This week James and Shade wrap-up their GenCon coverage.

The numbers are in and this was the largest GenCon ever with attendance up over 20% from last year.

What’s going on with Dungeons & Dragons?

Wil Wheaton is getting more people into gaming with his series Tabletop.

Mayfair Games busted out with year with the Firefly board game.

Onyx Path Publishing has taken over the tabletop RPG products for White Wolf.

When you are Indianapolis, check out the Arsenal Game Room

The Interviews

Sean K. Reynolds of Paizo Publishing talked about the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game and Mythic Adventures for the Pathfinder RPG.

Echo Chernik, artist who has contributed to numerous gaming products including Mage: The Ascension, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Shadowrun, See and purchase her artwork at http://www.echo-gallery.com/. Let Echo know that we want a tarot deck on Facebook.

Jason Beane of Malevolent Donut Games showed us his awesome new game, Not Now, Igor! Jason created all of his games through The Game Crafter.

Devon Oratz and Mikaela Barree of End Transmission Games. Their FREE game Phantasm 2010 was nominated for an ENnie Award.

Roderick Robertson senior event volunteer. Learn how to be a volunteer at GenCon at http://www.gencon.com/volunteer/pageprogram.

Announcements

You can now download My Babylon – Book One: Body for free at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, Scribd, and via Bittorrent. Please let Amazon know that you found it free at those other websites.

James has released the My Babylon Complete Edition containing all five novellas. You can buy it in on Amazon both as a Kindle ebook and in paperback.

Chasing the Wyrm: A Christopher Yan OAA Novel, and Paul Vs. The Vampire are coming soon.

Check out more great books by Mid-World Arts at our website and on tumblr and facebook.

GOAD has a tumblr blog geeksoutafterdark.tumblr.com

Connect with Shade OfRoses at shadeofroses.tumblr.com and http://moroluvssttboys.tumblr.com

Connect with James at, jameslwilber.com, Facebook, Twitter, and tumblr. His blogs about magick are scrollofthoth.com and scrollofthoth.tumblr.com.

If you enjoyed this podcast, consider donating a buck-a-show through our Paypal button, or do your shopping through our Amazon search window.

Our new music is graciously provided by Shoeboxx Recordings. Check out their music on Soundcloud and like them on Facebook. The intro is a selection from Boof (Roboclip Remix) by Real Cosby. Come hangout with the artists and producers of Shoeboxx recordings (and us), at turntable.fm for Fresh Produce Fridays. The end music is Lesser Flamingos by Real Cosby.

Interview with senior events volunteer Roderick Robertson

Learn more about how to become a GenCon volunteer.

Interview with Devon Oratz and Mikaela Baree from End Transmission games

Learn more about their games at http://endtransmissiongames.com/, and get a copy of the ENnie nominated Phantasm 2010 for FREE.

Interview with Jason Beane from Malevolent Donut games.

Purchase Jason’s games, including the awesome Not Now, Igor, through the Malevolent Donut website or at The Game Crafter.

Interview with artist Echo Chernik

Echo has numerous credits in the gaming industry, including Wizards of the Coast, White Wolf (Mage and Vampire), FanPro (Shadowrun), and Chaosium.

Find her works at http://www.echo-gallery.com/

Interview with Sean K. Reynolds

Sean talked to us about the new Pathfinder Adventure Card Game.

And the new Mythic Adventures rule book for the Pathfinder RPG.

James & Shade bitch about the coupon book.

James and Shade and special guests audio blogging live from the GenCon.

For more information on these events and other topics, listen to the Geeks Out After Dark podcast – Episode 16, Pre-GenCon Part 1: Events, and Geeks Out After Dark – Episode 17, Pre-GenCon Part 2: What to Do

Annual Pre-GenCon Drunken Piss Up

Wednesday, August 14th @ 8:00 PM

Join us for the Burlesque Bingo Bango Show at Indy’s White Rabbit Cabaret. Play some sexified Bingo with the fabulous Muncie Brothers and the tantalizing Alabaster Betty. Expect comedy, dancing, and crazy prizes.

The White Rabbit Cabaret is in the heart of Indy’s newest entertainment district–Fountain Square. It’s definitely worth the short drive or cab ride form downtown to experience the restaurants and clubs, like, New Day Meadery, Fountain Square Brewing Co., and Santorini Greek Kitchen.

The White Rabbit Cabaret is at 1116 Prospect Street. Doors open at 8 PM, show starts around 10 PM.

Capo’s Banquet

Saturday, August 17th @ 7:00 PM

Join us at Buca di Bepo in downtown Indy to celebrate our event Honor Amongst Thieves. Honor is a tribute to gangster films and old school City of Greyhawk. You don’t need to be signed up for the event to share some dinner and talk about the good old days of Dungeons & Dragons.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, August 14th by emailing geeks@geeksoutafterdark.com. All participants pay their own way.

Buca di Bepo is at 31 N. Illinois Street

GAMING EVENTS

Remember, even though an event says it’s sold out, there is always a good chance of having no-shows. In my experience of over a decade of running RPGs at conventions, I can count on one hand the number of times all of the pre-registered players showed. If you want to get into our events or any others, please bring generic tickets and more than likely we can find a seat for you.

More info coming soon, please check back before the con!

James’ Events

RPG1345043       Tales from the Night Shift            Thu @ 10:00 AM               4 hrs      Games System: World of Darkness          

Mature 18+    Location: Hyatt :: Directors 2 :: 1 Cost: $4

New owners have hired you to inventory their bookstore. What ancient tomes lay buried? What do the new owners want to do with them?

This event used my own World of Darkness: Mythos rules. Download them for free.

This event will be blatantly stealing from Stephan King. But hey, if you’re gonna steal, go large, right?

RPG1345044       Immanentize the Eschaton          Thu @ 8:00 PM  4 hrs      Games System: World of Darkness

Mature 18+    Location: Omni :: Notre Dame :: 1             Cost: $4

A group of disparate occultists gather at an auction promising to sell esoteric secrets undreamed of. What will you do to acquire that knowledge? What will you do when you get it?

This event is shaping up to be more of a philosophical debate more than anything else. If you enjoy discussing the nature of things and how they should be, this event is for you.

RPG1345046       We Interrupt This Program          Fri @ 2:00 PM    4 hrs      Games System: World of Darkness

 Mature 18+    Location: Omni :: L&N :: 1             Cost: $4

Do you ever feel like you’re not normal? What if what makes you different is what saves you? Geeks vs. Cthulhu!

This event used my own World of Darkness: Mythos rules. Download them for free.

RPG1345045       Honor Amongst Thieves               Sat @ 9:00 PM   4 hrs      Games System: Pathfinder RPG     

Mature 18+    Location: Union Station :: Eerie :: 1

Members of the Greyhawk thieves’ guild plan the ultimate heist, and sniff out a rat at the same time. Old fashioned fantasy RPG meets mafia fun.

This event is going to bu a fucking blast. If you are old-school or new-school D&D, you’ll love this game.

Shade’s Events

RPG1345434       Supernatural 7  Thu @ 10:00 AM               4 hrs      Games System: Cinematic Unisytem        

 Mature 18+       Location: JW :: 304 :: 1–2              Cost: $4      

The Winchester boys are swept up in bizarre epic events which require the help of 5 dead hunters to return from the grave.

RPG1345432       American Dad! Does GenCon     Thu @ 8:00 PM  4 hrs     Games System: Cinematic Unisytem       

 Mature 18+        Location: JW :: 302 :: 3–4              Cost: $4                GENERICS ONLY

Play one of the Smith’s (includes Roger, Jeff & Klaus) in a whacky adventure which has ghosts, a van, a female speaking fish, and so many disguises Roger will need a new closet.

RPG1345433       American Dad! Does Gen Con    Fri @ 2:00 PM    4 hrs      Duplicate            

 Mature 18+         Location: JW :: 304 :: 3–4              Cost: $4    

RPG1345431       Honor Amongst Thieves               Sat @ 9:00 PM   4 hrs      Duplicate            

 Mature 18+       Location: Union Station :: Eerie :: 2           Cost: $4 

This week James, Shade and special guest Doc Randle talk about the new Doctor and what to do and what not to do at GenCon.

The new Doctor is…. Peter Capaldi, known for the TV show The Thick of It.

Stuff at GenCon

Mikado Japanese Restaurant – 148 S. Illinois St.

Buca di Bepo – 35 N. Illinois St.

Slippery Noodle Inn – 372 S. Meridian

Indian Garden – 207 N. Delaware

Hentai Dubbing

Rope Bondage Workshop (James & Shade will be at the Friday night event)

Fountain Square

New Day Meadery

Spouse Activities

Say Anything – game

Cards Against Humanity

Crabs Adjust Humidity

Indianapolis Zoo

Indiana State Fair

Moto GP

Indianapolis Children’s Museum

Indianapolis State Museum is hosting a Star Wars exhibit.

JOIN JAMES & SHADE @ GENCON

We are both running events at GenCon, plus we’re hosting these special meet-ups.

Annual Pre-GenCon Drunken Piss Up

Wednesday, August 14th @ 8:00 PM

Join us for the Burlesque Bingo Bango Show at Indy’s White Rabbit Cabaret. Play some sexified Bingo with the fabulous Muncie Brothers and the tantalizing Alabaster Betty. Expect comedy, dancing, and crazy prizes.

The White Rabbit Cabaret is in the heart of Indy’s newest entertainment district–Fountain Square. It’s definitely worth the short drive or cab ride form downtown to experience the restaurants and clubs, like, New Day Meadery, Fountain Square Brewing Co., and Santorini Greek Kitchen.

The White Rabbit Cabaret is at 1116 Prospect Street. Doors open at 8 PM, show starts around 10 PM.

Capo’s Banquet

Saturday, August 17th @ 7:00 PM

Join us at Buca di Bepo in downtown Indy to celebrate our event Honor Amongst Thieves. Honor is a tribute to gangster films and old school City of Greyhawk. You don’t need to be signed up for the event to share some dinner and talk about the good old days of Dungeons & Dragons.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, August 14th by emailing geeks@geeksoutafterdark.com. All participants pay their own way.

Buca di Bepo is at 31 N. Illinois Street

GENCON ALERT!

It has been reported by Derek Guder the GenCon Event Program Manager that thousands of events will be cut from the onsite program due to space constraints. The events most likely to be cut are the ones that are sold out. In related news, LaViz has reported there will be no GenCon app this year.

Remember, even though an event says it’s sold out, there is always a good chance of having no-shows. In my experience of over a decade of running RPGs at conventions, I can count on one hand the number of times all of the pre-registered players showed. If you want to get into our events or any others, please bring generic tickets and more than likely we can find a seat for you.

Luckily, some GenCon fans have created web based app – http://gencon.bloodbowldigital.com/. Bookmark that page to help you find events at GenCon.

Announcements

Go to Doc Randle’s blog the Midnight Roost to read his thoughts on video games and his special coverage of the new Smash Bros.

You can now download My Babylon – Book One: Body for free at Smashwords, Kobo, Scribd, and via Bittorrent.

James has released the My Babylon Complete Edition containing all five novellas. You can buy it in on Amazon both as a Kindle ebook and in paperback.

Check out more great books by Mid-World arts at our website and on tumblr and facebook.

GOAD has a tumblr blog geeksoutafterdark.tumblr.com

Connect with Shade OfRoses at shadeofroses.tumblr.com

Connect with James at, jameslwilber.com, Facebook, Twitter, and tumblr. His blogs about magick are scrollofthoth.com and scrollofthoth.tumblr.com.

If you enjoyed this podcast, consider donating a buck-a-show through our Paypal button, or do your shopping through our Amazon search window.

Our new music is graciously provided by Shoeboxx Recordings. Check out their music on Soundcloud and like them on Facebook. The intro is a selection from Boof (Roboclip Remix) by Real Cosby. Come hangout with the artists and producers of Shoeboxx recordings (and us), at turntable.fm for Fresh Produce Fridays. The end music is Lesser Flamingos by Real Cosby.