Come test your skill in a weekend-long tournament. Join in at any time. All participants will get a special badge. Challenge one another throughout the convention until Sunday at noon. This event is free with purchase of Lost Worlds product or else cost 1 generic ticket. Use your favorite Lost Worlds character. Join the battle at tne Flying Buffalo Booth in the Exhibit Hall, Booth #1030. Sponsor: Flying Buffalo.
Meet Rob Markham, award winning wargame designer, and the guys at Markham Designs in this seminar where you will find what is up at your favorite wargaming publisher. Rob will talk about upcoming games from Mancham Designs.
You've seen where the Alternity game has been - but where are we taking it next? let us tell you. Better yet, you'll also get the inside scoop on where things will go next year, too!
Robert Bledsaw offers advice on introducing the new player to an established campaign. Mysteries and puzzles beyond the capabilities of your group. Allowing players to make errors in judgement and when to permit "fate to lake ahand". A role playing gamer or a game playing actor? The problem player and his expectations. The judge is an adversary. Permitting players to assume the role of an arch villain. When the background requirements exceed your capability to keep up. The player killer or player verses player when appropriate and inappropriate. The ultimate control of atmosphere and appropriate behavior of player characters. Maturity and sex in role playing campaigns. Notoriety and infamous ramifications. Revenge of the denizens. The suspension of disbelief and involving the player in his role-playing persona. When reality blurs. Back to the basics: when shock no long rocks. The short diversion or the engrossing saga.
Spider-Man vs. the Hulk? Captain America vs. Iron Man? Who wins? Majority rules? Place your bets, and then they'll throw down using the Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game!
Get together with the Milwaukee Time Lords, one of the area's premiere science of a typical Milwaukee Time Lords meeting and expect a surprise or two along the way!
This panel will focus on the brand, sales, and marketing teams. Well explain how the organization functions, who's responsible for what, who to call for help, suggestions, or to provide feedback. The intent of this panel is to demystify the sometimes Byzantine structure of Wizards for both distributors and retailers.
Get your copy of the Duelist magazine (issues 28 and 41) signed by Teeuwynn Woodruff, a member of Wizards of the Coast R&D division and part of the POKEMON card game development team. Teeuwynn also will be signing Pokemon cards and her roleplaying game work, so bring your copies to the Periodicals section of the Wizards of the Coast booth in the Exhibit Hall and meet the designer!
Jean Rabe tells how women are becoming involved in the gaming industry. Hear how a simple hobby can become a lifelong career. Jean tells how she progressed from a novice player in college to becoming a freelance editor and game convention coordinator, to RPGA Network coordinator, authoring novels and editing FASA's MECHFORCE QUARTERLY. Gen Con Symposium.
What makes a winning science fiction roleplaying scenario? How can you play out your favorite Sci-Fi movies and TV shows-without your players ever getting wise? What does it take to create a vibrant yet believable game setting? Learn the secrets behind all these success strategies in our free daily game-design workshop, sponsored by the RPGA Network.
Join the TSR Greyhawk team, Gary Gygax, and other Greyhawk celebrities for a rousing Q&A about the future of Greyhawk. Test your Greyhawk knowledge in the audience participation trivia quiz. Greyhawk prizes awarded to the trivia winner and a lucky audience victim...oops, make that audience member! Email the Greyhawk Fan Club at ACERERAK@aol.com or visit their website at http://members.aol.com/WoGFanClub/woghome.html Moderator Randy Richards.
What sets Star'Drive apart from Star Wars? What exactly makes Dark*Matter different than The X-Files? Come join designers and editors for an introduction to the two published settings for Altemity game, and a discussion of the possibilities for other settings.
Join Mij Reltub, the Spellfire Oracle, as he discusses the latest and greatest about the 125 Spellfire card game. All members of the Design Team are invited to attend, so bring your favorite Spellfire cards and have them signeaby your favorite Spellfire stars!
How do you capture in print the essence of James T. Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, and other Trek icons? How can you tell a good story without blowing up the Enterprise, starting another galactic conflict, or permanently changing the lives of the bridge crew? Noted author Diane Duane leads this panel of top-notch Star-Trek novelists in a discussion of bringing the television classic to life on the printed page.
Jean Rabe, editor of FASA's award winning MechForce Quarterly tells how to submit games and fiction material to the Quarterly and other publications. Gen Con Symposium.
Brainstorm with Kevin J. Anderson, author of The X-Files novels Ground Zero, Ruins, and Antibodies. For this hour, at least, YOU direct the conspiracy and engineer Mulder and Scully's newest adventure. This story may never make it into an official episode guide, but men again, who wants the "official" story anyway?
Is it possible to achieve a higher state of roleplaying involvement? Is roleplaying one of the many pathways to enlightenment? Is it even possible to define roleplaying? For all that matter, how can you explain this strange game to your mother? Erick Wujcik speaks about the profound, but also jokes about the ridiculous side of the imaginary hobby.