BTW we have an "unannounced" guest.  His games are on the grid but his name is not there....Doug wants to be mysterious.  If  you look through the games listed on the game grid and find the two games he's running, you might be able to guess who he is!

Mike B.

Looks like the Hotel block is sold out...

** EDIT ** - apparently Wed- Sun is out, but Thu - Sun is still good... helps if I look a little closer.  

~throwi

cdenham wrote in North Texas RPG Convention 2015: June 4-7:Good news for me - I hope to book my rooms and tickets tonight!!  :D

Any suggestions on what games to try to get into that are still available?

Looking forward to seeing you there, Craig.  And don't worry; all of the events are still available.  Event registration isn't until midnight April 15.

It is almost official now - flight and hotel are booked.  I was about to snag my con ticket and I saw the Squeaky Cage Tickets.  I understand it is a raffle, but I'm curious to what is being raffled?  Can someone enlighten the newbie?

For those looking for a room, the hotel slots are booked if try to stay thru Monday.  If you change the date to leaving Sunday all is good.  

I'm currently set to arrive around lunch time on Thursday and head out Sunday evening.  I'm stoked!  

Thanks Bracton, and as soon as I can get a link from Doug, I'll post that here so people not attending can also buy raffle tickets. There will be more items added....

This is the latest updated list of raffle items available at this year's NTRPG con. Raffle tickets are $5 each, available when you register, at the con, or by sending money to Doug for "Squeaky Cage Tickets" (link to be added) :

Free Trip to NTRPG con 2016 (up to $700 expenses)
Ace of Aces Kickstarter Set
AD&D 1E Three Volume Rulebook reprint set by WOTC
OSRIC Hardback Set
Bottle City Special Edition (limited signed edition)
Palace of the Vampire Queen (Pacesetter reprint)
Dungeonmorph Dice Set (three sets of dice)
Angela Imrie Painted Mini
Jeff Dee Art kickstarter Set (Egyptian)
Artisan Dice Set (six sided wooden, 10 dice)
OD&D Brown Box Reprint Set
Strategic Review #3, 4, 6
PPP Set: Demonic & Arcane, Arcane Treasury, The Stalk (all signed by Rob Kuntz)
H1 Bloodstone Pass (complete)
Pacesetter Games The Blood Cult box set

Great,  Thom! Looking forward to meeting you. This will probably be my only con this year as well so I'm going to try to do some serious gaming too.

And I thought a NTRPGCon exclusive would be a given! (put me down for two copies! Lol)

Well, two thirds official now...  hotel and Con registration completed, just waiting on a cheaper flight (if possible)...

Looking forward to my first North Texas con!

~throwi

All,

I've submitted my two events to Mike and I'm waiting to hear back if they can fit them in somewhere.  If they don't make it in the gaming grid for one reason or another, I'm still planning on running them.  Here are their descriptions:  ** EDIT:  changed the name of the first adventure ***

Game Title :  The Great Minecart Race
Game System : ThrowiGames Simple Roleplaying System (TSRS)
Number of Players : 4
Pregens/Level of Characters: Pregens Provided
World Setting: Terra Minor (TSRS world)
Time Needed: 3-4 Hours

Game Info:  An adventure that challenges the players to use their wits and abilities to their fullest.  It is also a great chance for new players to test this system -- new players are welcome, no experience with TSRS is necessary.  Players will receive a free printed copy of the adventure at the end of the session.  This adventure is a NTRPGCon Exclusive (the book will have crossover statistics for 1e/5e).

Short Description:  The annual festival in a nearby town has added a new event that has the region buzzing with excitement!  Teams of risk-takers will ride minecarts at breakneck speeds down in to the bowels of a nearby mountain to retrieve a wooden token -- the first team to return to the surface with their token wins one thousand pieces of silver!  Who will win the Great Minecart Race?

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Game Title :  Scavenge the Sands
Game System : ThrowiGames Simple Roleplaying System (TSRS) -- Sci-Fi Variant, playtest
Number of Players : 2-4
Pregens/Level of Characters: Pregens Provided
World Setting:  Post Apocalyptic Earth, somewhere in New Mexico many years from now
Time Needed: 3-4 Hours

Game Info:  A post-apocolyptic adventure using the new TSRS Sci-Fi rules variant.  New players are welcome, no experience with TSRS is necessary.  Players will receive a free printed copy of the adventure at the end of the session.

Short Description:  Traveling for months in unfamiliar lands, the adventurers and their families have finally secured a water source.  Food however, is the same persistent problem.  After a recent windstorm, someone spotted a strange hill to the north -- a sandy dune with many doors, seemingly abandoned... what could this be?  You have been selected to scout this new area, to search for food and more importantly, threats to your new encampment.  Are you ready to Scavenge the Sands?

Below is a list of the items available to be won with the "Squeaky Cage Tickets", which are only five bucks a pop and help support the con.  You don't have to be present to win!  Drop a few bucks and keep the con rolling.

*Ace of Aces Kickstarter Set
*AD&D 1E Three Volume Rulebook reprint set by WOTC
*OSRIC Hardback Set
*Bottle City Special Edition (limited signed edition)
*Palace of the Vampire Queen (Pacesetter reprint)
*Dungeonmorph Dice Set (three sets of dice)
*Jeff Dee Art kickstarter Set (Egyptian)
*Artisan Dice Set (six sided wooden, 10 dice)
*OD&D Brown Box Reprint Set
*Strategic Review #3, 4, 6
*PPP Set: Demonic & Arcane, Arcane Treasury, The Stalk (all signed by Rob Kuntz)
*H1 Bloodstone Pass (complete)
*Pacesetter Games The Blood Cult box set
* Miniature painted by artist Angela Imrie
* "Free" Trip to NTRPGCon 2016 includes airfare/gas (if you drive) & hotel
-------[will award cash value reimbursement if you attend in 2016] non-transferable
(basically this is up to a $700.00 credit toward your travel/stay to the Con - receipts required)
(you must attend to receive the reimbursement)

http://ntrpgcon.com/squeakycage-2015.html

Mike B.