From: David Cheng (drcheng@sales.stern.nyu.edu)
Date: Mon 18 Apr 1994 - 02:12:01 EEST
THE LONG OVERDUE RQ-CON WRAP-UP MESSAGE
Hello folks. This is the three month anniversary since RuneQuest-Con,
so I figure it's about time I send out this message to wrap up
some loose ends.
CAPSULE SUMMARY
We pulled in about 180 attendees (~160 pre-reg, 20+? walk-ons).
Contrary to my original paranoid thoughts, all costs were adequately
covered. I am also in a position to give Shannon Appel & Eric Rowe
a seed fund for RQCon2.
There has been a lot of positive talk about the con here on the Daily. Those of you who get this in printed form will also see Gilbert Pili's glowing review in _The Gamer_. The entire con staff and I are very appreciative of all the kind words and commendations.
LOST AND FOUND
Found: A big black leather mug. It's got a decal (?) of a "Sea Lion"
on the side. The beast has the upper body of a Lion, and the lower
body of a fish... Somebody please help me find the owner.
Lost: How many of you are holding onto your Lunar coins? We certainly didn't get back anywhere near the number we expected to. I appeal to your conscience (as I stoke your guilt) to return any Lunar coins you've still got, beyond the 1-per-person budgeted for.
Lost: One of the most expensive props from Home of the Bold is the Official Lunar Stamp of the "Red Goddess Victorious." We never got this back. If you have it, please return it. No questions asked.
REFUNDS
I feel pretty guilty about not yet having gotten around to sending
refunds to those of you who've got them coming. We had a few
no-shows, and I owe some of you money for GMing. I'm currently
struggling to finish the current academic semester: these refunds
will be a top priority for me when I'm done in three weeks.
SUBMISSIONS STILL SOLICITED
. . . for the "RuneQuest-Con Compendium," or whatever we call it.
I've got stories from about five or six folks (two of which we saw
from Nick and Rich). I would really like more.
I'd also like:
* Recipies from "Eat at Geo's"
I'd like to have this tome ready for Convulsion 94, this July. How about trying to get me your material by the end of May - that gives me all of June to compile and DTP the book.
Anyone who submits anything that gets published will get a free copy of the book.
HOW CAN I GET A COPY OF THE "RUNEQUEST-CON COMPENDIUM"? I hope to sell these starting in July, if all goes as planned. I'm not taking summer classes, so I don't have a good excuse for things not to go as planned...
Not only will this thing contain the things listed above, it will
also feature:
* Written transcripts of the RuneQuest-Con seminars
(Compliments of Peter Michaels and Martin Crim)
* The HotB cultural background sheets, or "bluesheets."
For those of you who haven't seen them, these are _excellent_
capsule summaries of all the cultures in Dragon Pass. There's
even some new, never-before-published stuff in here. Many thanks
to David Hall and Kevin Jacklin for letting us release these.
* Maybe some other neat stuff.
Price will depend on page count and production costs.
OTHER RUNEQUEST-CON STUFF FOR SALE
Many of you have asked, and I've put off making this formal
announcement. Yes, I have some of the con booklets for sale.
_The RuneQuest-Con Program Guide_ is 40 pages, with a great Dan Barker
original cover, "Lord Deathdrake Victorious" (to complete the
3-part montage). Inside is this neat stuff:
* Three essays on Glorantha, and the Yelmalio/Elmal schism.
This is available from me for $6 + $1 S&H (First Class mail). I've got a little over 100 of them left. David Hall will have a few on sale at Convulsion. MOB (MOBTOTRM@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au) will have some for sale too, as soon as the slow boat with my parcel arrives. Their prices may vary.
_A Rough Guide to Boldhome_ is 28 pages, with a laminated stock
cover (nice and durable). It is the supplement to _Home of the
Bold_. It too has a great Dan Barker cover. Inside is:
* An essay on Glorantha, and Dragon Pass in particular.
The _Rough Guide_ is available from me for $10 + $1.50 S&H. I've only got about 30 of these left. Again, Hall will be selling a precious few of these at Convulsion 94, and there are a few on their way to MOB.
I've also got some Real Lunar Coins, used as money in HotB. These are real metal, minted with a lead-free alloy (by Fortress Figures). On one side is the old Empire of the Wyrm's Friends logo. The other side has the Red Goddess riding the Crimson Bat.
These can be had for $2 + $0.50 S&H each. I'm not sure how many I've got.
When ordering from me, money talks. To be fair (especially to those not on the Internet), I cannot hold items for you. I will fill requests in the order of payment received.
You can contact me at:
David Cheng
313 East 85th Street, Apt 2C
New York, NY 10028
Please do not expect any orders to be sent until the middle of May. Catching up with and finishing schoolwork has to be my first priority right now.
DRAGONEWT HEADS
Those of you who attended will certainly remember my embarassing
purple Dragonewt head. It was provided by a wonderful company
called Foam Domes. They had a table at the last GenCon.
The Dragon Head cost $25. They do Unicorns ($25), Viking Helms
($12), Winged Helms ($12), Knight Helms ($15-20), Knightly
Foam Armor ($30), and Crowns ($12). If you're interested, you
can write them at:
Foam Domes
9980 Rolling Oaks Court
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Be sure to tell them I sent you.
WHAT ABOUT RUNEQUEST-CON 2?
Shannon Appel (appel@erzo.berkeley.edu) and Eric Rowe
(rowe@soda.berkeley.edu) are working on it. I have given them this
email distribution list, so if you're getting this personally, you're
on their list too. Watch for news from these fine gentlemen.
That's all I can think of for now. But, knowing me, I'm sure I'll think of a few more things soon.
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