Geoff Dale wrote:November 11 or 18 works.  Any idea where ?

Geoff

I'm putting my vote in for the 18th.  The 11th might be ok but I fly in from Florida on the 10th and frankly I dont have a clue what kind of shape I'll be in.  If it turns out to be quite a few people coming I believe Mike was planning on having a meeting room at one of the hotels in Euless.  Heck, I'd be just as happy with having everyone meeting at either Mike's or my house.  I am sure Mike and I will be discussing more plans in the next couple of weeks.

Woohoo!  Perfect timing.  My Inlaws are coming to visit the 17-19th.  This gives me the perfect excuse to get away for an entire day!  
The 18th it is!

Gus Landt wrote:Woohoo!  Perfect timing.  My Inlaws are coming to visit the 17-19th.  This gives me the perfect excuse to get away for an entire day!  
The 18th it is!

For me as well.  I'm looking forward to this one.

BTW, would you guys like me to bring some real swords and some 2 liter bottles and I can show you how to do proper cuts?

This would have to be before anyone drinks, but you will find it interesting to try a live steel blade.

I'd bring 3 or 4 swords and a couple garbage sacks of empty two liter bottles (which have to be filled with water) and you can try thrusting and cutting and see what it is like.

I've done this with game designers (over at Sandy's house) before, and sword collectors do this sort of thing with a good deal more precision and skill than I can muster.

The Collector's Trove wrote:Howdy Steve,




I'll only show up if I can bring some machine gun barrels to see if your so called "blades" can cut through them like butter.



Futures Bright,

Paul

That is twisted.  

Another box got mailed to you, btw, and I should get into storage for the third sometime this month (assuming I can get that far into things).

Grodog: I don't play any version of 3E since I was out of gaming when 2E and 3E happened.  My system is not AD&D but has strong similarities.  Give me an email address in private and I'll forward rules information and a selection of pre-gen characters.

Gus Landt wrote:I would love that!  I picked up a couple of real swords from Badger Blades, and I'll bring them along.  

Ok, just so we are talking non-stainless steel, etc.

I will probably have a couple wooden wasters by then as well.

But it is good for people to use a real rapier (to feel how it pulls a thrust -- often when thrusting at a target people find themselves with the point 12" or further than they expected -- it is how a lot of accidents happen), to try a real cut, to compare blade types, etc.

A clean cut and you feel like you've cut paper.  A bad cut and it is like hitting a concret curbstop with a baseball bat.

My wife will be glad I'm getting the bottles out of the garage.

I'm looking forward to directions as well.

Geoff Dale wrote:1)  Any more on this?

2)  Grodog - is it no-go for playtesting in Kansas later in November?

Geoff

    The North Texas Acaeum meeting is definitely still on!  Set for Saturday, November 18th, here in Euless.  We can meet at my house or at the local La Quinta meeting room (just down the street) and dig through each other's games, run a few pickup boardgames or RPGs, or just shoot the breeze.  I have talked to the owner of Generation X Comics and Games in Euless (right up the street from my house), and he has agreed to a 15% off any games purchased in store that day by Acaeum members only! (20% off if the purchase is over $100).  They have a pretty nice selection of new and used stuff, lots of different genres as well as a full complement of WOTC stuff, so it might be a good time to stock up on stuff for Christmas.
         As for fun events, I guess we can use Steve's swords to slice up things in my backyard...I have a pretty big house and backyard with very little to get in the way of sword swinging.  There are three Half Price Books within about 5-10 minutes from my house, two of them have a large stock of used games/books/videos if anyone wants to hit these.  Lots of places to catch lunch/dinner right around, including a brand new Dickey's BBQ.  Pockets (a chain poolhall/bar/restaurant) is about a block away from my house if anyone wants to down a few and shoot some pool.  If we could have a roster call out, I can better decide.  So far from looking at this thread, I see myself, King of Pain, Geoff, Gus, Steve, and maybe Jason Braun and Grodog?  Of course anyone in or around the Dallas/Fort Worth area is welcome to attend.  If we get the list from definite to maybe, I can send out maps/directions to everyone....

Mike B.

Sorry for the typo, the NTAM is set for November 18th, not 11th, I have edited my posts accordingly!

Mike B.