Campaigns are dying at an alarming rate! Do something to save them! Come learn techniques for campaign management and session prep aimed at improving your campaigns and preparing them in less time.
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Campaigns are like snowflakes, unique and fragile. So many things can go awry that can cause a campaign to fail, and yet most of them are avoidable. Come and learn what underlying causes topple most campaigns and how to manage them from beginning to end. GM and ENnie award winning author Phil Vecchione will talk about campaign management from his newest book Odyssey as well as session prep techniques from Never Unprepared. Learn how to not only keep your campaigns alive, but allow them to flourish and thrive.
Grab your singlet* and jump the top rope as the Gnomes of Gnome Stew help tag-team your game into submission. Learn basic moves and advanced techniques that will leave your players gasping for more!
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Every GM wants his or her sessions to be as exciting and memorable as Wrestlemania 3 (Google it, seriously). But you're not going to get there by dishing up the same old slop. Luckily, you don't have to wrestle with your game alone! Grab your favorite spatula, folding chair (or other foreign object), and jump in the ring for a memorable tag-team session with the infamous Gnomes of the ENnie Award-winning blog Gnome Stew. From innovative adventure design, to 3D props, to handing over the reins, to much more, come learn something new to spice up your game, tap out your players, and muddle your metaphors! Can you smell what we're cooking? This is very much an interactive discussion, so bring your own ideas, questions, and favorite moves to share. *Singlet not required, nor advised. All descriptions are figurative. Any actual wrestling is incidental to the seminar.