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Traveling through the forest our characters meet some traveling salesmen, these are dedicated to traveling through the towns buying some objects and selling them in other cities, they can also repair some objects that you carry with you to improve them if you have the money to pay.

The highest value and rarest items are in the top left tent, while the repair shop is in the bottom right. the other two tents have more common objects but that can be useful for travelers.

Explore the tents a bit and you might find something useful, or maybe it's time to get rid of that sword you're carrying to get some money to buy a better one.

But be careful, not everything is hunky-dory some of the vendors may use some dirty trick to get hold of some interesting item, so take care of your belongings.

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DriveThru RPG: charity bundle

Now that Roll20 Con has passed, it's back to work on the Doctors Without Borders cross-vendor bundle! People in Gaza are in desperate need of aid and, while many charities are helping on the ground or from afar where they can, Doctors Without Borders has an existing relationship with DriveThru rpg. This means we can create a bundle where 95% of the proceeds go straight to the charity, as opposed to the maximum of 70% we could achieve otherwise.

If you would like to contribute flick me a message and I'll send you the bundle ID and password. Currently planning to list the bundle at $9.99: a lot of titles for a small price should surely encourage lots of purchases, and therefore raise plenty of funds!

I will share the bundle link when it goes live.

For now: a list of included titles below the cut, which I will update as more are added.

Corporate Onboarding- High Lashbrooke

Cosy Wilds (5E)- Sam Robson

Lost and Forgotten (5E)- Kelly Whyte

Lost and Forgotten (Fate)- Kelly Whyte

Penguin Tale- High Lashbrooke

The Frigid World of Illambria (5E)- Sam Robson

Welcome to the Hereafter Hotel (Monster of the Week)- Redgate and Wolf

Where to Get a Bite (5E)- Kelly Whyte

Weekly Events for Feb 8th to Feb 15th

Here are some events G&G Members will be involved in during the week. Or just events that I think are really cool and you should definitely go to. If you’re interested in joining these events just show up or send a message to Aegir, Lirilith, or Aedwen Or join our discord: https://discord.gg/dCRSWTx

Monday -  SUNcat Solidarity Night at the DRUNKEN MOOGLE! @ 9:00pm EST - Lavender Beds W12, P33 Thursday -  World of Light: Chapter 2: "Down, Drowned, and Disposed @ 7:00pm EST - Longmirror Lake, Il Mheg Thursday -  World of Light 2:  "You Want Thingamabobs? I've Got 20" @ 9:30pm EST - Venmont Yards, Khoulsia (Have Tempest Unlocked) Thursday - Radiant Plume Fight Night @ 9:30pm EST - Lavender Beds W15, P49 Friday - Valentoine’s Auction @ 9:30pm EST -  Mist, Ward 11, Plot 2 Saturday -  Garlean Weekly: Swarm, Salt, and Scourge Part @ 3:00pm EST -  Ala Gannha, The Peaks Saturday - Festival of Roses @ 6:00pm EST - Amethyst Shallows, Ward 9 Lavender Beds Sunday -  The Vault of Professor George Edward Cienfuegos and the Kingdom of the Crystal Dragon Skull, Chapter 2: The Wailing Woman in the Blue @ 3:00pm EST - The Ruby Price, Ruby Sea Sunday - Valentione’s Prom @ 7:00pm EST - Mist W13 P45 Monday - Treasures of Uznair: Ghosts of the Past @ 7:00pm EST - Roll20

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Monday -  SUNcat Solidarity Night at the DRUNKEN MOOGLE! @ 9:00pm EST - Lavender Beds W12, P33 https://savothesewercat.tumblr.com/post/642111570189631488/savothesewercat-savothesewercat-suncat - Music for Seekers of the Sun! Status: Open RP, please join us Type: Performance GM: Drunken Moogle!

Thursday -  World of Light: Chapter 2: "Down, Drowned, and Disposed @ 7:00pm EST - Longmirror Lake, Il Mheg -  After a quick cutscene at the Inn, the Sinners wake up to day two of their investigation. Okay, so the king has been murdered. There's several suspects. The Princess is a werewolf (or something of that nature). The twin princeses are both acting twitching. And the princess was secretly wed to a low born knight (Prince Veo's best friend) by one of the council members. There's a lot of motive flying around. Will they find the try culprit? Or get a game over. Status: Open to Fan of the Fae Type: Investigation GM: Aegir

Thursday -  World of Light 2:  "You Want Thingamabobs? I've Got 20" @ 9:30pm EST - Venmont Yards, Khoulsia (Have Tempest Unlocked) - Back on track! with the ability to breath underwater, the Sinners return to the First and Khoulsia. It's time to dive. A Kingdom under water... they find that and more under the waves of the Tempest. But something bigger is lurking in the deeps. They are about to stumble upon a threat perhaps even greater than what they set out to explore. Status: Open to World of Light Type: Adventure GM: Aegir

Thursday - Radiant Plume Fight Night @ 9:30pm EST - Lavender Beds W15, P49 - Ever wanted to chow down on some grub, and sip on primal’s blood while watching two of your fellows beat each other to a bloody pulp? Well, we don’t have actual primal’s blood but we do have the other two things and a pretty damn good substitute for the other! The Radiant Plume is a new tavern opened in the dusty recesses of the Shroud, once a dliapidated cottage revitalized and renovated for your pleasure! The upper floor of the establishment houses a simple tavern with hearty fare and a vast array of alcohols. Just below that in the depths of the Plume you’ll find an open arena that showcases bloody brawls for your enjoyment! Weapons can be used upon agreement and for a price (IC gil), just in case our more lawful patrons decide to cause a fuss, but try not to kill one another. Your mess, your problem. That’s right. The Radiant Plume is a completely neutral ground, where anyone can shed their moral bindings for an evening of bloodsport and a little bit of drinks and dining. The owners only have a few rules: You break it, you buy it. No unsanctioned brawls on the premises. If you kill it, it’s your problem.

Status: Open RP, please check the link Type: Social/Tournament GM: The Radiant Plume

Friday - Valentoine’s Auction @ 9:30pm EST -  Mist, Ward 11, Plot 2 https://discord.gg/VJmX5CEAAm - It’s time for the third annual Valentione Day Auction! With over 40 treasures on stage, it’s sure to be a night of love! There’s also a chance to win fabulous prizes! Jump in the discord to get a sneak peak at the auctionee’s profiles. Status: Open RP, check the link! Type: Date Auction GM: Ashemmi

Saturday -  Garlean Weekly: Swarm, Salt, and Scourge Part @ 3:00pm EST -  Ala Gannha, The Peaks https://fustuarium.tumblr.com/ - It isn’t an ark, it isn’t a temple, the Mhachi ship in  Pla al Anwyd is a biological weapon. And the sands counting down to detonation are slipping through the hourglass. The imperials rush back to the dig site to get answers. They’ve captured Xylmius as their prisoner, but will he be enough to lure the Rector from his guardian statue? And will stopping the Rector be enough to stop the count down? Status: Semi-Open, message Aegir Type: Investigation, Horror? GM: Aegir

Saturday - Festival of Roses @ 6:00pm EST - Amethyst Shallows, Ward 9 Lavender Beds https://aniew.tumblr.com/post/639951437100711936/in-celebration-of-the-season-of-love-the-festival - In celebration of the season of love, The Festival of Roses is set for Saturday, February 13, 2021, beginning at 6:00 EST/5:00 CST/3:00 PST! This event is set to offer a date auction, vendors, and a couples fighting pit, and we’re still looking for help staffing the event! In particular, we are looking for merchants or game booths with a Valentione’s themed twist! All vendors will have their own slide to be decorated as they’d like.We are also searching for interested healers for the tournament, and security to staff the event! We will begin accepting applications for the date auction soon. Status: Open, check the link! Type: Celebration GM: Livia Crane

Sunday -  The Vault of Professor George Edward Cienfuegos and the Kingdom of the Crystal Dragon Skull, Chapter 2: The Wailing Woman in the Blue @ 3:00pm EST - The Ruby Price, Ruby Sea - The adventurers split into teams with one heading to the Ruby Sea to investigate the whereabouts of one of the known Crystal Dragon Skulls. Gifted to him by a Hingan princess who ran away from the Empire with several ancient family relics, reknown collector (and Hoarder), Lord Tomo is said to have one of the skulls in his possession. But with a mysterious voice following them as they venture into the Kojin’s vault, the adventurers may find that they have more than spooky teleporting Garleans following them.  Status: Open to the Ruby Sea Group, if you would like to join and haven’t been sorted, please message Aegir Type: Adventure GM: Aegir

Sunday - Valentione’s Prom @ 7:00pm EST - Mist W13 P45 https://for-gold-and-glory.tumblr.com/post/642137657460293633/valentiones-prom-february-14-7pm-10pm-est-mist - The feverish young love, nervous and bubbling with enthusiasm, is a central charm of House Valentione.Come gather ye rosebuds with that spark of youth at the Valentione Prom! Various Eorzean academies are partnering with House Valentione to present the best social event of the season of love.Got what it takes to be the King or Queen of Valentione? Put yourself out there and run for the title! Get your prom photos taken, and enjoy the amazing music from DJ  Deast.! Share your prom night story with us! Post on your platform of choice and drop it in our Discord server! https://discord.gg/WJwjjVWWK4 Your story will be compiled into a storybook PDF with illustrations! Status: Open RP, please join us Type: Social GM: Rommie Monday - Treasures of Uznair: Ghosts of the Past @ 7:00pm EST - Roll20 - The Royal Puppeteer has tasked the adventurers with an important mission: to investigate rumors of the famed ghost ship, the Black Coffin, appearing on the coasts and ports of Uznair. Their investigation will take them into the bowels of the haunted Arrapago Reef, where the Black Coffin was thought to have run aground over 300 years ago. But the adventurers and the dead aren’t the only things inside the Reef, as they soon realize, they will have to dodge the lamia as well, as the Undead Swarm amasses for a massive besieged! Status: Semi-open, message Aegir to join Type: Adventure/Action GM: Aegir

CJH - Online Mini Con 2021 • SAT NOV 13 7pm HST• FREEGRAZERS - Gamemaster Jeremy Wilson takes players on a fast-paced, rules-lite, zany sci-fi RPG! Played on Roll20.net and streamed for watchers. For 3-6 players. No experience necessary! -- COMIC JAM HAWAII CJH - Online Mini Con 2021, Nov 12-14 • It's the 2nd year of the online con featuring over 35 artists & vendors, 3 days of awesome panels from some incredible guests, online gaming, a cosplay contest, and more! Free to attend! https://www.instagram.com/p/CWJYzOfPxQB/?utm_medium=tumblr

Events analysis - GenCon Online 2020

30On Monday I posted about the surplus of events now today I want start looking at specific events. In looking at these events I will focus on a summary of what they did, some feedback from the portion(s) I experienced, and some observations about lessons for other events. 

I think there are a lot of lessons for events even after this current moment passes, in a post Covid-19 world events of all types will be different. 

For anyone who is not familiar with GenCon it is a very long running gaming convention founded in 1968 by one of the creators of Dungeons and Dragons who actually founded it before inventing that game, Gary Gygax. It is the largest table top gaming convention in North America and regularly draws over 60,000 attendees each day for a long weekend each summer in Indianapolis where the only larger event for that city is the Indy 500 race. Each year it has over 15,000 different events that occur over the long weekend with games happening 24/7 during the convention. 

Hundreds of vendors sell products to the attendees in the massive dealers rooms during the convention, with many companies launching new games at the show. While it is about having fun and playing games, it is also a very important business event for the industry with lots of new games launched at the convention. As an annual event it is also a chance for friends to gather and connect. 

Gencon took a long time to decide to cancel the 2020 convention. In the end they were forced to cancel for the first time in the convention’s history. But they also recovered. 

Last weekend Gencon held Gencon Online (from July 30th to Aug 2nd 2020). While smaller than the in person event, over 40,000 people participated in over 7000 different events that happened around the clock during the convention! Events were held in a wide range of online platforms - and ranged from tabletop games via Tabletop Simulator or other online platforms to role playing games held via virtual table tops and Discord to live streamed events on Zoom and Twitch and other platforms. They also recreated the dealers room online and had an expanded online store selling not just their usual convention merchandise but for the first time directly selling games from companies (mostly games that were being launched at the convention). The Discord server that Gencon set up for the convention will remain open indefinitely as a community resource. 

Badges for Gencon Online were free which certainly helped make it more accessible to attendees all around the world. But events were not all free and were ticketed. With prices ranging from $2 (most games) to over $30 (for some workshops). The tickets helped make sure that people attended events that they registered for and most of the games that I signed up for were full so the tickets worked (and getting tickets for events I was interested in was about as difficult as getting tickets for games and events are for the in person event - not impossible but it is always the case that some things you wanted to attend will be full)

A few observations. 

1. GenCon had the huge advantage over most conferences that they had already invested in building out their own ticketing solution for electronic tickets. So they were able to reuse that system and make all events digital/e-ticket only events fairly easily. They also already had payment processing in place with many attendees already having system credit in the GenCon systems from past events. And moving online meant that many events that would have had a physical limit on the number of attendees due to the size of rooms and fire codes could instead be made as unlimited events in the online context. 

2. GenCon got great support in holding the events from many of the companies and partners who each year hold a lot of events at the live in person convention. I mostly played games from Paizo’s Pathfinder system and they leveraged their usual network of game masters and organized play infrastructure to migrate to the online experience. Just Paizo alone held hundreds of games with two online “specials” that had over 70 tables (of 5-6 players each) all playing the same scenarios simultaneously online and interacting across tables via coordination from the organizers. Overall playing onine felt very much like playing in person - and in many ways was an even better experience!

3. Online allowed Gencon to offer many experiences that have never been offered at the live in person event. I hope that they continue to hold the online event in the future. For example, I saw games being offered in Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and other languages - something that is almost never seen at conventions held in the US. When I played online it was also usually via voicechat (via Discord usually) and a virtual tabletop (I played via Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds but D20Pro was also used as well as a few others). This meant that I was playing at a table with people who’s voices I could hear but whom I could not see. It was an extremely good experience - every table I played at was friendly, welcoming, and everyone made sure everyone had a good time. At one table we were talking and realized that most people at the table were parents - but the table also included one player who was a great-grandparant. While you see that diverity at the live event as well it was great to play with people without knowing much about them upfront (other than that they were fellow gamers). Going into the future I hope that Gencon continues to offer a robust online component because I think it can help make gaming even more accessible to all. 

Lessons for other conventions and businesses

Consider how an online event can be more open and accommodating of diversity than your regular in person events are. 

Offer content and events in many languages - don’t limit yourself to just English. 

Don’t force attendees to all be using video if voice-online or voice + a specialized application would work just as well (or even better than a many to many video stream). 

Don’t just offer panels and events that are only a replication of the “content” tracks of your convention. Look at how you can replicate a LOT of interactive content as part of your event. As well for events that have a dealers hall or similar events think about how to migrate that online to support those partners. 

For the future, think about how an “online” event could compliment a live event and enhance it. Can you offer the online version of your in person event in the future when live events are once again safe to hold? (assuming that such a future will exist eventually) 

Leverage technology and processes you already have in place - but look also at how you can partner with others to not reinvent things. Discord for example is a very robust and well scaled way to create an online chat including voice chat experience that scales well, can be limited to the community, and works on nearly all platforms. 

Keep the focus on fun but also don’t be afraid of selling. But consider whether baseline access (i.e. a “badge”) can be free while you sell specific tickets to specific portions of your event.

Work with your partners and sponsors to craft the event that will work for them - and whenever possible delegate - most of the 7000+ events of Gencon (as is true of their live events as well) were not created by Gencon itself but rather by their community and partners who organized the specific events. 

Weekly Events for August 31st to Sept 6th

Here are some events G&G Members will be involved in during the week. Or just events that I think are really cool and you should definitely go to. If you’re interested in joining these events just show up or send a message to Aegir, Lirilith, or Aedwen Or join our discord: https://discord.gg/dCRSWTx

Monday - Elemental Evil @ 8:30pm EST - Roll20 Wednesday - Bountiful Chest Tavern@ 9:00pm EST - Goblet W6 P5 Rooftop Thursday - Seagaze Street Faire @ 7:00pm EST - [Mateus] Mist W15 Market Friday - PIRATES @ 8:00pm EST - Tidegate, Western La Noscea Saturday - Kappa Kafe @ 3:00pm EST -  Shirogane Ward 14 Plot 55 Saturday - Obon Odori @ 8:00pm EST - Doman Enclave Sunday - Missing Member @ 3:30pm EST - Roll20 Sunday - Elemental Evil @ 8:00pm EST -  Everschade, Central Shroud  Monday - Elemental Evil Epilogue @ TBA - TBA

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Tuesday - Elemental Evil: Into the Depths, Part 3 (Cont.) @ 8:30 PM EST - Roll20

(You still foolishly consider yourself an entity separate from the whole. I know better. And I. Will. Show you.)

Status: Closed Type: Action/Horror GM: Raf

Wednesday - Bountiful Chest Tavern@ 9:00pm EST - Goblet W6 P5 Rooftop https://bountiful-chest.wixsite.com/index - Welcome to the Bountiful Chest, the Gold and Glory Adventuring Company’s premier restaurant and lounge! Situated in the Goblet, we are just around the bend from prosperous Ul'dah, and situated to serve not only the most humble of adventurers, but the most illustrious and prosperous of the elite!Originally a hunter’s tavern, the Monetarist brothers Anthony and Maximillian Crawford have transformed this once-humble establishment into a glittering jewel to mirror their beloved Ul'dah. This month, the Bountiful Chest is celebrating the rising, with a special menu and a roof top BBQ!  Status: Open RP, join us! Type: Social GM: Aegir

Thursday - Seagaze Street Faire @ 7:00pm EST - [Mateus] Mist W15 Market  https://seagazestreetfaire.carrd.co/#about -  The Seagaze Street Faire is a Bi-weekly Evening Makers Market & Street Faire held Every-Other Thursday @ 4pm Pacific // 7pm Eastern. Come by and enjoy the seaside boardwalk, hawk your wares, vend your delectable fare, perform till your heart's content, or just bask in the La Noscean breeze. Status: Open RP, please check the link! Type: Market GM: Seagaze Street Staff! Friday - ☆ ★ ☆ PIRATES ☆彡@ 8:00pm EST - TBA - It’s a pirate adventure! Status: Open RP Type: Pirates GM: Captain Lucien

Saturday - Kappa Kafe @ 3:00pm EST -  Shirogane Ward 14 Plot 55 https://kappakafe.carrd.co/#home - Come join Kappa Jo, Cuppa-chan, Chip-tsune, and the rest of the company for our Grand Opening of Kappa-Chino Kafe on 09/05/20 at 3:00 PM EDT!Located in Shirogane, Ward 14, plot 55, we have a wide selection of delicious drinks and delectable treats to bring a smile to your face! Our menu offers both Doman and Eorzean sweets to cater to both the local tastes of Othard and more foreign and specialized desires. Bring your Yokai (or mortal) friends along, all are welcome!We hope to see you there for a Kappa Jo! Status: Open RP, please check the link! Type: Social GM: Eiri Takara + Raulin Greene Saturday - Obon Odori @ 8:00pm EST - Doman Enclave https://for-gold-and-glory.tumblr.com/post/627648736438501376/for-gold-and-glory-balmung-obon-odori - Pray to the spirits, honor the dead. Obon is a traditional Eastern festival where families and community come together to visit, to remember, and to release their beloved ancestors. The Obon Odori is the festival dance performed in honor of the spirits as they are sent off on lighted lanterns down the One River.

Join us on September 5th in the Doman Enclave where the Tsukiyomo no Kagami mikoshi will be delivered to to the [location] where the festival will begin. Enjoy local vendors and food. Step up and tell a story about your ancestors in the story garden. Build a lantern with the Aramitama Vault. Watch a segaki ritual be performed by the Sasori Shayou-Dera. Join in the Obon Dori led by miko Eiden Seitsurugi. And watch the lanterns be cast down the One River led by a local priest. Status: Open RP, please join us Type: Festival GM: Aegir, Eiri Takara, Eiden Seitsurugi

Sunday - Missing Member @ 3:30pm EST - Roll20 - HOW DEEP DOES THIS THING GO???? I warned you about a traitor in our midst in the last summary! But who would have guessed it was Professor Jare and ZHENG. The adventurers have finally found what they were looking for: the True Hammer of Byregot. But with it has come even MORE problems and MORE mysterious. What are they going to do now that they’re confronted with the bulging truth!? Status: Closed Type: Adventure Humor GM: Aegir Sunday - Elemental Evil @ 8:00pm EST -  Everschade, Central Shroud - Description Coming Soon!

Monday - Elemental Evil Epilogue @ TBA - TBA