Yeah sorry about that, I'll get on it. The end of the Delegate program kind of
took my gusto out of doing WotC stuff, but I do have the stack sitting right
here so I'll try to get on it asap :)

-Jeremy


--- On Tue, 7/15/08, Nathanael Meyers <natertot1969@...> wrote:

> From: Nathanael Meyers <natertot1969@...>
> Subject: RE: [housecon08] Awards and Rewards from HouseCon!
> To: "lostlist@..." <lostlist@...>
> Cc: "housecon08@yahoogroups.com" <housecon08@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 5:18 PM
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> Thanks again for the great time at Housecon a few months
> ago. Just wanted to check in and see what the ETA would be
> on having the mods run the weekend reported with the RPGA?
> Thanks!
>
> Nathan Meyers
>
> Jeremy Jordan wrote:
> > Hail and Well Met!
> > So on my vacation I had time to formalize some of the
> wonderful
> > things I've been working on for HouseCon. Some
> are traditions from
> > last year- some are brand new thanks to my dear
> friends at Wizards of
> > the Coast.
> > HouseCon '08 will see player based awards just
> like last year, and
> > this time they include trophies! We have six trophies
> to give out
> > this year, and each comes with a Certificate of Merit
> and a gift,
> > courtesy of WotC. Our awards and prizes this year
> are:
> > -The "Top Strategist" Award: This award
> will be given to the player
> > who wins the most points in the Axis and Allies
> miniatures tournament
> > on Sunday (assuming at least four people play the
> event). In
> > addition to receiving the trophy and certificate, the
> winner will
> > receive the "North Africa 1940-1943" Map Set
> accessory, and first
> > pick of minis for their next army.
> > -The "Honored Squad Leader" Award: This
> award will be given to the
> > player who wins the most points in the Star Wars
> miniatures
> > tournament on Sunday (assuming at least four people
> play the event).
> > In addition to receiving the trophy and certificate,
> the winner will
> > receive a set of Star Wars "Galaxy Tiles",
> and first pick of minis
> > for their next army.
> > -The "Hero of the Convention" Award: This
> award is for the "Hero of
> > the Convention". It may be earned through a
> heroic action in a game,
> > or a heroic action in real life during the weekend.
> It is ultimately
> > up to the Senior GM of the convention to determine who
> earns the
> > award, based on recommendations from the GMs and other
> players. In
> > addition to receiving the trophy and certificate, the
> winner will
> > receive a 4th edition RPGA reward card and an
> alternate paint
> > promotional mini of their choice.
> > -The "J. Blaise Pittman Best Death Award"
> (formerly the Blaise J.
> > Pittman Best Death Award): This award goes to the
> best character
> > death (or really, the best death story) of the
> weekend. Due to the
> > 4th Edition Delve this year, we expect competition to
> be much fiercer
> > for this award then it was for last year's award.
> That being said,
> > the death of a higher level character has more impact
> then the death
> > of a 1st level nothing, so we will see how it pans
> out. In addition
> > to receiving the trophy and certificate, the winner
> will receive a
> > 4th edition RPGA reward card, and our sincerest
> condolences.
> > -The "Never Give Up, Never Surrender!"
> Award: This award goes to the
> > person who has played more sessions of the 4th Edition
> Delve then
> > anyone else. To ensure competition is fair, I will
> post who is in
> > the lead for this award, and how many times he or she
> has played the
> > Delve. It does not matter how many times this person
> has killed his
> > or her character, or how many monsters this player has
> killed- it is
> > simply how often the player was willing to run through
> the delve. In
> > addition to receiving the trophy and certificate, the
> winner will
> > receive a 4th edition RPGA reward card, and an
> alternate paint
> > promotional mini of their choice.
> > -The "You're Name Here" Big Bling Award:
> This award goes to the
> > person who has managed to cash in the most Delve
> reward coins. There
> > are no parameters on how this person acquired the
> Delve reward coins,
> > or on what they were spent on. This award simply goes
> to the person
> > who trades more coins for promotional items then any
> other person at
> > the convention. To ensure competition is fair, I will
> post who is in
> > the lead for this award, and how many coins this
> person has cashed in
> > thus far. In addition to receiving the trophy and
> certificate, the
> > winner will receive a 4th edition RPGA reward card,
> and the honor of
> > having future presentations of this award named after
> him or her
> > (similar to the death award).
> > Additionally, just so people know what I am offering
> for delve
> > rewards, here's the rundown:
> > -Loose D&D Minis (small to huge, common to rare,
> all new)
> > -Loose Star Wars Minis (same as above)
> > -Loose Axis & Allies Minis (including tanks)
> > -Dreamblade (if anyone wants it at all, including
> promotionals)
> > -Dice
> > -Star Wars Minis League Counters
> > -D&D Minis / RPG counters (making it much easier
> to track new stuff)
> > -WotC Branded boxes
> > -HouseCon and 4E D&D Life counters
> > -HouseCon Plush Dragons
> > -10th Edition Deck boxes (special design)
> > -D&D alternate paint minis (like 20 different
> types- including Huge
> > spiders, wererat rogues, boneshard skeletons,
> warpriests of moradin,
> > carnage demons, flame snakes, etc; all different color
> then the
> > normal, typically blood red)
> > -Star Wars promo minis (like 10 different types, all
> marked "promo"
> > and with stat cards- Rebel elite commandos, quarren
> bounty hunters,
> > clone troopers, gamorrean guards, etc)
> > -Promotional Maps for Star Wars Minis and D&D
> > -"D&D Played Here" window clings (like
> stores have)
> > -"Star Wars Minis Played Here" window clings
>
> > -"Axis and Allies Combat Zone" window clings
>
> > And I may even dig out some of my 3.5 and older
> D&D stuff, if anyone
> > has interest in it. I'm still finalizing details
> on the various
> > delve scenarios, but as I will have my books to help
> write them, they
> > should be pretty damn good.
> > -Jeremy Jordan
> > Man with more promos then he knows what to do with.
> >