From Edition Wars to gender gatekeeping, there are many forms of tribalism that affect designers, retailers, & players. We'll define & discuss ways to address tribalism to better our community.
Hands-on design in open source development! Learn to develop games in popular systems; focus on supporting designers from marginalized communities. All the skills needed to start hacking are taught.
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This hands-on design workshop in open source development! Learn how to develop games in popular systems like Apocalypse World and Fate. This event has a special focus on supporting designers from marginalized communities (people of color, women, etc). No experience is needed and all the skills needed to start hacking will be taught during the workshop.
Hacking in Fiction, Games, & the Media - The Good, the Bad, & the Bizarre
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Join our panel of professional hackers as we discuss interesting & absurd portrayals of hacking of 2015 in games, movies, TV, & books. Learn ways to depict hacking in a fun but accurate manner.
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Join our yearly panel of professional (and slightly inebriated) white hat hackers as we discuss the best and most dreadful portrayals of hacking over the past year in games, movies, TV, and books. Ask those questions you've been dying to about real hacking, cybercrime, and malware. Learn ways that you can depict hacking in a fun but accurate manner.
The very best roleplaying games will tug on the heart strings during play. Whether the games make you feel love, grief or rage, they make for a memorable play experience.
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We will discuss these emotion-rich games, and what makes them tick like a broken heart.
Here, There Be Dragons: The Ultimate RPG History Panel
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From its home-brew beginnings to a multi-billion dollar phenomenon, learn the history of our favorite hobby. With Peter Adkison, Jon Peterson, Michael Witwer, David Ewalt, and Paul Stormberg.
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Dust off your pad of graph paper and plot along as the nation's top RPG historians and authors map out the history of our favorite pastime. From its humble, home-brew beginnings to a multi-billion dollar phenomenon, learn about the industry's influences, founders, successes and controversies. Moderated by Wizards of the Coast founder and Gen Con owner Peter Adkison, join Jon Peterson (Playing at the World), Michael Witwer (Empire of Imagination), David Ewalt (Of Dice and Men), and Paul Stormberg (The Collector's Trove) for this 1.5 hour history where the truth is often stranger than fiction.
Hero Lab & D&D 5th Edition – Introduction to Adding Your Own Content
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Learn how to add content to Hero Lab for D&D 5th edition & other games, from one of our data file authors! This session is for users that haven’t used the editor before, or are just getting started.
Learn how to add your own Pathfinder Roleplaying Game content to Hero Lab! This session covers material helpful to any Pathfinder author, from beginners to experienced Hero Lab users.
There’s more to running a horror game than moody settings & creepy monsters! Join Paizo’s most macabre GMs in a discussion on infusing your game with terror.
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There’s more to running a horror game than moody settings and creepy monsters! Join Paizo’s most macabre Game Masters for a discussion of terror techniques, creating frightening adventures, and using the new Pathfinder RPG Horror Adventures hardcover to transform your game into a nightmare from which your players will never want to wake.
Let's talk about what it takes to build a LARP, from picking a staff and a genre to finding space. What do I need to get off the ground? Listen to vets with 10+ years experience tell all.