Bay Area TRPG Society
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: A wrap on the campaign!
And… wow :’) Not only did we hit the goal within an hour of launch, but y’all kept showing up past that even up to the very end. We over tripled our initial ask, blowing past 3k.
We decided as a team early on that we weren’t going to add any particular stretch goals; the amount of money that we needed to make the event happen was set from the start, and it felt superfluous to tack on arbitrary goals just because we could. That said, we’ve been throwing around ideas of something fun to offer as a thank-you, as well as ideas for the community fund. No specific details there yet, though, since all of that is taking a slight backseat to… well… scheduling the con!
We’ve met twice now to go over game selections, and folks who submitted should start to hear back from us this week! If you submitted a programming pitch and *haven’t* heard from us by the end of August, please reach out. We’re planning to get in touch with everyone who submitted :)
And once again: thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!! On one hand, we’re a little one-day event at your local library; and on the *same* hand (my cat is sitting on the other), we’re looking at twenty scheduled games, multiple panels/workshops, and a wonderful slate of drop-in programming provided for free to anyone who wants to show up and take part in the magic. We’re looking at an event that I gleefully tout to my friends in the industry, because it won’t be another large convention where we bustle around throwing business cards at each other, working booths to afford a spot at, and sneaking in time with friends on the side after hours. It’s a day for us and for the love of the game– literally. Thanks for making that happen, gamers ♥️
I’ll try to be more frequent with the updates now that the planning crunch is in full swing! Expect to hear from us soon about when those early signups will drop, and what format they will drop in. I have a meeting about that tomorrow morning, in fact, so it’s off to bed for me ;) See you around!
-Rory
We decided as a team early on that we weren’t going to add any particular stretch goals; the amount of money that we needed to make the event happen was set from the start, and it felt superfluous to tack on arbitrary goals just because we could. That said, we’ve been throwing around ideas of something fun to offer as a thank-you, as well as ideas for the community fund. No specific details there yet, though, since all of that is taking a slight backseat to… well… scheduling the con!
We’ve met twice now to go over game selections, and folks who submitted should start to hear back from us this week! If you submitted a programming pitch and *haven’t* heard from us by the end of August, please reach out. We’re planning to get in touch with everyone who submitted :)
And once again: thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!! On one hand, we’re a little one-day event at your local library; and on the *same* hand (my cat is sitting on the other), we’re looking at twenty scheduled games, multiple panels/workshops, and a wonderful slate of drop-in programming provided for free to anyone who wants to show up and take part in the magic. We’re looking at an event that I gleefully tout to my friends in the industry, because it won’t be another large convention where we bustle around throwing business cards at each other, working booths to afford a spot at, and sneaking in time with friends on the side after hours. It’s a day for us and for the love of the game– literally. Thanks for making that happen, gamers ♥️
I’ll try to be more frequent with the updates now that the planning crunch is in full swing! Expect to hear from us soon about when those early signups will drop, and what format they will drop in. I have a meeting about that tomorrow morning, in fact, so it’s off to bed for me ;) See you around!
-Rory
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