Organized Play Coordinator
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The PFS takes in all feedback from Gen Con (and PaizoCon), which is why things change and evolve. Specifically, the team heard about the prep burden for the specials and got things out earlier. Now we are looking at the format, to see how best to streamline GM prep while delivering a fun event for the players.
Hotels are for Wed check in to Mon check out.
I get on site Sunday. Leads are there Tuesday. We open the Sag around 8 on Wed for final setup. Takes a few days to get the room looking that good.
GM check in is usually Wed afternoon. Leads will make the final decision and announce it.
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If you haven't checked out The Cosmic Captive yet, you should do so. It's really cool.
Mike
It being "unavailable" makes it hard to "check our". The thumbnail is pretty enough, I suppose, if you're into that sort of thing.
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I doubt we will be signing up for any specials this year. The biggest factor being the schedule. 1 a.m. is too late especially with getting to bad after that and trying to get back to the con the following morning.
Another big factor being roughly 1/2 of the GMs I've had were not prepared or just simply weren't good. It's too big of a deal to waste my one shot at playing what should be an epic ordeal only to have it ruined by GMs either interjecting and telling us what to do every step of the way or simply being unprepared and reading for 10 mins in a 12 min block before we get whisked away to the next step of the special.
In 2016 the PFS team made many improvements over previous years. I received my scenarios more than a week in advance. I had plenty of time to prepare. If you sign up to GM, you need to schedule time to prep the scenarios you are running. There is also an option in the survey asking your preference for how many different scenarios you would like to run. If the PFS team get's the scenarios out 'early' again this year, there is little excuse for an unprepared, scheduled GM.
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I'm another who will be doing Gen Con for the first time this year. (I also am trying for tier 1, although in HQ.)
I'm going for PSA. I often do kid tables in Minnesota, and am looking foward to seeing the energy levels of the ones in Indianapolis.
Hmm
PS Aside to Gary. Although I am short and cute with glasses, my avatar and I share only attitude. You may need to ask around to recognize me.
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First, I just want to say thank you for some of the changes I'm seeing. I'm really glad to see that the lowest tier isn't "1 to 3 table" this year. I try to help with the recording of the Paizo seminars for the Know Direction podcast in addition to GMing, and last year getting assigned three table when I only wanted two was disheartening. So, thanks for making this change!
Second, it sounds like we will have fewer specials, which I also think is great. Getting assigned specials that you can't run again because of your star count isn't optimal, so I'm glad that more GMs will be assigned normal scenarios that they can run again at home.
Regional Venture-Coordinator, Midwest
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PS Aside to Gary. Although I am short and cute with glasses, my avatar and I share only attitude. You may need to ask around to recognize me.I guess I will start by looking for the Minnesota crew!
You won't be able to miss us!
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You won't be able to miss us!PS Aside to Gary. Although I am short and cute with glasses, my avatar and I share only attitude. You may need to ask around to recognize me.I guess I will start by looking for the Minnesota crew!
Much truth in this statement. The MN crew is top-notch. :-) Though clearly losing one of theirs to Other Commitments is a drag...we'll miss ya, Doc Hopper!
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Oi, what DON'T they do?
Issue chronicle/sign-in sheet packs to all GMs.
Manage pregen pack signout/ins.
Receive and enter reporting sheets.
Direct players to tables while verifying tickets.
Manage the prize table, verifying boon rolls and issuing rewards.
Probably more I can't think of off the top of my head.
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Much truth in this statement. The MN crew is top-notch. :-) Though clearly losing one of theirs to Other Commitments is a drag...we'll miss ya, Doc Hopper!You won't be able to miss us!PS Aside to Gary. Although I am short and cute with glasses, my avatar and I share only attitude. You may need to ask around to recognize me.I guess I will start by looking for the Minnesota crew!
I am in much the same boat as the other people lamenting GenCon timing. I work at the University of MN and am prohibited from taking time off the later part of August. So unless something changes on the job front between now and GenCon...
Oh, and Gary? We are almost impossible to miss. Although someone else will need to provide the apple juice this year.
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Maybe I can be an honorary member this year. :)
Rise my son, and don the thy armor.
(Hands TOZ a Hawaiian shirt)
Go forth in to this great convention. Hold fast the Steak N Shake booth at 4am. Visit the Will Call to check in our fair lovely friends working the overnight. Lead the vanguard at O'Reilly's to secure our ancestral holdings.
May Asmodeus guide you, and have mercy on your soul.
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It NEVER gets too cold in the Sag!!
You must not have been there last year.
As someone who 'runs hot', there were a couple of slots where I was debating running back to my room and grabbing a jacket and a blanket.
Of course, there were other slots where the idea of 'naked gaming' briefly crossed one's mind before the rules about 'family friendly' and 'PG-13' stomped on them vigorously.
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It NEVER gets too cold in the Sag!!
You must not have been there last year.
As someone who 'runs hot', there were a couple of slots where I was debating running back to my room and grabbing a jacket and a blanket.
Of course, there were other slots where the idea of 'naked gaming' briefly crossed one's mind before the rules about 'family friendly' and 'PG-13' stomped on them vigorously.
I wore a jacket half of my slots last year. It was my first year and as I understand it, the Sagamore is usually unbearably hot so they tried to cool it down in response to previous years' complaints. It will be interesting to see if they can find a nice balance this year!