Saturday started off with me waking up at my own pace and deciding to casually head over to the exhibitor's hall with my buddy. Before we even got out of the hotel we came across Luca from the RPG Classic, Chrono Trigger, just after she got her morning cup of coffee.
We get to the convention center, and we decide to cut through the events hall to get to the dealer's room. On our way we come across a really awesome cosplay of the sisters Elsa and Anna from Disney's Frozen:
Today is my relaxed day, so I spend time wandering around the exhibitor's hall seeing what I can see. One stop I made was by Palladium's booth to check out the sprues for the upcoming Robotech Tactics RPG miniatures game:
It was really nice to get a close-up look at these miniatures. I can't wait to get my hands on my own copies. The miniatures look pretty detailed and of high quality.
So I continued my journey and came across a Scout Trooper:
I stopped and got a picture as my friend had been disappointed that he hadn't encountered any Storm Troopers at the con so far. I would later find out that he did indeed come across some Storm Troopers, but missed the Scout Trooper.
Time was ticking down to my 2pm Victoriana demo, but before I left the exhibitors/events hall I caught one of my friends in cosplay and was able to convince her to let me snap a photo:
It was a short rush to get to the demo area, but I arrived in time. Victoriana is a fantasy setting in, shock, Victorian London/Europe, but it makes use of the traditional fantasy races. It's a fun setting that I hope to run a game for some day. I was in for a treat though as my demo was more gothic horror than high fantasy. My group and I were trying to convince a landowner that our claim was legitimate (it wasn't), but it turns out that all the fuss over heritage was for a vampiric/Frankenstein-esq operation.
As a side-note: this is a reason why I need to blog semi-real time. I've forgotten most of the good details from that game. All I remember is that fun was had, and that I make a bad solicitor.
After the demo I get back to the hotel and decide to grab dinner at The Ram. On the way we encountered a robotic/moving Dalek:
It was a very impressive feet and a great way to build an appetite. Once we hit The Ram we sat down in the general seating area and caught the end of Star Wars: A New Hope while waiting for our food. Something must've gone wrong, and we ended up suspecting that our order hadn't gotten put in or some other glitch because we were halfway into The Empire Strikes Back by the time our food arrived. We had been joined by two other travelers who had ordered their food and gotten it before we got our meal.
On our way back, our evening having been cancelled, we passed a guy who looked suspiciously like Nathan Rice (Lodge from the Gamers movies). I commented as such and my friend asked me if I was sure followed by a suggestion that we find out. A quick dash backwards followed by an awkward hello, and it turns out that yes indeed it was him!
It was a great way to top off our Saturday night, and made the events of our dinner even more worthwhile.
UPDATE: Forgot to mention that I ran into Andy Dopieralsk, also of Dead Gentleman fame, on our way back to the hotel, but he was in a bit of a hurry to get to an event he was needed at.
I rounded out the evening by watching Dark Dungeons, which turned out to be hilarious enough to justify buying my own copy the next day.
And now those Robotech sprues have started shipping but methinks yours is still going to be awhile. I 'think' mine will be in the 2nd container which is on the water. And don't forget meeting Andy Dopieralski on his way to set up the G3:HoF viewing and watching Dark Dungeons The Movie when we vegged out in the room.
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