OPC Log—6 Sarenith 4716

Monday, June 6, 2016

Happy Moonday Pathfinders!

This time last week, the Paizo staff were wrapping up PaizoCon, participating in the last few panels, running a final delve, or rolling dice in the final encounters. A huge thank you to all those that lent their hands with setup, tear down, or the myriad of tasks in-between. PFS could not have had such a successful show without your assistance. I appreciate the efforts of all our volunteers on behalf of the Society. While John covered the highlights from the banquet, I've got a few other PaizoCon related pieces of business.

Photos courtesy of Christopher Woldridge

Campaign Service Coins

Over the course of the weekend, I gave out four coins, three in person and one in abstentia. For those at the convention, I visited the table the recipient was at and said a few words about why they received the coin. To watch the face of the recipient while I spoke of the hours of time they dedicated to our game and their effect on the Society was truly humbling. It seemed to affect the players seated at the tables, knowing they were witnessing something special. While sometimes I am unable to visit the recipient and give the coin in person, I hope to award most of them the way I did this weekend.

Without further ado, your newest Campaign Service Coin awardees:

• Ray Diaz, VC Metro Boston—#755
• Dave Montgomery, VC Central/West Massachusettes—#756
• "Pirate" Rob Hetherington—#757
• Jesse Davis, VC Online—#758

Trivia Contest

Saturday night, John Compton hosted a Trivia Contest, assisted by Mark Seifter and Linda Zayas-Palmer. I missed the beginning, but was there for the rousing finale. A number of 8-person teams sought the title of Champion. They all had interesting names—Asmodeus's Chamberpot, the Boston Mafia, Abrogail's Kittens, to name a few. Two really stood out in my mind. The first was Rovagug's Witness, whom almost made me choke on my soda with their group call of "Witness" anytime they were called on. They also had a pamphlet they shared with me on the delights of worshipping Rovagug. The second team was John Compton's Sons. Unfortunately, the pictorial evidence turned out blurry and not suitable for print, but those fine people calling John "papa" are:

• Del Collins
• Bob Jonquet
• Matt Polkowsky
• Jim Page
• Rafael Taramona
• Anthony Bowen
• Raymond Sullivan
• Joshua "Trivia Savant" Herrington

John Compton's Sons won the tournament with a perfect final round, securing the title of Trivia Champs. They say they will be back next year, bigger and badder than ever, as John Compton's Grandsons, ready to defend their title. I highly encourage PaizoCon attendees to come out and enjoy the show, even if you don't want to participate in the trivia portion.

5 Star GMs

Thursday at PaizoCon, we had two people reach their fifth star. Thanks to Jon Dehning, we celebrated with cake! So I can attest the cake is not a lie :D In addition, over the past month, several other stalwart GMs braved the gauntlet of 150 games and 10 specials to achieve their fifth star. Please join me in congratulating:

• David Shaw
• Mike Venditti
• Paul Holtom
• Davey Silon
• Sean Wellsmore
• Russ Brown
• Jean-Marc Comeau

Photos courtesy of Christopher Woldridge & Mike Venditti

Travel Log

Now that PaizoCon is past, we can turn our sights to upcoming events. I'll be attending Origins Game Faire in Columbus, Ohio, from June 15-20 and the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, from June 23-28. After that, a few weeks in Seattle to get things packed for Gen Con, then I'm off to the United Kingdom the latter part of July for PaizoCon UK . After the convention, I'm taking a few days to visit friends and tour a few historical sites, because who can pass up the chance to visit castles? Then back to Indianapolis for Gen Con from August 3-7. If the cards fall right, I will be helping my husband move from Canada to Las Vegas (just a bit of a climate change there) post-Gen Con, but will be back in the office in time for PAX West. Whew!

The TL;DR of the above is that I am going to be out of the office quite a bit starting next week. If you have conventions coming up between now and September, please submit your information sooner than later. I have the fantastic Customer Support Team backing me up on con support processing, but we still need time to get things through the system. Please help me help you!

Many other conventions ran this past weekend. How many of you got in a game (or two or six)? What games did you play? Enquiring minds want to know!

Until next time—Explore, Report, Cooperate!

Tonya Woldridge
Organized Play Coordinator

Character Sketch Competition Update! Our awesome Community Team—Chris and Liz—are prepping the character sketch submissions for judging. Once they are ready, they will open voting to our community. Thank you to everyone who submitted a sketch!