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I was pondering about a cos-play of Nethys (though I've never really done cos-play before) but realized that I knew no one to make an awesome costume and it would also probably cost a fortune.
Maybe next year...
If I can get anyone to PROMISE they will show up in costume I will jump on that band wagon. My favored deity is Sarenrae, but we'll see.
Uh oh. I think I'm sensing the emergence of Paizocon's first Iconics and NPC Costume Contest! Right here, right now. We'll look back and say, this is where it all began.
Also, it must start outside so Avianna can use that outrageous fire spewing trick!
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That's what we get for just copying your name, Eric. In all fairness, Mona should legally change the spelling of his name to better suit our answers, don't you think?
No.
I am so happy we spelled it right! Our table had no idea what to put for the true name of the Whispering Tyrant, so our designated answer-writer put "Eric Mona" down. Luckily I had just come from several panels that he was on and he had been wearing his name tag. I suggested switching the "C" to a "K" just as they picked up our answer sheet. It's a good thing I did too, since everyone else is getting mocked for misspelling it.
In all fairness, my brother Shirak (no, that's his real name, not his screen name) hadn't gamed in well over a decade and a half. He lives on the West coast, and I live on the East, so we don't see each other more than once every few years -- let alone game together.
I invited him to GenCon 08, to which he came, largely to hang out. He didn't pursue events, missed sign ups and didn't really get cons at the time. I asked Nick Logue and Josh Frost if they'd squeeze him into a few Pathfinder Society events. Knowing him and knowing Pathfinder, I figured he'd get hooked.
He did.
Now he's avid for Pathfinder, genuinely engaged by the IP as a whole and Society in particular. He came to Paizocon with me, and this time he was downright lasered in on getting the events he wanted, dammit!
And I got to see my brother twice this year. It'll be three times counting GenCon '09.
In a very real way, I can say Paizo gave me my brother back. Or at least the excuse and opportunity to see him and to share something with him about which we're both enthused.
That also means, being new to Pathfinder, he hasn't received a lot of product from Erik. Yet. But he sure as hell knows how to spell the man's name now, product or no!
Thank you, Paizo.
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In all fairness, my brother Shirak (no, that's his real name, not his screen name) hadn't gamed in well over a decade and a half. He lives on the West coast, and I live on the East, so we don't see each other more than once every few years -- let alone game together.
Your brother was a load of fun, Lou! It was great to meet him (well, and you too... I suppose ;P ). I'm glad he's jazzed to get back into the gaming fold!
Everyone knows the Object in a Box is a...Agoraphobic Cleric
"My Roof, My Roof, My Roof is on Fire..."
So our amnesic wizard (played by Derek Poppinink) has a moment of clarity and ingeniously crafts a small wooden house for the agoraphobic cleric (played by Pete Apple) hiding in the corner. The cleric runs into the house and the tide of the battle turns a bit as the party now has divine support against the evil blackguard. Then the badly beat up paladin and barbarian run for the newly minted wooden house in hopes of getting a heal and the blackguard blows up the paladin and the barbarian with a fireball, and catches the house on fire...
You were great as the cleric Pete! That game was a blast.
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You were great as the cleric Pete! That game was a blast.
You were all great! And yes, Cursed Lot was my favorite part of PaizoCon, for the second year in a row!
Where else can you play:
An Amnesic Wizard that hears barking dogs
An Agoraphobic Cleric in a carriage (and her warhorse, Daisy)
A Barbarian that panics at the sight of blood
A Rogue that's afraid of the dark
A Paladin under a permanent "Suggestion"
A Hemopheliac, OCD Monk that counts everything he sees
Extremely creative and lots of opportunities to play off one another.
"The Monk is bleeding! Turn him off! Gaaa!"
And the wooden house! Brilliant!
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The best thing about PaizoCon...
was getting everyone to help with this: BAM
Tome of Extreme Spiffiness
The best thing about PaizoCon...
was getting everyone to help with this: BAM
Pretty cool Blake, pretty cool!
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You were great as the cleric Pete! That game was a blast.
You were all great! And yes, Cursed Lot was my favorite part of PaizoCon, for the second year in a row!
Where else can you play:
An Amnesic Wizard that hears barking dogs
An Agoraphobic Cleric in a carriage (and her warhorse, Daisy)
A Barbarian that panics at the sight of blood
A Rogue that's afraid of the dark
A Paladin under a permanent "Suggestion"
A Hemopheliac, OCD Monk that counts everything he seesExtremely creative and lots of opportunities to play off one another.
"The Monk is bleeding! Turn him off! Gaaa!"
And the wooden house! Brilliant!
Its really kinda funny.. both years now, I have pretty much poured all my energy into the characters, then pulled out the simplest of plots and let the havoc begin. Its surprising how well it works... well, with horribly cursed PCs anyway.
Jason
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Yeah, but maybe he'll look good in it. ;-)I could come as Bulmahn.Someone should promise Silkygreenbelly they will show up next year in costume.
Just saying.
That costume is taken...
Jason
I hearby call for the utter ruination of yoda8myhead.. the first person to bring me his dignity and hope on a platter of broken dreams gets a cookie...
Jason
I hearby call for the utter ruination of yoda8myhead.. the first person to bring me his dignity and hope on a platter of broken dreams gets a cookie...
Jason
LOL! I'm surprised there are any cookies left at the office...
Yeah, but maybe he'll look good in it. ;-)I hearby call for the utter ruination of yoda8myhead.. the first person to bring me his dignity and hope on a platter of broken dreams gets a cookie...
Jason
LOL! yoda8myhead needs to play in one of Jason's games next year..I'd love to witness the carnage.
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Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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You were great as the cleric Pete! That game was a blast.
You were all great! And yes, Cursed Lot was my favorite part of PaizoCon, for the second year in a row!
Where else can you play:
An Amnesic Wizard that hears barking dogs
An Agoraphobic Cleric in a carriage (and her warhorse, Daisy)
A Barbarian that panics at the sight of blood
A Rogue that's afraid of the dark
A Paladin under a permanent "Suggestion"
A Hemopheliac, OCD Monk that counts everything he seesExtremely creative and lots of opportunities to play off one another.
"The Monk is bleeding! Turn him off! Gaaa!"
And the wooden house! Brilliant!
I agree...the Cursed Lot II was the highlight of my gaming experiences at Paizocon (so many AWESOME things, I have to categorize them), and even moreso because I did not think I had gotten into it.
I had just finished up Greg Vaughn's Slumbering Tsar game (which, btw, is outstanding!) and was preparing to go grab lunch and review my afternoon of panels, when LO! I see that I have a ticket to "Cursed Lot II". I had tried to snag the last seat when it came up after the lottery, but thought I had lost out. Soooo, I find Jason's table, and ask "How's it going?" Fully expecting to hear that they've started with all hands. Jason answered, "We seem to be short one player...."
The barbarian was, once again, a hoot to play. And the interaction with the other players and THEIR curses (I'm looking at YOU, Zoomackulas/Rob) was a perfect way to crank up the Cursed Lot up a notch. I'm still chuckling about the rogue....with darkvision....so funny.
ABANDON ALL HOPE!!!!!
OK. (stab)
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You were great as the cleric Pete! That game was a blast.
You were all great! And yes, Cursed Lot was my favorite part of PaizoCon, for the second year in a row!
Where else can you play:
An Amnesic Wizard that hears barking dogs
An Agoraphobic Cleric in a carriage (and her warhorse, Daisy)
A Barbarian that panics at the sight of blood
A Rogue that's afraid of the dark
A Paladin under a permanent "Suggestion"
A Hemopheliac, OCD Monk that counts everything he seesExtremely creative and lots of opportunities to play off one another.
"The Monk is bleeding! Turn him off! Gaaa!"
And the wooden house! Brilliant!
I agree...the Cursed Lot II was the highlight of my gaming experiences at Paizocon (so many AWESOME things, I have to categorize them), and even moreso because I did not think I had gotten into it.
I had just finished up Greg Vaughn's Slumbering Tsar game (which, btw, is outstanding!) and was preparing to go grab lunch and review my afternoon of panels, when LO! I see that I have a ticket to "Cursed Lot II". I had tried to snag the last seat when it came up after the lottery, but thought I had lost out. Soooo, I find Jason's table, and ask "How's it going?" Fully expecting to hear that they've started with all hands. Jason answered, "We seem to be short one player...."
The barbarian was, once again, a hoot to play. And the interaction with the other players and THEIR curses (I'm looking at YOU, Zoomackulas/Rob) was a perfect way to crank up the Cursed Lot up a notch. I'm still chuckling about the rogue....with darkvision....so funny.
ABANDON ALL HOPE!!!!!
OK. (stab)
569 candles, 570 candles, 571 candles....what did you say Tim, I'm busy counting......damn....... 1 candle, 2 candles, 3 candles.......Anyone want some beet tea, just brewed some up fresh....... 1 beet, 2 beets........
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I'm a bit slower than most when it comes to uploading pictures online and stuff, but I did get a baker's dozen from PaizoCon, including the Brazen Strumpets team photo!
P.S. Someone suggested uploading pics to a central site, but I don't recall the site or if there were special instructions for how to do that!
I hearby call for the utter ruination of yoda8myhead.. the first person to bring me his dignity and hope on a platter of broken dreams gets a cookie...
Jason
*goes sharpen pitchfork to go after yoda*
Oh wait, I owe him big time for that awesome picture... darn!
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P.S. Someone suggested uploading pics to a central site, but I don't recall the site or if there were special instructions for how to do that!We were including our individual galleries on Facebook in the PaizoCon II event group's gallery as well.
I'm no facebook expert - how do I link my album to that one?
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Director of Brand Strategy
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I'm no facebook expert - how do I link my album to that one?
Go here and in the Photos box in the middle of the page, you should see "Add Photos" on the right-hand side. Click that, then choose your own album and photos to add. The "select all" button at the bottom might be quickest. Then you're done! See, wasn't that easy?
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Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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I'm no facebook expert - how do I link my album to that one?Go here and in the Photos box in the middle of the page, you should see "Add Photos" on the right-hand side. Click that, then choose your own album and photos to add. The "select all" button at the bottom might be quickest. Then you're done! See, wasn't that easy?
Thanks, yoda!
I've also started a Paizocon Group on Flickr open to all, if we want to do that for non-Facebook folks.
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Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4, Legendary Games
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I'm no facebook expert - how do I link my album to that one?Go here and in the Photos box in the middle of the page, you should see "Add Photos" on the right-hand side. Click that, then choose your own album and photos to add. The "select all" button at the bottom might be quickest. Then you're done! See, wasn't that easy?
Alas, I see no such button in the photos section. I even tried scrolling through all the photos to see if there was a link at the end, but no joy.
EDIT: Never mind, tis DONE! Tim N. pointed out that in order to add photos you have to RSVP first. Done and done!
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Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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Alas, I see no such button in the photos section. I even tried scrolling through all the photos to see if there was a link at the end, but no joy.I'm no facebook expert - how do I link my album to that one?Go here and in the Photos box in the middle of the page, you should see "Add Photos" on the right-hand side. Click that, then choose your own album and photos to add. The "select all" button at the bottom might be quickest. Then you're done! See, wasn't that easy?
I think it's because you haven't joined the Event. I sent you an invite (yes, I KNOW it's over now, but....) so that may solve the problem. I hope.
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I've kinda avoided this topic...
Honestly, to number any of them, wouldn't do them justice. Every game I was in was amongst the best things I've ever done at a con. They were all simply amazing. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be the Merry Jackanapes but then I owe that to Boomer pushing us all and still making us feel comfortable amongst strangers. That's a tough trick.
Sitting down with Jason Nelson and his game was a pleasure. His GMing style is just a lot of fun and I can't wait to spring a few of the little side bits on my players.
Jason Buhlman had us hopping in some of the most ridiculously fun characters ever, and I do mean ridiculous. Getting a cheatery look at a few of the final PFRPG rules was delicious.
Lilith paints a mean chinatown and the twists on that were really great. We had a ton of fun and playing some d20 modern was an extra cool kick for Immora who can never players. And thanks for the cookies.
The Wayfinder was super cool. I can't believe I'm in it with so many really creative people, but hearing people either tearing it down or saying that they wanted to play it or see it in their campaign was... just... wow.
Also, I wanted to thank Cosmo for making sure I got my dice. They helped loads. ^_^
I have to say, you guys throw a great shindig.
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The best thing about PaizoCon...
was getting everyone to help with this: BAM
I did a similar thing with mine but I had the players in the games I was in sign it. (But left it in my room a few times...) Still fun getting it signed though.
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569 candles, 570 candles, 571 candles....what did you say Tim, I'm busy counting......damn....... 1 candle, 2 candles, 3 candles.......Anyone want some beet tea, just brewed some up fresh....... 1 beet, 2 beets........
Dammit! I was never able to get that far.
It was more like 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,OW! (bleed Bleed) 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, OW! (bleed bleed bleed)...|
Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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569 candles, 570 candles, 571 candles....what did you say Tim, I'm busy counting......damn....... 1 candle, 2 candles, 3 candles.......Anyone want some beet tea, just brewed some up fresh....... 1 beet, 2 beets........Dammit! I was never able to get that far.
It was more like 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,OW! (bleed Bleed) 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, OW! (bleed bleed bleed)...
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Actually, it went "AAAAAHHHHH!!! Run Away!!!"...and the paladin said "Ok" and ran with you.
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I'm going to. Just don't know which one yet... :DIf I can get anyone to PROMISE they will show up in costume I will jump on that band wagon. My favored deity is Sarenrae, but we'll see.I was pondering about a cos-play of Nethys (though I've never really done cos-play before) but realized that I knew no one to make an awesome costume and it would also probably cost a fortune.
Maybe next year.
Let me know when you figure it out, so we don't end up as twins ;)
I'm not as familiar with Pathfinder as I wish I was. Since my Pathfinder collection so far consists of the PDF of the Beta, I'm planning on browsing through some of Nethys's Pathfinder books on Friday when I'm up in Redmond for the game he DM's.
Otherwise, I am open to suggestions for which costume I should go in.
(and while lingerie made from human skulls would be awesome, I'm going to go ahead and nix Lamashtu)
(and while lingerie made from human skulls would be awesome, I'm going to go ahead and nix Lamashtu)
Ok, I had wholesome in mind, but that WOULD have been awesome.
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(and while lingerie made from human skulls would be awesome, I'm going to go ahead and nix Lamashtu)
Check out Calistria, Desna and Shelyn. And Seoni. And Kyra. And Merisiel. And Amiri. And well, you know...
I'm a total wallflower...Yeah, me too.
I don't think that means what you think it means Fray.
CJ
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(and while lingerie made from human skulls would be awesome, I'm going to go ahead and nix Lamashtu)Check out Calistria, Desna and Shelyn. And Seoni. And Kyra. And Merisiel. And Amiri. And well, you know...
What, no love for sarenrae?
Sarenrae would actually be my deity of choice, but I thought I remembered seeing her with wings. I don't want to go around clunking people in the head.
Sarenrae would actually be my deity of choice, but I thought I remembered seeing her with wings. I don't want to go around clunking people in the head.
Yes, but the burning hair could provide for some interesting gaming sessions.
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Director of Brand Strategy
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Sarenrae would actually be my deity of choice, but I thought I remembered seeing her with wings. I don't want to go around clunking people in the head.
Desna is generally depicted as having wings. Sarenrae not so much, at least that I know of, but she does have flaming hair.
Sarenrae would actually be my deity of choice, but I thought I remembered seeing her with wings. I don't want to go around clunking people in the head.Desna is generally depicted as having wings. Sarenrae not so much, at least that I know of, but she does have flaming hair.
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Director of Brand Strategy
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WingsSarenrae would actually be my deity of choice, but I thought I remembered seeing her with wings. I don't want to go around clunking people in the head.Desna is generally depicted as having wings. Sarenrae not so much, at least that I know of, but she does have flaming hair.
Huh. Well then I stand corrected.
Huh. Well then I stand corrected.
Uh-oh. Now we'll have to dock you points in the Pathfinder trivia contest. That means the Best-Masters and the Brazen Strumpets get to go at it again. ;-D
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Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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Huh. Well then I stand corrected.Uh-oh. Now we'll have to dock you points in the Pathfinder trivia contest. That means the Best-Masters and the Brazen Strumpets get to go at it again. ;-D
And for that, no Union card for YOU! I'm sorry, but you'll need to hand over your oar now, sir.
And for that, no Union card for YOU! I'm sorry, but you'll need to hand over your oar now, sir.
Pfft! Dude, you do realize my table tied with yours? Twice! So, I'm completely down with the Best-Masters. We don't need your silly oars... ;-)