Our Guide to a Healthy Con

Watch out for Con Crud!  Take care of yourself and others by following our advice during the convention:

1. Sanitize frequently. Wash your hands, and if you can’t then use hand sanitizer.  Much like gnomes, the only way to stop the germs from spreading is to kill them, as frequently as possible.  Your fellow attendees will thank you!

2. Sleep, eat, and shower.  Many gamers follow the 5-2-1 rule – 5 hours of sleep, 2 meals, 1 shower.  You need to take care of your body and keep your immune system functioning, for all our sakes.

3. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Drink water!  I know that the Mountain Dew is tastier and keeps you awake, and I’ve been there – being alert makes you a more engaged player or DM.  Be careful about how much carbonation and caffeine you consume, and toss a water in once in a while.  It’ll help keep your voice for when you need to school someone on the rules!

4. If you feel sick, take a slot off. I know you paid good money for this convention and each event, but a slot where you’re sick is wasted money, and you’re likely to spread your plague like a geeky Typhoid Mary. A couple extra hours of sleep is better for your health and everyone’s enjoyment of the rest of the convention.

5. Take care of your voice, especially if you are a DM or gamemaster. This includes, but is not limited to: setting yourself up at your table so that you are facing a wall, avoiding high-noise areas as much as possible, staying away from using squeaky or affected voices, and carrying water with you at all times.

TL;DR – Keep your hands sanitized, stay fed and rested, drink lots of water, take a slot off if you feel sick, and take care of your voice.