Game designers discuss how to adapt the Saga roleplaying rules from the DragonLance: Fifth Age game and the Marvel Super Heroes adventure game to
suit other roleplaying settings. Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
This seminar will cover the future of Clash of Arms' Admiralty Trilogy (Command at Sea, Harpoon, and Fear God and Dreadnought)
planned for release. Larry Bond will discuss the game system and twentieth century naval warfare. Moderator Larry Bond.
Wondering what's in store for your favorite being from the Q Continuum? Join John de Lancie as he reveals the secrets of the universe and other trivial
concerns. Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
Check out what's up with West End Games, the industry leader in licensed games based on the most popular media properties. Discover what plans are in
the works for new and existing game lines. Sponsor: West End Games.
BattfeTech developer Bryan Nystull and a panel of special guests answer your most baffling questions about the BattleTech universe! Come on down!
Sponsor: FASA Corp.
Learn from Dave Arneson (see Guest of Honor pages) how to improve those magnificent edifices and moke them a vioble part of your adventure gaming.
Moderator Dave Arneson.
Join Timothy Zahn and other authors who've written in universes created and shared by others, like Star Wars. What's it like working with these fontastic
creations and whot kind of limitations do you run into? Discover the good, the bod and the ugly about working with others' creations. Sponsor: West End
Games.
Join the delegation of Cerilian regents! Last year, they debated how to handle the threat from the Shadow World. Find out what happened and join the new
debate. More word from the Southern Continent, the mysterious Aduria! Each participant will be given a special regent's badge and privy information known
only to a special few. Join the Council of Kings today! Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
Join Nicole Harsch and Mike Ssakuta as they blast their way into the art of science-fiction weaponry. From a Klingon's weapon of choice to the ceremonial
icon of the Jedi, the Crossed Swords show you the imposing - and impossible - feats you've seen in the movies. A variety of new weapons will be
demonstrated, so don't miss out!
Join Nicole Harsch and Mike Ssakufa as they blast their way into the art of science-fiction weaponry. From a Klingon's weapon of choice to the ceremonial
icon of the Jedi, the Crossed Swords show you the imposing - and impossible - feats you've seen in the movies. A variety of new weapons will be
demonstrated, so don't miss out!
Get an advance look at the second campaign setting using the Alternity science-fiction roleplaying game rules. Give your feedback on a major release still in
development! Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
The Weis and Hickman Traveling Road Show returns to the Game Fair with an all new performance guaranteed to dazzle and omoze! Don't miss this one-of-
a-kind event! Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
This seminar introduces tried-and-true dungeon building odvice, approaches and tactics gathered over the years and many game tables. Come by and take
part in a discussion offering quick and easy stepping stones in dungeon design. The tools are in your hands - what are you going to build? Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
You ask the questions, we give the answers! The topic: Earfhdawn, FASA's cool fantasy roleplaying game! Hosted by Earthdawn developer Lou Prosperi.
Sponsor: FASA Corp.
Elminster (Ed Greenwood) and Steve Schend are back to dispense fragments of lore & legend from the Realms! All fans are welcomed to share secrets and
sundries with the Mage of Shadowdale! Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
Why limit retail sales to a physical store when the internet can open up your selling ability to an audience of millions? New technology makes selling
through the web easy and secure. Sponsor: GameVerse.
Jeff Grubb, Troy Denning, Mel Odom, Ed Greenwood and Elaine Cummingham speak about their latest novels and their plans for future stories. Sponsor:
TSR, Inc.
Give us your feedback! Hosted by the Convention Director and several staff members. We want to know what you liked and didn't like about GEN CON '98.
Give us ideas on how to make 1999 even better!
Best-selling author Raymond E. Feist will discuss his extensive body of fantasy writings and his contributions to the roleplaying community. RPG veterans
Steve Abrams and Erick Wujcik will speak about their collaborative works and the highly anticipated CRPG Return to Krondor. Q&A afterwards. Sponsor:
Sierra Online.
If you're a fan of the Realms, you don't want to miss the forgotten Realms All-Stars! Join FR authors and editors (and those speaking for Elminster) os they
answer all your questions and regale you with banter. Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
If you're a fan of the Realms, you don't want to miss the Forgotten Realms AITStors! Join FR authors and editors (and those speaking for Elminster) as they
answer all your questions ond regale you with banter. Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
July 20,1944... German officers plont a bomb in Hitler's Headquarters... what if that attack had succeeded? Douglas Niles and Michael Dobson, co-authors
of FOX ON THE RHINE, a novel upcoming from TOR books, discuss the rationalities ond possibilities of this alternate history scenario, as well as principles of
good military fiction. Moderator Douglas Niles.
Meet with key Fuzion designers from Hero Games and R. Talsorian Games to find out how this hot-selling system is expanding into new genres. Find out
about exciting new rules for Fuzion and get your questions answered here!
Meet with key Fuzion designers from Hero Games and R. Tolsorion Games to find out how this hot-selling system is expanding into new genres. Find out
about exciting new rules for Fuzion and get your questions answered here!
Come ond create your character for ony of our Ongoing Campaign Events in this two-hour session. Our campaigns include Star Wars, AD&D Planescape,
MERP, ond Champions roleploying systems. We would like all players to hove their characters set up prior to coming to events. Sponsor: Game Base 7.
Come and create your character for any of our Ongoing Campaign Events in this two-hour session. Our campaigns include Star Wars, AD&D Planescape,
MERP, and Champions roleplaying systems. We would like all players to have their characters set up prior to coming to events. Sponsor: Game Base 7.
Come and create your choracter for any of our Ongoing Compaign Events in this two-hour session. Our campaigns include Star Wars, AD&D Planescape,
MERP, and Champions roleplaying systems. We would like all players to have their characters set up prior to coming to events. Sponsor: Game Base 7.
Come ond create your character for any of our Ongoing Campaign Events in this two-hour session. Our campaigns include Star Wars, AD&D Planescape,
MERP, and Champions roleploying systems. We would like all players to have their characters set up prior to coming to events. Sponsor: Game Base 7.
Come and create your character for any of our Ongoing Campaign Events in this two-hour session. Our campaigns include Star Wars, AD&D Planescape,
MERP, and Champions roleplaying systems. We would like all players to have their characters set up prior to coming to events. Sponsor: Game Base 7.
Come and create your character for any of our Ongoing Campaign Events in this two-hour session. Our campaigns include Star Wars, AD&D Planescape,
MERP, and Champions roleploying systems. We would like all players to have their characters set up prior to coming to events. Sponsor: Game Base 7.
Come and create your character for any of our Ongoing Campaign Events in this two-hour session. Our campaigns include Star Wars, AD&D Planescape,
MERP, and Champions roleplaying systems. We would like all players to have their characters set up prior to coming to events. Sponsor: Game Base 7.
Come and create your character for any of our Ongoing Campaign Events in this two-hour session. Our campaigns include Stor Wars, AD&D Planescape,
MERP, and Champions roleplaying systems. We would like all players to have their characters set up prior to coming to events. Sponsor: Game Base 7.
Having problems getting your group started playing the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game? Are your players complaining about the combat system
being too deadly? Wondering how Glory & Honor awards should be handed out? All these questions, and more, can be answers at this in-depth seminar
on how to play and game master in the world of the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. Moderator: John "Uikku" Wick, L5R RPG Designer.
Having problems getting your group started playing the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game? Are your players complaining about the combat system
being too deadly? Wondering how Glory & Honor awards should be handed out? All these questions, and more, can be answered at this in-depth seminar
on how to play and gome master in the world of the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. Moderator: Ree "Doji Shizue" Soesbee, L5R RPG Design
Team.
Having problems getting your group started ploying the Legend of the Five Rings Roleploying Game? Are your players complaining about the combat system
being too deadly? Wondering how Glory 8 Honor awards should be handed out? All these questions, and more, can be answered at this in-depth seminar
on how to play and game master in the world of the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. Moderator: Ree "Doji Shizue" Soesbee, L5R RPG Design
Team.
Having problems getting your group started playing the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game? Are your players complaining about the combat system
being too deadly? Wondering how Glory & Honor awards should be honded out? All these questions, and more, can be answers at this in-depth seminar
on how to play and game master in the world of the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. Moderator: Steven Hough, L5R RPG Design Team.
Having problems getting your group started playing the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game? Are your players complaining about the combat system
being too deadly? Wondering how Glory & Honor awards should be handed out? All these questions, and more, can be answered at this in-depth seminar
on how to play and game moster in the world of the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game. Moderator: Jim Pinto, L5R RPG Design Team.
Fans of West End's Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Gome now hove o chance to folk with the design team behind the game. And if you don't play, come and
find out what oil the excitement's about. Bring your game questions. Discover where the gome is going and whot new products to look for in the coming
months. Sponsor: West End Games.
A sadistic group of crazed DMs has only one desire - to kill I Your first-level AD&D character goes up against the baddest dudes in the universe in this annual
bloodbath. Sponsor: Tracy Hickman.
Join one of the founding fathers of adventure gaming to discuss the history of the hobby. Dave Arneson shares his experiences as co-designer of the original
Dungeons i Dragons game and the creative force of the longest-running campaign: Blackmoor. Moderator Dave Arneson.
Add a little variety to your AD&D game by introducing elements from the most bizarre setting of all - the Planescape campaign! Join editors and designers
for a discussion of any and all plane-related topics. For beginning and advanced DMs and players. Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
Jeff Caiey of Chicagoland's August Ensemble Theatre returns with improv gomes designed to hone your roleplaying skills. Be prepared to move around, act
very silly and have lots of fun! Moderator Jeffrey Carey.
Joe Alford will discuss how he creates those wonderful characters. With help from the audience he will create four characters, each with a page two. He will
then run those four characters through a short game designed to show how to encourage interaction. Moderator Joseph Alford.
Before you enter the depths of the Inferno, you might want to learn about the setting, mechanics and character creation techniques provided in this seminar,
which is designed to give you a complete overview of Abyss RPG. We're hosting several adventures throughout GEN CON to help your character gain
experience in this new underworld system. Sponsor: Global Games.
Before you enter the depths of the Inferno, you might want to learn about the setting, mechanics and character creation techniques provided in this seminar,
which is designed to give you a complete overview of Abyss RPG. We're hosting several adventures throughout GEN CON to help your character gain
experience in this new underworld system. Sponsor: Global Games.
Win free prizes and learn about the International Fantasy Gaming Society, conceived by Hugo award-winning authors Larry Niven and Steve Barnes (in their
novel "Dream Park"). IFGS is looking for a few good gamers to experience one of the finest live-action roleplaying games! Find out how people from LA to
New England (and of course Wisconsin) LARP in an exciting and safe environment both indoors and out! Sponsor: IFGS.
In the coming year, the RPGA Network will open a new galaxy of play for the heroes of roleplaying. The Living Galaxy will offer RPGA members an
opportunity to join in the development of the Star*Drive campaign setting. Come learn all about it and let your voice be heard. Sponsor: RPGA.
Learn to play the brand-new Marvel Super Heroes adventure game with the designers themselves! Mike Selinker and the Marvel team will have you playing
in minutes and neck-deep in super-villains before you know it! Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
Meet with Hero Games and find out about the latest products, what's coming up next, and all about what's in the 5th Edition of the Hero System!
Questions answered and surprises revealed - don't miss it!
Don't miss this chance to meet Timothy Zahn, New York Times best-selling outhor of Star War novels, including Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future.
He'll talk about writing in the Stor Wars universe, his work with West End Games, and his other science fiction projects. Sponsor: West End Games.
Ever wonder how to get your gaming ideas published? Always wanted to show off your art portfolio, but never knew who to talk to? See anything you
wanted to change about Shadis Magazine, besides the editor? These questions and many more will be answered at this in depth seminar with the staff of
Shadis: The Independent Games Magazine. Free issues to all who attend. Moderators: Jim Pinto, Editor; Cris Dornaus, Art Director, Marcelo A. Figueroa,
Advertising Manager.
Catch the latest developments in the DragonLance Saga, including the first hints about the new War of Souls book and game story line! Seminar features
popular writers, editors and game designers, including Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
Developments in web programming have revolutionized the ability to write games for web browser play. Check out what's new in this area. Sponsor:
GameVerse.
Come learn the best kept secrets of play-by-moil horn the man who has been running PBM games for 28 years - Rick Loomis. Ask questions, gossip about
other companies, get free PBM rules. Find out what Flying Buffalo is going to do next. Sponsor: Flying Buffalo.
Come learn about Immortal from the game designer and friends! Immortal is back and is working on a 2nd edition. Come get all the details on the game
and the new fan organization, Society Eternity.
Thanks to Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and other internet-based technologies, roleplaying games are no longer limited to the kitchen table. Check out what
gaming with the world is like! Sponsor: GameVerse.
A portion of the benefits for this signing will be donated to charity. Robert Picardo will also be selling glossy photographs and signing virtually any kind of
memorabilia that you bring with you. Photographs will cost additional $5.00 Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
What's new! Whaf s hot! What the drek is going on? This is the place to find out news, product info, secrets and to meet the FASA Shadowrun team.
Sponsor: FASA Corp.
The unexpurgated Chaosium (by the seot of their pants) Seminar of Doom. What has Chaosium been up to lately? What's on the horizon? Will the stars
come right in the year 2000? How can you get your writing or artwork published in a Chaosium product? Come hear it straight from the Dragon's mouth I
The Chaosium staff will boldly attempt to answer more questions than we raise at our annual seminar. Hey, the water is free, so what do you have to lose?.
Here's the place to osk those game breaking questions. (And hopefully, get some answers). Meet the FASA Shadowrun team and learn all about the world
of Shodowrun. Sponsor: FASA Corp.
Hear the music of the DragonLance Soga performed by Janet Pock - one of the true bards of Krynn - and YOU! Bring your own songs and instruments for the
third annual concert and sing-along. Featuring appearances by Margaiet Weis ond Tracy Hickman. Sponsor: TSR, Inc.
Talk to the game designers and staff of Musashi Enterprises and learn about the Star Blazers Fleet Battle System. Find out about the new release planned
for this game system and other new products scheduled for release by Musashi Enterprises. Special guest: Barry Winston, President of Voyager
Entertainment USA. Sponsor: Musashi Enterprises Inc.