Con Survival 101

[Taken and updated slightly from a zine that appeared in the Interregnum APA in July 2000.]

I started writing this after the last Arisia.

Cons 101: How To Survive A Science Fiction Convention

A good science fiction or roleplaying convention can be an incredible experience for a fan. You can pack more fun into three short days than than in weeks of more mundane vacationing. If you’re at all into science fiction, fantasy, or roleplaying and haven’t been to a con, what are you waiting for?

There are a few perils along the way, though. A little careful planning can turn a merely good experience into a great one.
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Good luck, and HAVE FUN!

Con Survival 101

[Taken and updated slightly from a zine that appeared in the Interregnum APA in July 2000.]

I started writing this after the last Arisia.

Cons 101: How To Survive A Science Fiction Convention

A good science fiction or roleplaying convention can be an incredible experience for a fan. You can pack more fun into three short days than than in weeks of more mundane vacationing. If you’re at all into science fiction, fantasy, or roleplaying and haven’t been to a con, what are you waiting for?

There are a few perils along the way, though. A little careful planning can turn a merely good experience into a great one.
( Read more... )

Good luck, and HAVE FUN!

Hi!

Welcome to my journal. About two-thirds to 75% of the posts are public. The really GOOD stuff is friends-only. Okay, I'm kidding - sort of. But there are a fair number of friends-only posts.

If you'd like to be added to my flist, my standards are pathetically low. Comment here or email me, and reciprocate.

Hi!

Welcome to my journal. About two-thirds to 75% of the posts are public. The really GOOD stuff is friends-only. Okay, I'm kidding - sort of. But there are a fair number of friends-only posts.

If you'd like to be added to my flist, my standards are pathetically low. Comment here or email me, and reciprocate.

Arisia: A Guide

I wrote this as a way-too-long comment over in arisia. I ended up putting enough work into it to want my own copy here. Can you tell that I'm in the throes of Arisia Fever?

But I'll spare my flist by putting in a cut.
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I hope I got everything right. Do yourself a favor, if you can; set some time aside to just wander around and explore. It's SO much fun!

Arisia: A Guide

I wrote this as a way-too-long comment over in arisia. I ended up putting enough work into it to want my own copy here. Can you tell that I'm in the throes of Arisia Fever?

But I'll spare my flist by putting in a cut.
( Read more... )

I hope I got everything right. Do yourself a favor, if you can; set some time aside to just wander around and explore. It's SO much fun!

My Quest for Death

From yesterday's session.
( Beware! D&D geekery inside! )

So it goes.

My Quest for Death

From yesterday's session.
( Beware! D&D geekery inside! )

So it goes.