Halloween, boys and girls, is upon us once again. With that in mind, I started to think about why I like Halloween so much. Was it just the candy? No, there was more to it. Perhaps then the costume? Yes, that was getting close….but then it hit me! I love Halloween because I am a gamer. I realized that my years of D&D, and especially White Wolf trained me in the art of intricate character and costume creation. Distant memories on this nervous night in Game Kastle of dressing up like my latest (in a long line of) Vampire characters came flooding back, or dare I say…the hours I spent planning to make a werewolf costume for my short lived Werewolf: The Forsaken game. My life as a gamer has armed me, to the teeth, with the knowledge I need to have a great time on Halloween. I can LARP…which is really what all this costume shenanigans is about. I already know all the names of the old ones( I’m looking at you Shub-Niggurath). I’ve read the Necronomicon, I mean I have an 85 in Library Science!! Halloween, boys and girls, is the day we gamers can bring our games to the world…even if nobody understands that my costume is not JUST a Viking…but rather Hroth my level 25 paladin.