5th Annual Gamehole Con Alliant Energy Center November 2-5, 2017 Madison, Wisconsin RPG Game Tables & Designer Dice Table of Contents Welcome ........................................... 7 General In form ation ......................... 8 Policies ............................................ 9 Waiver of Liability ............................. 10 Kids ................................................. 10 Registration & Games Desk ....................................... 11 Exhibitors ........................................ 11 Sponsors ......................................... 12 Events List ..................................... 19 Convention Map .......................... 20-21 Gamehole Publishing Previews ............................. 22 Special Guests .......................... 23-37 Gamehole Con 2018 ........................... 41 6 Gamehole Con is the largest tabletop gaming convention in the upper Midwest. Tabletop gamers from around the country gather each November in Madison for this carnival of gaming. Gamehole Con is all about tabletop gaming and all the fun that goes with it. The convention features role-playing games, board games, fantasy and historical miniature gaming, and collectible card games. Gamehole Con is for the fantasy and adventure tabletop gaming enthusiast. Gamehole Con features the best guests in the industry, an unbelievable Dealer Hall and of course, lots and lots of gaming! If you are a tabletop gaming fan, do not miss Gamehole Con! Gamehole Con Directors Alex Kammer - Executive Director Jason Knutson - Director of Marketing Eric Engbloom - Director of Finance Royce Thigpen - Director of IT and Website Joshua Hoyt - Director of Gaming Andrew Hitchcock - Director of Special Guests Mike Mihalas - Chief Global Strategist Ryan Quint - Deputy Director of Gaming Sean Riley - Deputy Director of IT Cindy Whitehead - Volunteer Coordinator 7 General Information Gamehole Con Badges Who needs a Badge? Everyone (excluding children ages 8 and under) attending Gamehole Con must purchase a badge. A valid badge must be worn at all times for identification while in the Con and during game play/events. Your badge will allow you to purchase event tickets and be admitted to the Exhibit Hall, Seminars and other events happening in public areas during the Con. Badges must be visible at all times to assure staff and security of your eligibility to participate in the Con. We do not offer parent badges, shopper badges or other types of limited-access badges. Minors Any registrant 12 years of age or younger must be accompanied at the convention at all times by an adult or legal guardian. Event Tickets Why do I need Event Tickets? An event ticket confirms a spot to participate in a game or event that is scheduled during the Con. An event ticket is required to participate in all games scheduled during the Con. 8 Gamehole Con Policies Ethics & Conduct Any of the following will be grounds for expulsion from Gamehole Con without refund: • Violating any federal, state or local laws, facility rules or Con policies • Failure to comply with the instructions of Gamehole Con Event Staff or security personnel • Using anything in a threatening or destructive manner against person or property • Endangering the safety of oneself or others • Threatening, stealing, cheating or harassing others If at any time during our show you feel unsafe or feel you were subjected to harassing conduct, please locate a staff member (always in orange shirts) and your concerns will be addressed immediately. Event Ticket Exchanges Event-specific ticket exchanges must be requested at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the event. Event ticket exchanges will be managed at the Games Desk and will only be exchanged to the person whose name is on the ticket (whether it is the purchaser or the receiver). A valid government-issued photo ID and a Gamehole Con 2017 badge are required to process any type of ticket exchange. For ticket exchanges, please present the ticket for the event you would like to exchange and provide the Game ID number for the event you wish to replace. Event Cancellations If an event has been cancelled, please see the Games Desk for further instructions. Lost or Misplaced Badges & Event Tickets We cannot replace lost, stolen or forgotten badges and/or event tickets. Please be responsible with your Gamehole Con materials. Lost, stolen or forgotten items must be re-purchased at full cost. It is recommended you check with the Gamehole Con Registration Desk to see if your materials have been turned in to Lost & Found. Gamehole Con LLC assumes no responsibility for lost, stolen or forgotten materials. We are not sending anything through the mail. All badges and tickets will be available at Will Call. 9 Special Rules for Children • Kids 8 and under can enjoy free admission to the convention if they are accompanied by a badge owning adult. However, kids 8 and under are still required to buy individual game tickets if they wish to participate in games. •Kids 12 and under who are merely accompanying a badge owning adult may be present in the convention. However, if these children between the ages of 8 and 12 wish to participate in any convention activities they must register and pay for a badge and must buy individual game tickets to participate in games. • Kids 13 and over are required to have their own badge in order to attend the convention. Waiver of Liability The purchase of a Gamehole Con badge admits one person to all basic activities and exhibits at Gamehole Con during regularly scheduled hours for the day(s) it is purchased. Some designated activities may require payment of a separate, additional fee. In accepting a badge and in consideration for being admitted to Gamehole Con, the holder consents to being recorded (by audio and/or visual means) for exhibition and exploitation by any means in all media, including without limitation the Internet, worldwide in perpetuity. The badge holder releases Gamehole Con LLC from any liability for loss or damage to persons or property, infringement of any right, or any other claim or course of action of any kind; authorizes and permits Gamehole Con LLC and its designees which includes but is not limited to all sponsors, exhibitors and contractors to use and authorize the use of his/her name, voice, likeness and all reproductions thereof by any means and in all media now and hereafter known, including without limitation the Internet, for all purposes worldwide in perpetuity; and agrees to comply with all the rules and regulations of the Event. Gamehole Con LLC reserves the right to deny entry or remove from the Event facilities any person who in its sole and absolute discretion is behaving or threatening to behave in a manner which it reasonably considers to be disruptive of Gamehole Con. 10 Main Registration & Games Desk (purchase badges and event tickets) Thursday 3:30 pm – 9:00 pm Friday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm Saturday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm Sunday 7:00 am – 4:00 pm Contact Us If you have any questions about registration, please come to the Registration Desk. If you have any questions after Gamehole Con, email us at [email protected]. Exhibitors Albion Swords Goodman Games Thompson Productions LLC I'm Board RPG Coasters Far Future Enterprises Troll Lord Games Toledo Game Room Art of David Lee Pancake Fat Dragon Games RPG Crate Kenzer & Co. Studio 6d6 Blacky Cat Creations Pegasus Games Onyx Path Publishing Worldbuilders International North Wind Adventures Kobold Press Etch Edit Designs Off World Designs Frog God Games Hrothgars Hoard Noble Knight Games TPK Games Chimera Hobby Shop Gargoyle Forge Impact! Miniatures Open Gaming Store Half Price Books Pacesetter Games & Simulations Inner City Games Geek Foundry Light Trading Company Artists Larry Elmore Meg Johnson Terry Pavlet Jeff Easley Dan Fransee Dan Houser Brent Chumley Doug Kovacs Alayna Lemmer Jason Braun 11 Thanks to our Sponsors. Buy their Stuff! 12 Games List To View our Full up-to-date Games List, Click the Below Link: www.gameholecon.com/events Buying Virtual Tickets at Gamehole Con Once Gamehole Con officially opens at 3:00 pm on Thursday, November 2nd, attendees can browse our games list and buy virtual tickets for any games with open seats. All you have to do is log into your account, select the tickets that you want, and pay for them. Once a virtual ticket is purchased from any mobile device, you simply show that ticket to the GM of that game. 19 20 21 FUR WILL FLY BY ED GREENWOOD THE INCIDENT AT LONELY WATCH BY JOSHUA HOYT INTO THE DEEP DARK BY ALEX KAMMER TAKE GAMEHOLE CON HOME WITH YOU 3 New Adventures from Special Guests William Benham Bill hails from the Land of One Cloud, Seattle, WA. A 20 year veteran of the U.S. Army, he currently works as the clinical director for network of medication assisted drug treatment centers in the Pacific Northwest. Bill has played RPGs and tabletop games since 1981, the year he first experimented with D&D and was subsequently possessed by demons, exactly as his mother had warned him. Bill is the Resource Administrator for the D&D Adventurer's League and a story consultant for the Maze Arcana livestream. He's also an avid fan of Eberron, pugs, and his favorite color is rug burn. Jolly Blackburn Knights of the Dinner Table was accidentally created by Jolly R. Blackburn way back in 1990 as 'filler' for his small press magazine, Shadis. It was something of a 'creative burp' and Jolly really didn't give it much thought. Perhaps that's why he was just as surprised as anyone that soon KODT was overshadowing everything else he'd ever done and that the created was now controlling the creator. The Knights have gone far beyond anything Jolly or the D-Team (David Kenzer, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson and Barbara Blackburn) ever imagined. In 2006, Jolly was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Now, with over 219 issues and over 65 trade paper backs under their belts, it's been a wild ride and we look forward to seeing where the Knights take us next.