<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><b style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-923ae5d2-5599-b622-67a8-87f12fd4e27d"><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hear ye, hear ye! </span><a href="http://www.strategicon.net" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Orccon 2015</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> kicks off Friday, February 13th at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Monday, February 9th is the last day to pre-register for the convention and events. </span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hotel Update</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Pre-registration broke records this year, and unfortunately our allotted hotel rooms have sold out. Neighboring hotels may still have rooms available.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">RPG VIPs: John Wick and Ben Woerner</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">John Wick is an award-winning roleplaying game designer who worked extensively on the Alderac Entertainment Group’s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Legend of the Five Rings</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">7th Sea</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> series. </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Designer and writer Ben Woerner has been running games for a quarter century; he will run sessions of his samurai noir RPG </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">World of Dew</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> (the sequel to Wick’s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Blood and Honor</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">). The stories told in these individual sessions will culminate in a Sunday night LARP using the Houses of the Blooded system.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">We Want YOU to Join the Adventurers League!</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#141823;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The RPGA invites you to try the newest edition of </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#141823;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Dungeons and Dragons</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#141823;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">. Experience any Expeditions or parts of </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#141823;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hoard of the Dragon Queen</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#141823;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> that you may have missed at over 100 tables! New players are also welcome, with introductory events daily, featuring pre-generated characters you can customize and continue to play. Adventurers League coordinators will be on hand to answer questions about the League, the upcoming Elemental Evil season and D&D in general at daily lunchtime Q&A sessions.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Calling All Pinball Wizards!</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The Video Gaming Room will be running a virtual pinball tournament featuring digital versions of three legendary tables all weekend. Its format is flexible-- just show up and play as time permits. Prizes include Dealer Dollars, Steam codes and more.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Best. Convention. Ever.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Featuring a shopping bazaar, a miniature painting pavillion, seminars, a movie room, live improv, tournaments and a massive library of board and card games for the whole family, Orccon 2015 is </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">the</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> place to be this Presidents’ Day Weekend. We hope to see you there!</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">One does not simply walk into Orccon. Check out the full convention schedule and register now at: </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.strategicon.net/" style="text-decoration:none;">http://www.strategicon.net</a></span></div><div><br></div></b></body></html>