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We recently finished a weekend event here called Egypt Wars 3. It's a local game con run by our local gaming store, Castle Perilous.
There were 6 tables of Pathfinder Society games running on the busy Saturday and Sunday event times. Seth Gipson, our newly-appointed Venture Lieutenant, was our events coordinator. He did a great job. He posted the following on the SIPFS Facebook page:
"I just wanted to let you all know that the grand total that Im coming up with for the weekend (after counting from all the sign in sheets), that we had 29 tables run, with a total of 136 players being seated over the course of the con. No idea on the exact number of different players yet, but I think Scott is right that it was somewhere between 25 and 30. Not too bad, considering we did have at least a couple locals who didn't make it.
Also, before the con, I had made 15 'new player packets' which had a PFS number, blank character sheet, and a bit of info about our group. I think all but 2 got taken by new players."
This was the 2nd year for the SIPFS organizing Pathfinder Society games, and it was a vastly different undertaking than the first go-around. There were many more tables, more GMs to herd, more events to order and distribute, and much more paperwork. There was a comprehensive selection of pre-gens, nice new-player packets with numbers and character sheets, and fun boons to award. That's a lot to keep track of, even with the assistance of his wife Kristen and fellow SIPFS founder Carl Harris.
There were 2 special guests! Bob Jonquet and Chris Mortika came down and ran events for us. Bob is our Venture Captain and it was wonderful having him around to meet the SIPFS regulars. I can't say enough nice things about Bob; he's awesome. Chris Mortika is a terrific GM from Iowa that is working on his *5th* GMing star. That means he's got lots of experience running PFS events. Boy, does he know his stuff! He performs wonderfully as well, creating sheer magic at the table.
If you live within 2-3 hours of Carbondale, consider coming to the next Egypt Wars. There's a low weekend rate, no table fees, prizes for each event. In addition to the Pathfinder Society events there are other RPGs, Card, Miniature, and Board Games. Scott Thorne from Castle Perilous found some folks from MO that bring 50+ board games and will teach anyone, anytime. If your event finishes early, you don't have to mill around; they will be happy to entertain you! I make a point to head over to their tables and see what's up simply because they are so much fun to visit and it's a good game break.
