For discussion of the Palladium Open House, both past (May 2006 & May 2007) and possible future Open Houses. Who's going, games you're running or looking to play, etc.
from Kevin's Murmur 6/09/07 You’re the first to know . . .
To alleviate this problem, I, Kevin Siembieda, have been rummaging through the warehouse and Palladium’s archives as well as my personal collection, to sell rare collectibles in an E-Bay auction.
Half the auction will be signed Palladium Books and related products, and the other half will be artwork and animation cels.
Since we expect to be moving to a new location in April 2008, this will help us reduce some of what we have to move to the new place too.
Packing the warehouse to move is gonna be a huge and costly undertaking. I wonder if the fans bought enough stuff at the last OH to put a dent into the stockpiles, but if so, maybe OH 2008 before the big move would be a boon. It looked like people were scooping up books left and right.
So...does April move = March OH? That would be sweet. It would be awesome to have the Open House in the warehouse one last time before they move to a smaller, but more economicly effective location.
I would love to see the next OH start on Thursday so we could get in more gaming. I had such a great time that I was bummed when I turned around and everything was done.
OH 08 in March, sounds like a plan to me, although one month doesn't seem like a long time to pack up a business.
Perhaps Palladium can count on some voulenteers to assit them following the open house.
Sureshot wrote:Listen you young whippersnappers in my day we had to walk for 15 no 30 miles to the nearest game barefoot both ways. We had real books not PDFS and we carried them on carts we pulled ourselves that we built by hand. We had Thaco and we were happy. If we needed dice we carved ours out of wood. Petrified wood just because we could.
Well, last I heard, someone in Taylor told me they're looking at 1st weekend in June....after the move.
(Although Kevin did like my idea to have the OH the same weekend as the move and turn it into a RIFTS LARP..."Hurry up, move those crates! The CS will overrun us in just a few hours....!!!!" )
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Sureshot wrote:Listen you young whippersnappers in my day we had to walk for 15 no 30 miles to the nearest game barefoot both ways. We had real books not PDFS and we carried them on carts we pulled ourselves that we built by hand. We had Thaco and we were happy. If we needed dice we carved ours out of wood. Petrified wood just because we could.
sawg138 wrote:March is no good for me, but the timing in May for this one was perfect. Right after finals.
I heard several posters say they would have prefered June so they could have finished all their finals for college/university/high school.
Sureshot wrote:Listen you young whippersnappers in my day we had to walk for 15 no 30 miles to the nearest game barefoot both ways. We had real books not PDFS and we carried them on carts we pulled ourselves that we built by hand. We had Thaco and we were happy. If we needed dice we carved ours out of wood. Petrified wood just because we could.
sawg138 wrote:March is no good for me, but the timing in May for this one was perfect. Right after finals.
I heard several posters say they would have prefered June so they could have finished all their finals for college/university/high school.
June's still bad for me. The meginning of May is perfect. A couple weeks later and I'm back in class.
Yeah, but you're expendable.
If it was early June I could probably do it. Late June, I'll be moving out of my apartment and to wherever I end up going to grad school at (hopefully).
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sawg138 wrote:March is no good for me, but the timing in May for this one was perfect. Right after finals.
I heard several posters say they would have prefered June so they could have finished all their finals for college/university/high school.
June's still bad for me. The meginning of May is perfect. A couple weeks later and I'm back in class.
Yeah, but you're expendable.
If it was early June I could probably do it. Late June, I'll be moving out of my apartment and to wherever I end up going to grad school at (hopefully).
Just once I want an open house to not be smack dab in the middle of my finals.
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sawg138 wrote:For not being brave enough to be miserable? I call that smart. I spent entirely too much time without solid buildings that include indoor plumbing when I was in the Corps. I don't camp.
Have you seen modern RVs? They include freakin satellite dishes for cripes sake!
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There's a reason...and a very good one...that I have certain people in this forum blocked both here and on Facebook.
I can see an illustration of that nearly every time I come here.
sawg138 wrote:For not being brave enough to be miserable? I call that smart. I spent entirely too much time without solid buildings that include indoor plumbing when I was in the Corps. I don't camp.
Have you seen modern RVs? They include freakin satellite dishes for cripes sake!
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Hotels have cable, full sized bathrooms, and don't rock when you walk through them.
Actually, the only thing a modern RV cannot compete with is the full sized bathrooms (OK - the BIIIIG ones can, but we're not talking about those).
Like I said, they now have DirecTV and they have mechanical stabilizers to prevent the rocking.
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There's a reason...and a very good one...that I have certain people in this forum blocked both here and on Facebook.
I can see an illustration of that nearly every time I come here.
Josh Hilden wrote:Last I heard (rumor mind you) was that the next OH would be in 2009.
I assume you mean one officially hosted by Palladium, right? I mean, we could do an earlier one on our own at the Troy, MI Hilton (like Youmacon).
We could do it at a campground, we could do it at a convention hall, we could do it wherever we wanted.
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I am all for it Dennis.
The more I think about it, the more I like the campground idea. I mean, for $25/night you can get four people in a campground just fine. Add in a few RVs and have some people bring large folding tables, and we've got a lot of gaming going on!
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There's a reason...and a very good one...that I have certain people in this forum blocked both here and on Facebook.
I can see an illustration of that nearly every time I come here.
Subjugator wrote:The more I think about it, the more I like the campground idea. I mean, for $25/night you can get four people in a campground just fine. Add in a few RVs and have some people bring large folding tables, and we've got a lot of gaming going on!
/Sub
plus fresh air!
Find a campground with wireless internet, and I'm in.
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You know, we (we meaning my wife and I) would love to go to another OH, but we have decided that unless our kids are taken care of, i.e. being watched by family members, then we just can't do it. Too much strife with the kids. BUT, however, if it was to be at a campground, then we would have no problem taking the kids and we would be able to go. Lets all go Camping!
verdilak wrote:You know, we (we meaning my wife and I) would love to go to another OH, but we have decided that unless our kids are taken care of, i.e. being watched by family members, then we just can't do it. Too much strife with the kids. BUT, however, if it was to be at a campground, then we would have no problem taking the kids and we would be able to go. Lets all go Camping!
Wait a min, Im confused. Yoour more concerned about your kids wandering around the enclosed Palladium Warehouse, where from any point you can see any other point. But you seem totally non-challant about letting your kids run around in the woods near Detroit! Eee ghads man! Are you hoping for them to start a new life being raised by Wolverines or gang members?!
Granted there are a lot of brightly colored things in the warhouse for the kids to get into os I see the convern there, but still...
...I tease... Deffinately save up your duncats for a weekend babysitter.
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Carl Gleba wrote:My original line of thinking goes along with asajosh... Carl
Jesterzzn wrote:So just remember that its just the internet, and none of our opinions matter anyway, and you'll do fine.
A few people camped last year, but the hotel is a much better environment, especially if you want to drink and game all night. Thats what we did.
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Sureshot wrote:Listen you young whippersnappers in my day we had to walk for 15 no 30 miles to the nearest game barefoot both ways. We had real books not PDFS and we carried them on carts we pulled ourselves that we built by hand. We had Thaco and we were happy. If we needed dice we carved ours out of wood. Petrified wood just because we could.
I'd rather not camp in the area. You don't know what you'll find out there. As I said, join us at the hotel for a big ol' Palladium Party.
Ziggurat the Eternal wrote:I'm not sure if its possible, but if it isn't, then possible will just have to get over it.
Ninjabunny wrote:You are playing to have fun and be a part of a story,no one is aiming to "beat" the GM, nor should any GM be looking to beat his players.
Marrowlight wrote: The Shameless Plug would be a good new account name for you.
this is good news.... my family is moving to Port Huron Mi this June... and to my luck it is only about an hour from the Palladium HQ... so i will do everything i can to make it just so i can meet a long time hero of mine, not to mention to be able to put faces to alot of the names from this site..
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Lucas wrote:trust me boyo your better off not seeing mine
Yes, he frightens small children... and rodents.
(Just for the record, I have no clue what Lucas looks like, I'm just giving him crap.)
I, on the other hand, frighten full grown adults.
Yeah, everytime I see a blazingly obvious moron walking the streets... I think, "score one for the creationists..." ~ DLDC Warwolf is right... you can sig that. ~ TGK I refuse to participate in a battle of wits with an unarmed man. ~ Me
Lucas wrote:so which hotel are we all staying, need to know so I can make reservations.
Well, in 07 we stayed at the Ramada, but it is over priced for the crap they give you.
Also, PB is changing headquater's so it the OH 09 won't be in Taylor. Fro the last press release I read they were deciding between two locations.
With luck it'll be closer to the family farm and I can just crash with my relatives, don't plan on staying away from the action long tho, if at all.
Be at peace, my people. All shall be looked up.
Carl Gleba wrote:My original line of thinking goes along with asajosh... Carl
Jesterzzn wrote:So just remember that its just the internet, and none of our opinions matter anyway, and you'll do fine.
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