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Coolest Game Ever. Ever.
Dec. 7th, 2004 03:33 amGenCon SoCal
was the site of some of the better gaming experiences I've ever had
(including a quietly heroic and very touching character death), and I
hope to get motivated to post about them all. But here and now, I
gotta post about what has to be my coolest gaming experience
EVER.
First, some background. I am a HUGE Firefly fan. By that, I mean the TV series, not the adorable![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
firefly67. I went to the con to play games, including a GURPS game based in the Firefly universe. An additional attraction was the presence of Nathan Fillion (Captain Malcolm Reynolds aka "Tight Pants") and Morena Baccarin
(Inara Serra), stars from the series. I wandered over to get
autographs, and was completely stunned by Nathan's personal charisma
(as well as Morena's incredible beauty and sweet nature). Nathan
was, in fact, so approachable that I told him about the Firefly game,
and when and where we'd be playing. He said he'd try to come
by. (He also makes me weak in the knees, not a condition I'm used
to, frankly, but that's for my other blog.)
Now, I know these folks are very busy and it was an off-the-wall request from a pretty geeky gamer-chick, so I really wasn't expecting either of them to appear. I did keep glancing over my shoulder at the doorway during the 1pm - 2pm period, because hope springs eternal in the geeky breast, but no sign of Captain Tightpants. No worries - it was an invite that I didn't really expect would produce results, and I hadn't mentioned it to the GM. The game was amazing, and we were deep in the throes of a Firefly-style disaster when I heard my name being called from the hall.
I know a lot of people. My friend Cynthia Wood (with whom I'm staying) says "next year I want to go to the con where *I'm* famous". I figured it was one of my friends and scampered out into the hall -- to nearly run over Nathan Fillion. The sweet man let me put my arm around him and introduce him as "my very good friend Nathan Fillion". He joined us at the table, asked questions about the game, talked to *everyone*, and actually *listened* to what people said. He was gracious with autographs and sat in on the game, even playing River (who was playerless and thus an NPC at that point) for a few minutes. I think the player who had Malcolm Reynolds may have been a tad intimidated, though we did try to carry on with the game as if we didn't have one of the stars watching.
He posed with a character sheet, dice and the usual gamer paraphernalia for pictures, and spent a good 15 or 20 minutes with us. He was the very definition of graciousness -- and dead sexy besides. I'm honored to have made his acquaintance. It was certainly the most incredible experience I've had at a game table to date!
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First, some background. I am a HUGE Firefly fan. By that, I mean the TV series, not the adorable
firefly67. I went to the con to play games, including a GURPS game based in the Firefly universe. An additional attraction was the presence of Nathan Fillion (Captain Malcolm Reynolds aka "Tight Pants") and Morena Baccarin
(Inara Serra), stars from the series. I wandered over to get
autographs, and was completely stunned by Nathan's personal charisma
(as well as Morena's incredible beauty and sweet nature). Nathan
was, in fact, so approachable that I told him about the Firefly game,
and when and where we'd be playing. He said he'd try to come
by. (He also makes me weak in the knees, not a condition I'm used
to, frankly, but that's for my other blog.)Now, I know these folks are very busy and it was an off-the-wall request from a pretty geeky gamer-chick, so I really wasn't expecting either of them to appear. I did keep glancing over my shoulder at the doorway during the 1pm - 2pm period, because hope springs eternal in the geeky breast, but no sign of Captain Tightpants. No worries - it was an invite that I didn't really expect would produce results, and I hadn't mentioned it to the GM. The game was amazing, and we were deep in the throes of a Firefly-style disaster when I heard my name being called from the hall.
I know a lot of people. My friend Cynthia Wood (with whom I'm staying) says "next year I want to go to the con where *I'm* famous". I figured it was one of my friends and scampered out into the hall -- to nearly run over Nathan Fillion. The sweet man let me put my arm around him and introduce him as "my very good friend Nathan Fillion". He joined us at the table, asked questions about the game, talked to *everyone*, and actually *listened* to what people said. He was gracious with autographs and sat in on the game, even playing River (who was playerless and thus an NPC at that point) for a few minutes. I think the player who had Malcolm Reynolds may have been a tad intimidated, though we did try to carry on with the game as if we didn't have one of the stars watching.
He posed with a character sheet, dice and the usual gamer paraphernalia for pictures, and spent a good 15 or 20 minutes with us. He was the very definition of graciousness -- and dead sexy besides. I'm honored to have made his acquaintance. It was certainly the most incredible experience I've had at a game table to date!
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