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Dave Arneson, Bob Bledsaw and Ross Maker tell how Dungeons & Dragons grew in popularity, how they began designing D&D advenures, how the adventures were tested, problems found and solved and why Ross chose to become the games first Dwarf!
Dave Arneson, Bob Bledsaw and Ross Maker tell how Dungeons & Dragons grew in popularity, how they began designing D&D advenures, how the adventures were tested, problems found and solved and why Ross chose to become the games first Dwarf!
Bob Bledsaw recounts how he obtained his first D&D license, how his company grew, faltered, and almost died, and is now regaining market share with resurrected products.
Character-driven stories demand that you juggle relationships in your prose. But how can you manage that effectively and realisticallyâwhile making things interesting and integral to your plot? Our panelists offer their two cents on the topic. Tim Waggoner, Judi Rohrig, Richard Lee Byers, John Helfers
Dressing and Undressing your Character: Clothing in the Middle Ages
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How many layers did they wear? Women were sewn into their clothes, right? Did men wear pants? A survey of the clothes worn in northern Europe from the 12th to the 15th centuries. Topics to be covered include clothing styles, available materials, hats, underwear, shoes, socks, chastity belts, and work clothes.
Learn to look at your writing with a critical eye. Veteran writers discuss rewrites, plot overhauls, character facelifts, punching up dialog, and more. Panelists: Jean Rabe, John Helfers, Donald Bingle, Tim Waggoner
Take part in the parlor game of reading from the Eye of Argon until you canât take it any longer! Kerrie Hughes, John Helfers, Elizabeth Vaughn, Chris Pierson, Jean Rabe (and anyone else who wants to join the torment . . . err, fun).
Ross Maker examines the 1870-71 unification achieved period as a major turning point in modern European history. He will also discusses this pivotal conflict from historical and wargaming points of view.