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I hate to bring up this subject, but I am convention veteran with 25 years of running games at conventions big and small. I recently had a round table discussion about the pros/cons of conventions with a bunch of gamers. The group was mixed with con-goers and non-coners (or wankers as I call them!) and the NUMBER ONE downside people talked about was DA FUNKY SMELLS. I posted a thread on RPG.net and Da Stinky sadly came up as a major downside for many people.

Now, Da Funky Smells is an overhyped stereotype of convention gamer experiences, but when it does happen, it is...horrifying. :eek:

Sunday is often Da Funky Smell day as people who may have seen some hydrogen + hydrogen + oxygen combination on Friday, but neglected any future shower involvements due to all-day and all-night gaming.

I called the Ramada Inn Downriver and they assured me that ALL the rooms have showers with lots of warm water AND free soap. I encourage everyone to experience this thrill of combining water and soap and your unmentionable gamerness every day!

I promise that each "Scrub a dub a dub" is worth 200 XP.

If this offends anyone, tough noogies. I truly love my dice tossing bretheren more than any other demographic (even those D20 heathens), but I know my bretheren very well and it never hurts to send a gentle reminder! :-D
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And Spinachcat will be on-call 24 hours a day, should any of you need your back scrubbed. 8-)
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Spinachcat wrote:I promise that each "Scrub a dub a dub" is worth 200 XP.


So, now I'm a little worried... who's keeping tally again? :erm: :?

:P

IIRC, it was not a problem in the slightest. Palladium fans, the most loyal and hygenic of the RPG fanbases. :lol:
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Citizen Lazlo wrote:
Warwolf wrote:
Spinachcat wrote:I promise that each "Scrub a dub a dub" is worth 200 XP.


So, now I'm a little worried... who's keeping tally again? :erm: :?

:P

IIRC, it was not a problem in the slightest. Palladium fans, the most loyal and hygenic of the RPG fanbases. :lol:


Jason Richards?

:P


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Warwolf wrote:Palladium fans, the most loyal and hygenic of the RPG fanbases. :lol:


Awesome. Thus the new marketing slogan:

Play Rifts: we smell better!
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Spinachcat wrote:I hate to bring up this subject, but I am convention veteran with 25 years of running games at conventions big and small. I recently had a round table discussion about the pros/cons of conventions with a bunch of gamers. The group was mixed with con-goers and non-coners (or wankers as I call them!) and the NUMBER ONE downside people talked about was DA FUNKY SMELLS. I posted a thread on RPG.net and Da Stinky sadly came up as a major downside for many people.


What Palladium needs to do is have specially made bars of soap with a Rifts miniature in the middle. Ya don't get the mini unless ya use the soap. :lol:
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I will admit to having missed a couple of days of showering on occasion due to waking up 3 minutes before I have to go to work...but I don't go to cons smelling bad. And I also have deodorant in my car at all times "just-in-case" for stuff like sweating my arse off in a hot car for half an hour.
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hygiene not a real problem here boss, I live with members of the opposite sex and a cat!
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man we get allot of mileage out of the puking emocon.
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rat_bastard wrote:man we get allot of mileage out of the puking emocon.


We're making up for the years we haven't had it. :lol:
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Spinachcat wrote:I hate to bring up this subject, but I am convention veteran with 25 years of running games at conventions big and small. I recently had a round table discussion about the pros/cons of conventions with a bunch of gamers. The group was mixed with con-goers and non-coners (or wankers as I call them!) and the NUMBER ONE downside people talked about was DA FUNKY SMELLS. I posted a thread on RPG.net and Da Stinky sadly came up as a major downside for many people.

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If this offends anyone, tough noogies. I truly love my dice tossing bretheren more than any other demographic (even those D20 heathens), but I know my bretheren very well and it never hurts to send a gentle reminder! :-D


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Greyaxe wrote:Will you personally be inspecting the gammers for freshness?


My electric cattleprod / odor detector is in the mail. Just think of it as an combination ionizer and motivational device!

And hippie_mama, it is no joke. There is a thread on RPGnet today about one gamer's house rules for bringing new players to his games. His #10 rule is "Bathe before gaming" and he recounts how he got two potential gamers refusing to meet his "outrageous" demands.
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Any gammer who finds bathing outragous is just not needed at the table,
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Firstly... well, ok, secondly, if I'm gonna be meeting new people, I want to make the best impression I can (within reason). So bathing is definitely on the "To Do" list.

And firstly... I'm a chick, and my nose works better than most of the species, so therefore, I can smell me first.

I may not do my hair, or wear nice clothes... but it's all clean. :-D
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My reccomendation? If there's a smell, break out the Industrial-strength Febreeze. A few well-placed squirts will make all the difference.

For those participating, before you make your pilgrimage, stop off at your local CVS, Wallgreens, Eckart or whatever & hit the Travel Sized bins at the back of the store. A bottle of shampoo, a bar of soap & a stick or spraycan of deodorant will cost you only $3.00

Take it from an annual con-attendee. That ain't 'personality' causing the air to ripple about you. *kaff kaff* ;)
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Honestly if I have to sit next to people who think its socially acceptable to not bath for several days while socializing with strangers, I may have to stab them clean.
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There is a Meijer's between the Ramada and Palladium's office, btw.
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Xar wrote:There is a Meijer's between the Ramada and Palladium's office, btw.


But Stab them clean? :|
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As some others have said, I don't think it'll be an issue at the Open House. The Palladium fans last year didn't have any of the "Gamer Funk" associated with many conventions, at least to my nose.

I like to think that it's because PB fans are just a higher class of fans. It may be aided though by the fact that with the OH not taking place in/at a hotel, people really don't have any option but to return to hotel rooms at some point, where showers are readily accessible.
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But stabbing them clean? :-?
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thank you hippie mama, thats all I needed... :heart:
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Umm, maybe we should keep RB from sharp objects?
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bar1scorpio wrote:Unleash the AXE & Swiffer Ninjas!

cause we really want to smell your body spray from across the warehouse...
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Well, semi-nicer smell than con-funk.. and actually, the Axe & Swiffer ninjas are real groups in fandom. Ninja outfits, armed with various hygeine supplies. 'Tis funny.
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hippie_mama wrote:Axe + BO = worse than BO alone.

The ninjas should attack with Baking Soda bombs.


listen to her, she's made of girl parts! :P
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Gamers for Personal Hygeine
or "we don't smell, why the hell do you?"

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myheadhurts wrote:the knowledge that a girl is there may cause many to sweat and stink. ah ****


Easy trigger... she's married. :lol:
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i'm planning on not bathing the entire time. hell, I might not even wipe just for that added "UMPH"
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The Galactus Kid wrote:i'm planning on not bathing the entire time. hell, I might not even wipe just for that added "UMPH"
You are gonna smell anyway. Remember, you ARE on Porta-Pottie patrol. You must keep them smelling fresh.
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The Galactus Kid wrote:i'm planning on not bathing the entire time. hell, I might not even wipe just for that added "UMPH"


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