GottaCon

League of Legends Qualifiers for GC2014

evanhatch — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:18:39 +0000

Over the years one game in our LAN area League of Legends has really proven its self as a popular and exciting game to play and spectate, At GottaCon 2014 we have no doubt that it will be one of our largest and most popular events and that is why we are increasing our team cap to 24 teams!

In an effort to build up excitement for this year’s GC 2014 LOL tournament, GottaCon will be teaming up with BC Gamer to run two LOL qualifier events where 8 teams will face off for a chance to win full entry to GottaCon 2014 and our BYOC LAN (value of approximately $375).

Team entry fees are being considered and would be approximately $75 a team (to cover facilities, etc with any unused funds going to a cash pool for the main event at GC2014). Actual details and dates are still being worked out but we are look at two 8 team qualifiers. Now we want to hear from you to see if you and your teams think this is an event you would take part in. We would allow spectators as well if we can accommodate. Please let us know if you would take part.

Please post your responses on our GottaCon page @ www.facebook.com/gottacon in the thread we have created.

- The GottaCon Team

GottaCon 2014 Update

evanhatch — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:31:55 +0000

It’s been a while since we posted an update so here is what we are working on for 2014.

The floor plan is being reworked to address space issues in large growth areas. Board games, RPGs and computer LAN will see increases in space and tables. Mini’s and TCGs will remain the same. Exhibitor booths will be the same as last year.

We are also revising the exhibitor booth information package, not much in the way of change here other then we will be moving to a optional direct internet connection option for exhibitors at a small fee due to the fact that wireless just isn’t possible anymore do to signal congestion. The cost of this option will be as low as we can make it. Expect to see exhibitor booths go on sale in mid to late June. Priority will be given to exhibitors that attended our last show.

Sponsorship and advertising package is seeing some significant changes due to a significant printing cost increases and increased printing quantity due to growth.

Our badge registration system phase one is being wrapped up and we are looking at phase two. Phase one was a huge success and we are looking to make it even better.

Ticket price options are being reviewed with the aim of simplifying the options if possible to reduce confusion over what is included in a package.

Website “clutter” is being reviewed with an effort to improve navigation of our site.

Time slot durations is being reviewed with the consideration of moving from a four hour block to a two hour timeslot block due to feedback that some events are shorter and with the current structure and event registration method used it isn’t possible to sign up for more than one short event that occurred in a four hour block.

Interesting things to note about our 2014 show:
1) We will not conflict with Super Bowl this year
2) Our event occurs on Family Day Weekend so you will have a day to rest up post event and wont have to rush home Sunday night
3) Ticket package caps will be in place for 2014
4) LAN will increase in size from 120 seats to 180 seats and our LAN area will continue to shut down each night at 4am
5) We are doing our best to address RPG area congestion and noise levels and will increase spacing between tables as well as add drape around area walls to help reduce sound
6) Board game library free play was hugely popular so we are expanding as much as possible

We are always looking for constructive feedback so if you have any please let us know! Thank you – The GottaCon Team

GottaCon 2013 is in FOUR DAYS! – Starting February 1, 2013

evanhatch — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:45:02 +0000

GottaCon 2013 is four days away, starting at 5pm on February 1st, 2013 which will bring 50 straight hours of non-stop gaming goodness. Whether you like video games, trading card games, role playing games, miniatures, or board games we will have something for you. GottaCon also features a variety of exhibitors, discussion panels, a Lego kids build for the young and old, a costume contest as well as our ever popular silent gamer’s auction. GottaCon is also happy to have increased our board game library this year which includes games from; Fantasy Flight, Days of Wonder, Rio Grande, Asmodee, Mayfair Games, Minion Games, Plaid Hat Games, Zman Games and others.

We are also pleased to release a link to our web version (PDF, 7MB) of the GottaCon 2013 Program. We hope you enjoy it!!

Link: http://www.gottacon.com/components/images/gottacon_2013_program_web.pdf

For a complete list of all our events please visit our website
Link: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=225

We are expecting a great turn out this year with over 900 attendees registered before the doors even open.

A reminder that we will have early badge pickup (will-call) starting at 1pm and wrapping up at 4pm which is available to advance ticket holders, exhibitors, volunteers, guests, and event coordinators. Event pre-registration for these attendees is still available via our http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon-2013 site but will shut down on Tuesday January 29, 2013. All attendees will be able to register for events on site but if you can we highly suggest you do so in advance.

If you are part of the line-up on Friday to get through the doors please be patient as we work as hard as we can to get you in as fast as possible. We have implemented a new check-in system which should help streamline the process.

Still need a hotel? No problem, our convention rates are still available at our sponsor hotels, more info here: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=68

This is our fifth show and it will be epic so we will see you there!

Hotel Ramada Victoria – SPECIAL ONE DAY ONLY DEAL

evanhatch — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:38:40 +0000

I just heard from Ramada Victoria – SPECIAL ONE DAY ONLY DEAL – If you have an advance ticket and book at the Ramada Victoria TODAY you will receive an extra 10% off the already low convention price of $60.00 (Standard Room Price) which means $54.00 a night! Valid only for today and on rooms booked today! Call 250-386-1422 or 1-888-468-3514 and quote the today only special code of CGOTT2.

League Legends Tournament Update – Additional Prizing

evanhatch — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:03:54 +0000

We just confirmed additional support for our LOL event, here is the added prizing per player on a team:

1st place: $20 RP + Triumphant Ryze per player
2nd place: $15 RP per player
3rd place: $10 RP per player
4th place: $5 RP per player

This is in addition to the fantastic Logitech G-Series sponsorship we have already allocated to this event. Full details can be viewed here:
http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331#lol

GottaCon 2013 Program Now Available

evanhatch — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:42:52 +0000

GottaCon 2013 Program (web version) now available, this PDF document is 7MB in size so give it time to download/open:

http://www.gottacon.com/components/images/gottacon_2013_program_web.pdf

Advance Ticket Price Ends Tuesday: Only 5 Days Left!

evanhatch — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:28:10 +0000

If you plan on attending GottaCon 2013 and the massively huge and impressive amount of games at it you should buy your ticket while it is still on sale and save yourself some cash. For instance a full weekend ticket can now be bought for $40 whereas after January 22nd they will cost you $50. Other pass options offer savings now as well, check our site for details. It just makes sense to buy them now. Go here to buy your tickets www.gottacon.com.

How and Where to Get Your Tickets

There are two ways to get tickets! Methods of payment that will be accepted will include:
1) Paypal – Pay from the comfort of your own home on our site
2) Purchase a ticket at a local participating retail location (see below)

	located at: 2945 Renfrew St. Vancouver, BC Phone 604-327-4585
	Located at: #102 764 Yates Street Victoria, BC Phone: 250-590-8880
	Located at: 5558 Lane Street Burnaby, British Columbia Phone: 604-568-6030
	Located at: 3458 Tillicum Rd Victoria, BC Phone: (250) 477-1519
	Located at: 649 Johnson St. Victoria, BC Phone: (250) 480-0049

IMPORTANT!

It is very important to remember that when you purchase your ticket that you include your first and last name and the full name of the individual(s) that the ticket(s) are for it is also helpful to include an email address or phone number in case there are any issues.

If you purchase your tickets via a store location you will receive a ticket from the store with a unique code. You must bring this ticket with you to gain entry to our event this year.

When you show up we will enter the code into our database and check you in. Without this code we will not be able to check you in and thus you will not be able to enter GottaCon 2013.

This year we will have “Will Call” which means starting at 1:00pm Friday February 1, 2013 you can come to the entrance to GottaCon 2013 and check in, receive your badge and be told a location where, once the doors open, you will be able to enter the event simply by presenting your pass. Will Call is only available to advance ticket holders. This is in an effort to relieve the line congestion we saw at our 2012 show.

Board Games Line-Up at GottaCon 2013

evanhatch — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:20:48 +0000

Today we announce our board games line-up planned for GottaCon 2013. Below please find a list of the vast variety of games and tournaments planned for GottaCon 2013, which will be held February 1st to 3rd, 2013 at Pearkes Arena in Victoria BC (3100 Tillicum Road).

If you want to secure your seat at one of these awesome games simply do the following:

How to Pre-Register for Events:
1) Pre-purchase a ticket via our website, warhorn site or store location
2) go here – http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon-2013/attendee/new.php
3) Create a user account which will be approved automatically but not cleared for signup
4) Wait for GottaCon Staff to clear you (remember only people who have purchased tickets can pre register for events). You will receive an email letting you know you have been cleared.
5) Once you have been cleared, you browse the event listing (while logged in) by going here – http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon-2013/schedule/day.php
6) Then you sign up for the events you want.

Board Games at GottaCon 2013 (by day and time)

Tournaments

Settlers of Catan Tournament
By GottaCon and M3 Gamers
Day: Friday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Price: Free
Maximum number of participants: 24
Prizes: Prize will be awarded to first overall.

The Settlers of Catan tournament will be a total of three rounds. The first round everyone will be randomly placed at a table and will play basic Catan with identical setups at each table. Then each player will play a second round of the same game, however, all participants will be randomly placed at a different table. After both rounds, the top four players with highest combined total scores will move on to the finals. This will be a fun event. Bring a great attitude and a friend too! Prize will be awarded to first overall.

The Core Gamers: Battlestar Galactica Tournament – Qualifier 1
By Credence Holmes
Day: Friday (Final: Sunday 9:00am)
Start Time: 7:00pm
Maximum number of participants: 10

Flee the solar system as the humans or sabatoge as the secret Cylons in Battlestar Galactica (BSG)! We’re running two games of 5 people each, the winner can participate in the Sunday final for a great prize. Can’t make this event? Try the Saturday 7pm games instead! Humans get points for: winning the game, resources still blue, number of jumps, number of vipers, raptors, civvies alive, and not being sent to the brig or sickbay during the game. Cylons get points for: winning the game, resources red, distance traveled, less distance=more points, number of vipers, raptors, civvies destroyed, revealing outside the brig, playing Super Crisis.
Vote – biggest impact on game. If the Humans win, players can only vote human and vice-versa, vote most fun in game (role-play, amazing dice throws, playing the ´blame game´ well, etc.).

The Core Gamers: Game of Thrones Tournament – Qualifier
By Credence Holmes
Day: Saturday (Final: Sunday 12:00am)
Start Time: 12:00am
Maximum number of participants: 8

This is a Game of Thrones Tournament with 4 people per game maximum. The top players from each game can move on to the final game, Saturday at midnight for the chance to compete for a great prize! Played on the first edition base game. The winner will be decided by a point system based on number of wins and votes cast by other players and the referee. Vote – biggest impact on game. (Most decisive move, best war, etc.) Vote – most fun in game. (Role-play, amazing dice throws, etc.) All players must be prepared for a full 4 hour game.

The Core Gamers: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization Tournament – Qualifier
By Credence Holmes
Day: Saturday (Final: Sunday 9:00am)
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 4 to 8

This is a Through the Ages tournament where the top players of each game get the chance to compete for a great prize during Sunday’s final round. The winner is chosen through a points system based on: number of wins, a vote on biggest impact on game (Best card choice, best military action, etc.), and a vote for most fun player in game (Role-play, card choices, etc.) Most games are 3 players; some may be 2 or 4 player.

There will be some adaptations to the rules: 1) Each player starts with 1 defense card 2) A notification card is placed in the deck 8-16 cards from the end of the age based upon the number of players playing. 3) Some cards have adjustments found at http://thecoregamers.yolasite.com/games.php

Small World Tournament
By GottaCon and M3 Gamers
Sponsored by: Days of Wonder
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 10:00am
Price: Free
Maximum number of participants: 24
Prizes: Winner and runner up will receive prizes.

The tournament will be two rounds. The first round will be one game of Original Small World. At the end of the round the top player for each table will move on to round two. Round two will play one game of Small World Underground to determine a winner based on finishing rank.

Race for the Galaxy Tournament
By Starlit Citadel
Sponsored by: Rio Grande Games
Day: Saturday
Time: 10:00am
Price: Free
Number of participants: Max of 16, Min of 4 players

Starlit Citadel is hosting a free Race for the Galaxy tournament. The tournament requires a minimum of 4 participants with a $15 gift certificate to Starlit Citadel awarded to the winner. The format is two rounds of two games games. Players will be divided into tables of 4 players in each round and the top player at each table moves on to the next round. Placement is determined first by combined finishing score of the two games then by points for tie breaks. if 8 or less players, the top two players from each table move on to the next round.

Ticket to Ride Tournament
By GottaCon and M3 Gamers
Sponsored by: Days of Wonder
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Price: Free
Maximum number of participants: 24
Prizes: Winner and runner up will receive prizes.

The Ticket to Ride tournament will be a total of three rounds. The first round everyone will be randomly placed at a table and will play Ticket to Ride USA. Then each player will play a second round, but this time will play Ticket to Ride Europe if we do not have enough copies then we will just do another round of USA, however, all participants will be again randomly placed at a different table. After both rounds, the top four players with highest combined total scores will move on to the finals where they will play Ticket to Ride Asia. Prizes will be awarded to the winner and the runner up of the tournament.

Dominion Tournament
By Starlit Citadel
Sponsored by: Rio Grande Games
Day: Saturday
Start Time: Time: 7:00pm
Price: $5.00
Number of participants: Max of 32, Min of 8 players

Starlit Citadel is hosting a Dominion tournament which is sponsored by Rio Grande Games. A minimum of 8 participants is required. Each participant will receive a set of the Walled Village promo and first overall will receive a prize from Rio Grande as well as a $25 gift certificate from Starlit Citadel, the second place prize will be a $20 certificate and third place prize a $10 certificate to Starlit Citadel. The format is three rounds of three games. Players will be divided into tables of 4 players in each round and the top player at each table moves on to the next round. Placement is determined first by combined finishing score of the three games then by points for tie breaks.

The Core Gamers: Battlestar Galactica Tournament – Qualifier 2
By Credence Holmes
Day: Saturday (Final: Sunday 9:00am)
Start Time: 7:00pm
Maximum number of participants: 10

Flee the solar system as the humans or sabatoge as the secret Cylons in Battlestar Galactica (BSG)! We’re running two games of 5 people each, the winner can participate in the Sunday final for a great prize. Humans get points for: winning the game, resources still blue, number of jumps, number of vipers, raptors, civvies alive, and not being sent to the brig or sickbay during the game. Cylons get points for: winning the game, resources red, distance traveled, less distance=more points, number of vipers, raptors, civvies destroyed, revealing outside the brig, playing Super Crisis. Vote – biggest impact on game. If the Humans win, players can only vote human and vice-versa, vote most fun in game (role-play, amazing dice throws, playing the ´blame game´ well, etc.)

The Great Canadian Board Game Blitz Qualifier
By GottaCon
Day: Sunday
Start Time: Registration at 9:30am games start at 10:00am
Price: Free
Maximum number of participants: 28

This epic board game tournament will have four rounds and a maximum of 28 players. Each round players will have to choose one of 7 board games to play, based on their ranking from the previous round (the first round will be determined randomly, and the second round will be the opposite order of the first round). Players earn points based on their ranking in each game, and at the end of the four rounds, the player with the most points will be crowned champion of the Blitz and invited to the finals held in Toronto at FanExpo. Each round will feature a specific board game company or companies. The possible games for each round are as follows:

Round One 10:00am (Rio Grande)
1. Dominion
2. Dominion Intrigue
3. Race for the Galaxy
4. Bohnanza
5. Caveman
6. Puerto Rico
7. Navegador

Round Two 12:00pm (Days of Wonder)
1. Ticket to Ride
2. Ticket to Ride Europe
3. Ticket to Ride Africa
4. Ticket to Ride India
5. Small World
6. Small World Underground
7. Cargo Noir

Round Three 2:00pm (Asmodee/Zman Games/AEG)
1. Roadkill Rally
2. Agricola
3. 7 Wonders
4. Libertalia
5. Thunderstone
6. Nightfall
7. Ginkgopolis

Round Four 4:00pm (Various)
1. Settlers of Catan
2. Star Trek Catan
3. Robo Rally
4. Citadels
5. Settlers of America
6. Vegas Showdown
7. Zombies!!!

Players are not required to have played all (or any) of the games prior to the Blitz, however prior experience with the games will certainly help a player’s chances of success. That being said, there will be people on hand to answer rules questions if needed. The Blitz is a great way to try new games, as well as an even better way to prove to all your gaming buddies that you’re a better board gamer than they are.

Prizes: Our sponsors have provided some prizes and GottaCon has gathered up some additional prizes as well. Each round a random prize will be awarded and there will be prizes for top finishing ranks based on attendance.

*Due to the chosen games, all rounds will be weighted equally (and not according to length, as is normal for the Blitz). Games with shorter play times in the same round as longer games may be played multiple times with placements added up for an overall score to determine points for that round of the Blitz. In the event that multiple players share placements (two players tying for first, etc.) and no tie-break method is provided in the game rules, players will split the round points equally. Example: two players tie for second and second place is worth 4 points, third is worth is worth 3, and fourth is worth 2. The two tied players would each get 3 points, and the fourth place player would still get 2. If you have any questions about the Blitz, please email boardgames@gottacon.com. For more information on the Great Canadian Board Game Blitz as a whole please go here: http://www.gcbgb.ca/.

Weekend Long Events and Special Events

Board Game Library (Sign out Games to Play)
By GottaCon

This year GottaCon is pleased to continue to have a library of board games that our attendees are free to sign out and play. Sign out games from the Event Registration Desk by requesting a game from our available titles and leaving behind a piece of ID. GottaCon would like to thank Days of Wonder, Mayfair Games, Rio Grande, Fantasy Flight Games, Zman Games, Asmodee, Flying Frog Productions, Minion Games, and Plaid Hat Games for making additions this year.

SPECIAL EVENT – Werewolf, the social game of intrigue, murder, suspicion, and betrayal
By Knoll Stevenson
Day/time: Sunday at Midnight (In the RPG Area)
Number of participants: 5 to 30

Join me for an opportunity to play the classic Werewolf game, when the werewolves murder by night, but are hunted by day. Each player is randomly assigned a role, that of villager or werewolf. There are also special roles that will be introduced as the game progresses. Each night, the werewolves secretly select a villager to murder. If all the villagers die, the werewolves win the game. Each day, the villagers have an opportunity to gang up on the werewolves and hang one. Getting a majority of people to support the hanging will allow the villagers to kill one player, hopefully it’s a werewolf, but nothing is certain until they are dead. As time passes, numbers dwindle, and if the werewolves aren’t killed, then they will murder the entire village, and move on to the next one.

Friday Evening (5pm to 11pm)

M3 Gamers presents: Dungeon Quest
By M3 Gamers
Day: Friday
Start Time: 5:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions)

M3 Gamers presents: Zombies!!!
By M3 Gamers
Day: Friday
Start Time: 5:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 6

DEMO – VCON presents: Robo Rally
By Colin Fraser of VCon
Day: Friday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 8

DEMO – Power Grid
By Jason Woodall
Day: Friday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 6 (multiple sessions)

DEMO – Spirit Tag
By Joelique Spirit Feather
Day: Friday and Sunday
Start Time: 7:00pm(Friday) and 2:00pm(Sunday)
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions)

M3 Gamers presents: Carcassonne
By M3 Gamers
Day: Friday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions)

M3 Gamers presents: Learn to Play Gaming
By M3 Gamers
Day: Friday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: Up to 6 (multiple games, multiple sessions)

German Games Night
By Michael Poplawski
Day: Friday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Maximum of participants: 6

DEMO – VCON presents: Sabacc
By Rick Arino of VCon
Day: Friday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 8

Exalted: War for the Throne
By: Cameron Young
Day: Friday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 5

Saturday at Midnight

Level 7 [Escape]
By Nathan Bosa
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Start Time: 12:00am, with multiple sessions
Number of participants: 1 to 4

DEMO – Fantasy Flight Game LCG
By Nathan Patten
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 12:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions)

DEMO – VCON presents: The Walking Dead: The Board Game
By Rick Arino of VCon
Day: Friday
Start Time: 11:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 6

Saturday Morning (9am to 1pm)

DEMO – VCON presents: Galaxy Truckers
By Colin Fraser of VCon
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions if time permits)

M3 Gamers presents: Ascension
By M3 Gamers
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions if time permits)

M3 Gamers presents: Mystery in the Abbey
By M3 Gamers
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 6

German Games Morning
By Michael Poplawski
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 9:00am
Maximum of participants: 6

DEMO – VCON presents: Pandemic
By Rick Arino of VCon
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 5 (multiple sessions if time permits)

Saturday Afternoon (2pm to 6pm)

VCON presents: Free Play
By Cam Brenner of VCon
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 6

DEMO – VCON presents: Quarriors
By Colin Fraser of VCon
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions as time permits)

Twilight Imperium 3rd Ed. Demo
By Darin Nieuwendorp
Day: Saturday
Time: 2:00pm to 8:00pm
Number of participants: 4 to 6

DEMO – Puerto Rico
By Derek Turner
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 5 (multiple sessions as time permits)

M3 Gamers presents: Thunderstone
By M3 Gamers
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions if time permits)

M3 Gamers presents: Resident Evil
By M3 Gamers
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions if time permits)

DEMO – Discworld
By Mel Guille
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions as time permits)

Bodger Games
By Nathan Bosa
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Start Time: 2:00pm, multiple sessions
Number of of participants: 2 to 4

DEMO – Dominion
By Patrick Weckermann
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 6 players (multiple sessions)

Saturday Evening (7pm to 11pm)

A Game Of Thrones (2nd Edition)
By Aldo Santolla
Day: Saturday
# of participants: 3 to 6 (multiple sessions)

DEMO – VCON presents: Carcassonne
By Cam Brenner of VCon
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 5

DEMO – VCON presents: Kingdom Builder
By Colin Fraser of VCon
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 4

M3 Gamers presents: Team Blood Bowl
By M3 Gamers
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2

M3 Gamers presents: Star Trek Deck Building
By M3 Gamers
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 5

VCON presents: GIANT Pandemic
By Rick Arino of VCon
Day: Saturday
Start time: 7:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 5

Sunday at Midnight

M3 Gamers presents: Talisman
By M3 Gamers
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 12:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 6

Level 7 [Escape]
By Nathan Bosa
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Start Time: 12:00am, with multiple sessions
Number of participants: 1 to 4

Sunday Morning (9am to 1pm)

DEMO – Star Munchkin
By Duncan Hauser
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 6 (multiple sessions)

M3 Gamers presents: Red Dragon Inn
By M3 Gamers
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 4

M3 Gamers presents: Nuns on the Run
By M3 Gamers
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 8

DEMO – Ticket to Ride
By Mel Guille
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 5 (multiple sessions)

DEMO – VCON presents: Dominion
By Rick Arino & Cam Brenner and VCon
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 9:00am
Number of participants: 2 to 6 (multiple sessions as time permits)

Sunday Afternoon (2pm to 6pm)

DEMO – 7 Wonders
By Duncan Hauser
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 7 (multiple sessions)

DEMO – Spirit Tag
By Joelique Spirit Feather
Day: Friday and Sunday
Start Time: 7:00pm(Friday) and 2:00pm(Sunday)
Number of participants: 2 to 4 (multiple sessions)

Open Gaming With M3 Gamers – table 2
By M3 Gamers
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Maximum number of participants: 6 (multiple sessions)

Open Gaming With M3 Gamers- table 1
By M3 Gamers
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Maximum number of participants: 6 (multiple sessions)

German Games Afternoon
By Michael Poplawski
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Maximum of participants: 6

Bodger Games
By Nathan Bosa
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Start Time: 2:00pm, multiple sessions
Number of of participants: 2 to 4

DEMO – VCON presents: 10 Days in…
By Rick Arino of VCon
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 2:00pm
Number of participants: 2+

GottaCon would like to thank all the event coordinators for making these events possible. For complete details on the above events including descriptions please download our event listing here http://www.gottacon.com/components/gottaconeventlisting.pdf or view the events on the Warhorn site here http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon-2013/schedule/day.php.

We hope you find a few games above to your liking and will come out to GottaCon 2013!

Role Playing Games Line-Up at GottaCon 2013

evanhatch — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:38:58 +0000

Today we announce our role playing games line-up planned for GottaCon 2013. Below please find a list of the vast variety of modules and game systems planned for GottaCon 2013, which will be held February 1st to 3rd, 2013 at Pearkes Arena in Victoria BC (3100 Tillicum Road).

If you want to secure your seat at one of these awesome games simply do the following:

RPG Line-up for GottaCon 2013 (by day and time)

All Weekend Long Events

RPG – DnD 4th – Learn to Play (DEMO) (D&D)
By GottaCon
Sponsored by: Wizards of the Coast
Day: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Time: All day time slots
*This event will not be run Saturday at 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Number of Players: 2 to 6

Always wanted to give an RPG a try? Have you not had a chance to play Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition yet? Come give it a try and one of our experienced DMS will step you though an exciting adventure. This event will take about 2 hours.

RPG – DnD 4th- Dungeon Delve (D&D 4e)
By GottaCon
Sponsored by: Wizards of the Coast
Day: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Time: All day time slots
Number of Players: 2 to 6

A Dungeon Delve is a small dungeon, specifically designed for a night of gaming. Players will have one hour to try and make it as far as they can! Dungeon Delve events will be continually running all day, and players may participate in multiple sessions, as long as space is available.

At the end of each session the DM will award the players 1 to 4 points, depending on how well they did and the rating of the Delve. Players can then redeem their points for Treasure Certificates or Fortune Card boosters.

Friday Evening (7pm to 11pm)

SPECIAL EVENT – Pathfinder RPG – Standard Action: The Cannibals are Crashing Life Day!
By Joanna Gaskell of Standard Action
Number of participants: 3 to 5

Snuffles the Badger, the party’s animal companion, has been invited to share in the celebration of Owlbear Life Day, the seasonal Owlbear festivities of light and music. Snuffles invites the rest of the party along, and it looks to be a fantastic time. But what’s this? The local halfling tribe of cannibals wasn’t invited, and they’re angry! Can the party save the Owlbears from the rampaging little cannibalistic creatures with furry feet? Will the halflings get fat on Owlbear this winter? Will there be Star Wars jokes? Of course there will! Pre-generated characters will be the Season 2 Standard Action party (Edda, Martin, Fernando and Wendy) at level 3

Boundless RPG – Welcome to Legion (Table 1)
By Dan Spiller of Yellowjacket Comics
Maximum number of participants: 6

Boundless RPG – Welcome to Legion (Table 2)
By Matthew Bartram of Yellowjacket Comics
Maximum number of participants: 6

d20 Brickstyle – The Incident at Hrdan
By Kier Robins
Number of participants: 4 to 7

Dresden Files RPG – Introduction to the Dresden Files
By Jason Tice
Maximum number of participants: 6

Homebrew Star Wars Universe – Froth Barrel: HK-51: The Problematic Moments
By Dylan Kaye “Oakenkeg” Sharpe of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 1 to 5

Iron Kingdoms Roleplaying – Fools Rush In
By Nathan Bosa of Attack-Ex
Maximum number of participants: 4

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying – Ghost Box
By Justin Schmid
Maximum number of participants: 4

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: The Blackros Matrimony
By Todd Conrod
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3 to 7, you must have a character ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: Rise of the Goblin Guild
By David Van Ommen
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5, you must have a character ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

RIFTS – Froth Barrel: Guns for Hire!
By James “”Beorgen Fæstrǽd”" Derksen of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 3 to 6

Saturday at Midnight

SPECIAL EVENT – Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness is an RPG event where multiple tables work towards a common goal. Interactions between tables are encouraged and likely required, and cooperation is a must in order to succeed. Midnight Madness games take place in a unique continuity, and pregenerated characters are provided and must be used. The goal for this year’s Midnight Madness is cooperation. The theme is based around a god, Greed, that is looking to destroy the world of mortals. The players will need to avoid temptation and help each other out in order to survive.

GottaCon Midnight Madness – Fire and Greed: Ice
By Tony Humphrey
Number of Participants: 3 to 6
Theme: Barbaric

GottaCon Midnight Madness – Fire and Greed: Stone
By Tony Humphrey and Chris Slater
Number of Participants: 3 to 6
Theme: Western

GottaCon Midnight Madness – Fire and Greed: Water
By Tony Humphrey
Number of Participants: 3 to 6
Theme: Tribal

GottaCon Midnight Madness – Fire and Greed: Wind
By Tony Humphrey
Number of Participants: 3 to 6
Theme: Early Victorian

GottaCon Midnight Madness – Fire and Greed: Wood
By Tony Humphrey and Jeremy Petter
Number of Participants: 3 to 6
Theme: High Fantasy

Saturday Morning (9am to 1pm)

SPECIAL EVENT – Pathfinder RPG – Standard Action: The Lair of the Mime King
By Rob Hunt of Standard Action
Number of participants: 3 to 5

Esra, the daughter of the nobleman formerly known as The Prince, has been attacked. Some foul individual broke in to her chambers and left behind a cursed item, which has afflicted her with the mime curse! The party is hired to help, and must journey to crypt of the Mime King in The Silent Mountains to retrieve the Lute of the Cacophonous Cover Songs – for it is said that if a bard plays the songs of other, more famous, bards, it can break all bardic curses from which the listeners suffer. Pre-generated characters will be the Season 2 Standard Action party (Edda, Martin, Fernando and Wendy) at level 3

d20 Brickstyle – Questions in Qualdris
By Kier Robins
Number of participants: 4 to 7

nWo – In the City
By Ric Jesson of Rabbit Hole Games
Maximum number of participants: 7

Otherworlds: the Ul-Zaorith RPG – A Mystery of Circumstance
By Astra Crompton
Maximum number of participants: 5
Premade characters, d8 dice, and pencils provided.

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: In Wrath’s Shadow
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3 to 7, you must have a character ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: Severing Ties
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5, you must have a character ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: The Disappeared
By Jonathan Ross
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5, you must have a charcacter ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Savage Worlds – 8,000BC
By Duncan MacRae
Number of participants: 2 to 5

Savage Worlds – Froth Barrel: Episode 1: Fight for Freedom!
By Takeda Anderson of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 1 to 6

Traveller – Risky Endeavours
By Jon Woodland
Maximum number of participants: 6

Zombie Squad RPG – Sweet Meats
By Todd Glawson
Maximum number of participants: 6

Saturday Afternoon (2pm to 6pm)

SPECIAL EVENT – Spycraft Third Edition – Crafty Games: Spycraft Third Beta Playtest!
By Alex Flagg of Crafty Games
Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Number of participants: 2 to 6 in each session

Get a sneak peek at the new edition of the World’s Greatest Espionage RPG! This short session will let you try out preliminary rules and share your opinions with co-creator Alex Flagg!

SPECIAL EVENT – Dragon Age RPG – Green Ronin: The Ostwick Irregulars
By Chris Pramas of Green Ronin
Maximum number of participants: 6

Join designer Chris Pramas for a taste of the Dragon Age RPG. You are members of the Ostwick Irregulars, a tough band of mercs from the Free Marches. The mission to Kirkwall sounds easy enough and it even involves beer. Nothing in Thedas is at seems, of course, so you best keep your wits about you in The City of Chains.

Boundless RPG – The Tower of the Watcher (Table 1)
By Dan Spiller of Yellowjacket Comics
Maximum number of participants: 6

Boundless RPG – The Tower of the Watcher (Table 2)
By Matthew Bartram of Yellowjacket Comics
Maximum number of participants: 6

Fiasco – Froth Barrel: Dragon Slayers
By Courtney “Lady Dame Saf” Raines of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 3 to 6

Homebrew Star Wars Universe – Froth Barrel: Imperial Intelligence
By Dylan Kaye “Darth Hoarfrost” Sharpe of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 1 to 5

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: Rise of the Goblin Guild
By Jonathan Ross
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5, you must have a character ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: Severing Ties
By David Van Ommen
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5.

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: The Disappeared
By Mike Dowd
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5, you must have a character ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: The Sanos Abduction
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3 to 7, you must have a character ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Savage Worlds – They Came From Beyond Space
By Jon Woodland
Number of participants: up to 5

Saturday Evening (7pm to 11pm)

SPECIAL EVENT – Elemental Axes: Second Edition – Shipwrecked on the Skull Coast
By Eric Seaton of Crosstime Games
Number of participants: 2 to 5

No sane captain sails near the Skull Coast, but the great storms of the Sea of Fury are legendary. Your ship, overcome by waves as large as hills, has been swept, broken-masted and crushed, onto the rocky beaches of the Dragonlands. Some of the crew have chosen to throw themselves to the sea’s watery depths rather than face the undying curse of this ancient, abandoned land, but as yet, you are alive…Come join Eric Seaton of Crosstime Games and experience what Elemental Axes has to offer.

Dresden Files RPG – Introduction to the Dresden Files
By Jason Tice
Maximum number of participants: 6

Homebrew Star Wars Universe – Froth Barrel: Too Much to Divide
By Dylan Kaye “The Gaffmonger” Sharpe of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 1 to 5

Judge Dredd RPG (Mongoose Traveller System) – A Hard Daystick’s Night
By Steve Saunders
Maximum number of participants: 7

Mistborn Adventure Game – Crafty Games: Dance of Deceit
By Ryan Downing
Maximum number of participants: 6

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: Rise of the Goblin Guild
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5, you must have a character ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: The Refuge of Time
By Jonathan Ross
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 7 to 11.

Star Wars: Edge of the Empire – Escape from Mos Shuuta
By Riley “Jerreth” Vandall
Number of participants: 2 to 6

Supernatural RPG – The Beast of Bray Road
By Wendy Maiuro
Number of participants: 3 to 5

Sunday at Midnight

SPECIAL EVENT – Werewolf, the social game of intrigue, murder, suspicion, and betrayal
By Knoll Stevenson
Number of participants: 5 to 30

You Choose – GM Nathan’s Choose Your Own Modular Madness Adventurama
By Nathan Patten
Number of participants: up to 6
12 one shot Adventures have been written, tailored specifically for one shot pickup games, you vote out of a group of 4 and play the winner. Each slot that this event runs will have a different selection of events so you can play multiple times and have a new experience. Will your game be Terra Primate or Feng Shui? Or will it be Call of Cthulhu or Apocalypse World? Mayhaps you could play World of Darkness or Legend of the Five Rings… You as a group choose! Not Suitable for Young Gamers (15 and up).”

Conspiracy X – Froth Barrel: Outside Interference
By Pat “Lord Blackthorne” Klassen of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 2 to 6

nWo – In the City
By Ric Jesson of Rabbit Hole Games
Maximum number of participants: 7

Paranoia – PARANOIA: The Roleplaying Game of a Darkly Humorous Future (Paranoia)
By Jaime Tiampo
Maximum number of participants: 4

nWo – In the City (starting at 4am)
By Ric Jesson of Rabbit Hole Games
Maximum number of participants: 7

Sunday Morning (9am to 1pm)

SPECIAL EVENT – Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition – Green Ronin: Freeport WFRP Style
By Chris Pramas of Green Ronin
Maximum number of participants: 6

Green Ronin’s Freeport has been one of the signature cities of modern roleplaying since 2000. In this scenario, Freeport and WFRP2 designer Chris Pramas mashes two of his creations together for madness, mayhem, and chaos in the City of Adventure. Small but vicious dogs encouraged but not required.

DnD 4th ed. Gamma World – Steading of the Iron King
By Daniel Oberreiter
Number of participants: 3 to 5

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying – Heroes Again
By Dwayne Morash
Maximum number of participants: 5

Savage Wolrds – DSE-13
By Duncan MacRae
Number of participants: 2 to 5

Savage Worlds – Froth Barrel: Episode 2: Flight for Freedom!
By Takeda Anderson of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 1 to 6

Savage Worlds – Savage Worlds for Beginners: The Tomb of Terrors
By Bayden Woodland
Number of participants: 2 to 5

Storm Battalion – Third Eye Games: alls riot on the Western front
By Brennan Bishop of Third Eye Games
Number of participants: 3-7

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition – A Day Late and a Shilling Short
By Bryan Skinner
Number of participants: 2 to 4

Zombie Squad RPG – Sweet Meats
By Todd Glawson
Maximum number of participants: 6

Sunday Afternoon (2pm to 6pm)

Desolation – Strange Skies
By Jonathan Yeo
Number of participants: 4 to 6

Mistborn Adventure Game – Crafty Games: Dance of Deceit
By Ryan Downing
Maximum number of participants: 6

Mutant Future – Froth Barrel: The Eastern Block Cowboy Rides Again
By Pat “Lord Blackthorne” Klassen of The Froth Barrel Sodality
Number of participants: 2 to 6

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: Severing Ties
By Todd Conrod
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5, you must have a charcacter ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: The Disappeared
By Mike Dowd
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1 to 5.

Pathfinder RPG – Pathfinder Society: The Sanos Abduction
Number of participants: 4 to 6
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3 to 7, you must have a charcacter ready or you will be provided with a pre-gen

Rolemaster Classic – Relic Seeker
By Wendy Maiuro
Number of participants: 2 to 5

Savage Worlds – Outlaws in Suicide Bluff
By Duncan MacRae
Number of participants: 2 to 5

Savage Worlds – Chickens in the Mist
By Jeff Wilke
Number of participants: 3 to 6

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition – Cheap Tickets
By Bryan Skinner
Number of participants: 2 to 4

Zombie Squad RPG – Sweet Meats
By Todd Glawson
Maximum number of participants: 6

WOW that is a lot of events, our most ever! GottaCon would like to thank all the event coordinators for making these events possible. For complete details on the above events including descriptions please download our event listing here http://www.gottacon.com/components/gottaconeventlisting.pdf or view the events on the Warhorn site here http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon-2013/schedule/day.php.

We hope you find a few games above to your liking and will come out to GottaCon 2013!

Guests and Panels of GottaCon 2013

evanhatch — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:19:56 +0000

GottaCon is please to present the following guests who will appear and be speaking at our upcoming February 1st to 3rd, 2013 convention. Following the information on our guests please find our discussion panels descriptions.

Guests of GottaCon 2013

Alyx Dellamonica – Guest of Honour

A.M. Dellamonica’s first novel, urban fantasy INDIGO SPRINGS, won the 2010 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic; a sequel, BLUE MAGIC, was released by Tor in 2012. She has published short fiction in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Strange Horizons, TOR.COM and over thirty other magazines and anthologies. (Her most recent short is “Wild Things.”) A resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Dellamonica teaches writing through the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.

Standard Action (Season 2 Screening & Q&A)

Standard Action is a comedy-fantasy webseries inspired by table-top roleplaying and video games, and filled with enough nerdy pop culture references to keep everyone from the Tolkein fan to the Trekkie to the Browncoat entertained. The story follows four bumbling, inept adventurers – Edda the Elf Barbarian, Martin the Druid, Gwenevere the Sorcerer, and Fernando the Half-Halfling Bard. Outcast from their parties and not quite epic enough to find new ones, the four adventurers find each other, and embark on a chaotic quest that will test not only their fellowship, but everyone’s ideas of what a hero should be.

Standard Action’s first season of 14 episodes gained critical acclaim for its beautiful art, costumes and cinematography; its quirky characters and intelligent writing; its fantastic monsters; and the high calibre of its acting. And now they’re back for Season 2!

Project London (Screening)

Nebraska Higgins plunges into a world of struggle and intrigue after Joint Command kills his father, Arizona, a hero known by his large robotic exo-suit. Jerry, Benin Belabora, and Xing Xing Fix try to keep Nebraska safe from the pursuing Joint Command whilst trying to recruit him to the London Underground. Can Nebraska deal with the loss of his father as calamities threaten to destroy the
world around him? Earth’s fate depends on the potential in a young man’s heart.

Project London is an independent, live action movie with 774 vivid visual effects and animations created with the open source software. Starring Josh Truax and Jen Page.

Philip Amor

Philip Amor has been in the Vancouver and Victoria cosplay and anime convention scene since 2007. He recently got into My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic in early 2011. His only pony cosplay so far has been a male genderbent “Pinkie Pie” Guy, but future plans include Vinyl Scratch, King Sombra, and other Pinkie Pie Variations. His passions involve acting, singing, and being spontaneous. If you haven’t guessed, his favourite pony is Pinkie Pie. He spends his gamer life playing League of Legends, Magic the Gathering, and Dungeons and Dragons, and other various video games.

Ken Atkinson

Ken Atkinson has been writing stories for the vast majority of his life. It’s his dream to make it as an author, but anyone with internet access or a fondness for literature can tell you, that’s a rather impractical goal. So, it’s his intent to supplant that with another low-paying art career: graphic design. Hopefully, two starvation-inducing incomes combined will equal one mediocre income. As it stands, his work in both categories is still purely recreational. Nearly a year ago, however, Ken was introduced to ponies. He very quickly fell in love with the characters and the universe, and it was a matter of days before he began to wonder what would happen if he took his fairly dark style and superimposed it over Equestria.

Tessa Burger
	Tessa Burger is a student of Spectrum High. She enjoys puzzle games and MMORPGs like Guild Wars and World of Warcraft. Tessa is an avid ‘pegasister’, who helps in organization of the Victoria Bronies.

Dave Duncan

Dave Duncan is originally from Scotland, Dave Duncan has lived all his adult life in Western Canada, having enjoyed a long career as a petroleum geologist before taking up writing. Since discovering that imaginary worlds are more satisfying than the real one, he has published more than forty novels, mostly in the fantasy genre, but also young adult, science fiction, and historical. He has at times been Sarah B. Franklin (but only for literary purposes) and Ken Hood (which is short for “D’ye Ken Whodunit?”). His most successful works have been fantasy series: “The Seventh Sword”, “A Man of His Word” and its sequel, “A Handful of Men”, and six books about “The King’s Blades”.

He and Janet were married in 1959. They have one son and two daughters, who in turn are responsible for a spinoff series of four grandchildren. Dave now lives in Victoria, BC.

Alex Flagg

Alex Flagg is a writer, designer, and 10-year veteran of the games industry, having started in video games and later returned to analog gaming with AEG’s Spycraft. In 2005, he formed Crafty Games with co-designer Patrick Kapera, and the rest, as they say, is history. Since forming Crafty Games, Alex has written and designed over 75 games and supplements, including the Origins and ENnie Award-nominated Spycraft 2.0 and Fantasy Craft RPGs. His most recent work is the Mistborn Adventure Game, based on the New York Times bestselling fantasy series by Wheel of Time author Brandon Sanderson.

Joanna Gaskell

Joanna Gaskell is an actor, writer, producer & voiceover artist, originally from Victoria, trained in London (UK), & working in Vancouver since 2008. She has gained recognition for her writing, acting, & production work on multiple-award-winning webseries Standard Action, a comedy-fantasy series inspired by tabletop roleplaying, video games, & geeky pop culture. She has been spotted at conventions around North America on panels discussing Standard Action, the rise of new media, & the prominent, evolving role of women in webseries.

Matthew Hughes

Matthew Hughes writes science-fantasy. His alter ego, Matt Hughes, writes crime fiction. A personality fragment, Hugh Matthews, writes media tie-ins. Formerly a journalist, he was staff speechwriter to the Canadian Ministers of Justice & Environment in the Trudeau government of 74-79, then spent more than 25 years as a speechwriter for corporate executives & political leaders. At present, he is seeing the world & writing. He has won the Arthur Ellis Award, & has been short-listed for the Aurora, Nebula, Philip K Dick, & Derringer Awards.

Rob Hunt

Character Name: Robert Hunt
Race: Human
Class: Indie Filmmaker
Str 10 // Dex 11 // Con 12 // Int 12 // Wis 14 // Cha 12
Nickname / Alias: Rob // Date of Birth: Long ago // Place of Birth: Far away // Residence: Vancouver // Height: Average // Weight: Average // Hair Colour: Brown // Hair Length: Short // Eye Color : Brown // Handedness: Left // Tattoos: Many // Role in the Story: The Director (GM) of Standard Action // Key Relationships: Joanna’s Boyfriend // Education: Computers // Work History: Programmer // Skills: Writing, Camera, Editing, Directing, VFX, Titles // Phobias: Mimes // Fears: No more Twinkies // Bad Habits: Coffee // Vices: World of Warcraft // Best Qualities: Jack of all trades // Worst Qualities: Bossy // Favorites (book): Rebel without a Crew // Goals and Motivations: Storytelling // Additional Information: www.phasefirefilms.com

Karl Johanson

Karl Johanson has done game design and testing on close to 200 computer games, for Sanctuary Woods Multimedia, Disney Interactive and North Star Games. Karl is the editor and science writer for Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, which has won 2 Aurora Awards, and a former co-editor of Under the Ozone Hole, which won 4 Aurora Awards. Karl has had articles and fiction published in On Spec magazine, Here Be Monsters, Sci Phi Journal, Stiches: the Magazine of Medical Humour and other publications. Karl has been a speaker at dozens of conventions, including Worldcons, Westercons & World Fantasy Con, often talking about trends in the gaming industry. He’s happy to participate on Gottacon’s programming.

Douglas Lloyd

Douglas Lloyd is a part time writer of short stories and RPG adventures. Originally from Burnaby, Douglas currently lives in the Fraser Valley where he play-tests game adventures at a local coffee shop. Douglas divides his creative time between writing, play-testing and gaming. He has routinely visits the hobby stores in the Greater Vancouver Area. Douglas also enjoys the outdoors; he finds that hiking and walking are a great source of inspiration for many of the short stories he writes.

His first adventure ‘Where is My Spellbook?’ was published in 2010 by Blackbyrne Publishing, a licensed third party publisher of Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder RPGs. He is also a contributing writer in their Age of Lords Campaign Setting and Expedition Guide.

Nicole Matthews

Nicole Matthews entered the MLP community at the young age of 4 when she received her first pony toy. Flash forward to when she was 13 and doing repaints of Ponyville toys, sometime around 9th grade, she dropped her ponies and took up anime and cosplay. She entered the brony community in early 2011 and by February 2012 she had completed her Rainbow Dash cosplay. Since this debut, she has travelled to many conventions teaching others how to cosplay ponies. Currently she is an active member of the Victoria Bronies.

Chris Pramas

Chris Pramas is an award-winning game designer, writer, & publisher. He is best known as the designer of the Dragon Age RPG & Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, 2nd Edition, & as the founder and President of Green Ronin Publishing. He has been a creative director at Wizards of the Coast, Flying Lab Software, & was the lead writer on Vigil Games’ Warhammer 40K MMO. Green Ronin continues to thrive under his leadership, publishing games like Mutants & Masterminds, DC Adventures, & A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying.

Steve Saunders

Steve Saunders has worked professionally in the comic book and print publishing industries for years. He’s done everything from scripting, editing, native language adaptation (read: rewriting translated scripts so they appeal to English speakers), translation (ja!), marketing, comic book industry “journalism” and simply collecting a paycheck whilst wondering what the heck was going on. He’s done other things, too– but we don’t talk about that. Steve has been playing and running RPGs since the mid-80s, which means he’s getting old. Shhhh! So don’t mention the “old” thing to him, okay? His interests include board games, videogames, role-playing games, books, comic books, military history and long walks on the beach… with chainsaws. He also likes gnomish dire weasels. A lot.

Eric Seaton

Eric has lived in Victoria since 1990, and has been the owner of Crosstime Games of BC since 2001. He has written and published his own role playing system, Elemental Axes, which is currently in its second edition, and is currently working on a storytelling game titled Axes of the Heavens. When not writing, he divides his time between his girlfriend, his jobs, and his cat (not always in that order). Occasional additions to this hectic schedule include sleep, reading, and badly-played games of Starcraft 2.

Jules Sherred

Jules Sherred does way more than should be legal. Most notably, she is the General Manager and Programming Director of The Look 24/7, host of the Geeky Pleasures Radio Show and the offshoot website, Geeky Pleasures, and core contributor to Wired’s GeekMom. She’s already written two non-fiction books to help raise lupus awareness, and is working on another book called Nerd Love. Recently, Jules published Five Little Zombies and Fred, and is excited that it is a real thing for people to hold, read, and love.

On the Geeky Pleasures Radio Show, Jules has had the pleasure of having conversations with Wil Wheaton, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, the 7th Doctor Silvester McCoy, BSGs Richard Hatch, Blakes`s 7 Paul Darrow, Bad Astronomer Phil Plait, and many others. Jules is very happy to bring many years of experience working in the geek entertainment industry to GottaCon. Also, SHE LOVES STAR TREK.

Alison Schuss
	Alison Schuss has been gaming ever since grade 3 when her mom bought her a red game boy SP that came with pokemon ruby. She`s been a brony since last year and she loves it! Alison also loves band.

Panels of GottaCon 2013

The Influence of D&D

Day: Saturday
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
Panelists: Alex Flagg, Douglas Lloyd, Joanna Gaskell, Chris Pramas

D&D has influenced not only tabletop RPGs, but also video games, television, web series, and more. Join us as we discuss how D&D has grown from a game that was once frowned upon, to one that influences many aspects of both geek and popular culture, and how it has influenced the lives of individuals.

So You Want to Become a Published Author

Day: Saturday
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00pm
Panelists: Alyx Dellamonica, T.J. Silver, Dave Duncan, Matt Hughes

If you are an author who is trying to get your science fiction or fantasy book published, this panel will explore all aspects of getting published. From writing a manuscript; to finding an agent – or even if that is necessary; to shopping your book; to what to expect if your book is picked up by a publisher; and how to deal with rejection, these authors will talk about the ins and outs of the publishing business, and explore the variety of options and tools available.

Digital Rights Management: The Pros and Cons

Day: Saturday
Time: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Panelists: Karl Johanson, Alyx Dellaconica, Jules Sherred

Digital Rights Management or DRM is becoming a largely debated topic. With both sides of the debate weighing in on this topic, this panel will explore what exactly is DRM; the pros and the cons; why some companies cling on to it, while others have let it go; how it effects people’s purchasing decisions; ask questions such as, “Does DRM only serve to harm the legitimate consumer?” and, “Are there any situations where DRM is not a bad thing?”, and more.

Standard Action: Exclusive Showing and Q&A

Day: Saturday
Time: 6:45pm to 8:45pm
Panelists: Joanna Gaskell, Rob Hunt, and three other members of the Standard Action cast and crew.

Join the Standard Action crew and be the first to view one of the episodes of Season 2 of this award winning web series. After you become the first to view this exclusive screening, the cast and crew of Standard Action will take your questions, talk about their process and their experiences in the making of their show and giving you some of their ideas as to what’s coming next. Standard Action is one of the best-looking webseries on the net right now – come meet the team that made it happen, and find out what makes them different!

RPG Improv with Standard Action & Friends

Day: Saturday
Time: 9:15pm to 11:00pm
Panelists: Joanna Gaskell, Rob Hunt, Edwin Perez, Eric Fell
Always wanted to learn how to play a role-playing game (RPG) but were afraid to ask? Just want to celebrate the awesomeness that is RPGing with a room full of people who love it as much as you do? Come to RPG Improv! The cast and crew of Standard Action is hosting a live Pathfinder game, on-stage, featuring all the humor and chaos that dice rolling and table-top roleplay has to offer. And it’s interactive! Put in your two cents to influence the direction of the game, and see what happens to the characters as a result. See you there!

GM Roundtable: Enhanced Storytelling

Day: Sunday
Time: 10:00am to 12:00 pm(noon)
Panelists: Alex Flagg, Douglas Lloyd, Eric Seaton, Steve Saunders

Join these GMs as they discuss ways to turn a game from simple words on a page, into an immersive world – LARPing without leaving the table. How can the use of props, miniatures, music, battle mats, costumes, voices, and more enhance the game-play experience? How do you weigh time preparing vs. reward? When do you stop using tools to enhance storytelling and when do you leave the story to the players imaginations?

Film Screening: Project London

Day: Sunday
Time: Noon to 2:00pm

Project London is an independent, live action movie with 774 vivid visual effects and animations created with the open source software.

Nebraska Higgins plunges into a world of struggle and intrigue after Joint Command kills his father, Arizona, a hero known by his large robotic exo-suit.

“Unusual” Fandoms: Bronies

Day: Sunday
Time: 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Panelists: Nicole Matthews, Tessa Burger, Alison Schuss, Philip Amor, Ken Atkinson

Join us as we discuss an often misunderstood, and largely criticized, aspect of fandom: Bronies. What is a Brony and Pegasister? Why does a cartoon, often seen as something only for little girls, have such a strong fan base among men, with the average age of the male fan at 21-years-old? We will attempt to dispel some of the myths about Bronies, and try to create a conversation about how we, as a geek community, can better support this area of fandom.

As you can see we have a fantastic line-up of guests and a diverse selection of panels!! We hope you see something that interests you and that you have a chance to take part in at least one of these events!