Wings Over the Pyre

If you’re looking to keep up with my shennanigans at AWA, incidently, you can grab the Official Squid’s Redoubt Google Calendar for the event.

C’mon, you know you want to, if only so you can find out what restaurants we’ll be at.

Looks like they’ll offer me a free badge to AWA if I’ll run a few games. I had a few moments of inspiration, and this is where the madness took me:

Friday

3pm

PS666: Finals

System: Wushu

The characters are students at PS666, a school for young sorcerers, their children, or other supernatural beings. Finals are here! Can the students make it through to the other side with decent grades?

Chargen will be on-site. No experience necessary.

5p

Invaders

System: Capes

Players assume the roles of both aliens and humans as interplanetary invaders attack the world of 2175. The unique nature of Capes means everyone gets to play every side of the conflict. Who’ll fall in love, who’ll destroy a city, and whose giant robots will reign supreme!?

Chargen will be on-site. No experience necessary.

Saturday

1:30p

Rikanishu Chu-Chu

System: Capes

Rakinishu was just an average guy, fresh out of high school, trying to deal with college, and holding down a part-time job as a a data entry clerk at the bank. That was until the Chu-Chus showed up, mischievous spirits that make your dreams come true. Unfortunately for Rak, he dreamed of the beautiful girls he wished were in his life. Can he find happiness in the Chu-Chus’ projections or is the real girl of his dreams elsewhere?

Chargen will take place on-site except for Rak, who’ll be pre-gen. No experience necessary.

3:30p

PS666: Prom Date

System: Wushu

The characters are all students at PS666, a school for young sorcerers, their children, and other supernatural beings. Can they get through prom with their hearts intact … and in their chest?

Characters from Friday’s PS666 strongly encouraged to return.

Chargen will occur on-site. No experience necessary.

I realize two hour slots per game might be pulling it kind of tight, but I’m wagering there’ll be so little interest one or the other will get dumped. Luckily for my evil planning, both Wushu and Capes can really easily add people as the game goes on, so it’s not a huge burden if folks want to jump in or out.

Now, the real question becomes “is it worth billing these games as run by the co-author of Hearts, Swords and Flowers?” On the one hand, it’s completely true. And I’ve definitely constructed all four premises to have definite shoujo overtones (or, in some cases, whole palettes). On the other … well, is that even a selling point? Are there HSF fangirls/boys? One shudders to think.

Assuming these games get approval, next step’ll be doing plot and character/relationship graphs for the Wushu games and a fist-full of characters/situations for the Capes games.

Current Location: 30045
Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: Weird Al - Poodle Hat - Trash Day

So, Anime Weekend Atlanta requires I go diurnal for the weekend. Probably not a bad idea, given I'll be wrestling with the Day People, looking for a new job to get. So, I'll be going to bed here shortly, just me and my Ambien CR.

Glorious Ambien CR.

We have dinners planned for all three nights. If you'll be at the Con, or even in the area, and want to attend, give me a buzz or a text on my cell. You do have my cell, right?

I'm also looking at running Capes (anime superhero madness, guest-starring The Lavender Ranger), Cobras in the Cockpit, and possibly Doom: the Board-game. I'll bring a few extra things (undoubtedly My Life With Master included), but if I see anyone running Hearts, Swords, and Flowers ... I'll give them a cookie, and offer to sign the book. Because, Hades below knows, I'll never see a dime for all I sunk into it.

If there are any special requests for gamage, get them in. Potentials include octaNe, Wushu, and whatever I can throw together from some Fudge dice.

Current Mood: embarrassed
Current Music: Rammstein - Alter Mann (Squid's Redoubt)

Well, it was worth a shot.

Earlier today, I dropped a line to Anime Weekend Atlanta, to see if they had any more Guest slots available for this year. Hey, I'm fairly well-studied on the subject, right? I co-wrote the book on shoujo, in any case; figured it might be fun to try and slip on to a couple panels on the subject.

I just received a pleasantly polite response that says they booked their Guest limit three months ago, but would be happy to have me at next year's show. Classy, if denied, but the part that struck me is that they finalized their Guest list three months ago, and have stuck to it even in the face of local talent willing to attend for a badge and a sammich.

Someone else might be annoyed by that, but I'm impressed. If Dragon*coN had that kind of spinal fortitude, I might not be trying to suggest an entirely new Directorate.

(Incidently, is anyone else vaguely creeped-out to see that a book I've had input into can be bought through Wal-Mart? Its one thing to be in your Barnes & Noble or Waldenbooks, but Wal-Mart? I'm not sure what to think.)