Welcome Our New Organized Play Coordinator—Tonya Woldridge!

Monday, October 5, 2015

Hail and well met to the Paizo community! My name is Tonya Woldridge and I am the new Organized Play Coordinator for the Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild.

I am honored to be chosen and will strive to step up and swing for the fences. The creativity of my Pathfinder Society teammates, John Compton, Linda Zayas Palmer, and Tanis O'Connor, defies words. The dedication of the "Venture Officer Corp" is the stuff of legend. Together, we are working to bring you the best campaign possible and I look forward to unveiling more over the upcoming months.

Working at Paizo is returning to my roots. I grew up in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, about 5 hours from the Paizo office, and spent 2 years at the relatively local University of Puget Sound. My extended family is dotted throughout the Pacific Northwest. I love the rain, mist, and mountains! If you want a beautiful vacation destination, the Olympic Peninsula is the best.

My gaming journey started in high school with 2nd Edition AD&D. Over the years, my various home groups worked their way through Earthdawn, and 3.0/3.5. We were on the Shackled City Adventure Path when Pathfinder Beta released, and our GM (My husband, 5-Star GM extraordinaire "Crispy3ed") converted the campaign from 3.5 to Pathfinder. I went to the third PaizoCon UK and was hooked on organized play. Since then, I've been a Venture-Lieutenant in the United Kingdom, a Venture-Captain in Canada, a Gen Con HQ volunteer for the past three years, and achieved 5 Star GM status. When the Adventure Card Game released, we started with the Runelords box set and have continued through the next editions.

My husband is a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and we have 2 children. As a military spouse, my family has been fortunate enough to travel the world, spending 14 of the past 18 years living in England, Canada, and Korea. Our US posts include Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. While not fluent in foreign languages, I understand Korean, German, French, and several varieties of English.

Outside of Pathfinder, I enjoy reading books across a variety of genres, with Anne McCaffrey, Sharon Shinn, George R. R. Martin, David Gross, and Diana Gabaldon all in my top 10 author list. Another hobby is researching historical methods of crafting, sewing, brewing, dancing, singing, and cooking. I have been a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism for over 20 years. This love of all things medieval led to getting a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Maryland. I also have a Bachelor's in Asian Studies, as I fell in love with Korea when we lived there and needed to know more.

I thank the leadership at Paizo for their trust and support as we strive to bring a fantastic experience to the community.

Cheers!

Tonya Woldridge
Organized Play Coordinator

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Grand Lodge

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This makes my day! You are off to a great start. Looove iiit!

P.S. Happy early birthday!

Paizo Employee 5/5 Contributor—Canadian Maplecakes

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You got this Tonya! Looking forward to seeing how the organization side of PFS moves forward under your direction.

Also, SEE YOU @ PAIZOCON! :D

Silver Crusade 4/5

Anyone who likes Diana Gabaldon, gets a +1 in my book. Just saying.

Liberty's Edge 4/5

Welcome!

Community Manager

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Hail to the Queen, baby!


Long live the Queen!

***bows deeply***

4/5 5/5 * Contributor

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She's a fan of George R.R. Martin?

BRACE YOURSELVES! SEASON 8 IS GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT DEADLIER!

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/55/5

Pathfinder Adventure, Adventure Path, Maps Subscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

She looks nothing like the 10 headed hydra with a mask fetish I imagined her to be....

Long live Tonya!

Paizo Employee 4/5 Developer

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Alexander Augunas wrote:

She's a fan of George R.R. Martin?

BRACE YOURSELVES! SEASON 8 IS GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT DEADLIER!

So completely unrelated question, Alex: who is your favorite NPC?

No reason...just asking...

*Prepares to George R.R. Martin whichever character seems popular*

Community Manager

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Spoiler:
Was it Aram Zey?

1/5

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#TooSoon

Scarab Sages

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#TheSocietyRemembers

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

Way to go Tonya!

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I went to the third PaizoCon UK

My first one too!

2/5 5/5

Welcome aboard!

Where were you stationed you in Korea? Osan? Kunsan? Yongsan? I spent a year and a half at Yongsan while in the army too many years ago. Loved it. I have lots of fond memories from that time, including going to a few Korean baseball games and eating kimbap. Oh, and homemade kimchi from the mothers of the Korean soldiers in my unit. The hotter the better. :)

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/55/5

Pathfinder Adventure, Adventure Path, Maps Subscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

#SpoilerAlert

4/5

Welcome, welcome, welcome. Cthulhu save the Queen!

Grand Lodge 5/5

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John Compton wrote:
Alexander Augunas wrote:

She's a fan of George R.R. Martin?

BRACE YOURSELVES! SEASON 8 IS GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT DEADLIER!

So completely unrelated question, Alex: who is your favorite NPC?

No reason...just asking...

*Prepares to George R.R. Martin whichever character seems popular*

Hmmm, decisions decisions. I'm really a fan of that Torch guy...

Sovereign Court 4/5 * Organized Play Coordinator

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-Steve Johnston- wrote:

Welcome aboard!

Where were you stationed you in Korea? Osan? Kunsan? Yongsan? I spent a year and a half at Yongsan while in the army too many years ago. Loved it. I have lots of fond memories from that time, including going to a few Korean baseball games and eating kimbap. Oh, and homemade kimchi from the mothers of the Korean soldiers in my unit. The hotter the better. :)

Yongsan Garrison, as a special duty Air Force billet.. Love kimbap and pickled radish. I tend to keep to the milder kimchi, as I can't handle too much spice. Though I make a mean spicy kimchi!

4/5 5/5 * Contributor

John Compton wrote:
Alexander Augunas wrote:

She's a fan of George R.R. Martin?

BRACE YOURSELVES! SEASON 8 IS GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT DEADLIER!

So completely unrelated question, Alex: who is your favorite NPC?

No reason...just asking...

*Prepares to George R.R. Martin whichever character seems popular*

Janira Gavix first, with Kreighton Shane as a strong second.

I like memorable NPCs. :D

Grand Lodge 4/5

All hail! Exciting times!

Silver Crusade

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Hail and well met? I like this one already. :)

John Compton wrote:
Alexander Augunas wrote:

She's a fan of George R.R. Martin?

BRACE YOURSELVES! SEASON 8 IS GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT DEADLIER!

So completely unrelated question, Alex: who is your favorite NPC?

No reason...just asking...

*Prepares to George R.R. Martin whichever character seems popular*

Drandle Dreng. Definitely Drandle Dreng. :P

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/5

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Renegade Paladin wrote:

Hail and well met? I like this one already. :)

John Compton wrote:
Alexander Augunas wrote:

She's a fan of George R.R. Martin?

BRACE YOURSELVES! SEASON 8 IS GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT DEADLIER!

So completely unrelated question, Alex: who is your favorite NPC?

No reason...just asking...

*Prepares to George R.R. Martin whichever character seems popular*

Drandle Dreng. Definitely Drandle Dreng. :P

If Drendle Drang were to pass on, I would be devastated.

If he were to pass on in absolutely horrible circumstances, I don't know how I would continue playing in a campaign bereft of his presence.

If he were to pass on at a wedding while a buxom woman whispered in his ear "The Blackroses send their regards" I might just have to take a few days off to mourn the passage of such a great, great wine connoisseur.

Silver Crusade

Not to worry about the Blackros dogs. I'll soon put paid to them and their slave trafficking ways.

Paizo Employee Developer

Welcome, Tonya! Glad to have you at the helm!

Liberty's Edge 5/5 *

Woot! Welcome, Tonya. A fresh perspective will be great for PFS!

4/5

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Awesome, always a fan of a RL adventurer. A pleasure to get to know you a little, Tonya. Hopefully I get to see you at PaizoCon '16.

Grand Lodge 5/5

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Renegade Paladin wrote:

Hail and well met? I like this one already. :)

John Compton wrote:
Alexander Augunas wrote:

She's a fan of George R.R. Martin?

BRACE YOURSELVES! SEASON 8 IS GONNA GET A WHOLE LOT DEADLIER!

So completely unrelated question, Alex: who is your favorite NPC?

No reason...just asking...

*Prepares to George R.R. Martin whichever character seems popular*

Drandle Dreng. Definitely Drandle Dreng. :P

I used to be blasé about Drandle Dreng until Chris Woldridge ran an awesome scenario for us at FanExpo this summer. Now I have his nasal whiney voice memorably imprinted in my head and waiting for a chance to introduce to a table some time.

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Pathfinder Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

It could even be a 'mysterious' situation. Dreng is... good at those canonically, isn't he?

Not that I'm advocating for the removal of another of the Three, or anything.

But could someone PLEASE give Kreighton a slap upside the back of his head for thinking something *good* could come from invoking the Time Plot?

=P

4/5

VIVATS!

Liberty's Edge 4/5 *** Venture-Lieutenant, California—Los Angeles (South Bay)

Congratulations, Tonya!! I look forward to hearing your ideas about PFS.


Felicidades y a darle duro!

Liberty's Edge

Congratulations Tonya!

5/5

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The real question is, will there be more kobold in the future for PFS and will I get to play them? :p

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Pathfinder Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Already mentioned this in another thread, but congratulations!

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/55/5 **

Pathfinder Battles Case Subscriber; Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

Woot, Still excited about Tonya becoming the Organized Play Coordinator and I am really excited in seeing what you do with Pathfinder Society.

5/5 5/55/55/5

maybe see the know direction people and set up a podcast for the new stuff you want to try?


Congrats Tonya!

It was a pleasure meeting and GMing with you at Fan Expo 2015, can't wait to see what you'll create at Paizo! :)

Scarab Sages 4/5

Congratulations :-)

Here's looking forward to the fun ride.

The Exchange 5/5

Congratulations! I'm looking forward to playing in, and running the new content you and the team come up with.

Dark Archive 5/5

Pathfinder Adventure Path, Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber

Welcome! Get ready for a wild ride!

3/5

Awesome! When are you gonna come to the birthplace of D&D and game with us cheeseheads?

Dark Archive 5/5

welcome...

4/5 *** Venture-Agent, United Kingdom—England—Kent

I for one welcome our new overlord. :)

5/5

So which con in the Midwest will you be attending next, so that I can make sure I am there.

4/5 *

Welcome aboard, Tonya! Very excited for the future of PFS.

Dark Archive 2/5 **

Congratulations and welcome, Tonya! Now John will have time to recover a few sanity points.

Liberty's Edge 2/5

BRAVO

Scarab Sages

Glad to hear that the leadership of the PFS Organized Campaign is in very capable hands! I look forward to the direction the Worldwide Campaign takes during your tenure!

Silver Crusade

Good luck and looking forward to the future!

Dataphiles 3/5

Congratulations!

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