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so I have a games day that I organize and run on fridays at my local game store ... I am expanding this in steps
my second step is for 1 month from now offering year of the shadow lodge and seeing how that goes
my 3rd step is the possibility of attempting to host a Convention at the games store ... this is of course a consideration ATM and 5-6 months out .. at minimum (as myself and only 1 other person are in the loop on the Idea ATM) and it hinges on a lot of things ... one of which being how successful will year of the Shadow lodge be
My question ... is if this becomes a reality ... how do I do it ... what are my time frames, I know there are other questions I have not asked and am probably missing.
I know the easiest way to do this would be to go through a VC or VL but we currently do not have any in the state
any kind of advice / answers would be nice
also theres a way to maake a store "Official" and for them to be able to get a free scenario a week ... the games store I HQ at is interested ... but he cant find the info ... and I keep forgetting to ask
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With respect to the issue of the Venture-Officer, and the lack of a nearby one, don't let that stop you from contacting one of us. The logical choice is the closest one geographically - but I'm sure that any of us would love to do what we can to help you, remotely.
To do this yourself, just send an email to Mike Brock, the campaign coordinator - his email is mike.brock@paizo.com. However, you should be aware that, generally, the threshold for prize support is 15 tables at a single event. I'm not certain of the timeline, but generally, more notice is better, so as soon as the date is firm, you should let him know.
Finally, I know that the first part of a store becoming official is for them to register as a retailer - direct them to the left sidebar of this site, under Links --> Retailers (about halfway down, under About Paizo). I'm not sure 100% of the status of the retail support program, but Mike can answer that question as well.
Thanks for your involvement and drive for getting PFS started locally! If you have any other questions, feel free to post them here; you'll get lots of advice.
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Any Venture-person would be more then happy to help direct you, but since you have two that have replied to your post already; e-mail one or both of us.
I've assisted with several conventions and if you are 5-6 months out then you are at the PRIME time to start prepping. The more work you do now, the easier it is come game day.
All of the venture-people e-mails are public, click on my name for more details.
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I need convention support requests six weeks in advance. We also have a form that is used so the convention PFS coordinator will have to email me to receive it.Where is the form located for future use? Thanks!!
Schedule of events to request con support:
1) A minimum of six weeks before th eevent, teh event PFS coordinator emails Mike Brock to inform him of the event and to request the event form.2) Mike Brock emails the form to the event coordinator, probably with a, "I'll need this filled out and emailed back to me by X date/Y days/weeks before the event."
3) The event coordinator receives the form, fills it out expeditiously, and emails it back to Mike Brock.
4) Mike Brock uses the form, and his wallmap of 15+ table PFS events, to determine the relative size of your event, and what level of con support it qualifies for.
5) Z days/weeks before the event, Mike Brock/Paizo ships out the physical support materials, and AA days/weeks before the event, emails out/places in your downloads, the electronic support materials.
6) Event occurreth, materials given out, everybody happy! Start planning for the next time. ;)
Wraith235,
This thread has a lot of great ideas:
http://paizo.com/forums/dmtz61he?Want-to-start-GMing-Pathfinder-Society-Gam es
I would say that asking to be a Venture-Captain yourself is one of the best pieces of advice that you can get.
In Oklahoma, there are no VCs -- I had to ask Jon Cary (my closest geographic VC) for some help.
Jon advised that support for under six tables was limited and suggested I throw my hat in the ring. I did, and started out very much like you: one store, one table, and expand outwards.
My suggestion: find the nearest college/university/community college you can, get in touch with the Student Activities Board, find three GMs (plus you to register), set up an event with the PFS online list, use Warhorn.net to manage the tables, and have a gaming day.
You will need:
Core Assumption Books for GMs (most provide their own).
Printed copies of First Steps (I, II, III) - about $5 each if you do color and binding.
ONE easel pad of 1" grid paper - about $30 for 50 sheets. You can easily do all of the maps for First Steps on 10 pages of paper.
BAGS of Starburst. They are 1" square and can be drawn on with Sharpies. I use them for monster stand-ins, and use the pink ones for area effect spells, with minis/stand-ins over the top. $3/each.
Sheet protectors - $5/100
Binders - $2/each
Cardboard magazine backers - $5/100
Wet-erase markers - $6/6
Copier/scanner/printer - $30.
The host site should have tables/chairs/table skirt.
I'm doing another one at Tokyo in Tulsa on July 20-22, so I will take copious notes about how we organized it and report back.
If there's anything that I can do to help, message me and I'll see what I can work out. ^_^
Best of luck!