The notice just arrived in my email that this coming years' OwlCon is scheduled for February 19-21,2010, at Rice University in Houston, TX. HoustonDerek and I will be signing up to run some Pathfinder Siciety scenarios, and would like for anyone else interested in running some to let us know.

The notice just arrived in my email that this coming years' OwlCon is scheduled for February 19-21,2010, at Rice University in Houston, TX. HoustonDerek and I will be signing up to run some Pathfinder Siciety scenarios, and would like for anyone else interested in running some to let us know.

I'm interested. We'll have to talk about it on Sunday.

That's a little too far down the calendar for me to book anything solid, but I'll certainly try and make it again this year.

@Daigle, how would you feel about running a scenario or two? I know this is far in the future, but it never hurts to begin to generate some interest. HoustonDerek had a couple of ideas he wanted to talk with you about.

While I enjoyed just hanging out with you guys last year and watching, I'd certainly like to involve myself more this time around, so, yeah, that sounds good. We can work out the details between now and then. Y'all know where to find me.

I'm just bumping this to let folks know that I will be attending OwlCon and will be running at least a session or two. I wonder how many folks from this side of the internet are interested in attending OwlCon and playing some Pathfinder? It'd be good to get the ball rolling now to make plans for how many tables are needed, and it'd be really awesome if there was a big Pathfinder attendance there. I'm going to try and drag as many crew as possible from my regular home game, and I know the Houston crew is going to have a nice presence, but what about you other Austin, San Antonio and DFW guys?

As it stands right now, there are 6 slots set up for Pathfinder Scenarios. If anyone wants to run additional slots they need to sign up soon, like immediately. The already scheduled slots are Fri, 2-19-10 @ 8 pm, Sat, 2-20-10 @ 10 am, 3 pm, and 8 pm, and Sunday, 2-21-10 at 10 am, and 3 pm. Preregistration begins on Dec 18, 2009.

Just my 2 cp.

If we get more folks signing up than already designated, what are the chances we can get more tables? (I'm aiming high and being hopeful.)

I also talked to Derek a little bit the other night and had some advice for you guys organizing the Pathfinder tables. Talk to him and make sure he carries it out. Feel free to email me at any time if you need to work things out, and think I can help. I talked to my crew here and they seemed interested, but I didn't get any confirmations from them. I'll keep pecking at them and bugging them until I get a solid yes or no.

It'd be fun to have a whole crowd bloodthirsty for some Pathfinder games, and we have the time to draw them in before February.

Unless you want to register for additional time/space slots the chances of getting more tables depends on whether they have any cancellations or not.

Just a heads up to remind everyone that Preregistration begins on Dec 18,2009 for OwlCon 2010.

It'd be cool if we could entice some of our Dallas-Metroplex crew and our San Antonio crew to make the journey. Hell, I'm rolling in from Austin with at least half of my regular weekly group.

Did you register as a GM? Or did you want one of my slots to run a game? I can play just as easily as GM. It would be awesome to have you be the GM for me.

I haven't registered yet, but will do so in the next day or two.

AD, I sent you the schedule of Pathfinder slots for OwlCon earlier today. I hope that helps you out. I also sent Josh the schedule with a reminder about Asgard Games.

The preregistration for OwlCon begins on Friday, December 18, 2009. Anyone interested in attending should register as soon as possible, because that will help determine how many tables we get to run scenarios on. Initially they are only allowing one table per time slot. They base their assignment of tables on how many people sign up for a given slot. I have posted info in the Society events page here. Hope to see many of you in February 2010.

I just received notice that 4 additional time slots have been opened up for Pathfinder Society Organized Play at OwCon. Please sign up to GM a game if you are interested.

Here is the schedule for scenarios for OwlCon 2010.

#29: The Devil We Know Part 1: Shipyard Rats
4 - 6 players
Sat1000 (4)
Beginner
Minimum age: You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in this event.
The PCs are asked by Venture-Captain Themis to locate a recently kidnapped Pathfinder named Cestis. Additionally, she informs the PCs that they are also looking for a missing agent of the Aspis Consortium named Kafar who was kidnapped at the same time. She introduces the PCs to Nefti, Kafar's timid Chelaxian assistant, and orders the PCs to follow Nefti's only clue: that he believes the kidnapped victims from the auction are being held at a dockside tavern in the shipyards called the Inn of the Unlucky Sailor, currently closed for business while being remodeled.
GM - silverhair2008

#30: The Devil We Know 2: Cassomir's Locker
4 - 6 players
Sat1500 (6)
Beginner
Minimum age: You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in this event.
The PCs are summoned to the Cassomir Pathfinder Lodge by Venture-Captain Hestia Themis to investigate the last words of Hestia's recently deceased friend, Contessa Arieta Patrizia. Specifically, Themis is curious if the story about an artifact that can make rats larger and more violent is true, and she'd like the PCs to go into Cassomir's Locker, the sewers, catacombs, and entire older city blocks below the city. She knows exactly how the derros got Arieta below the city when she was kidnapped and gives the PCs directions to a sewer grate in the Imperial Naval Shipyards.
GM - silverhair2008

#33: Assault on the Kingdom of the Impossible
4 - 6 players
Sun1000 (5)
Intermediate
The Pathfinder Society sends you to the fabled Kingdom of the Impossible, the island of Jalmeray, to stop an Aspis Consortium black market relics dealer who is organizing the local bandits and violently robbing Jalmeray and Pathfinder Society caravans laden with relics, artifacts, and magical mysteries. When a venture-captain is murdered by the Aspis Consortium agent, it's up to the PCs to find him and do whatever it takes to stop him.
This is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 5th level characters (Tiers: 1-2 and 4-5).
GM - HoustonDerek

#35: Voice in the Void
4 - 6 players
Fri2000 (5), Sat2000 (6)
Beginner
Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.
Pathfinder Society characters only. Society registration and pregen characters will be available, but you are encouraged to have your own. Go to paizo.com for more details.
This scenario takes place in the Wise District of Absalom, the City at the Center of the World. At the behest of Venture-Captain Adril Hestram, the PCs venture into the basement of the Blakros Museum to find Imrizade Blakros and the missing watchmen, and the cause of the disappearances.
GM - Wolfthulhu

#36: Echoes of Everwar
4 - 6 players
Sat2000 (3)
Intermediate
Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.
The scenario begins with the PCs ordered by Venture-Captain Norden Balentiir to travel to a remote outpost in the Hold of Belkzen known as Skull Hill. The PCs are sent to find two things: the whereabouts of a Pathfinder delver named Heralt who was last seen there and has not been heard from since, and the truth or falsehood of a claim in an old Pathfinder Chronicle that describes a hidden tomb beneath Skull Hill - a tomb that's said to hold the body of a famous Osirian sorceress and her powerful magic ring.
This scenario is written for levels 7-11 of the Pathfinder RPG. Pregenerated characters will be available if desired.
GM - Adam Daigle

#37: The Beggar's Pearl
4 - 6 players
Sun1500 (6)
Intermediate
When a thief arrives at the Pathfinder Lodge in Almas bearing stolen artifacts and writings pointing the way to a lost dwarven gallery, you are sent into the rugged Aspodell Mountains to find the famed dwarven explorer last known to be searching for the gallery as well as the gallery itself. Once there you find a tangled web of darklands creatures in the thrall of a charismatic cult leader with ties to the darkest shadows of the First Realm.
This product is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 7th level characters (Tiers: 1-2, 3-4, and 6-7).
GM - HoustonDerek

It'd be cool if we could entice some of our Dallas-Metroplex crew and our San Antonio crew to make the journey. Hell, I'm rolling in from Austin with at least half of my regular weekly group.

DFW here - Not sure I could make it, but what's the cost?

Here is some more info. BTW the website is OwlCon.com.

When, Where, and How Much?

Convention Start: Friday, February 19, 2010. Registration opens at 6:00 PM. Gaming starts at 8:00 PM.
Convention End: Sunday, February 21, 2010. Gaming ends at 7:00 PM, doors close at 8:00 PM.
Location: Rice University's RMC/Ley Student Center (see also our Maps & Directions Page)

Note: Our policy is one overall fee for the convention. Individual events do not have an additional attendance fee.

Convention Admission (prices subject to change)

* At the door
o Weekend pass, standard - $24 ($20 students*)
o Weekend pass, special events** - $32 ($28 students*)
o One day pass, standard - $18 ($16 students*)
o One day pass, special events** - $22 ($20 students*)
* Preregistration
o Weekend pass, standard - $20
o Weekend pass, special events** - $28
o One day pass, standard - $16
o One day pass, special events** - $20

* - Students includes full-time students at all level of education, regardless of their school, college, university.
** - Special Events: You must have a Special Events pass to play in any event described as a Special Event. This will be noted in the individual event descriptions and a summary can be found here.

Note: payment at the door must be in the form of cash or check. ATMs are available in the student center as needed.

Rice Discount: We offer a 50% discount to anyone with a valid Rice University ID.

Spectators: As always, it's free to look around! OwlCon has always been about building our hobby. You do not need to buy a badge just to wander around and look, that includes visiting our Dealers.

I'm running a game at 8pm on Saturday! Sign up. I'd love to run a game full of people I know(ish).

This one, actually...that Josh killed my PC in the first round of the first combat at NeonCon.

I'm one of the ones signed up for Adam's game.

EDIT: Actually, Adam, you only have 3 open slots. The number in parentheses is how many open slots you have for players.

One down, five to go!

Sadly you are running a game in the same timeslot as me and I've yet to master the whole 'two places at once trick'. :-(

*bump*

Maybe we can interest some of the DFW crew here to roll down I-45 for a weekend of gaming? You know you guys want to.

This one, actually...that Josh killed my PC in the first round of the first combat at NeonCon.

My fondest memory. Ever.

I'll remember it for quite a while as well.

We have a total of 8 tables scheduled to run at OwlCon. Here is the notice for the other two tables:

#14: The Many Fortunes of Grandmaster Torch 4 - 6 players
Sat1500 (6) Intermediate

Minimum age: You must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this event.

When four statues of unspeakable power were found in a tomb in Osirion and then stolen, the Pathfinder Society assumed they were gone forever. When they appeared again in the illicit inventory of a Qadiran smuggler in the massive trade city of Sedeq, the Society wasted little time dispatching you there to recover them. Finding the smuggler dead and a familiar face from Absalom responsible, your task quickly becomes a race to retrieve the statues before their brutal power can be unleashed on the citizens of the Satrap. Can you find the statues in time or will Sedeq be swallowed in a plague like none Golarion has ever seen?

GM - Robert Love

#5: Mists of Mwangi 4 - 6 players
Fri2000 (6) Intermediate

Pathfinder Lugizar Trantos recently returned from the Mwangi Expanse with haunted eyes and a pack full of strange idols. Absalom's famed Blakros Museum purchased his pieces and Lugizar vanished. The strange monkey idols he pulled from the misty jungles of Mwangi carry with them a fell curse, and now their power has laid claim to the museum. Can the Pathfinder Society uncover the source of the curse in time, or will the Blackros Museum be forever lost to the mists of Mwangi?

GM - Robert Love

Awesome, two more tables!

Preregistration ends on February 12, 2010.

*bump*

I will track down anyone not attending OwlCon and thrash them severely.

This Friday, Feb 12,2010 @11:59 CST is the deadline for Pre-registration for OwlCon 2010.

I only found out about OwlCon last evening. Too short of a notice to get approval from "She Who Must Be Obeyed". :( Hopefully next year I can make the trek from Alpine.

Is there anything else during the year worth going to in the area?

Our particular group meets at Asgard Games on Kirby in Houston every Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Our schedule of gaming is as follows:
1st Sunday of the month is a campaign arc of modules based in Darkmoon Vale;
last Sunday of each month is our Pathfinder Society Game Day;
the middle Sunday's are currently set in the Second Darkness AP.

February's schedule is a little bit warped due to OwlCon happening on the weekend of Feb 19-21, 2010. You could still come and sign up for the games on the days you can attend. There is always a chance that someone that signed up would not show up. If you need more info the website is OwlCon.com. You will find a listing of what games are scheduled for all tabletop gaming.

I hope this helps.

Another bump to this thread.

I’ve got a game at 8pm on Saturday that’s already got 4 players pre-registered, so I’ve got two more seats. I’m going to show up Saturday noonish, and if things go well this week, I hope to find a spot to playtest something I’ve been working on before I run my scenario. I also plan on bringing a couple of guys from my regular group, so if tables need more players or if we need impromptu GMs, everything’s covered. Also, I’m going to bring a few other games (Kill Doctor Lucky, Ticket To Ride, maybe Dominoes for cash or Mumbletypeg for the brave), so if anyone shows up and doesn’t have something PFS to play, there’ll at least be something to play. This may also come in handy for folks showing up with wives or kids that aren’t into RPGs.

I hope to see folks there! If this thread made you show up, let any of the volunteers know. It feels good to hear responses to your rallying. ;)

Adam, as of this moment you have NO slots left at your Saturday 8 pm table.

Adam, as of this moment you have NO slots left at your Saturday 8 pm table.

Oh. That's what I get for not checking the site before writing that. ;)

Didn't mean to sound so angry(?). Just wanted to let you know that we have 2 tables that are needing players out of 8 tables. All but 2 of those valid tables are full with 6 players signed up.

You didn't sound angry in the slightest. I really appreciate all the work you've done to set this up and get the word out, in addition to keeping me up to date on things throughout all of this. I look forward to seeing you guys this weekend.

Silverhair is our driving force. He really went out of his way to recruit GMs for OwlCon PFS events and it's looking like a great weekend. I'm more than a little nervous being the first time I have run anything for complete strangers, but I'm looking forward to it.

I'm a little nervous myself. I've been gaming with the same crew for over 15 years, and despite going to conventions, I rarely play, much less run games. At least half of my table is folks I know.

Adam, I believe I signed up for your game. I cannot be sure, you see I've slept since then.

Also, I do not have a 7th level PC so I will need a Pregen if you have any.

@ Wolfthulhu, I too hope it is a good weekend for us and the PFS. We were there the first time last year with 4 sessions. This year we have 9 sessions. That is quite a jump in my opinion.

34 minutes to blast off!!!!!!!!

This is on Sunday the last day of the Con. So far my concerns of not having enough players for the 9 slots we had scheduled turned out to be unfounded. It so happens that we had more players than we had slots. We were able to create at least two unscheduled tables during the Con. Many times we had to turn people away because we could not allow more than 7 players per scenario. Hopefully, we can get more GM's for next year and get time for 10+ tables for Pathfinder.

Yep. More GMs next year are totally needed. It was nuts when my table went from 6 to 8 to 12. It was awesome that Derek split off and started another table on the fly. Next year is going to be off the hook.

Edit: Also, thanks to James (I think that's his name) for co-GMing with
me. Not having to mess with math was awesome and really let me just tell a story.

Yep. More GMs next year are totally needed. It was nuts when my table went from 6 to 8 to 12. It was awesome that Derek split off and started another table on the fly. Next year is going to be off the hook.

Edit: Also, thanks to James (I think that's his name) for co-GMing with
me. Not having to mess with math was awesome and really let me just tell a story.

Yeah, it was great to meet you, Adam! I was one of the legal players at your game! hehe! Another 2-3 extra games split off today - I played in one of those impromptu games this afternoon. so while 9 events were planned at Owl Con for Pathfinder, I think we ended up with somewhere between 12-15!

This was my first con, and my first organized play experience. I plan to assist with DMing duties next year. :)

Good times.

Jess, Adam, et al,

I think the final unofficial count was 13 games played over the course of three days. Derek's contact said that out of 600 +/- attendants at OwlCon 60-70 of them played or expressed an interest in Pathfinder. That's 10% of the recorded attendance. The suggestion was made of giving us a larger room next year. We will just have to wait and see what happens when it gets to be time to begin planning for next year. Thank you all for attending and playing. It was tiring, but fun.

Thanks again for organizing things for us SH2008. Between running my sessions, playing a little and running around the Con, I am completely wiped out. I can only imagine how thin you're running.

One of the players in my game Saturday night said that at least two of his friends didn't come because there weren't enough sessions for them to play 4 or 5 PFS events. I think it would be great if we could get together enough GMs for 15 - 20 sessions next year. Yeah, I know that's ambitious. What can I say? I'm the optimistic type.

And it was great to meet you Adam. Next year don't schedule your event in my time slot! :-D

Jess, it was great meeting you as well, and as I said a number of times, you were an asset to have at the table. Thanks for that. :)

Silverhair, again, thank you for organizing everything. This year was awesome and I’m certain next year will be even bigger.

Rob, it was definitely cool meeting you and putting a face with the name. I’m sure next year we’ll have more options to not double up and miss each other’s games.