S3E21 Gen Con 2023

GenCon 2023 - the mega game convention in Indianapolis, Indiana - is the focus of this episode of the Lair of Secrets podcast. During the show we rundown our impressions of GenCon (David was there in 2022; Ken hadn't been back since 2014) and talk about all the cool RPGs we bought and played at the convention.Included in our wrap up: Marvel Multiverse RPG, Trail of Cthulhu, Mutant Crawl Classics, Dungeons & Dragons (because, of course), Cyberpunk RED, Pathfinder, Solo RPGs, Star Trek Adventures, Hero System, and dice. So many dice... You can also listen to our GenCon 2023 interviews! S3E22 Gen Con 2023 – Modiphius Interview S3E25 Gen Con 2023 – Free League Interview S3E27 Gen Con 2023 – Paizo Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niDTOofZ-sg&list=PLY5SrwsZEIB_0TPD3bc6uvGPR6Mq5UTHv Main Topic: GenCon 2023 Impressions of GenCon It’s huge. 70,000 attendees. Tickets sold by game (Source: En World) Dungeons & Dragons (all flavors) was huge, with 10K+ tickets sold. But a lot of other games ran as well. The New Stuff We Played Marvel Multiverse RPG Mutant Crawl Classics … and it wasn’t even a funnel! We also lived! Trail of Cthulhu Messed up, time-splintered family dealing with an extradimensional incursion.  Dresden’s Irregulars with the Hero System (Infinite Imaginations) The Stuff We Bought Ken Marvel Multiverse RPG Danger Gal Dossier (Cyberpunk RED) Pathfinder: Rage of Elements Star Trek Adventures: Captain’s Log Solo RPG Solo Game Master’s Guide Dice! David Was good this year and only influenced Ken to buy things. Dreams and Machines by Modiphius  Marvel Multiverse RPG David gave Ken his Space Hulk game with the Deathwing expansion Have fun in those narrow corridors! The People We Talked To Modiphius (Dreams and Machines, Cohors Cthulhu) Free League (Alien, Dragonbane, The One Ring, Bladerunner) Evil Genius Games (Everyday Heroes - Pacific Rim, Rambo, Kong: Skull Island) Paizo (Pathfinder, Starfinder 2.0, ORC) Feedback We love feedback! You post a comment below or connect with us using these channels: Email Discord DiceCamp (Mastodon) Twitter Twitch