Gen Con returned to Indianapolis this year after Gen Con Online last year. Rob, Karen, and Buck couldn't make it this year, but we had Lou, Nick, James, and me from previous years, and Lou's old friend David joined us.
I was in five games (20 hours) of D&D, and my longtime Gen Con warlock Aleister made it to 16th level. Three of those games were "the D&D Experience," where you play with the same Dungeon Master and players for all three games. Here's our table for the first D&D Experience game, including Lou, Nick, David, and our Dungeon Master Jacob. We're gearing up to ambush some goblins.
Here's our last game on Sunday morning.
Here's a pano of the big (non-D&D) play area in the conference center; gamers took over the lounge at our hotel too.
It was a good year for costumes. These plague doctors were a good pick for the covid pandemic.
The Dungeon Master from the 80's D&D cartoon.
Edgar Allen Poe.
We went to the costume contest this year - here are the finalists on stage. The kids' group winners won the overall contest too.
The exhibit hall was crowded but not as crazy as previous years. Most of the usual suspects seemed to be there except Fez-O-Rama.
Our favorite DM from 2018 and 2019, Zac, was in the hall at the booth for his company Drifter's Atlas.
I found some original 70s D&D boxes for sale, for $500. As crazy as that is, it's not as much as a lot of Magic Cards.
Eric Lang's new game, Ankh, was on sale about a month before release.
We kicked off Wednesday night with Lou’s traditional foodie dinner. This year it was Lou, Nick, and Nick’s gaming friends, and me. From left to right, Lou, Diego, Nick, Randy, and Daniella.
Also enjoyed a couple meals at the George Street food trucks - jerk chicken tacos + deep fried cheese curds, and a pulled pork bbq sandwich.
