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Offline 5thWallGaming

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5th Wall Gaming at Orycon
« on: November 11, 2010, 07:28:35 am »
We will be attending Orycon to promote Metacon. Please stop by and
check us out. We are at the top of the stairs on the second floor by
the exercise room (Yeah, we aren't happy with the placement, but it's
our first year there).

We will be bringing "THE BOX" (for on the fly LARPs) as well as having
rules for the Metaverse handy. We are also offering an "Orycon" rate
of $15 ($5 off the current price) for anyone who stops by with a 5th
Wall Gaming account (Create one at http://www.5thWallGaming.com) and a
check/cash/money order/barter items/etc.

You have to admit. $15 is a good price. We have the local MIB group
running board and card games as well as some pretty kick ass
roleplaying games (The MIB are currently compiling their schedule, so
it will be up soon). Heck, I'd personally pay $15 to meet and take
part in a panel with the former president of FASA (Shadowrun and
Battletech). That's some good gaming history right there.

Now, what is Metacon?

We will be gathering at the Clarion Hotel (http://www.stayclarion.com
- (503) 252-2222 - 11518 Northeast Glenn Widing Drive, Portland, OR,
97220) for 3 days of gaming on May 27-29 2011. We have a special room
rate set up for $69 a night. Just mention Metacon.

Early Bird Registration - $20 until December 31st 2010.
Pre-Registration - $25 until April 1st 2010.
At the Door - $30

Those prices are for all weekend long. For day passes, it would be $15
for one day and $25 for 2 days payable at the door only.

Additionally, we will be having a hospitality room with REAL food.
Chili, Veggies, Sandwiches, Pasta, Etc. Extra cost will be $10 for the
whole weekend.

If you wish to GM an event, then you need your submission entered into
our system by December 31st 2010. For GMing, you get free admission
for 12 hours. For 16 hours, you get a free hospitality room
membership.

Also, besides the Board, Card and Roleplaying games, for those of you
wanting to play in the Metaverse (our 24/7/365 LARP), everyone
registered for the convention (or paying at the door) will be able to
make one. All you need is a Genre you want to play in and your name.
Rules can be found at
(http://www.5thwallgaming.com/files/Metaverse_Ruleset.doc)

Guest of Honor Sam Lewis earned his Bachelor's and Master's of Arts
degrees in Economics from Northwestern University in 1981 and 1983
respectively. Following graduation he got a job with a small adventure
game company, Mayfair Games, where he did his first commercial game
design, Dragonriders of Pern. He eventually became Vice President of
the company and was game developer the DC Heroes line, as well as
Mayfair's RPG supplement line known as Role Aids. Sam then went to
FASA Corporation, and eventualy was made President. During his tenure
at FASA he directed the development of BattleTech, Renegade Legion,
Earthdawn and Shadowrun. He also was the novel series editor for those
properties, which where published by ROC. In 1995 Sam went to Kesmai
Corporation, where he ran Kesmai's GameStorm site, and dabbled in
online game design. He then moved on to Sony Online Entertainment,
where he worked on Star Wars Galaxies as a senior system and content
designer . Then Sam went to Cartoon Network as Lead game Designer for
FusionFall. Following his time at Cartoon Network he took his current
role of Senior Game Designer at ZeniMax Online Studios working on a
game he can't talk about.

Guest of Honor Scott Corum has been running Role Playing Games since
the age of twelve. He is a trained Biblical theologian, Master
Hypnotist, and author of Hot Chicks: The Role Playing Game. In his
spare time, he produces "Uncle Drak's Magical Clubhouse" for his local
cable station, and gives seminars on the dynamic communication process
of RPGs. He lives with his wife and son in Torrance, California, where
he owns and operates Dakkar Unlimited: a dedicated e-publishing
company. He is featured in the documentary "The Dungeon Masters," and
can be induced to tell stories about embarrassing Role Playing
incidents at the drop of a hat.

Checks or money orders may be made out to

5th Wall Gaming
12524 SE Powell Ct.
Apartment 52
Portland, OR 97236

and any questions can be made to CustomerService@5thWallGaming.com or
(503) 465-4963.

More info can be found in our website at http://www.MetaverseLARP.com/

We look forward to gaming with you all.

Offline RemSaverem

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Re: 5th Wall Gaming at Orycon
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2010, 12:42:48 pm »
Sounds awesome. Shadowrun was really the first RPG I played, and in fact I was just chatting about such overnight with someone else from the forums. I'm running the Creation Station (Washington Room of Orycon). I invite you, if you have time, to drop off fliers for Metacon to display on a table in our room, in which we will have programming (from kids' crafts through adult-only erotica-related panels) all 3 days/2 nights. Folks from your crew might particularly be interested in our panels on making one's own: forges, swords, corsets, hats, medieval tunics, & sonic screwdrivers :) We also have a panelist who published a very early RPG system book (Robert Plamondon), giving a workshop on Simplifying RPG Systems. You'd be welcome to come to any of these and hand out fliers near the door, if you wish.
(If anyone asks, the "code" is "Rem sent me" ;) )
Love,
Ellen.
Ellen. 2003: Fanfic panelist & contest judge.
2004: Beta Station Coord. 2005: Fan Creation Station Coord.;pre-event assistant to the con chair.2006: Fanfic Mgr/C.S. Coord.
2007, 8, 9, 10: Fan Creation Manager. 2011: Writing & Editing Coord (Publicity).

Offline 5thWallGaming

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Re: 5th Wall Gaming at Orycon
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2010, 01:58:53 pm »
Sounds awesome. Shadowrun was really the first RPG I played, and in fact I was just chatting about such overnight with someone else from the forums. I'm running the Creation Station (Washington Room of Orycon). I invite you, if you have time, to drop off fliers for Metacon to display on a table in our room, in which we will have programming (from kids' crafts through adult-only erotica-related panels) all 3 days/2 nights. Folks from your crew might particularly be interested in our panels on making one's own: forges, swords, corsets, hats, medieval tunics, & sonic screwdrivers :) We also have a panelist who published a very early RPG system book (Robert Plamondon), giving a workshop on Simplifying RPG Systems. You'd be welcome to come to any of these and hand out fliers near the door, if you wish.
(If anyone asks, the "code" is "Rem sent me" ;) )
Love,
Ellen.

Thank you. I will try to make it, but I can't offer any promises. :)

Offline RemSaverem

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Re: 5th Wall Gaming at Orycon
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2010, 02:38:25 pm »
Ditto. I pretty much won't be leaving my room except when heading to Eugene for cat care.
Ellen. 2003: Fanfic panelist & contest judge.
2004: Beta Station Coord. 2005: Fan Creation Station Coord.;pre-event assistant to the con chair.2006: Fanfic Mgr/C.S. Coord.
2007, 8, 9, 10: Fan Creation Manager. 2011: Writing & Editing Coord (Publicity).