Announcing PaizoCon 2010's Guest of Honor: Wayne Reynolds

Thursday, February 25, 2010

I'm pleased to announced that PaizoCon 2010's Guest of Honor is Pathfinder Roleplaying Game cover artist Wayne Reynolds! Reynolds has contributed iconic covers for Paizo projects going all the way back to Dragon and Dungeon magazines. His character design and exciting compositions have been instrumental in shaping the visual appeal of Pathfinder, and we're thrilled that he will be traveling from his home in the United Kingdom to join us for three days of gaming fun at PaizoCon 2010! Join Wayne for a tour through some of his famous covers, get him to sign your Pathfinder books, and get a chance to purchase a personalized sketch from Pathfinder's master artist, only at PaizoCon 2010!

PaizoCon 2010 takes place this June 18–20 at the Coast Bellevue Hotel just outside Seattle, Washington. You can pre-order your tickets right here at paizo.com to make sure you get a chance to attend this exciting event. Last year's inaugural PaizoCon was, in the opinion of a great number of attendees, one of the very best, friendliest, and fun conventions ever, and this year's offering looks to be even better! Attendance is limited to 500 gamers and the event WILL sell out, so be sure to purchase your tickets as soon as you are certain you can attend.

We've also confirmed our first slate of special guests, which in addition to the ENTIRE Paizo Publishing staff includes:

Wolfgang Baur: Editor and publisher of Kobold Quarterly, Wolfgang is a TSR and Wizards of the Coast veteran with a slew of Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder credits over his remarkable career. Since its launch, Kobold Quarterly has become the most important tabletop gaming magazine in the industry, regularly covering Pathfinder news and events.

Tom Beckett: Director of the Theater Arts department at Portland's DaVinci Arts Middle School, Tom recently staged a theatrical production of "Burnt Offerings," the adventure from Pathfinder Adventure Path #1. He'll have video, props, and even actors from the production on hand at PaizoCon. Come on by and get a chance to hold your very own dogslicer!

Don Early: A founding member of Dead Gentlemen Productions, Don has served as producer for many Dead Gentlemen features, including the smash hit gamer film The Gamers, Demon Hunters: Dead Camper Lake, and the feature-length The Gamers: Dorkness Rising, in which he appeared as a mummy. Don will host a special screening of Dorkness Rising for Paizo fans.

Corey Macourek: Corey's digital cartography has been with Paizo since the launch of the GameMastery line. He is the artist behind GameMastery Map Packs and Flip-Mats, and he has contributed graphic design, illustration, animation, and soundtrack work for clients like Paizo, Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, Lucasfilm, Cartoon Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, and DC Comics.

Greg A. Vaughan: One of the most popular and skilled adventure writers in the gaming business, Greg Vaughan has made major contributions to both the Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying games. His Paizo credits include Spires of Xin-Shalast, Into the Haunted Forest, River into Darkness, The Impossible Eye, Shadow in the Sky, and Mother of Lies.

Events
Though we're still weeks away from opening PaizoCon 2010 events for registration, here's a small sample of what we're planning to offer.

• Advanced Player's Guide Preview Banquet, with new revelations of upcoming products, a look at the actual Advanced Player's Guide book, a tour of its contents with author Jason Bulmahn, a giant Pathfinder trivia contest, and food so good you won't believe you're eating in a hotel! Pre-order your banquet tickets here.
• Video presentation of the da Vinci Arts Middle School theatrical production of the very first Pathfinder adventure, "Burnt Offerings," complete with in-person director commentary, props, and actors from the production.
• More Pathfinder Society scenarios than you can shake a +1 holy stick of flaming burst at.
• Pathfinder Fiction seminar, Planet Stories seminar, and a Fiction Workshop.
• Pathfinder Society contributor workshop.
• Rob McCreary GMs his Free RPG Day adventure, Master of the Fallen Fortress.
• Sean K Reynolds' "Suicidal Strikeforce" and "Angelic Armageddon" events, several Sean-led miniatures painting workshops, and many developer seminars that give you a glimpse behind the Pathfinder Chronicles curtain.
• Jason Bulmahn's "Fight Club 2: The Revenge" and "Cursed Lot 3: Curses for Everyone!" as well as several Pathfinder RPG seminars.
• The continuation of F. Wesley Schneider's terrifying "Beyond the Gates of Bastardhall," his dread adventure set in the spooky counties of Ustalav.
• James Jacobs's "Unspeakable Futures—Knights of Dagon," "Call of Cthulhu—The Prodigy of Death," and a Serpent Skull Adventure Path preview session.
• A GM-focused city-building workshop led by James Sutter and other members of the Paizo staff.
• Erik Mona's "Spire of Nex" convention-exclusive series continues!
• 24 hours of open gaming (board games, RPGs, TCGs, you name it!)

...and much more!

So be sure to pre-register to secure your spot as an attendee of PaizoCon 2010! We're excited to have you visit us in Seattle, and we can't wait to throw some dice with you in person!

Erik Mona
Publisher
Paizo Publishing