I just got back home from GenCon 2021. We had a great time. We stayed in masks a lot and we spent a little more time playing games in our room and outside, but all in all, we took a lot of precautions, washed hands a lot, and of course got vaccinated a while back.
For this Con, I did not continue the Order of the Platinum Dragon campaign. I have been building something cool for it and taking it to Gen Con would have been a pain in the ass. Instead, we continued on with the War of the Witch Queens campaign. Everyone really took to Basic Ear D&D well and my son even bought his own copies of Old-School Essentials.
We picked up our Old-School Essentials at the Games Plus booth. They had a bunch on Day 1 and were completely sold out by Day 3!
Oh. And despite some claims to the contrary, Gen Con was still full and there were plenty of people here. We spoke to a few of the restaurant workers and a few owners and they were thrilled that Gen Con was back, even in this limited fashion.
People stayed in masks, for the most part. Though we are still going to quarantine for a bit just to be safe.
We picked up some great games too. The kids both work now so they were able to spend their own money. Which is great, cause I bought a lot for me.
So far our favorite has been The Red Dragon Inn by Slugfest Games. We had a blast with it. I have been wanting it for a bit now and I am glad we got it.
We played some NIGHT SHIFT and that was great. While we were playing this guy stopped to see what we were playing. He mentioned he wanted to introduce his 10-year-old daughter to D&D. Long story short, the drummer of the band Shinedown watched our game. I gave him a copy of NIGHT SHIFT, which he loved.
Not sure what our plans are for next year, but we had a great time this year. Glad to be back at Gen Con.
Glad you had fun! The pink and green dice sets reminded me of Cha'alt.
ReplyDeleteDid everyone wear masks while roleplaying (outside of your hotel room)? I can't imagine how difficult that would be... but I'll have to prepare for it with conventions coming up.
Everyone was masked everywhere Gen Con had an official presence, so in hotels and the ICC. Masks were required in all the restaurants. They created open places in the hall that helped break up congestion so people were able to stay apart, for the most part.
ReplyDeleteThe dice came from Roll 4 Initiative. They are really nice.
How many times did you have to repeat yourself to be heard? How many times did you have to ask others to repeat themselves?
DeleteI'm at Disney World right now. Masking indoors only. While we're masked and standing next to each other, it's not too bad... but there's still plenty of "What did you say?"
I'm trying to imagine a group of 6 strangers around a table in a typically noisy convention room. But maybe the room will be quieter because everyone is masked?
Only a little more than usual. Wasn't that bad all things considered.
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