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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 12 Apr 2010 : 18:17:07
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Okay, I'm not going to be attending this year (too many plans and not enough money...)
But I was looking through the Event Catalog and ran some numbers:
Total D&D Events: 499
1st Edition: 19
2nd Edition: 3
3rd Edition: 9
3.5: 113
4th Edition: 214
Pathfinder: 141
Now, if we remove the games officially sponsored by Wizards or Paizo:
Total D&D Events: 252
1st Edition: 19
2nd Edition: 3
3rd Edition: 9
3.5: 113
4th Edition: 48
Pathfinder: 60
Verrrrrrry interestink.
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I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3249 Posts |
Posted - 12 Apr 2010 : 18:34:38
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quote:
Originally posted by Alisttair
And the carnage begins anew.
lol... Sorry, I didn't mean to start carnage. But I thought it was interesting that, if you take out the 'officially' sponsored games, 3.5 was the most popular system.
Anyway, on to lighter topics. Who's going? Anyone want to buy me some dice? |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 12 Apr 2010 : 18:51:20
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| Interesting to see that there are no events for any of the (TSR)D&D versions. I would have thought there would be at least one. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 12 Apr 2010 : 19:01:48
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quote:
Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
quote:
Originally posted by Alisttair
And the carnage begins anew.
lol... Sorry, I didn't mean to start carnage. But I thought it was interesting that, if you take out the 'officially' sponsored games, 3.5 was the most popular system.
Anyway, on to lighter topics. Who's going? Anyone want to buy me some dice?
No problem. I can just see what some people will start saying from this. It is actually interesting. I have yet to attend a GenCon. It would be great and I would gladly play some of each edition if I could. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 12 Apr 2010 : 22:05:18
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3.5 Rules, 4E Drools!   
Ok, on topic now. I won't be going.
Still a Gencon Virgin.
Maybe next year.
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
Edited by - Brimstone on 12 Apr 2010 22:07:13 |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 12 Apr 2010 : 22:17:52
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| Not this year, to busy. Plus, I think I have a friends wedding to go to that weekend. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6680 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 01:40:49
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It looks like it's going to be a no from me as well. New baby and a very expensive (as it's turning out) 40th birthday in September have all but ruled it out.
-- George Krashos
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36912 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 05:43:32
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| I've not been at my job long enough to have vacation, and we're trying for a baby, too. So it'll prolly be 2012 before I can make a Gen Con. |
Candlekeep Forums Moderator
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 08:51:55
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Little Woolys runnin around...  |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 13:30:17
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| When is it this year again? I'm getting married this summer so I definately don't have any money to go this year. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3249 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 13:44:38
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Originally posted by Alisttair
When is it this year again? I'm getting married this summer so I definately don't have any money to go this year.
August 5th-8th |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2450 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 13:44:49
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I've never gone, and would like to, but this far out I don't have the slightest idea if that'll be possible.
Is Ed going? I know he usually does, but can THO confirm? |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 14:35:01
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| I think I have a family trip to NYC at that time. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
4471 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 16:26:16
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| Where is GenCon at this year? I could probably swing a few days off for it if it's close enough to drive to. |
Diffan's NPG Generator: FR NPC Generator |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 16:31:32
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| Where the Colts call home. |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 16:52:20
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Originally posted by Diffan
Where is GenCon at this year? I could probably swing a few days off for it if it's close enough to drive to.
Yea. I think it's contracted still in Indy, Indiana till 2012 or later. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 19:28:14
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| I'll be there again this summer, though this year may be my last for a while. |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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sfdragon
Great Reader
2285 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 21:02:27
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why is being a wizard like being a drow? both are likely to find a dagger in the back from a rival or one looking to further his own goals, fame and power
My FR fan fiction
Magister's GAmbit
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3249 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2010 : 21:52:57
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I HIGHLY recommend making the trek at least ONCE in your lifetime. I've been twice, once by myself in 2007 and last year with a group of friends. You literally never run out of stuff to do. Even if you have nothing scheduled or anywhere to go, you can head to the Exhibition hall and sit and chat with designer, authors, and artists.
If all else fails, seek out Ed and prostrate yourself before him as he imparts his wisdom to all! |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
Edited by - Ashe Ravenheart on 13 Apr 2010 23:41:04 |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2010 : 02:10:22
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I love the numbers you started this scroll with, Ashe... very heartwarming.  That being said, there are a few elements of the 4E ruleset that I like and plan to incorporate into my own Pathfinder campaign (chief among them being the opposed-roll mechanic for attack and defense, but Fort/Ref/Will are still called saving throws in my universe). I also like the Pathfinder Beta variant of basing starting hit points on a character's Constitution score rather than modifier; we're using that in the 3.5 campaign I'm currently playing a PC in.
To return to topic, I too am a GenCon virgin, and since the release of certain elements of 4E I had resigned myself to remaining so... but hearing about statistics like that makes me think that I need to try to get there at some point... a venue change to Seattle might be my best bet for that actually happening, however. Long trips are not in my budget now or in the foreseeable future, and Seattle is only a few hours' drive (and a border crossing) away from me. You'd think WotC and Paizo would both love to have GenCon in their back yard, though... |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
Edited by - Jakk on 14 Apr 2010 02:28:46 |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3249 Posts |
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Darkmeer
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2010 : 05:30:10
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I've not been at my job long enough to have vacation, and we're trying for a baby, too. So it'll prolly be 2012 before I can make a Gen Con.
So that means you'll have miniature giant space hampsters?
Tentatively, I'm hoping to make it.
/d |
"These people are my family, not just friends, and if you want to get to them you gotta go through ME." |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2010 : 10:46:20
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
If all else fails, seek out THO and prostrate yourself before her as she imparts her wisdom to all!
Sorry Ashe, I just couldn't resist it! |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2010 : 12:59:15
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I've not been at my job long enough to have vacation, and we're trying for a baby, too. So it'll prolly be 2012 before I can make a Gen Con.
Have fun with that |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Shemmy
Senior Scribe
USA
492 Posts |
Posted - 15 Apr 2010 : 17:48:12
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I'll be there. :)
And if anyone is interested, I'm planning on running a planar Pathfinder/Golarion game (off the official event calander, to be scheduled once I pick up enough people). |
Shemeska the Marauder, King of the Crosstrade; voted #1 best Arcanaloth in Sigil two hundred years running by the people who know what's best for them; chant broker; prospective Sigil council member next election; and official travel agent for Chamada Holiday specials LLC.
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2010 : 04:36:30
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Um, Jakk, if you're looking at Seattle, you might want to check out PaizoCon.
There's that too... and considering that my active interests system-wise are far more Pathfinder-related anyway... but I have no money this year.  Maybe next year... |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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