Saturday
Whenever Saturday comes, we're now in the groove, like we've done this for a long time. It's difficult to explain until you are there. A clear feeling that you've made it through the toughest part of Gencon. But that's a fake feeling. There is so much more left to do.
For some reason that wasn't clear to me at the time, our sales for the Saturday afternoon slot were very low. It allowed me to give Bill a chance to play something else. In this case, he became a knight of Tarsyn. I later learned that this slot also had the Critical Role announcements. No matter... We had a great time and the FOE gang delivered.
As a testament to the awesome work of the FOE GMs is that I had 7 players with Generic tickets waiting to play. At the last minute, EVERYONE with a full ticket showed up and I had to turn these guys away. That's always bittersweet to do, but I value the experience more than cramming more players at the tables. I've yet to play a table of 7 with a positive outcome, so I keep FOE tables to a strict maximum of 6.
The evening's Battle of Emessos turned out to be quite a challenge. The encounters flowed into each other with multiple groups failing the goal. Now mind you, it was designed to be challenging and combat-heavy.
The adventure delivered.
The GMs delivered.
Sunday
Sundays are always tough. Fatigue takes over and willpower is the only thing dragging you forward. Even if tickets are sold, whoever shows up is different set of people. This was the first special created by Brandon-A, making this special a collaboration between FOE and Player Hater Gaming. Last year, Brandon ran an adventure in Skytorn...
A rather oniric adventure...
The drive down was quick and without incident. I sat, ate dinner with my wife, then slept until Monday, then took three naps during that day...
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the return drive is that Thor and I talked about some of the low-budget indi movies I've been watching on Tubi... As an exercise to keep our minds awake, we began taking apart one of the plot and reconstruct it as a DND adventure. The original idea (and movie) was set in Rome, so we moved it to Olympia. But as we discussed and ironed out the kinks, it felt more like Ozaka to the both of us. It blends supernatural horror and real-life elements that makes for a compelling samurai drama.
So... It looks like we may have an adventure for next year already in the works.
Yes, before I forgot everything, I opened a Word document and put the outline in there with as much detail as I could. I'm excited to return to it.
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