I thought I’d start a topic on what people are seeing at GenCon, thinking I might not be the only member here.
Tell us about any cool stuff you see there. Or any games you play.
Wish I were there this year.
Not that much I saw that I’d call cool other than the inflatable mech, which is certainly cool. More encouraged by the higher number of attendees and vendors in the dealer hall as a reflection of returning health to the industry.
Nothing struck me as being a big launch that I was interested in, though I’m sure there were some that would interest others. The LotFP booth was less busy than prior years. I wish someone could convince Raggi to do more generally useful gaming material that was only somewhat weird. Flipping through his books and seeing outright fucked up disturbing things set in the late renaissance over and over and over again is a very, very narrow niche. Some of the books are are almost works of art in their construction and production values, but the content is so damned out there weird/disturbing/grotesque since his early products I lose interest. More Grinding Gear, and less sexual cannibalism and bestiality in powdered wigs, please, for the love of God, please.
Sorry, you wanted what was cool, and I think I failed in that. I guess what’s cool is that is seems the industry is resetting to be in a position to offer genuinely cool gaming material next year. (Last year was sad, and I’ll leave it at that.)