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I just bought my tickets for PaizoCon and the Banquet. Just interested in:
Who else will be coming?
What are carry-over traditions I need to get excited about?
What new traditions we need to start.
What kind of Micro-brews they serve.
I'll be bringing a copy of the Burnt Offerings Stage show video that some of you requested. Maybe a projector set up, too. Anyone else?
Hugo Solis
(Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path, Campaign Setting, Companion, Modules Subscriber)
Okay, tickets are available now. Um, is this the kind of thing that could actually become Sold Out??
I can't usually plan for Summer events this far in advance -- even when I'm going out of the country.
Now, I'd really like to go, but it's something I won't be able to know for sure until early May or so.
I just bought my tickets for PaizoCon and the Banquet. Just interested in:
Who else will be coming?
A ton of folks, whom will probably announce their presence either here or elsewhere in the PaizoCon forum. I'm going, that's for sure.
What are carry-over traditions I need to get excited about?
The Crab Pot Meet 'n Greet on the Thursday before the Con that Timitius keeps setting up, despite knowing that I HATE fish. And yes, I expect Tim to bend over backwards to not offend my delicate, refined sensibilities. :P
Party every night at Zuxius' room. His homebrews are rather tasty. This is also a partial answer to #4.
Boomer and I taking a thirty-minute smoke break every ten minutes during Zuxius' evening shindigs. Come along for the ride if ye fear not the carcinogens. We just gets crazy. :D
Oh, and I'll be showing off minis again this year, so I guess that's a tradition now. :P
What new traditions we need to start.
Your "Burnt Offerings" suggestion's not bad. I also recommend the tradition of giving me free booze, whether at PaizoCon or just, y'know, whenever. That's the tradition that keeps on giving, right there. :P
What kind of Micro-brews they serve.
At the hotel? Hmm. Well, they got a full bar in the hotel restaurant, but despite Seattle being a pretty solid brew-town, I didn't see a really big selection. Around town, there's dozens of places, but I do not know any of them, as I was flat broke during PaizoCon II and lived off about thirty bucks and a big bottle of Maker's Mark the whole trip. Did a couple 38-hour accidental fasts that time. I don't recommend it.
In Seattle, you've got tons of options. Here's a list of places that sell beer in Seattle proper. Dunno if this'll load for non Beer Advocate members, but hey, BA is free, so join up and check it out. And that's just Seattle, so options from around Seattle aren't on this list. But here's one for Bellevue, if you're looking to not travel into the city.
But it's still a big list. :D
Aside from local goodies, Seattle's part of the I-5 corridor, so anything from the coastline is usually available. We're talking Stone, Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada, Russian River, Bear Republic, Ninkasi, Hair of the Dog, Deschutes (from further east), Rogue, Pelican... I mean, whatever your poison. Seattle's also a major city and trading hub, so Goose Island, Dogfish Head, and Allagash are in definite supply. I could hardly name them all. Your options are not limited, sir. :D
And yes, I sell beer as my day job. Hope that's not too obvious. :P
I'll be bringing a copy of the Burnt Offerings Stage show video that some of you requested. Maybe a projector set up, too. Anyone else?
We'd all love to see it, definitely. And I'll try to bring videos of my hamming my way through "The Trials of Larazod," should they exist by then. Hopefully yes. :D
And I guess I should get a batch of mead going. Any suggestions for what ingredients (other than honey, water and yeast) should go into a "Winterdrop Mead"?Orange. Orange blossom honey if you can get it and afford it.
We talkin' honey made from orange blossom pollen? I think I sell that. If you need some, zylphryx, and you can't find it in your area, I can probably get some shipped from work. Keep me posted.
We talkin' honey made from orange blossom pollen? I think I sell that. If you need some, zylphryx, and you can't find it in your area, I can probably get some shipped from work. Keep me posted.And I guess I should get a batch of mead going. Any suggestions for what ingredients (other than honey, water and yeast) should go into a "Winterdrop Mead"?Orange. Orange blossom honey if you can get it and afford it.
Well, I'm in Western NC, so the best honey in this area are either Sourwood or Locust honey. No orange trees up here, unfortunately. :(
For a decent size batch I need five pounds of raw honey, which I should be able to get at the farmer's market at a decent price.
What kind of price range could you get me for about 10 pounds of raw orange blossom honey N'wah? If I can pick that up for a comparable price, I'd love to give it a shot ... maybe do two batches. ;)
I was thinking running with a ginger/mint metheglin ... maybe a ginger/orange zest.
What kind of price range could you get me for about 10 pounds of raw orange blossom honey N'wah? If I can pick that up for a comparable price, I'd love to give it a shot ... maybe do two batches. ;)
I was thinking running with a ginger/mint metheglin ... maybe a ginger/orange zest.
I'll check it out tomorrow at work. Dunno about shipping costs (our dedicated shipping person won't be in 'til Monday) but I'll run some numbers with what I can.
We got candied ginger and orange zest, too, if you can't dig 'em up in your region. But I bet that'd work, too.
I'll keep you posted. I'm excited about this unofficial "brew-off" we got goin' on here. If I wasn't planning a move, I'd jump on getting a homebrew operation set up and bring some kinda exciting gluten-free thing over. And I'll definitely try out your mead, as long as it's gluten free (despite working for three years as a beer specialist, my genetics had other plans, as I discovered about 11 months ago I inherited my mother's gluten intolerance, but I'm still a big cheerleader for fermented beverages).
Anyhoo, long story short- I'll get you the estimated cost, and we'll work from there. Might not be cheap, I'll forewarn you, but if it seems insanely expensive, I might research options for direct purchase online.
What kind of price range could you get me for about 10 pounds of raw orange blossom honey N'wah? If I can pick that up for a comparable price, I'd love to give it a shot ... maybe do two batches. ;)
I was thinking running with a ginger/mint metheglin ... maybe a ginger/orange zest.
I'll check it out tomorrow at work. Dunno about shipping costs (our dedicated shipping person won't be in 'til Monday) but I'll run some numbers with what I can.
We got candied ginger and orange zest, too, if you can't dig 'em up in your region. But I bet that'd work, too.
I'll keep you posted. I'm excited about this unofficial "brew-off" we got goin' on here. If I wasn't planning a move, I'd jump on getting a homebrew operation set up and bring some kinda exciting gluten-free thing over. And I'll definitely try out your mead, as long as it's gluten free (despite working for three years as a beer specialist, my genetics had other plans, as I discovered about 11 months ago I inherited my mother's gluten intolerance, but I'm still a big cheerleader for fermented beverages).
Anyhoo, long story short- I'll get you the estimated cost, and we'll work from there. Might not be cheap, I'll forewarn you, but if it seems insanely expensive, I might research options for direct purchase online.
Sounds good. The ginger and orange zest should not be a problem, and a worst case scenario would be running with local sourwood honey (which would not be a bad thing ;) ), but I would love to try this with orange blossom honey if possible.
And no worries on the gluten front; with water, honey, yeast, ginger and orange zest as the only ingredients, you should be in the clear.
Alright, did a bit of research, and ordering from my store would be pretty damn pricey (the orange blossom honey we carry comes in 12-oz bears, and we've only got the orange blossom honey in a non-raw state, so it won't work for you anyway). However, online honey retailers are legion, it seems.
ebeehoney.com sells 1 gallon (12 lb.) containers for $46, though shipping might get costly (dunno, haven't gone that far into their ordering system). They're the cheapest I've found at this time. You can find the 1 gallon containers here.
Lemme know if that sounds good to you; if not, I can dig a bit more.
Alright, did a bit of research, and ordering from my store would be pretty damn pricey (the orange blossom honey we carry comes in 12-oz bears, and we've only got the orange blossom honey in a non-raw state, so it won't work for you anyway). However, online honey retailers are legion, it seems.
ebeehoney.com sells 1 gallon (12 lb.) containers for $46, though shipping might get costly (dunno, haven't gone that far into their ordering system). They're the cheapest I've found at this time. You can find the 1 gallon containers here.
Lemme know if that sounds good to you; if not, I can dig a bit more.
Cool, should suffice. And yes, raw honey is what I need. I'll check out the ebeehoney site and compare to what I can get locally.
Thanks for the help N'wah!
I've still go a bottle from a friend's wedding back in 2002. Figure I'll pop it open in 2012 ... 10 years in the bottle ... and just in case the world ends. ;)
I was going to run an all-night Dark*Matter game on the winter solstice of 2012, and bring bottles of all the Stone Vertical Epic vintages I could get my grubby little hands on ('07-'12, most likely) to do a mini-vertical tasting during the game. Dunno if I'll actually get to do it, though. Hope I do.
Hugo Solis
(Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path, Campaign Setting, Companion, Modules Subscriber)
Hugo Solis
(Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path, Campaign Setting, Companion, Modules Subscriber)
I'd like to contribute to this debauchery - any suggestions?
Are we talking about you making a homebrew or perhaps a mead or cider? I'd go with making the brew I was most proud of making, t'were I you, but if you've also got a new recipe that sounds absolutely amazing (probably still enough time to take a shot at a barleywine, if you're, you know, crazy), then by all means go for that. Most of the Paizo community, while definitely beer lovers, aren't snobbish beer punks who won't touch a beverage they feel is below their unreachable standards, so don't be afraid if you make a so-so product. We're friends, not judges.
Unless someone here is a judge. Then I guess they're both. :P
If you meant you want to be there for all the fun times, here's my suggestions (these apply to everyone, of course, so I'm generalizing a bit):
1:) Get your ticket(s) for PaizoCon.
2:) Arrange your travel plans so that you're in Bellevue the Thursday before the Con officially starts.
3:) Keep an eye on the PaizoCon forums so that when Timitius starts talking about smashing seafood with a mallet, you'll know where and when the PaizoCon Meet n' Eat will be (most likely the Crab Pot, located at 2 Lake Bellevue Drive, Bellevue, WA 98005-2415; [425] 455-2244).
4:) While at the Crab Pot at the appointed time, find Zuxius. Last year, he was the only guy in a suit, so if that's the case this year, he'll be easy to find. Timitius also provided name tags last year, so assuming that happens this year, well, just keep gawking at people's chests until you see one that says "Zuxius."
5:) Make nice with Zux, apologize for staring at his chest, and ask about his homebrews. Ask if you could swing by for one of his little afterparties. He'll probably say yes, unless you offend him.
6:) DO NOT OFFEND ZUXIUS. HE IS THE GATEKEEPER.
7:) Arrive at the hotel room number Zuxius has given you, perhaps with a snack item or beverage selection. You don't have to provide enough to feed/inebriate the whole room; just enough to prove you're not a mooching jerkus ("mooching jerkus" slated to appear in Pathfinder Bestiary 2: Wrath of Bulmahn). Be showered and wearing clean clothes; it's tight quarters in there, and if we all obey basic cleanliness etiquette, we are all happy.
8:) Knock on the door. Wait. If no one responds, the party's probably pretty loud, so knock again. Don't pound on the door and wake up, like, everyone on that wing of the hotel, though. I bet one of our fellow Con-goers has their heart set on a decent night's rest, and it might be the GM of a game you're playing in tomorrow.
9:) DO NOT OFFEND THE GM OF A GAME YOU'RE PLAYING IN TOMORROW. THEIR WRATH WILL BE TREMENDOUS, AND THEY ALL PACK FIREARMS.
10:) Zux, or someone near the door, will eventually open the door. Say hello, step inside, make nice with your fellow Paizonians, and enjoy the festivities.
11:) Please leave the doorway clear for folks to come in and out, and to allow access for us chain-smoking monstrosities. We will appear and disappear, usually with a "BAMF" noise, at frequent intervals, and we need a clear point of entrance and egress, lest we teleport into someone and blow them up.
Let me know if you've got any questions.
Are we talking about you making a homebrew or perhaps a mead or cider? I'd go with making the brew I was most proud of making, t'were I you, but if you've also got a new recipe that sounds absolutely amazing (probably still enough time to take a shot at a barleywine, if you're, you know, crazy), then by all means go for that. Most of the Paizo community, while definitely beer lovers, aren't snobbish beer punks who won't touch a beverage they feel is below their unreachable standards, so don't be afraid if you make a so-so product. We're friends, not judges.
Unless someone here is a judge. Then I guess they're both. :P
I wish I had the talent and patience to do something like that, but, alas, I was thinking more along the lines of assisting with the financing of raw materials that were mentioned above, or something similar...
Oregon has a ton of microbrews, and I'd be more than happy to procure a variety of them, if that would be desired, or if there's other suggestions for something fancier or "harder" ?
Are we talking about you making a homebrew or perhaps a mead or cider? I'd go with making the brew I was most proud of making, t'were I you, but if you've also got a new recipe that sounds absolutely amazing (probably still enough time to take a shot at a barleywine, if you're, you know, crazy), then by all means go for that. Most of the Paizo community, while definitely beer lovers, aren't snobbish beer punks who won't touch a beverage they feel is below their unreachable standards, so don't be afraid if you make a so-so product. We're friends, not judges.
Unless someone here is a judge. Then I guess they're both. :P
I wish I had the talent and patience to do something like that, but, alas, I was thinking more along the lines of assisting with the financing of raw materials that were mentioned above, or something similar...
Oregon has a ton of microbrews, and I'd be more than happy to procure a variety of them, if that would be desired, or if there's other suggestions for something fancier or "harder" ?
You're not that far away from me, Brian, and my hubby and I have long had the "if you buy the ingredients, we'll make the brew" rule if there's something in particular you'd like. :D
You're not that far away from me, Brian, and my hubby and I have long had the "if you buy the ingredients, we'll make the brew" rule if there's something in particular you'd like. :DAre we talking about you making a homebrew or perhaps a mead or cider? I'd go with making the brew I was most proud of making, t'were I you, but if you've also got a new recipe that sounds absolutely amazing (probably still enough time to take a shot at a barleywine, if you're, you know, crazy), then by all means go for that. Most of the Paizo community, while definitely beer lovers, aren't snobbish beer punks who won't touch a beverage they feel is below their unreachable standards, so don't be afraid if you make a so-so product. We're friends, not judges.
Unless someone here is a judge. Then I guess they're both. :P
I wish I had the talent and patience to do something like that, but, alas, I was thinking more along the lines of assisting with the financing of raw materials that were mentioned above, or something similar...
Oregon has a ton of microbrews, and I'd be more than happy to procure a variety of them, if that would be desired, or if there's other suggestions for something fancier or "harder" ?
How about "if you send us the money, we will do all the work"? ~grins~ Hey there Lilith ! How goes the job hunting? You and your hubby are in my thoughts and prayers.
How about "if you send us the money, we will do all the work"? ~grins~ Hey there Lilith ! How goes the job hunting? You and your hubby are in my thoughts and prayers.
Heh. Straight monetary exchange for homebrew is verboten...but monetary exchange for ingredients is okay. :P
Job hunting is very very slow right now. :(
How about "if you send us the money, we will do all the work"? ~grins~ Hey there Lilith ! How goes the job hunting? You and your hubby are in my thoughts and prayers.Heh. Straight monetary exchange for homebrew is verboten...but monetary exchange for ingredients is okay. :P
Job hunting is very very slow right now. :(
~grins~ I meant, "How about if I send you the money for the ingredients?". ~chuckles~ Shoot me an e-mail sometime when you can and we will talk it through. Good luck with the job hunting!!!
Will anyone be there earlier than 18-20? I have to catch a plane from Hawaii to make it, so I'm going to be in Seattle for at least a week, give or take. Definitely not spending 1200 on a plane ticket for just 3 days :).
I'm also bringing my uniform (since for some reason, I get a free upgrade to first class whenever I wear it on a plane), so the ladies can get pictures with me! (Also, free beer. Not even joking.)
Hopefully there'll be a 2011 Paizocon as I already took vacation for Otakon.
At the current rate of growth, I'm gonna give a 95% certain "yes." The size of the Con's doubled since PaizoCon '09 (and the difference betwixt '09 and '08 requires experimental mathematical models to calculate), basically taking over a whole hotel for three days. At this rate of expansion, PaizoCon 2011 will require all of Bellevue to contain, and 2012 will be so massive as to open Rovagug's extradimensional prison, marking the the beginning of end of the planet just in time for December 21st, 2012.
See? The Mayans foretold it all using cute cartoony pictograms laid out in a circle. I read that somewhere.
Hope to see you then, if more vay-cay time doesn't open up beforehand!
Boomer and I taking a thirty-minute smoke break every ten minutes during Zuxius' evening shindigs. Come along for the ride if ye fear not the carcinogens. We just gets crazy. :D
I think I will have to attend many of such breaks if they occur. I missed about 90% of your visit to my room because you weren't in my room. >:)
Oh, and I'll be showing off minis again this year, so I guess that's a tradition now. :P
How about a Mini-Theatre with scripts and improv party actors.
I think I will have to attend many of such breaks if they occur. I missed about 90% of your visit to my room because you weren't in my room. >:)
You're always welcome to attend, sir. We'd love to have you. And I'd love to hang out with you more myself; I know Booms and I were essentially unavailable, but we were having a hetero-man-crush moment through most of the Con. We're goofy like that. :P
How about a Mini-Theatre with scripts and improv party actors.
I. LOVE. This. Idea. Anyone volunteer to write it? And, once you do, will you let me know which minis will be needed for said event?
Of course, as the artist, I will not be involved in acting in this thing. AMUSE ME, PLEBIANS! :P
I would love to put up a display of beers or meades from other Paizo fans in my room. In fact, I would be honored to. I bring a laptop and printer, so I can make last minute signage or what-not.
I'd love to make label images for your homebrews, sir, if you want. Just lemme know.
I don't even drink but had a good time hanging at Chez Zux at least one of the nights of the con, talking gaming and checking out Nwah's minis (yay ogre mage), and just randomly in the halls and rooms with whomever.
That's the beauty of the Con - there's no shortage of opportunity to find other gamers and most of em are pretty cool cats.
Hugo Solis
(Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Path, Campaign Setting, Companion, Modules Subscriber)
I am looking at booking Moorlucks and my airline tickets. Do you guys have any idea about what time the Meet and Greet will be on Thursday? I want to make sure teh flight gets us across country in time to make that. :D
Our last two Meet-and-Eat events started around 6 PM or so. Plan on 6-6:30 PM to be the start time this year.
I am planning on it being at the Crab Pot again....unless they flat-out refuse to reserve us this year. I am beginning to feel that we may exceed 100 people this time around! O_o
Just a little "heads-up" to all those who are bringing spouses and kids, and are wondering what they can do whilst you are gaming it up...
Being local, my wife has mentioned that she would be up for going to the zoo, aquarium, science center, or other such venue that is favorable to children on the weekend.
As we near the time, we can iron out the details for all those interested.
Just a little "heads-up" to all those who are bringing spouses and kids, and are wondering what they can do whilst you are gaming it up...
Being local, my wife has mentioned that she would be up for going to the zoo, aquarium, science center, or other such venue that is favorable to children on the weekend.
As we near the time, we can iron out the details for all those interested.
GLASS MUSEUM! W007!!!!11!!1!!one
GLASS MUSEUM! W007!!!!11!!1!!oneJust a little "heads-up" to all those who are bringing spouses and kids, and are wondering what they can do whilst you are gaming it up...
Being local, my wife has mentioned that she would be up for going to the zoo, aquarium, science center, or other such venue that is favorable to children on the weekend.
As we near the time, we can iron out the details for all those interested.
The Museum of Glass is actually very cool, and it includes an active working demonstration glassworks where you can watch folks making stuff right before your eyes. It will require a car, as it's down in Tacoma, about 30+ miles from the PaizoCon site, but if you're looking for a local attraction that's pretty unique and very interesting, I'd give it a thumbs up. I went there with the wife and kids last year and everybody liked it.
The Museum of Glass is actually very cool, and it includes an active working demonstration glassworks where you can watch folks making stuff right before your eyes. It will require a car, as it's down in Tacoma, about 30+ miles from the PaizoCon site, but if you're looking for a local attraction that's pretty unique and very interesting, I'd give it a thumbs up. I went there with the wife and kids last year and everybody liked it.GLASS MUSEUM! W007!!!!11!!1!!oneJust a little "heads-up" to all those who are bringing spouses and kids, and are wondering what they can do whilst you are gaming it up...
Being local, my wife has mentioned that she would be up for going to the zoo, aquarium, science center, or other such venue that is favorable to children on the weekend.
As we near the time, we can iron out the details for all those interested.
I REALLY wanted to go see it last year, but time and funds were just too tight. The time before that when I was in Seattle for a concert, I actually tried to go, but my friend tried to take a shortcut and got lost.
This year, it's gonna happen. Third times the charm!