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I've reached out to the organizers of Game Summit, a convention in Ottawa, and am working with some players from Ottawa and Montreal to get PFS represented at the convention. The con is receptive and enthusiastic, and at this point, my biggest challenge is in getting enough local GMs to run all of the tables I am trying to plan.
So, if you're interested in joining us at Game Summit, and are willing to GM a table or two over the course of the weekend, please email me at jeff@ontariopathfinders.com. The convention offers the following rewards for GMs:
* 1 Day Gamer Passport + 4 Tokens (day of your shift, upgrade to a Weekend Passport for $20)
* $10 coupon to be used at any Merchant (provided at the end of your shift)
Once I have the schedule finalized and everything ready to go, I'll post here with more details.
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I delivered posters to all the local game stores yesterday. A few of them said they had quite a few people asking about PFS and nobody running it. I think that foreboding sensation I am feeling is more of my free time getting sucked away from me as I consider starting something up.
Any interest out there in a weekly or biweekly PFS meetup in Ottawa?
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There is now a final schedule for Game Summit! We'll be offering a total of 20 tables over the course of the convention, with an emphasis on lower-level scenarios, but also some higher-level offerings. Come out and join us - you can get your convention badges and pre-register for PFS games through the convention website at www.gamesummit.ca. (The PFS events are not set up yet on their website, but hopefully will be soon.)
Saturday Morning (10am to 2pm)
First Steps 1: In Service to Lore
#5 Mists of Mwangi
#4-01 Rise of the Goblin Guild
#4-02 In Wrath's Shadow
Saturday Afternoon (3pm to 7pm)
First Steps 2: To Delve the Dungeon Deep
#35 Voice in the Void
#4-09 The Blakros Matrimony
#4-11 The Disappeared
Saturday Evening (7pm to 11pm)
First Steps 3: A Vision of Betrayal
#5 Mists of Mwangi
#4-05 The Sanos Abduction
#4-06 Green Market
Sunday Morning (10am to 2pm)
Module: Master of the Fallen Fortress
#35 Voice in the Void
#4-01 Rise of the Goblin Guild
#4-02 In Wrath's Shadow
Sunday Afternoon (2pm to 6pm)
Module: We Be Goblins
#3-EX The Cyphermage Dilemma
#4-09 The Blakros Matrimony
#4-11 The Disappeared
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I delivered posters to all the local game stores yesterday. A few of them said they had quite a few people asking about PFS and nobody running it. I think that foreboding sensation I am feeling is more of my free time getting sucked away from me as I consider starting something up.
Any interest out there in a weekly or biweekly PFS meetup in Ottawa?
I would be interested in weekly and possilby two other people as well. Two of us live in the Kanata region and the other out in the East side of the city.
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On an "unrelated to Game Summit" note, I'm happy to do what I can remotely to support regular PFS play in Ottawa. I find myself up that way a couple of times a year, as it's where my family lives, but not regular enough to take the lead myself. If anyone wants to initiate organizing in-store public play in the area and needs some advice or support, drop me an email and I'll do whatever I can.
Robert Trifts started public play in Toronto about a year and a half ago and now we've got a community of roughly 50 players, and growing, at two weekly events and occasional conventions. This was very much a case of "if you build it, they will come," and I don't expect that Ottawa would be any different.
On top of that, there's space for an Ottawa event to use our event registration system and forums at OntarioPathfinders.com, if people want.
Just sayin'. :)
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Hi everyone,
Games are now live and available for pre-registration at the Game Summit website! If you're from out-of-town and need a way to get to Ottawa for the game, check out the Gamer Bus, with stops in London, Toronto, and Kingston; or in Montreal.
Hope to see lots of Society Players out for this event!
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Toronto's big convention season is around this time of year as well - there's not much in YYZ in the fall. Spellstorm and Gryphcon are the big two in Southern Ontario at the moment. Regrettably, they're both on the same weekend (early March) this year, but that's not always the case.
