NTRPGCon Report

Mike D. · Post by **Mike D.** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:30 pm

I am excited to say I just registered for this con. I backed out last year, but it looks like a lock for this year. I will driving in from ATL, should be a heck of a road trip.

T. Foster · Post by **T. Foster** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:04 pm

It's funny that the subject of the hotel being in a dry town seemingly never came up before a bunch of us K&K guys registered, but now is like the #1 topic of discussion. Well, I guess we are the Knights & Knaves Alehouse for a reason

Post by **Philotomy Jurament** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:44 pm

Uh...Damn...Do you **PROMISE**

Wheggi · Post by **Wheggi** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:45 pm

Wait: no wine with dinner? No beer at the local sports bar? No local sports bar, period?

You mean to tell me that 7-11s there make their profit solely on Slim Jims, Slurpees, coffee and issues of Maxim magazine?

What the fuck?

The concept of an entire county not permitting alcohol is something I can't wrap my primitive Californian brain around.

SirAllen must be hip to this. That's why he's not coming this year . . .

- Wheggi

TRP · Post by **TRP** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:08 pm

Wheggi wrote:The concept of an entire county not permitting alcohol is something I can't wrap my primitive Californian brain around.

Cigarettes. Cigarettes.

Flambeaux · Post by **Flambeaux** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:09 pm

Wheggi wrote:Wait: no wine with dinner? No beer at the local sports bar? No local sports bar, period?

You mean to tell me that 7-11s there make their profit solely on Slim Jims, Slurpees, coffee and issues of Maxim magazine?

What the fuck?

The concept of an entire county not permitting alcohol is something I can't wrap my primitive Californian brain around.

SirAllen must be hip to this. That's why he's not coming this year . . .

- Wheggi

No, no, no. It's not that bad. I went to college in this town. Sports bars sell beer, wine, and liquor. Restaurants are either BYOB or they have a liquor license.

But, no, the stop and robs are expected to profit on Slim Jims, bottled water, and cigarettes.

The city of Irving is dry, but the county it is in, Dallas, isn't.

So across the Dallas city limit there are rows of liquor stores. Lubbock, Texas is the same way.

It's primarily a restriction in place to drive beer and wine sales in restaurants than it is any sort of Blue Law holdover or fit of Temperance.

Every so often they debate allowing beer and wine sales in grocery stores in Irving, and that may have passed recently. I don't know for certain, though. I haven't lived in the City of Irving or in Dallas County for a few years.

TRP · Post by **TRP** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:32 pm

Okay. I can have beer wine or dinner. *phew*

Guess I'll have to serve the real stuff out of my room, though.

Badmike · Post by **Badmike** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:08 am

Wheggi wrote:Wait: no wine with dinner? No beer at the local sports bar? No local sports bar, period?

You mean to tell me that 7-11s there make their profit solely on Slim Jims, Slurpees, coffee and issues of Maxim magazine?

What the fuck?

The concept of an entire county not permitting alcohol is something I can't wrap my primitive Californian brain around.

SirAllen must be hip to this. That's why he's not coming this year . . .

- Wheggi

The city of Irving is a backwards dump. That's why the Cowboys left (good riddance to Irving I say). Every other surrounding town allows at least beer and wine sales, if not the harder stuff.
However, there is a stack of liquor stores about 10 feet over the city line, maybe five miles away. Don't Panic!

Mike B.

Mythmere · Post by **Mythmere** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:31 pm

This is going to result in EVERYONE bringing booze, with the result that this is probably going to be the drunkenest convention in D&D history. Go figure.

Flambeaux · Post by **Flambeaux** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:40 pm

Mythmere wrote:This is going to result in EVERYONE bringing booze, with the result that this is probably going to be the drunkenest convention in D&D history. Go figure.

We don't want to get so drunk we get thrown out of Applebee's. Or the convention hotel. That would be bad.

Chainsaw · Post by **Chainsaw** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:01 pm

Mythmere wrote:This is going to result in EVERYONE bringing booze, with the result that this is probably going to be the drunkenest convention in D&D history. Go figure.

Strangely fitting with all the Alehouse representation..

bbarsh · Post by **bbarsh** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:29 am

Mythmere wrote:This is going to result in EVERYONE bringing booze, with the result that this is probably going to be the drunkenest convention in D&D history. Go figure.

Atlanticon at Towson University circa 1984 or 1985:
Vodka watermelon, a couple cases of beer and a 24 hour marathon Star Fleet Battles event...Legendary in those parts.

Baron Opal · Post by **Baron Opal** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:12 am

So I understand, this gaming convention is in Irving Texas, which is about an hour outside of Dallas. It's being held the first weekend in June this year.

My wife and I have some friends who have just moved to Dallas and have been asking when we will visit...

TRP · Post by **TRP** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:26 am

Flambeaux wrote:
Mythmere wrote:This is going to result in EVERYONE bringing booze, with the result that this is probably going to be the drunkenest convention in D&D history. Go figure.
We don't want to get so drunk we get thrown out of Applebee's. Or the convention hotel. That would be bad.

Depends how much fun there's to be had before the throwing out.

Flambeaux · Post by **Flambeaux** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:42 am

Baron Opal wrote:So I understand, this gaming convention is in Irving Texas, which is about an hour outside of Dallas. It's being held the first weekend in June this year.

My wife and I have some friends who have just moved to Dallas and have been asking when we will visit...

It's closer to half an our out of downtown Dallas proper. It's 10 minutes from DFW airport.