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[hermit]

In fact, the only game I played in cost me $300 and was already paid for.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif) WHAT. Seriously? I heared you pay for he games at American conventions but ... uhm, wtf? Was this the game with Felicia day or what?

[Halinn]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif) WHAT. Seriously? I heared you pay for he games at American conventions but ... uhm, wtf? Was this the game with Felicia day or what?

Deadlands Noir, a kickstarter reward he paid for was a game at GenCon. It's detailed elsewhere on the forum.

[Critias]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif) WHAT. Seriously? I heared you pay for he games at American conventions but ... uhm, wtf? Was this the game with Felicia day or what?

It's not as bad as he makes it sound. The "paying for games" at our conventions normally consists of a couple $2 tickets (normally it's $2 an hour, give or take). Honestly, of all the things I pay for my trips to GenCon, game tickets (and even my four-day badge) are at the bottom of my expense list -- it's the hotel and travel (in that order) that add up the most.

[CanRay]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif) WHAT. Seriously? I heared you pay for he games at American conventions but ... uhm, wtf? Was this the game with Felicia day or what?

No, that was at Origins.

Deadlands Noir, a kickstarter reward he paid for was a game at GenCon. It's detailed elsewhere on the forum.

Halinn remembered it.

It's not as bad as he makes it sound. The "paying for games" at our conventions normally consists of a couple $2 tickets (normally it's $2 an hour, give or take). Honestly, of all the things I pay for my trips to GenCon, game tickets (and even my four-day badge) are at the bottom of my expense list -- it's the hotel and travel (in that order) that add up the most.

My games that I ran were $6 for three hours.

The game I was involved with was a preliminary of an alpha of a game that won't be out until next year, Deadlands: Noir. And, yes, $300 was the Kickstarter amount I paid for to get into that game, along with many shiny other things.

[bannockburn]

Well, on most conventions (where I do my GMing) here in Germany, I pay the entry fee and get it back later for being kind enough to GM (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
If I'm just going as a player, I pay my 10€ (on one of the biggest conventions here) for a weekend and play as much as I like.
When SR was still FanPro, I was usually invited to the 'house convention' in Dortmund, where two other GMs and I offered a special event, a Shadowrun adventure in 24h, mostly Real Time. I didn't pay any entry fee (being invited) but we raffled away the 5 or 6 spots to the players. For free, of course.
In other news: this is big fun for the GMs. We did 3 8h shifts, while the players got more and more tired and sloppy towards the end. Lot of psychological pressure on the characters as well. Personally, I wouldn't do it, but the players loved it, back then (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
So yeah, travel cost (and for some, hotel), but not much more for just playing.

Sorry for being off-topic, but CanRay! Can you give us a few details? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[StealthSigma]

The game I was involved with was a preliminary of an alpha of a game that won't be out until next year, Deadlands: Noir. And, yes, $300 was the Kickstarter amount I paid for to get into that game, along with many shiny other things.

I had been confused on where the $300 figure came from. Now I understand. Shiny things catch the cat's eye.

[CanRay]

I had been confused on where the $300 figure came from. Now I understand. Shiny things catch the cat's eye.

Oh yeah, the NPC I get to make for the game in particular is leaving a tear in my eye.

[hermit]

It's not as bad as he makes it sound. The "paying for games" at our conventions normally consists of a couple $2 tickets (normally it's $2 an hour, give or take). Honestly, of all the things I pay for my trips to GenCon, game tickets (and even my four-day badge) are at the bottom of my expense list -- it's the hotel and travel (in that order) that add up the most.

Oh, I can see why conventions might want to have you pay for games, especially if there's some prep work on part of the GMs involved (or the money just ends up with them, and they have to pay entry fee too), but 300 seemed a bit ... staggering.

The game I was involved with was a preliminary of an alpha of a game that won't be out until next year, Deadlands: Noir. And, yes, $300 was the Kickstarter amount I paid for to get into that game, along with many shiny other things.

Ah. that's what I was wondering about, thanks.

[Halinn]

Oh yeah, the NPC I get to make for the game in particular is leaving a tear in my eye.

Will it be made in your likeness, or did you wimp out from that option?

[X-Kalibur]

Will it be made in your likeness, or did you wimp out from that option?

I bet it's based on Bubba the Love Troll.

[CanRay]

Will it be made in your likeness, or did you wimp out from that option?

No, I decided it should be a homage.

I bet it's based on Bubba the Love Troll.

Far, far, far from the truth.

[Stahlseele]

I tried to get CanRay into both SRO and SRR.
And i got into one of the German Only Books.
Well, my Name at least made it in.

[ggodo]

I still cling to the naive hope that I'm the youngest one here, at 20.

At 22 You're still behind me in the race.

[Xahn Borealis]

At 22 You're still behind me in the race.

Yay~

Far, far, far from the truth.

I like to think that Bubba himself is an homage, or maybe the two are one and the same o3o