e20 System events at Gen Con 2011

As in the past few years, GMSarli Games will be at Gen Con 2011 (Aug 4th – 7th in Indianapolis), and we’re currently on track to release the e20 System Core Rulebook at the convention. Be sure to drop by our booth in the exhibit hall to pick up your copy!

If you’re attending, Gen Con event registration opens today at 12 pm Eastern. GMSarli Games is running some e20 System events and we’d love for you to join us!

First, there’s our seminar, “What’s New in the e20 System?”

Find out the latest news about the e20 System and upcoming projects from Gary M. Sarli. Other patrons and members of the design and development team for the e20 System are invited to join the panel as well.

SEM1124159: Thu 8/4, 6-7 pm, Marriott: Indiana Ballroom D

Cost: Free to attend

Be sure to drop by to learn how you can be a part of our next patronage projects. Once the e20 System Core Rulebook is out, I’d like to publish an average of four expansions every year, and this is a chance to find out what’s in the pipeline and provide some input.

Second, we have an all-new e20 System adventure, “The Graveyard of the Hollow Sky,” set in one of the campaign settings provided in the e20 System Core Rulebook:

The heroes are sent to a remote medical ship whose staff have reported unusually high mortality rates among the wounded soldiers who arrive. Is it a plague? The lingering effects of an enemy weapon? Tainted medicine? Or something more sinister?

RPG1124152: Thu 8/4, 12-4 pm, JW Marriott: 209, table 3

RPG1124160: Thu 8/4, 7-11pm, JW Marriott: 209, table 4

RPG1124154: Fri 8/5, 12-4pm, JW Marriott: 209, table 4

RPG1124162: Fri 8/5, 7-11pm, JW Marriott: 209, table 2

RPG1124155: Sat 8/6, 12-4pm, JW Marriott: 209, table 1

RPG1124164: Sat 8/6, 7-11pm, JW Marriott: 209, table 2

Cost: $4 (or two generic tickets)

This adventure is a combination of action and mystery, providing a good introduction to the game for new players and demonstrating the versatility of the e20 System in a wide variety of situations. I’m currently listed as the Gamemaster for these adventures, but I’m going to see if any of the other e20 System designers want to run any of the evening games. (Even if I’m not Gamemastering a given session, I’ll definitely drop by for at least part of the adventure to meet everyone and watch the game in action.)

In addition, I’m planning to have a “Try Before You Buy” promotion linked to this adventure: Since you have to pay Gen Con $4 to play in one of these adventures, we’ll give every player a coupon for $4 off on a purchase of the e20 System Core Rulebook at our booth in the exhibit hall during the convention. In other words, if you like the game enough to buy a copy, the coupon is just like being reimbursed for your ticket purchase.

Don’t forget: Before you can buy event tickets, you need a Gen Con badge (either a 4-day badge or a 1-day badge for the day of the event). Gen Con event registration opens in just a few hours, so don’t delay!