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I apologize guys. I was being sarcastic.
I did google it as I had never heard of The Quartering before.

By Dennis Surdu (Aegis) on Friday, August 03, 2018 - 11:43 am: Edit

Fortunately GenCon is not able to delete their whole Twitter feed.....it is exploding right now but way of direct tweets to their account. They of course don't repost any of the negative comments.

By Marc Michalik (Kavik_Kang) on Friday, August 03, 2018 - 01:15 pm: Edit

There is no mystery, it is not "mystifying" at all. Jeremy makes videos criticizing "SJWs", he was attacked by an SJW for his videos (which are not "radical" in any way, shape, or form). I have been a Quartering subscriber for about a year now.

The supreme irony is that his attacker was wearing a "Punch NAZIS" shirt... while behaving exactly like a "Brown Shirt".

Q

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, August 03, 2018 - 01:16 pm: Edit

I don't know that I would not try to clamp down on similar news at my own convention, and with just as little effect.

It is a point of law in every US state that words can never be used as an excuse for a physical assault.

Gencon doing nothing isn't unusual, and not because Gencon is politically this or that. Gencon doesn't know what happened, and hearing one side of the story isn't anything. To deny someone their booth sales on hearsay might be legally actionable, and Gencon isn't about getting sued. They want to see an outside legal authority make a decision first. (Notably, most conventions including GenCon and Origins have "the woman says you did it, you're out of here, no argument, no investigation, no appeal" policies.)

The police doing nothing may not be political. I can see the detective saying "I have real cases with real harm to deal with. The alleged attacker, alleged victim, and all of the witnesses are all out of towners who will leave Sunday night. I'm not going to get a judge to try this case Saturday, the city could be sued if we force all of these people to stay over for several days, it may well end up a "he said he said" with no resolution, nobody went to the hospital, just assume it was a bar fight and ignore it."

By Steve Zamboni (Szamboni) on Friday, August 03, 2018 - 01:53 pm: Edit

Considering the incident occurred at an off-site bar, I can see why GenCon is taking their position. May as well drag in Safeway because that's where both guys buy their beer.

By Garth L. Getgen (Sgt_G) on Friday, August 03, 2018 - 02:35 pm: Edit

Oh they were drinking beer? So, alcohol was involved? Might as well blame Coors or Budweiser while you're at it.

Seriously, two idiots get in a fight down the street from the convention, and it's GenCon's fault how???


Garth L. Getgen

By Marc Michalik (Kavik_Kang) on Friday, August 03, 2018 - 03:35 pm: Edit

Deleted.

Jean
WebMom

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Friday, August 03, 2018 - 03:55 pm: Edit

Enough with the politics.

Jean
WebMom

By Jon Murdock (Xenocide) on Friday, August 03, 2018 - 04:03 pm: Edit

[Jean said "enough" and that's that.]

By Randy Blair (Randyblair) on Thursday, April 04, 2019 - 11:09 pm: Edit

My scenarios for Gen Con have been approved.
One of them is a ground combat scenario, where I will teach the Star Fleet Marines rules.
Lord willing, I will have my Marine minis printed and painted by then.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, April 05, 2019 - 01:32 pm: Edit

Would you send me the SFB/Marine scenario? If I like it, it might find a home in CL53.

By Randy Blair (Randyblair) on Friday, April 05, 2019 - 02:56 pm: Edit

I'd be happy to.
I haven't had it playtested yet, so I'm not sure how well it's going to work.
Would you rather wait until it's more solid?

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, April 05, 2019 - 05:28 pm: Edit

When would that be? I need to go to press in 3 or 4 weeks.

By Randy Blair (Randyblair) on Saturday, April 06, 2019 - 04:41 pm: Edit

If you are ok with an unplayed, untested scenario, I can get it for you in a week.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Sunday, April 07, 2019 - 11:55 am: Edit

I am not.

By Randy Blair (Randyblair) on Sunday, April 07, 2019 - 10:21 pm: Edit

Is there a special process to get scenarios playtested for inclusion in Captain's Logs?
I've never been part of a playtest group and am not clear as to what's involved with that.
Truth be told, I'll probably be playtesting it at Gen Con itself, with live people other than my solo testing.
Should we table it for CL54?

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, April 08, 2019 - 12:25 am: Edit

Test it at gen on and then send it. If I like it I will find a home for it.

By Michael Grafton (Mike_Grafton) on Tuesday, April 09, 2019 - 12:56 pm: Edit

Is there a TexasCon?

For Amarillo & Austin? So it would get SJG and ADB?

Mike

By A. David Merritt (Adm) on Tuesday, April 09, 2019 - 03:02 pm: Edit

SJGames Fnordcon was last weekend. I don't know when they'll do another, they tend to be tied to major releases.

By Randy Blair (Randyblair) on Friday, May 10, 2019 - 06:11 am: Edit

First Gen Con SFB Scenario
Thursday 01 AUG 2019 @1000
Survivor!

Second Gen Con SFB Scenario
Thursday 01 AUG 2019 @1600
Survivor!

Third Gen Con SFB Scenario
Friday 02 AUG 2019 @0900
Survivor!

Fourth Gen Con SFB Scenario
Friday 02 AUG 2019 @1400
Survivor!

Fifth Gen Con SFB Scenario / First Gen Con SFM Scenario
Saturday 03 AUG 2019 @0900
Wretched Orions Stole My Stuff!

Sixth Gen Con SFB Scenario
Sunday 04 AUG 2019 @0900
Survivor!

By Sean Johnson (Seanxor) on Saturday, May 11, 2019 - 08:15 pm: Edit

I will also add that I am once again running a Federation Commander scenario. It will be an all vs one scenario where a group of aspiring captains control a frigate squadron trying to take down a larger Kzinti ship.

Game ID:BGM19147515
Title:The Klingon Captain Exam
Start Date & Time:Thursday at 9:00 AM

By Randy Blair (Randyblair) on Monday, June 10, 2019 - 08:25 pm: Edit

Seeking playtesters in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area for my "Wretched Orions Stole My Stuff!" Gen Con scenario.

29 JUN 2019 and
14 JUL 2019

Email me if you are interested.
Event is on Facebook.

By Randy Blair (Randyblair) on Friday, July 26, 2019 - 12:20 am: Edit

Still have some openings for scenarios at Gen Con.

By Sean Johnson (Seanx0r) on Sunday, May 07, 2023 - 04:51 pm: Edit

The Gen Con 2023 event catalog came out today, so I wanted to point I am running a couple of Star Fleet Universe Events.

On Thursday morning I will be running a Federation Commander game of Klingons vs Kzinti that will be loosely based on the naval battle of Guadalcanal.

Then on Friday morning I will be running a GURPS Prime Directive one shot that will be inspired by the Tribble story from Captain's Log #48.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Sunday, May 07, 2023 - 10:20 pm: Edit

Sean, after Gencon is over (and you update the scenarios you ran based on actual developments) please feel free to send them to us for publication in the newsletter or Captain's Log.