Writers discuss dealing with exhaustion in the year 2023.
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Writing and game designing are already professions built on emotional reserve and uncertainty, but these last few years have been particularly difficult. Join our panel of writers who love what they do as they discuss ways to help you rekindle your joy. Panelists: Jerry Gordon (moderator), Whitney "Strix" Beltrán, Jeremy Bernstein, Sandra Tayler. Track: GCWS Career.
You're an inventor with a fantastic and fun game ready to share with the world! Now what? Join us for this panel of industry experts who review board and card game pitches.
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Pulling from decades of combined games development experience, Shanon Lyon (Ravensburger), Mike Mulvihill (Ravensburger), and Heather O'Neill (9th Level Games, UNPUB) break down the building blocks of a good pitch and share actionable tips for making your pitch stand out. Moderated by Ravensburger's own Games Marketing Manager, Lysa Penrose!
Session Zero! What is it? Why is it? Learn how Session Zeros can manage expectations, set the tone, develop safety tools and polish characters to fit inside the adventure.
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Featuring panel members Dead Aussie Gamer, Rayna Rai of Careful Cantrip, Em of Blackwater DnD, Mháire Stritter of Orkenspalter TV and Peter of DnDwMe.
How to Take Down a Billion-Dollar Company in 3 Easy Steps!
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Hear the inside scope and the untold stories from the people on the front lines of the OGL 1.1 battle between Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, and the TTRPG community.
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In a matter of weeks, Wizards of the Coast nearly destroyed a dozen years of community reputation and goodwill with their OGL 1.1 debacle. Hear the inside scope and the untold stories from the people on the front lines of the OGL 1.1 from the people who broke the story and helped bring Hasbro to its knees. Features Stephen Glicker from Roll For Combat, who originally broke the story live on the air while doing his weekly YouTube show.
Writers discuss the successful use of humor in speculative writing.
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Humor has its place in every genre. Join our expert panel of writers as they discuss how they put humor into their science fiction, fantasy, and horror—and make it work. Panelists: Anthony W. Eichenlaub (moderator), James Farner, Chris A. Jackson, Gini Koch, R.R. Virdi. Track: GCWS Genre.
A panel discussing Imposter Syndrome & how to cope with it featuring a Therapeutic Game Master & other TTRPG professionals who manage Imposter Syndrome & the effects it has on their lives.
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Imposter Syndrome is not limited to professionals as 70% of the population experience this, including a great number of Game Masters. This panel is meant to start a greater discussion & normalize how common the condition is. Join Panelists Jay ‘Swole Initiative’ Foster (Pro Content Creator), Alicia Figliuolo (from Nailed It!), Kyle Shire (Producer at Critical Role), and Markeia McCarty (Community Director at Hunters Entertainment) as they discuss their struggles with the crippling weight of imposter syndrome & how they found the strength to change the narrative.
Come explore GameMastering (GMing) beyond specific game systems and campaigns. One law any GM could use. Pacing combat. Senses and roleplaying. Various ideas for GMs new or veteran.
GMing? Make it all up as you go! Join "Me, Myself and Die!" host Trevor Devall as he demonstrates how to use various solo-roleplay-based tools to create adventures for your group on the fly.
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Trevor provides an interactive demonstration of improvisational GMing for your tabletop group using solo tools like the Mythic GM Emulator and The Perilous Wilds, just like he uses them on his popular YouTube channel, "Me, Myself and Die!"