Dragonlance authors and game designers Tracy & Laura Hickman present radical player techniques which one designer of Third Edition D&D said threatened gaming itself! Learn both player and gamemaster techniques designed to put fun and adventure back in your games (and drive bad DMs and players wild) in this riotous seminar.
Thrice upon a time, there was a world that was three worlds! Join Dragonlance co-creators Tracy and Laura Hickman in an exciting exploration of their fantastic series, including previews of their upcoming 'Mystic Empire'. Experience maps, histories and tales revealed nowhere else! Includes an open Q&A.
So you want to look the part--where do you start? From researching the look, to putting it all together on a limited budget, this workshop will help you with designing your costume. Bring your costume ideas and questions.
So you want to look the part--where do you start? From researching the look, to putting it all together on a limited budget, this workshop will help you with designing your costume. Bring your costume ideas and questions.
Have you designed a richly detailed fantasy setting for your game or story, only to have a gaping hole show up the first time a character needs to eat? What do you serve at a hero's feast? What does it take to cook that? This seminar describes the cooking equipment, techniques and ingredients in England between the 13th and 17th centuries; lists resources for further research; and discusses ways to adapt medieval cooking to fit a fantasy world.
A DM's perspective on what elements make good character back stories. Jason O'Brien, a DM with over 20 years of DM'ing experience, will show players how to make it easier for their DM's to weave the story & help DM's find commonality in their players' stories. This group-oriented brainstorming session is a must for both new and experienced DM's and players. Attendees are invited to bring their own back stories to this session for input.
Learn from the experts how to craft data files for Army Builder 3. This seminar assumes familiarity with writing AB data files and focuses on how to leverage the power and flexibility of AB3. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops and specific "how to" questions.
This seminar will go over the basics of writing data files for Army Builder 3, including useful tips and strategies for breaking the process into manageable steps. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops.
What does it take to make money publishing your own d20 system material? The Game Mechanics provide an outline for starting up your own gaming business.
Writing for Dragon Magazine w/ Erik Mona and Jason Bulmahn
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Have you ever dreamed of becoming a professional game designer or seeing your work published in the gaming industry's oldest and most prestigious professional magazine? This seminar provides you with everything you need to know to get published in Dragon. Talk with Dragon Editor-in-Chief Erik Mona and Associate Editor Jason Bulmahn about the magazine's writing guidelines and how to break into the industry.
Got a great idea for a D&D adventure? Want to get published in Dungeon magazine? Stop by for a chat with the staff of the official D&D adventure magazine to learn everything you need to know about getting published! The magazine's staff will go over Dungeon's writing guidelines and share stories from the front lines that you can use to enhance your manuscript's chances.
Join the creators of True Dungeon (tm) for a fun-filled meeting where all the secrets of this year's module are revealed. You can learn how your group stacks up against other teams, and have the chance to ask any questions. This is your chance to share your input on the next True Dungeon(tm) adventure. Free admission.
Chaosium is here and celebrating our 30th anniversary. Come hang out with us for an hour and find out how we've managed to survive for 30 years despite some pretty hefty odds. We'll bring you up to speed on our plans for the future, let you know how to become a Chaosium contributor, and field your questions to the best of our ability. We're friendly folks. Come and meet us. You can also volunteer for our Cthulhu rally here. The water is free.
It just wouldn't be Gen Con is there wasn't a huge Cthulhu Rally with Chaosium. This year, we'll also be celebrating Chaosium's 30th Anniversary. Please sign up for this event in advance, it's still free of course, but we need to know how many folks are coming. For more details on this event, closer to the event date, check out http://www.chaosium.com. Until then, we're keeping secrets. Mayhem and Insanity will be ours. Bring your noise!
Join D&D designers and developers for a round table discussion on the fine art of Dungeon Mastering the D&D game. Learn tricks, discover secrets, ask questions, and share your own experiences and techniques with group in an effort to make everyone a better DM.
In the twisted brain of Ed Greenwood, the Forgotten Realms world was born, and in the years since, he has given us tale after tale of high adventure and fantasy. Please join us while we show him how much we love him and his work...with a Roast. Members of the roast panel will include R.A. Salvatore, Elaine Cunningham, other Forgotten Realms authors, and members of the WotC publishing team.
The creators of Spycraft personally invite you to this open forum, which will feature a sneak peek into upcoming releases and exciting new game developments.
Join us at this interactive seminar where we honor those who shepherded the game for the first 10 years and discuss where we are going in the next 10 years. This Saturday, at 8:00 pm, AEG will be hosting an informal salute to the premier interactive storytelling CCG. Invited guests include luminaries from L5R's past and present. Entertainment will be provided and players will get a special sneak peek at the Lotus / Dark Lotus base set that will set the groundwork for the next story arc of Legend of the Five Rings.
This seminar is your chance to find out the official verdict on the Heroes of Rokugan campaign. The Emperor, Rob Hobart, will grant an audience with all the loyal players of the campaign.
Learn the secrets to achieving victory in skirmish play from members of Wizards' R&D staff, including tips for building awesome war-bands, special tactics, and ways to dominate the battlefield in tournaments and home games. Also, get a sneak peek at upcoming releases and have your questions answered.
RPG R&D is looking for talented, professional freelancers to help design and edit roleplaying game products. Come to this seminar and see what it takes to become a freelance designer or editor for Wizards of the Coast, Inc. The staff of Paizo Publishing will also be present to talk about how to get published in Dragon Magazine and Dungeon Magazine.
Discover what the future holds for the exciting world of Eberron! Join Keith Baker and members of the RPG R&D and Book Publishing staff as they talk about current and upcoming game products and novels. Bring your questions about the campaign setting and be prepared to pitch ideas for future products!
Seventeen years ago, R.A. Salvatore emerged as a major voice in fantasy literature. Since then his signature character, Drizzt Do'Urden, has become the beloved companion of millions of readers. Bob's latest Drizzt novel, The Two Swords, debuted at number four on The New York Times best-sellers list. This year, his new novel Promise of the Witch-King will hit stores in October. Come see what surprises he has in store!
Join Ed Greenwood and members of the RPG R&D and Book Publishing staff as they contemplate the past, present, and future of the Forgotten Realms. Learn about current and upcoming game products and novels. Here's your chance to ask questions about the campaign setting or pitch ideas for future products.
Our hobby needs you-to bring more players into the game! Discuss fun and exciting teaching techniques with Wizards' R&D staff, including using the D&D Basic Game and Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies to bring new players up to speed quickly and painlessly. D&D is fun-let's share it with the world!
Informal discussion on what is involved with running that first game. Hints, suggestions, and no-no's. All ages, all experience levels welcome. Join the fun!
Explore the interaction of GM and RP gamers. Presentation of roleplaying styles, discussion of GM's that encourage role playing. All experience levels welcome.
This seminar will cover several areas of metagaming in RPGs. Topics include: the use of email and discussion boards, artwork, music, and such campaign contriubtions as character diaries and NPC creation. For each topic, examples will be presented from actual campaigns followed by a discussion about how to implement each activity into new and current campaigns, and the effects of each of these activities in a campaign. GM's and Players welcome.
The Battle of Berlin Campaign is over and its now time to wrap things up and discuss what happened. This is the time to do your out briefing and listen to a possible speaker on the subject. Awards will be passed out and honors confirmed.
The New Planescape Campaign Setting: Q&A Session with the Planewalker.com Staff
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Join the staff of Planewalker.com, the premiere Planescape Fan Site, to discuss everyone's favorite planar campaign setting. This session will look at what updates we have made, our future plans, and what you can do to help. Bring your ideas and your questions - because the planes need them both! More information at: http://www.planewalker.com/community/gencon.php
Hilarious, interactive Knights of the Dinner Table Live Reading where members of the audience read character lines from past KoDT comic strips! Chance to win prizes!
For more than five months designers Mike Mearls and Monte Cook have been offering you peeks into their new variant player's handbook Iron Heroes in the Design Diary at montecook.com. Now the book is here and they're doing it live! Join Mike and Monte for a presentation about the new rulebook that defines heroic action fantasy, and come armed with your questions. Prizes!
Meet the minds behind the Sword & Sorcery Studios, the best publisher of independent d20 material. Representatives from Necromancer Games, Malhavoc Press join the teams behind DragonMech, World of Warcraft RPG and Ravenloft.
Join designers Monte Cook and Mike Mearls as they answer your questions about Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved, Ruins of Intrigue, Transcendence, the miniatures line, and more. You can be sure they'll drop some hints about what lies ahead for this popular variant player's handbook. Prizes!
We all want to tell the most entertaining, the moodiest, and the most memorable stories we can. Learn tips and tricks from the game developers and master Storytellers to get the most out of your WoD. Door prizes and Q & A session.