PaizoCon 2016 is Coming—Badges and Special Guests Announced!

Please understand I'm not trying to be a Debbie-Downer here, I'm just trying to provide you guys with some additional context for the thread. I'm also not saying that we will never have a fabric swag bag again, I'm just saying that it is a challenge.

I'd also submit that if I had to choose between X number of awesome items of swag in a snazzy canvas bag, and X + a few ADDITIONAL pieces of awesome swag in a normal old plastic bag, I think I'd opt for X + ADDITIONAL items of awesome swag in a normal plastic bag every time! :)

Jeff Alvarez wrote:

Please understand I'm not trying to be a Debbie-Downer here, I'm just trying to provide you guys with some additional context for the thread. I'm also not saying that we will never have a fabric swag bag again, I'm just saying that it is a challenge.

I'd also submit that if I had to choose between X number of awesome items of swag in a snazzy canvas bag, and X + a few ADDITIONAL pieces of awesome swag in a normal old plastic bag, I think I'd opt for X + ADDITIONAL items of awesome swag in a normal plastic bag every time! :)

I disagree, though. I'd *need* a snazzy canvas bag to carry the original 'x' amount of swag home in. A plastic bag won't survive a flight home these days, especially with security being what it is at airports... :(

Nah! Just make sure you leave some room in your suitcase, or carry-on bag or whatever, when you first pack for the convention. Heck, if you also plan on buying stuff in the dealer room, you'll *definitely* need extra room!

I think we should let Paizo concentrate on putting on a great con and giving out lots of great swag - we're all smart enough to figure out the best, most efficient way to get all our goodies home, right? :)

Reasoned explanation for why fabric bag may have been a one-time thing...

Well, that is disappointing, but I get it. I had hoped that, because Erik Mona said the decision on bags wasn't really a financial one, that it would be a relatively easy thing to do something more interesting than the plastic one. But, Jeff being the COO, I expect he knows the financial aspects of the issue as well as anyone.

Another thing I hadn't understood was that the cloth bags were a 2013 thing only. That was my first PaizoCon, so I thought they had cloth bags in previous years, and had just switched to the plastic ones in 2014.

Anyway, thanks as always for doing what Paizo does - listening to the players, giving thoughtful answers, and making a great game. I still can't wait for PaizoCon!

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That makes a lot of sense Jeff, thanks for the information.

expectations adjusted :)

Nah! Just make sure you leave some room in your suitcase, or carry-on bag or whatever, when you first pack for the convention. Heck, if you also plan on buying stuff in the dealer room, you'll *definitely* need extra room!

I think we should let Paizo concentrate on putting on a great con and giving out lots of great swag - we're all smart enough to figure out the best, most efficient way to get all our goodies home, right? :)

I'm packing for seven days/six nights PLUS all the hardcovers I'll need PLUS all my character paraphernalia PLUS basic hygiene items. I'll be lucky to be able to fit that in my large suitcase without getting a hernia trying to move the thing....

Last year I bought one of the messenger bags (which I had wanted for a while, anyway), and used that to tote all our swag around - problem solved! :)

Vic Wertz wrote:

TriOmegaZero wrote:

Your convention badge will have a barcode and be directly attached to your Paizo account. Any payment method you have there will be available at the store checkout.

That's not the case—while we *do* attach your store purchases to your paizo.com account, we don't have the ability to charge the cards you have on file. If we did that, anyone who could managed to convince us they're you would be able to buy stuff using your card, and that's not something we'll let happen!

Accepted forms of payment in the PaizoCon store are Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and US currency.

Accepted forms of payment in the PaizoCon store are Visa, MasterCard, Discover, exisiting paizo.com store credit and US currency.

We do not take American Express.

Gah! I mixed up Discover and AMEX! Sorry.

I expect the schedule is still very much taking shape, but I'm trying to figure out travel plans and hoping to get a teeny sneak preview of the schedule. To wit, is there likely to be a Special on Friday night and Sunday night like last year?

I'm trying to decide between having my son go to school the whole day on Friday and flying in Friday early evening or pulling him out of school at lunchtime, so we can make it in time for a Friday Special.

So - will there be a unique PFS opportunity on Friday night, to justify damaging his educational prospects?

OMG guys! Canvas bag, plastic bag, bag made of goblin feces ... this is the best damn swag bag ANYWHERE.

Keep on being awesome Paizo!

Besides, I still have that awesome canvas bag (two really, I bring a minion)... I'll just bring that and fill it with all my good loot!

I expect the schedule is still very much taking shape, but I'm trying to figure out travel plans and hoping to get a teeny sneak preview of the schedule. To wit, is there likely to be a Special on Friday night and Sunday night like last year?

I'm trying to decide between having my son go to school the whole day on Friday and flying in Friday early evening or pulling him out of school at lunchtime, so we can make it in time for a Friday Special.

So - will there be a unique PFS opportunity on Friday night, to justify damaging his educational prospects?

Really, what could possibly happen in that one day of school. From what I hear whenever I ask what they learned each day, "nothing", "same stuff"...

He's good. Take him out, the con is an education too.

I'm trying to decide between having my son go to school the whole day on Friday and flying in Friday early evening or pulling him out of school at lunchtime, so we can make it in time for a Friday Special.

So - will there be a unique PFS opportunity on Friday night, to justify damaging his educational prospects?

You can get lesson plans in advance, perhaps, and teach your child the missing material so that they don't miss the information, and teach a lesson in responsibility?

Alternatively, if that's boring, I recall skipping the *first* day of school a few years ago because I'd (irony of ironies) gotten tickets to a local sporting event from a summer reading incentive at the local library.

Given the push for local literacy at the time, the principal himself signed off on the request...

Believe me, we have caused him to miss school plenty for otherwise enriching opportunities - I'm a big believer in the world being a great classroom. I'm just trying to ensure I've got a good reason for doing it yet again.

But that's a funny story, Wei Ji!

I suspect they will have a special again on Friday.

You'd better take him out of school early just in case.

If not, then, well, something else cool will happen.

Darn be the dollar's worst historical exchange rate... Have lots of fun everyone!

To wit, is there likely to be a Special on Friday night and Sunday night like last year?

The 2016 Event Submission form says, for both Friday and Sunday night time slots, "Events may overlap with PFS Special".

Darn be the dollar's worst historical exchange rate... Have lots of fun everyone!

Noooooooo! PaizoCon needs it's butterfrog! Although I hear the restaurant can serve that...

Darn be the dollar's worst historical exchange rate... Have lots of fun everyone!

Sad news Hugo but understandable. We will miss you!

Khelreddin wrote:

To wit, is there likely to be a Special on Friday night and Sunday night like last year?

The 2016 Event Submission form says, for both Friday and Sunday night time slots, "Events may overlap with PFS Special".

Ah, thank you for noting that and passing it on! I already followed the sage advice of those up-thread and changed our flights, but it's helpful to know there will be a special we'll now be in time for.

Hugo Solis wrote:

Darn be the dollar's worst historical exchange rate... Have lots of fun everyone!

Sad news Hugo but understandable. We will miss you!

*sniffles*

Jeff Alvarez wrote:

Hugo Solis wrote:

Darn be the dollar's worst historical exchange rate... Have lots of fun everyone!

Sad news Hugo but understandable. We will miss you!

*sniffles*

No froggy for us. :'(

I got hungry, so I ate him!

Khelreddin wrote:

To wit, is there likely to be a Special on Friday night and Sunday night like last year?

The 2016 Event Submission form says, for both Friday and Sunday night time slots, "Events may overlap with PFS Special".

Artifact from last year. I made this before any plans with Tonya were concrete which is why it says "may" overlap. This year Friday night is regular PFS gaming, no Special.

Majuba wrote:

Khelreddin wrote:

To wit, is there likely to be a Special on Friday night and Sunday night like last year?

The 2016 Event Submission form says, for both Friday and Sunday night time slots, "Events may overlap with PFS Special".

Artifact from last year. I made this before any plans with Tonya were concrete which is why it says "may" overlap. This year Friday night is regular PFS gaming, no Special.

Argh! This means I changed my travel plans (which cost me nothing, and in fact saved me a bunch of money, per my spoilered story above) for no reason other than to get to play more PFS with my son and a bunch of awesome people at PaizoCon? Well, okay. Thanks for the info!