Topic: Fear The Con
The biggest unanswered question from yesterday's Fear The Boot entry was whether or not Luke would be participating in Fear The Con II. You'll recall that in his resignation announcement from FtB he stated that he would retain involvement in the con.
A lot's happened since then.
So, Luke answered my question today:
Fear the Con is the biggest thing I'm going to miss about not being part of Fear the Boot. I am incredibly proud of Fear the Con I. After Adam's departure, the con was pretty much in my hands alone... and during the busiest prep time. I was the one that contacted companies for prize support, sought out vendors, scheduled the gaming, recruited GMs, set the schedule, scheduled the Warmachine tournament, handled registration and money, and was the point of contact for the vast majority of folks.
Now, don't get me wrong, I didn't do everything. Dan found the venue and bankrolled the con. Stacey (one of the volunteers) got the hotel deal. Inside the doors, the volunteers (particularly Stacey and Margie who worked ridiculously hard to make the food. They are the Fear the Con Heroes, by the way) and GMs all stepped up and made things shine. Watching it all unfold, I felt like a football coach watching a brand new play be executed perfectly by all his players. Yes, that's a dumb analogy, but fitting.
I had a lot invested in Fear the Con, emotionally. Keeping the above in mind, you'll understand if I thought the success or failure of the con rested heavily on my shoulders. In the end, it was a grand success and I took that to heart.
Which makes not being a part of Fear the Con II all the harder. I learned so much the first year, I knew I could put on an even better con with far less planning work on my end... Oh, well.
It was my decision to leave FtB and this is just one of the consequences. Such is life. The choice I made has proven to be the best for my well-being, so I don't regret that at all.
So no FtC II or W3N for me anymore. That said, at the rate that The Podge Cast is growing we're going to have the fanbase to do all kinds of similarly cool stuff before too long. We already have some smaller events on the docket. Keep listening as we should be making an announcement sometime soon.
Well nuts.
I'm not saying anything that folks at Fear The Con don't already know, but Luke stamped that event hard with his personality. It was over the top and rowdy. I will miss his yee-hahs at the 2009 con.
Luke does hint at some other happenings though... could it be a Podge Cast sponsored con...? Let's see... The podcast is called The Podge. The supplemental host segment at the end of some of the episodes is dubbed The Hodge. Would a con they coordinate be called The Codge?
Man, to have two GREAT RPG cons to attend next year...? That is a win/win as far as I am concerned.
As the boys from House Van Lieber would say, "We'll wait and see."
Aron Head
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