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  BE A GAMEMASTER
If you run a game at OshCon, you can get in for free. To find out more, check here.

 
  SPREAD THE WORD
UPDATED FOR 2009
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  SEE THE FUN
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Be a Gamemaster

To be a Gamemaster, fill out all the fields in the form below. When you hit Submit, your info will be emailed to the con coordinators, and they will enter it into the schedule database after they review it. An explanation of the questions follows the form.

You must run at least two blocks of events (four hours) to be considered a Gamemaster and get a free badge. Gamemasters still have to pay if they want to play in tournaments that require a fee (like closed booster tournamnents run by game store).

IMPORTANT!
Let us know in the Number of Players field how many tables you will need for your event if it is more than one, as well as how many players you can accommodate. Most games need one table, but some (such as miniatures games) may need two. If you need more than two tables for an event, there will be a cost of $4 per table for each additional table after two. Usually more tables are needed for big tournaments, and tourney GMs usually charge entrants an entry fee, so it shouldn't be a problem. The main reason for this change is so that people running tournaments don't request 10 or 15 tables for their tourney when it ends up that they'll only have a few entrants. This way, GMs running tournaments will run smaller tournaments which should be more full.

Event name 
Preferred 
day and time 
Length of 
event 
Game rules 
Manufacturer 
Difficulty 
Number of 
players 
Description 
Gamemaster 
Email 
 

Here's a explaination of the above fields:

Event name: what you want the event to be called in the schedule (for example: Battle of Winthrop Mountain or Death Race 2002, not the name of the game system).

Preferred day / time: when you'd like to run your event. Mention the day and the general time, like 'afternoon' or 'morning'. If we can't get close, we'll email you.

Length of event: Blocks are a minimum of two hours long. Let us know how many blocks you'll need.

Game rules: this is where you mention the game system, like 'Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition' or 'Mage Knight' or, if it's home made, mention that.

Manufacturer: the company that produces the game. If the rules are home made, mention that.

Difficulty: beginners, intermediate, expert, must know rules, will teach rules...you get the general idea.

Number of players: put the maximum number of players here and also the minimum number, if there is one. Also, let us know here if you need more than one table.

Description: this is the description of what the players can expect to be doing during the game and what (if anything) they need to bring. It should only be 2-4 sentences long.

Gamemaster: name of the person running the event.

Email: GM's email address. This will not be displayed on the schedule or anywhere else, but will be for the event coordinators to contact you, if necessary.

 

  BADGES
Gamemasters will have special badges that are different than regular player badges.

 
 
Snarling Badger Games
Makers of fine microgames like Zombie Rally
www.snarlingbadger.com

 
 
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Official web hosting provider of OshCon.
www.thunderamultimedia.com