Anyone else attending Dragon Con this year? I've been curious to know if other Tildes users go or have gone. This year I'm specifically looking forward to playing Call of Cthulhu and Mothership...
Anyone else attending Dragon Con this year? I've been curious to know if other Tildes users go or have gone.
This year I'm specifically looking forward to playing Call of Cthulhu and Mothership for the first time at the gaming hall. I'll most likely end up buying whatever Vonnart's yearly Dragon Con exclusive is because I'm a sucker for his art style. I'm also looking forward eating lunch at Aviva's and their delicious lamb shawarma.
Would love to hear any stories of past Dragon Con experiences and/or what you're looking forward to this year.
I'm on my way there right now! Fourth year for me, I think? The big event for me is the robot battles on Sunday (I have two robots I'm running). My group is also doing one of the swordplay...
I'm on my way there right now! Fourth year for me, I think?
The big event for me is the robot battles on Sunday (I have two robots I'm running). My group is also doing one of the swordplay workshops this year, which should be fun. Other than that, mostly wandering.
I love Robot Battles! I missed last year, but I think my favorite from 2024 has to be Arachnarchy. The legs were amazing and hilarious with how fast they moved....
What weight class are you going with? I'm very tempted to get into it (loved BattleBots growing up) but I don't really have space in my life for yet another hobby.
Edit: Also, congratulations on getting into that swordplay workshop. Our friends have been trying to get into that for years with no success except that some slots opened up magically this year for them even with the massive waiting list.
I have a 1lb (Flippin' Heck, a lifter) and a 3lb (Spicy Donut, a ring spinner) with me this year. You would have missed last year's exciting ending where the previous iteration of Spicy Donut took...
I have a 1lb (Flippin' Heck, a lifter) and a 3lb (Spicy Donut, a ring spinner) with me this year. You would have missed last year's exciting ending where the previous iteration of Spicy Donut took a sawblade directly to the battery and filled the arena with smoke :D I'm not entirely confident in the redesign, but it's kind of my "fuck around with new ideas and see how they go" platform, so it'll be fun regardless.
It's a fun and surprisingly welcoming hobby. There are antweight kits you can get if you want to try it out without diving directly into fully custom everything.
Feel free to come say hi if you're there! I'm usually the only purple-haired transfem in the room, probably will have a table near the middle of the pit area.
Haha, that IS spicy. When your bots get damaged are you disappointed or is that part of the fun for you too? I'm sure the redesign will be brilliant. I will make an effort to come over! I have a...
Haha, that IS spicy. When your bots get damaged are you disappointed or is that part of the fun for you too? I'm sure the redesign will be brilliant.
I will make an effort to come over! I have a gaming thing that starts at 1pm on Sunday, but I think robot battles stuff starts at 10am, right?
The engineering is most of the fun for me, so a destroyed bot is mostly just an invitation to do more engineering. Spicy Donut has been through like five revisions at this point, and has...
The engineering is most of the fun for me, so a destroyed bot is mostly just an invitation to do more engineering. Spicy Donut has been through like five revisions at this point, and has alternated between being a ring and shell spinner. I think shells are easier to build, but I never got the not-being-flipped-over part working well enough, so for this one I've gone back to the one that can just drive upside down.
The event itself is from 10:00-14:00, I think. (We get there earlier for setup.)
Anyone else attending Dragon Con this year? I've been curious to know if other Tildes users go or have gone.
This year I'm specifically looking forward to playing Call of Cthulhu and Mothership for the first time at the gaming hall. I'll most likely end up buying whatever Vonnart's yearly Dragon Con exclusive is because I'm a sucker for his art style. I'm also looking forward eating lunch at Aviva's and their delicious lamb shawarma.
Would love to hear any stories of past Dragon Con experiences and/or what you're looking forward to this year.
I'm on my way there right now! Fourth year for me, I think?
The big event for me is the robot battles on Sunday (I have two robots I'm running). My group is also doing one of the swordplay workshops this year, which should be fun. Other than that, mostly wandering.
I love Robot Battles! I missed last year, but I think my favorite from 2024 has to be Arachnarchy. The legs were amazing and hilarious with how fast they moved. https://youtu.be/U8TQIA5PQDM?si=FrcaCsxJN-QCtLYH&t=158
What weight class are you going with? I'm very tempted to get into it (loved BattleBots growing up) but I don't really have space in my life for yet another hobby.
Edit: Also, congratulations on getting into that swordplay workshop. Our friends have been trying to get into that for years with no success except that some slots opened up magically this year for them even with the massive waiting list.
I have a 1lb (Flippin' Heck, a lifter) and a 3lb (Spicy Donut, a ring spinner) with me this year. You would have missed last year's exciting ending where the previous iteration of Spicy Donut took a sawblade directly to the battery and filled the arena with smoke :D I'm not entirely confident in the redesign, but it's kind of my "fuck around with new ideas and see how they go" platform, so it'll be fun regardless.
It's a fun and surprisingly welcoming hobby. There are antweight kits you can get if you want to try it out without diving directly into fully custom everything.
Feel free to come say hi if you're there! I'm usually the only purple-haired transfem in the room, probably will have a table near the middle of the pit area.
Haha, that IS spicy. When your bots get damaged are you disappointed or is that part of the fun for you too? I'm sure the redesign will be brilliant.
I will make an effort to come over! I have a gaming thing that starts at 1pm on Sunday, but I think robot battles stuff starts at 10am, right?
The engineering is most of the fun for me, so a destroyed bot is mostly just an invitation to do more engineering. Spicy Donut has been through like five revisions at this point, and has alternated between being a ring and shell spinner. I think shells are easier to build, but I never got the not-being-flipped-over part working well enough, so for this one I've gone back to the one that can just drive upside down.
The event itself is from 10:00-14:00, I think. (We get there earlier for setup.)