04-19-2022, 04:16 PM
I think that's exactly right Havard. I don't think any clashing egos had much influence on whether people were interested in going, because we are a pretty independent bunch. I've not heard any reports yet regarding the convention, but all the points you made certainly were factors in damping the enthusiasm of people who would otherwise have been interested. It is simply true that both Mr. Dorso and the convention seemed to come out of nowhere as far as both the Blackmoor fanbase and the Minnesota folks are concerned, and seemed to have made some very disconnected choices.
By way of analogy, suppose someone were to suddenly announce they were doing a Lord of the Rings Convention and the guests of honor were J. K. Rowling and the guys who wrote Bored of the Rings. And they did this as someone who never communicated with and was otherwise unknown to the Tolkien estate or any of the fans, etc.
You would think that was weird and not well thought out, right?
Hopefully, if Mr. Dorso is going to do this again next year he puts in a little more effort to reach the Arneson state, original players, and the actual fanbase, ask them what they would like, etc.
By way of analogy, suppose someone were to suddenly announce they were doing a Lord of the Rings Convention and the guests of honor were J. K. Rowling and the guys who wrote Bored of the Rings. And they did this as someone who never communicated with and was otherwise unknown to the Tolkien estate or any of the fans, etc.
You would think that was weird and not well thought out, right?
Hopefully, if Mr. Dorso is going to do this again next year he puts in a little more effort to reach the Arneson state, original players, and the actual fanbase, ask them what they would like, etc.