Wizards to buy D&D Beyond

Wizards of the Coast is apparently buying the popular online tool D&D Beyond. I am not going to lie, my first thought at this news was “Didn’t Wizards already own D&D Beyond?” But apparently I was wrong. Fandom is the current owner of the valuable digital tool set that has increased the accessibility of the role playing game, and pending approval, will make $146.3 million in cash from the sell. But the important question in all this, what does that mean to us, the players.

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FAN EXPO DENVER - This Weekend!

This week we see the return of the scariest thing imaginable (for my wallet), and that is the return of Denver Comic Con, Denver Pop Culture Con, FAN EXPO DENVER! Yes the event may have changed names a time or two, but it is still planned to be the same great gathering of geeks that it has been for years past. But what can you expect from this event planned on Halloween weekend?

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NDK 24 - Cosplay Contest

NDK 24 - Cosplay Contest

Finally! I have completed the preperation’s to post about the NDK 24 Cosplay Contest! If you only want to look at pretty pictures you can go here and ignore the rest of this post.

At this years cosplay contest I took 3,570 photos in total. Out of those only 367 passed muster, or 10% of photos taken are actually used. This years contest had some great costumes and you could tell everyone put a lot of work into their cosplay. You can find the full gallery above, but from here on forward you will find the people that won awards in the contest! As a side note, all names for the cosplayers came from a recording I took during the contest. My phonetic spelling is not perfect, so if I got something wrong let me know.

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NDK 24 Photos from the Floor!

Phase 1 of editing and posting photos from NDK is complete, also known as Floor Cosplay. They can now be found here on the site under the photos section and will be on Facebook soon as well. And as usually here is a small

For those that want to know. Phase 2 is photos that are not the Costume Contest and Phase 3 is the Costume Contest. Coming soon.

NDK is Tomorrow!

Tomorrow the Colorado geek convention season restarts! NDK is going to be at the Gaylord of the Rockies Friday - Sunday. Before we all gather I did want to give some people reminders of what to expect at the new location.

1) Masks are required for the convention. Given the crowd I look forward to all your geeky face wear.

2) There are plans for a number of food trucks to come to the hotel. So if the restaurants are a bit much you can eat outside! And don’t skip meals, that is bad for your health and could cause you to miss more then a single panel. Plus no one likes a hangry attendee.

3) Parking at the hotel will run $18.95 per day for con attendees. This is cheaper then Spot Hero at $22.00 per day (I just looked before typing this up) but is more expensive then some surrounding locations. There is also the option to park at the 61st & Pena RTD station (or just take the light rail) and use the shuttle that runs every 30 minutes on the 15 and 45 of each hour. Also, don’t park in the surrounding neighborhood. You will get towed and then you will wish you paid for parking.

4) The weather is forecast is low to mid 80’s and sunny. DRINK WATER. You don’t want to be the person that faints from heat stroke. Seriously.

5) People can be gross, and there will be a lot of them. Keep some hand sanitizer in your bag.

6) You have heard to a million times but now, but if you feel sick, stay home. Being patient 0 at the con this year could have much more serious consequences then normal. You don’t want to be the person responsible for 1/4 of all cosplayers in Colorado being in the hospital next week.

And that is all I have. I look forward to seeing people at NDK this year, and for many years to come.

NDK 2021 and the Gaylord

NDK 2021 and the Gaylord

Believe it or not, NDK 2021 is happening in less then a month! The premier Rocky Mountain anime convention will be September 3rd to 5th and will be the first anime convention in in the Denver Metro area since the pandemic started over a year ago. The event will also be held for the first time at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center. Given the move to the new location there were many questions that we had. Fortunately with the help of NDK Press Coordinator were able to get our questions answered by Amanda Liebermann, Executive Director of NDK and CFO of the RMAA.

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FAN EXPO Denver - Special Edition

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It has been over a year and a half since Denver’s last foray into the pop culture realm. And with “it” in remission the newly minted FAN EXPO Denver is resurrecting with their first convention since the name change. “FAN EXPO Denver - Special Edition” will be shambling to the Colorado Convention Center over Halloween weekend.

As a Special Edition this convention is going to be limited to 75% of the normal convention size. Tickets are on sale now at FANEXPOHQ.com and they are on Early Bird until July 30th. And for those that have kids 6-12 you can get 2 free tickets with this coupon.

Despite the chaos caused by the current situation there are already two high profile guests scheduled. First up is Mary Poppins himself, Michael Rooker! He will be at the convention Sat and Sunday. Next up is the master of the torn shirt, William Shatner whom shall be attending on Halloween.

Fingers crossed that everything goes as planned and the pop culture geekdom can return from the dead October 29 - 31!