Hmm packing list,
1) suitcase
2) glenlevit
3) crown black label
4) stoli
5) dice
6) character sheets
7) iPad
Done
Um...
Forgot clothes there, bub, several changes of them.
Packing list? We don't need no stinking packing list!
Once, young grasshopper, I thought as you.
And then the GenCon from Hell happened.
Hotel fell through, ended up two miles away.
Transporting GM materials (for a different campaign) over two miles by foot was... an educational experience in 95+ degrees and 90+humidity.
This was attenuated by the fact that no two events for a given organization seemed to be in the same location. So after judging a slot... another couple of blocks to the next slot, etc, etc.
Packing light but efficiently is crucial.
I also added things like swimming trunks 'cos that pool looks nice at the hotel and I'm just daft enough to try and use it.
I also added things like swimming trunks 'cos that pool looks nice at the hotel and I'm just daft enough to try and use it.
Thanks for saying something about that, it's one of the things that I almost always miss on my list, either for events (Wei goes to pool at 'x') or equipment (forgetting to bring trunks)
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That might be a way to make one hope not to win lottery events :)
In past PaizoCons, I've been so focused on gaming that I would never have had time to go to the pool. If I wasn't gaming, eating with fellow gamers, or talking about gaming (perhaps at a panel), I was sleeping.
Unless you're an Undine with the proper alternate racial trait, I do not recommend sleeping in the pool.
Omg, I forgot about the pool!
We're actually staying in the con hotel this year and with the weather we've been having, a swim would probably be delightful!
Yeah, I never have time to do anything but game and sleep.
He he, my plan is to wake at 6, pool by 6.15, for an hour exercise, then a nice crispy bacon butty for breakfast without the guilt! :P - This assumes the pool allows early morning swims of course >.<
17 days - soon to be 16! :P
For the paizo store and/or any other booths or whatever with cool swag to buy do they take cash only or cash and credit or credit only?
I've never been and was just thinking about this... was getting ready to dump a large payment on my card but now I'm wondering if I shouldn't.
All merchandise sales at PaizoCon are processed at a single point, and cash or credit is fine.
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What are the vendors for this years con?
The following is a list of publishers/partners/guests that will be on site either in the store, in the PFS room, or out in the common area (and are listed in no particular order).
Tyler Walpole (Artist Guest of Honor)
Nicolas Logue (RPG Guest of Honor)
Kobold Press
Frog God Games
Legendary Games
Necromancers of the Northwest
Dragondyne Publishing
Drop Dead Studios
Littlest Lovecraft
Syrinscape
Obsidian Entertainment (Pathfinder Adventures app)
Trapdoor Technologies (Playbook for Pathfinder)
Pathfinder Online
Kurtis Weibe (Rat Queens)
Reaper Miniatures (Paint & Take)
Wayfinder
Pathfinder Chronicler
There will also be a smattering of gaming luminaries and designers wandering the halls (including several from Lone Shark Games for example) so keep your eyes peeled! There's no telling who you may run into.
As I promised to have chocolates until the supply runs out, I thought I'd help the chocolate hunt...
So...
Here is my schedule so you have a chance at finding me. Time slots with nothing in will likely find me hanging out in the bar area, and/or running pick up fun when I can get a spare table, and/or spending spondolix at the shop, and/or at a gathering of Freelance Forgers if we arrange one! :D
Friday:
10-11 Olympic 2 - Welcome to Paizocon
11-12 Olympic 2 - Forging Heroes
12-01 Olympic 2 - How to Name Anything - YES!
01-02 Olympic 3 - Writing for RPGs
02-03 Olympic 2 - Rules Q&A
03-05 Olympic 2 - Both monstre design sessions :)
Saturday
08-01 Cascade 4 - Anagnorisis
01-02 Olympic 3 - Future of Paizo
02-04 Olympic 3 - Celebrity Gaming
04-05 Olympic 3 - Aunt Lisa's Story Hour
05-06 Olympic 2 - AP Q&A
07-11 Grand Ballroom - Banquet - YUM!
Sunday
08-10 Grand Ballroom - Demo ACG - Runelords
10-01 Cascade 12 - Miniature Painting 101
01-02 Olympic 3 - Horror Preview
02-04 Olympic 3 - Celebrity Gaming
04-06 Olympic 2 - RPG Design Workshop
Monday
10-11 Olympic 2 - Secrets of Golarion
11-01 Olympic 1 - Advanced Mapping Techniques
I'm only carrying a few boxes each day, so there will be chocolates to be found throughout the whole con! :D
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What are the vendors for this years con?The following is a list of publishers/partners/guests that will be on site either in the store, in the PFS room, or out in the common area (and are listed in no particular order).
Tyler Walpole (Artist Guest of Honor)
Nicolas Logue (RPG Guest of Honor)
Kobold Press
Frog God Games
Legendary Games
Necromancers of the Northwest
Dragondyne Publishing
Drop Dead Studios
Littlest Lovecraft
Syrinscape
Obsidian Entertainment (Pathfinder Adventures app)
Trapdoor Technologies (Playbook for Pathfinder)
Pathfinder Online
Kurtis Weibe (Rat Queens)
Reaper Miniatures (Paint & Take)
Wayfinder
Pathfinder ChroniclerThere will also be a smattering of gaming luminaries and designers wandering the halls (including several from Lone Shark Games for example) so keep your eyes peeled! There's no telling who you may run into.
No Lone Wolf?
Edit: Found this, "In addition to Paizo staff, we also invite many of our business partners to attend PaizoCon: Lone Shark Games, Lone Wolf Development (Hero Lab, Realm Works), Obsidian Entertainment (Pathfinder Adventures), Reaper Miniatures, and Syrinscape—these are just a few of the people you'll find wandering the convention! Many of our third-party Pathfinder Roleplaying Game publishers are also on-hand, including (but definitely not limited to) Frog God Games, Kobold Press, Legendary Games, and Zombie Sky Press!"
Here so looks like they will be there!
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What are the vendors for this years con?The following is a list of publishers/partners/guests that will be on site either in the store, in the PFS room, or out in the common area (and are listed in no particular order).
Tyler Walpole (Artist Guest of Honor)
Nicolas Logue (RPG Guest of Honor)
Kobold Press
Frog God Games
Legendary Games
Necromancers of the Northwest
Dragondyne Publishing
Drop Dead Studios
Littlest Lovecraft
Syrinscape
Obsidian Entertainment (Pathfinder Adventures app)
Trapdoor Technologies (Playbook for Pathfinder)
Pathfinder Online
Kurtis Weibe (Rat Queens)
Reaper Miniatures (Paint & Take)
Wayfinder
Pathfinder ChroniclerThere will also be a smattering of gaming luminaries and designers wandering the halls (including several from Lone Shark Games for example) so keep your eyes peeled! There's no telling who you may run into.
No Lone Wolf?
Edit: Found this, "In addition to Paizo staff, we also invite many of our business partners to attend PaizoCon: Lone Shark Games, Lone Wolf Development (Hero Lab, Realm Works), Obsidian Entertainment (Pathfinder Adventures), Reaper Miniatures, and Syrinscape—these are just a few of the people you'll find wandering the convention! Many of our third-party Pathfinder Roleplaying Game publishers are also on-hand, including (but definitely not limited to) Frog God Games, Kobold Press, Legendary Games, and Zombie Sky Press!"
Here so looks like they will be there!
There will be no Hero Lab / Lone Wolf presence this year. They needed to bow out.
Edit: their marketing manager left in early April. They are scaling back some projects until her replacement is hired. Paizo Con is one of those projects.
There will be no Hero Lab / Lone Wolf presence this year. They needed to bow out.
Edit: their marketing manager left in early April. They are scaling back some projects until her replacement is hired. Paizo Con is one of those projects.
So try to guess at advancement for characters and have them pre-printed prior to the convention, got it.
Thank you for the update!
Customer Service Manager
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No Lone Wolf?Edit: Found this, "In addition to Paizo staff, we also invite many of our business partners to attend PaizoCon: Lone Shark Games, Lone Wolf Development (Hero Lab, Realm Works), Obsidian Entertainment (Pathfinder Adventures), Reaper Miniatures, and Syrinscape—these are just a few of the people you'll find wandering the convention! Many of our third-party Pathfinder Roleplaying Game publishers are also on-hand, including (but definitely not limited to) Frog God Games, Kobold Press, Legendary Games, and Zombie Sky Press!"
Here so looks like they will be there!
The text on that page was written quite a while ago. It is being updated as we speak. Sorry to get your hopes up.
There was a joke up-thread about a packing list, but..
Given one week out and I'm off today and Thursday, this is a good opportunity to get some stuff lined up.
Will printed pages be needed of all source material if I have my reader with me with .pdfs on it?
I know I need the Core book, and my Folio... does anyone have a break-down on what other books are really handy to have on a 'flying' weight limit?
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As long as you can provide the watermarked PDF of the resource and are fine with the GM handling your reader, you're good to go. I haven't brought a hardcover book to PaizoCon in......uh....I don't remember?
I may need to buy PDFs. Some jackass broke into my car. He stole a tool box. And I think he was probably disappointed to find out he had jacked a ton of PF books. But now I am short a few critical pieces to make a legal PC.
Do we need to print out badges/event tickets or will that be on-site?
Yeah, I always leave a lanyard in my backpack since a lot of cons use pins or flimsy string holders.
Here's hoping the game tickets fit in the plastic badge holder.
All of that will be on site. If you have a favorite lanyard, I recommend you bring it.Thanks for the reminder - that is something I often forget.
Ditto!
Here's hoping the game tickets fit in the plastic badge holder.
If it helps, we adjusted the ticket format to fit in the dimensions of the badge holders we include in the packets last year :)
I've got one of those 'deluxe' GenCon jobbers, so as long as I remember to pack it.
Now... sourcebooks... don't need UM, UC, UE, ISWG, APG, UC...
Have tengu so need ARG
Have Unchained rogues so need Unchained
Need Core
Need characters
Need ISG for two characters
Need OccA for newbie
Need Folio
Need to check to see if ACG is on tablet..
Tablet
If it helps, we adjusted the ticket format to fit in the dimensions of the badge holders we include in the packets last year :)But not the dimensions of the badge holders from this year.
Gotta keep you on your toes. ;-)
D:
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All of that will be on site. If you have a favorite lanyard, I recommend you bring it. There will be a mass checkin of nerds Friday morning. Friday morning GMs usually get a "Move to the Front of the Line" pass.
Do we need to print out badges/event tickets or will that be on-site?
Also, I say this every year, but it bears repeating:
PaizoCon runs one of the most efficient convention registration check ins I've ever seen. And I've run some for big events before. Even if the line looks intimidating, don't fret. It moves very quickly.
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All of that will be on site. If you have a favorite lanyard, I recommend you bring it. There will be a mass checkin of nerds Friday morning. Friday morning GMs usually get a "Move to the Front of the Line" pass.
Do we need to print out badges/event tickets or will that be on-site?Also, I say this every year, but it bears repeating:
PaizoCon runs one of the most efficient convention registration check ins I've ever seen. And I've run some for big events before. Even if the line looks intimidating, don't fret. It moves very quickly.
Oh, agreed.
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All of that will be on site. If you have a favorite lanyard, I recommend you bring it. There will be a mass checkin of nerds Friday morning. Friday morning GMs usually get a "Move to the Front of the Line" pass.
Do we need to print out badges/event tickets or will that be on-site?
Badges and event tickets will be in your registration packet. I personally recommend printing or saving your current schedule somewhere easily accessible, but that's up to you.
As for check in, I believe last year we cleared the registration queue within 45 minutes. We have a Thursday evening pick up for early morning GMs and since the registration line moves so quickly there isn't really a need to fast track GMs to the front. What helps make this go faster is if you know the name you have on your paizo.com account (found here: My Account: Personal Settings) and have your ID ready.
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Yeah, I always leave a lanyard in my backpack since a lot of cons use pins or flimsy string holders.
The default badge for PaizoCon is of the white string nature. We do have the Pathfinder lanyards in the convention store though!
I hope the paizo store is stocked well I plan on maxing my card...lol
Yeah, I always leave a lanyard in my backpack since a lot of cons use pins or flimsy string holders.The default badge for PaizoCon is of the white string nature. We do have the Pathfinder lanyards in the convention store though!
Will they be available at the store at the convention?
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Will they be available at the store at the convention?Yeah, I always leave a lanyard in my backpack since a lot of cons use pins or flimsy string holders.The default badge for PaizoCon is of the white string nature. We do have the Pathfinder lanyards in the convention store though!
