Join Star*Drive gurus Rich Baker, Steven Schend and Duane Maxwell as they fill you in on the Externals and the threat they pose to the Verge.This includes information on the External fleets and raider squadrons as well as the Vergers' response to alien aggression!
Dark*Matter team members Monte Cook, Andy Collins, and Michele Carter lead discussion on the mysterious and dangerous world of Dark*Matter. Find out about the stuff they wouldn't let us put in the book and stock up on sinister ideas for your own Dark Matter campaign!
Long live the king! You are invited to join the Royal Family of Cormyr for a state funeral. Guests are encouraged to attend in costume for this once-in-a-lifetime Forgotten Realms event. A reception, with refreshments, will follow the service. Guests include Elminster (Ed Greenwood), Troy Denning, and some of the greatest Bards of Faerun. Limited to the first 500 mourners, your ticket is your free invitation.
Come out and discover what D&D 3E means for the Forgotten Realms and what you can look forward to with the new edition of the campaign setting! Join Realms team members Rich Baker, Skip Williams, Sean Reynolds, and Julia Martin as they give you a sneak preview of the new Realms. Let them know what you want to see in the next version of the game!
GreyHawk, Forgotten Realms, Dark Sun, Ravenloft, Birthright-the list goes on and on. We've had a lot of success with creating campaign worlds for the 2nd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. What'll we do with 3rd Edition? Come tell us what should be the next big campaign setting for D&D and we'll give you our thoughts on the subject.
No, its not the dance craze that's sweeping the nation, its a rap session with your favorite folks from Pinnacle. Want to meet John Goff and tell him how your posse died in Night Train? Or razz John Hopler about how your Cyborg took out half the Black Hats in Denver? Or ask Shane just what this Lost Colony gig is all about? Come by Friday at High Noon and we'll give you the love along with some of our best freelancers, like Chris McGlothlin, Steve Long, and whoever else we can lasso into showing up. We'll reveal some of the secrets we've been holding out on (promise!), and we'll even have some goodies to hand out as well!
Meet the people who shape the Magic and L5R stories and pick their brains about your favorite character, the story so far, and upcoming events. Moderator: William McDermott.
He was there when the RPG phenomenon began and he has come a long way since then. From being one of the creators to being in the upcoming movie, here is your chance to be part of an open discussion with Dave Arneson and find out how D&D has impacted his life.
Building a 3E Dungeons & Dragons monster isn't just about slapping down a few numbers and drawing a few fangs... it's about balance, challenge levels and out-and-out cruelty. Come engage in a discussion about how we built monsters for 3E D&D and then join us to build a few new unique monsters for Gen Con 2000.
And my 40th-level Paladin has six holy avengers. Seriously, how will D&D 3E handle level advancement beyond the magic "Level 20" limit? We're going to have characters that go beyond 20th level at some point (either that, or you can tell Elminster why he's suddenly lost power)... but we want to do it right. Come hear what the designers think and share your ideas.
Explore the World of Greyhawk with the RPGA! Hear about the world's most ambitious shared-world Dungeons & Dragons campaign and how you can take part in shaping the future of the Flanaess. Guests include David Wise and Erik Mona.
The new 3E D&D Player's Handbook is out; the Dungeons Master's Guide and Monster Manual are coming. What's next? Come find out what Wizards of the Coast has planned for the first year of a brand new era in gaming. Ask questions and tell us what we should do.
Come ready to play the game famed by Brit TV and Drew Carey. Get ready for World's Worst, Party Quirks, Props, and other fun games. Here's your chance to play a real-life roleplaying game! Impro and wannabe actors welcome.
Whether you loved 2nd Edition D&D or hated it, whether you were a 1 st Edition D&D player or not, come to this seminar, and we'll answer your questions and tell you why we think the 3rd Edition of the most-played, most popular roleplaying game in the world is for you.
Join Mij Reltub and The OGRE as they discuss the latest and greatest about the Spellfire card game. All members of the Spellfire design team (and inventors) are invited to attend, so bring your favorite Spellfire cards and have them signed by your favorite stars.
Do you have a short story that isn't doing quite what you want? At this workshop, Kij Johnson will use examples from submitted stories to demonstrate common writing problems and specific solutions.
It's an old, old problem: How do you make people care about your stories? Good plotting and exciting prose are part of the answer, but fundamentally, people care about fiction because they care about its characters. We'll discuss how to make memorable, realistic characters, human or otherwise, and we'll look into how a character's point of view can affect the story.