Das zukünftige nicht ganz so geheime Erkennungszeichen: GO PLAY. Endlich haben wir Rollenspieler auch so etwas wie einen Handschlag, anstatt herumdrucksend etwas von „Begeisterung für das Fantastische“ oder so zu faseln. Stattdessen bringt einfach dieses schicke Symbol gut sichtbar am Arbeitsplatz, Auto oder Briefkasten an, und schon wissen andere Rollenspieler, dass sie in Euch einen Gleichgesinnten haben.
Ist das nicht toll?
(Auch zu sehenbei Isotopp und dem Mausdompteur)
After a hiatus of two years, I’ve actually managed once again to be somehow part of the Nordcon. Just as generic helping hand, but active nonetheless. To those who don’t know, the Nordcon is one of the biggest fantasy conventions in Germany (Roughly 7000 visitors last year). This years con started for me on friday, when I was helping setting up tents, tables and other stuff.
Ever tried to erect a medieval style tent in streaming rain? You don’t want to, trust me, these things can get very heavy when wet…
In breaking a 10 year old tradition, this years Nordcon stayed wet. Utterly, miserably, dripping and heavily raining wet. Those activities and merchant stalls that were outside (and there are quite a few of these) were constantly battered by either a mild drizzle, or by full-blown heavy rain. All of which, to my amazement, didn’t bother the hordes of LARPers in the very least. While the grounds weren’t as full as usual, I saw happy faces everywhere.
And what kind of faces! Getting into fantasy garb definitely got a new meaning lately: I saw a girl dressed up as a cow, various pseudo-historical garbs, Sci-Fi garments, Klingons, French Aristocrats, lots of Pirates, three monkeys from Nuremburg, the usual assortment of Orcs, Trolls, Elves and Vampires, Knights, surprisingly few mages, a gay jester…
Seriously: The quality and obvious love that went to these costumes was outstanding in many parts. Although there was also one wearing a „Authentic Medieval Garb“ T‑Shirt.
Let’s see how the party continues tomorrow… Hopefully I can also post pictures then
Second Life Escort Ratings must be the most bizarre thing I’ve found on the net for.. err.. at least a week. I’m not kidding you (although they might kid me):
This blog is a collection of ratings for those who are inclined to pay virtual dollars (which are worth real money) for virtual sex in the online game Second Life. You’ll find screenshots of the (virtual) hotties, chat excerpts, mentioning of custom scripted clickable lips.…
Damn, this is really bizarre!
Spent the most money on a single roleplaying book EVER. The Game of Thrones Roleplaying Game in the Limited Deluxe edition.
No idea which devil drove me to this, but at least it arrived very promptly, and indeed does look the part: Expensive quality paper, all color, very neat illustrations, leather binding, and all the extras. Really a feast for the eyes and hands.
I’m a sucker for books anyway, especially if they are produced with a certain quality, like this one. Now I will spend quite some time reading again. From what I’ve seen so far, the makers of this beauty took a lot of trouble not to make a cookie-cutter rpg book, but something delicate. Including a rather large section that lists and explains the different subgenres of Fantasy, along with a history of the genre is a good hint.
Explaining why game rules should always be rated second to having fun is a big bonus. I’ll post a more thorough review as soon as I’ve had more than a glimpse.