Take an up-close look at the rules of Starfinder, including differences between the Starfinder & Pathfinder rules. Ask questions & discuss the philosophy behind the Starfinder game system.
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Join the Starfinder team for an up-close look at the rules of Starfinder, including a glimpse at some of the key differences between the Starfinder and Pathfinder rules. They will take your questions and discuss the philosophy behind the Starfinder game system.
10 Digital Marketing Tips for Geek Webmasters & Bloggers
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By day, these pros focus on digital marketing. By night, they livestream and blog about games. Learn how to make sure your game, content, or organization is visible & valuable on the web.
Join seasoned 13th Age designers to build a brand-new monster that takes advantage of the game's mechanics to deliver some nasty surprises at the table.
Celebrate 30 years of Star Wars roleplaying with this "look back" with game designers who worked in a galaxy far, far away with West End Games, Wizards of the Coast, & Fantasy Flight Games.
A short introduction to how 3D printers work & how objects are designed, continuing to specific uses for 3D printed objects in games: storage, terrain, tokens, sorting, miniatures, & more.
Learn some of the basics of 3D printing, how it works, and it's uses in cosplay!
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This seminar is a live Q&A, and demo! We'll have a 3D printer available and working during the presentation. We'll go over basics from a file, where to find them, options on making them, types of printers and filaments available and the pros and cons, as well as building and finishing techniques!
Gen Con's longest running Kickstarter Seminar: a Q&A event with top industry experts across design, publishing, manufacturing, pledge management, fulfillment, distribution, & retail sales. 1 day only!
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A Q&A-based panel discussion featuring the best industry experts across design, publishing, manufacturing, pledge management, fulfillment, distribution, and retail sales. Every event has a new panelists, and new questions. Past panelists include: Jamey Stegmaier (SM Games) Michael Lee (Panda GM) Fabian Louton (Panda GM) Lance Myxter (Undead Viking Reviews) x2 Michael Mindes (President of Tasty Minstrel Games) Seth Jaffee (Designer at TMG) John Coveyou (Got Genius Games) Jeff King (All Us Geeks) Adam Clark (Creator of Kicktraq) Forrest Bower (Bower’s Game Corner Reviews) Joel Eddy (Drive Thru Reviews) Max Salzber (Co-founder at Backerkit) Dan Halstad (League of Nonsensical Gamers) Greg Spence (Owner at Broken Token) and Jonathan Liu (Geek Dad). Come see the new faces for GenCon 50!
Researcher/collector Mike Williamson discusses & displays historical edged tools from the Stone, Bronze, Iron, & Middle Ages to the present, including many original historical pieces.
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Have you ever wondered what the weapons in your game actually look like and how they work? Researcher/collector Mike Williamson discusses and displays historical edged tools from the Stone, Bronze, Iron, and Middle Ages to the present, including many original historical pieces. This is display and lecture ONLY. No hands on or spectator use will be allowed. Photography is welcome and encouraged.
A Crash Course in Intellectual Property for Creatives
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Gamers and game makers alike regularly encounter the words "intellectual property". This seminar will provide a concise & humorous overview of what those words mean, & why they are important.
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Gamers and game makers alike regularly encounter the words "intellectual property". This seminar will provide a concise and humorous overview of what those words mean, and why they are important. The seminar will, i) pay particularly close attention to copyright and fair use, ii) is open to novice and experienced readers of leaglese, and iii) will leave plenty of time for audience Q&A.
Members of The RPG Academy Network will be hosting a presentation and Q&A session on how to take your DM'ing to the next level. Aimed for experienced DM's wanting to try new things at the table.
Calling all Roll20 power users! Sit down with our staff to discuss taking advantage of our powerful Application Programming Interface (API) & other advanced features on the site.
Experienced Megagame designers from the UK, USA & New Zealand will offer their advice on designing, playtesting, producing, marketing, running & licensing Megagames.
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Experienced Megagame designers from the UK, USA and New Zealand will offer their advice on designing, playtesting, producing, marketing, running and licensing Megagames. Learn from our experience and mistakes, so you can run memorable games that your friends will talk about for years to come.
The paladin is Lawful Good, the rogue is Neutral Evil, a dispute is going to occur. Listen to seasoned GMs on alignment variations & how to approach alignment, morality, & ethics within your game.
Join NYT Bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss as he tells stories, reads from his work, & takes questions from the audience. Be prepared for tangents, inappropriate humor, and impromptu singing.
Applying Game Mechanics and Strategy to Personal Relationships
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How we play games can mirror relationships we have with other people (romantic relationships, friendships, co-workers, etc.,). These premises can also be used to change relationships—learn how.
We’ll tackle the issue of cultural sensitivity & diversity head-on, but with specific regard to Arabs & Muslims in tabletop gaming, from the point of view of an Arab-American panelist.
Come visit with the Atlas Games staff to discuss Mythic Europe, revisit the fifth edition, find out what's up with Magic Shoe, & tell us what you think.
A discussion lead by Artist Guest of Honor Donato Giancola and other successful fantasy artists. Panel will focus on "how to level up the quality of your art".