Gen Con 2015 News and Official Call for Volunteers!

Monday, February 23, 2015

I was advised last year that we needed to plan to make Gen Con 2014 the biggest and best yet. And it certainly was! We scheduled 1,500 tables of Pathfinder Society during the convention. We showed the world our Kid's Beginner & Advanced Tracks, as well as the Pathfinder Beginner Box Introductions, Parts 1 and 2. We debuted the Silverhex Chronicles Quests. We hosted more than 20 seminars. And we launched the Pathfinder Society Adventure Card Guild! Gen Con was definitely a success and Paizo's biggest showing in history. But we can make it bigger and better this year!

Paizo will once again be a cosponsor at this year's show. What does that mean for Pathfinder Society? It means we return to the Sagamore Ballroom and we get the entire room! We increase our playspace size, scheduling 180 tables per slot. We are moving the Pathfinder Adventure Card Guild into the Sagamore Ballroom and assigning 20 tables that will be utilized just for Pathfinder Adventure Card Game play. At Gen Con 2015, we're also debuting the Adventure Card Guild Open, a tournament play option using tables of four players and pre-set scenarios with no randomized elements; Tanis will share more about this even in an upcoming blog. In addition, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game demos will be run during every hour that the dealer hall is open.

Additionally, we have one of the 7 rooms that were used for Pathfinder Society in 2013. It will be used exclusively for more than 20 Paizo seminars.

We are planning to schedule 17 different scenarios, four Gen Con Specials, 2 modules, We Be Goblins! and We Be Goblins Too!, and six new quests that utilize the new Occult Adventures hardcover throughout the course of the convention.

Specific Scenarios at Gen Con 2015

Tier 1-2

Tier 1-5

Tier 3-7

Tier 5-9

Tier 7-11

All Tiers and Specials

  • A Tier 1-11 multi-table interactive Special "Siege of Serpents" on Thursday night
  • A second Tier 1-11 multi-table interactive Special in which the Society reassembles and activates the Sky Key (Friday night)
  • A bonus Special "True Dragons of Absalom," in which the players portray unlikely allies of the Pathfinder Society using unique pregenerated kobold characters (Saturday night)
  • The "Serpents Rise" Special in which the PCs are agents of the Aspis Consortium bent on sabotaging the Pathfinder Society. Special pregenerated characters are provided for this event on Sunday morning.

Note: After Gen Con, the "Serpents Rise" pregenerated event will become available to all 4-and 5-Star GMs to run as exclusives in their local areas. Additionally, the "True Dragons of Absalom" special will become available to all 5-Star GMs to run as exclusive events in their local areas.

Beginner Box and Kid's Track

We have two different Beginner Box Introductions offerings again this year. During 7 slots at Gen Con, we are setting aside 5 tables for these Beginner Box Introduction events. Both parts are scheduled with new players in mind. Beginner Box Introductions, Part 1 allows for the first 45—60 minutes to be an exploration of the contents of the Pathfinder RPG Beginner Box, explaining the rules, and reviewing the pregenerated characters. The final hours of each slot involve playing through the 4 one-hour adventures. In Beginner Box Introductions, Part 2, the GM will assist players in advancing their character to third level. The Beginner Box Transitions, Player Pack, and GM Kit will be reviewed. Once those 3 free documents have been briefly covered, we will be offering up five, one-hour adventures as time permits. Much like the 4 adventures in part one, these utilize only the Beginner Box rules.

For the Pathfinder's Kids' Track, we will be setting aside 5 tables at 7 slots during the convention. We are focusing on players aged 6—12 and will use the Pathfinder RPG Beginner Box for this as well. The Kids' Track is divided into 2 parts: the Beginner Track and the Advanced Track. Each Kid's Beginner Track slot will be 2 hours long, and each player will receive a check-off card. The first hour of each of the 7 Kids' Beginner Track sessions teaches roleplay and rules, and reviews the pregenerated characters found in the Pathfinder RPG Beginner Box. During the second hour, one of the 4 one-hour adventures used during the Beginner Box Bash will be played.

For the Kids' Advanced Track, we are focusing on children who participated in last year's Kids' Beginner Track, at a local Kids' Beginner Track session near their home, or for older children that have prior experience with Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The GM at each of the two-hour slots will help the children level their chosen character to third level. After leveling is complete, the GM will run one of 5 new adventures designed using the Beginner Box rules.

We will be running each of the 9 different, Beginner Box adventures multiple times throughout the convention to allow flexible scheduling for children and parents. We will be restricting tables to four children players and are requiring a parent or guardian be present with their child (or multiple children if they have two or more interested in participating) for the entire 2 hours. The parent or guardian will assist the child when needed. But, we want to make this a good and memorable experience for the kids that attend Gen Con, who often find little they can participate in, especially with others their own age. We will be scheduling 20, two-hour tables per day on Thursday through Saturday, and 10, two-hour tables on Sunday, for the Kids' Track, divided between the Beginner and Advanced Tracks.

If a child plays all 4 different adventures in the Beginner's Track, he will be able to present his check-off card to the prize table and receive a special certificate that celebrates his accomplishments. If a child plays all 5 different adventures in the Advanced Track, she will be able to present her check-off card to the prize table and receive a second, different special certificate. Both certificates can be used for the child's new Pathfinder Society character to advance from the Beginner Box to the full Core Rulebook rules and participate in Pathfinder Society Organized Play. We may also have other give-aways or special prizes, such as dice and miniatures, similar to last year. I will be very picky when choosing volunteer GMs for the Kids' Track. I prefer to have school teachers and other professionals with experience dealing with children. I will consider GMs who are parents even if they do not deal with children regularly in their profession. If you are volunteering to GM the Kids' Track, please make sure to include all of your credentials. Also, since these are scheduled as two-hour blocks, a GM will be required to run 2 Kids' Track slots back to back in a five-hour block to count as 1 slot of credit toward GM rewards.

We will also be running a new set of Pathfinder Quests, based around the upcoming Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Occult Adventures hardcover, inside the Sagamore Ballroom, and I do have a few volunteer spots of five-hour blocks for any GM interested in running those for players as they show up and fill the quests tables.

Volunteering for Gen Con 2015

Now, let's talk about the GMs and volunteers we need to pull all of the above off and make it the biggest and best Gen Con ever.

I need a minimum of 375 volunteer GMs for Pathfinder Society games, Beginner Box Introductions, Kids' Track events, Pathfinder Quests, Pathfinder Adventure Card Guild scenarios, and Adventure Card Game demos. I'll continue taking volunteer GMs until the slots are filled, at which point I will create a waiting list in the event that a scheduled GM has to cancel their Gen Con trip for whatever reason.

I also need a few HQ Volunteer Assistants for each slot of the show. These folks will not GM during their volunteer slots, but will instead help the HQ Lead Volunteers and I run Pathfinder Society HQ, including marshalling, collecting tickets, distributing GM packs, entering tracking sheets into the database, and will be our go-to guys and gals for all things Pathfinder Society. Keep in mind these are very limited and likely to fill up in the first hour after the blog goes live.

Finally, I need volunteers who have experience with the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, to run demos in the Dealer Hall next to Paizo's booth, as well as assist Card Game OP tables in the Sagamore Ballroom, from 8:00 AM until midnight Thursday through Saturday, and from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM on Sunday. You can volunteer to work 1 or 2 five-hour blocks each day from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Sunday ends at 4:00 PM) in the Dealer Hall. Volunteering for any demo time will count toward your GM reward credit below, but you still must have a minimum of 7 five-hour sessions to qualify for a hotel room as a Tier 2 volunteer.

Below you will find the reward structure for volunteering at Gen Con 2015. Keep in mind that you're volunteering for slots, not a specific event. Those that are able to spice up their event by adding 3-D terrain, props that stand out and the like, will be given first consideration for specific events. I will let you know the slots and scenarios you have been assigned as soon as possible. You may designate what tier scenarios you wish to GM but this is not guaranteed to be filled. I will do the best I can to accommodate your requests. My target date to have all GMs their assigned schedules is April 3. This should allow you plenty of time to plan a schedule, before the May event registration, with your friends and family who are also attending Gen Con 2015. Please let me know via email which days you will be at the convention and how many slots you are volunteering for at Gen Con 2015.

Volunteer Reward Tiers

Tier 1 Volunteers
Tier 1 GM volunteers are invaluable to making the show a success. Tier 1 GMs must select and volunteer for a MINIMUM of 8 slots. Please do not volunteer for Tier 1 if you have any doubts that you won't be able to attend the show. Tier 1 GMs receive:

  • A FREE 4-Day Gen Con 2015 Badge
  • A FREE 1/4 of a hotel room in the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel
  • A $10 per slot voucher for paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • A FREE copy of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Occult Adventures to be picked up at the convention
  • 4 FREE limited edition purple goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirts (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

Tier 2 Volunteers
Tier 2 GMs must volunteer for a MINIMUM of 7 slots. Tier 2 GMs receive:

  • A FREE 4-Day Gen Con 2015 Badge
  • A FREE 1/4 of a hotel room in the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel
  • A $10 per slot voucher for Paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • A FREE copy of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Occult Adventures to be picked up at the convention
  • 4 FREE limited edition purple goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirts (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

Tier 3 Volunteers
While the rewards for volunteering for this tier are smaller, the majority of my volunteers will likely come from Tier 3. Tier 3 GMs must volunteer for a MINIMUM of 6 slots. Tier 3 GMs receive:

  • A FREE 4-Day Gen Con 2015 Badge
  • A $10 per slot voucher for Paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • A FREE copy of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Occult Adventures to be picked up at the convention
  • 4 FREE limited edition purple goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirts (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

Tier 4 Volunteers
Tier 4 GMs must volunteer for a MINIMUM of 5 slots. Tier 4 GMs receive:

  • A FREE 4-Day Gen Con 2015 Badge
  • A $10 per slot voucher for Paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • 4 FREE limited edition purple goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirts (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

Tier 5 GM Volunteers
This is the minimum volunteer level to receive t-shirts. Tier 5 GMs must volunteer for a MINIMUM of 4 slots. Tier 5 GMs receive:

  • A $10 per slot voucher for Paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • 4 FREE limited edition purple goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirts (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

Volunteering for 3 Slots or Less

  • A $10 per slot voucher for Paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • 1 FREE limited edition purple goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirt (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

When Volunteering...

Again, please be specific about what days and how many slots you are volunteering for. I will assign folks to slots and scenarios on an as-needed basis. I will update this blog as spots fill up.

The time slots are as follows:

Slot 1: Thursday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Slot 2: Thursday 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM Slot 3: Thursday 7:00 PM to Midnight (Gen Con Special "Siege of Serpents") Slot 4: Friday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Slot 5: Friday 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM Slot 6: Friday 7:00 PM to Midnight (Gen Con Special #7–00) Slot 7: Saturday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Slot 8: Saturday 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM Slot 9: Saturday 7:00 PM to Midnight (Gen Con Special "True Dragons of Absalom") Slot 10: Sunday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Gen Con Special "Serpents Rise" and assorted tables of various scenarios).

HQ Volunteers

HQ Volunteers are involved in the management and coordination of Pathfinder Society events at Gen Con. As a team, they're responsible for getting all the players and GMs seated, answering questions for new players, handing out prizes, and all the minutiae in getting 180 tables worth of GMs and players per slot seated and enjoying their games. HQ slots are longer than GM slots, and there are only 2 per day (except Sunday, when we only have 1) of the convention. Morning slots start half an hour before the games start, and the evening slot ends half an hour after the last player leaves the room. With few exceptions, every HQ Volunteer needs to be familiar with Pathfinder Society and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, much as a GM is. The reward structure is similar to that of GMs, with the Tiers tied to rewards for similar amounts of time volunteered.

Tier 1 HQ: 5 Slots
Tier 2 HQ: N/A
Tier 3 HQ: 4 Slots
Tier 4 HQ: 3 Slots

HQ slots are 7:30 AM through 3:45 PM for the morning and 3:45 PM through 12:30 AM for the evening. If volunteering for an HQ position, please list your skill and strengths in the area you want to volunteer for so we can match up a volunteer to the job that best fits his or her talents. Rewards are much the same as the GM rewards, as follows:

HQ Volunteer Tier Rewards

Tier 1 HQ Volunteers
Tier 1 HQ volunteers are the backbone to making the show a success. Volunteers will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis, though I reserve the right to select volunteers who have previously worked for Paizo over new volunteers. Most of my HQ volunteers fall into this group. Please do not volunteer for Tier 1 if you have any doubts about being able to attend the show. Tier 1 GMs receive:

  • A FREE 4-Day Gen Con 2015 Badge
  • A FREE 1/4 of a hotel room in the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel
  • A $15 per slot voucher for paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • A FREE copy of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Occult Adventures to be picked up at the convention
  • 4 FREE limited edition orange goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirts (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

Tier 3 HQ Volunteers
While the rewards for volunteering for Tier 3 are smaller, this gives you a chance to experience the organizational side of the largest PFS event in the world while still leaving a good chunk of your weekend free. Tier 3 GMs receive:

  • A FREE 4-Day Gen Con 2015 Badge
  • A $15 per slot voucher for paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • A FREE copy of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Occult Adventures to be picked up at the convention
  • 4 FREE limited edition orange goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirts (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

Tier 4 HQ Volunteers

  • A FREE 4-Day Gen Con 2015 Badge
  • A $15 per slot voucher for paizo.com credit, useable at the show or anytime after
  • 4 FREE limited edition orange goblin Pathfinder Society Volunteer T-Shirts (if not previously received)
  • A special Pathfinder Society boon useable for either the Adventure Card Guild or Roleplaying Guild

How to Volunteer

If you're interested in volunteering at Gen Con 2015, email me at mike.brock@paizo.com with the subject "Gen Con Volunteer" and include the following:

  1. The days you will be attending Gen Con
  2. The number of slots you'd like to volunteer for, kind of slot (RPG Scenarios, Adventure Card Game, or HQ), and preferred tier(s) (if applicable)
  3. The email tied to your Gen Con account
  4. The email tied to your paizo.com account and messageboard username
  5. If you have the purple/orange goblin Pathfinder Society volunteer shirts already. If not, what size shirt you need.

Thanks in advance for volunteering, good luck, and have a great spring and summer convention season!

Mike Brock
Global Organized Play Coordinator

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Liberty's Edge 4/5

Are the GM badges going to be available Wednesday for pickup?

Thanks

Grand Lodge 4/5 Global Organized Play Coordinator

Qstor wrote:

Are the GM badges going to be available Wednesday for pickup?

Thanks

Yes

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ** Venture-Lieutenant, Florida—Melbourne

John Compton wrote:
trollbill wrote:
Michael Brock wrote:

Gen Con GMs, all 298 of you should have received all of the scenarios you are scheduled to run today. The only exceptions are Quests, Advanced Kids Track, We Be Goblins Free, and Beginner Box 2. If I missed you or you did not receive your scenarios, please email me.

If The scenario hasn't released yet, such as season seven scenarios, your account has been set up to receive them when they are released .

Thanks!

What is the ETA on the Quests and 3D Goblin Invasion?
I don't expect that Quests will be ready for distribution to GMs until sometime in July.

How is this coming?

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/55/5

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thistledown wrote:
Looks like all the tables at Scotty's are well overbooked. I knew I forgot to do something.

Well if you are there early, there is 5 player spots still open for the morning slots at Scotty's.

Dark Archive 4/5 5/5 ****

We can always put together a game (or two) somewhere else. I know of a couple of people that would be interested in a game in the evening (while the VCs are hobnobbing, that is).

Dark Archive 5/5 *

Is there still a need for Card Game OP volunteers at this point?

Lantern Lodge 1/5

Myself and the 3 guys in my room will probably be down for a PFS game sometime Wednesday evening. Should be rolling into town in the mid afternoon. I plan on hunting down a table space of some sort, maybe play around 7 or 8. Not sure what the best way would be to alert other players as to where to find us, since it may be kind of last minute. :\

Dark Archive 5/5 5/5

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thistledown wrote:
Looks like all the tables at Scotty's are well overbooked. I knew I forgot to do something.

You could always have a beverage with those of us not playing at Scotty's. That, or you could help us throw popcorn at Stratton.

4/5

I'm interested in playing sometime Wed evening as well (I don't think I'll actually get to play any games at GenCon as I'm running a lot of slots...) not sure I'd be able to get to Scotty's in time for the 5pm slots (and seems like they are full as well)

Shadow Lodge 4/5

Oh, yeah. A game Wednesday evening would be awesome. I plan to be in town early in the afternoon. Haven't had any contact from the assigned bunkmates so no idea what they will be up for; but I bet few of us would balk at a chance to actually play.

Sczarni 5/5 5/55/5 ***

Are there any plans for Sunday after 2pm?

Grand Lodge 5/5 5/5 ** Venture-Lieutenant, New Hampshire—Merrimack

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Wandering around the hotel areas is an easy way to jump in on a pick up game. I try to bring something just in case people trade me beer for PFS.

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ***

Most of the hotels in the downtown "circle" have ample public space in the lobby, Balcones overlooking the lobby, etc. that can easily accomodated a game. Also, the convention center has tables set up in the hallways for events that won't be using then until Thursday. Those are often used Wednesday nite for pickup games.

Dark Archive 4/5 5/5 ****

Nefreet wrote:
Are there any plans for Sunday after 2pm?

Nefreet, not that I know of... but count me in?

Silver Crusade 5/5

jon dehning wrote:
thistledown wrote:
Looks like all the tables at Scotty's are well overbooked. I knew I forgot to do something.
You could always have a beverage with those of us not playing at Scotty's. That, or you could help us throw popcorn at Stratton.

Can't I do both? I'm pretty sure I can play and drink and throw popcorn! Of course, I'm playing the AM slot, so that might make for a fun day...

Shadow Lodge *

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Jack Brown wrote:
Nefreet wrote:
Are there any plans for Sunday after 2pm?
Nefreet, not that I know of... but count me in?

Color me intrigued as well.

4/5 ****

I've tentatively got a as of yet unknown 6:30pm-ish slot on Sunday night.

If I get Nefreet, Silbeg and pH unbalanced, that's 4 players and enough for a table, all we need now is a GM.

(Also maybe we can get an awesome character theme going)

Shadow Lodge 4/5 5/55/55/55/5 ****

Robert Hetherington wrote:
If I get Nefreet, Silbeg and pH unbalanced, that's 4 players and enough for a table, all we need now is a GM.

*best Val Kilmer immitation* "I'm your huckleberry."

Horizon Hunters 4/5 5/5 *** Venture-Lieutenant, Indiana—Indianapolis

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jon dehning wrote:
That, or you could help us throw popcorn at Stratton.

I'm not certain why this is or would be necessary.

Dark Archive 5/5 5/5

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Robert Hetherington wrote:

I've tentatively got a as of yet unknown 6:30pm-ish slot on Sunday night.

If I get Nefreet, Silbeg and pH unbalanced, that's 4 players and enough for a table, all we need now is a GM.

(Also maybe we can get an awesome character theme going)

I might be convinced to run you all through 6-23 or 7-03.

Dark Archive 5/5 5/5

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Mark Stratton wrote:
jon dehning wrote:
That, or you could help us throw popcorn at Stratton.
I'm not certain why this is or would be necessary.

Mark, buddy! Where's the love?

Did I forget to mention this would be the finest popcorn known to humanity? Gold plated, diamond crusted, we're talking some rare red/blue corn mix with the smoothest butter made from Swiss cows rubbed down by Italian supermodels, seasoned with salt harvested from virginal tears, all for you. Popes have settled for less. Kings dream of such popcorn hefted their way. All for you.

Dark Archive 4/5 5/5 ****

Mike Bramnik wrote:
Robert Hetherington wrote:
If I get Nefreet, Silbeg and pH unbalanced, that's 4 players and enough for a table, all we need now is a GM.
*best Val Kilmer immitation* "I'm your huckleberry."
jon dehning wrote:

I might be convinced to run you all through 6-23 or 7-03. [/ooc]

It sounds like we've got two volunteers to GM, or is Mike talking about playing?

Either way, I am sure we can find a 6th player. Perhaps we should take this to email, or something?

Dark Archive 5/5 5/5

Edit:

Jack will already have played 6-23. I am more than happy to run 7-03 again for y'all.

Dark Archive 4/5 5/5 ****

Robert Hetherington wrote:

I've tentatively got a as of yet unknown 6:30pm-ish slot on Sunday night.

If I get Nefreet, Silbeg and pH unbalanced, that's 4 players and enough for a table, all we need now is a GM.

(Also maybe we can get an awesome character theme going)

Hmm... can you say "Rat Party" for the win?

Jon tells me that "all pimp party" was implied.

Lantern Lodge 1/5

If anybody wants to join our group, shoot me a private message. I would guess we'll play around 8pm or so, probably somewhere in the Hyatt (that's where our hotel room is). I need to confirm with my buddies though what the actual plan will be. But we can exchange emails/phone#s/whatever.

Shadow Lodge 4/5 5/55/55/55/5 ****

Jack Brown wrote:


It sounds like we've got two volunteers to GM, or is Mike talking about playing?

Either way, I am sure we can find a 6th player. Perhaps we should take this to email, or something?

I was volunteering to GM, but I'm okay playing too.

Dark Archive 4/5 5/5 ****

Either works, Mike. It is between you and Jon.

See the email thread for more details.

Sovereign Court 4/5 5/55/55/55/5 ***** Venture-Captain, North Carolina—Central Region

Would definitely be interested in an evening Sunday game, especially if it gives me the opportunity to finally meet some of my fellow VOs from outside NC.

4/5 ****

I think we filled up our game, but that doesn't stop you from starting to organize another :)

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jon dehning wrote:
Robert Hetherington wrote:

I've tentatively got a as of yet unknown 6:30pm-ish slot on Sunday night.

If I get Nefreet, Silbeg and pH unbalanced, that's 4 players and enough for a table, all we need now is a GM.

(Also maybe we can get an awesome character theme going)

I might be convinced to run you all through 6-23 or 7-03.

I'm not sure what condition I will be in by Sunday, but I would be interested & can GM if need be. I will be spending my PFS time in HQ, so won't be GM'd out, though I would like to actually PLAY a game at GenCon. :)

EDIT: PM sent

4/5

I'm not flying home until Monday so might also be interested in playing (or possibly in running) something Sunday after the last slot - I'm definitely interested in playing something on Wednesday if anyone is organizing something (mostly have high tier active characters but could probably find a character for any tier folks wanted to play)

Shadow Lodge 4/5

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I would definitely prefer to play since I'm tier 1 starting at 0730 on Thursday morning.

Oh goddess, I have to get up in the morning when not going to work. What have I done to myself?!?!

Shadow Lodge 4/5

I think I asked this before, but I can't remember the answer. Do we pick up our GM badges from the Paizo desk in the Sagamore Room or do we pick them up from GM HQ?

Shadow Lodge 4/5 *** Venture-Captain, Michigan—Mt. Pleasant

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If Paizo paid for your badge, you'll pick it up in the Sagamore.

Dark Archive 5/5

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Usual Suspect wrote:
I think I asked this before, but I can't remember the answer. Do we pick up our GM badges from the Paizo desk in the Sagamore Room or do we pick them up from GM HQ?

It's been at PFS HQ each year, not GenCon HQ.

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ***

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If Paizo paid for your badge, come to the Sagamore Ballroom (PFS HQ) on Wednesday between 4-6pm and we will have your GM/volunteer packet ready and waiting for you

Lantern Lodge 1/5

What if we can't get there till after 6pm? Will we be able to pick them up at the regular GenCon GM HQ (out next to the Will Call lines)?

Shadow Lodge 4/5 *** Venture-Captain, Michigan—Mt. Pleasant

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Nope. If the Sagamore is closed by the time you get there, you can pick them up in the morning before first slot.

Lantern Lodge 1/5

OK, how does that work for any other tickets that we've purchased then? For instance, after my GM badge was added to my account on GenCon.com, I bought tickets for a few other events that I plan to participate in. But I had it all set up for Will Call. I assume that I won't be able to pick those up at Will Call until after I have my badge as well? That seems weird. I mean, I like the fact that I can go straight to Sagamore to get my badge, as that should make that process relatively quick, but seems like extra hassle for the other stuff.

Guess I need to make sure I get into town before 6. :/

5/5

LoboStele wrote:

OK, how does that work for any other tickets that we've purchased then? For instance, after my GM badge was added to my account on GenCon.com, I bought tickets for a few other events that I plan to participate in. But I had it all set up for Will Call. I assume that I won't be able to pick those up at Will Call until after I have my badge as well? That seems weird. I mean, I like the fact that I can go straight to Sagamore to get my badge, as that should make that process relatively quick, but seems like extra hassle for the other stuff.

Guess I need to make sure I get into town before 6. :/

Should be able to pick anything up from WillCall with a picture ID I believe.

Lantern Lodge 1/5

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OK, thanks! Been a few years since I was a GM, and the last time, my arrival time wasn't an issue. Looking forward to it!!

Shadow Lodge 4/5 *** Venture-Captain, Michigan—Mt. Pleasant

Yeah, all you need to pick up your tickets at Will Call is a picture ID and your Gen Con email address.

Liberty's Edge 4/5

LoboStele wrote:
OK, thanks! Been a few years since I was a GM, and the last time, my arrival time wasn't an issue. Looking forward to it!!

IIRC if you got a GM badge from Paizo then Mike will have it at the Sagamore Ball room NOT at Will call.

Grand Lodge 4/5

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We will have badges, PFS GM packets (including your table assignments for the whole weekend), and t-shirts for those that need them on Wednesday afternoon in the Sagamore. If you don't make it on Wednesday, we'll have them at HQ starting at 7:30 AM every morning Thurs-Sun. Of course, if you wait until Sunday to pick them up you *may* miss out on a few events.

Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ***

We have experienced some GM cancellations for GenCon for various reasons. This means there are open slots in need of a GM. If you are a lower-tier GM who wants more rewards, or someone that missed out when the original call for volunteers was posted, here is your chance to help out the PFS community! We are in need of a few GMs in the slots listed below. If you are interested, please send me an email including which slots you would like to volunteer for, what tier preference you have (1-5, 3-7, 5-9, 7-11), and if you are familiar with the Adventure Card Game. We will reply with your assignments. Additionally, let me know if you are in some form of child services, such as teacher, in case we have a Kids Track event you could help us with.

Slot 1 (Thursday 0800-1300)
Slot 2 (Thursday 1300-1800)
Slot 3 (Thursday 1900-2400)
Slot 4 (Friday 0800-1300)
Slot 5 (Friday 1300-1800)
Slot 6 (Friday 1900-2400)
Slot 7 (Saturday 0800-1300)
Slot 8 (Saturday 1300-1800)
Slot 10 (Sunday 0900-1400)

Thanks and see ya in a few days!
Robert (Bob) Jonquet
pfs.illinois@gmail.com
Venture-Captain, Central Illinois
GenCon 2015 HQ co-Lead

Shadow Lodge 4/5 5/55/55/55/5 **** Venture-Captain, California—San Francisco Bay Area North & East

I got my pdf's for 6-99 and 7-00, but 6-99 is missing the most important part of prepping - the maps! 7-00 doesn't seem like it has enough maps, but I need to read through it still. (Well, I expect the grid paper map to be replaced anyways, as humorous as it is.)

Any word on what maps we're using in 6-99?

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

thistledown wrote:
Any word on what maps we're using in 6-99?

See HERE.

Shadow Lodge 4/5 *** Venture-Captain, Michigan—Mt. Pleasant

In the email Chris sent out it mentioned these were not complete.

Chris wrote:
Even without the custom map files, this should give you an opportunity to read through the adventure, begin setting aside miniatures, and get ready for the biggest four days in gaming.

4/5

also my copy of 7-00 has a chronicle sheet for 7-02 - hopefully this will be corrected before the con.

Are GM's responsible for printing out chronicle sheets at GenCon? Trying to get my prep done as much as I can this week - but until I have the right Chronicle Sheet I can't print it out.

(similar question for if we are running a scenario designed for specific pregenerated characters do we need to print those out? And if it is a scenario designed for 4 will we have 4 or 6 players (or more?) at Gencon?

(I haven't run PFS at Gencon - been a few years since I was last at Gencon)

Grand Lodge 4/5 Global Organized Play Coordinator

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We will have copies of Chronicle sheets and tracking sheets that will be distributed to all GMs.

We will also have copies of the pregenerated characters available.

If you can't print your own, it would be appreciated but certainly not necessary.

And you will be a super GM at Gen Con. I have every confidence in that!

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