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Gen Con 2016 Call for Volunteers!

Thursday, January 21, 2016

As we gear up for this year's convention season, it's time again to solicit volunteers!

Paizo is once again a co-sponsor of Gen Con 2016. As with last year, we will have a booth & card game demos in the Exhibition Hall, seminars in the Convention Center, and Pathfinder Society running in the Sagamore Ballroom.

Last year saw the culmination of several years' growth, during which Pathfinder Society at Gen Con expanded from a side room to all of the Sagamore Ballroom. While we aren't adding any space this year, we're changing up some of the programming. The Adventure Card Guild (ACG) will have 20 tables in its own area of the ballroom, where they are going to run Season of the Runelords. In addition, the ACG Open returns to test the mettle of our Card Guildees, and the Friday night interactive will include an ACG component. There are a few other programming related plans to finalize, and we'll reveal more information on those on the blog sometime in Febraury.

On the Roleplaying Guild (RPG) side, we're offering scenarios covering the second half of Season 7 and the first few of Season 8, as well as bringing back a few favorites. We have several special events planned, including an all-new interactive on Friday evening! In addition, a new series of quests will debut, and there are a few other things up our sleeve to be announced in February.

One of the biggest changes this year is the new "Pathfinder Society Academy" (PSA). Encompassing the Kid's Track offered in prior years, it expands to a third lesson track focusing on transitioning to full scenarios. With 10 tables in their own area of the ballroom, the PSA includes space for our younger GMs and players to have an experience tailored just for them. Games in PSA are family-friendly and sure to bring a smile to our younger players' faces.

The Gen Con lead volunteers and the PFS team worked together to determine a scheduling method to cover volunteer needs for slots while also maximizing free time (allowing folks to join in some of the fantastic Gen Con activities). One of the changes you'll see is the additional of a break between the morning and afternoon slots. This year, games in the Sagamore Ballroom will be run in three slots (8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, and 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM), with the exception of Sunday (9:00 AM to 2:00 PM). The Exhibition Hall demos will be run from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with the exception of Sunday (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM).

Volunteer slots are scheduled as follows:

SlotRPG/ACG GMsPFS HeadquartersAdventure Card Game Demos
Thursday Morning7:30 AM to 1:00 PM7:30 AM to 4:45 PM9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon1:30 PM to 7:00 PM—1:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Thursday Evening7:30 PM to 1:30 AM4:15 PM to 1:30 AM—
Friday Morning7:30 AM to 1:00 PM7:30 AM to 4:45 PM9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Friday Afternoon1:30 PM to 7:00 PM—1:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Friday Evening7:30 PM to 1:30 AM4:15 PM to 1:30 AM—
Saturday Morning7:30 AM to 1:00 PM7:30 AM to 4:45 PM9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Saturday Afternoon1:30 PM to 7:00 PM—1:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Saturday Evening7:30 PM to 1:30 AM4:15 PM to 1:30 AM—
Sunday Morning8:30 AM to 2:00 PM8:30 PM to 5:30 PM9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Sunday Afternoon——12:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Based on the above schedule, volunteer time commitments are:

TierRPG/ACG GMsHeadquarters VolunteerAdventure Card Game Demos
Tier 18 Slots5 Slots7 Slots
Tier 27 Slots——
Tier 36 Slots4 Slots6 Slots
Tier 45 Slots3 Slots5 Slots
Tier 54 Slots2 Slots4 Slots
Tier 61 Slot1 Slot—

The breakdown of what benefits are available for each tier are:

TierBadgeHotelHardcover BookT-ShirtsStore CreditBoon/Reward
Tier 1✔✔✔✔✔✔
Tier 2✔✔✔✔✔✔
Tier 3✔—✔✔✔✔
Tier 4✔——✔✔✔
Tier 5———✔✔✔
Tier 6————✔✔

The details of each benefit are as follows:

  • Badge—A free 4-Day Gen Con 2016 badge
  • Hotel— 1/4 of a room at the Westin in downtown Indianapolis
  • Hardcover Book—A free copy of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Horror Adventures
  • T-Shirts—4 limited release t-shirts in purple (GMs)/orange (HQ) for new volunteers
  • Store Credit—Paizo.com store credit per slot volunteering ($10 per slot GMed slot and $20 per HQ slot)
  • Boon/Reward—An exclusive tier-based boon (RPG) or reward (ACG)

Gen Con badges go on sale Friday and the housing lottery starts Sunday. As in prior years, housing in downtown Indianapolis is at a premium. Gen Con works to house as many people as possible through their housing lottery. We are opening registration today so attendees that plan on volunteering may plan badge purchase and housing lottery involvement accordingly. All folks that complete the registration process by midnight Saturday will have an answer before the lottery goes live Sunday morning.

To register for volunteering, complete this Gen Con questionnaire. You can send any questions to genconpfsvolunteer@paizo.com.

Thank you to all our volunteers and players who make the Pathfinder Society so fantastic! The team and look forward to seeing you at Gen Con 2016! Let's roll some dice!

Tonya Woldridge
Organized Play Coordinator

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1/5 5/5
Pathfinder Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

*quietly hopes something he's played opens up to judge either on Thursday or Saturday morning in the RPG, since right now it's looking grim with being reassigned from HQ to GM, but nothing available in the two slots he can judge. Can understand that these things, like life, do happen, though.*
The Exchange 4/5 Owner - D20 Hobbies

Right there with you Wei, switched from HQ to GM and only one slot offered. A slot I'm GMing another game already.
Community & Digital Content Director
Jeff Morse wrote:
Ok, we give it time. I think she hurt my brain with Monday and 23rd in same sentence. If i get it Monday i will say a BIG YIPPY to the team for it not being the weekend before.

Ack, that's what I get for coming in on my day off. Sorry for the confusion! I did receive a few emails from GMs over the weekend that I'm addressing this morning.

If you did not receive your scenarios, again please ping me directly at chris.lambertz@paizo.com so we can sort you out.

EDIT: I've also resolved the "en-dash problem" on #7-99, so it should sort properly on My Downloads pages now.
Sovereign Court 4/5 5/5 *** Venture-Agent, Nebraska—Omaha
Chris Lambertz wrote:
Jeff Morse wrote:
Ok, we give it time. I think she hurt my brain with Monday and 23rd in same sentence. If i get it Monday i will say a BIG YIPPY to the team for it not being the weekend before.

Ack, that's what I get for coming in on my day off. Sorry for the confusion! I did receive a few emails from GMs over the weekend that I'm addressing this morning.

If you did not receive your scenarios, again please ping me directly at chris.lambertz@paizo.com so we can sort you out.

EDIT: I've also resolved the "en-dash problem" on #7-99, so it should sort properly on My Downloads pages now.

Thanks, Chris!

The Exchange 4/5

YIPPY!!!!! Thanks Chris, got my 8-00.
Shadow Lodge 4/5

Still haven't gotten my scenarios yet.
Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ***

Folks, please follow the information in the email I sent out to all volunteers and the request from Chris above. Posting in the forums is not going to fix any missing scenarios. You must email Chris Lambertz and CC Tonya and the lead team. Thx
Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ***

Due to a cancellation, I have a tier 1 schedule available. If you know of anyone interested, please have them email me ASAP. Thx
Dark Archive 5/5 *

Thanks Chris!!!!!
Community & Digital Content Director

Quick update: I'm going through all the responses from Bob's update email yesterday to drop scenarios. Please note that I can only assist with scenario issues for just Gen Con, any hotel or badge issues will need to still go to the rest of the Gen Con crew.

Additionally: any queries about events that aren't Gen Con 2016 also need to go through the normal channels, and not my inbox. Sending those just slows the process down, and I cannot help with them. Thanks for your patience and understanding as we get this sorted!
Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ***

Due to some last minute cancellations, we have a few available tier 1 GM volunteer schedules. Get a free hotel room, free convention badge, free Horror Adventures, GM boon, even free volunteer t-shirts. If you know someone interested, please have them email me ASAP.
pfs.illinois@gmail.com
Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ***

A tier 1 GM stepped up to help (thanks Alan). At this point (assuming no more cancellations) I have one table is need of a GM, 7-13 Captive in Crystal on Sunday. If you are interested in GMing that table, please email me.

Otherwise, thanks to everyone helping out and see ya in five days (or less).
Grand Lodge 4/5 5/55/5 ***

If you are free on Sunday and a 5-star GM, I have need of help with a table of 6-99 True Dragons of Absalom. A last minute cancellations has left us with a table of players and no GM. Email me if you are interested. Thanks
3/5

Anyone know when our accounts are supposed to be credited for GMing at GenCon? I thought I read somewhere that is was supposed to be last week. Not worried, just wondering.
Sovereign Court 5/5 5/5 RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16, 2011 Top 32
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It's usually the morning of the first day of Con.
Grand Lodge 4/5
Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

All checked in at the Westin, GMs should ask at the desk if their room is ready.
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