BBQ Dragon? Gelatinous Cube Aspic? This panel discusses how to cook and eat your favorite monsters. Join us for foodie fun and free recipe cards!
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You've raided the dungeons. You've killed the monsters. What better way to celebrate than with a feast? In this panel, food blogger The Gluttonous Geek joins with other RPG foodies to discuss what fantasy creatures would taste like and how they would cook them -- starting with some favorites and then taking audience requests. Have your smartphone ready for FREE recipe cards via QR code!
Writers discuss their own narrative nightmares - and how they moved on.
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Join our panel of expert writers as they recount stories of narrative nightmares, some hard-learned lessons earned in the process, and how they moved past them—and examine how to recognize disasters, how to recover and course correct, and what they've learned in the process. Panelists: Sean CW Korsgaard (moderator), Jeremy Bernstein, Richard Lee Byers, Jerry Gordon, Howard Andrew Jones. Track: GCWS Career.
Want to publish a gaming resource for a pre-existing system? This is the panel for you. We've run the gauntlet of licenses so you don't have to. Q&A to follow.
Want to publish a gaming resource for a pre-existing system? This is the panel for you. We've run the gauntlet of licenses so you don't have to. Q&A to follow.
Networking Successfully Despite Social Anxiety or Imposter Syndrome
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Writer Sandra Tayler teaches networking techniques for anxious creative minds.
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Social anxiety or imposter syndrome can affect even confident people in both overt and subtle ways, but networking doesn’t have to be hard or scary when you learn to work with your natural ways of connecting rather than trying to fit an external image of what networking should look like. This workshop with author Sandra Tayler will teach the purposes of networking with an emphasis in making real connections. The session will also cover skills such as how to start a conversation, how to end one, when to bring up your own creative work, and how to speak confidently about your work. All of the ideas will be discussed for both in person and online interactions with others. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Roleplaying game writers discuss new and emerging narrative games models.
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In 2023, RPG systems continue to expand, with attention to those that are narrative-driven and less rules-intensive. Join our panel of RPG writers as they discuss the range of new and emerging narrative games. Panelists: Alexander Bevier (moderator), Derek Tyler Attico, Erin M. Evans, Carlos Hernandez, Dedren Snead. Track: GCWS Game Narrative.
Learn about different games and systems to scratch your TTRPG itch when your gaming group consists solely of you and your imagination!
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You want to roll some dice, tell a story, explore lands unknown, and fight some fearsome beasts. Everyone knows that Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) are awesome ways for you and your friends to come together to do all of that and more. Fewer people Maybe you're an extreme introvert. Maybe you can't seem to align schedules with your friends. Maybe it's 7:30 pm on a Wednesday night and you just want a low-stakes, meditative guided journey through your own imagination. Whatever your motivation, there is a solo TTRPG game for you. In this session, we will discuss: types of solo TTRPG games, modifying your favorite systems for solo play, recommended games and creators to start with, and even SRDs you can use to make your own solo game!
Learn about different games and systems to scratch your TTRPG itch when your gaming group consists solely of you and your imagination!
Description:
You want to roll some dice, tell a story, explore lands unknown, and fight some fearsome beasts. Everyone knows that Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) are awesome ways for you and your friends to come together to do all of that and more. Fewer people Maybe you're an extreme introvert. Maybe you can't seem to align schedules with your friends. Maybe it's 7:30 pm on a Wednesday night and you just want a low-stakes, meditative guided journey through your own imagination. Whatever your motivation, there is a solo TTRPG game for you. In this session, we will discuss: types of solo TTRPG games, modifying your favorite systems for solo play, recommended games and creators to start with, and even SRDs you can use to make your own solo game!
No Latency x MagiRPG: Building in the world of Cyberpunk RED
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Miss Magitek from the Cyberpunk-Red Podcast talks about the No Latency show, as well as MagiRPG's Synthetic Dreams & what it's like using a tabletop RPG system to tell radio & actual play stories.
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Miss Magitek, Bijan Mousavi, Chris McNamara, Momo Bee, and Craiggumz talk actual play shop and take audience questions on talk actual play shop and take audience questions on the show 'No Latency' as well as MagiRPG's 'Synthetic Dreams' and how each have been built it to where it is today. This will be recorded.
Learn about ORC License! We'll explain how game systems are licensed and evolve under the ORC, answer questions about implementation and limitations, and speculate on the future.
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Join our panel for a 2 hour discussion about the Open RPG Creative License. - Jeff Richard, Chaosium Chair, Founder, & former lawyer - Markus Plotz, Ulysses-Spiele Owner & Chair - Erik Mona, Paizo Chief Creative Officer - Wolfgang Baur, Kobold Press Founder & Chair - Brian E. Lewis, Azora Law Partner, Gen Con Co-Owner, Legal architect of the OGL, Principal drafter and legal architect of the ORC