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First day at Gen Con! Most of us showed up today to get ready for our starting events tomorrow. Joe and I (Dave Cabrera) actually came into town yesterday but we didn’t do anything special other than eat FANTASTIC steaks at St. Elmo’s and spend some time down at the pool.
This year our numbers would be thinned a bit. Due to conflicts with business responsibilities, Bill Maddocks would not be in attendance this year. So for our first official night in it appeared that the only ones going to our annual Buca di Beppo’s, Wednesday night dinner were going to be Dave Wulatin, Judith, Joe and myself. Then at the last moment I got a call from Dave Scheftel. He and his daughter Matilda would be coming up that night and wanted to join us for dinner. Due to personal reasons Dave has been out of the game running at Gen Con for the last 2 years. He’s come to Gen Con for a couple of days to expose his daughter to the convention the last couple of years but hasn’t been up this early since 2008. So it was a pleasant surprise to have him and Matilda join us again!
As usual the food and service were great.
For our appetizer we had;
Cheesy Garlic Bread.
Our main course consisted of;
Baked Ravioli
Chicken Lemon
Spaghetti in Marinara Sauce
A Couple of Meatballs
And Garlic Mashed Potatoes
It was a great spread. Quite delicious looking wouldn’t you say?
After we ate until we could eat no more, most of us passed on dessert. However Matilda found the strength to have a slice of Cheese Cake. It looked so good that her dad said it was so big that he thought he would need to help her. Yeah right! I got to take home a couple of Bucca souvenir glasses from the large beers I had. Only got 2 though. I’ll have to go back and try for a set of like 6.
It was a darn good meal and we finished up somewhere around 7:30pm or so. After one quick scare where I had to run back into the restaurant for my camera AGAIN (not the first time I’ve done this) we were off. I had my badge sent to me so I had everything I needed. Dave Wulatin and Judith had stopped and picked their stuff up earlier so they were done. Joe was having some trouble figuring out where his was to be picked up at and Dave Scheftel had just gotten into town before coming to dinner and had not had a chance to pick their stuff up.
I accompanied Joe, Dave and Matilda back over to the convention center to get their stuff. As I said Joe had a little difficulty figuring out where his was supposed to be so I left him alone to figure out what he needed to do. I headed over to Dave and Matilda who had headed over to the ‘Will Call’ line. OMG! The ‘Will Call’ line stretched all the way from the cab drop-off, underpass (where it usually starts), almost all the way down to the back end of the building. I joined Dave and Matilda right around Exhibit Hall B, which if you’ve been there you know is pretty far down. The line took something like an hour and half to get through. Say what they want, something is clearly broken here.
If the concept of going to Pre-Reg is to save some money ($10?) my vote would be it’s not worth it. The buy on site was like 5 mins. Now those time frames may change drastically as the convention goes on, that will not change the experience that most people had. I predict a lot less Pre-Reg next year and a lot more picking up badges there. Or at the least a lot more people having their badges mailed to them.
To their credit the line looked like it was going to take about 3 hours to get through and as I said it only took about 1 ½ hours. Although I did see them close the line at one point and turn away anyone else from getting in the line. I think Thursday is gonna be a mess.
We all headed our separate ways and went to get some sleep. Joe and Dave Wulatin both had a couple of events to run Thursday and I had to run Bill’s ‘Heart of Darkness’.
Until tomorrow.
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Igotnothing
We've been doing this for so long that we have a huge number of old characters. While we will have many new ones this year, we won't have enough for all of the players. To assist players who will play an older character, we've made a list of all the old characters we still have in circulation, along with a brief description of each. The list also indicates which characters can be "shared" by two players. Hope this helps get your taunt juices flowing!
CAN OF WHUPASS OLD CHARACTERS INDEX
NAME CONCEPT
AA Team (Shared) Substance abuse celebs of your choice
Ambiguously Gay Duo (Shared) Ace and Gary
Angst Ridden Goth Vampire LARPer
Aslan the Cowardly Lion Gutless ruler of Narnia
Avatards (Shared) Stupid sci-fi aliens
Barry Bonds, the Incredible Bulk Green steroid raging ballplayer
Baywatch Nightrider Hasselhoff “tribute”
Big Bird Flu Sesame Street Typhoid Mary
Bizzarobama Alternate world president
Bill & Klaatu's Excellent Invasion (Shared) Day the Earth Stood Still...for Wyld Stallyns!
Bjorn Borg Tennis legend assimilated by Collective
Blade of Glory Vampire Hunting figure skater
Boratman Dark Knight of Kazakhstan
Buggernaut Porn star mutant
Buzz & Woody (Shared) Drug and Sex references in Pixar
C3PO'ED Angry, bitter droid
Captain Kirk du Soleil Star Trek legend joins travelling acrobats
Carrie-oke Singing telekinetic teenager
Cattletech Robotech western
Crappedon America Cap + poo jokes
Croaker Heath Ledger's dead Joker
David Caruso CSI Miami's Greek Chorus
Disgruntled Office Ninja Plans for vengeance thwarted when transferred
Dooku of Hazzard Red State Sith Lord
Dr. Zeuss Greek God who loves to rhyme
Dunder Twins (Shared) Mike Scott & Dwight Schrute as Super Friends
Edward Ted Kennedy as Twilight Vampire
El Ravager 1/3 of KODT's Untouchable Trio
Eminem Rapper as delicious candy
Eric Cartman South Park tyke
Father Christmas Santa cuts loose
Foxbat Only character from Hero System Champions 'verse
Fruit of the Doom Dr. Doom becomes a corporate sellout
Ghostbusting Greenkeeper Bill Murray tribute
Gleeks (Shared) Glee cast as space monkeys
Godly Smurf Doctor Manhattan as children's cartoon character
Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Nightmares on Elm Street
Grind House Dr. House as zombie killer
Groverine: Origins Sesame Street's answer to Wolverine
Grumpy Old Action Heroes(Shared) Incontinent Jones and Grambo
Hannah Montana Scarface's daughter
Harry Pothead, the Sorceror Stoned Hogwarts student who doesn't say no
Hellboy Wonder Robin gets cool
Hollywood Actress Yes, we built an entire character on eating disorders
Iron Manhattan Tony Stark, 3 sheets to the wind
James Gandalf-ini Sopranos star rules Middle Earth crime family
Jillian Michaels, the Biggest Abuser Screaming personal trainer
John Hancock 18th Century second-rate superhero
King Kahn Kirk's nemesis as giant ape
King of the Hills Have Eyes Hank Hill, cannibal
Knuckles the Thief 1/3 of KODT's Untouchable Trio
Kung Fu Panda Hungry martial artist
Lara Croft – Womb Raider! Angelina Jolie takes children
Last Wind-breaker Stinky M. Night
Mad Men Cthulhu ad agency
Michael Jackson Zombie Life imitates Thriller
Mike Tyson Chicken Boxing legend bit by radioactive poultry
Mrs. Butterworf Star Trek legend opens pancake house
Neo-poleon Dynamite Matrix nerd
Nunisher Maria von Trapp becomes vigilante
Ozzy Mandias Prince of Darkness as Watchmen villain
Phil Hellmouth Demonic, whiny poker pro
Pinocchio Team Disney World Police
Popeye the Sailor Moon Spinach eating anime figure
Professor Racer X Mutant rival to Speed Racer
Puss in Boots Shrek swordsman
Rorshcacca Watchman vigilante as Wookie
Rosie O'Donnell – the 300 Ex-talk show host as Spartan warrior
Sarah Palin – Going Rogue Former governor turned X-Man
Silver Nerfer Herald of Galactus that weakens MMORPGS
Simon Cowell: Judge “Dread” Idol/X-factor future cop
Sin Kitty Frank Miller's Sylvester
Slumdog: Bounty Hunter Poor Indian boy pursues criminals
Snooki Monster Sesame Street on Jersey Shore
Special Agent Jack Sparrow Pirate on “24”
Starbucks Caffeine addicted Viper pilot
Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter He was alive when we did this one
Stephen J. Hawkman Wheelchair bound genius of JLA
Stewie Griffin Baby evil genius
Street Mime Samurai All taunts are in mime
Stuntman Snake Burton Macready Kurt Russell tribute
Super Ex-Girlfriend Heroine with relationship issues
Sylar Spock Zack Quinto tribute
Team Fembot (Shared) Six and Cameron
Teflon Billy 1/3 of KODT Untouchable Trio
Tentacle Tubbie Cthulhu kiddie show
Terminator: Salvation! Killing Machine becomes TV preacher
Tony the Tiger Woods Philandering cereal icon
Unfrozen Viking Lawyer 21st century Norse barrister
Xena-phobe Anti-immigration mythology
Wesley Crusher Diary of a Wimpy Ensign
Ok get your taunts ready. Only 12 days left before Gen Con!!
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Igotnothing
So we’re gearing up here at The Evil Fleet for this year’s Gen Con events. Once again we are running a variety of games. We brought back most of our long running games by our veteran GMs Dave Wulatin and Joe L. as well as our yearly dose of horror done Evil Fleet style.
So without further delay, I give you our events for Gen Con 2011!
Our signature ongoing spectacle with everyone’s favorite GM Dave Wulatin:
Can of Whupass 2011: A Triskaidekaphobic's Baker's Dozen of Olivia Wilde!
Why, yes. It IS our 13th year of running our signature event at Gen Con! Pop culture and gaming icons duke it out in the ring. It's the only slugfest where good roleplaying increases your chances to win! The only game with cool prizes for all players! The only game with color commentary by Triumph and Dr. Phil! It's almost as much fun to watch as it is to play, so stop by and see why so many call this "The Best Event at Gen Con!"
Our second longest running event run by Dave Wulatin:
Paranoia Trek X: Nemesi?...Nemesises?...Lots of Traitors!
Greetings, FED Sector Troubleshooters! Congratulations on surviving Jimm-Y-KRK, the Rash-U-KHN, a missing clone search, time travel, [classified], a Klin-G-ONN negotiation, a new clone generation, more time travel, and immortal INFRAREDs. Please complete your 10 yearcycle mission: to exhaust old plots, to pay lip service to source material, to boldly hammer the final nail before the reboot. That is all. The Computer is your friend.
There will be two sessions of this event.
Joe Linehan brings his unique twist-tie miniature JSA back for another fun year at Gen Con:
JSA: The Return of the Per Degaton
Setting the stage for Gen Con 2012’s ultimate battle, the Justice Society’s old time traveling enemy is back and determined to shape the world in his image for all time. This may be the most challenging Justice Society game yet and that’s saying something after over a decade of serving up justice Golden Age style!
This event also will have two sessions.
Joe Linehan’s All-Thrills Campaign features continuity and consequences without 30 pages of reading what happened at Gen Con 2007:
All-Thrills 1954: Bitter Fruit
In our 6th adventure, the heroes exiled from the United States, travel to South America where they confront a new enemy with a familiar connection to their past. The decisions they make will forever alter their world. This game features public access Golden Age heroes in a post World War II world with a grayer morality. We have six years of rich campaign history, but back story is kept to a page.
Joe Linehan is at it again with another comedy game:
Power Corps: Grand Rapids 2: Downsize This
Being a corporate superhero is tough enough without an economic recession. Will the team be downsized? Will they merged with Power Corps: Lansing? Utility Belts are for closers in this lighthearted Champions game designed for new and experienced Hero System players alike. The Office meets Justice League International in a game with both laughs and thrills.
And one more from the most prolific Joe Linehan:
Slaves of The Murder Emperor
A vile new enemy knows everybody’s darkest secrets and is using them to spread a cloud of death over Chicago. Only a handful of the city’s heroes can stand against this menace, but even they may not be enough to stop The Murder Emperor! Two-fisted pulp action inspired by heroes like The Spider and The Shadow.
Once again The Evil Fleet steps into the darker side of horror with a redux of Bill Maddock’s 2004 Call of Cthulhu event:
Heart of Darkness
1890: The Belgian Congo! Africa at last! The vast plains, the exotic creatures, the disease..oh my. You plunge headlong down the Congo River deep into the African bush in search of the renegade Colonel Kurtz. Hey, somebody should make a movie about this! Hmmm, What the hell it’s Call of Cthulhu! What more do you want?
Horror rears its ugly head again in Dave Cabrera’s Call of Cthulhu event:
Cajun Chaos
The American Civil War. Blue Vs Grey. Brother against Brother. The War Between the States. It was the deadliest war in American history which held the nation in a grip of terror. But it only scratched the surface of terror. Trapped behind enemy lines, lost in the Bayous of Louisiana and running for their lives, these surviving Union troops must escape before they fall prey to the Rebel forces. That’s the least of their problems. Seems Terror has decided to scratch back.
Eight events this year with two of those events running twice for a total of ten sessions. We have plans for lots of fun, surprises and excitement. We'll be updating with more information as it becomes available so check back in for an update