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The Exchange 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Mediterranean

Plans and preparation for PaizoCon UK 2014 are underway.
Sorry if it seems we have been very silent so far - I assure you that our successful stealth check is just to make sure the pesky goblins don't disrupt things.

One big issue is what we will do on the Friday night. Many of you enjoy the convention meal and opportunity to catch up with people. So it has become so popular that we really have outgrown venues.
We now have to consider other options. I don't believe encouraging you all to fend for yourselves would be popular so we are looking at other options and wanted your opinions. So comments and votes on these options:

Aston Conference Centre can provide some fine dining:
Aston Conference Centre Finger buffet [Sandwiches, goujons, bagels, fish cakes etc] £15-95 including VAT
Hot Fork Buffet [Curry, Lasagne etc] £21-95 including VAT
3-course sit down menu starts at £24-95 including VAT

We are also looking at the Masonic Hall with their ceremonial regalia on display which could do a Finger Food Buffet for £10 a head, or a sit-down meal is £14-00 a head. Plus £4-50 a head for the room hire based on 90 people.

In addition to that we could arrange for Michael Reddy, the leader of the Birmingham Ghost Walk to tell ghost stories about the city between courses. After the meal we would be led by two Ghost Walk leaders in two groups around Birmingham and we would meet together at the end.

Another option could be for us to hire a local cinema to screen a classic fantasy film such as "Willow" or "Labyrinth", and have access to the bar area. That would not include food though.

Or you may have some exciting suggestions of your own?

Dark Archive 5/5

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As I wasn’t able to attend last year I’m very, very much looking forward to this year’s PaizoCon UK. Also I’m fine with either food choice you guys make (as long as non-spicy food options are available), but if I have to put it to the vote I’ll say “3-course sit down” - if we’re going to do it, we do it right :-).

The Ghost Walk thing sounds like a neat idea, I’m in. And (as much as I’m a movie fan/nerd) I’d rather use the time Friday evening to chat, tattle, slag off and swap stories from the trenches with my colleagues from all over Europe, instead of going to the movies.

Also Dave, please let us know when the GM registration opens, as I’d really like to GM a couple of sessions.

The Exchange 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Mediterranean

Sebastian Schirrmeister wrote:


Also Dave, please let us know when the GM registration opens, as I’d really like to GM a couple of sessions.

I'll confess that I've already added Venture-Officers to our list of potential GMs. I will be in touch very soon.

4/5 5/5 **

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Dave, please add me to your list of GMs for the con! You can reach me at theVCofDC@gmail.com.

The Exchange 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Mediterranean

Dan Simons wrote:
Dave, please add me to your list of GMs for the con! You can reach me at theVCofDC@gmail.com.

Brilliant. Will be in touch very soon Dan.

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

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If you're taking names, I'm very keen to be added to the GM list for 2-3 games this year.

Sczarni

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As always you can add me to the GM roster happy to do it all.
The Masonic hall looks good but will we have to learn the Goblin handshake to get in, people have been known to loose fingers.

4/5

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Hoping to be able to attend with a few of our fresh faced PFS recruits. Just sorting the work shifts around it.


Just seen the email with the dates on it.
Very disappointed it's a week later than usual (second week of the summer holidays instead of the first).
I can't come now :-(
Oh well, have fun this year... See you in 2015

The Exchange 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Mediterranean

Dazylar wrote:

Just seen the email with the dates on it.

Very disappointed it's a week later than usual (second week of the summer holidays instead of the first).
I can't come now :-(
Oh well, have fun this year... See you in 2015

Darn it. We had to move the date to accommodate Mike Brock. I shall consult with you about 2015 dates then!


David Harrison wrote:
Dazylar wrote:

Just seen the email with the dates on it.

Very disappointed it's a week later than usual (second week of the summer holidays instead of the first).
I can't come now :-(
Oh well, have fun this year... See you in 2015
Darn it. We had to move the date to accommodate Mike Brock. I shall consult with you about 2015 dates then!

Make sure that you do! :-)

In seriousness Dave, I really appreciate you replying with a reason. I was thinking there must be lots of factors on why the timing might have changed, and I think it's important for the UK/European PFS that Mike attends, even if it means my absence.

Please raise a glass to absent gamers - and tell Mike he owes me a beer from last year!

He doesn't really: there's no such thing as a beer debt.

The Exchange 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Mediterranean

:D

And for those who will be able to attend, we will be opening Player bookings very soon.

The Exchange 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Mediterranean

Your wait is finally over:
PaizoCon UK 2014

26–27th July, Aston, Birmingham

It's worth the wait… we have been making sure we have the details right and now, at last, we are ready to launch. This is our sixth PaizoCon in the UK and we have taken note of what people say so we can offer you the very best PaizoCon ever!

There is a limited number of places, so don't delay. The first step is to register on the PaizoCon UK Warhorn site https://warhorn.net/events/paizocon-uk-2014.

After that you can pay for entry and special events online. Once your payment is accepted we will clear you to sign up for games. (Please allow time for this.) Our provisional schedule of adventures is on our website now.

We have negotiated significant reductions on bed and breakfast prices with Aston Conference Centre so you can stay on site at a reasonable price. Mention "Paizocon" when you book and get B&B for £55. These rooms sell out so book your accommodation very soon because we have no guaranteed allocation this year.
Book here http://www.conferenceaston.co.uk/book-hotel-room/, or telephone 0121 204 4300

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Yay! Registered and paid and booked room last night but can't make it till Saturday morning. Just waiting for clearance to book sessions.

This will be my first paizocon having previously only been to uk games expo last year (and had an ace time playing pfs).

So I'm now booked in for both the games expo and paizocon this summer :)

Is there anything in particular I need to know as a newcomer (apart from make sure I understand the guide to society play?)

The Exchange 2/5

Folkish Elm wrote:
Is there anything in particular I need to know as a newcomer (apart from make sure I understand the guide to society play?)

It's a friendly crowd, so don't worry too much if you are not up to speed with the specifics of PFS - people will help you out.

If a slot runs late, it can be a rush to get food before the next one. Sandwiches are often available on site, but if not there are several places in quick walking distance. Coffee is available from the bar.

Welcome aboard.

Dark Archive 2/5

All rooms booked out :(
Have registered for the con, now I have to find alternative accommodation.

Will look around again.

Martin

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

Swiss Mercenary wrote:
All rooms booked out :(

Is that from the website, or from one of the staff (phone/email)?

Even when the website said all rooms were gone, I could book a room by email (from the link on the newsletter).

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Folkish Elm wrote:

Yay! Registered and paid and booked room last night but can't make it till Saturday morning. Just waiting for clearance to book sessions.

If you email me with your Paypal receipt, I can clear you quicker. (Sorry that part of the process is not automated).

My email is under "organiser" on the Warhorn site.

4/5 5/5

Swiss Mercenary wrote:

All rooms booked out :(

Have registered for the con, now I have to find alternative accommodation.

Will look around again.

Martin

Martin,

Email or Phone. The online link says its booked up but it is not.
Otherwise email me if no luck.

Chris

Dark Archive 2/5

Thanks for the information, tried calling no luck, so sent an e-mail.

Martin

Grand Lodge 1/5

Both myself and Mogs have booked and paid, see you there!

4/5 5/5

Just to say guys that currently, 63% of tickets have been sold already. They are going fast.

4/5 5/5

ratlord wrote:
Both myself and Mogs have booked and paid, see you there!

Please can you send me the Paypal receipts for our records so I can get you cleared quickly?

its c dot brockley at gmail dot com

thanks
Chris

2/5

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63%!? where's a scroll of Time Stop when you need one?
Booked flight, booked and paid for con, waiting on accommodation.

My Harrow Reading at the Grand Convocation in 2012 was so bad, I was banished to the Great White North for 2013. I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.

Dark Archive 2/5

Fully booked, see you there :)
Do you still need GMs by the way?

Martin

Silver Crusade

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con place - booked
room - not at the uni, but at a nearby pub.
leave -booked
I'M GOING TO MY FIRST PAIZOCON!! [engaging happy ferret dance]

Grand Lodge 1/5

Chris Brockley-Blatt wrote:
ratlord wrote:
Both myself and Mogs have booked and paid, see you there!

Please can you send me the Paypal receipts for our records so I can get you cleared quickly?

its c dot brockley at gmail dot com

thanks
Chris

Hi,

From the looks of things we've already been cleared to sign up for stuff, thanks! Do you still want me to send copies, or is that bot necessary any more?

The Exchange 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Mediterranean

Swiss Mercenary wrote:

Fully booked, see you there :)

Do you still need GMs by the way?

Martin

Hi Martin,

We currently have enough GMs but if you are still offering I'll put you on our reserve list. Thanks.

See you soon.

4/5 5/5

ratlord wrote:
Chris Brockley-Blatt wrote:
ratlord wrote:
Both myself and Mogs have booked and paid, see you there!

Please can you send me the Paypal receipts for our records so I can get you cleared quickly?

its c dot brockley at gmail dot com

thanks
Chris

Hi,

From the looks of things we've already been cleared to sign up for stuff, thanks! Do you still want me to send copies, or is that bot necessary any more?

Hi,

No, that’s fine I have you and your companion.

Chris

Grand Lodge 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Baltic

Will the signup for the PrePaizoConUK at the Costa Green be on the same Warhorn page, or will there be a different one?

I'm offering to run a game! :-)

Dark Archive 2/5

David Harrison wrote:
Swiss Mercenary wrote:

Fully booked, see you there :)

Do you still need GMs by the way?

Martin

Hi Martin,

We currently have enough GMs but if you are still offering I'll put you on our reserve list. Thanks.

See you soon.

OK for the reserve list Dave.

Cheers
Martin

The Exchange 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Mediterranean

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Auke Teeninga wrote:

Will the signup for the PrePaizoConUK at the Costa Green be on the same Warhorn page, or will there be a different one?

I'm offering to run a game! :-)

You heard it here first folks! Auke will run a game :-)

Scarab Sages 4/5

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Auke Teeninga wrote:

Will the signup for the PrePaizoConUK at the Costa Green be on the same Warhorn page, or will there be a different one?

I'm offering to run a game! :-)

*FAINTS*

4/5 5/5

Just to say guys, just 21 seats left at Paizocon UK 2014.

4/5 5/5

Update on Paizocon UK 2014 - The dinner is completely sold out now and we only have 10 weekend tickets left for the con itself. Some Sunday only tickets are available as well.
Chris

4/5 5/5

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All the weekend and Saturday only tickets have now been sold for Paizocon UK 2014 and so only Sunday only tickets left. Please contact me through the warhorn site if you don't have a ticket and wish to be placed on the waiting list for possible returns.

Please, please to help the Masterminds of Evilness that are Dave and Pete plan out the tables can you put your character class and level into Warhorn.

https://warhorn.net/events/paizocon-uk-2014

I need this done as soon as you can as they will be working through June to sort out all 115 tables. Failure to do so will not only bring stern looks from myself or Tonya but you will be asked to play a pregen if you are allocated a table and you don't have the appropriate character for it.

The absolute last date is 30th June.

thank you
Chris

4/5 5/5

Does anyone know a Adam Baxter who has signed up for Paizocon UK. If you do or if you are reading this Adam, please could you get in contact with either myself or Dave Harrison most urgently please.

Thank you.
Chris


Birmingham's flagship games store, 'Wayland's Forge' completed its relocation last month, and is now on the 'Lower Ground Floor' at 'The Custard Factory' in Digbeth. (Any 'Google Maps' information placing Wayland's Forge in Paradise Circus is out of date; it's possible, if Paizo's store locator places Wayland's Forge at the old Paradise Circus address, that Wayland's forge may not yet have got around to updating their information on Paizo, either.)
The lower ground floor is most conveniently reached by coming off Digbeth High Street/Deritend, into the Custard Factory along Gibb Street, and heading left through a large gateway only a short way down Gibb Street. Inside, besides some businesses, are stairs going down to a lower level with more businesses. The 'Lower Ground Floor' is down those stairs.
(Those arriving at the Custard Factory, but having trouble with navigation, could always follow signs to the 'reception' of the complex, and ask there for directions to Wayland's Forge.)


Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Birmingham's flagship games store, 'Wayland's Forge' completed its relocation last month, and is now on the 'Lower Ground Floor' at 'The Custard Factory' in Digbeth. (Any 'Google Maps' information placing Wayland's Forge in Paradise Circus is out of date; it's possible, if Paizo's store locator places Wayland's Forge at the old Paradise Circus address, that Wayland's forge may not yet have got around to updating their information on Paizo, either.)

The lower ground floor is most conveniently reached by coming off Digbeth High Street/Deritend, into the Custard Factory along Gibb Street, and heading left through a large gateway only a short way down Gibb Street. Inside, besides some businesses, are stairs going down to a lower level with more businesses. The 'Lower Ground Floor' is down those stairs.
(Those arriving at the Custard Factory, but having trouble with navigation, could always follow signs to the 'reception' of the complex, and ask there for directions to Wayland's Forge.)

Submitted a change request to Google Maps just now - it takes a while for them to sort it out though...

And that is the extent of my involvement in this year's Paizocon *sigh*

Sovereign Court 4/5

Sadly I'm not getting into Birmingham until 5pm on Friday (the train from Glasgow takes a surprisingly long time) otherwise I would have run an afternoon game on the Friday.

4/5 5/5

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Hi

A couple of points from Dave's minion here:

I now have two seats free at Paizocon UK if anyone is interested in joining us. It may be a case of 'tell us what characters you have and we'll slot you in, but you'll need to take what we give you' as tables are now set. Please message me or email me if you know of someone interested.

Everyone who is coming should have should have an email concerning the travel advice form Aston. If not, message me.

If you are a GM and you are running Horn of Aroden, Merchants Wake, Carin of shadows, Stranger within, The Special, or Assault on the Wound, you should have had a map zip file from me in the last week or so. If not, please message me. I want to ensure emails got through.

If you are running something else and need help with maps or such, please let me know.

Have a safe Journey and see you there.

Chris

Dark Archive 5/5

So, are there any sessions on Friday (Auke wanted to run something, if he hasn't changed his mind)? If yes what will be offered? If no I'm more than willing to do so.

Grand Lodge 5/5 Regional Venture-Coordinator, Baltic

There are a couple of extra sessions visible on Warhorn.

If there's something of your liking send an email to Chris and she'll add you to that session.

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

Sebastian Schirrmeister wrote:
So, are there any sessions on Friday (Auke wanted to run something, if he hasn't changed his mind)? If yes what will be offered? If no I'm more than willing to do so.

See HERE.


I’m not clear what Aston may or may not have said about travel, but supplementary to it, the Highways agency Road Projects map (information for motorways and A roads) at the time of this post can be found here: *Link*
The St. Chad’s and Queensway tunnels in the city centre on the A38 are both closed during this year’s PaizoCon UK (and indeed for the rest of the summer).
‘Brumtunnels’ site
And of course the chaos continues around New Street station with roads and pavements ripped up and/or closed to non-works traffic; pedestrians and wheeled traffic venturing into the vicinity be prepared for potential sanity-tearing horror of a Lovecraftian nature.


Possible disruptions to rail services in/out of Birmingham stations (known of as of the time and date of this post):
Friday, 25th July
Redditch – Birmingham New Street
Currently ongoing engineering works at the Redditch end of the line mean a replacement bus service is expected to run between Redditch and Longbridge.

Saturday, 26th July
Redditch – Birmingham New Street
Currently ongoing engineering works at the Redditch end of the line mean a replacement bus service is expected to run between Redditch and Longbridge.
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Bromsgrove/Worcester Shrub Hill/Hereford – Birmingham New Street
Engineering works are expected to take place between Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa. All trains between Bromsgrove/Worcester Shrub Hill/Hereford and Birmingham New Street will be cancelled. Passengers are ‘advised’ by National Rail Enquiries to use services between these destinations and Birmingham Snow Hill/Moor Street instead.
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Stoke-on-Trent – Birmingham New Street
Overnight engineering works are expected to take place between Stoke and Stafford, resulting in diversions of services and/or replacement bus services with regard to trains that would ordinarily use this route to/from Birmingham. Work is expected to commence at 22:40.

Sunday, 27th July
London Euston – Birmingham New Street
Engineering works are expected to take place between Milton Keynes and Rugby, and may result in train diversions, replacement bus services and/or delays. Officially the work is due to finish by 18:30.
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Stoke-on-Trent – Birmingham
Overnight engineering works are expected to take place between Stoke and Stafford, resulting in diversions of services and/or replacement bus services between Stoke and Stafford. Officially the work is due to finish by 11:00.
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Redditch – Birmingham New Street
Currently ongoing engineering works at the Redditch end of the line mean a replacement bus service is expected to run between Redditch and Barnt Green.
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London Marylebone – Birmingham Snow Hill
Engineering works are expected to take place between Lapworth and Tyseley, officially between 07:55 and 10:05. A rail replacement bus service is due to run between Birmingham Snow Hill and Banbury.

The actual Future Rail Engineering Works section of the National Rail Enquiries webpage can (at the time of this post) be found *here*.

Edit:
It's likely, since it's the summer holidays, that there will be disruptions above and beyond these, elsewhere on the rail network; these are the ones I've been able to track down actually in the vicinity of Birmingham, however.

Silver Crusade

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

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Stoke-on-Trent – Birmingham
Overnight engineering works are expected to take place between Stoke and Stafford, resulting in diversions of services and/or replacement bus services between Stoke and Stafford. Officially the work is due to finish by 11:00.
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Is that 11 am or pm?

Also concerning the dinner on Friday, I was planning on returning to Aston afterwards to get an early night for Saturday - can anyone tell me when the dinner will be wrapping up?


Regarding the Stoke - Birmingham works:
The national rail enquiries site seems to operate on a 24 hour clock basis, so I believe that's late Sunday morning that they're supposed to be done by.

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

macloud wrote:


Stoke-on-Trent – Birmingham

Also concerning the dinner on Friday, I was planning on returning to Aston afterwards to get an early night for Saturday - can anyone tell me when the dinner will be wrapping up?

Here is our schedule but you can expect it to vary a little.

We will leave Aston at the dot of 7.00pm on Friday 25 July to arrive at 60 Severn Street, B1 1QG, before 7.30pm.
At the Banqueting Hall we allow half an hour so you can buy wine or beer at the bar, get yourself seated and we need to make some fire exit announcements.
Dinner will be served at 8.00pm with 'tween course stories from our Blue Badge Guide.
Dinner will finish around 9.30pm. (This will vary.)
Walk starts soon after and we hope to finish by 11.30pm. Ideally it will be closer to Aston and we will walk back.

Of course the Ghost Walk isn't compulsory, and you can get taxis if you don't want to walk with us to the banqueting hall. Do check the weather and take an umbrella if it look changeable. There is no dress code but it's a great chance to wear a bow-tie. Stilleto heels are probably not a good idea and stilletto knives are banned entirely.

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