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 Missions @ Dragon*Con, Help Wanted! |
 Jun 30 2010, 02:00 PM
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Hacker For Hire  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165  |
I know a fair number of you would like to play them, but that means we have to have people to run them!
I only have four people and two of them can't make the whole con, if you want to GM, know someone who does, or want to bribe your local GM to come volunteer, that would be great. What we can run is solely dependent on how many GMs we have, and I hate to disappoint anyone. Long time player and want to take a shot at GMing? Missions are very forgiving for the new GM as well! |
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Jun 30 2010, 10:59 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 448 Joined: 20-July 09 From: Detroit Member No.: 17,413 |
Iphone is failing at the moment and won't let me bring up Dragon Cons site. It's in Atlanta, right?
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Jul 1 2010, 05:53 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 11-September 06 From: Florida Member No.: 9,362 |
Yes it is in Atlanta. It is on Labor Day weekend.
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Jul 1 2010, 05:57 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,946 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Omaha Member No.: 17,234 |
I'm tempted to come down and run but I'm not sure I could swing it so soon after Gencon. But lets assume for a moment I got the vacation time and money together to get there. (By plane probly, Atlanta's a bit of a jog from Omaha).
1) Would I get my badge comped? 2) Could someone provide me low/no cost lodging. |
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Jul 2 2010, 07:13 AM
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Hacker For Hire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165 |
20 hours, aka 5 games gets you a badge...sadly we have no support for rooms of any sort so I can't help you there. There has been in the past some reimbursement for hotel costs from Catalyst but not at a rate that offsets any near hotels....without a car you would be looking at trying to find something close to the Marta line a bit out of downtown.
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Jul 2 2010, 01:55 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,946 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Omaha Member No.: 17,234 |
Hmmm not sure if it's feasible then, wish I could help Kai, the plane + hotel costs so soon after Gencon is a bit prohibitive.
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Jul 5 2010, 03:43 PM
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Hacker For Hire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165 |
No worries, that's the way it always is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Dragon*Con hotels start filling up around October for the next year, long before anyone can make any decisions about going so getting GMs is always difficult at best when we can't promise anyplace to crash or know what the comp rate and minimum hours is to see if its affordable (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jul 5 2010, 05:25 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 602 Joined: 2-December 07 From: The corner of Detonation Boulevard and Fascination Street Member No.: 14,464 |
Intended to be there this year, Kai. (In fact, spoke with you last year about GMing) However, We are expecting a little one Aug 25 ish and will have to miss this year. Next year though we are definitly there.(Along with the newest offspring,Rowan Evan Dropbear Welsh), if all goes well. Had an incredible time last year and my only regret was not getting into any SR games.
P.s. Had a woman ask about the middle name "Dropbear" the other day. I told her that Dropbear was the Sioux warrior credited with taking down George Custer. *Grin* she said" thats wonderful, at least its not one of those wierd names people are naming their kids these days." Its good to be a Coyote sometimes. |
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Jul 7 2010, 08:39 PM
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Hacker For Hire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165 |
Heh, yeah that takes priority (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Next year then, we'll still be around!
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Jul 8 2010, 02:38 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 18-August 03 From: Apopka, FL U.S.A. Member No.: 5,516 |
Kai, do you have a list of the available missions for this year's D*C? If so, can you post it? Even if we can't run all of them (due to a lack of GMs), we'd all probably like to see what's available. Thanks!
Robert (aka Spanner) |
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Jul 8 2010, 09:35 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 11-September 04 From: GA Member No.: 6,651 |
Chicken and the Egg... without enough GM's she may not can offer everything so she may not have a full list of what will be offered until she has her GM pool finalized.
We have high hopes tho! |
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Jul 9 2010, 12:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 18-August 03 From: Apopka, FL U.S.A. Member No.: 5,516 |
QUOTE (Wasabi @ Jul 8 2010, 04:35 PM)  Chicken and the Egg... without enough GM's she may not can offer everything so she may not have a full list of what will be offered until she has her GM pool finalized. We have high hopes tho! No, I meant a list of what she has available from Catalyst (what Bull has told her she's going to have), not what she's going to make available in the D*C schedule. For instance, I'm assuming she'll have access to 03-11 and 03-12, but will she have access to any of the CMPs? Robert (aka Spanner) |
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Jul 9 2010, 12:48 AM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
She'll have access to anything she needs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jul 9 2010, 03:24 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 11-September 04 From: GA Member No.: 6,651 |
Now thats the attitude... Bull, if you're at Dragoncon I'd be pleased to buy you a beer!
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Jul 9 2010, 03:56 PM
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Hacker For Hire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165 |
Yeah sadly because of lack of any real organized support from on high, Dragon*Con is kinda a catch-22 in that I have to know how many GMs I have before I can know how many games we can run...the basic idea at least is to get 2 sessions of the last three missions + the Con missions on the schedule and go from there, but some of my possible GMs are still on the fence because I still have no info from Catalyst on what support if any they are willing to provide :/
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Jul 9 2010, 05:51 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 11-September 04 From: GA Member No.: 6,651 |
One thing that might help you get GM's is to see if D*C can gift them a badge for a friend/relative if they run enough sessions in lieu of their Judges badge.
I don't mean judges get into the con free, that's a given if they run enough sessions, I'm referring to those that already purchased a badge or are Eternal members. If someone qualified for a Judges badge and could give it to a friend that might be a nice incentive. Another idea for those that already bought one is to allow them a comped for the following year AFTER they have run their sessions. |
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Jul 9 2010, 09:12 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
Unfortunately, the only support I can get Kai at the moment is adventures. I'll poke upper management and see if we can advertise for GMs some. I wish there was more we could do, but right now that con has minimal presence from CGL itself, which limits what they can do to support it (Generally, any support we get for Origins and GC comes out of the show profits, I think).
Bull |
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Jul 13 2010, 09:00 PM
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Hacker For Hire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165 |
In order to get a badge for D*C, you have to work 26 hours, no ifs, ands, buts, or medical companion clauses and its pretty much a use it or lose it deal. Shadowrun is a special case cause we're organized, Mark will treat total hours/26 = badges for the group so sometimes I do end up with badges that can be used, but again, that is soley dependant on having GMs who aren't needing them and so don't run the whole 26 hours, so I can't promise them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I think we can meet minimum schedule with who I have, more is always nice but we'll at least get something.
And thanks Bull, even just a 'we aren't going to offer any support' would be nice to know, we've never gotten anything as nice as the Gencon/Origins deal, but at least the last two years we had some room compensation and a way to earn product. |
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Jul 13 2010, 10:49 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 11-September 04 From: GA Member No.: 6,651 |
QUOTE (Bull @ Jul 9 2010, 04:12 PM) Unfortunately, the only support I can get Kai at the moment is adventures. Getting Kai older, unscheduled modules has a use as well... sometimes pickup GM's run (props to Larry and Dog Xinu!) and doing Missions is much more popular than one shots. Getting Kai older missions would be nice for when pickup GM's show how awesome they are. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jul 14 2010, 06:44 PM
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Hacker For Hire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165 |
I have all the older missions in the master binder actually (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Much as it likely doesn't look it, D*C is pretty well organized from the GM supplies side :7
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Jul 14 2010, 09:52 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
Just as a note, I'll make sure you have all the Season 3 Missions and all 8 of the 2010 CMPs available, Kai. Some may be a bit rougher than others, but... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Bull |
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Jul 14 2010, 11:15 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 11-September 04 From: GA Member No.: 6,651 |
QUOTE (Wasabi @ Jul 8 2010, 10:24 PM) Now thats the attitude... Bull, if you're at Dragoncon I'd be pleased to buy you a beer! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Jul 19 2010, 08:30 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 18-August 03 From: Apopka, FL U.S.A. Member No.: 5,516 |
Hey Kai, just wondering when you expect to submit the Missions events. Should I be checking the D*C site every day?
Robert (aka Spanner) |
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Jul 20 2010, 07:00 PM
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Hacker For Hire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165 |
QUOTE (RobertB @ Jul 19 2010, 04:30 PM) Hey Kai, just wondering when you expect to submit the Missions events. Should I be checking the D*C site every day? Robert (aka Spanner) Soon™ I hope by the weekend I'll have them in, at least 90%, I'll post when they are available, I promise (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jul 25 2010, 04:19 PM
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Hacker For Hire Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 98 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Cyberia Member No.: 7,165 |
Events have been submitted, up to the forces of Dragon*Con now as to when they'll be approved and open for buying tickets (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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