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I have been asked to run a demo game. Well, it was my idea to drum up interest in RPGs at the store I work at. I work at a comic book store and am the resident gamer. None of the other employees know very much about gaming and aren't very confident that we could become a place for RPG hobbyists to purchase their books, dice, miniatures, ect.
So, here I am with the future of gaming on my shoulders... or so it feels. It kind of sucks that its all on me, but its the lot I drew in convincing my manager to order Pathfinder books and insisting that I can sell them. I know I can! I just need to let gamers know we have them and will be able to get more of anything they need. I need to get people who haven't ever played Pathfinder to try it just once and see how awesome it is.
To be completely honest, 85% of the people who have come in (who are gamers) are not satisfied with the 4th edition option and have gone back to D&D 3.x. Somehow, they have completely missed Pathfinder.
SO...
I need advice on how to run a successful demo game for those customers who would sign up to participate. I will have about 3 to 3.5 hours to run a game on a Sunday evening. I intend to use pre-generated 1st level characters. I don't know how many players I will have; I haven't even posted a sign-up sheet yet. I should have enough space for about 5 or 6 players and myself. I will have to write the encounters and create a generic setting basic enough for first time players to learn from. I will be spending my own money to purchase d20s for all who show up as little bit of swag.
Any ideas?