Sam wrote: AOL Arts&Entertainment chat rooms anyone?!!
Rhy'Din 4 Life.
Sam wrote: I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions when I show up, but right now I'm sort of cruising through the forums. If you have any newbie tips, I'd love to hear them. I'm not planning to go crazy on my costume until I figure out more what my direction is, but that is something I'm definitely excited to do down the road!
One thing I do want to know, if you are interested in coffee: would you be willing to pay OOG cash (baronial note? haha) for coffee, or IG gold only? Totally no hard feelings/not a dealbreaker if USD isn't feasible for you. I'm trying to scope out interest and get a feel for what to expect.
Great to meet you!
These are pretty general tips I've picked up over the years that are handy whether you're new or not.
- Bring a plain belt. Even if your character does not use one for their costume, you will want one for NPC duty for securing tabards, weapons, etc. The same goes for pants with pockets/a basic belt pouch. Walmart has flat-front black khakis for just a few bucks.
- Bring a plastic sandwich bag, preferably with a slider. Keep your character card in there so that when you hand it in it looks exactly like it did when you got it. Keeps the logistics guys sane when your card isn't a wet, muddy mess. Also handy for item cards.
- On a related note: Bring a pen. If you want to make friends fast, bring several pens.
- If you need to have your phone on you to be reached for emergencies and cannot have it on silent, consider setting your ringtone to something like a bird chirping, an animal (not a bear), etc.
Regarding Coffee:
I have seen the most decked-out, powerful knights defeated by goblins, and I have seen the lowliest, unarmed peasant defeat a demon lord from the bowels of the Seven Hells by bribing him with coffee.
Nalick wrote: Assuming the coffee is worth less than $10 per cup
Where are we? The Starbucks inside Disneyland???
