Under a Black Rainbow

by  Matt "Doc" Tracey Blog acknowledgement: I want to thank Adam “Bucho” Rodenberger for allowing me to publish this on his blog, as I lack one myself. This marks two years in a row that he’s let me use his blog for publishing this recap.     Author’s note: Full disclosure, I’m writing this nearly a week later… so some of the details may be fuzzy or maybe I peeked at others’ recaps to help flesh out everything and even then, it’s not an exhaustive list of everything. But… the sentiment and vibes are there. If I missed anyone or anything, please forgive me. I still love you all, I just have the memory of a goldfish and wrote a grant proposal once I got home as well as finish semester grades done…   “Do you want this taco?” Words that defined my experience last year in Ypsilanti, Michigan. When I got there, it was my first gaming convention (Back in college, I’d snag day passes to New York Comic Con before it was a “Verified Fan” badge required to get into a virtual queue to c

There is something to horror gaming that, to me, is more than simple escapism or fun, each for their own (totally valid) sake. As a writer, I find that I really enjoy the collaborative nature of the storytelling done by everyone at the table. It is chaos to the nth degree, and it is often a great time because of the chaos...which can be controlled and/or managed. At some point, the terror stops and you go on with your day. The situation is finite.  But there's also something to be said for horror gaming in that, at least for me personally, it's allowed me to better adapt and solution for the real life daily horrors that perpetuate and grow and continue.  Horror gaming ends up being a nice release valve for me; so, too, are the people that I get to do so much of it with. Last week happened to be when we could all do so in person.  Chaosium's 3rd Annual Chaosium Con was again hosted in Ypsilanti, MI. at the Eagle Crest Golf Club (Marriott). I've got a writeup of last ye