In some tales the setting is as key as the heroes and villains who stride across the landscape. Some writers are able to paint their setting so well that their readers sweat in the bayou, shiver in the arctic, and gag in the swamp. We'll discuss techniques for turning your story's backdrop into a place so vibrant, mysterious, scary, or enchanting that the reader will feel a part of it ... and all without letting your prose go purple.
Join a team of enthusiastic skeptics and skeptical bloggers as we take you on a roller coaster ride through all sorts of pop culture paranormal phenomena and pseudoscience! From Bigfoot to ghosts hunting to crystal skulls, it'll be a veritable tour-de-force of pop culture paranormalism! This year: the 'Pick your Poison' format! You decide what the panel talks about! Come for the talk, stay for the 'Stump the Skeptics' Q&A!
Join a team of enthusiastic skeptics and skeptical bloggers as we take you on a roller coaster ride through all sorts of pop culture paranormal phenomena and pseudoscience! From Bigfoot to ghosts hunting to crystal skulls, it'll be a veritable tour-de-force of pop culture paranormalism! This year: the 'Pick your Poison' format! You decide what the panel talks about! Come for the talk, stay for the 'Stump the Skeptics' Q&A!
Game professionals who worked on the Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition take a look back at the product line, sharing their experiences and what they learned from their work.
It isn't easy, balancing the challenges of writing with family, day jobs, and the rest of life's pitfalls and roadblocks. We'll give you ideas for managing the stress of hitting deadlines, finding time to complete that great American novel, and putting your work out there for the world to judge.
This one was sooooo popular last year that we decided to continue the discussion. Sex, death, horror, and revenge ... is there a line? And when is it okay to cross it in your manuscript? When is 'it' too much? We'll examine various 'touchy subjects,' the marketplace, and provide advice on when to tone things down or amp them up.
Discover your inner superhero and learn the basics of teaming up for success in role play adventures. This seminar will teach networking strategies that help you find new potential players for campaigns and reach out to other gamers. The networking skills will generalize to the real world, as well - but who wants to think about the real world at Gen Con?!
Mold a truly remarkable villain, a character memorable to your readers, devoid of cliches, and one who can go toe-to-toe with your protagonist. For one hour, no heroes are allowed.
Looking for practical advice and tips on Skill Challenges? Need tips on how to run the most exciting and dramatic skill challenges or just have questions about designing kick-butt Skill Challenges? Then this is the panel for you! We'll go into general guidelines and also look into building an example skill challenge.
Join the D6 Generation crew as they record a live segment for their podcast right on site at Gen Con. Be a part of the studio audience and even hop on the mic yourself to participate in the conversation as they discuss gamer culture injected with their 'not too horrible' humor. Ever listened to the show and wished you could comment on the topic? Now you can!