PaizoCon 2009

Fans are probably Paizo's greatest strength... for the fans of Paizo, from valued contributors to fervent customers, are incredibly vocal and protective of the company. So it is no great surprise the the original PaizoCon in 2008 was organized by fans, though certainly the company showed up in support.

This year's PaizoCon was something else entirely. From a session of the Slumbering Tsar, Greg Vaughan's sprawling half million word 3.5 opus that has yet to see print, to the fan produced Wayfinder fanzine, this year's event was an order of magnitude more intense than the previous event. Among the differences: this PaizoCon was a formal event sponsored by Paizo.

I regret that I found out about PaizoCon this year after I had already purchased my vacation tickets... to Bermuda - so this year I was unable to attend. Fortunately one of my favorite gamers, Lou Agresta, attended and has blogged extensively about the festivities on his blog, RPGAggression.

Check out the details on his blog and I hope that you'll check it out. Next year, with Pathfinder RPG released I expect the event will end up being even bigger.