A lot of the unnecessary complexity of most game systems can be blamed on one concept: game balance. While game balance is a useful concept on the surface, the truth is that there’s a lot more to it than ensuring equal character point totals. In this panel, we’ll talk about ways to maintain game balance without the crunch.
The most truly shared world in RPGs is open to submissions from fans and from professionals alike. What makes this approach work? Why is Zobeck so popular in homebrew campaigns? And how can you get started with it? Find out at this exclusive seminar with the setting's creators and fans.
How 30 years of conflict changed the world forever. This will explore the relevancy of a 2500 year old conflict to today's modern world: relationship of politics to war; the role of the individual in military history. Discover some the real stories behind the 'great men' of the war, including Pericles of Athens and Lysander of Sparta. Examine the tactics and strategies of the war and draw comparisons to the modern day.
Join The Skeptical Gamers as we give an educational talk about immunization and the vast amount of good it has done over the last century. This presentation is a companion to our fundraiser to benefit the Indiana Immunization Coalition. Stop by to learn why our work is so important!
Join The Skeptical Gamers as we give an educational talk about immunization and the vast amount of good it has done over the last century. This presentation is a companion to our fundraiser to benefit the Indiana Immunization Coalition. Stop by to learn why our work is so important!
We’ve been published by major New York houses as well as small press companies and have had varying degrees of success with both. We’ll discuss the differences between writing for a large publisher versus a small one, and the advantages and disadvantages of both.
We'll teach you how to turn an ordinary hero into an extraordinary one. Spend an hour focusing solely on your main character, a good guy who doesn't necessarily have to wear a white hat. We'll tackle the villain in a later panel.
Meet the folks from the Pulp Gamer Media Network including Out of Character, Fear the Boot, Myriad Games Presentations, The D6 Generation, Game On with Cody and John, and The Game Kennel. Ask questions, enjoy scintillating conversation, and record personal shout-outs to be featured in Pulp Gamer Media Network shows!
A short story isn't a miniature novel, and a good, meaty novel needs to be more complex than a tale in a magazine. Our panelists discuss how they approach different length works and what tools you need to be successful at writing the short story, novella, and novel.
Games provide many opportunities for learning, and role playing games are no exception. Role playing games, like mock trials, are already in our schools, but is there a place for other forms of RPG? Explore the current state of research with a long time RPG player and Games in Education researcher. A presentation followed by informal discussion.