Theory From the Closet

Gen Con recaps seem popular; I want to be popular, so I wrote this post full of name-dropping for you. Warning: I add the letter s to words that don’t need it to be internet cute. Also there are inside jokes and mystic writings. You’ve been warned.

This year my back wasn’t completely ruined, so I got to do the full Gen Con experience, as opposed to last years 24 hour experience. This means I got a couple interviews, a couple of games in, and lots of hanging out. It was a really good experience, and as always I feel more charged up about gaming and podcasting. On to the diary form of the post!

Wednesday:
This is the day I left. 3 to 4 hour bus trip to Chi-town’s Union Station spent mostly staring out the window. From Union Station I was scheduled to take the Amtrak to Indy, which dumps you right by the convention center. This is where probably the coolest thing happened for Gen Con. I met up with the inventor of role-playing, Major David Wesely, Ret., and his friend, The First Dwarf, Ross W. Maker. I conducted a interview with David, for just under two hours on the Amtrack, and we talked much of the way to Indy. It was really awesome to get insight into our hobby from back before I was born. I arrived in Indy at was technically Thursday, so….

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