Fantasy and enchantment are the key elements to a role-playing game. Take a look into the sources that inspired the original design of the game and how you as a DM and player can incorporate these important facets into your own game play. Handouts provided. Join Industry Insider GoH Rob Kuntz for this seminar and Q&A session.
Robin Laws interviews important figures from Gen Con's history and talks about the how the show was born, survived and has become "the best four days in gaming".
Long time GM Dr. Rich Staats (the orginal Dr Games AKA Colonel Staats) recounts his experiences as a commander and Multi-national Corps-Iraq principal staff member from 2005-2006 in Iraq. Sometimes humorous, sometimes touching, Dr. Staats' talk will focus on the social, political, military, and economic aspects of the Iraqi people as well as talk about how this all relates to role-playing and world building.
Long time GM Dr. Rich Staats (the orginal Dr Games AKA Colonel Staats) recounts his experiences as a commander and Multi-national Corps-Iraq principal staff member from 2005-2006 in Iraq. Sometimes humorous, sometimes touching, Dr. Staats' talk will focus on the social, political, military, and economic aspects of the Iraqi people as well as talk about how this all relates to role-playing and world building.
Q&A with editorial members from Dark Horse Comics, creator of the award-winning, best-selling Conan comic series and currently developing additional series based on the works of REH, including Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, and Pigeons From Hell.
Games studies has become a serious topic in education literature, but face-to-face role play is still relatively unknown, compared with computer games in education. Why study games in education? Where are researchers finding learning in games?Last year, the primary topic was transferring knowledge. This year, the talk will focus on how role play creates social opportunities for learning.
Join members of WotC's R&D department to discuss current and future D&D products, including roleplaying game material, miniatures, and novels. Ask questions, provide feedback, and share ideas in this open forum where all kinds of secrets will be revealed.
Participate in an open discussion with Keith Baker and members of WotC's R&D department to find out what's next for the exciting world of the Eberron campaign setting. Product previews, humorous stories, and flowing ideas are only a few of the things we have planned to share with you.
Join members of WotC's R&D department and select authors to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Drizzt and discuss the future of the Forgotten Realms world. Learn about upcoming novels and products, ask questions, provide feedback, and discover something new about the world of Faerun.
Join a super secret cabal of small press roleplaying game publishers who design, write, illustrate, publish and even make money from their nefarious endeavors! Come forth and learn the dread secrets of self publishing games: from writing tips, to layout, to pdfs and choosing printers. We shall reveal all for the small price of your mortal soul -- MUAHAAHAHHAAHAHHHH.