Roles of venture officers are descriptively defined here, For complete responsibilities and benefits of being a Venture Officer, please review the most recent copy of the Venture-Officer Agreement.

2.1. VO Corps Structure


Note that in some regions, one person may serve in some or even all positions. For example, a VL may have multiple locations, or a small area may have one person organically working as VA and RVC. Next, note that VO positions are not meant to cover all special positions, such as the Task forces.

Command Chain

Click the image thumbnail to zoom in for a visualization of how tailoring is inherited from the top-down; the VC or RVC can set the tone for the whole region but the VA on the local level may have more granular policies to serve their most local community.

2.1.1. Venture-Agents


A Venture-Agent (VA) focuses on public gaming at one location. They work with venue operators to coordinate events on-site, recruit GMs and players, and support the host venue's business. VAs are trusted with accurately reporting tables at the location.

2.1.2. Venture-Lieutenants


A Venture-Lieutenant (VL) may perform the same tasks as a Venture-Agent, but they also coach and support Venture-Agents in the area, help onboard new Venture-Agents, and support new public events. Venture-Lieutenants may also support annual events in their area, such as local conventions.

2.1.3. Venture-Captains


A Venture-Captain (VC) performs and oversees all the tasks of the Venture-Lieutenant as required, with a greater emphasis on coaching and supporting Venture-Lieutenants. They also develop new opportunities in that area for the Organized Play Foundation and bring best practices to their region.

2.1.4. Regional Venture-Coordinators


The Regional Venture-Coordinator (RVC) is responsible for a geographic sector of the Organized Play campaign. The Regional Venture-Coordinator collects and reports data from each Venture-Captain in their region, providing region-specific feedback to the Paizo Organized Play. The Regional Venture-Coordinator is responsible for enacting Paizo Organized Play directives within their region, conflict resolution that goes beyond the Venture-Captains, coaching and supporting Venture Officers, and identifying and supporting new opportunities for Paizo Organized Play.

2.1.5.Discord Server


The Organized Play Coordinator will provide you with a link to the Discord server, which serves as the primary wide-ranging communication tool between Paizo Organized Play liaisons and the volunteers (VOs). Your supervising VO can help coordinate this. The goal of the discord is to build community between Paizo Organized Play and between regions and VO ranks.

All VOs are expected to:

  • Respond to tagged requests from their superior Venture Officers and Paizo staff promptly, as requested.

  • Conduct themselves like professional adults in a manner befitting the organizations they represent, following all server guidelines.

  • Review the all-hands, announcements, organized-play, their VO level channel, and their regional channels at least weekly

  • Convention organizers will need to review information in the important-links channel as a resource for planning their events

2.2. The Organized Play Foundation’s Relationship to Paizo


Paizo editorial staff create adventures and adjudicate system rules for use in the Paizo Organized Play programs. Paizo operations staff administer conventions and day-to-day program operations, as well as setting program goals. The relationship between Paizo and the Organized Play Foundation is currently being further defined and this section will be updated when it is appropriate to do so.