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If we are a tier 1 volunteer, do we need to register or do anything on the Gencon side?
At this time, all you need is to have a GenCon account. Paizo needs your GenCon email in order to get your badge/hotel assignments. It only becomes an issue later if the events registration opens (May 15th) and you have not received your badge yet. It is required to buy events tickets. If that happens, you'll need to buy a convention badge to unlock event registrations and then when Paizo arranges for your badge, you can get a refund on your purchased one. Hopefully, Paizo will get the badges fulfilled before that so it will not be an issue.
EDIT--a GenCon account is required to volunteer. the email you register with them is required as part of volunteering for Paizo. so, go to GenCon and register before submitting the app for Paizo. Thx
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Isn't the HQ group also the group that 'emergency GMs' are pulled from in case a GM has an illness or the like, too?Typically no. HQ volunteers rarely have their GMing materials with them and we have A LOT of logistical activities to keep marshals busy. "Emergency" GMs are usually either GMs who were released from their scheduled event and willing to run something else, or players who have GMing materials with them and volunteer to cover a table. The latter is exceedingly rare though.
I volunteered for HQ, not marshalling! :-D
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I volunteered for HQ, not marshalling! :-DIsn't the HQ group also the group that 'emergency GMs' are pulled from in case a GM has an illness or the like, too?Typically no. HQ volunteers rarely have their GMing materials with them and we have A LOT of logistical activities to keep marshals busy. "Emergency" GMs are usually either GMs who were released from their scheduled event and willing to run something else, or players who have GMing materials with them and volunteer to cover a table. The latter is exceedingly rare though.
If we marshal, do we get to wear a bright orange safety harness?
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I volunteered for HQ, not marshalling! :-DMarshaling is part of HQ. If you volunteered for HQ your role could including marshaling, info desk, prize table, data entry, paperwork sorting/distribution, any number of duties as assigned by the HQ lead team.
I forgot to insert my [SARCASM] tag.
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You'll most likely be marshaling/mustering. You'll get a clipboard with tables/GMs assigned to you that you have to send groups to. Once everyone is seated you'll go around and collect tickets and hand out water & tokens to GMs. Some HQ volunteers input the session sheets, others collect them and make sure they're completely filled out. Others are at the help desks helping people or checking out pregen binders to gms. During the special HQ volunteers also act as signalers for success conditions.Isn't the HQ group also the group that 'emergency GMs' are pulled from in case a GM has an illness or the like, too?
This has happened, but it is not, not what anyone wants to happen. I was a player, halfway through the evening special a few years ago when our GM had an emergency. A HQ volunteer (4-star GM), stepped in. He ran it colder than cold. Had no idea what was going on, but he is a great GM and did his best.
The PFS staff does their best to anticipate problems. The HQ lead staff has done an excellent job the past few years and it sounds like several (hopefully most) will be back this year.
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Can this be goblin pins that have have red eyes that light up? :)If we marshal, do we get to wear a bright orange safety harness?All HQ volunteers wear orange volunteer shirts. Whether or not marshals will wear anything in addition to that to illuminate their presence is yet to be decided.
Im all for goblinwear!
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In the past, volunteers received a shirt for each day there were working, so even someone only volunteering for one slot, got a shirt. Unless of course, they received them previously and didn't need any. I assume that practice will be the case again this year as we want all volunteers to be as visible as possible.
Organized Play Coordinator
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The PFS staff does their best to anticipate problems. The HQ lead staff has done an excellent job the past few years and it sounds like several (hopefully most) will be back this year.
The HQ staff is back in its entirety!
Jon Cary - Lead
Bob Jonquet - Co-lead
Todd Morgan - Co-lead
Tonya Woldridge - OPC
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To those that say don't go tier 1-2 for your first try at GenCon I say it worked great for me. Have had a blast the last two years, and expect it only to get better!
If I wanted to get our of sagamore I have the opportunity (2 slots) but for some reason I decided to play. Huh, go figure.
Now, this year, maybe I will try something else (but probably not).
You mean you are not going to set the alarm at an ungodly hour of the accursed morning?
THUNDERLIPS! be praised.
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I forgot to insert my [SARCASM] tag.I volunteered for HQ, not marshalling! :-DMarshaling is part of HQ. If you volunteered for HQ your role could including marshaling, info desk, prize table, data entry, paperwork sorting/distribution, any number of duties as assigned by the HQ lead team.
Right. Sure you didn't.
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To those that say don't go tier 1-2 for your first try at GenCon I say it worked great for me. Have had a blast the last two years, and expect it only to get better!
If I wanted to get our of sagamore I have the opportunity (2 slots) but for some reason I decided to play. Huh, go figure.
Now, this year, maybe I will try something else (but probably not).
You mean you are not going to set the alarm at an ungodly hour of the accursed morning?
THUNDERLIPS! be praised.
Ungoadly hour meaning 7AM? I will probably be getting up by then, yes. But, then again, so will AJ.
OF course, that's when Ray will probably just be getting back.
Lucius will ride again (at Gen Con this time)
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To those that say don't go tier 1-2 for your first try at GenCon I say it worked great for me. Have had a blast the last two years, and expect it only to get better!
If I wanted to get our of sagamore I have the opportunity (2 slots) but for some reason I decided to play. Huh, go figure.
Now, this year, maybe I will try something else (but probably not).
You mean you are not going to set the alarm at an ungodly hour of the accursed morning?
THUNDERLIPS! be praised.
Ungoadly hour meaning 7AM? I will probably be getting up by then, yes. But, then again, so will AJ.
OF course, that's when Ray will probably just be getting back.
Lucius will ride again (at Gen Con this time)
WHO IS THIS RAY OF WHICH YOU SPEAK? HE SOUNDS LIKE A RIGHT AND TRUE ULFEN WARRIOR WITH WHOM THUNDERLIPS! WOULD BE PROUD TO BURN INDEEANNAPOLICE DOWN.
TRULY, THERE IS MUCH JACK BROWN COULD LEARN FROM THIS RAY OF RAYS.
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To those that say don't go tier 1-2 for your first try at GenCon I say it worked great for me. Have had a blast the last two years, and expect it only to get better!
If I wanted to get our of sagamore I have the opportunity (2 slots) but for some reason I decided to play. Huh, go figure.
Now, this year, maybe I will try something else (but probably not).
You mean you are not going to set the alarm at an ungodly hour of the accursed morning?
THUNDERLIPS! be praised.
Ungoadly hour meaning 7AM? I will probably be getting up by then, yes. But, then again, so will AJ.
OF course, that's when Ray will probably just be getting back.
Lucius will ride again (at Gen Con this time)
WHO IS THIS RAY OF WHICH YOU SPEAK? HE SOUNDS LIKE A RIGHT AND TRUE ULFEN WARRIOR WITH WHOM THUNDERLIPS! WOULD BE PROUD TO BURN INDEEANNAPOLICE DOWN.
TRULY, THERE IS MUCH JACK BROWN COULD LEARN FROM THIS RAY OF RAYS.
Oh, be quiet already THUNDERLIPS!
We all have heard enough out of you today! Remember, you all agreed to put up with each other! That means "ungodly wake up hours" and you keeping them out until ungodly hours drinking Towers.
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To those that say don't go tier 1-2 for your first try at GenCon I say it worked great for me. Have had a blast the last two years, and expect it only to get better!
If I wanted to get our of sagamore I have the opportunity (2 slots) but for some reason I decided to play. Huh, go figure.
Now, this year, maybe I will try something else (but probably not).
You mean you are not going to set the alarm at an ungodly hour of the accursed morning?
THUNDERLIPS! be praised.
Jon, I'm wondering how many days of no sleep I can take. HQ during the sessions, beers with MN crew afterwards and maybe a couple hours of sleep and a shower in the morning :)
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Jon, I'm wondering how many days of no sleep I can take. HQ during the sessions, beers with MN crew afterwards and maybe a couple hours of sleep and a shower in the morning :)To those that say don't go tier 1-2 for your first try at GenCon I say it worked great for me. Have had a blast the last two years, and expect it only to get better!
If I wanted to get our of sagamore I have the opportunity (2 slots) but for some reason I decided to play. Huh, go figure.
Now, this year, maybe I will try something else (but probably not).
You mean you are not going to set the alarm at an ungodly hour of the accursed morning?
THUNDERLIPS! be praised.
I have faith in you, Robert. Even though we will have one less hour of madness this year, we will just need to make the most of what we have. The whiskey flows fast and strong through the Circle City.
"Hey! It's a dark alley we can walk down!"
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*handwave
Be silent aspiring wizard. THUNDERLIPS! can not be silenced by such meager magic.
We agreed no alarms between 530am and 645am. This shall be adhered to.
Well, no sane man (or rat) would be up so early as 6:45AM. That's downright mad, I tell you.
You know, THUNDERLIPS!, I hear tell that there is a pizza place we ought to checkout in Indy...
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*handwave
Be silent aspiring wizard. THUNDERLIPS! can not be silenced by such meager magic.
We agreed no alarms between 530am and 645am. This shall be adhered to.
To be a little more precise, which time zone?
@Jon, Rowan's Creek Bourbon has been my bottle of choice lately. Finding it doesn't hurt so much the next morning as Gentleman Jack.
*handwave
Be silent aspiring wizard. THUNDERLIPS! can not be silenced by such meager magic.
We agreed no alarms between 530am and 645am. This shall be adhered to.
To be a little more precise, which time zone?
@Jon, Rowan's Creek Bourbon has been my bottle of choice lately. Finding it doesn't hurt so much the next morning as Gentleman Jack.
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To those that say don't go tier 1-2 for your first try at GenCon I say it worked great for me. Have had a blast the last two years, and expect it only to get better!
If I wanted to get our of sagamore I have the opportunity (2 slots) but for some reason I decided to play. Huh, go figure.
Now, this year, maybe I will try something else (but probably not).
You mean you are not going to set the alarm at an ungodly hour of the accursed morning?
THUNDERLIPS! be praised.
Ungoadly hour meaning 7AM? I will probably be getting up by then, yes. But, then again, so will AJ.
OF course, that's when Ray will probably just be getting back.
Lucius will ride again (at Gen Con this time)
WHO IS THIS RAY OF WHICH YOU SPEAK? HE SOUNDS LIKE A RIGHT AND TRUE ULFEN WARRIOR WITH WHOM THUNDERLIPS! WOULD BE PROUD TO BURN INDEEANNAPOLICE DOWN.
TRULY, THERE IS MUCH JACK BROWN COULD LEARN FROM THIS RAY OF RAYS.
I have always aspired to be a cautionary tale.
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Current favorite bourbon.*handwave
Be silent aspiring wizard. THUNDERLIPS! can not be silenced by such meager magic.
We agreed no alarms between 530am and 645am. This shall be adhered to.
To be a little more precise, which time zone?
@Jon, Rowan's Creek Bourbon has been my bottle of choice lately. Finding it doesn't hurt so much the next morning as Gentleman Jack.
LILITH SPEAKS TRUTH!
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Current favorite bourbon.*handwave
Be silent aspiring wizard. THUNDERLIPS! can not be silenced by such meager magic.
We agreed no alarms between 530am and 645am. This shall be adhered to.
To be a little more precise, which time zone?
@Jon, Rowan's Creek Bourbon has been my bottle of choice lately. Finding it doesn't hurt so much the next morning as Gentleman Jack.
But does it have a bacon infusion and maple syrup?
Could it be made to?
Could Gen Con handle that much goodness?
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But.. we're Pathfinders, right? That means there's more than one direction to the 'end boss', right?
CORRECT BIRDMAN LEARNER! WHY DO BIRDMANS ALWAYS KNOW EVERYTHING IT IS BEYOND THUNDERLIPS!'S ADMITTEDLY SMALL UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD BUT AT LEAST BIRDMAN LEARNER KNOWS THAT THUNDERLIPS! ALWAYS GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WALLS TO END OF BOSS ONE MIGHT SAY THUNDERLIPS! GOES FROM ROOTER TO TOOTER IN ONE MOVE BOUNCING Tondernotter TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT IT IS THUNDERLIPS!'S BELIEF THAT Tondernotter SHOULD BE HELD EVERY NIGHT
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Anyone get an email yet?A few mail snafus on my end, but I've sent all the emails. You should have it now!
See you at Gencon :)
Hi Tonya, just checking in. Good luck with all the convention prep! I'm sure this convention season will rock.
I sent off the survey last week and I don't believe I got a response. I've been a Tier 1 or 2 volunteer since the year before Year 0.
I am also the proud owner of one of Jon Cary's boxers.
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Anyone get an email yet?A few mail snafus on my end, but I've sent all the emails. You should have it now!
See you at Gencon :)
Hi Tonya, just checking in. Good luck with all the convention prep! I'm sure this convention season will rock.
I sent off the survey last week and I don't believe I got a response. I've been a Tier 1 or 2 volunteer since the year before Year 0.
I am also the proud owner of one of Jon Cary's boxers.
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