One question I regularly get from prospective attendees every year is:
"Why doesn't FallCon feature any roleplaying events?"
FallCon has historically shied away from hosting RolePlaying Games (RPGs) for a number of reasons. With its roots in Canadian Wargaming, FallCon never felt that RPGs were in its wheelhouse comfort zone. While some members of our core organizing committee dabble with RPGs, we still feel a little out of our league when it comes to this genre of gaming. So when it comes to organizing events for the convention, we'd rather focus on the things we enjoy most, that we personally are knowledgeable about and that we know we can pull off well. We'd rather focus on our strengths than spread ourselves too thinly by covering gaming genres we personally aren't as passionate about.
But that's us, not you! We know there are RPGers out there who play boardgames too. And I'm personally curious how many of you are out there. So I've got a little crossover promotion to entice those dabblers among you to register for our convention this year.
As part of an initiative to get the Calgary Boardgames Meetup members to try out D&D Encounters, the kind folks at Wizards of the Coast sent me a bunch of 4th Edition goodies including:
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"Why doesn't FallCon feature any roleplaying events?"
FallCon has historically shied away from hosting RolePlaying Games (RPGs) for a number of reasons. With its roots in Canadian Wargaming, FallCon never felt that RPGs were in its wheelhouse comfort zone. While some members of our core organizing committee dabble with RPGs, we still feel a little out of our league when it comes to this genre of gaming. So when it comes to organizing events for the convention, we'd rather focus on the things we enjoy most, that we personally are knowledgeable about and that we know we can pull off well. We'd rather focus on our strengths than spread ourselves too thinly by covering gaming genres we personally aren't as passionate about.
But that's us, not you! We know there are RPGers out there who play boardgames too. And I'm personally curious how many of you are out there. So I've got a little crossover promotion to entice those dabblers among you to register for our convention this year.
As part of an initiative to get the Calgary Boardgames Meetup members to try out D&D Encounters, the kind folks at Wizards of the Coast sent me a bunch of 4th Edition goodies including:
- D&D 4th Edition Rules Compendium
- D&D Heroes of the Fallen Lands
- D&D Heroes of Shadow
- D&D The Shadowfell - Roleplaying Game Supplement
- D&D Dungeon City Tiles: The City
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