Ross Payton, co-host of Role Playing Public Radio and author of Road Trip and Zombies of the World, discusses the many types of zombies. Shambling hordes of flesh eating ghouls can be more than just easy monsters to kill. They can provoke moral dilemmas, puzzles and provide backdrops for new and unique settings. Find out what zombies can do for your game. All attendees get a free mini-zombie adventure for Wild Talents and other goodies.
Join the hosts of the Award winning podcast Brilliant Gameologists and learn words that will bring out the worst emotions in your gaming group and will counter the real message - either names you could call players (Munchkin, Powergamer, Drama Queen, Rules Lawyer, Meta-gamer) or whining to your GM (It’s not fair! It’s not realistic! You are railroading us!). Learn alternatives to name calling that are just as fun and clarify the real problems.
Join celebrated fantasy author R.A. Salvatore to discuss his past work, his upcoming projects, and what else is new in the world of the Forgotten Realms campaign and the life of Drizzt Do’Urden.
Relive the days of yore when the command line was king! GO WEST and LIGHT LAMP in a live-action text adventure with a few hundred of your closest friends.
Magic in most RPGs--and most fiction, for that matter--is typically based on Old World or “exotic” magical traditions. That’s fine for pre-colonial games, but games set in America should feature magic that draws on American superstition, folk magic, and even pop culture. If you’ve ever wanted to play a Hoodoo Man or Elvismancer, this panel is for you.
Over the past year, major new capabilities have been incorporated into Lone Wolf Development's industry standard roster construction tool for miniatures games. Learn how you can leverage these new features to fully customize output, integrate photos of your troops, and easily enter newly released units for immediate use.
Being a great Dungeon Master requires a variety of skills, such as rules arbiter, character actor, and expert storyteller. The art of the Dungeon Master is in combining all of these talents. Join a panel of D&D designers to discuss various tips and tricks to bring the best adventure to your players, as well as ways to make them equal participants in the story. A Q&A session will follow the discussion.