<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Pathfinder Society actually has several Kids Track events that we can run either in the Pathfinder Society area or in the Kids/Family room. </div><div><br></div><div>One of the potential events uses Pregenerated Characters and can take anywhere from 1 to 5 hours to run depending on how much time is available per slot. The other allows players to build characters with a PFS GM and then run through 3 quests which should take about 4 to 5 hours.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm new to the ways things work, so I'm not clear how I would schedule this on the Strategicon site but if this is what you're looking for we're more than happy to do it.</div><div><br></div><div>And to be clear, we'd provide character sheets, pregens, pencils, rulebooks (loaner), dice (also loaner) and a GM to run each table. So the kids/Family would just need to bring their bodies. Logistically we would not be able to run more than 3 of these tables in any slot but that is still 18 seats 3 times a day.</div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if this is what you're looking for.</div><div><br></div><div>~Jon</div><div><br></div><div>Pathfinder Society Venture-Captain </div><div>Los Angeles Grand Lodge</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:8px;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads@strategicon.net> </div><div>Date:02/25/2015 4:45 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads@strategicon.net> </div><div>Cc: </div><div>Subject: [Deptheads] Kids/Family Events in Family Room </div><div><br></div>Message From: Tanya Aldrich taldrich@strategicon.net<br>Hi All,<br><br>I thought I'd get this notice out early. Here are my thoughts on how to help the Kids Track and Family Room.<br><br>Each department try to get on the schedule at least one Kids Only event to run sometime between 8:00am and 8:00pm, which should run in the Family Room (Video and possibly LARPs and Minis exempt from location).<br><br>Each department try to get on the schedule at least one Family event to run between 8:00am and Midnight run in the Family Room (Video and possibly LARPs and Minis exempt from location). Most departments this just means relocating an event.<br><br>The time ranges mean starting no earlier than and ending no later than. For example, an 8pm Family RPG is fine, but an 8pm Kids Only isn't. And don't schedule a 2hr kids event at 7pm. I recommend Family events starting no later than 8pm.<br><br>I would like to see these department goals expand to at least one Kids/Family event per day by Gateway and at least one Kids Only and one Family event per day by Orccon 2016.<br><br>*** Boardgames: I'll likely have you covered for Saturday and Sunday Kids games, you need to work on Friday and/or Monday for Gamex. Demos don't count. :)<br><br>*** Minis: Please talk to the Paint and Take people about setting aside a Family hour maybe each day or something and emphasize the Strategikids category in the painting contest.<br><br>*** RPGs/LARPs and Minis: I've noticed that kids aren't typically the target audience of these types of games, but they are out there. Please try to get one running. I did a search on 'kids miniature game' and 'kids rpg game' with promising results. If my 5 yr old has a chance to make sense of it, all the better. :) I had less luck with 'kids larp', but it wasn't non-existent. I'm hoping a Family LARP can be organized by Gateway 2016, with the intent of one such larp a year.<br><br>Kids events can range from age 4 to 12. The events don't have to cover the whole range, but should list the starting age, and if appropriate, an ending age. Any game rated age 10+ should be a Family game.<br><br>Please send table requirements to Tim and me, so we both have an idea of what needs to be set up in the room.<br><br>I'm willing to help organize as much as I can for the Family Room to work, but remember these things...<br><br>1. I'm not local.<br>2. I will not, at any point, be running this room at the con. I'm only running events. The room problem will be addressed separately.<br><br>Goal recap by Department for Gamex 2015<br><br>Boardgames: 1 Kids Only and 1 Family event on Friday and/or Monday in Family Room<br>Collectibles: 1 Kids Only and 1 Family event in Family Room<br>Minis: 1 Kids Only and 1 Family event, hopefully in the Family Room<br>RPGs/LARPs: 1 Kids Only and 1 Family event in Family Room<br><br>Tanya<br>_______________________________________________<br>Deptheads mailing list<br>Deptheads@strategicon.net<br>https://strategicon.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/deptheads<br></body>