(Continued from day 1).
Today has been busy, and yet not so. I cosplayed as Captain America. After exploring the exhibitors’ hall a bit, I went to my table. While there was more traffic than yesterday, I still encountered many uncommitted buyers. They still wanted to survey the area to see what else they could. Many promised to return tomorrow or Sunday.
At noon, I attended two writing seminars. The first was on cater building. One of the writers on the panel was a professor/writer who hosted a podcast that interviewed writers. I asked him if he needed more interviewees, but they were booked until December. Afterward, I might get in.
The second seminar was on networking (not name dropping). It was an informative panel. One of the writers present even showed up in a corset she was goaded into wearing!
When I returned, I met my favorite customer of the con so far. A young woman named Emmanuell. She was cosplaying as classic Uhura. My writer neighbor Ed had told her to wait for me because I wore my Capt. Kirk outfit yesterday (so he says… :P). She was a sweet girl, but disappointed nobody else in her group dressed up. She bought a copy of Pandora’s Box I told her to come to the Five Year Mission show tomorrow night, and she said she might (albeit in another costume).
I also met one of the reviewers who stopped yesterday while Eric watched my table. Two girls named Lyric and Lyssa (they have such awesome parents!) They work on their parents’ podcast, the Dwarven Tavern. I enjoyed talking with them and gave them free copies of all my books. They’ll interview me tomorrow.
By the way, a lady amateur director offered Capt. Charisma a movie role. 😐
My costume was a huge hit. Even at a con, with thousands of other cosplayers, I’m the most popular guy in the room. It helped I was a rare Cap cosplayer (so far). I was popular at my table and wandering the halls. A three-year-old boy named Connor especially loved me, so much so he warned me there was a Dalek down the hall (I shoulda said I’d kick its ton can keister).
I managed to arrive at my next event, a photography seminar at the Westin Hotel, only slightly late due to the many photo-ops. It was two hours long, but not as good as I was hoping. 🙁 It was at least informative.
My final event was a long HeroScape open play with custom figures. I played a game with Eric, who had the Wrecking Crew plus Lizard, and I had the original X-Men. I was cleaning his clock until he made a crazy comeback. But it didn’t compare to Darrin using the cheapest HeroScape army EVER! It shall not be spoken of again.
We left afterward. Sadly, when we reached the hotel and I undressed, I discovered the catch on my Cap costume zipper had broken. 🙁 If anyone knows how to fix it, please let me know!
On to day 3! The craziest of them all! Even more sleep deprivation!
(Continued in day 3).
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Regarding zipper fix, depends on how it broke and what kind of zipper it is. Photos would help immensely.
Question: Is HeroScape anything like HeroClix? It sounds like it might be similar or the same thing under two names… Regardless, sounds like you had loads of fun. Best of luck in sales this weekend!
Maybe I’ll send you a photo of the damage, and you can tell me if it’s fixable. It’s my most popular costume.
HeroScape and HeroClix are similar, except I think the former is cooler. It comes with terrain tiles that allow you to build custom maps, so no two games are the same. HeroClix figures track their hit points and stats by turning dials on their bases, but HeroScape uses cards. Beyond that, the difefrences lie mostly with the nuances of the rules. What I love about HeroScape, though, is it isn’t limited to superheroes. You can have characters all different points in history (knights, samurai, etc.), fantasy characters/creatures (dragons, elves, wizards, etc.) and futuristic sci-fi characters (robots, cyborgs, etc.) Think of it like this: in my personal best HeroScape game, I won using Captain America and a team of WWII commandos (including one with a robotic third arm and a katana) and took over a castle.
Interestingly, since HeroScape has been discontinued, fans have created custom character cards so HeroClix figures can be used in the game. That’s what I was using in the games I described in this blog.