www.GameStorm.org 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Information From The Chair 2 Policies 3 How To Sign-Up To Play 4 Game Library 5 What Are The Orange Cones For? 5 Game Masters Rewards 5 Office 6 Artifacts 6 People Hospitality 9 RPG Guest Of Honor - Robin D. Laws 10 Board game Guest Of Honor - Jay Tummelson 10 Special Guest Of Honor Events 11 Industry Guests 12 Retail Support 15 Indie Hurricane! 16 Schedule ProtoSpiel 16 Dealers 17 Hotel Event Map 36 Dealers Room Map 38 Puzzle 68 Tribute to Gary Gygax 69 What Is OSFCI? 71 Events Committee Members 72 Schedule Thursday 3/27 22 Friday 3/28 22 Saturday 3/29 25 Sunday 3/30 29 OSFCI Event Descriptions Panels & Special Events 31 Board & Card Games 33 Collectible Card Games 53 Miniatures 54 Committee Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) 58 Role-Playing Games (RPG) 59 RPGA 64 Cover art by: Jake Richmond jake-richmond.livejournal.com 2 GameStorm 10 Welcome From the Chair Welcome to GameStorm 10, First, I'd like to thank our Guests of Honor, Robin D. Laws and Jay Tummelson, for taking the time to come and share their knowledge with us. Since this is the 10th year of GameStorm, we thought it only appropriate that we celebrate! Information Please join us for an anniversary party (with cake!) in the Hospitality Suite on Friday evening at 8 PM. A lot of different threads have to be pulled together to make this weekend happen; GameStorm wouldn't exist happen without the efforts of the committee, staff members and volunteers. A number of key positions were taken over by new people, all of whom rose to their challenges admirably. Everyone's hard work is very much appreciated. There is one member of the committee I would like to mention specifically. Mark Santillo did an incredible job of making GameStorm attractive to dealers, publishers and others in the in- dustry. GameStorm would not be what it is without you. Thank you. Have a great weekend! Beverly T Block Chair, GameStorm 10 GameStorm Needs You ! Volunteering to help out is another way to have fun at GameStorm. Have an hour or two free between games? Want to help out? Just come to Registration, the Office (Room 111) or Hospitality (Room 125) to volunteer. What's in it for you? Learn about the Mysterious Inner Workings of the Con Get a discount on next year's membership Get GameStorm Bucks, redeemable for cool stuff Join us at the Sunbreak Party and meet the ConCom on Sunday at 7 PM in room 125 for treats and serious relaxation. www.GameStorm.org 3 Policies Information Children All children under the age of 13 must be accompanied at all times by a paying parent or guardian, who must, if possible, provide registration staff with a cell-phone number to contact them in the event that they must be located immediately. All children under the age of 8 will be admitted free with an accompanying paying parent or guardian. Smoking Smoking is not permitted in any indoor public area at GameStorm. Smoking is also not permitted within 25 feet of doors, windows and vents. (RCW 70.160.075) Weapons The wearing and carrying of weapons is permitted at GameStorm ONLY with prior writ- ten permission of the GameStorm Chair. Fake weapons (e.g. boffers) may be used only in des- ignated areas at designated times. Failure to comply is grounds for immediate expulsion from the convention. Any weapons purchased in the Dealers' Room must be securely wrapped: drawable weap- ons must be secured to prevent being drawn. Security Policy OSFCI and GameStorm staff assume no responsibility for the security of persons or prop- erty. Staff will attempt to resolve any problems which arise with convention attendees. In the event of a problem which cannot be resolved by staff, hotel or other personnel will be called to resolve the problem. Under no circumstances will staff engage in physical altercation with at- tendees, guests or uninvited personnel. All attendees are responsible for maintaining security for their own property. Personal property such as games, computer equipment and gaming paraphernalia is used at risk throughout the convention and GameStorm relies on the honesty and integrity of the conven- tion attendees to safeguard this property. In the event of any unusual or suspicious activity, convention attendees are requested to contact a staff member with their concern. Badges are to be worn and visible by convention attendees at all times. Until the end of the convention, badges remain the property of GameStorm. 4 GameStorm 10 How to Sign-up to Play a Game First, find out which room your event is in. Locate the room on the map in the middle of this book. Sign-up sheets for events taking place in the Centennial Center will be in the en- trance hallway. RPG, CCG and Minis events taking place in the lobby sign-up sheets will be located in the hallway between the Gull’s Nest and Quayside rooms. Other events will have their sign-up areas near the event location Information Second, find the sign-up sheet for your specific event. The sign-up sheets will be ordered by starting time, in order by table number. Third, put your badge number and name in the first empty slot. If a game you want to play is full, sign-up as an alternate. This gives you priority in case one of the initial players who signed up does not show. If you signed up online, your badge number and name should be listed at the top. Five to 10 minutes before the game starts, the Game Master who is running your event will take the sheet. Be ready to show him or her your badge to confirm your space. Many games fill up, so be sure to sign-up early! If you have any questions about the game sign-up system, go to the Office in Room 111 or the Game Library in the Centennial Center. www.GameStorm.org 5 How to Use the Game Library Information GameStorm has a huge stock of games available for you to check out and play. Not coinci- dentally, you are surrounded by other gamers on all sides. Come on down to the Game Li- brary and get in the game! The Game Library is located in the Centennial Center. You can view the shelves (from your side of the table, please) or read the alphabetical list of games available. When you have de- cided on a game, the helpful volunteer behind the table will verify your badge, stamp the li- brary card (and write in your badge number and the time) and give you the game. Then, find a table and play! Any table that does not have anything scheduled or is otherwise occupied is open gaming. Any scheduled event owns the table during its scheduled hours. When you are done, return the game to the Library. The helpful volunteer will mark the time and initial that you returned it. That's it! Just be sure you return it before the Library closes at 5 PM Sunday, or our Agents will come looking for you… Game Master Rewards This year's fabulous GM appreciation swag will once again be distributed using GameStorm Bucks, which you will receive when you turn your completed sign-up sheets to the Office. For the more desirable items, you will have to opportunity to put your name on a list of interested GMs and volunteers from which a recipient will be chosen at random. Please check in the Office in Room 111 for more details. About The Orange Cones GameStorm will again be using orange traffic cones this year to mark games that are start- ing that people can join and play. If you're looking for a Board Game or RPG to play, look for the cones. Any table with a cone on it has a game with room for more players. If you want to play a specific game, set up a cone on an open table and wait for players to find you! Please do not remove cones from the rooms or use them to mark boundaries, as decora- tions or as game components. Please be sure to return the cone or put it under the table when your game is full, or past the point where new players can join. 6 GameStorm 10 Office GameStorm Office is located in Room 111. Office Hours: Friday: 7 AM To 11 PM Saturday 7 AM To 11 PM Information Sunday: 7 AM To 4 PM Lost and Found items will be taken to the Office. If you have any questions about any GameStorm related issues, the Office is the place to ask them! (503) 238-4000 303 SE 3rd Ave, Portland OR Artifacts Back by popular demand! These items are available next to the registration table in the lobby GameStorm Badge Lanyards $5 GameStorm 10 Short Sleeve T-Shirts Small to 5X $20 GameStorm 10 Long Sleeve T-Shirts Small to 3X $25 GameStorm Hoodie Sweatshirts Small to 3X $35 Shirts and Hoodies are in limited supply. T-Shirts are available in Red and Purple. Hoodies are available in Black. www.GameStorm.org 7 8 GameStorm 10 www.GameStorm.org 9 Hospitality Information GameStorm Hospitality, open to all members, is located in room 125. Just follow the arrows! We’ll be serving food: Friday: Noon to 10:30 PM Saturday: 8 AM to 11 PM Sunday: 8 AM to 4 PM For drinks we have soda both caffeinated and non, sugared and sugar-free.