The Time Draws Near...

Well, well, well. Here we are, well over two full years since the idea of actually going to this thing started to seem more plausible.

I've been dreaming about going to Gen Con since I used to read about it in the old newsprint Wargames West magazine I got when I was about Connor's age.

And I can't help but feel like Picard, as he finally sits down at the officer's poker game, looks around at all his closest friends, and says...

"I should have done this a long time ago..."

"And So It Was That The Light Returned. . ."

" . . . to the hearts and minds of those who had tasted bitterest defeat in earlier times, returned after having been denied, thought destroyed by the evil which sought to consume the Light, to shatter the bond that had existed in their youths. But a seed lay dormant in the hearts of the adventurers, waiting. . . . waiting. . .

Now, the two have become four, combining their strength and spirit into a searing Light once more, preparing to ride together into battle, strong and whole.

And the Darkness trembles at their approach.

Let all the land rejoice, for Gen Con 2009 is their destination . . . and they will be victorious!"