This seminar will cover the process for producing your first TTRPG zine, including designing and writing material, sourcing artwork, and using digital and physical tools to produce your zine.
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Zines continue to be a popular and effective way to present your unique content to the TTRPG community. This workshop aims to prepare you with enough guidance and know-how to begin your journey to create your first TTRPG Zine whether you choose to produce your zine solo or with a team; print at home or through a professional printer; and sell/distribute your zine through multiple channels. The presenters, Jordy & Sean, have learnt a lot about creating zines for the first time over the past two years while creating and self-publishing Silam 1: The Spike of Dosku, as well as Kickstarting the second issue of their zine series: Silam 2: The Trials of Riao
The Murder Mavens, a group of fabulous geriatric mystery enthusiasts, are called to investigate the maritime death of a rich financier. Will you find the truth or are you all washed-up amateurs?
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An RPG by Jason Cordova about elderly women solving real murders in their East Coast seaside community, all the while unraveling the deeper cosmic horrors around them.
Hey GMs! Is your table inconsistent? Feel more like routine and less like adventure? Mix it up! Run the game for new people, at new spots, and get paid for it.
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Learn the lessons of Wizard Staffing, a Chicago-based group of 15 GMs and a collective 100+ years of experience. Hear how in just over 1 year, we went from a few DMs at a bar, to a thriving community of game masters, players, and welcoming venues. From event management and ticketing, to breaking in new adventurers to the hobby, weve seen it all and learned a ton. Youll elevate your game, get to test out new stuff, and come home with some loot. We all want to welcome fresh faces to the tabletop realm - because its not just about rolling dice, its about building a tight-knit RPG community. And the extra coin won't hurt."
As a table, we'll explore a new city, set up its landmarks, and meet its residents. As we play, we'll encounter events and explore the lives of its residents through conversation & role-playing.
So, you only have an hour or so for game prep, but you want to run a smooth session. We'll show you the tools for running on-the-fly games, prepping for sessions quickly, and making NPCs on the spot!
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Let's say you only have an hour or two for game prep, but you want to make sure the session will go smoothly and quickly. This workshop will break down a series of tools to increase your ability to run on-the-fly games, preparing sessions and games quickly and making npcs on the spot. Skills include quickly figuring out what might be true about the world or town you're interacting, reducing planning to the required basics, and following your players guide.
It's the 80s, you & your friends will always be together 4ever. The summer heat is sticky, but popsicles are sweet & cool & your parents don't care where you are as long as it's out of the house.
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Kids on Bikes is an 80s-themed Roleplaying game in the vein of ET, the Goonies, and Stranger Things. In this game, paranormal, extraterrestrial, or another unexplainable event will happen and it will be up to you and your friends to save the day. Kids on Bikes is a rules-light system and this game will be set in the summer of the 80s in small-town America.
You are a bunch of capybaras planning a big heist. It's time to take back what's yours, but every capybara has their own motive, & there may even be a traitor in your midst.
Learn to use air-dry clay, paper, and leather to make maps and props to bring to your tables. Workshop features instructional time and crafting time for participants to complete their creations.
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Do you like using props at your table? Do you want to create a map or diagram for an upcoming adventure? During this workshop participants will be enabled to create maps, and other similar props for the tabletop. Numerous materials will be presented for use, and material recommendations and techniques will be covered as a part of this workshop.
Introducing new players to your game? New games to old players? Wanna run something for the fine folks at Gen Con, but not sure if youre ready? Weve got you.
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The hive mind at Wizard Staffing put together our guide to crafting the right atmosphere for newcomers. Our battle-tested tactics can help whether youre diving into a new system with your crew, or hosting a 5e session at your local game store. Well start small with player-friendly rules. Get the players comfortable. Then establish character relationships. Quickly. Its equal parts storytelling, persuasion, and smooth facilitation. Whether youre a seasoned GM or just stepping into the role, youll walk away with tips, tricks, and tales to run sessions that are both inclusive and leave players wanting more. We all want to welcome fresh faces to the table. Connect with fellow game masters and lets make it easier.
Your village burns! Caught in the middle of a civil war, your scramble for safety leads you to an abandoned druidic magic school hidden beneath your own home, & the only chance you have to survive.
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Play with the author! The Spike of Dosku is a level zero funnel for Dungeon Crawl Classics, as detailed in Silam #1: The Spike of Dosku.