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I’m excited to finally be able to attend GenCon Indy this year. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for several years now, especially since it takes place right in my back yard. I’ll be strolling the halls on Thursday and Friday for sure and possibly Saturday, as well, taking in as many sights as possible, meeting a number of people with whom I’ve only ever met through email, and just generally having a good time. I would be thrilled to meet as many of you as possible who will be in attendance, as well, so if you’re planning to be at GenCon Indy this year and would be interested in touching base with me while there, leave a note in the comments below or email me and let me know.
I also still have most of my stock of “I Flew” t-shirts, and I’d really like to sell as many off as possible so that I can stop storing them. At this point, I’m not even really looking to make a profit so much as just recoup my expenses, so I’ll be letting them go for just $8 apiece. GenCon Indy would be a great place to grab a shirt from me and save yourself the additional shipping costs. If you’ll be at GenCon and want a t-shirt, email me with your interest and shirt size. We can make arrangements to meet for the exchange from there.
I’m looking forward to experiencing this event, and I hope to see you there!
Here’s some media I captured from my Reach Beta experience last night. The first clip is my first ever assassination, complete with animation glitch. The second is another assassination, and I must say, I love the visuals on Elite assassinations. The last two clips are of back-to-back stickies from two different perspectives. All clips were rendered using Bungie Render Points.
As for the image gallery below, you can click to embiggen—or go to my Reach Fileshare.
I admit it. Reclaimer has been taking a back seat to other creative pursuits recently. It’s not a permanent condition, of course, but I thought I’d take a moment to share what it is I’ve been up to lately.
I’ve wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons for quite a while now, but I’ve had a hard time finding games on a schedule that works with my activities—so I decided to DM my own campaign. Of course, I’ve never actually played a single game of D&D in my life, so I’ve been doing a lot of reading over the last several weeks. I’ve been slowly collecting the 4th Edition books and now have copies of all three Players Handbooks, both DM guides, both Monster Manuals, Underdark, and the Eberron Campaign Guide. I’ll add more volumes to my collection as money permits.
There are also a lot of other really nifty tools I’ve been playing with in order to get my first adventure ready for play. The official D&D Character Builder and Adventure Tools programs have been really handy in building character sheets and referencing monsters for encounters. An additional tool I’ve been playing with this week is Profantasy’s Campaign Cartographer tool with the City Designer add-on. I’ve created a town, called Darkfall, for my first adventure, and I’ve been learning how to use the software to map out the town. The learning curve is a bit steep, but I’m finally getting the hang of it. The inset image is just a small part of Darkfall—and an incomplete one, at that.
I’m looking forward to running my campaign, and it’s looking like I’ll have a full party of six adventurers for the first session. I love telling stories, as Reclaimer fans have no doubt deduced.
Consider this an open thread. Tell me your favorite moments playing D&D, either as a player or a DM—or both. And I promise I’ll be getting back to producing comics again soon.