DunDraCon 38: Quick Report and the Loot

Originally published February 19, 2014

I just back from DunDraCon so I don't have time for a full length report but here are the highlights.

I was very successful at getting into games this year. I managed to play in 6 games over the 4 day period with only needing to crash a game once. Combined with the two Hunter: the Vigil games I ran, that adds up to 38 hours of gaming. That included playing Fading Suns and Prime Time Adventures for the first time as well as Don't Rest Your Head and Golden Wilderness for a second time.

I also managed to get into an epic game of Mecha vs. Kaiju, a Fate game currently on kickstarter. Three teams of mecha pilots worked to defend Tokyo, Sydney, and San Francisco. I also enjoyed a rousing game of Nugget, playing as an orphaned teen who discovers he is the child of a god.

I also managed to take in seminar by the always illuminating Ken Hite on alternate history. I'm afraid to say I was nowhere near as well read as most of the audience but it was a very enjoyable discussion.

As you can see I also managed to pick up a bit of loot. I found someone selling off old GURPS books and managed to pick up Reign of Steel (a post apocalyptic world ruled by AIs), Atomic Horror (for all your B-movie needs), Blood Types (for more vampire ideas), and Russia (which I here is one of the best location source books) for the low price of $20. I also grabbed a hardback copy of Fate for my ongoing space game plus some more Fate dice.

I'm looking forward to giving Esoterrorists a more thorough read over. This is the second edition of the game that spawned the GUMSHOE line, updated to include all of the tweaks and improvements discovered in 6 years of play.

Overall the Con was a blast. I look forward to giving a more detailed account of the highs and lows for you next week.