PAIZOCON returns in 2009 bigger and better than ever! Officially sponsored and run by Paizo Publishing, LLC, PAIZOCON 2009 brings together dozens of hobby gaming's veteran authors, artists, publishers, and designers and gives YOU the opportunity to meet, greet, and game with some of the best and brightest that the hobby gaming industry has to offer.
Hosted by the conveniently located Coast Bellevue Hotel, PAIZOCON 2009 is three non-stop days of gaming, panels, workshops, banquets, and (most importantly) fun! You'll get to rub shoulders with your favorite Paizo Publishing employees and freelancers as well as game with your favorite people from the Paizo Publishing online community.
Attendance is capped at 250 TICKETS, so don't delay—buy your tickets today!
The Coast Bellevue Hotel has graciously extended us a reduced room rate for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights (June 11, 12, 13, and 14) at just $129.00 per night for single or double occupancy. Each room can hold up to four occupants, though the Coast Bellevue Hotel does charge for each additional occupant beyond two (call Coast Bellevue Hotel for details). You must book by May 21, 2009 in order to be guaranteed a hotel room—after that date, the room block is open to the public and you may not be able to guarantee yourself a room at the hotel. We encourage all of our attendees to stay at the Coast Bellevue Hotel in order to remain close to the daily gaming action! Please visit the Coast Bellevue Hotel website for additional details on the hotel's amenities, including free wi-fi throughout the entire hotel.
The Coast Bellevue Hotel is within 15 minutes of dozens of restaurants, the Bellevue Square Mall, Lincoln Center, a movie theater, a bowling alley, and is conveniently located just off I-405 at NE 8th Street exit in Bellevue.
PAIZOCON 2009 GUESTS OF HONOR
Paizo is proud to announce our three Guests of Honor for PAIZOCON 2009!
Monte Cook
Monte Cook has been working on games professionally for more than 20 years. In that time, he has worked on a variety of games, including Dungeons & Dragons, Rolemaster, Champions, Call of Cthulhu, and Alternity. He designed HeroClix, and co-designed Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition, and wrote Planewalker's Handbook, Dead Gods, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil and the Book of Vile Darkness, among many other D&D supplements. In 2001, he founded Malhavoc Press, and over the next few years published titles like the Book of Eldritch Might, Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved, and Ptolus: Monte Cook's City by the Spire.
Sue Cook
After getting her journalism degree, Sue Cook tried several jobs as a newspaper reporter and copy editor, only to decide she didn't really want to become Lois Lane after all. Instead she joined the book department of TSR, Inc. For the last 18 years, Sue has worked as an editor of roleplaying games, magazines, short fiction, web content, newspaper articles, books, and more. Highlights of her career include editing award-winning game products such as The Book of Eldritch Might, Ptolus, and Dragonlance, as well as running Malhavoc Press with her husband, Monte. She also has enjoyed her stints as managing editor of Amazing Stories magazine, managing producer of the Wizards of the Coast website, and as a short story author. She now works full time as a strategic communications consultant for Northwestern Mutual, a financial services company in Milwaukee, WI.
Eva Widermann
Eva Widermann was born in June 1978 in Munich. As a young child, it soon became apparent that Eva was gifted with a vast imagination and a talent for creativity, particularly drawing. Eva explored this creative talent throughout her childhood, which eventually led her to pursue a career as a graphic designer. At the age of 20, she began working within the graphic design industry and spent several years working for various advertising agencies in Munich, Stuttgart, and Karlsruhe. Eventually Eva grew tired of the advertising business and felt that it lacked that challenge and sense of accomplishment that she had been looking for. In 2003 Eva decided to pursue her long term dream of becoming a freelance illustrator and concept artist. Since that time, Eva has been actively involved within the RPG and game industry, creating her own unique illos and concept art for many different clients. www.eva-widermann.de evawidermann.blogspot.com
PAIZOCON 2009 GUESTS
In addition to our Guests of Honor, PAIZOCON will be wall-to-wall industry professionals.
Here's a complete list of other guests expected at PAIZOCON 2009 as well as a link to purchase your tickets!
Also, click here to order tickets for the Saturday night Pathfinder RPG Preview Banquet. You must order a ticket for PAIZOCON 2009 to be able to order a ticket for this event.
Chief Technical Officer
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You may purchase a 3-Day Badge here... and check out the Pathfinder RPG Preview Banquet here.
Booked! :w00t:
I'm in!
2 x PAIZOCON 2009 3-Day Badge @ 30.00 = $60.00
Status: Fulfilled March 2, 2009 at 05:21 PM (US/Pacific)
2 x PAIZOCON 2009 Pathfinder RPG Preview Banquet Ticket @ 5.00 = $10.00
Status: Fulfilled March 2, 2009 at 05:21 PM (US/Pacific)
5:21pm... beat that :D
Months ago I inquired about judging at PaizoCon and was told to wait. Shall I keep waiting, or are you accepting judging volunteers yet?
How much is a cab ride from the Seattle airport to the hotel?
Last time I flew into Seattle there was an airport shuttle that drove from SeaTac airport to a bunch of hotels. It was fifteen or twenty bucks, I think. Here's hoping that it connects with the Coast Bellevue.
Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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Regarding transportation, here's what I told fray:
I'd only rent a car if you intend on going places OTHER than PaizoCon. Or if you are deciding to stay at a hotel other than the one where PaizoCon is held (NOT advised, BTW). If you intend on visiting the sites (Space Needle, Pike's Place Market, the Ballard Locks, etc), then yes, getting a car would be smart.
And renting a car at the airport is WAY more expensive than renting it off site. WAY more. My parents visited for Xmas, and the rate was 3X higher at the airport than when they rented near my house. Ouch. Of course, this WAS Xmas, so prices were probably inflated for the holidays.
Getting to and from the airport can be done through a service called Shuttle Express. Cheaply. They serve many Bellevue hotels for less than $30 a trip. http://www.shuttleexpress.com/hotels.html
I'm happy to give out info...I hope to be putting together a little visitor's guide for folks after we announce. Several people are bringing kids, and want to know what their kids can do in Seattle while they play Pathfinder. ;-)
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Just for the record - since I dont know anything about Paizocon - how many of these have there been?
Is it an annual event in May every year? And is it always in Bellevue Washington? (can we expect 2010 to be in the same area)?
The reason I ask is that I although I would be unable to attend this year - my wife has family an hour north of Seattle (in Skagit), and I could definitely talk her into a vacation to Washington for a week if it meant she could go stay with her sister and parents for a few day with our kids while I hang out at Paizocon - so we could have a family vacation and I'd get to go to paizocon all rolled up into one! How cool would that be!!
Robert
PAIZOCON 2009 is the 2nd PAIZOCON. It will most likely be in June from now on.
As for volunteer GMs, please go ahead and buy your tickets and get your hotel. If you're going to volunteer as a GM at the show, I still have to have you in the maximum ticket count for space reasons. Those who volunteer to GM Pathfinder Society OP, though, will get a healthy reward in the form of credit on paizo.com (that may or may not be used right there at the show to skip shipping).
I'm not yet ready to call for volunteers, though. Soon.
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Man, I wish I was still living in Vancouver... Well, I'm in Toronto now, so I guess my best bet for some PRPG goodness is Gencon right? :)
There's CanGames coming up in Ottawa (May 15-17 Mai). A few PFS games are being scheduled...
:)
What does the schedule look like? Have the "official" start time and wrapup been determined?
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PAIZOCON 2009 is the 2nd PAIZOCON. It will most likely be in June from now on.
I take it that it will be in or around Bellevue in the future, too?
Also - is this for those playing PF society characters/scenarios (only)?
Thanks,
Robert
There should be lots of games, including sneak peeks. If you click on the badge link and scroll all the way to the bottom, there are some general ideas. More details (schedule) are to come soon.
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Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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If you are attending PaizoCon, and are on Facebook, we have an event page for it...stop by and let folks know you are coming!
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Random question: Is there a reason the nightly room rate for the PaizoCon block is $10 more than the regular room rate? I checked both the hotel's website and the reservation line, and regular rate for a room is $119/night. I checked, and these are the same room type of rooms as for the PaizoCon block.
Thanks :)
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You bastards the day after my birthday?!? Well I intend to go to this so now I'll have to board a plane on my birthday and my anniversary is the 23 which means that I have to use money that should be going to my anniversary to attend Paizocon. You just had to set it in June you selfish bastards.
All I'm saying is you people better have a birthday cake for me at paizocon. Cheesecake or Ice cream cake are my preferred birthday mediums.
I can't believe this is the day after my birthday.
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Director of Games
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You bastards the day after my birthday?!? Well I intend to go to this so now I'll have to board a plane on my birthday and my anniversary is the 23 which means that I have to use money that should be going to my anniversary to attend Paizocon. You just had to set it in June you selfish bastards.
All I'm saying is you people better have a birthday cake for me at paizocon. Cheesecake or Ice cream cake are my preferred birthday mediums.
I can't believe this is the day after my birthday.
Well, I am afraid you are going to need to reschedule your birthday.
I know what you mean though.. last year I spent my birthday on the plane, heading to Origins.
Ugh.
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
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I can't believe this is the day after my birthday.
What Jason said. You should have thought ahead, like me, and planned your birthday for the week BEFORE PaizoCon. That way you could use your birthday as an excuse for taking a long weekend and spending the month's grocery budget on a hotel room, without having to travel on your birthday. Sheesh, you just can't procrastinate a decision like when to have your birthday. ;-p
Jeez, if yer gonna whine about it, start hoofing it. I don't think it'd take more than 2 or 3 months to hike across the continent to Seattle.
Might want to wait until after spring thaw though... and pack extra socks!
Um ... hrm, on the other hand, maybe just get a 2nd job for a bit to pay for air fare and the con ... hrm ...
Any one need a kidney? I have a spare, only slightly used, will trade for a wad of cash and proper documentation on ...
Hrm, also illegal ... drat ...
*shakes fist* I'll figure it out yet ...
PAIZOCON 2009 is the 2nd PAIZOCON. It will most likely be in June from now on.
I take it that it will be in or around Bellevue in the future, too?
Also - is this for those playing PF society characters/scenarios (only)?
Thanks,
Robert
I can make no guarantees as the location of future PAIZOCONs. Close to our office, probably.
PAIZOCON is for ALL types of gaming. Pathfinder Society will be present there, but not the only reason for attending.
Random question: Is there a reason the nightly room rate for the PaizoCon block is $10 more than the regular room rate? I checked both the hotel's website and the reservation line, and regular rate for a room is $119/night. I checked, and these are the same room type of rooms as for the PaizoCon block.
Thanks :)
Hmm. I'll look into that. Their regular room rate was $169.00 when we booked.
When... When will Paizo be in the UK???? Will you be attending GenCon UK this year? Or are you relying on UK resident customers to organise you something?
If the fans in the UK want to plan a PAIZOCON UK (as I believe they are doing) then that's great! We'll do what we can to support it. We have no current plans to run any shows beyond the PAIZOCON in our own backyard.
As for Gen Con UK, we are not attending. There's too much in flux about this year's show to commit money to something we're not even sure will happen.
You bastards the day after my birthday?!?
We totally planned it that way.
Coolio. F.A.T.A.L. with a dash of Fantasy Wargaming and we're set :-)
PAIZOCON is for ALL types of gaming. Pathfinder Society will be present there, but not the only reason for attending.
If the attendees want to organize something like this in the open gaming areas (TBA) then that's totally cool. :-)
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Director of Games
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If the attendees want to organize something like this in the open gaming areas (TBA) then that's totally cool. :-)Coolio. F.A.T.A.L. with a dash of Fantasy Wargaming and we're set :-)
PAIZOCON is for ALL types of gaming. Pathfinder Society will be present there, but not the only reason for attending.
What Josh meant to say is that running FATAL is totally NOT cool...
A FATAL Larp however... wait.. nevermind
Jason
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If the attendees want to organize something like this in the open gaming areas (TBA) then that's totally cool. :-)Coolio. F.A.T.A.L. with a dash of Fantasy Wargaming and we're set :-)
PAIZOCON is for ALL types of gaming. Pathfinder Society will be present there, but not the only reason for attending.What Josh meant to say is that running FATAL is totally NOT cool...
A FATAL Larp however... wait.. nevermind
Jason
Spoilsport. :-)
Fine. Where's my copy of Hook Horror Massacre and Book of Erotic Fantasy? Let's have the players run a "day in the life" of the Golarian ogres. "Oh, junior? Come give your mom a hug...."*
*If you're familiar with the module, you'll quickly realize this is not GSL-compliant
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Hmm. I'll look into that. Their regular room rate was $169.00 when we booked.Random question: Is there a reason the nightly room rate for the PaizoCon block is $10 more than the regular room rate? I checked both the hotel's website and the reservation line, and regular rate for a room is $119/night. I checked, and these are the same room type of rooms as for the PaizoCon block.
Thanks :)
Yeah, unfortunately, that's normal for blocked rates at hotels... they set the block rates as discounts on the estimated prices from 10-12 months in advance, those rates get adjusted according to the % of the hotel is full at the time (if you are the first 20% in the hotel I worked for in our busy weekend, you got in @ 119, 20-40% $139 40-80% $175 and 80%+ 199... With the economy, they may not hit the projected amount of guests, meaning that they lowered their prices (they normally lower this at either 8 months out or 6 months out)
Hmm. I'll look into that. Their regular room rate was $169.00 when we booked.Random question: Is there a reason the nightly room rate for the PaizoCon block is $10 more than the regular room rate? I checked both the hotel's website and the reservation line, and regular rate for a room is $119/night. I checked, and these are the same room type of rooms as for the PaizoCon block.
Thanks :)
I asked my contact there and she can't see anywhere in their system where they're offering a $100 room rate. In fact, she confirmed their room rate was $169 for those nights and that we were getting a great deal. Did you look at the correct Coast hotel?
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Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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I asked my contact there and she can't see anywhere in their system where they're offering a $100 room rate. In fact, she confirmed their room rate was $169 for those nights and that we were getting a great deal. Did you look at the correct Coast hotel?Hmm. I'll look into that. Their regular room rate was $169.00 when we booked.Random question: Is there a reason the nightly room rate for the PaizoCon block is $10 more than the regular room rate? I checked both the hotel's website and the reservation line, and regular rate for a room is $119/night. I checked, and these are the same room type of rooms as for the PaizoCon block.
Thanks :)
I can't see any rate even near $119 on their website....$159 is what I see. Regardless, the $129 rate, IN Bellevue, is a good one. Just share a room, it's a great way to bond with your fellow Paizoians.
But, really, the question is: Who is getting that swanky townhouse suite for all our Paizo Club parties?
;-)
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I asked my contact there and she can't see anywhere in their system where they're offering a $100 room rate. In fact, she confirmed their room rate was $169 for those nights and that we were getting a great deal. Did you look at the correct Coast hotel?
This is the address for my confirmation email:
Coast Bellevue Hotel625 116 Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA
I'll forward you the confirmation, so you can maybe use it to get some leverage for a better deal.
Edit: I just checked the website again, and the cheapest rate on there now is $159/night. I must've caught it at just the right time to get that rate.
That's exactly how it happened!