Can TTRPGs be a force for good? What are the practices and possibilities of socially conscious gaming? A panel by Flagbearer Games, Mage Hand Press, The Word Refinery, and Nature Check D&D.
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TTRPGs have untapped potential to change the world for the better. Learn how to make a difference, improve the world, and craft meaningful stories through your weekly D&D game. Our panel of designers and activists use the language of RPGs to advance social issues like conservation and representation in American history, opening doors to critical issues and allowing players to engage with powerful, lasting narratives that might just change the world. Featuring Lucas Zellers from Mage Hand Press, Sheryl Hosler from Nature Check D&D, Shawn Banerjee from The Word Refinery, and Collyn Messier and Paul Marchant from Flagbearer Games.
Kentucky Rumble: The Taking of Jemima Boone (Play with the Designer)
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Its 1776. On the Kentucky frontier, Jemima Boone and the Callaway Sisters have been kidnapped! Join Daniel Boone and give chase in this Revolutionary adventure.
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Play With the Designer sessions come with your choice of a signed Nations & Cannons book (including the new book The American Crisis) or a 36 x 27 cloth map from the era! Play With games are run by the writers who created Nations & Cannons. Tensions have escalated between the Cherokee, Shawnee, and the settlers in Boonesborough. Jemima Boonedaughter of Daniel Booneand the Callaway sisters have been kidnapped from the riverside by a raiding party. With the militia squabbling, it falls to you to rescue the girls (and try to negotiate a settlement) with a chase through Kentucky! In this Nations & Cannons game, you will play as a 4th-level, historically-sourced character from the American Revolution; complete with new rules for black powder firearms, period-appropriate Backgrounds, and brand-new classes and subclasses. Take on the Redcoats and more!
Kentucky Rumble: The Taking of Jemima Boone (Play with the Designer)
Summary:
Its 1776. On the Kentucky frontier, Jemima Boone and the Callaway Sisters have been kidnapped! Join Daniel Boone and give chase in this Revolutionary adventure.
Description:
Play With the Designer sessions come with your choice of a signed Nations & Cannons book (including the new book The American Crisis) or a 36 x 27 cloth map from the era! Play With games are run by the writers who created Nations & Cannons. Tensions have escalated between the Cherokee, Shawnee, and the settlers in Boonesborough. Jemima Boonedaughter of Daniel Booneand the Callaway sisters have been kidnapped from the riverside by a raiding party. With the militia squabbling, it falls to you to rescue the girls (and try to negotiate a settlement) with a chase through Kentucky! In this Nations & Cannons game, you will play as a 4th-level, historically-sourced character from the American Revolution; complete with new rules for black powder firearms, period-appropriate Backgrounds, and brand-new classes and subclasses. Take on the Redcoats and more!
Join a panel of designers and researchers as they discuss using the public domain for historical gaming and educational assets.
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A wealth of public domain material exists that can be ideal for designers and educators projects. Yet navigating the public domain for the purposes of games assets presents its own set of challenges. Join a panel of experienced designers and art history researchers as they discuss the benefits of using the public domain for historical gaming and education.
Join a panel of designers and researchers as they discuss using the public domain for historical gaming and educational assets.
Description:
A wealth of public domain material exists that can be ideal for designers and educators projects. Yet navigating the public domain for the purposes of games assets presents its own set of challenges. Join a panel of experienced designers and art history researchers as they discuss the benefits of using the public domain for historical gaming and education.
New York, 1776: The British are here! Continental agents must infiltrate Occupied New York to rescue America's first spy Nathan Hale! Take on the Redcoats in this Revolutionary Adventure!
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The year is 1776, and New York is under British occupation! From Washingtons base in Harlem Heights, an elite band of irregulars known as Knowltons Rangers must infiltrate the city to recover a missing spy- none other than Nathan Hale! In this Nations & Cannons game, you will play as a 4th-level, historically-sourced character from the American Revolution; complete with new rules for black powder firearms, period-appropriate Backgrounds, and brand-new classes and subclasses. Take on the Redcoats and more!
The British Are Coming: Using TTRPGs to Teach History
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How can educators bridge the game table and the classroom? Join a panel of designers and educators in discussion on the trials and triumphs of gaming as education.
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What are the best practices, challenges, pitfalls, and rewards of using tabletop roleplaying to help students learn history, think critically, and build curiosity? Join Patrick Mooney (Lead Designer of Nations & Cannons), professional educator Mollie Brewsaugh, and others in discussion about the trials and triumphs of gaming as education.
The Confederation Breaks: The Haudenosaunee Civil War
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Tensions between the Mohawk and Oneida nations are at a boiling point, with an assassin at large! Find the killer before civil war erupts among the Haudenosaunee. A Revolutionary adventure.
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Summer, 1777: As the Revolutionary War enters the Mohawk Valley, two Haudenosaunee nationsthe Oneida and the Mohawkfind themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With an attempted murder on a critical Oneida leader, tensions threaten to erupt into an all-out civil war. Enlist allies, investigate clues, and track down the culprit in this historical whodunit! In this Nations & Cannons game, you will play as a 4th-level, historically-sourced character from the American Revolution; complete with new rules for black powder firearms, period-appropriate Backgrounds, and brand-new classes and subclasses. Take on the Redcoats and more!
The Confederation Breaks: The Haudenosaunee Civil War (Play with the Designer)
Summary:
Tensions between the Mohawk and Oneida nations are at a boiling point, with an assassin at large! Find the killer before civil war erupts among the Haudenosaunee. A Revolutionary adventure.
Description:
Play With the Designer sessions come with your choice of a signed Nations & Cannons book (including the new The American Crisis) or a 36 x 27 cloth map from the era! Play With games are run by the writers who created Nations & Cannons. Summer, 1777: As the Revolutionary War enters the Mohawk Valley, two Haudenosaunee nationsthe Oneida and the Mohawkfind themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With an attempted murder on a critical Oneida leader, tensions threaten to erupt into an all-out civil war. Enlist allies, investigate clues, and track down the culprit in this historical whodunit! In this game, you will play as a 4th-level, historically-sourced character from the American Revolution; complete with new rules for black powder firearms, period-appropriate Backgrounds, and brand-new classes and subclasses. Take on the Redcoats!
The Confederation Breaks: The Haudenosaunee Civil War (Play with the Designer)
Summary:
Tensions between the Mohawk and Oneida nations are at a boiling point, with an assassin at large! Find the killer before civil war erupts among the Haudenosaunee. A Revolutionary adventure.
Description:
Play With the Designer sessions come with your choice of a signed Nations & Cannons book (including the new The American Crisis) or a 36 x 27 cloth map from the era! Play With games are run by the writers who created Nations & Cannons. Summer, 1777: As the Revolutionary War enters the Mohawk Valley, two Haudenosaunee nationsthe Oneida and the Mohawkfind themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With an attempted murder on a critical Oneida leader, tensions threaten to erupt into an all-out civil war. Enlist allies, investigate clues, and track down the culprit in this historical whodunit! In this game, you will play as a 4th-level, historically-sourced character from the American Revolution; complete with new rules for black powder firearms, period-appropriate Backgrounds, and brand-new classes and subclasses. Take on the Redcoats!!