Who's going in 2007?

The Galactus Kid · Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:06 pm

So? Whos going? I know I am. And I'll be damned if Nekira is missing it again this year...(grrr...)

Brian Manning · Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:11 pm

I plan on being there again. And my brother (hates technology) is coming along again too. We're both excited about it.

The Galactus Kid · Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:35 pm

Damn skippy

Unread post by **NMI** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:23 pm

I will be going.
Hopefully this time around I can find Snaggletooth.
I found places online that have him, but I would rather support Kevin.

The Galactus Kid · Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:47 pm

??? I'm confused.

also, happy belated birthday NMI

Spectre · Unread post by **Spectre** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:49 pm

I shall be there come hell or high water. I also hope to be bring at least 3 newbies to PB with me.

Warwolf · Unread post by **Warwolf** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:16 pm

Spectre wrote:I shall be there come hell or high water. I also hope to be bring at least 3 newbies to PB with me.

Heck yeah, that's what I like to hear! I'm so glad to see you move from being my protege and Palladium fan to a die-hard Palladium fanatic. I'm hoping to add some more recent recruits to the list of those I've brought into the fold as well.

As far as I am concerned, I WILL be there if I have sell one of my kidneys to do it (which I shouldn't have to :shock:

). As far as people coming along, I can pretty well gurantee at least three. I might have as many as 7-8 people in tow! I'll have a better idea of that as time draws nearer though.

One thing I will say is that I'd like to get an estimate on when tickets might go on sale and also find out how they're doing VIP tickets this year (or if there will be a VIP event at all). Hmm... time to shoot Alex a PM. :lol:

Unread post by **NMI** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:20 pm

The Galactus Kid wrote:??? I'm confused.

also, happy belated birthday NMI

OpenHouse '06, I was looking got Snaggletooth the Star Wars character from amongst Kevins selection.

The Galactus Kid · Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:38 pm

ah got it.

Reelman · Unread post by **Reelman** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:30 am

I will be there and be running games again. My wife is planning on attending again as well.

Braden Campbell · Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:42 am

Someone has to run a Phase World game again, and I guess that'll be me :ok:

Also, I might step up and run a game for Rifts other bastard daughter, Wormwood.

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:17 am

I should be there. If I go anwywhere in "07" its the open house.

Carl

The Galactus Kid · Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:21 am

I wouldn't expect any less, Darklord.

Grand Paladin · Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:14 pm

I'm trying to secure the time off for 2007 with my job.
If I can attend, I'm considering running a Grand Paladins adventure, based on my long on-hold manuscript that you all may (or may not) have heard about, from many moons ago.

Alternatively, it's also possible I may run a Robotech adventure set in the Sentinels timeperiod, that has been collecting dust for about 7 years.

But yeah, I really like to be able to make it for '07, since I missed out this past May.

Damian Magecraft · Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:23 am

I fully intend to be there this time...nothing is going to stop me this time, I was one of the few that needed more lead time...and i only live about 6 to 8 hrs from Detroit :badbad:

ah well this time for sure...and every time there after as well this should become an annual event...mayhap we can start a grass roots campaign to convince Big Kev into making it such?

Dustin Fireblade · Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:01 am

I'll be back.

Jeffrey W. · Unread post by **Jeffrey W.** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:09 am

I'll be there, and probably two or more roleplayer friends of mine will make it there also.

Contacting roleplaying buddies of mine in Chicago area, south Florida, and north Texas to have them buy tickets this weekend.

Intending to run a Rifts: Arzno game one of the days of the event for 8 hours... (Probably be limited to the first 10 players to sign up with me).

I am very excited for this opportunity to meet with Palladium's finest gaming enthusiasts.

Jeffrey W.
(Lone Star state roleplaying delegation)

J. Lionheart · Unread post by **J. Lionheart** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:15 pm

I'll be there, hopefully in the company of one or more of my group-mates this time around.

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:01 pm

el magico -- darklorddc wrote:Rae and I will be there for certain.

I believe you were one of the few people I actually got to meet when I was there. I'm fairly shy in person (social expectations and all that).

/Sub

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:05 pm

I'll be there on the next one. Mind you; I don't believe I can spend as much as I did last time, but I'll be there.

To be honest, the more I think about it, the more excited I get. It'll be great to meet the crew at Palladium and all the peeps from the boards again.

Not to get too sappy, but even when I argue with you, y'all are my pals!

/Sub

Kalinda · Unread post by **Kalinda** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:17 pm

I should have both the vacation time and money to go to this one, so I'm planning on attending.

Prince Artemis · Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:48 pm

I'll be there, as will be my Mystic Knight costume, complete with Draining blade and Fireball Rifle(See Federation of Magic Mystic Knight Picture. I'll be going as the guy on the left

)

Vinny · Unread post by **Vinny** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:40 pm

There's a good chance I will make an appearance.

Nightshade37 · Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:37 pm

I will be at this one too. Last years was quite the good time, but I'll need to try and find some people to hang out with after the friday night thing ends.

erc1971 · Unread post by **erc1971** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:27 pm

Went in 2006, going again in 2007 - only this time, I already have my VIP Friday space bought and paid for

Eric

J. Lionheart · Unread post by **J. Lionheart** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:31 pm

VIP night was incredibly awesome.

We got wonderful personal guided tours of the facilities, a chance to meet and greet with all the staffers and artists who were there, and first crack at the most collectible and desirable rare items (I believe there were a couple rarities that sold out VIP Friday). The real crown of the evening though was the pizza party upstairs where we all got to hang out, Q&A with Kevin and the gang, and generally dive into the Palladium RP world.

There was no question in my mind whether I was going to buy it again this year :-)

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:36 pm

Ninjabunny wrote:What happens at the VIP night not sure if I wanna dump that much money with out any knowledge of the nights events.

You won't regret it. Like J. Lionheart said, you pretty much get face time with all the writers, artist, Kevin, Wayne, Alex, Julias, Hank and the whole Palladium gang. You get a tour of the office by Kevin. First crack at all the stuff being sold, and the pizza party was a blast. We all sat around Kevin and the crew and barraged Kevin with questions and he was pretty open with the stuff he could talk about. Its was a great time.

Unread post by **NMI** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:16 am

Ninjabunny wrote:What happens at the VIP night not sure if I wanna dump that much money with out any knowledge of the nights events.

What happens on VIP Friday Night, stays on VIP Friday Night.

Seriously though, VIP FRI was cool. I had fun. Got to meet the PB gang and friends, fellow posters, etc...
Pizza, soda, friends, art and RPG TALK!!!

Brian Manning · Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:19 pm

J. Lionheart wrote:VIP night was incredibly awesome.

We got wonderful personal guided tours of the facilities, a chance to meet and greet with all the staffers and artists who were there, and first crack at the most collectible and desirable rare items (I believe there were a couple rarities that sold out VIP Friday). The real crown of the evening though was the pizza party upstairs where we all got to hang out, Q&A with Kevin and the gang, and generally dive into the Palladium RP world.

There was no question in my mind whether I was going to buy it again this year

Yeah, that VIP night was pretty awesome. It really felt like a huge family reunion or something like that. Almost like I already knew everyone there. Plus the pizza party/pep talk from Kevin was very cool as well. I didn't get the tour until Saturday anyway, but the rest was awesome. I was a little gun shy about the collectibles, but I regret it now, since a lot of the cool stuff sold Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Bob_12 · Unread post by **Bob_12** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:55 am

I'll be there again, along with two of my friends who came last year. The third might come again if he decides to drag himself away from his terrible girlfriend long enough to remember he has friends. I also might snag a few more, but I'm not sure.

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:04 pm

Jaguar Wong wrote:It really felt like a huge family reunion or something like that.

This is EXACTLY what it felt like!

I don't do crowds, but I was only minimally uncomfortable at the Open House.

/Sub

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:34 pm

Citizen Lazlo wrote:really??

You really seemed like a little sphere of activity every time I saw you. And you came right up and said hi to me.

ATTENTION FORUM: Subbie is one of the nicest people I've ever met.

Even though we only talked for a minute.

Wow...I didn't know that.

I spent all my time buying stuff (as my geek points will show) and trying to fight off discomfort. Crowds frighten me - there are many social expectations therein, and I know and understand very few of them. Family gatherings, geek cons, and punk rock concerts are about the only large groups I can take without having to lock myself in a quiet room for a while. I even have to do it at work sometimes, and during family gatherings I lock myself in my computer room and wear headphones about four hours into it.

Thanks for the compliment - I'm not sure that I'm all that nice, but I try very hard. :oops:

Everyone I met at the Open House was really nice, and I had a wonderful time. As nearly as I could tell, nobody was angry, people volunteered to help with parking and gaming and...well...everything...and it seemed to me to be the way the world should work...with everybody happy, working together, and just having a general good time.

/Sub

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:33 pm

Subjugator wrote:Thanks for the compliment - I'm not sure that I'm all that nice, but I try very hard.

Oh you're just being modest Sub. I knew you had to be one of the coolest guys on the planet when Kevin said to me... "Carl can you believe Dennis commissioned this piece of art for me!"

Dude, I think the secrets out...you got a heart of gold! :-D

Here's to you :ok:

Carl

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:44 pm

Citizen Lazlo wrote:
Carl Gleba wrote:
Subjugator wrote:Thanks for the compliment - I'm not sure that I'm all that nice, but I try very hard.

Oh you're just being modest Sub. I knew you had to be one of the coolest guys on the planet when Kevin said to me... "Carl can you believe Dennis commissioned this piece of art for me!"

Dude, I think the secrets out...you got a heart of gold!

Here's to you

Carl

That Gleba person on the other hand...............

J/K Carl

you rock too!

Minion Wars maps = cool

I always say it doesn't pay to be nice at my work place. My back is not a carpet.

However, I have to say you guys are the exception. The open house was like a big family reunion. Can't wait.

Carl

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:01 pm

Ninjabunny wrote:This may sound dumb, but What if you want to run a game yourself (me I'm talking about me ) do you need to ask promision or just set up shop and go for it? I was thinking about doing some Merc stuff. With some minor rules like only being able to draw from north american sourcebooks. That wouldn't be to bad of a rule would it? Oh and no super powers (got a player that only use super powers, Ack!)

Palladium will ask for GM's to sign up to run games at scheduled times. That way your game will get a little press and people will know about it ahead of time.

There are also open gaming tables for anyone to set up shop as well. Your choice.

Carl

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:04 pm

I forgot to mention. For convention games it helps to have pregenerated characters. That way you're not spending time creating a bunch of level one characters. With pre-gens you can jump right into the action. But, do what works for you :ok:

If you've never been to a con before feel free to ask questions. We'll help ya out.

Carl

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:47 pm

Citizen Lazlo wrote:
Ninjabunny wrote:I've been to Anime cons but not a role playing con. I'd like to know how things go and what I should be ready for.

It's not really fair to compare the Open House to other cons.

I love other cons mind you, the Open House was just unique.

Last year there was a large sales area where Palladium products and Kevins toys were for sale.

There was a row of tables where you could meet artists, get sketches and autographs and BS with them.

Palladium people were constantly circulating to talk with everyone.

There was a small but effective concessions area.

There were tours, panels, etc

There was a gaming area for scheduled games and one for open gaming.

All of the attendees were fun to talk to and socialize with.

And Kevin was everywhere!

It was the most fun I have ever had at a gaming event.

Yep, that about sums it up pretty good. Plus it was a very friendly atmosphere. It was cool to meet people from these boards like Citizen Lazlo, NMI, Warwolf, Madmanmike, my fellow freelancers.

Yeah, cons don't really compare.

Carl

J. Lionheart · Unread post by **J. Lionheart** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:20 am

Ninjabunny wrote:So me and the wife should be ready to be blown away?

Yes.

J. Lionheart · Unread post by **J. Lionheart** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:14 am

Shinitenshi wrote:I have a question, and it's probably dumb but I'm new to Open house. The VIP tickets are those only good for Friday night or are they good all weekend. So is it $50 for Friday only then another $30 for Sat and Sun?

VIP tickets are just for Friday, and "Weekend" ticket is for Saturday and Sunday. So yes, $80 total (completely worth it).

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:02 am

Shinitenshi wrote:Are we allowed to bring food? I know this is a weird question, but I love to cook and I thought I could make some stuff and bring it to share.

Yes you are. Unless that changes, but I doubt it.

Carl

Warwolf · Unread post by **Warwolf** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:47 pm

Narcoleptic.Monk wrote:Hey, I am going to be there (not that any of you know me), but I've bought my tickets and am looking forward to meeting the Palladium staff and other gamers.

You know what, this is a perfect opportunity for you to have us get to know you. I'll go ahead and state that anyone at the Con can come and hang out with me and my crew, no questions asked. One thing I regret is not getting to meet some of the awesome people on these boards, and not getting a chance to chat for long with many others (including Citizen Lazlo, Subbie, and other great people).

I think I'll try and bounce around a bit more and introduce myself to people whether I know them or not (I am usually quite introverted, but I think I can make an exception for this event). So if you see me around this year (there are pictures of me floating around, so you might be able to recognize me), don't hesitate to introduce yourself and hang out for a bit. :-D

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:25 pm

Warwolf wrote:
Narcoleptic.Monk wrote:Hey, I am going to be there (not that any of you know me), but I've bought my tickets and am looking forward to meeting the Palladium staff and other gamers.

You know what, this is a perfect opportunity for you to have us get to know you. I'll go ahead and state that anyone at the Con can come and hang out with me and my crew, no questions asked. One thing I regret is not getting to meet some of the awesome people on these boards, and not getting a chance to chat for long with many others (including Citizen Lazlo, Subbie, and other great people).

I think I'll try and bounce around a bit more and introduce myself to people whether I know them or not (I am usually quite introverted, but I think I can make an exception for this event). So if you see me around this year (there are pictures of me floating around, so you might be able to recognize me), don't hesitate to introduce yourself and hang out for a bit.

I'm pretty introverted too. Much of my introversion comes from not being good at socialization and looking like an idiot about 3/4ths of the time I'm talking to people.

If I act dumb at the next open house (like when I sat on the couch when I wasn't supposed to at the last one - that still humiliates me...and Kev teased me about it, which made me just about die) please forgive me. I'm a bit disabled when it comes to socialization.

:/

/Sub

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:22 pm

Subjugator wrote:
Warwolf wrote:
Narcoleptic.Monk wrote:Hey, I am going to be there (not that any of you know me), but I've bought my tickets and am looking forward to meeting the Palladium staff and other gamers.

You know what, this is a perfect opportunity for you to have us get to know you. I'll go ahead and state that anyone at the Con can come and hang out with me and my crew, no questions asked. One thing I regret is not getting to meet some of the awesome people on these boards, and not getting a chance to chat for long with many others (including Citizen Lazlo, Subbie, and other great people).

I think I'll try and bounce around a bit more and introduce myself to people whether I know them or not (I am usually quite introverted, but I think I can make an exception for this event). So if you see me around this year (there are pictures of me floating around, so you might be able to recognize me), don't hesitate to introduce yourself and hang out for a bit.

I'm pretty introverted too. Much of my introversion comes from not being good at socialization and looking like an idiot about 3/4ths of the time I'm talking to people.

If I act dumb at the next open house (like when I sat on the couch when I wasn't supposed to at the last one - that still humiliates me...and Kev teased me about it, which made me just about die) please forgive me. I'm a bit disabled when it comes to socialization.

:/

/Sub

We were all just jelous that you got the comfy seat, plus were right up front

Ok, before I knew who you were I figured, he must be really important, he rates the couch :lol:

Just joking buddy :ok:

Carl

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:45 am

Carl Gleba wrote:We were all just jelous that you got the comfy seat, plus were right up front

Ok, before I knew who you were I figured, he must be really important, he rates the couch Just joking buddy

Carl

Yeah - then you figured out - "Oh! He's just a schmuck who didn't know any better!"

/Sub

Subjugator · Unread post by **Subjugator** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:05 pm

gmask1 wrote:
Subjugator wrote:Yeah - then you figured out - "Oh! He's just a schmuck who didn't know any better!"

/Sub

Not true! It was just too far away from the pizza, and you know you're gonna lose the comfy seat if you get up...

Since I was commuting from the Ramada to the Open House via the left-foot/right-foot/repeat option, I went for sustenance over comfy-chair...

Yeah - the pizza was gone in about an eighth of a second, wasn't it?

/Sub

Carl Gleba · Unread post by **Carl Gleba** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:35 pm

Subjugator wrote:
Carl Gleba wrote:We were all just jelous that you got the comfy seat, plus were right up front

Ok, before I knew who you were I figured, he must be really important, he rates the couch Just joking buddy

Carl

Yeah - then you figured out - "Oh! He's just a schmuck who didn't know any better!"

/Sub

Never, besides I was too much into listening to Kevin talk anyway!

Carl

Warwolf · Unread post by **Warwolf** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:23 pm

Subjugator wrote:Yeah - the pizza was gone in about an eighth of a second, wasn't it?

Yeah, I managed to get ahold of two pieces... but had to stand at the back of the crowd. :lol:

Brian Manning · Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:12 pm

I supplimented my two slices with heaping fistfuls of M&Ms (peanut). I wonder if Kevin will actually remember to fire up the popcorn maker this time (didn't he buy a ton of popcorn to pop, but forgot to do it?).

J. Lionheart · Unread post by **J. Lionheart** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:50 pm

Jaguar Wong wrote:I supplimented my two slices with heaping fistfuls of M&Ms (peanut). I wonder if Kevin will actually remember to fire up the popcorn maker this time (didn't he buy a ton of popcorn to pop, but forgot to do it?).

Hehe, yup! And poor Sean Hall spent a bunch of time cleaning the machine and prepping it as well :-P

Spinachcat · Unread post by **Spinachcat** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:08 pm

I am planning to go next year if finances are good. I'm a full commission guy so much depends on the winds of fate. If I can kick booty, then I'd love to fly out from Los Angeles for the weekend. I am excited to learn about what GMs have to do to set up games for the Open House. I do a bunch of cons every year and I usually run 3-5 events each time and I am proud to say that I put on a good RPG throw down!

I got so much cool stuff in my Grab Bag and my Crisis purchases that I'm totally unsure if I would run Splicers, Rifts South America or Wormwood. It will be very interesting to play games with people who actually know the systems extremely well, because usually I run demo games and teach the systems to newbies whenever I run anything other than D20 or AD&D at cons.

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