Actual play podcasts have taken the RPG world by storm. In this panel, podcast hosts from several AP podcasts will cover a wide range of topics from technical to narrative, along with audience Q&A.
Description:
Actual play podcasts, collectively the winner of the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming 2018, have taken the RPG world by storm. And with their relatively low barrier to entry, they’re a popular way for gamers to share their stories with the world. In this panel, Rhi (The Magpies Podcast), Paulomi (Iron Hides), Megan T. (The Redacted Files), Aser (The Redacted Files), and Megan S. (Tabletop Potluck) will cover topics ranging from technical skills, narrative planning, podcast management, hidden costs, and both challenges and rewards of running your own show. There will be plenty of time left for audience questions as well!
Blast off for myriad worlds of adventure in this introduction to the world & rules of the Starfinder RPG, presented by the Starfinder design & development team!
MGM & Wyvern Gaming have a Stargate Roleplaying Game in development. Come hear the latest news and information on the design, timeline, & future of Stargate. A Q&A session will follow the talk.
Staying in Canon: RPGs in Established Universes & Franchises
Summary:
The Tabletop Squadron podcast will discuss the ins & outs of playing a RPG in a setting with established canon, such as a cinematic universe or book series.
Description:
Playing a role playing game can be tricky enough, but playing a rpg in a setting with an established canon setting can be even trickier.
How do you play when there's already a set plot? You can do anything from throwing canon to the wind and playing as the main characters in an alternate timeline, or playing as peripheral characters who would never even think to interact with the main plot.
The members of the Tabletop Squadron podcast are here to discuss their experiences of running and playing a game set in the Star Wars universe.
Clausewitz, Mahan, Mitchell & others, strategic thinkers we've heard of but few know what they really said. Talk on what historical strategists actually wrote. By Dr. Craig Greathouse, NSDM staff.
Description:
Clausewitz, Mahan and Mitchell, among others, are strategic thinkers whom many talk about, but few have read them and examined what they actually have said. This lecture will look at some of the actual writings of significant strategic thinkers throughout history and put their ideas in the context in which they were written. It will look at a broad range of strategic thinkers and examine what they actually argued as compared to what people actually think they said. Presenter: Dr. Craig Greathouse of the National Security Decision Making, Inc staff.