Out of curiosity (and so we know what to look out for), what do you plan on running at GenCon?

I'm hoping to host a game of Fiasco as well as Diplomacy. I might also get off my butt and write this Savage Worlds adventure in homage to Dethklok.

I'm only running one game at Gen Con; an off-grid game of Paranoia, 2nd edition. It's the fourth year straight I've run such a game. This year's game: Killer Robots from AFU Sector. It should be a lot of fun; I ran it twice at Gary Con II and I think it's my best effort yet at getting the party at each others throats quickly.

Unfortunately, talking about it here is just a tease; it's already full...unless I have no-shows.

I was totally bummed that there were only a few Paranoia sessions the whole weekend and they were all full. That and the Car Wars games too.

It seems like all the best games were only being run 4 times over the course of the weekend... Meanwhile "Tower of Gygax" is running several thousand times the whole week. Seriously - how many trap-laden dungeon grinds do we need at the con? We need more variety.

JediSoth - Would you consider adding an "off the books" session for booters?

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Edit: Holy $#!7. In the time I was writing this post, I found another recently added Car Wars event, which sold out the minute I tried to add the tickets to my cart. @$%#$%!!!

I've never played Paranoia despite owning the rulebook (from an edition I can't recall) for over 12 years now. I'll probably play it if it's ran.

Actually, I would like to play Paranoia as well. I have always heard how much fun it is, but have never gotten a chance to play.

I am ALWAYS open to trying new games and for me almost every RPG is new.

There's two ways to play Paranoia: Serious, and Fun.

If you play it serious, it rivals any other game in terms of encouraging subtle diplomacy and magnificent bastardry.

If you play it fun, it's like living in a cross between Fallout and Bugs Bunny.

There are varying degrees of gray between those two extremes, but I love playing it either scarily straight, or wackily subverted. Relatedly, I think everyone should try it both ways just to say they have.

[quote="Marty"]I was totally bummed that there were only a few Paranoia sessions the whole weekend and they were all full. That and the Car Wars games too.

It seems like all the best games were only being run 4 times over the course of the weekend... Meanwhile "Tower of Gygax" is running several thousand times the whole week. Seriously - how many trap-laden dungeon grinds do we need at the con? We need more variety.

JediSoth - Would you consider adding an "off the books" session for booters?

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I'll consider a second session of it. I don't know if I'll have time; my schedule is stupid-full already:
Wednesday afternooon: ENnies Booth set-up
Wednesday night: off-grid Shadowrun game
Thursday morning: free time
Thursday afternoon: back-to-back writing seminars
Thursday evening: Mutants & Masterminds game (Mecha & Manga)
Friday morning: Eclipse Phase
Friday afternoon: A Ptolus (D&D 3.x) game
Friday evening: The ENnie Awards
Saturday morning: mini painting seminar
Saturday afternoon: Writing seminar, followed by back to back games of Paranoia and Arcana Evolved
Saturday evening: A dinner I host for members of the OK--Your Turn community
Sunday morning: ENnies submission solicitation
Sunday afternoon: an Icons game followed by ENnies booth tear-down

So, Thursday morning will be a possibility. I have to make sure I leave enough time in between events to help my wife get around (she's disabled). I also want shopping time. There's money that needs spending. :p

Holy smokes! Well, don't worry about it then. I would feel totally guilty if I convinced you to use up your only free-range time at the con all weekend.

That and I'm not sure I can do Thursday morning.

You can always look for my Paranoia game Saturday afternoon (it starts at 2PM). It'll probably be in the Hyatt open gaming area. I may have open seats; I may have extra characters.