Tell Me About Your Character

Tell Me About Your Character: Nathan Black at the booth

Borrowing a wonderful idea from the fine folks at Double Exposure, Big Bad Con will once again have a “Tell Me About Your Character” booth to raise money for Doctors Without Borders/MSF.

This is your chance to shamelessly go on and on (and on) about your favorite character, gaming session, rules mechanics, or any other gaming related topic you’re excited about.

Five minutes of our volunteer’s enthusiastic attention can be yours for a $5 donation to Doctors Without Borders. It’s a win-win for everyone!

Do you have a favorite story you can’t wait to tell? Bring it here. Do the accounts of Grimlord the Barbarian need your bardic tongue to do them justice? Bring it here. Should we all know about your daring heist to recover the scroll of Anuba? You get the idea.

2018 award ceremony, Tell Me About Your Character championship. Pictured: Ryan Ossum, Nathan Black, Alex Roberts.

Volunteers: Should you wish to sign up to hear these tales of glory and defeat, get free admission to the con, and help save lives all at the same time, you can sign up to do so here.

Tell Me MORE About Your Character

We will once again have artists-in-residence for Big Bad Con 2019, who will draw a portrait of your character, for a suggested donation of $10 or more. You will be able to keep the finished drawing at the end of the session, and your donation for the session goes entirely to Doctors Without Borders. Our artists this year include Sandy Jacobs-Tolle and Adi Elkin.

	Sandy Jacobs-Tolle is an artist and illustrator whose portfolio and published work history can be found at https://racerxmachina.artstation.com/. Her illustrations have been published in several games.
	Adi Elkin is an illustrator, a comics artist, and a professional retro addict. The custom art print she made for Big Bad Con 2018 was sold as a Kicktarter add-on. Her art can be found at adielkin.com.
	Asher Tully Paulson (he/they) is a concept artist who also enjoys writing, reading, gaming, and LARPing out in the woods. A sampling of his work can be found at https://atpaulson.wixsite.com/portfolio.
	Muriel Fahrion (she/her) is the original creator of Strawberry Shortcake, the Care Bears, and the Get Along Gang. She is the mother of Big Bad Con staff member Colin Fahrion and is thrilled to meet all of you! You can find her on Instagram at @outtathinairstudio and Patreon

Tips for Getting the Best Portrait

• Give yourself a few moments to clearly picture your character in your mind’s eye before your allotted time starts.
• Use precise, descriptive words and phrases about your character’s features, personal items, and aspect. Example: is your character’s “big” nose broad, or long, or is it both? Assume the artist has NEVER seen a given film or TV actor, comic book hero, or video game character when describing your character.
• Your character’s default mental or emotional state can make for an interesting and fun portrait. “Exasperated,” “grimly smiling,” “intelligent curiosity,” or “mildly puzzled” are all good hooks for illustration.
• Our artists will draw scary portraits, but will not draw extreme gore, pornography, or socially/ideologically offensive images and words.
• If you have your own image sample you’d like the artist to work with to do their own interpretation, that’s great. The artists won’t directly copy someone else’s art.