PaizoCon 2016 Call for Volunteers!

Monday, February 29, 2016

Usually, I use the blog around the first of the month to announce GMs achieving their 5th star, changes in the Venture-Officer team, and the newest Campaign Service Coin recipients. I'm going to postpone that blog for now, to discuss something near and dear to many people's heart:

PaizoCon 2016

Pathfinder Society will be running most of the released Season 7 adventures, with particular emphasis given to those highlighting the season meta-plot and following the activities of the characters introduced in Serpents' Rise. We are also scheduling tables of Serpents' Rise, to give those who may have missed it a chance to play it before we enjoy its successor, Serpents' Ire, as our Special Event on Sunday evening. There will also be a full compliment of Season of the Runelords Adventure Card Guild scenarios, as well as a preview of the Gen Con Open run by Tanis, and a special scenario written by Venture-Lieutenant Tyler Beck.

There will be games offered during the afternoon slots Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, coordinated by Venture-Lieutenant Louis Manko Levite. If you are interested in running an afternoon slot game, please email me at pathfindersociety@paizo.com with details. When the PaizoCon schedule goes live, we will list all of the games, official and fan-run. We will also have a space onsite to list all games running during the afternoon breaks. Stop by PFS HQ for more information!

After careful consideration, we are not scheduling separate Core tables. If you wish to play a Core session, find a table of like-minded friends and sign up. When you sit down to play, let your GM know you wish to play a Core game.

We estimate needing over fifty GMs and Card Guild volunteers to ensure Pathfinder Society at PaizoCon runs smoothly. While most of the headquarter volunteers are returning from previous years, there are a couple of slots available. There are a limited amount of Tier 1 slots, so if you are interested, we recommend sending your email in quickly.

Volunteer slots are scheduled as follows:

Slot	RPG/ACG GMs	HQ
Friday Morning	7:45 AM to 1:00 PM	7:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Friday Evening	6:45 PM to Midnight	6:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Saturday Morning	7:45 AM to 1:00 PM	7:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Sunday Morning	7:45 AM to 1:00 PM	7:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Sunday Evening	6:45 PM to Midnight	6:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Monday Morning	7:45 AM to 1:00 PM	7:30 AM to 12:30 PM

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

Tier	Badge	Print Product	T-Shirts	Store Credit	Boon/Reward
Tier 1 (6 slots)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tier 2 (5 slots)	✔	—	✔	✔	✔
Tier 3 (3 slots)	—	—	✔	✔	✔
Tier 4 (1 slot)	—	—	—	✔	—

The details of each benefit are as follows:

• Badge—A free 4-Day PaizoCon 2016 badge
• Print Product—A FREE copy of one Paizo print product of your choice valued at $59.99 or less (excludes preorders or backorders). Email paizocon@paizo.com with your choice and it will be reserved for you at the convention store.
• T-Shirts—Limited release t-shirts in purple (GMs)/orange (HQ) for new volunteers
• Store Credit—Paizo.com store credit at $10 per slot
• Boon/Reward—An PaizoCon exclusive boon (RPG) or reward (ACG)

Those interested in volunteering should email pathfindersociety@paizo.com with subject "PaizoCon 2016 Volunteer." Your email must include the following information:

• Name
• Paizo.com email—This is the address you use to login to paizo.com
• Paizo.com username
• GM or HQ
• What slots you wish to volunteer
• The tier of scenarios you wish to run

My plan is to review the emails on Friday, March 4th, and begin responding then. I will consider every email, but reserve the right to select volunteers who have worked at PaizoCon in prior years.

It's only 13 weeks to PaizoCon! Time is flying and it will be here before we know it. So, in the meantime—Explore, Report, Cooperate!

Tonya Woldridge
Organized Play Coordinator