SimuCon 2003
Disclaimer : I held back a few pictures in the interest of good taste and/or preserving reputations, if I missed one let me know. Also, there are a few nameless folk in here. If you want your name added, (blushing furiously cause I forgot it already) , or spelled correctly (blushing again), or if you see any other errors that need correcting... drop me a line at webmaster@taffeisjournal.com to let me know.
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THURSDAY
Krinahd enjoys the St Louis sunshine
Dailian and Motarra have arrived!
Waiting in line to register for this chaos!
Now this is the way to wait in line!
Kapi! I want that cow!
Maelona (who was an Ice Troll for the Monsters Among Us game), and Krinahd
GM Jent watches as Valdrik gets a closeup of the Ice Troll
In the lobby of the West Port Chalet people mill about to see who else has arrived
Skiori's back, Argot, Veyl and Anbeth
Shakan, Lakus-of-plat, and Purreliss
Is it me or does Soim look like he's "casin' de joint"?
Tamasan, Soim, Kapi and Cryhavok enjoy a relaxing moment in the hotel bar.
The infamous GS Pink Bunny. Nice kilt :)
SGD Maelona holds the scroll listing the membership of the Sling Crusade!
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A detailed look at the writings on that scroll. |
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There were cameras everywhere! Bakan gets his warmed up!
Tyrathia, Maelona, Soim and Lakus-of-plat watch a demonstration of strength!
Pete/Barnacus and Lakus from DRplat
Everyone tries a sip of Seteria's homebrewed mead!
There is always such diversity at these gatherings! Jael chats with a couple of other GS folk.
Dashery! What a lovely hat!
And here come the costumes! First up, a masked gigolo from HX! Wait... that's Westly the Pirate
Teilana and GM Olarra find a quiet corner for a chat.
Aisyn and Rawb join in the milling and mingling in the lobby.
Rufhelous was wearing quite a T-shirt. *snicker*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THURSDAY NIGHT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jolebin shows off his singing skills for Kareoke night! Yes! It was a pajama party too!
OOps! There went the robe!
And he serenades Ylena ...or was he begging for singing lessons?!
Jello shots and pjs in the Bern room!
Jolebin is gona start dancing now too! Cover your eyes!
Ylena's turn! Yay!
Everyone needs backup dancers! Woohoo!
It's the pj boogie!
Dunryc and Dremerie join in!
ok... they're not quite in sync... but they ARE having fun!
This woman can SING, I tell you!!
Alexandro does his rendition of "I like big butts" - Shake that thang, miss DJ!
Ysselt was laughing so hard she fell down!
Allen plays backup for this song.
His fans fall all over themselves!
Rigby knows a thing or two about singing!
I can't remember what Gnafelot was singing here... I was laughing too hard!
Solomon also has a voice! What a talented group!
Dunryc and the DJ demonstrate how it's done!
Invasion Critter! Kill it! Oh wait... it's just Dunryc.
Lakus demonstrates his music lore!
A break from the fun for Krinahd and Anlazaul
Krinahd and Taffei sing the DR version of Tub Thumpin
Now we know why they aren't bards!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRIDAY! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Drongol, Vytoria, Euphelus and GM Jent
GM Zabari brings the cleric meeting to order
Some of the Clerics in attendance
GM Zabari! How can you not love her!?
Zabari reads Skral's letter to us.
SGD Maelona's first question : "I'm not too late for the announcement about canceling the guild am I?"
Watch out Maelona! The doom squirrel (tm) is now in Miekhael's untrained hands!
GM Olarra says, "OMG, you guys will NOT believe what I just saw!"
Chasitee, GM Maece, Redarch and Ailyssa wait for the next round of madness.
The State of Elanthia seminar needed a big room.
The GMs were called to the front for introductions
GMs Chakram, Zabari and Illanya
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COSTUME NIGHT! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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warning... I don't know most of these people ...but the costumes! omg! |
Bayn is ready to protect the lady, but she doesn't look too distressed to me.
Nice touch with the feathers, Big Boy Keeper.
| and first place for DR costume! |
GM Jeremael's daughters! How cute!
Sorthak... a hooded shadowy figure
Pete/Barnacus and Fumier from DR plat
Gruhnt needs to see an empath about those teeth!
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(third place for DR costume) |
Alixi! A dangerous looking lady!
Motarra chats with GM Laurillana
ok, Krolvin IS an invasion critter!
SGH Elddric is about to get a strawberry margarita shampoo!
GM Veyl He just LOOKS like a master of destruction.
GM Anji gives directions. She's so helpful.
Watching the parade of costumes in comfort
Elddric gives someone's wheelchair a spin! Wonder if she'll miss it?
Another hooded shadowy figure!
Every good trader keeps a bag of Yak Food handy!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRIDAY NIGHT ... DINNER AND MORE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cloudcrest, what a loud shirt you have!
Arissande, Anlazaul and Krolvin... who looks hungrier?
A blurry Flamesong as Bacchaus.
Tigermist and Damissak wander into the frey.
Llerolann recites a poem
For his portion of the talent show, this fella drank a glass of milk!
Naria plays us a tune!
Lorien, Ylena, Andy and Naria make quite the quartet!
Ylena's flute solo! Play it!
They can't leave the stage! The applause wont let them!
| Taffei, "Just because I'm olvi doesn't mean I'm colorblind!" |
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GM Mroce sits still for a neck tatoo!
Chanepheous and Ysselt listen in on a conversation
Janyl sticks her tongue out at you and issues a pthththth sound!
Quavvy, Soim, Absinthe and Breganth
Maelona, Chrystian, and Fumier share a drink and a few stories
GMs Jent and Aeonian in the middle of the chaos
Zendar chats with a couple of folks from GS
GM Riel tries to take a phone call in all the noise
Daxlynn looks like she's saying, "Please, Zabari! Let me thump the dead guys just a little!"
GMs Danalae, Bartlebee, and Anji enjoy a smoke free spot
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SATURDAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The weather was beautiful in St Louis! Lets hold the meetings outside!
GM Cadaya hosts the P5 Seminar
Drongol takes a break between seminars
The patio was a great place to sit and visit
GM Quarel, GM Riel and Conan O'Brien... the people you get to hang out with at these things!
What party would be complete without Seamaus!
Tyrathia cramming more seminar notes into her laptop
The line for dinner went a looong way!
A corner of the museum in Throne City!
Nice crowd! Must be a good place to get a bite!
Chasitee ponders... Are they gona be handing out RPAs for attending this event?
GMs Reexa, Tessima, and Illanya
GM Chakram gets pointed out of hiding! RT 6 seconds
David Whatley tries his hand at magic
Every magician needs a lovely assistant to sit on a stool!
I thought HE was the supposed to wear the blindfold. What kind of trick is this?
OMG! Did he just say what I think he said!
OMG! He did! David asks Ashley to marry him!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AFTER DINNER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tessima wants that shirt!
Robert and Krinahd battle it out in Settlers
The game room is quite busy
Argot, what in the world cursed you?
Aeonian and Seteria look like they're making a backroom deal while GM Skiori tries to communicate with Argot.
Absinthe and Breganth at the games tables
Soim observes as Jalmoda and Skiori try not to get cursed!
Kynevon sets up another Settlers board
Guest Critter, Aethonvan, Iaasis and Ternith
I think I stumbled into a secret meeting with Shakahn... sssshhhhh
Mistarrial, GM Shakhan, and Purreliss
A DnD game gets underway
GM Zabari wonders how much longer this much fun can last!
The Paladins are plotting again! Run for your lives!
Arissande, Blasword, Dashery, Drongol, and Redarch
Indigoe, GM Godrich, GM Illanya, and Naria
Nynnia, Teilana, Briga and Naiph
Drongol *snicker* Ask him about this one.
Carey and Chakram pause their monopoly game to listen to Eric
Jim and David plotting for next year?
Bambina, GM Anji, Indigoe and Eldrad. Nice shirt, Edrad!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IT'S PROM NIGHT! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Zendar! You have a glowing thingy on your shirt!
Ahhh, it releases it's light sucking powers and we can see again.
Another cheerleader! so where's the team?
I don't think that's sacramental wine, sister Liye.
Ysselt! Sister was looking for that sacramental wine!
This just in! ... teachers strike at the prom!
A naughty student gets a taste of sister Liye's ruler!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GMs Tessima and Cadaya hosting the races seminar
Break between seminars on the patio
Chasitee, Dracman, GM Ssra, GM Maece and ?
They know we be a thirsty bunch!
Redarch, Nynnia, and GM Olarra
Krinahd, Drongol, Bambina, Redarch and Motarra gather round the altar.
Just a few feet away... dinner!
GM Maece tries to sneak past Blasword
Blasword tries to sneak past Krinahd
Kynevon, Sorthak, Mozzik and Larkus
Krinahd, Shavay, Viptorian, Apu and Motarra
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And thus ends yet another successful Simucon.
Thank you to all who helped put this together for us! See y'all next year!
Artwork on this page was borrowed from the website of the George and Dragon Pub and Resturant.
