Card/board game cosplayers at D*C?

[maryryanbogard.livejournal.com]

ETA: this meetup will be Sunday at noon, in the Hilton lobby (there are these "conversation nooks" there for potential actual gaming). If the group gets too big, we will simply go upstairs to the 5th floor of that same hotel. Also, there's a Facebook event page for this: http://www.facebook.com/events/214788265315130/

Oh sure, there are gatherings/photoshoots for video games and MMORPGs, but what about games of the non-electronic variety? You know, card games, board games, pen-and-paper RPGs, that kind of stuff.

I'm asking because a friend and I plan to be cosplaying characters from the card game "Red Dragon Inn" for the earlier part of Sunday (read: before 3pm). While of course other "Red Dragon" characters and characters from, say, "Magic: the Gathering", "Warhammer", or "Munchkin" are welcome, this shoot would be open to anyone from any non-video game. The Clue suspects (e.g. Colonel Mustard) count, as do Uncle Pennybags (the Monopoly mascot), characters from Candyland (e.g. Queen Frostine, King Kandy, Princess Lolly, Mr. Mint), face cards from a standard deck (whether it's one like this or more like this), and chess pieces (this for example). Yes, even those dartboard, Twister, and checkerboard costumes (as dresses or otherwise) count. And of course, any "Dungeons & Dragons", "Shadowrun", "World of Darkness", etc. characters are welcome. Would anyone be interested?

Running at DCon

[zarathud.livejournal.com]

With a community this large there must be runners. Does anyone here run at DragonCon? Recommended routes? Do any folks run in groups?

Ryan Robbins cancelled

[camelot7414.livejournal.com]

I noticed on the DragonCon website that Ryan Robbins cancelled. Not really surprised as he cancelled a couple other cons he was supposed to go to.

Need a book to read while queuing? *For Sale*

[ms-scarletibis.livejournal.com]

Check out Fangirl here:

Nothing like waiting till the last minute.

[braidedmane.livejournal.com]

Well, I waited too long to order a crucial costume item, and now I'm up a creek. At first I wasn't too worried, because I figured I could just sew it, but my machine is NOT getting along with the stretchy fabric.

So I'm trying desperately to get my hands on a black, completely closed zentai/morphsuit hood. Is there anywhere you can purchase one in Atlanta (or Cincinnati, where I am)? Or, failing that, does anyone have a gently used one I could buy from you? I can't borrow because I need to glue some stuff to it so I wouldn't be able to return it.

I know Party City sells morphsuits, but I'm kind of unwilling to buy the whole $50 suit just for the hood, plus I've heard they're very poor quality. Help!

Xavier the Plastic Penguin

[cdcureton.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone!  With go time fast approaching I thought I would share the FB page of one of Dragon*Con's celebrities.

http://www.facebook.com/XavierThePlasticPenguin

Please give him your like, leave a comment, check out the pictures, add any you have of the bird, and tag yourself if you're in one.

Everyone have a spectacular Dragon*Con!

T-shirts for sale Buffy figures, custom figures, t-shirts, other geekery

[tonyalittegirl.livejournal.com]

Hi selling some more of my collection for extra DragonCon cash :)  I have custom Buffy figures, t-shirts, etc.  Thanks for looking and at this point I am willing to drop these items off when I get to Dragoncon can meet up that Thursday at the Sheraton. Thanks :)

http://tonyalittegirl.livejournal.com/4094.html