Origins 2009

[brettday]

Origins is coming up again, June 24-28. I signed up to judge some of the DnD stuff for the RPGA, which is a pretty good deal: judge four events to get a free pass to Origins for the weekend, seven to get a free room at a local hotel (or, if you don't need a room, a $60 gift certificate to the Origins dealer's room / food stalls in the convention

Comments

[ninjer]

To be honest at this point I'd rather see 4E modules remade for older editions.

After two successful sessions, one of Swords and Wizardry and one of Labyrinth Lord, I'm fully balls-deep into the old-school, and am totally in love with almost everything about it (as contrasted against 4E). I'm not totally done with 4E- y'all'd kill me- but I really am starting to grow apathetic towards it (and worse than apathetic towards the business practices surrounding it).

[brettday]

I disagree about the business stuff-- not that it isn't shystie; because it is, but that it's harming the game. They cannot touch the first three core rule books on your shelf; nothing they release will ever damage the game described therein. There is nothing wotc can do that DMs and players can't decide to just ignore

[brettday]

the thing about Origins (and most cons, I think) is that it's really all about the crew you role with and the game sessions you play. I don't know if you like RPGs or D&D, but if you do, you should try a session together. One of the session types I said I'd run is "D&D for Beginners," you could try that if you've never played before. If you have (or get adventurous), it'd be great if you could play in one of the same modules as I. Even if you're not in a D&D mode, we could do some Munchkin or Carcassone or something