Gary Con XVII – December Newsletter

Now that winter has begun, there are less than 90 days until Gary Con. For those of you who celebrate this time of year, we’d like to wish you the happiest of holiday seasons from Gary Con! The new year is bound to bring some joyous new journeys—and we’re looking forward to it! 

It’s the perfect time to get cozy and plan ahead for your adventure in 2025! Read on to get hyped for Gary Con!

We opened up the last of the badges, so there are around 400 Silver Badges left—when they’re gone, they’re gone. 

If you’re looking for an epic adventuring experience, find out about the Founders & Legends Incarnate Tournament and buy one of the five remaining Hero of the Realm badges to participate in this pre-con tournament in the days preceding Gary Con. 

Event submissions closed on December 15, 2024 and the Events Team is in the process of scheduling all accepted submissions. 

Please be aware that all TTE event hosts (GMs) may receive multiple emails about events being moved around as we schedule and slot events. We expect to finish this process sometime in January, then we’ll evaluate whether or not we can re-open for event submissions.

Please send event-related inquiries to [email protected] for support. Include your TTE-related contact info and event details to speed up the process.

Presented by Chaosium!

Prepare your costuming skills and get to work on your entry for the third annual Gary Con Cosplay Contest!

To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Chaosium in 2025, the cosplay themes this year are: 

• Call of Cthulhu
• Runequest
• Pendragon

To review our Cosplay-specific policies, visit our Cosplay Policies page! For more details, please visit our Cosplay Contest page using the button below.

Presented by Orthane Press!

One of our iconic annual events is the Gary Con Charity Auction and the success of this event relies on donations from attendees to help support charities that are near and dear to many of our hearts. 

This year we’re sending the reminder early so you have time to plan ahead if you’re considering making a donation. We’re still working out the fine details for Gary Con XVII in 2025, but will once again be collecting donating items, such as iconic TTRPG collectibles. 

The button below will give you some of the details about the auction from Gary Con XVI in 2024. This page will be updated as more is finalized for 2025.

Are you thinking about meeting people and being of service to the Gary Con community? Try volunteering! Many hands make light work, and you could earn some fun incentives, too. Check out our Volunteer page to learn more by clicking the button below.

You can preview a list of expected Gary Con XVII exhibitors on TTE.*

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