tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post8283597973115915377..comments2024-03-28T04:29:32.814-04:00Comments on The Lands of Ara: Some OSRCon ImpressionsCarter Soleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post-72724302288558274652012-09-10T13:37:12.883-04:002012-09-10T13:37:12.883-04:00Glad you enjoyed the Cthulhu game, Spawn!
This ...Glad you enjoyed the Cthulhu game, Spawn! <br /><br />This was my first con in decades (I went to a couple in high-school in the late 80s). I was a bit nervous about running a game for 'strangers,' but everyone got along quite well and helped to make the session a lot of fun.Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post-3720705179106999272012-08-19T11:02:28.997-04:002012-08-19T11:02:28.997-04:00"I went temporarily insane for a period, but ..."I went temporarily insane for a period, but managed not to get turned into a pile of goo by a weird being. Not bad for a newbie."<br /><br />Any weekend about which the above can be said is a total success in my book!Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post-38754476525739414592012-08-19T11:01:17.423-04:002012-08-19T11:01:17.423-04:00That is a really fair assessment: Ken is iconoclas...That is a really fair assessment: Ken is iconoclastic but never mean-spirited. Quite the opposite, he displayed a wonderful sense of humor about things and even his subtle (and not so subtle) jibes at That Other Game were always done with a wink and a smile.Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post-17989928089691515662012-08-18T20:22:20.330-04:002012-08-18T20:22:20.330-04:00Well, the untimely death of Stumpy the Improbable ...Well, the untimely death of Stumpy the Improbable did pave the way for the era of Pardue the Holy Man and THE MACE OF INSANITY! so we have that to be grateful for.<br /><br />Thanks for running the game, it was a lot of fun to play Barrowmaze with the author.Spawn of Endrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10431848914619887998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post-21721620765472297692012-08-18T19:47:30.487-04:002012-08-18T19:47:30.487-04:00It was great to play with you too, man!
Stumpy ro...It was great to play with you too, man!<br /><br />Stumpy rocked hardcore, until he fell down that bottomless pit :)Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post-28289535946257045932012-08-18T19:04:24.798-04:002012-08-18T19:04:24.798-04:00I think you're right about his love for T&...I think you're right about his love for T&T, and for the most part I think his talking down to other games is not really mean-spirited, he just likes to rile people up. He didn't spend the whole weekend saying "Fucking Gygax was an idiot" or "People that play D&D are total assholes", despite the impression some have drawn from a certain play report from the con. He is a strong personality and at moments was a pain in the ass, like a lot of folks that are worth spending time with.Spawn of Endrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10431848914619887998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post-65938078385364400552012-08-18T18:02:05.772-04:002012-08-18T18:02:05.772-04:00err, mean Ken *does* have a tendency to talk down ...err, mean Ken *does* have a tendency to talk down about other games. But he's been doing it for so long and well its good just to hear some of the stories. Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8038823840472916624.post-88377150243801236492012-08-18T18:00:47.143-04:002012-08-18T18:00:47.143-04:00Sounds like a great time. I had the pleasure of g...Sounds like a great time. I had the pleasure of gaming with Ken last year at Origins. I think what I came away mostly from our encounter was the love he has for T&T. You can't beat his enthusiasm. And he doesn't have a tendency to 'talk down' other games. Glad you had a great time. Maybe next year we can take a full caravan of PA gamers to invade Toronto.Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.com