hmmm... Is there interest in such things? I have been involved with a convention here in Denver that ran a weekend long Live action game that is all Dragaera all the time. It was a lot of fun. I played Jhereg, was in fact cast as Demon, and have been told by Steve that that was an appropriate casting... If folks would REALLY like to have a weekend in Dragaera I think I could set it up at Opus, the convention I currently run (www.opusfest.com). Steve tells me he likes the show, he's been out in 03 and 04, last year we even held a Hungarian feast in his honor. I also know that we are equipped to run such a summit, in 2005 we will be hosting a Harry Potter weekend (full immersion, sorting, feast, points, the whole deal), A starfleet regional gather, and the international gathering of the Faith and the Muse fan club. I have some great spaces, a great staff, and since the convention that hosted the Dragaera game was almost 5 years ago now, I think I could get the folks who ran the game to do it again... And I have not as of yet chosen a 2006 Guest of honor for lit... So you folks tell me.... as it is in the end all about the Benjamin's. If enough of you would be willing to make the pilgrimage out to Denver in May of 2006, I would be willing (and financially able) to see about putting together a Brust lovers overload weekend. Just picture it... Hungarian feasting, music circles, Q&A panels about list topics, political discussions in the bar, oversized hats, Dragaera costuming awards, a Dragon and Dzur dueling pit, parrots, a weekend long Dragaera game with a Brust plot for you all to solve (or co-conspire in)... and whatever else we could collectively come up with between now and then. I would need a reasonable level of commitment from those interested to justify space needed and time required to plan it, say at least 30-40 confirmed out of towners. (And of course Steve <g>) The game itself required 90 players last time, and I would think that if a new version was written utilizing local talent and whatever help Steve would provide would need at least that many players. Thoughts folks? Rion ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Turkel" <zizban at adelphia.net> To: "dragaera list" <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 8:30 PM Subject: Re: what would you be? > > On Nov 24, 2004, at 9:49 PM, MedCat7 at aol.com wrote: > > > I often wondered (I know this is going to sound dorky) what it would > > be like > > if someone where to hold a kind of Brust fan convetion (like a > > Starwars or > > anime convention) where everyone dressed up like a particular house. > > The > > people holding it could (definatly with the help of Steven Brust) > > decorate the > > place to look like Castle Black. To help me entertain this thought a > > little > > more, which house would you concider yourself or would like to be in > > and why? Or > > if you can't chose (or would rather be an Easterner or something > > else) what > > house you really don't like. > > I'd be Steve. I'd wear a huge hat, carry a mandolin around and speak > vaguely hungarian things :) >