OPC Log—3 Desnus 4717

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

We're mixing things up a bit! Wednesdays are the new day for organized play-related content. Check back frequently, as in the run up to Gen Con the team is putting together double blogs to deliver previews of the Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild while maintaining all our regular Pathfinder Society content.

I took some time this weekend to recharge my gaming batteries. On Saturday, I attended a mini-con at Mox Boardinghouse in Bellevue. During the afternoon, nine tables battled through a myriad of pregenerated specials and harder scenarios such as Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-26: The Waking Rune. I got a chance to chat with local players and look in on some of their games. I left before the start of the multi-table interactive special event, Pathfinder Society Scenario #7-00: The Sky Key Solution. I hear there were several deaths, but the Society emerged victorious.

On Sunday, I GMed a table of Pathfinder Society Scenario #7-20: All for Immortality, pt. 1: First Taste of Eternity for a group of local 5 star GMs. I really like this Seeker arc, in that it pulls together the Aspis storyline into a tight package and wraps up many, but not all, of the loose ends from a Season 7. I can't wait until next weekend, where we tackle part two. Thanks to the players that made my afternoon so enjoyable!

Player Survey

One of the focuses when I stepped into the position of Organized Play Coordinator was looking at the data and seeing how it supported our decisions as a team and drove our future plans. We've done that with event support and with scenario reporting. Our next focus is on characters and seasons. We've put together a survey through Survey Monkey to gather this data for use in future decisions. As a thank you for taking time to complete our questions, John put together a thank you boon that may be applied to one of your Pathfinder Society characters.

Pathfinder Society Survey

Newest 5 Star GMs

The list of five star GMs grew again this month. Thanks to the GMs who gave of their time and energies to run 150 games for players, including 50 different scenarios and 10 special events. Kudos to the recipients for achieving this milestone and to all 5 star GMs for their time and devotion to our hobby. Without you, the Pathfinder Society would not exist.

• Mikko Rekola
• Robert Love
• Jim Harris
• Naren Prasad
• Sean O'Shea
• Nicholas Louie
• Shelly Hudson
• Lawrence Smith
• Devon Terpening
• Jason Daugherty

Upcoming Conventions

Just like the tides, the number of conventions may ebb and flow, but something is always occurring somewhere. To assist in finding events near you, or ones far away you may wish to travel to, here is a list of conventions running Pathfinder Society over the two months. There are many more conventions out there, but these are the ones that requested support through the Pathfinder Society. May is pretty solid, but June's requests are still coming in, so more will add to this list. Consider dropping in and checking one out!

Convention	Location	Date
HMGS-South Recon 2017	Kissimmee, FL	5/4/17
1d4 Con 2017	Martinsburg, WV	5/5/17
CharCon Bonus Round 2017	Flatwoods, WV	5/5/17
Lexicon 2017	Lexington, KY	5/5/17
PDXAGE (Portland Analog Gaming Event)	Portland, OR	5/5/17
TriCon 2: Tri Harder (2017)	High Point, NC	5/6/17
Chupacabracon 4 (2017)	Austin, TX	5/12/17
Comicpalooza 2017	Houston, TX	5/12/17
the Seelie Court 2017	Philadelphia, PA	5/12/17
Heroicon 2017	Decatur, IL	5/19/17
Monster Promenade 2017	DeKalb, IL	5/19/17
Oasis 29 (2017)	Orlando, FL	5/19/17
KevätMaracon17	Oulu, Finland	5/25/17
MegaCon 2017	Orlando, FL	5/25/17
MomoCon 2017	Atlanta, GA	5/25/17
PaizoCon 2017	Seattle, WA	5/25/17
Phoenix Comic Con	Phoenix, AZ	5/25/17
RheingauCon 2017	Destrich-Winkel, Germany	5/25/17
Arkansas Anime Festival	Fort Smith, AR	5/26/17
Gamex 2017	Los Angeles, CA	5/26/17
KublaCon 2017	Burlingame, CA	5/26/17
Nexus Game Fair 2017	Milwaukee, WI	5/26/17
UK Games Expo	Birmingham, UK	6/2/17
ConCarolinas 2017	Charlotte, NC	6/2/17
Die Con2017	Collinsville, Il	6/9/17
Cosmic Captive PbP Gameday	Online	6/9/17
RageCon 2017	Reno, NV	6/23/17
Milwaukee Summer Revel 20 (2017)	Brookfield, WI	6/30/17

Convention Volunteer Update

Volunteers for PaizoCon should have received their schedules. We touched base with Organizer Mike McNerney regarding Origins schedules and he advises they are being sent asap and will arrive before event registration opens. Volunteer lead Bob Jonquet is working on the volunteer schedules for Gen Con. Look for them to arrive before the Gen Con event system goes live at the end of the month. We are adding volunteers to the Gen Con roster this week, so if you're waiting for information, please watch your inbox. No matter what the status, all Gen Con volunteers will receive some communication by weeks end.

Stopping here so I can get back to convention planning. I owe people emails!

Explore, Report, Cooperate!

Tonya Woldridge
Organized Play Coordinator