Gen Con Celebrates 50 Years of Glorantha - The Early Years
Summary:
Greg Stafford's Glorantha setting was the basis for many fantasy games, including Runequest. Fantasy is not so much a suspension of disbelief as it is an acceptance of our own unconscious.
Description:
In this first seminar, focusing on the early years, we'll look at the discovery of Glorantha in the 60s, the Hero Wars of the mid 70s, into the first publication of Runequest by a little upstart publisher called Chaosium in 1978, through the 1984 third edition from Chaosium and Avalon Hill.
Gen Con Celebrates 50 Years of Glorantha - The Later Years
Summary:
Greg Stafford's Glorantha setting was the basis for many fantasy games, including Runequest. Fantasy is not so much a suspension of disbelief as it is an acceptance of our own unconscious.
Description:
In this second seminar, we'll take a look at the later years of Glorantha, the lost 90s, the influence of Runequest as seen in Chaosium's other games like Call of Cthulhu, the revivial of Runequest by Mongoose in 2004, the 2014 publication of the magnum opus Guide to Glorantha, and more!
The virtual realm meets reality in an epic convergence at our community meetup, where pixels and polygons give way to handshakes and high-fives.
Description:
Join two of the Gen Con Community Discord moderators (Amber and Brad) and meet the faces behind the usernames. When you join us, you'll get a special role in our Discord. And if you're not already, you can join our amazing Discord Community and connect with your Gen Con friends all year long.
The virtual realm meets reality in an epic convergence at our community meetup, where pixels and polygons give way to handshakes and high-fives.
Description:
Join two of the Gen Con Community Discord moderators (Amber and Brad) and meet the faces behind the usernames. When you join us, you'll get a special role in our Discord. And if you're not already, you can join our amazing Discord Community and connect with your Gen Con friends all year long.
Join fellow Gen Con attendees for a pre-fast meal at Shapiro's.
Description:
Attendees have the option to travel on their own or use our bus, free of charge. Meals will be at your expense at Shapiro's, a local kosher style Delicatessen about a fifteen minute walk from the convention center. Post meal, attendees will be returned to the pick up location, to watch streaming services in their hotel room free of charge at https://ihcindy.org/streaming/. Attendees MAY, dependent upon space and COVID regulations, also be given the option of attending services in-person at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation (IHC); for which round trip bus service will also be provided. Bus pick up information will be provided via event message.
Opened by a concert from NUR-D, join Gen Con staff as they share highlights for the Gen Con weekend, safety & wellness information, and the fan-favorite dice roll by Peter Adkison and David Hoppe!
Gather with fellow pin collectors in this daily meetup. Find & share rare & collectable Pin Bazaar: Gen Con pins from your fellow pin hunters! A rare pin will be available!
Gather with fellow pin collectors in this daily meetup. Find & share rare & collectable Pin Bazaar: Gen Con pins from your fellow pin hunters! A rare pin will be available!
Gather with fellow pin collectors in this daily meetup. Find & share rare & collectable Pin Bazaar: Gen Con pins from your fellow pin hunters! A rare pin will be available!