FG Con 9 - October 14th-16th, 2016

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Originally Posted by Myrdin Potter

maybe you can create a link that goes only to Pathfinder games being run. So instead of the top level con page, to the Pathfinder games only.

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As I am not familiar with Pathfinder I don't know what to say to make it acceptable, other than to just say "hey, play Pathfinder at FG Con", which may still not suffice because the con itself is not Pathfinder specific. Maybe if there was a Pathfinder FG Con which only listed Pathfinder games it would pass. It's their sub and they can run it as they see fit.

Regardless, I've posted it to enough subs on reddit that it should be seen by most people. The rest of the subs combined have around 300k subscribers so that will have to do.

Wait until the PFS (Pathfinder Society Organized Play) events are posted and then ask one of the PFS guys (cmdisc or Blackfoot) to go post there saying that FG Con has official support for PFS games from Paizo, etc. and they shouldn't block that.

I am curious, in past FG-Con weekends, have there been more issues to fill games or not enough games? I don't see many 5e games on Sunday, for example, and I can DM one then as well. If there is just a little advertising, and demand shows up, would be good if there was enough games.

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Originally Posted by Myrdin Potter

I am curious, in past FG-Con weekends, have there been more issues to fill games or not enough games? I don't see many 5e games on Sunday, for example, and I can DM one then as well. If there is just a little advertising, and demand shows up, would be good if there was enough games.

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We're always short of GMs. But some games don't get the minimum number of players - for whatever reason. The more games the better, post a game on Sunday! :)

I'll be posting a couple of 5E games in the next few days. Just haven't gotten around to it :O

Player registration opens at 12-noon GMT tomorrow - that's less than 14 hours from the time of this post.

But If you're thinking of GMing a session (or two), and haven't entered your events yet, we recommend that you do so sooner rather than later so that you maximise your chances of getting players for your game.

I will try and enter a Sunday 5e game as well, will try tonight before I go to sleep. Was in Vegas the last week, so was a little distracted. Still ran my Monday evening game with my gaming group that dates back over 30 years.

I'm new to the community, but this seems really cool! I hope to get a game in each day.

57 events currently posted on the FG Con website: https://www.fg-con.com/events/

I'll be on at 6am my time to make sure I get into a couple of games I'm interested in.

Make sure you have your time zone correctly set in your profile so that the game times will display in your local time.

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Originally Posted by Trenloe

57 events currently posted on the FG Con website: https://www.fg-con.com/events/

I'll be on at 6am my time to make sure I get into a couple of games I'm interested in.

Make sure you have your time zone correctly set in your profile so that the game times will display in your local time.

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Just updated my time. Waiting for it to be accepted. Moved an hour so it didn't conflict with myrdin's Cloud Giant's Bargain. Still conflict with Rob, but given his is a three-session I suspect we will attract different groups.

As FG Con doesnt start for 3 weeks and 6 days there is still plenty of time for GMs to post up additional events.
The longer/later you leave it does reduce the number of eyes seeing your event and many people will have already chosen games in those timeslots.
I have not yet posted any games but will be doing so... as soon as catch up to myself :)

Signatures for those wishing to advertise the event.

Grab the one you want out of this text file. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ijffz5eofw...tures.txt?dl=0

FG Con 9 Signatures

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Some events are looking like being fully booked on the first day. Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (fully booked in 4 hours), Savage Worlds: The Last Parsec, Savage Worlds: Deadlands Reloaded and 5E: AAW Games' Dark Days in Stoneholme.

Don't worry, there are plenty of other events out there to book into - currently 58 events, and I'm sure more will be posted over the next couple of weeks.

GM Reminder: Once you've posted your event and it's been published by the FG Con admins, try not to edit the event if at all possible as this will remove it from the events list until the admins review and re-publish. If you want to give a quick update message use the comments section for the event.

My Weird Wars Rome game already has 4 player booked. Here I thought of me running a game would make you all run in terror!

Do I accept the bookings as the GM?

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Originally Posted by Myrdin Potter

Do I accept the bookings as the GM?

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Yes. Once you do so the system will generate a notice to the player that they have been accepted. I have been sending personal notes to the players as well as they sign up.

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Originally Posted by Myrdin Potter

Do I accept the bookings as the GM?

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Yep, we leave it up to the GM to accept/reject bookings for their events. You have the power! :)

You should have received an email letting you know about the booking - with a link: "Please login here and manage your event bookings." This email will also have the email address of the player making the booking - allowing you to reach out to them and confirm various aspects of the event:
- Local time in their own timezone. It's worth doing this as there are always people who don't enter their time zone in their profile, or (occasionally) select it but ignore it, thinking they know better.
- Experience with the RPG system being used and FG.
- They have FG installed, TeamSpeak installed, a headset and mic.
- Answer any questions they might have.

We specifically do this all through the FG Con website and email (and event comments) and not through the FantasyGrounds.com website, to differentiate between normal ongoing FG events and the FG Con events.

More DnD 5E events.

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All that is about to be shattered. An ancient evil has arisen and under-takes to bring wrath and destruction to the Riverlands in a pledge to conquer the rivers and kill those who reside between them...

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Three sessions of Balance Disturbed;
Session A
Session B
Session C
Each these sessions is a duplicate, please only register for one.

I'm on a hiatus due to some family stuff, had to kill all games recently just lack of time handling some crisis things and take a breath. :/ That said, I'd like to participate in this, get my DM thing on for a day amidst my personal chaos. I'm debating a multitude of things, and just curious, when's your cutoff for DM's signing up? My free time is drastically reduced, so the need to plan and develop my stuff ahead of time, I'd like to know when to have the basics settled before that cutoff date. Is there one beyond, be ready on the 14th, list before hand? I'm looking into the Interface 2.0 Beta, there's a kickstarter for that right now as a possibility, or opening up a new section of my WIP game world for testing. Unsure yet.

Hi DM|Mag we will accept games up till about the 12th but games on less common genres and platforms need more time to fill so dont leave it to the last minute. Have a look at the times of other games running and position your game in a time that works for you and also doesnt overlap with other similar genres or rulesets (assuming Savage Worlds here) to maximise your chances of filling the group.

There are a total of 24 Pathfinder Society tables available around the clock for sign ups. Plenty of room for everyone. ;)

I'll be running some form of Pathfinder game, I just don't go near PFS, the restrictions bother me. Yeah I am mulling over a Ice Troll, Yeti, and furred small sized homebrew critter tower defense scenario. A arctic wonderland faced with a raiding party for the upcoming season and a short 1 shot scenario. Unsure if I go this route, but could be fun letting players be the monsters who defend their home as opposed to the humans who sack the brutish races homes "adventuring" I think. So 12th is the cutoff, that leaves me just under 1 month at the furthest out. Good to know. I like to have my stuff up a week before, so shooting for the 5th might be doable!

D&D 5E The Curse of the Crispy Goblin!

A level 3 adventure for 3 – 5 characters in three parts over 4 hours.

What is on offer?

Intrigue
Terror
Survival
Combat
Sacrifice
Investigation
Treasure
Fun!

Sign up, if you dare!

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Originally Posted by Gadreun

D&D 5E The Curse of the Crispy Goblin!

A level 3 adventure for 3 – 5 characters in three parts over 4 hours.

What is on offer?

Intrigue
Terror
Survival
Combat
Sacrifice
Investigation
Treasure
Fun!

Sign up, if you dare!

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Nice! Sounds awesome.

I added a Sunday session as well. If that one fills up, I'll wait until closer to the date and add a few more on Saturday and Sunday earlier during the day. My Saturday one filled up fast.

Master Index of Pathfinder Society Games and Sign-Up Links for FGCON 9

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Originally Posted by Trenloe

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GM Reminder: Once you've posted your event and it's been published by the FG Con admins, try not to edit the event if at all possible as this will remove it from the events list until the admins review and re-publish. If you want to give a quick update message use the comments section for the event.

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I noticed someone added an image to my first game (thanks you!), but I'd like to include this on my other games as well. Is someone going to be active for the next few hours if I update my other games? Or would one of you mind adding the image to my other two games?

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Originally Posted by LordEntrails

Is someone going to be active for the next few hours if I update my other games?

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I'll be around, go ahead and update your events. I'll review and publish one you've saved them.

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Originally Posted by Trenloe

I'll be around, go ahead and update your events. I'll review and publish one you've saved them.

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Trenloe is always about, he is kind of immortal :p

I would also like to say thanks to the Uber-Goblin (Damned probably?) who added the fine art graphic to my game, lest it go unrecognised.

I was going to try and play a few FG Con games this time around, but if nothing fits my calendar, I might insert a Sunday game closer to cut-off.

Gad.

To those without graphics - Im slowly making my way thru them all. Feel free to email me damian at fg-con.com a particular graphic you would like....

Thanks for the image damned. I've updated my other two with it. So when someone can re-approve them. Thanks. Took me a little longer than planned, had a water leak in my front yard I had to take care of.

Both my listed games are full, crazy players!

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Originally Posted by Mortar

Both my listed games are full, crazy players!

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Go Perry!!

If my game is full and I have pending reservations, what do I do? Reject them?

That is up to you. Just keep in mind it isn't uncommon for players to back out of a game because life happens. Having other pending bookings can come in handy there.

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Originally Posted by Myrdin Potter

If my game is full and I have pending reservations, what do I do? Reject them?

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As Mask suggests, keep them. Email them and let them know that your game is currently full, but for them to hang around as it is not unusual for player to drop or not show up. I also would let them know that if they are on the waiting list when the game is scheduled to start, they are still welcome to show up and then if someone is a no show (after 15 minutes late) they will be welcome to join in.

GM Reminder: Run FG in live (v3.1.7) mode. Do not run in test mode for your FG con events. We've asked SmiteWorks to delay release of v3.2 until after FG Con, which they've very kindly agreed to. Thus you can build/prep etc. for FG Con 9 using v3.1.7 live with no worries of a new version coming along and breaking your convention game.

Players: Make sure you're on v3.1.7 live before the convention!

This weirdly looks like a 3.2 release date of OCT 17th? Since it's a delay until after FGCON 9.

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Originally Posted by rob2e

This weirdly looks like a 3.2 release date of OCT 17th? Since it's a delay until after FGCON 9.

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It might have been delayed until sometime after FG Con anyway. We just now know that it won't be before, so GMs can prep their FG Con sessions for v3.1.7 without concern that a major FG update might break something. There is still no official date for v3.2.

We're squashing a few final issues, and getting some more beta testing. Also, we are looking at moving to stronger servers in the short term. Both of these items will affect the release date.

Since FG Con is only a few weeks away, we decided to definitively state that the update won't happen before then to prevent any concern or disruption for the con.

Cheers,
JPG