asa vs. gencon, part deux
Badges:
- ASA: Your legal name
- GenCon: Your character name
Figuring out your registration fee:
- ASA: Use your income
- GenCon: Roll on table F2
“Real utopia:”
- ASA: A world where power and justice don’t depend on income inequalities
- GenCon: A world where LARPers and table top gamers are treated as equals
When someone walks by you in the convention hall:
- ASA: You check out their name tag
- GenCon: You check out their name tag and then get an attack of opportunity
The book sale area:
- ASA: A bunch of dorks trying to get their fantasies published
- GenCon: A bunch of dorks trying to get their fantasies published
Employment service:
- ASA: A place to match schools with recent PhD graduates
- GenCon: Um… jobs?
Adverts: From Black Power/Grad Skool Rulz

Are you SO excited about D&D Next? Are you playtesting? I am, and I love love love it. Mike Mearls did a neat interview on its development that had echoes of Karen Cerulo as well as this great quote about D&D:
“Honestly, the staggering majority of people aren’t even remotely interesting in a pastime that has more in common with algebra than volleyball.”
http://theiddm.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/ego-check-mike-mearls-senior-manager-of-dungeons-dragons-research-and-design-team/
But seriously, I bet you just go to GenCon because you study large groups of people and it’s a huge convention in Indianapolis.
EmilyKennedy
August 23, 2012 at 1:36 am
Haven’t play tested D&D Next. I’ll be happy if they bring the gnomes back. And no. It ain’t professional, I’m just a gamer.
fabiorojas
August 23, 2012 at 3:13 am
Fabio – I am playing a Pathfinder one-shot shortly. It looks fantastic – D&D 3.75 for reals, with an excellent suite of tweaks, simplifications, etc. Gnomes are still present.
Dan Hirschman
August 23, 2012 at 3:20 am
It sounds like I’ll shell out for a Pathfinder book…
fabiorojas
August 23, 2012 at 3:48 am
@Dan – Pathfinder is definitely worth supporting. They’re an awesome company.
@Fabio – Good to know.
EmilyKennedy
August 23, 2012 at 12:40 pm