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I can run Rivalry's End. We will still need a second GM since Justin will be playing in that game.

We have a week till then and I will talk to Noah about running Shades of Ice.

This is probably a little late to be saying this, but "sure." :)

OOH OOH, how many do I gotta do to get a fancy star? I wanna be *nb3D

Skwidd,

We play pretty consistently on a bi-weekly basis at Griffon Bookstore in downtown South Bend. Saturday's at 10:00am is the usual starting time.

When you say just outside of South Bend, to the north/south/east/or west? If west, then you're also probably not too far from Portage, where they play on Thursday nights at Lightspeed Hobbies (although I'm not sure the exact frequency, I think it's also bi-weekly or something close to that.)

If you're north of South Bend, there's also a PFS presence in Kalamazoo, MI (although I've not played there personally, I have met numerous players from there at cons, all good folks.)

Hope that's the info you were looking for!

Also, it's probably a good idea to have a third person prepped with First Steps.

I'll volunteer to pretty much be permanent "first steps backup guy" until I get enough GM experience to feel good running a more complex scenario.

It looks like an additional player will be with us on Saturday, and he's possibly bringing a buddy. So there are 4 of us confirmed and 1 on the fence.

Wow...perhaps Molly and I not being able to make it is a blessing in disguise? Sounds like it's gonna be packed as-is.

I'm ready to GM if needed from here on out. Should be back for the next session. Have friends from out of state coming to visit this weekend.

SOBRIETY CHECK FTW!

:)

Bummer. To the no Who's Yer Con part. Not the boob song. Yay for the boob song.

In summary: boob song good. No Who's Yer Con bad.

Here here.

Question to clarify for those of us traveling west:

All times in this thread and at the Arcticon website are CST, right? Doors open 8am central?

I think upon second glance (and because it'll help keep the head count down anyway) Molly and I will just spend the full day in Valpo. I really was hoping it'd be feasible to do both, but after looking again at the Arcticon slot times, I'd miss out on almost the entire Con if I stayed in town to play at Griffon first, and I definitely don't want to renege on being there.

For the record, I will be sad missing it! I feel like Griffon is my home-base for PFS. *Tear* I shall return next time. With 3d6 sneak attack.

I'll go ahead and prep First Steps Part 1, since it doesn't look like we're going to have any more volunteers.

I thought we only needed two tables?

Molly and I will both be there before heading out to Valpo, it looks like. And I just booked our room for Who's Yer Con, WOOT!

Just talked it over with Molly before giving my final answer-

We're both in. I'll definitely be taking a car down, so as far as carpooling goes I'm totally happy to fit as many people in the 'ole Civic as possible if anybody would like a ride.

Erica- are you guys planning to stay on site at the Clarion? I can't remember if you mentioned that last Saturday.

I'll play at whichever group's table needs balancing, with a preference towards sticking with my wife & friend if possible (both are first timers.)

At the risk of not sounding like a team player; I'm really not sure I'd be ready for that (being my first time) on three days notice.

If it's the difference between people getting to or not getting to play, I could read through Brian's suggested mod(s) as quickly as possible and take my chances, but I'd really feel better about it with a bit of a "work my way up to it" approach. I only picked back up playing like 3 weeks ago.

I'll start reading through First Steps Part Two just in case.

I know I met Brian at the very end; we talked about the weather, if I'm thinking of the right person.

And I played with Dan; Blakros Matrimony I believe. The paladin that wanted to nail everybody right? :)

My group is confirmed for 3. (And please, feel free to call me Noah!)

Also, I am working on preparing myself to try my hand at GM'ing. I was planning on doing so a little further down the road, and I'm definitely still not there yet, but I'm hoping to bump the schedule up significantly, since both my interest in the game, and the numbers in our area seem to be growing quite rapidly.

I've downloaded First Steps part one and have been reading through it whenever I have spare time. I think if I had another experienced GM playing in the group as an aide, I could probably take a stab at it some time in February? (It also doesn't hurt that I was given a boon at WF that I can only use if I become a GM. LOL)

This was my first con ever. Let me just say, I can't imagine it having gone better. The only thing I was bummed about was not getting to play the special, due to low turnout for the slot I signed up for. The following morning Chris stepped up to run it even though he wasn't scheduled to; and I have to say, it really made the con for me.

I enjoyed all the tables I played at, most definitely; but I thought him going out of his way like that was above and beyond. And the mod itself was the best I've played yet.

Now bare with me, cause I met SO many new people, it can be a bit tough to keep track of who is who; but who all, who was at WF, is going to Articon? Same with M Dog?

You know, now that you mention that, I meant to go over and introduce myself to those guys when you pointed them out. But ADD took over and I never wound up doing it.

Shrug. Guess I'll see them Saturday anyway.

Related note: wife was going to come to WF but got the flu. Entirely possible she will come Saturday instead. Which would bring my group to three.

Agreed, congratulations x10000000000000000000.

Had the pleasure of playing a game with you at WF. Was a great session!

Well done.

Tom Baumbach wrote:

How was the turn out on the 12th?

Luckie may be replaced with a Witch.

Since witch is new to me and I really haven't read anything about it yet, I don't know if this is possible, but please let her know: if she turns somebody into a newt, it will instantly be my new favorite class.

Hey everyone!

Next session will be February 2nd at 10AM at the Griffon. I will be running "#3-18: The God's Market Gamble," and the back-up scenario will once again be "Masters of the Fallen Fortress." If someone other than Justin could volunteer to back-up GM in case we get 7+ people, that would be appreciated (as he has GM'd essentially the last couple sessions to finish up the Quest for Perfection series).

My friend from back home is definitely coming. Talked to him last night and he's really psyched, so count me in for 2 people. He'll be playing 1st level

Furious Kender wrote:

nb3D wrote:

David Christ wrote:

I will never stop accepting GM's (especially good ones). I also am looking for a few front desk helpers (for those that would love to get a free room or badge but don't think they are up to judging yet).

This may seem like a silly question, but I've never been to a convention before, and I can't seem to find a straight answer on the Winter Fantasy website: does buying a badge cover you to play in PFS sessions for the entire con? Or do you need to buy a badge, and then buy additional tickets to each specific slot?

(Hoping not. But if so, how much are tickets to each slot?)

Each slot is $8. Each slot needs a ticket.

What he said. The badge covers entry, vendors, all the boardgames you can play from a massive library, and meet-n-greats with show guests and such. Games have an additional small fee. I've found having a small fee lets us better gauge interest in events and people actually show-up when they have skin in the game (or turn them back in for a refund so somebody else can sit down to play). Free tickets just equals people grabbing lots they won't use and makes it impossible to gauge needed volunteers.

Makes sense. I'm sure it'll be well worth the cost. Everybody whose feedback on prior years I've read seems to agree on that. I'm kind of bummed I missed the deadline for online registration. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to make it until just recently because of work. Are badges and tickets payable by credit card? I don't tend to like carrying a lot of cash.

nb3D wrote:

David Christ wrote:

I will never stop accepting GM's (especially good ones). I also am looking for a few front desk helpers (for those that would love to get a free room or badge but don't think they are up to judging yet).

This may seem like a silly question, but I've never been to a convention before, and I can't seem to find a straight answer on the Winter Fantasy website: does buying a badge cover you to play in PFS sessions for the entire con? Or do you need to buy a badge, and then buy additional tickets to each specific slot?

(Hoping not. But if so, how much are tickets to each slot?)

Each slot is $8. Each slot needs a ticket.

Thanks!

I will never stop accepting GM's (especially good ones). I also am looking for a few front desk helpers (for those that would love to get a free room or badge but don't think they are up to judging yet).

This may seem like a silly question, but I've never been to a convention before, and I can't seem to find a straight answer on the Winter Fantasy website: does buying a badge cover you to play in PFS sessions for the entire con? Or do you need to buy a badge, and then buy additional tickets to each specific slot?

(Hoping not. But if so, how much are tickets to each slot?)

nb3D wrote:

And yes, I will be your friend.

Check your PM!

Boom. Back atcha.

I'm in! (I'll text you what slots I'll run, Brian.)

nb3D: Which store do you play at? Is this a private group or is it open to curmudgeony out-of-towners? Will you be my friend?

Griffon. I've only played the once, but it was awesome getting back into the game and I'm pretty much already re-hooked.

And yes, I will be your friend.

There.

nb3D wrote:

Fromper wrote:

Yes, the tier is the level range. And most tiers are broken into subtiers. So, for instance, a tier 1-5 adventure is for any characters between levels 1-5, but it could be played at subtier 1-2 or subtier 4-5, depending on the levels of the players that show up.

Ok cool. As you can imagine, just starting out all my characters are at level 1 lol. So I'll be sticking to the lower end of that range :)

You should definitely start with the First Steps adventures. They're fun little adventures designed to help new players with level 1 characters get up to speed on Society concepts. And if you play all 3 of them with the same PC, you'll be level 2 when you're done.

Also, they avoid the problem of showing up to a level 1-5 adventure with a level 1 character, and finding that everyone else at the table is level 4-5 and wants to play the higher subtier. You can technically go along with a level 1 character in that situation, but it's likely to be very dangerous for you. I wouldn't recommend playing up that way until you're at least level 2, or preferably 3 (though you can get away with it more readily in some of the easier scenarios).

Ok cool, I appreciate the advice. I came up through high school and college on D&D 3rd/3.5 pretty hardcore, so most of this isn't all totally unfamiliar. I'm getting up to speed with our local shop in South Bend. Had my first PFS adventure this past Saturday and I really didn't have any trouble.

I'm actually hoping to have my main character up to level 3 by the time of the con. I'm sure level 2 will be no problem, but 3 may be a stretch.

Yes, the tier is the level range. And most tiers are broken into subtiers. So, for instance, a tier 1-5 adventure is for any characters between levels 1-5, but it could be played at subtier 1-2 or subtier 4-5, depending on the levels of the players that show up.

Ok cool. As you can imagine, just starting out all my characters are at level 1 lol. So I'll be sticking to the lower end of that range :)

Sorry if this is a stupid question; I'm still fairly new to all this. Where it says "Tier" next to any given session, I assume that to mean for characters of levels X-Y?

I'm just getting started with PFS, I'm in the South Bend area. I'd be down for driving out for this.

Awesome meeting everyone; looking forward to next time.

Sounds good. I think, since I have so much time to kill between now and the 29th, I'll probably try to delve into the suggested material and see if I can't come up with a character of my own, so I can hit the ground running. I'm sure the basic mechanics are not going to take long to "come back" to me once I start reading. Plus there's a Pathfinder group meeting at Griffon today according to the website, so I thought I might stop by just to check it out, see if they might let me observe for a few minutes.

I registered for a Society number. Should be good to go day-of. I'll probably need some coaching though. :)

Thanks for your help guys. Can't wait to play.

Yeah! Just show up. We haven't needed more than 1 GM so far, but if there are more people, we'll wing it. Not everybody can make it every session, so we haven't needed 2 tables yet.

Excellent! What would you recommend I bring, as a relative first-timer? (It's been quite a while.) I can't figure out if I should buy the core rulebook, or the advanced player's guide (since it's newer.) Edit: Or the Beginner Box --- facepalm.

Should I wait until I get there to try to make a character?

Are you guys willing to possibly take on a new player? I won't bore anybody with the details, but suffice it to say I moved to the SB area 4+ years ago and have been looking for a situation like this to get back into gaming ever since.

Played 3rd Ed and 3.5 in high school and college, only recently discovered what Pathfinder even was. It sounds like it'd be WAY more up my alley than D&D 4th.