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Showing posts with label Adventure of Doom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adventure of Doom. Show all posts
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Adventure of Doom 2013 Chapter 1
It is a beautiful spring evening. You are sitting on the porch of the Red Latos Inn in Saltmarsh. This classic Inn and tavern is owned by the legendary Pirates of Saltmarsh and displays mementos from their adventures.
You have enjoyed a wonderful meal, fine wine and now a relaxing smoke. The town has been quiet other than the occasional straggler who tells tales of strange creatures in the surrounding area. Zombie like in description they are seen in large packs, moving faster than legend dictates and moving as a large group of eating and killing machines. Priests of all deities report that they are much harder to control and turn than normal zombies.
The soft spring breeze suddenly carries a putrid smell with it. The stench of rotting flesh is accompanied by screams of local citizens. Looking up the main street you see a hooded figure walking behind what appears to be 2 zombies who are on chains.
"I need the help of brave men such as yourselves. An evil has been creating this...he points to the creatures.. and turning them loose on the people of the out lying areas. While they are not the hardest things to eliminate they are harder than they should be. And, their numbers keep increasing. I have discovered their point of origin and would like to hire you to go eradicate them, and their creator from existence. I am willing to pay you in the form of lands, magic and gold upon completion of this minor task. I will pay you 500 GP per man, one magical item (randomly selected) per man, provisions for healing and give you a light war horse (including tack & harness) each in advance.
Upon fulfilling your obligation you will receive 200 acres each, the title of Hand of the King and a magical item of your choosing.
My name is Ragnar the Dawnbringer, of Silverton. I will return to my camp in the woods as to not offend the sensibilities of the good people of Saltmarsh any further. I will return at first light to receive your decision". Until then "In the dawn, beauty reigns, and the way is clearer."
Before he turns to leave he tosses a pouch to one of you. It contains a medallion on a leather strap for each of you in it. The medallion looks like this:
It is your initiative
Thursday, March 28, 2013
JonCon 13 and the Adventure of Doom
I don't have all of the details yet on the Adventure of Doom worked out yet but I am operating under the axiom of "Begin with the End in mind." Might I say I don't think you are going to like it much!!
JonCon 2013; The Adventure of Doom - Green Dragons and Giants and Zombies, Oh My!!
Coming soon to an Adventurer near you
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
2012 dates for JonCon... and it is early next year
Origins Fans,
We have some great and important news about Origins and the schedule for the future. We are moving the dates earlier in the year, starting in 2012. Our new dates are:
May 30 - June 3, 2012
May 29 - June 2, 2013
I am really excited about the move. I have been coming to Origins as an attendee for more than 10 years before I became the Executive Director of GAMA. (Spending almost all my time as a GM & playing RPG's in the Hyatt) Origins is a great event and a time that we enjoy meeting with new friends and old while playing games we love.
We know it’s the convention where you actually play games, and we intend to keep Origins that way. It’s also always been a family-friendly event. I have been bringing my own children to the show for more than 5 years. As the Executive Director and a father, I promise that we will always be a family friendly event.
You, our attendees, have made Origins a success. We’re watching our attendance numbers grow each year. 2011 is the second year in a row that the Exhibitor floor has sold out before the event! Because of your support we’ve been able to add programs like the Author and Game Designer seminar tracks, expand the art show and artist seminar track. We run thousands of events each year and have been forced to expand our event schedules because so many companies want to run games for you at our show.
There are two main reasons we want to let you know about these changes. First, and most important, we want you to have a full year to plan for your attendance at the show. A lot of folks operate on automatic pilot and we don’t want you to miss the show by planning for a June trip when we’ve moved to May.
The second reason is the most important: we want to make sure you understand what the move means for you. Our move into May has allowed us to cut hotel costs for our attendees—both gamers and exhibitors. With more money in your pockets, you can afford to buy more of those games you get to try at Origins. With having to spend less money to get to the show and stay, companies can afford to bring more staff to run even more events. The move to May means we’re ahead of the prime travel season, resulting in lower gas prices and airline tickets.
As we looked at making these changes, I consulted with our Board and Sponsors. We did acknowledge that some schools may not yet have let students go for the summer, and this was a concern. Attempting to account for school schedules when you’re drawing fans from throughout the nation is an impossible task—and all the planning in the world collapses when a string of snow days adds class time to the end of the school year. The reason we wanted to give you a year’s notice on the changes was so you could more easily make arrangements to fit Origins into your schedule.
We also had to keep in mind the fact that the summer is full of conventions which game manufacturers find very important. Origins has traditionally been the lead-off event for summer gaming. Moving into May allows manufacturers to attend and have time to recover between shows like San Diego Comic-Con, Gen Con and Dragon*Con. By moving earlier in the year, Origins is positioned to get you the new games sooner, so you can enjoy them longer.
Aside from the years when Gen Con and Origins were run concurrently, we’ve always maintained a six week gap between shows. Most people think that we all get to simply select our dates, but when you have a city wide event like Origins or Gen Con, we really are given limited options as to what the venue, the hotels and the city can support. Because Gen Con has to work around events in Indianapolis like the Brickyard 500 and the opening of the NFL pre-season, in 2015 their dates got pushed forward to July 30-August 2; and that started us looking for dates earlier in the year, so we could maintain the historical gap.
As we looked at the last week of May, we wanted to see what kind of impact that would have on our attendees. In this economy, we are committed keeping your costs and expenses down while you are joining us for a fun weekend. Here is what we found:
* The end of May date let us bargain hard with our hotel partners. In 2012 we got the price at the Hyatt Regency down to $125 a night, a savings of $100 if you're with us for all five nights of the convention.
* We know that travel costs are a big part of any budget. End of May means we avoid the higher summer gasoline prices and airfares, making it more economical for you to come to Origins.
* Our companies appreciate the earlier lead time for marketing their new releases and enhancing their presence at Origins in their plans to release and market games for the summer.
* Origins attendees have long been known to be tastemakers within gaming communities. The new games that they bring back with them become the hits of the summer, which is why companies use Origins to introduce their best new games to you.
And the best part of all; if we help you save money on the things you have to spend money on, it gives you more money to spend on the things you want to spend money on at the show.
While we know we can’t please everyone—especially those folks who resist change simply because they don’t like change—this move is very important to continuing to make Origins the premiere gaming event of the summer. We have more ideas—more cost saving ideas—that we’ll be letting you know about after we recover from Origins 2011.
We thank you for being part of our Origins family.
John
We have some great and important news about Origins and the schedule for the future. We are moving the dates earlier in the year, starting in 2012. Our new dates are:
May 30 - June 3, 2012
May 29 - June 2, 2013
I am really excited about the move. I have been coming to Origins as an attendee for more than 10 years before I became the Executive Director of GAMA. (Spending almost all my time as a GM & playing RPG's in the Hyatt) Origins is a great event and a time that we enjoy meeting with new friends and old while playing games we love.
We know it’s the convention where you actually play games, and we intend to keep Origins that way. It’s also always been a family-friendly event. I have been bringing my own children to the show for more than 5 years. As the Executive Director and a father, I promise that we will always be a family friendly event.
You, our attendees, have made Origins a success. We’re watching our attendance numbers grow each year. 2011 is the second year in a row that the Exhibitor floor has sold out before the event! Because of your support we’ve been able to add programs like the Author and Game Designer seminar tracks, expand the art show and artist seminar track. We run thousands of events each year and have been forced to expand our event schedules because so many companies want to run games for you at our show.
There are two main reasons we want to let you know about these changes. First, and most important, we want you to have a full year to plan for your attendance at the show. A lot of folks operate on automatic pilot and we don’t want you to miss the show by planning for a June trip when we’ve moved to May.
The second reason is the most important: we want to make sure you understand what the move means for you. Our move into May has allowed us to cut hotel costs for our attendees—both gamers and exhibitors. With more money in your pockets, you can afford to buy more of those games you get to try at Origins. With having to spend less money to get to the show and stay, companies can afford to bring more staff to run even more events. The move to May means we’re ahead of the prime travel season, resulting in lower gas prices and airline tickets.
As we looked at making these changes, I consulted with our Board and Sponsors. We did acknowledge that some schools may not yet have let students go for the summer, and this was a concern. Attempting to account for school schedules when you’re drawing fans from throughout the nation is an impossible task—and all the planning in the world collapses when a string of snow days adds class time to the end of the school year. The reason we wanted to give you a year’s notice on the changes was so you could more easily make arrangements to fit Origins into your schedule.
We also had to keep in mind the fact that the summer is full of conventions which game manufacturers find very important. Origins has traditionally been the lead-off event for summer gaming. Moving into May allows manufacturers to attend and have time to recover between shows like San Diego Comic-Con, Gen Con and Dragon*Con. By moving earlier in the year, Origins is positioned to get you the new games sooner, so you can enjoy them longer.
Aside from the years when Gen Con and Origins were run concurrently, we’ve always maintained a six week gap between shows. Most people think that we all get to simply select our dates, but when you have a city wide event like Origins or Gen Con, we really are given limited options as to what the venue, the hotels and the city can support. Because Gen Con has to work around events in Indianapolis like the Brickyard 500 and the opening of the NFL pre-season, in 2015 their dates got pushed forward to July 30-August 2; and that started us looking for dates earlier in the year, so we could maintain the historical gap.
As we looked at the last week of May, we wanted to see what kind of impact that would have on our attendees. In this economy, we are committed keeping your costs and expenses down while you are joining us for a fun weekend. Here is what we found:
* The end of May date let us bargain hard with our hotel partners. In 2012 we got the price at the Hyatt Regency down to $125 a night, a savings of $100 if you're with us for all five nights of the convention.
* We know that travel costs are a big part of any budget. End of May means we avoid the higher summer gasoline prices and airfares, making it more economical for you to come to Origins.
* Our companies appreciate the earlier lead time for marketing their new releases and enhancing their presence at Origins in their plans to release and market games for the summer.
* Origins attendees have long been known to be tastemakers within gaming communities. The new games that they bring back with them become the hits of the summer, which is why companies use Origins to introduce their best new games to you.
And the best part of all; if we help you save money on the things you have to spend money on, it gives you more money to spend on the things you want to spend money on at the show.
While we know we can’t please everyone—especially those folks who resist change simply because they don’t like change—this move is very important to continuing to make Origins the premiere gaming event of the summer. We have more ideas—more cost saving ideas—that we’ll be letting you know about after we recover from Origins 2011.
We thank you for being part of our Origins family.
John
Friday, May 13, 2011
Hail Adventurer, Well Met
Hail Adventurer,
I am writing this missive to you under the most trying of circumstances. I have been taken captive by an unscrupulous band of disloyal and unappreciative workers. One of my business interests had mentioned your name in a conversation recently and I am reaching out to you for assistance.
I will pay you the sum of one thousand gold pieces for my rescue. Also, a bounty of five hundred gold for the head of every one of my captors brought to my office in Saltmarsh will be paid.
I must caution you that there may be others looking for me who have less than honorable intentions.
Your obedient servant,
Waenniliel from Petikas Manor
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
What do you do next?
Gentlemen,
As your group is encamped two days from Marsember when one of your sentries sees a large owl fly low over the camp and land in a nearby clearing. A few moments later a large bear approaches the camp, stopping at the edge of camp and sitting quietly and watching you. It is your initiative ...
Gentleman I need your Player info... names, classes and levels. Also I need a list of all magical items your character possesses. I will also send this via email and Facebook. Thank You
Monday, March 7, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Origins Pre Reg
This is from the Origins site:
Origins 2011 Online Registration Live!
Online registration for the 2011 Origins Game Fair is now live! Join us in Columbus, Ohio June 22-26.
Early-bird registration has been extended to January 15th.
From now until January 15th, you can register for the Origins Game Fair at the early bird registration rate of $55. After that, you can pre-register for the show at $65.
The Origins Game Fair is one of the biggest hobby game conventions in the country. Last year, we welcomed over 10,000 attendees. Origins is located in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Everyone is welcome at Origins. Come shop, eat, and play games at the 36th annual Origins Game Fair.
To register for Origins, visit http://www.originsgamefair.com and click on the ‘Registration’ link on the left side of the page. See you at Origins! Where Gaming Begins!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
The Adventure of Doom part Deux
Your party has returned to the cemetery via the passage way you found in the graveyard. After making it out, barely, you all feel blessed to be alive. After a few days you should be almost back to full health. After much debate you have to decide whether or not to return to the dungeon or continue on your quest. You have but 5 days left to deliver the parcel to Marsember. You are 4 days and a bit away. As you are talking you hear the sounds of horses rapidly approaching. What do you do? Talk amongst yourselves and post your decision on JonCon08.blogspot.com. This will be your opening imitative. What say you men?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
JonCon is coming
It is less than four months until we celebrate at JonCon. If you can think of anything you would like to see added speak now or forever hold your piece. Coming next month you will be able to check us out on Facebook also.
Monday, June 22, 2009
I can't wait for Friday
Yep, just sitting around pondering Friday night. I was kind of thinking that a dragon is probably too cruel and mean. Then I remembered Denny's stirges, and skeletons, and the Ludlum Bay of Pigs incident and thought to my self; HELL NO!!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Friday 6/26/09
You are sitting in the Stag Horned Flagon, a tavern in the city of Amphail, enjoying doing nothing. You have just finished your first job as "professional" adventurers. The drinks are flowing freely and you are enjoying the best meal you have had in some time. You had left your homes in the Saltmarsh area when an opportunity availed itself to you. You made 3 gold pieces each fighting off a pack of wolves that had been attacking local farms. You performed well but luck played a bigger part of your mission than talent. None the less here you are. You have no jobs, no prospects and all you own is what you have in your pockets.
A very attractive server brings another round and with it your tab. "It is on the house tonight boys, courtesy of old Krivvin Shamblestar himself. There must be a little more to you than what the naked eye can see. Anyway, Krivven wants to see you in the back room for a minute. I told him you'd be there after you finish this round."
As you begin to discuss this very sudden turn of events an extremely brutish young man staggers to your table, directly to the largest one of you, slams his monstrous fist on the table and bellows "I challenge you to Shields!"
It is your initiative what do you do?
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