Political intrigue plays a role in many science fiction/fantasy tales. Our panelists suggest how to incorporate politics, how to foreshadow political events and conflicts, and how to make political intrigue as dynamic as any fight scene. Panelists: Tim Waggoner, Donald Bingle
Come enjoy an open forum with the folks from Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Shane Hensley, creator of Deadlands and Savage Worlds, Pinnacleâs President Simon Lucas, and others will be on hand to talk about up-coming releases and to take questions from the crowd. And just like last year, Shane may even let slip a secret or two.
A panel of two teams of 3 people will be given items to write a story about. Each member of the team will be given less than 2 minutes to write a story that will have to contain 3 specific items in it. Each subsequent writer will have to add to the story using an additional 3 items in the story line.
God-like human beings in colorful costumes battle the forces of evil, with the whole world hanging in the balance! At heart, the super-hero genre is very straightforward in its approach, yet most of the time super-hero game systems get bogged down in math & complex mechanics & lose sight of the fun. Though you may not believe it, an RPG can recreate the thrills of your favorite comic book. This panel will tell you how.
Weâll discuss the books: fiction, non-fiction, and ones on the craft of writing, that every author should read. Panelists: Elizabeth Vaughan, Chris Pierson, Donald Bingle, Jean Rabe
Why spend your lunch hour in a crowded restaurant when you can sit back, relax, and listen to the refreshing prose of Symposium authors Paul Genesse and Kelly Swails. Make it a picnic.
Consider it dinner-theater sort of without the theater and certainly without the dinner . . . unless you bring your food with you. Gosh, how's that for trying to lure you to readings by Symposium authors Luke Johnson and Jean Rabe?