Bay Area/California meetup

[averagejoe]

Somebody bring an MTG deck, please.

But not white or blue, white and blue vs white OR blue is not that fun.

I haven't played in awhile, but I think I could dig out one or two of my old decks.

I'm actually inclined to agree with Pocketa about the DnD thing, just to throw in my two cents.

Just to start the time discussion, I'm going to say around noon. Does this not work for anyone? Is it a bad idea? Am I completely mad?

[Pocketa]

Noon'd be great, I'd sugest people bring:

• Real food, because the surrounding places (exc. Walgreens, Longs, and the like) are mostly expensive and Eudemonia doesn't sell 'real' food (sammiches, nachos, etc.) IMHO.
• Water, or any other drinks you'd like, they're probably not allowed near the computers, but they do have drinks, it's just, why waste the money?
• Change, preferably quarters and the like, in case one would like to purchase candy or something from the vending machinese. About $7 in change would be overkill in itself, but it depends on the person.
• If you are looking to get materials, books, etc., cash is a must. I don't know where the closest ATMs are.
• Something to do if you are the first person there (nobody likes to sit around and do nothing, unless you're a bureaucrat).
• Cell phone, if you have it, because it sucks to use payphones and I don't know where the closest ones are.
• If you are a minor, 80 cents, exact change, for the bus.

DnD is just sort of high maintenance, and a game of MTG is faster, easier to clean up, etc.

Noon is okay with me, the potluck/picnic was not announced formally yet, but the date was, but I just have to make an appearance. I'm sort of a big deal. I can probably get a ride, but if another local (I see Icewalker's location is listed as Berkeley, or I remember it might've been before) could pick me, up, I'd meet them anywhere on the BHS block.

Hope to see all-a-y'all cuties there!

[averagejoe]

[*]If you are looking to get materials, books, etc., cash is a must. I don't know where the closest ATMs are.

There is a Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Washington Mutual (I believe) pretty close by.

[Pocketa]

Oh no, I was proven wrong! Thankfully.

I thought I'd seen ATM's near the bus stop (or vice-versa) but I wasn't that sure. Thanks for checking.

I'm just bringing $10 as an emergency fund.

When do we all want to call it quits?

[Icewalker]

Bus money is 85 cents...

We should figure out whether we want to run a game or not as soon as possible. I do have access to his phone number here, so I can call him as soon as we decide if I need to.

[Pocketa]

Seeing as you aren't on as often anymore, perhaps an older member ought to be PM'd the number/info/what to say to John, less long distance charges and whatnot, if you are in Hawaii still?

I'm out for DnD, it's just not a socializing event. Scratch the PSP and MTG idea as well, I have a slim PSP so I am unsure if it works with the fat PSP's (sizism!) and my one good deck is somewhere in my room...

Like, the thing is, there's different...types(?)...of tabletoppers. Personally, I'm a stick jock (Amtgard reference here), so I'm into leveling up, getting EXP, that sort of thing. I follow whichever storyline gets me there the fastest, not necessarily the 'correct', 'best', or 'funnest' path. (Pimp Alliance: We fight for the Horde! <I hope somebody got the subreferences>) but also, my only exp. with DnD was a small group that a friend ran that I never showed up for (we were all b/w the ages of 13-15, friend was oldest, the DM) and other than that, I really don't like doing the dice and everything and looking the stats up, which one needn't do in NWN.

(hope I'm not double-posting, my internet is being tres wonktastic as of...oh...the last year...)

[Icewalker]

Nah, I'm still on regularly. No worries with that.

Fair enough on the different kinds of people. We have a lot of different kinds of players, and as long as people aren't the kind of player who intentionally derail the plot because they can, there probably won't be many problems.

[Pocketa]

Icewalker:

• Explain your current situation. Are you back in Cali and able to email constantly, etc., or are you still in the islands, and what is the internet schedule for you over there so that I don't have to log on all the time to check this thread?
• The whole DnD idea most likely will. not. work. I don't know who is still currently interested, but as of recent, the count is 2 against (me and the other guy) and 1 for (you). It's a meetup, not a DnD game. The point was to meet locals that go on GitP in the area, and doing DnD isn't really going to introduce us to one another. Yes, there's the "well, my persona and I are the same persn basically" arguement, but that's really not true in any case that I've ever seen where a person is normal (they don't live as Sir Drackenheimmer, Lord of the Dwarven Lizard Folk) and good roleplayers (i.e. have realistic characters that are still their own individuals). And if somebody does "live" as their persona or has their persona basically be their clone, they're the same person in either realm, so why pay money to meet somebody's character?
• I'd say I'm sorry, but I'm not a liar, but I don't like the sounds of your DM that much. Dungeons and Dragons is supposed to be open. I.e. I can choose what to do (not necessarily the result), it's a non-linear game. Your DM sounds to be pretty linear, so basically, its like I'm paying to play Final Fantasy X, slowly, for an afternoon.

</rant>

I addressed this to you, Icewalker, as you and I are the only ones currently posting and you are the one in-charge of the DnD setup.

[Icewalker]

Fair enough. I'm still in Hawaii but I have fine internet access, so no limitations on my posting or calling him or any such thing.

All dnd games are pretty linear, the difference is that when you have a good DM you aren't forced into doing anything: the railroad tracks are placed so that regardless of your actions you never bump into them because they fit exactly where you freely decide to go.

Regardless of how good the DM is though, or how open they are, the DM has to make an adventure, and a determined player can throw it out if he wants to be antagonistic. That's always problematic, and reasonably so.

[Pocketa]

Now I really don't want to do DnD.

2 against
1 for

So far, againt is winning.

Also, $15/person/game?

That's pricy. That's like, 2 used games at Gamestop.

1/10 of my Amazin Amazon Gift Card.

[Felixaar]

Hmm. To be honest I have to agree with Pock's here - though she seems to have gone slightly insane - moreso - because while I think a game of DnD would actually be cool it's going to leave us with basically no time to do anything else, especially if we have people like me fumbling around to start with for the first few hours, double especially if we're only starting at noon.

[Pocketa]

Insane? How so?

That's 3 against, 1 for, so far.

[SilentNight]

I'm easy, either way is cool with me. Umm, I think I've got the big crate of apples to apples if you guys want to do that. Yeah, noon will probably work for me but like I said I really have no idea. I think I have two or three MTG decks somewhere so I could bring all of them and people ccould borrow.

[Icewalker]

The lack of time is a good point, as this is being made out as a single day meet up that would take most of it. So I guess we're going to give up on that for now and just meet up and hang out at Eudemonia/GoB for the day? No definite schedule then either, people can drop in and out over the course of the day.

[Felixaar]

I like it. I haven't played apples to apples before, I assume we just throw apples at eachother for an unspecified period of time?

And I dunno, your post's just seem... different. Like your panicky or writing them in a rush or something.

[SilentNight]

I like it. I haven't played apples to apples before, I assume we just throw apples at eachother for an unspecified period of time?

And I dunno, your post's just seem... different. Like your panicky or writing them in a rush or something.

I concur. Anyway, apples to apples is a card party game. You'll learn more later.

[Pocketa]

@ Felixaar: PMS, and general stuff going on in my life is pretty stressful (i.e. all my friends are gone and I don't see them till our potluck, which is the SAME DAY as this meetup)

So, it's settled, all we need to figure out is the time constraints!

[SilentNight]

@ Felixaar: PMS, and general stuff going on in my life is pretty stressful (i.e. all my friends are gone and I don't see them till our potluck, which is the SAME DAY as this meetup)

Yeah, out of town friends sucks majorly. Less so when you're the out of town friend.

[Pocketa]

Well, also, there was a hidden folder on my computer, containing 3gb worth of files (33692 files in total) that were all pirated software, films, and music, that scared me really badly and I'm having trouble deleting (I have to delete them in lots of 100, no bigger or it won't work) and I'm stressing over that.

If anybody going goes to BHS, please PM me, because I need to figure out if we'll pretend we don't know each other or what.

[SilentNight]

Oy vey, that kind of sucks. Good luck with that. See you all in two weeks.

[Pocketa]

Peace out.

Just make sure to check this thread ever so often to see when we're actually going to meetup, time-wise.

[SilentNight]

Duly noted, will do. Be happy y'all.

[Felixaar]

Pocks, okay. Sorry if insighted any insultory mood, I didn't mean too. Hope the situation improves and ofcourse if you ever wanna talk about junk my PM box is open - an offer extended to anyone in the playground really.

Can we throw apples at people anyway?

So far our attendees seem to be...
Felixaar (Me, duh)
Averagejoe
SilentNight (who's going to inspire me to sing Christmas carols)
Pocketa
Icewalker

am I missing anyone?

also for times I'm thinking Noon til Late.

[SilentNight]

So far our attendees seem to be...
Felixaar (Me, duh)
Averagejoe
SilentNight (who's going to inspire me to sing Christmas carols)
Pocketa
Icewalker

am I missing anyone?

also for times I'm thinking Noon til Late.

Doesn't look like it. That's kind of sparse but oh well. Anyone want to volunteer to be the official picture person? I don't gots a camera.

Can we throw apples at people anyway?

Oh god I wish it were so. It might get us kicked out though. Assuming we don't get kicked out before that for singing O' Tannenbaum in five part harmony.

[Felixaar]

Five people is a little sparse I suppose but on the other hand it lets us remain inconspicuous, and, for a one-day only meeting means we wont get too damn confused.

Also, hee hee hee.

[SilentNight]

Good point. he he he.

[Pocketa]

@ Felix: No hard feelings, I';m just very curious about why people think the things they do. I really feel like I know you IRL though, are you sure you don't know me IRL? If you do, PM me my real name...But anyways, yeah, basically:

• Cramps.
  
  
• PMS.
  
  
  
• The 3gb of files that I didn't download that scared me really badly.
  
  
• The fact that my best friend was gone for almost a month, didn't email me or log in to anything (facebook, etc.) in that time, really scared me (he's a big internet person) and I only just recently found out that he is indeed okay.
  
  
• The fact I won't see him until the day of the potluck, which is the same day as this meetup.
  
  
• The fact that all my friends aren't exactlly out of town, they live in other towns. I'm part of a close-knit group of friends that really cares about each other, but none of us live within even 5 miles of each other, and few of us have cars, and most of us (including me) have jobs.
  
  
• The fact I don't see them until the potluck
  
  
• The fact that somebody I know is going to the meetup, but he hasn't responded to email or anything, so I'm not sure if he actually is going, and I can't PM him as I don't know his username, but we might want to coordinate whether we'll pretend to know each other or not.
  
  Actually, nevermind. If you go to BHS, you know me, that's it, don't pretend, that's shallow, and I'll call you out on it. This is a Public Service Announcement, because you guys know who you are.
  
  
  
• I have Burning Man coming up, and I haven't even started packing. Luckily, my mom is pretty much in charge of that.

Late: I'm assuming around 6pm? If that's the case, we could all pitch in for a pizza or something, I don't know. I don't eat anymore though. Not anorexia, although I would like to be thinner, but I've just been less hungry lately, but I've lost a ridiculous amount of weight...

Also.

For people that have never been to Eudemonia:

Eudemonia has a small store front. You'll enter, and there'll be the store in the front, with DnD, WH40k, MTG, etc. materials for sale, along with food. In the middle, there's the gaming parlor, which I think is about $6/hour, plus sign-up fee, and in the way back, there are tables and chairs. If you are somebody that hates to sit on those metal folding chairs, I suggest you bring a cushion. I'm serious, it kind of hurts to sit on them for long periods of time, so I'll have a cushion, if I remember.

They have candy, power bards, trail mix, possibly energy drinks, and other snacks in the front, but there are vending machines at the far back, which have soda and maybe water. I remember getting the soda in a can. The bathrooms are way back, and there is also a shelf of public games for people to use. If people are interested in that, we could use that as a back-up plan. It's a collection of used games, I believe they're all casual, but I'm not sure if they'll contain all their parts.

I would describe myself, but basically, I'll be the girl.

Sadly, the women's room look like it's been used maybe once a year. And it was me last year.

No, I jest, but the girl that isn't an employee is me. You two, BHS, you know me, don't pretend not to, or I will call you out.


But just in case there are more women that day:

I look like my avatar.
I'll have a soundtrack.
I'll have the red PSP.
I'll probably look steampunk.
I'll most likely look like I have a red sash. It's the strap for a shoulder-sling bag, but it'll look like a sash from before. Or a messenger bag.

So if my friends don't show, and I don't recognize you guys, you can recognize me.

EDIT:

I just realized something.

me+2 friends that are going=3.

So basically, it's just me and my friends meeting up with 2 other people.

More people need to get in on this!

[SilentNight]

I just realized something.

me+2 friends that are going=3.

So basically, it's just me and my friends meeting up with 2 other people.

More people need to get in on this!

I'm confused, are your friends that are coming playgrounders or no?
Anyway, for recognizing me. One of you will recognize me on sight, you know who you are (and it's not you Pocks, sorry ). For the rest of you, there will probably be a large black trombone case somewhere near me. Actually, I'll just bring my Canada hat. Just look for the guy with the maple leaf on his head. that's all you need to know.

[Icewalker]

One other person to add to the list probably. He doesn't really do anything on the forums, but I got him to make an account for my pbp game a while ago, so he counts. He probably doesn't know about the thread though, I'll talk to him.

[Felixaar]

Pocks - or Pox, which do you prefer - I'm almost certain I dont know you real life since you live in place I've never even come within a few thousand miles of till now. Ofcourse, if you used to live in Australia... but, anyway, who knows. Take Nurofen for cramps and PMS (if you have Nurofen in the states).

I'm basically saying Late as just a general "we go till we can't go no more", so if that ends up as some sort of pizza party then I'll be well pleased.

Recognising me will be pretty simple - though some things I want to leave as suprise till you see me the first time but I'll be wearing my "FELIX" shirt, so not only will you know I'm a playgrounder, you'll know which one! and wont have any excuse to forget either. I'm also a 17-y-o male so that narrows things down, well, a little.

I might carry a sign, too, like "Playground Meetup" or some sort of secret code that is inconspicuous to everyone else but makes sense to us playgrounders (idea?)

I'll bring my PSP too so we can find out if they are compatible I kid, I kid. Got any decent games?

And I think we're agreed that whoever has them should bring their MTG decks?