Genghis Con XXX Recordings
Posted By Scott on February 16, 2009
All of the Actual Play shows thus far have been recordings from Genghis Con 08. I’m pretty much through those (at least the ones I wanted to use) right on the money as this weekend I recorded some games at Genghis Con XXX (yep, it’s been going since 1979). I have some recordings from games played at my house in between, but none I was really happy with. There’s something in the water at conventions that pumps up the energy that makes for better short games and thereby better recordings.
I haven’t had a chance to go through my files, but I recorded a bunch of Role-Playing Poems in action and a few full games. The one I’m most jazzed about is a “With Great Power” (WGP) game that went really well. I didn’t feel any of my Genghis 08 WGP sessions were great examples by themselves as I was still learning how to teach the system within the time constraints of a convention slot last year. I took a completely different approach this time and I had the advantage of three Story Games veterans, one with WGP experience, at my table to speed things along and help with the conceptual stuff.
I meant to do some interviews of gamers and I brought my good mics to the hotel along with carrying my portable recorder with me everywhere, but I just never got the opportunity to do this. The role-playing side of Genghis is very focused on playing games and between slots most folks are running to get food or get something from the dealer’s room (myself included) and they don’t have a lot of time to chat.
But I did put that extra equipment to use. It turns out there was a panel discussion with three D&D designers/authors featuring Andy Collins. I didn’t know about it until I was at the con and I already had a game planned in that slot, but I set up my equipment, started the recording, ran to my table, came back to tear down the equipment 2 hours later when they finished, and ran back to my table. So I haven’t even listened to it! But assuming what I recorded was usable, I’ll put it up somewhere. Probably not on the Story Shtick feed as it doesn’t really fit there, but I’ll work with Spooky Outhouse to figure out where it should go and post a link here.
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