Panels • Gaming • Vendors • Art Show • Dances Concerts • Writer’s Workshop • Children’s Activities OryCon is an annual science fiction/fantasy convention held every year in November since 1979. Hosting some of the major names in science fiction and fantasy, OryCon features panels about the business of writing and publishing, costuming, comics, sci-fi media, art/artists, computers, technology, and more. Additional entertainment includes a costume contest, dances and multiple musical performances. Guests of Honor Tonya Huff Author Alan Clark Artist Your Friendly Local Game Store 18105 SW TV Highway • Aloha, OR 97003 503-642-4100 • Rainy-Day-Games.com •Board Games OryCon37 •Roleplaying Games Nov 20-22, 2015 •Miniature Games Portland Marriott Waterfront •Collectible Card Games •Disc Golf •Regular Events & Meetups Oregon’s Largest Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention www.orycon.org facebook.com/OryCon • twitter.com/@OryCon Check us out online for more info, news, and OryCon is a production of Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI), our calendar of events! facebook.com/rainydaygames a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation. Photo by Phil Whitehouse I NFORMAT I ON TABLE OF CONTENTS Information Hotel Message from the Chair 2 Convention Room Map 68 Free Wi-Fi 2 Schedule P Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. Thursday, March 19th 18 EO (OSFCI) Code of Conduct 3 Friday, March 20th 23 P Policies 3 Saturday, March 21st 33 LE Info Desk 6 Sunday, March 22nd 45 Registration and Badge Pickup 6 Events Event Sign Up 6 Top Attractions 50 Hospitality 7 Board and Card Games 51 Swag and GameStorm Bucks 7 Children’s Activities 78 Merchandise 7 Collectible Card Games 78 Open Gaming 8 Console Gaming 81 H Game Library 8 Game Lab 82 OTEL John Andrews Memorial Indie Hurricane! 88 Worldcon Scholarship 8 Live Action Role-Playing 91 People MIB: Men In Black (SJ Games) 92 Guests of Honor 9 Miniatures 96 Michael Mindes 9 Organized Role-Play 99 JR Ralls 9 Panels 108 Jason Morningstar 9 Play And Win 110 Special Guests 10 Role-Playing Games 117 S Assassins 10 Special Events 127 C Dealers Hall 12 H Committee EDULE Dealers 12 Committee Members 130 Dealers Hall Map 13 What is OSFCI? 131 Children's Programming 14 Console\Lan\Video Gaming 14 Indie Hurricane! 14 Mini Painting Contest 14 Puzzle Hunt 14 Play And Win 15 Steve Jackson Games 15 E Role Playing 16 VENT Game Lab 17 S C OMM I TTEE Cover Art: Artist:Rachel Bradley(Tinderbox Entertainment) 2 GAMESTORM 17 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR ON I Welcome to the 17th Annual running of the Gamers known as GameStorm! NFORMAT I It has been an Interesting Year. We’ve had a few ups and downs! Getting the ball rolling only to find out we are sharing space on Thursday and Friday morning was a bit of a shock, but I want to say it loud and clear: My team of Volunteers absolutely rocks. This year, thanks to the need to share space, we’ve gotten a golden opportunity, however! We get to see how Level G works as gaming space! This is something we’ve been thinking about for a couple of years now as GameStorm keeps growing and here we get to try it out! Extra space, complete with sound baffling on the ceiling! We had to search around to find carpet, drapes, lights...all the amenities, and we think we’ve hit on a good combination. The hotel is even putting a coffee cart in! Of course, not all the gaming is on Level G. This year we have some amazing things going on, from Premiere Events to Tournaments with Fabulous Prizes, and Charity Events! We’ve expanded...well, everything! More LARP, more Organized Role Play, more gaming, more fun! Try something new this year! We even have some amazing Live Events, including the Doubleclicks, AMVs (Anime Music Videos), and several others! Expand your horizons, have fun! Got time between games? Consider helping out for an hour or two in Hospitality or helping out in one of our other fine departments! Just ask at the Info Booth how you can help! If you’d like to give us feedback on the changes: good, bad, or even indifferent, or you want to offer to help out next year, just look for the woman in the tiara. I’ll be wandering about! Debra Stansbury Chair, GameStorm 17 WWW.GAMESTORM.ORG 3 OREGON SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTIONS, INC. I (OSFCI) CODE OF CONDUCT NFORMAT OSFCI does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, including but not limited to physical assault, battery, deliberate intimidation, stalking or unwelcome physical contact. This policy applies to your interactions with fellow con-goers, program participants, hotel employees, and guests of the hotel. I Be respectful of and courteous towards others. If you have graduated from kindergarten, we expect you to ON understand that you need to ask before you touch and that “no” means “no”. If someone tells you “no” or “go away”, your business with them is done. Violation of this policy can result in action by the con committee ranging from warnings to having your badge revoked with no refund, and the decision of the event chair is final. Action by the convention in no way precludes the injured individual or the hotel from pursuing whatever remedies, civil or criminal, they see fit. After the event, OSFCI may take further action, including banning you from further events. Please note that other behaviors, including but not limited to destruction of hotel property, can also result in the actions described above. A copy of the procedures for enforcement of this code are available on the OSFCI web site at http://osfci.org/code.html POLICIES Badge 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. Children All children ages 10 and under must be actively supervised by a responsible adult at all times. If a child age 10 or under is found unsupervised, both the child and parent/guardian may have their memberships revoked, and no refunds will be issued. Badges for children 10 and under will be identified by a red stripe. All children ages 14 and under must have a registered parent or legal guardian (or an adult designated by the parent or guardian in writing on the waiver form) attending the convention at all times that the child is attending. Children ages 15-17 may attend the convention unsupervised. A completed waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian is required for all children ages 17 and under. The waiver form must include contact information for the parent/guardian (plus contact information for a designated adult supervisor, if any), which will only be used in relation to care of the child. Badges for children ages 10 and under will be identified by a red stripe. Badges for children ages 11-17 will be identified by a yellow stripe. Code of Conduct The Code of Conduct (“Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI) Code of Conduct“) above on this page exists to provide guidance to all GameStorm convention members. It is to help ensure that the behavior of one individual does not adversely affect the rest of the members. It applies to all pre-con, at con, and post-con activities that are related to GameStorm. All members are encouraged to read this Code and ask questions about anything that they do not understand. GameStorm is prepared to deal with any violations of the code as legally, rapidly, and efficiently as possible. We hope that all members will help to make GameStorm an enjoyable experience for all, by respecting the rights of all attendees. GameStorm reserves the right to revoke membership and eject any individual at any time from GameStorm. No refunds will be provided. Failure to adhere to the code of conduct may result in: Mediation by the Con Chair and Convention Operations talking to all parties involved in an incident; Verbal warnings; Turning the individual in to hotel or hotel security; Revocation of membership and ejection from GameStorm; Contacting local law enforcement. Hotel Interactions We ask that you follow any and all rules set by the convention hotel. The person in whose name the room is rented is solely responsible for the conduct of all individuals in the room and the condition of the room. Excessive trash, any act of vandalism, deliberate or excessive damage to hotel room and its contents, or any negative interference with hotel staff that may present a hazard to said hotel staff will result in the hotel taking control of the situation. Individuals, regardless of whose name the room is rented in, will be billed for said damages by the hotel. In addition, individuals may be evicted from the hotel and/or the convention and may also face criminal charges. 4 GAMESTORM 17 POLICIES Food Outside food is not permitted in the function space of the hotel. Function space includes the hotel lobbies, ON I the Dealer’s Room, and all gaming/activity spaces. Visit the GameStorm Hospitality Room in Discovery A for a quick snack between events. Do not remove food or drink from Hospitality. The hotel also has a coffee bar and a restaurant. Food from the hotel coffee bar and the restaurant may be brought into function spaces. The hotel will also be selling food in the Heritage Lobby and from carts that will travel through some of NFORMAT the gaming spaces I Personal Interaction We ask that you respect others so that everyone is comfortable and feels safe while attending GameStorm.