"Historicon 2018: Running My First Ever Convention Game" Topic

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The Bibliophile	20 Jul 2018 12:25 p.m. PST
Here's my blog recap for last weekend's Historicon convention. I ran a successful game of "Sellswords and Spellslingers" adapting a Conan story, "Beyond the Black River." It was noteworthy for me because it was the first time I've ever run a game at a convention. My pal Jared ran a mega Space Hulk game taking three full boxed sets. The post includes lots of commentary and over 160 photos, with a number on terrain making and other game-related crafting. Check it all out at my blog, Scrum in Miniature: link Commissioned Conan 28mm figure Custom card decks I made for the game and its scenario Again, 160+ photos and commentary at my blog, Scrum in Miniature: link
Bobgnar	20 Jul 2018 12:38 p.m. PST
I wish there were captions so we know what's happening in each photo.
The Bibliophile	20 Jul 2018 12:40 p.m. PST
If you jump over to the blog, you'll get more captions!
Oberlindes Sol LIC	20 Jul 2018 12:45 p.m. PST
Great pictures. Thanks.
pzivh43	20 Jul 2018 5:22 p.m. PST
Looks pretty great for a first game!
clifblkskull	20 Jul 2018 9:05 p.m. PST
Great report Nice pics Love the Zorro game and the Necromunda layout Thanks Clif
BrockLanders	20 Jul 2018 9:21 p.m. PST
Good write up, and especially interesting to me as I plan to run my first game ever next year at Little Wars. Hope my game goes as smoothly as yours did
The Bibliophile	21 Jul 2018 9:38 a.m. PST
Good luck, Brock. Playtest the scenario/game a couple of times, know the rules well, and have the confidence to make up on the fly whatever you don't know! You'll be fine! Also think hard about what other game master's have done well and poorly in games you've played, and learn from that. I had a lot of fun, and am now looking forward to participating in and contributing to conventions in this way, too.
Howler	25 Jul 2018 9:36 p.m. PST
I really enjoyed reading thru your blog. Your way of making rivers is the answer to what I've been pondering on for a week or so now. Many thanks
The Bibliophile	27 Jul 2018 2:02 p.m. PST
Thanks, Lost Wolf. Glad to know my experiments with river terrain making was useful for somebody!
The Bibliophile	30 Jul 2018 8:13 a.m. PST
I learned after the fact that a fella who is pretty active as a game designer/publisher in the OSR community, Joseph Bloch, was one of my players at Historicon. He wrote a really nice post on his blog about my game and Historicon in general. Blog post: http://www.greyhawkgrognard.com/2018/07/29/con-report-historicon-2018/]link Again, Greyhawk Grognard's post: http://www.greyhawkgrognard.com/2018/07/29/con-report-historicon-2018/]link