Want to learn a few of the real bardic arts? Learn a few naughty songs, a little dance, practice sharpening your rapier wit, and terrible puns. Your gaming group will love you for it. Hopefully.
Build your own Kaiju in this workshop! Learn the basics of developing Kaiju stat blocks and attacks. Get expert advice from the lead designer. Take home your creation to unleash on your players.
Description:
"Kaiju! Titanic monsters stitched together from cloned flesh sent through a dimensional gateway to destroy humanity. The Pacific Rim Cinematic Adventure for the Everyday Heroes roleplaying game includes a wealth of these monsters for your Rangers to battle in their massive Jaegers. But have you ever wanted to create your very own Kaiju? In this workshop, you will step into the role of the mysterious Precursors to craft a brand new Kaiju. Learn the basics and the nitty gritty of stat blocks to make a compelling enemy with a specific combat role. Pick the brain of one of our lead designers who built all of the Kaiju in the book. Decide on what parts of your Kaiju can be cut off and what that means for them. And take home your masterful creation to unleash on your players!"
Writer and artist Grace P. Fong teaches techniques for working with artists.
Description:
How do books get their covers? How do tabletop games commission art? Author-illustrator and former Magic: the Gathering designer, Grace P. Fong breaks down the components of the art brief: a technical document that instructs an artist how to turn your story idea into an image, 3D model, comic page, or any other visual medium. No matter whether you are a new designer on a game team or an experienced self-published author, this business-oriented workshop is targeted to storytellers at any stage of their career who wish to work more closely with artists. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Alexander Bevier teaches methods of writing games in a children's educational setting.
Description:
Join gamewriter Alexander Bevier as he shares his experiences with making games alongside his students of all ages. He’ll be teaching his unique approach to education-modification to illustrate how to encourage design thinking among young students. During the workshop, participants will make SuperChess characters, a game mod he's used as a key example of this approach that also creates a larger culture of design. Their examples will serve as a key takeaway. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Fairytale tropes are a rich resource for collaborative storytelling. Building from a base, we will explore how to build a story together, & how to integrate them into your own adventures and writing.
This workshop brings long form improv to help GMs create content on the fly that allows their players to lead the direction of the campaign.
Description:
This workshop brings long form improvisational techniques to help GMs create content on the fly that allows their players to lead the direction of the campaign. Turning minor NPCs into deeper characters, threading multiple storylines and split parties, and setting up a chain of consequences will be what this workshop focuses on. Mikel Matthews has been doing improv since 1995 and is the founder of Illinois State University’s Improv Mafia and the Abe Froman Project. His youtube channel, Confession of an Improv GM, and twitter, @ImprovGM, give advice and techniques about incorporating improv practices into RPGs.
This workshop brings long form improv to help GMs create content on the fly that allows their players to lead the direction of the campaign.
Description:
This workshop brings long form improvisational techniques to help GMs create content on the fly that allows their players to lead the direction of the campaign. Turning minor NPCs into deeper characters, threading multiple storylines and split parties, and setting up a chain of consequences will be what this workshop focuses on. Mikel Matthews has been doing improv since 1995 and is the founder of Illinois State University’s Improv Mafia and the Abe Froman Project. His youtube channel, Confession of an Improv GM, and twitter, @ImprovGM, give advice and techniques about incorporating improv practices into RPGs.
This workshop brings long form improv to help players create backgrounds quickly, develop their characters and make decisions which can lead them to places they might not otherwise have considered.
Description:
This workshop brings long form improvisational techniques to help players create character backgrounds quickly, develop their characters in play, and make decisions which can lead their characters to places they might not otherwise have considered. Mikel Matthews has been doing improv since 1995 and is the founder of Illinois State University’s Improv Mafia and the Abe Froman Project. His youtubechannel, Confession of an Improv GM, and twitter, @ImprovGM, give advice and techniques about incorporating improv practices into RPGs.
This workshop brings long form improv to help players create backgrounds quickly, develop their characters and make decisions which can lead them to places they might not otherwise have considered.
Description:
This workshop brings long form improvisational techniques to help players create character backgrounds quickly, develop their characters in play, and make decisions which can lead their characters to places they might not otherwise have considered. Mikel Matthews has been doing improv since 1995 and is the founder of Illinois State University’s Improv Mafia and the Abe Froman Project. His youtubechannel, Confession of an Improv GM, and twitter, @ImprovGM, give advice and techniques about incorporating improv practices into RPGs.
This workshop brings long form improv to help players create backgrounds quickly, develop their characters and make decisions which can lead them to places they might not otherwise have considered.
Description:
This workshop brings long form improvisational techniques to help players create character backgrounds quickly, develop their characters in play, and make decisions which can lead their characters to places they might not otherwise have considered. Mikel Matthews has been doing improv since 1995 and is the founder of Illinois State University’s Improv Mafia and the Abe Froman Project. His youtubechannel, Confession of an Improv GM, and twitter, @ImprovGM, give advice and techniques about incorporating improv practices into RPGs.