As writers, game designers, and game masters, we spend a lot of time describing and moderating combat situations in our created worlds. What does combat leadership look like in practice?
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As writers, game designers, and game masters, we spend a lot of time describing and moderating combat situations in our created worlds. What does combat leadership look like in practice? We will explore common mythologies and how realities can be explored in literature and around the gaming table.
As writers, game designers, and game masters, we spend a lot of time describing and moderating combat situations in our created worlds. What does combat leadership look like in practice?
Description:
As writers, game designers, and game masters, we spend a lot of time describing and moderating combat situations in our created worlds. What does combat leadership look like in practice? We will explore common mythologies and how realities can be explored in literature and around the gaming table.
Join veteran game master, Dr Rich Staats for a session on world building for game designers and writers. Participants will learn about top down, bottom up, and hybrid versions of world building.
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This started as a for-credit course at MIT. Participants will learn about top down, bottom up, and hybrid versions of world building. The handouts alone are worth the price of admission. Rich fills the session with fun examples from real world building problems. The seminar is for world builders of all levels of experience and skill. The seminar finishes with a practical exercise where the participants help build a world based on the principals from the seminar.
Join veteran game master, Dr Rich Staats for a session on world building for game designers and writers. Participants will learn about top down, bottom up, and hybrid versions of world building.
Description:
This started as a for-credit course at MIT. Participants will learn about top down, bottom up, and hybrid versions of world building. The handouts alone are worth the price of admission. Rich fills the session with fun examples from real world building problems. The seminar is for world builders of all levels of experience and skill. The seminar finishes with a practical exercise where the participants help build a world based on the principals from the seminar.
Award winning Children's Author, Ann McCallum, talks through how to have fun while learning in the kitchen! Based on her best selling, "Eat Your Homework" series.
Award winning Children's Author, Ann McCallum, talks through the challenges & rewards of publishing a children's book. Ann has published seven books & run a successful Kickstarter book project.
Award winning Author, Ann McCallum, & long time game designer & world builder, Rich Staats, will field your questions on world building from start to finish. For all authors & gamemasters.
Award winning Author, Ann McCallum, & long time game designer & world builder, Rich Staats, will field your questions on world building from start to finish. For all authors & gamemasters.
Attendees will learn a time-tested method for bringing your NPCs to life! Whether you are creating a new campaign or just adding spice to an old one, this seminar will be of interest to you.
Veteran GM, Dr. Rich Staats, describes two methods for designing worlds for gaming or fiction. He provides tips and tricks that are of value to both first time and experienced world creators.
Learn about Mark Rogers' dark fantasy world, Khymir, as your characters investigate what at face value appears to be a simple case of missing goats. Alas, nothing is as simple as it appears.
Learn about Mark Rogers' dark fantasy world, Khymir, as your characters investigate what at face value appears to be a simple case of missing goats. Alas, nothing is as simple as it appears.
Staats describes a time-tested method for bringing your NPCs to life! Whether you are creating a new campaign or just adding spice to an old one, this seminar will be of interest to you.
Staats describes a time-tested method for bringing your NPCs to life! Whether you are creating a new campaign or just adding spice to an old one, this seminar will be of interest to you.
Veteran GM Dr. Rich Staats describes two methods for designing worlds for gaming or fiction. He provides tips and tricks that are of value to both first time and experienced world creators.
Veteran GM Dr. Rich Staats describes two methods for designing worlds for gaming or fiction. He provides tips and tricks that are of value to both first time and experienced world creators.
Creating Memorable Non-player/Non-point-of-view Characters for Gamers and Writers
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Veteran Gamemaster and Writer, Dr. Rich Staats, steps participants through a tried and true process for creating memorable characters for games and stories.
Creating Memorable Non-player/Non-point-of-view Characters for Gamers and Writers
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Veteran Gamemaster and Writer, Dr. Rich Staats, steps participants through a tried and true process for creating memorable characters for games and stories.
Feed your brain and your stomach with mouth-watering, hands-on fun! Award winning Children's authoress, Ann McCallum, will host an activity based on her new book, 'Eat Your Math Homework.' Ages 7 and up are welcome!
Whether you are introducing your kids or grandkids to gaming or doing sessions for your community, this seminar will give you some tips on how to maximize the enjoyment for all parties concerned.
The Black Priesthood has taken ten village maidens hostage. The elders summon their best and their bravest to battle the forces of EVIL and rescue the children before it is too late! Enjoy playing in Mark E. Rogers' world, the setting for 'Zorachus' and 'the Nightmare of God.' The session will be GM'd by the co-author of the system.
Veteran World Builder, Dr. Rich Staats, steps participants through World Building using two methods. This was originally part of a for-credit course at MIT.
Veteran World Builder, Dr. Rich Staats, steps participants through World Building using two methods. This was originally part of a for-credit course at MIT.