Two beautiful women. It took two beautiful women to kidnap me. Tied up, gagged, blindfolded, at least it's not raining. Small solace, but it did take two beautiful women.
I try and meditate, try and feel the force flowing through me, but the results are the same as before, emptiness. Using what's left to me, hearing and smell, I try and explore my surroundings.
The familiar sounds of a ship in hyperspace can be heard. Probably a small frieghter which makes sense based on where I was taken from.
More importantly, I can smell another presence in the room. I can't place the smell. No recognizable personal odor, food, mechanical, droid. It may be tied to the gentle whisper I hear occasionally - like very dry skin on paper. Whatever it is, and I think it's alive because sometimes I think I hear a gentle breathing, it doesn't want to talk. If it is an animal, it must be specially bred for silence and lack of motion.
They have been very careful to be silent near me. They haven't fed me, and provided only the barest amount of water. I've counted two hyperspace jumps since I've been awake, no way of telling how many while I was unconscious.
I feel the ship leave hyperspace, and after a few minutes the door slides open.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Thursday, August 25, 2005
GenCon 2005
Information Post
I had a nother great time at GenCon - this makes 5 years straight. Kent, Ed, and Ted (Ed's son - age 8) came along, and we all seemed to go our own ways, and meet up occasionally. I gamed, Kent DM'd, and Ed and Ted demoed and pulled in a monster sized pile of swagg.
For me the high points were advancing in the DnD Open for the first time, and demoing Iron Heroes and Serenity. It was also great fun to play Living Forca all day Friday, but my group picked up a "character" for rounds 2 & 3, who was a little annoying. OK, very annoying in round 3. Kudos to Rob our judge for round 3, he kept us going, and gave me an extra force point for my speach to the little fury aliens (we were made members of the tribe).
I had fun playing True Dungean, but not enough to cover the cost, and the tavern and magic trading really wasn't my thing. Imagine that a tavern not my thing. Just goes to show that beer cant make all better all the time.
I also had another great time meeting up with Matt and Connie - they made sure we all survived the open someting only about 10% of the people/groups did.
Anyway, I'll be back next year. My impression was very positive this year. It seemed that most vendors were doing well, and the dealers hall was pcked as always. My only complaint was that GenCon seems to have filled all the available space that Indy has to offer, and some of the gaming areas were pretty noisy. I think the contract with Indy is up either next year or the year after, so GenCon could potentially move again. Hopefully it will make it's way to the Twin Cities!
Well a guy could hope.
I had a nother great time at GenCon - this makes 5 years straight. Kent, Ed, and Ted (Ed's son - age 8) came along, and we all seemed to go our own ways, and meet up occasionally. I gamed, Kent DM'd, and Ed and Ted demoed and pulled in a monster sized pile of swagg.
For me the high points were advancing in the DnD Open for the first time, and demoing Iron Heroes and Serenity. It was also great fun to play Living Forca all day Friday, but my group picked up a "character" for rounds 2 & 3, who was a little annoying. OK, very annoying in round 3. Kudos to Rob our judge for round 3, he kept us going, and gave me an extra force point for my speach to the little fury aliens (we were made members of the tribe).
I had fun playing True Dungean, but not enough to cover the cost, and the tavern and magic trading really wasn't my thing. Imagine that a tavern not my thing. Just goes to show that beer cant make all better all the time.
I also had another great time meeting up with Matt and Connie - they made sure we all survived the open someting only about 10% of the people/groups did.
Anyway, I'll be back next year. My impression was very positive this year. It seemed that most vendors were doing well, and the dealers hall was pcked as always. My only complaint was that GenCon seems to have filled all the available space that Indy has to offer, and some of the gaming areas were pretty noisy. I think the contract with Indy is up either next year or the year after, so GenCon could potentially move again. Hopefully it will make it's way to the Twin Cities!
Well a guy could hope.
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