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Tarlyn
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 14 May 2014 : 23:31:55
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WotC has put a list of their events up on their website. Here is the link to the events they have announced http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Feature.aspx?x=dnd/feature/gencon.
They did not announce a spin the yarn event, but I think the FR seminar is the "Story telling in the Realms: Tyranny of Dragons".
Will the candlekeep seminar overlap with the Wotc celebration ceremony effect the attendance of some of the authors? |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2014 : 00:23:16
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Originally posted by Tarlyn
Will the candlekeep seminar overlap with the Wotc celebration ceremony effect the attendance of some of the authors?
From what I understand from Ed at this point, no. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2014 : 02:16:22
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Nice timing on the "Storytelling in the Realms" seminar. Finishes at 6pm, so we can then all go out for food and beer!
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2014 : 02:36:09
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Originally posted by Garen Thal
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Originally posted by Tarlyn
Will the candlekeep seminar overlap with the Wotc celebration ceremony effect the attendance of some of the authors?
From what I understand from Ed at this point, no.
Our event is always informal, so authors/designers come when they want/can. As such, I can't really speak for anyone except myself (and I'll be there, obviously). That said, I don't expect problems.
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Mournblade
Master of Realmslore
USA
1287 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2014 : 18:28:20
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In any case I will be there!
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angerZen
Acolyte
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 16 May 2014 : 01:13:45
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| My wife and I were at last year's Candlekeep seminar. We are very much looking forward to this year's! |
-Travis |
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Tarlyn
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 16 May 2014 : 13:32:59
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| I didn't realize the topic was the Lords of Waterdeep this year. Is the Candlekeep seminar suppose to be titled Candlekeep Presents: The Lords of Waterdeep? |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 16 May 2014 : 13:55:15
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Originally posted by Tarlyn
I didn't realize the topic was the Lords of Waterdeep this year. Is the Candlekeep seminar suppose to be titled Candlekeep Presents: The Lords of Waterdeep?
It is. More information coming in the next week or two. |
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Nai_Calus
Acolyte
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Posted - 17 May 2014 : 18:03:53
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| Sadly, Gen Con is not in the cards this year, which is a huge shame because last years Candlekeep Presents was by far the best part of the con for me. So much fun and you'll pry my pin from my cold dead fingers, heh. Alas. :< |
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Candlekeep Presents 2014: The Vigilant Order
