Thinking about taking the lead at your table? GM 101 focuses on the issues common to new Game Masters. Advice and support, answers to your burning questions - all here at Gamer Assembly's GM 101!
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Keeper, Dungeon Master, Game Master-there are many names for the job. Thinking about taking the reins at your game table? This seminar focuses on the issues common to new Game Masters. We'll talk about what works and what traps to avoid. Most importantly, we'll get right to the heart of why its great to GM a game, and how you can have a great time doing it. The Gamer Assembly panels are always interactive. The seminar wall between presenter and participants is torn down as we explore these topics together. With the speaker acting as moderator and guide through these topics, you're sure to learn a lot!
Everyone gets an unopened pack of cards (to keep) for a hands-on discussion of intellectual property. There is a drawing at the end of the 1st hour for an unopened MTG box. After the drawing, Q&A.
All Your BS Belongs to Us: Nonsense in the Internet Age
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Some days it seems like it's impossible to figure out what's real and what's BS on the internet. Never fear. We're here to give you the tools you need to see through the nonsense.
What do Nessie, Bigfoot, and Mothman have in common? They probably don't exist...and they're not nearly as cool as some real, documented creatures. Doubt us? Come and see.
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Join us as we examine and dissect various cryptozoological mystery monsters from Bigfoot to Nessie and look at their plausibility and the evidence presented for their existence. We'll delve into the methods used to search for them and look at some real animals who are way cooler than some pretend ones. We'll even tell the story of a real-life Bigfoot hunt and an encounter with the Skunk Ape Sage of Southern Florida. Dress code: please wear your best gorilla costume.
Crazy Conspiracies & Coverups: Secrets THEY Don't Want You to Know About
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The world is rife with conspiracy theories these days, and it takes time, effort, and an Occam's Razor +2 to cut through the crap. Join us as we discuss JFK, reptilians, and...Avril Lavigne?
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Join the Skeptical Gamers as they take you on a wild ride through the world of conspiracies, coverups, and the tinfoil hat crowd. We'll crack open the secret tomes of the Illuminati, take aim at JFK assassination theories, and figure out whether or not Paul is really dead. Join us for the fun...unless you're afraid the reptoids who run the government will send the black helicopters for you!
Lies, Damned Lies, & Pop Culture: A Choose-Your-Own-Panel Adventure
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Join us as we discuss and debunk extraordinary claims in this choose-your-own adventure panel! Pseudoscience from movies, comics, games and real life ending in a Q&A!
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In this panel audience members will pick the topics we'll discuss from an exhaustive list. Topics up for grabs include, but are not limited to: *Paranormal claims *Conspiracy theories *Fringe science and pseudoscience *Bad medicine *Scientific claims from movies, TV, comics, and games *Cool science stuff *Science for gamers. We hope to see you there!
Everyone gets an unopened pack of cards (to keep) for a hands-on discussion of intellectual property. There is a drawing at the end of the 1st hour for an unopened MTG box. After the drawing, Q&A.
How to Get Free Artwork/Photos for your Game or Business
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Different ideas on how you can legally get free photos, artwork, etc. for your game/business along with different ways that you can pay/contract with creatives, & what those contracts should include.
Building your ESO! The Ins & Outs of Evil Secret Organizations
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Heroes don't just need individual enemies. Heroes need enemies that come in bureaucratic structures! Come join us for an hour of discussion about how to build these!
From orbs to class 5 free-roaming vapors ghosts seem to be all around us these days. We'll dig through the history of ghost hunting and have a look at their claims...and raise some objections.
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Join the Skeptical Gamers for this courtroom-themed examination of ghost hunting! What's really going on underneath the hood of all of these paranormal investigation groups? How sound is their science? How thoughtful is their theory? We'll discuss and deconstruct and if we do our jobs right you'll leave just a little more doubtful about those who claim they can track ghosts.