Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
So we got feedback from That Con because they like to do surveys and all that. While I am sure they have more than enough to deal with on the fandom end, by statistics, we did fine. Out of 66 respondents, about 3 were rather scathing and hurtful. So, cathartically, I am posting them here. It is a realization that if my work with That Con is going to continue, I have to really look inside myself and figure out what is going on. Is it burnout? Or is it something else? Can it change?
SYSTEM: Call of Cthulhu 7e Another one of the canned adventures by Chaosium for the summer convention season, Necropolis is a short introductions adventure with a simple premise and straightforward purpose. It is meant to help the players get used to the new aspect of 7th edition Call of Cthulhu. Again, it is nice to have…
SYSTEM: Call of Cthulhu 7e Chaosium released a few free adventures for the summer con season and I decided to run some of those. Key word is that these are free. You get what you pay for. Although they are complete adventures thankfully all with pregenerated characters, they are … let’s just say… a little…
That Con is over once again and I have to say it was a very satisfying weekend. It was satisfying in many ways. Gaming did well, despite having less space. I got to spend time with old friends and new. I got time to spend with my kids and my wife. I gamed a little…
About this time 5 to 10 years ago, I was excited and crazy busy with convention stuff. I did not even have time for real work, I am ashamed to say. My career took a back seat to my hobbies. I was charged up, dealing with the stress of other people’s mistakes and lack of effort, while at the same time making my own mistakes. Why? All for the hope that one convention would have a great weekend and a majority of people would walk away with a fulfilling weekend. That mattered to me so much!
This coming June will mark my second return to That Con – ConCarolinas. It took a lot for me to return last year. I did not display a complete air of forgiveness and kindness that I should have the last time. The sore left by my experience now 5 years ago is still raw. Is…