Join bestselling author and award-winning designer Matt Forbeck to learn more about his current projects, including the Kickstarter for the SHOTGUNS & SORCERY sourcebook for 5E.
How did a $40 million company that started the tabletop RPG industry go belly up? Ben Riggs has conducted dozens of interviews with TSR alumni to discover the surprising truth of what happened to TSR.
Level up your games with Game Master Tips hosted by Satine Phoenix! Whether you’re running a game in-person or virtually, this Q&A session is a great resource for new to veteran dungeon masters.
A new, system-neutral presentation on blood toxins, including “blood agents” and poisons that actually affect the blood with historical & speculative uses by a MD toxicologist. 6th Year at Gen Con.
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 […]
How 3rd Edition rose from the ashes of TSR to become an epic phenomenon. Geek journalist Ben Riggs has interviewed the creators, & brings you the true inside story of the game’s creation!
A Q&A-based panel discussion featuring the best industry experts across design, publishing, manufacturing, pledge management, fulfillment, distribution, and retail sales. Every event has a new panelists, and new questions. Past panelists include: Jamey Stegmaier (SM Games) Michael Lee (Panda GM) Fabian Louton (Panda GM) Lance Myxter (Undead Viking Reviews) x2 Michael Mindes (President of Tasty […]
As veterans of self-publishing for over 30 years, let us talk you through the basics of setting up your own publishing venture. Once you’ve decided what you want to make, we can set up a strategy to keep you on track. Decide on a budget that meets your needs. Set up a crowd-sourcing fundraiser that […]
A “How to” Panel not to be missed for aspiring creators of books, movies, and board games! Tommy Rice will take you through how he created his world and game and hopefully take away the anxiety and fear of the creation process. Learning from and working with some of the best writers and designers of […]
How a player’s needs, failures and successes at the gaming table can be directly applied to navigating the real-world challenges of living with neurodiversity.
Col. Zocchi explains the difference between trademarks, patents, & copyrights, & which would be best for you. Finding the right publisher, how to sell them your idea, producing your own game, self-publishing do’s & don’ts, & finding & reaching your market. He’ll also provide contacts of US & overseas distributors who specialize in selling adventure […]
This session will discuss strategies and opportunities for both DMs and players to better support neurodivergence in TTRPGs and how we can create a more inclusive arena for play and exploration.
Meet the team cooking up the New York Times Best Selling comic series of CHEW for the game table! CHEW: The Roleplaying Game is a dark & funny food noir using the Forged in the Dark rules to tell stories about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, & clairvoyants heading to Kickstarter October 5, 2021 at 9am […]
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 the crew from the Scabby Rooster LARP Tavern as they discuss their passion for Live Action Roleplay, give advice on how to begin, what to expect, & how veteran players can support new players.
Veteran Gamemaster Rich Staats steps the audience through the basics of using props to enhance gaming sessions. The seminar discusses a wide range of prop types from music to visuals to edibles.
Puppet building pros with seriously great credits will talk about various puppet building techniques, such as the wedge method, flat patterning, sculpting, and more!
A new, system-neutral presentation on blood toxins, including “blood agents” and poisons that actually affect the blood with historical & speculative uses by a MD toxicologist. 6th Year at Gen Con.
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 […]
Satine Phoenix, former community manager of Dungeons & Dragons & Jamison Stone, Creative Director and CEO of Apotheosis Studios, have gathered some of the great minds of indie gaming for a live roundtable discussion on game design & publishing.