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Gary Con XVII illustration by Chet Minton |
In March I'm returning to GARY CON, now in its 17th year, and as has been typical for me the past few years, I will be running two sessions of D&D; one that I've run before and one that is new to me. These are:
(1) Party of Balrogs on Thursday afternoon from 1-5 pm. Character level: Balrog; 6 seats.
Description:
"The 1974 D&D rules allowed for a character to be "virtually anything", even a balrog. This adventure takes this to 11 by having *all* of the PCs be balrogs! Ensorcelled to serve a wizard deep in a megadungeon, the spell is now broken. Can you get past the other guardians and make the wizard pay? This game by the Zenopus Archives celebrates 50 years of D&D. Balrog PCs provided."
This will be my second time running this after a successful session last year.
Find it here on Tabletop Events: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xvii/schedule/1962
(2) The Eye of Arzaz on Friday afternoon from 1-5 pm. Character level: 1; 6 seats.
Description:
"Delve into a classic dungeon filled with monsters, traps and magic in search of the legendary jewel, The Eye of Arzaz. J. Eric Holmes, the editor of the original D&D Basic Set, wrote this introductory dungeon for his 1981 book Fantasy Role-Playing Games, and it will be run using OD&D rules. First level characters provided."
This is Holmes' other sample dungeon, from his 1981 book about RPGs (one of the first every written), and I will be running it for the first time.
Find it here on Tabletop Events: https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xvii/schedule/2131
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This will be my sixth time attending in person, the previous years being 2017, 2019, 2022-2024, eight counting virtual years (2020, 2021), and my third consecutive year in a row. I've run two game sessions each year starting with the second time I attended.
I have a page on the Zenopus Archives site with a full list of scenarios I've run at game conventions.
Read previous Gary Con convention summaries I've written:
Gary Con 2023 (unfinished): Day 0
Gary Con 2022: Day 1 --- Day 2 --- Days 3 and 4
Gary Con 2019 (unfinished): Day 1 --- Day 2 (part 1)
Other Gary Con links of interest:
Gary Con website
Badge Purchase
Full Schedule of Events on Tabletop Events (searchable)
Grand Geneva Resort website
Facebook Group (main source for announcements)
