U-505, a Uniquely Unlucky Submarine; 75th Anniversary Of its Intact Capture (NSDM Lecture)
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U-505 distinctions: 11 war patrols; sabotaged by French Resistance dockworkers; most damaged U-boat to return from patrol; one CO committed suicide; captured intact. Capt. Mark McDonagh, NSDM staff
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When the German U-boat U-505 is mentioned, most think about its capture in 75 years ago, two days before D-day in June 1944, or of its status as a museum piece at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. But the Type IX submarine's wartime history is rich: 11 combat patrols; sabotaged by French dockworkers; distinction as the most damaged U-boat ever to return from patrol, and as instance during the war in which a submarine commander committed suicide in response to the stress of a prolonged depth charging. Lecture will cover details of the long and mixed-success of this most-famous of submarines. Presented by Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., a submarine officer with 12 years’ experience at the Naval War College, now on the National Security Decision Making, Inc staff.
Game masters want their worlds to be rich & engaging. In this seminar, we’ll borrow personas, a methodology used in software design to better understand users, to make our NPCs more compelling.
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As gamemasters, we all want our world to be as rich and engaging as Middle Earth, but let’s face it, we aren’t Tolkien. In this seminar, we’ll borrow personas, a methodology used in software design to better understand users, to quickly and effectively help make our NPCs compelling.
This session will walk through what personas are in the professional sense, and then adapt that to the gaming table. We'll have hands-on activity and each participant will be provided take-home materials to help us better implement persona-based NPCs in your own games. At then end of the workshop you'll have a new tool to quickly make and maintain deep and believable NPCs.
How wargames assist with the advance of innovation. Evolution as tools for understanding the past and shaping the future. Presenter: Colonel Matt Caffrey (USAF, ret.), "Dean" of Air Force Wargaming.
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How wargames assist with the advance of innovation. Evolution of wargames as tools for understanding the past and shaping the future. Presenter: Colonel Matt Caffrey (USAF, ret.), the "Dean" of Air Force Wargaming and author of "On wargaming," a US Naval War College free publication available at https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/newport-papers/43/
Discussing how to create & maintain healthy character voices & dialects while playing TTRPGs
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Character voices and dialects can be a blast to use while playing a tabletop game, but maintaining them for extended periods of time (or episodes of a podcast) can be difficult! Learn ways to approach creating healthy, sustainable character voices with some of your pals from The One Shot Network!
The many types of volcanic events shape terrain in weird ways, giving characters unique challenges, threats, and opportunities. Join Scott Rice-Snow as he discusses volcanic landscapes.
Overview of modern military thought on fighting in megacities. New technologies, UAVs, robots, AI, conventional, unconventional, future approaches. Panel by National Security Decision Making staff
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An overview of modern military thought on fighting in the world's megacities. As the global population grows and cities become ever denser, military planners are preparing for near future conflict scenarios in and around urban megacities. Particularly in the developing world, how will new technologies-UAVs, robots, AI, space-based platforms-be employed in these challenging environments? Panel will review conventional, unconventional and future approaches. Panel by the National Security Decision Making, Inc staff.
Watch & Learn as People Perform 5 Min of Stand-Up Comedy Sets and Get Feedback!
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Watch & learn as comedians perform their jokes & receive individual feedback from experienced comics on their writing and delivery. You provide the laughs!
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You'll watch and learn as six performers get detailed and constructive feedback after their 5 minute comedic performances in the safe space we provide for them to create, experiment, and delve into their humor. NOTE: This ticket allows you to only watch performers get feedback. If you'd like to perform yourself, please purchase a ticket for WKS19150689.
Your website is the Grand Central Station for your readers. Authors Keith Law, Kristen Britain, Crystal Connor, and Kirk Dougal discuss what should be there and what, if anything, is too much.