Had a great time at #tridentcon III this past Saturday!

Had a great time at #tridentcon III this past Saturday!

I was only made it for Saturday, but went to all three sessions.

My big accomplishment was running a con game for the first time, an OD&D adaptation of Corsairs of Tallibar by Judges Guild (1982). For a full table of 8 inc Paul Aparicio Eric Hoffman & his brother Kurt. I used the #holmesref sheets plus a new set of 3rd level pre-gens (coming soon). The group played well and finished the ~30 room dungeon just as the 4 hours were up, finding the pirate's treasure. I started the day with a sore throat and lost my voice by the end of the game. It's mostly back to normal as of today...

In the morning Larry Hollis introduced me to the world of Atomic Robo (FATE), along with John Appel and a Pathfinder-Card-Game kid Larry recruited. The setting reminded me of Agent Carter, investigating weird science just after WWII. The adventure, an original, had us exploring a deserted installation on a volcanic island in the South Pacific.

After dinner Charley Phipps ran nine of us including Paul and Rich McKee thru the first tournament section of I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City, using the official pre-gens. I was Hieroman, 1/2 E Druid. I always loved this module but luckily hadn't read it in years. The party was successful until we ran out of time just as we were pursuing a Yuan-Ti into the city.

Zeb Cook was the special guest, and ran an improv D&D game that my friend Scott played in along with Noah Stevens. I talked to Zeb briefly and had him to sign a copy of A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity, joining those of cover artist Jeff Dee, interior artist Diesel and editor Frank Mentzer.

Thanks to Erik Jensen for much labor in organizing this con for us!

So last night I ran my #tridentcon adaptation of Corsairs of Tallibar (Judges Guild) for my regular game group.

So last night I ran my #tridentcon adaptation of Corsairs of Tallibar (Judges Guild) for my regular game group. Used #holmesref as my rules reference during the game (had Holmes Basic & the Monster Manual handy as well). It was fun & handy, as it forced me to get organized well in advance of the con & showed that I'm still using too much material for the 4 hour time slot.

Info on Tridentcon

Info on Tridentcon

Originally shared by Zenopus Archives

If you are in the DC/Baltimore area, consider attending Tridentcon 3 on Columbus Day weekend (Oct 8-9) in Severna Park, MD. Organized by Erik Jensen this con has both old & new school games. I'll be running an OD&D game in the afternoon on Sat. There are also games by other G+ers Eric Hoffman James Spahn Noah Stevens Humza K Pearce Shea Charley Phipps Reynaldo Madriñan Larry Hollis. The full game schedule can be seen on Warhorn (link below). #tridentcon  
https://warhorn.net/events/tridentcon-2016/schedule/2016/10/08

Working on my Corsairs of Tallibar ( #judgesguild ) adaptationfor #tridentcon

Working on my Corsairs of Tallibar ( #judgesguild ) adaptation for #tridentcon . The difficulty is paring this 45-page page adventure down to the 4 hour convention slot.  The dungeon alone has over 70 rooms, and they are very descriptive with regard to the decaying contents of the previously inhabited rooms; I think this was influenced by the description of the stronghold in B1 In Search of the Unknown.

Here's the teaser for my #tridentcon OD&D game.

Here's the teaser for my #tridentcon OD&D game. The first paragraph is from the module summary (with slight editing):
"The Corsairs of Tallibar were one of the most feared bands of pirates that ever sailed the Nydar Sea, but years have passed since any captain has quailed at the sight of that dreaded band at his bow. Were they defeated in some unknown battle or swallowed up by the sea?

On a previous adventure you found a map supposedly showing the location of the Corsairs' secret stronghold on an uncharted tropical island. Having braved sea and jungle, you now stand before the long-hidden entrance to their fortress. Is their treasure hoard still hidden within?

Corsairs of Tallibar is a low-level adventure written by Mike Wilson and published by Judges Guild in 1982 in a generic FRPG format, and will be run at TridentCon using the original Dungeons & Dragons rules from 1974, with some additions from the Greyhawk supplement and the original Basic Set."
https://warhorn.net/events/tridentcon-2016/schedule/2016/10/08

Corsairs of Tallibar to be run at Tridentcon

I was planning on running the Zenopus dungeon at #tridentcon but since the theme is Tropical Terrors I thought I could do better. So I decided to adapt an obscure #judgesguild module called Corsairs of Tallibar. I wrote about it once: http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/09/talk-like-corsair.html?m=1
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/09/talk-like-corsair.html?m=1

If you are in the DC/Baltimore area, consider attending Tridentcon 3 on Columbus Day weekend (Oct 8-9) in Severna...

If you are in the DC/Baltimore area, consider attending Tridentcon 3 on Columbus Day weekend (Oct 8-9) in Severna Park, MD. Organized by Erik Jensen, this con has both old & new school games. I'll be running an OD&D game in the afternoon on Sat. There are also games by other members here Eric Hoffman James Spahn Noah Stevens Humza K Pearce Shea Charley Phipps plus Reynaldo Madrinan & Larry Hollis. The full game schedule can be seen on Warhorn (link below). #tridentcon
https://warhorn.net/events/tridentcon-2016