Gaming Appendix N: Robert E. Howard & The Sword-and-Sorcery Genre
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The fiction of Appendix N inspired Gary Gygax to create D&D, & inspired Goodman Games to create our flagship game. Join the Goodman design team to discuss works of Robert E. Howard.
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The fiction of Appendix N inspired Gary Gygax to create D&D, and inspired Goodman Games to create DCC RPG. Join the DCC RPG design team in this seminar where we discuss specific works of Robert E. Howard, and the sword-and-sorcery genre in general, and how they can be used as gameable experiences in your fantasy RPG sessions!
Bring the reality-bending horror of Robert W Chambers to your table. Our mavens of terror are here to tear off their pallid masks & reveal the shattering secrets of the Hyades.
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Bring the reality-bending horror of Robert W Chambers to your RPG table. Whether you’re playing Delta Green, Call of Cthulhu or Pelgrane’s new Yellow King Roleplaying Game, our mavens of terror are here to tear off their pallid masks and reveal the shattering secrets of the Hyades.
Join presenters Tanya DePass and Steve Kenson for this premiere speaking experience in the gaming industry. This event will be streamed.
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Inspired by the format that's made TED such a phenomenon, Gen Con is committed to creating a premiere speaking experience in gaming. This event will be streamed live on Gen Con's Main Stage Twitch channel and recorded so people can enjoy and reference back long after the convention is over on the Gen Con YouTube channel.
Getting Your Wargame Design Published in Strategy & Tactics
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Learn how to get your historical or contemporary period wargame published by Decision Games: design guidelines, playtesting, artwork, legal aspects. Presented by "Doc" Cummins of Decision Games.
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Lecture. Learn how to get a historical or contemporary period wargame published by Decision Games. What are the design guidelines, playtesting, artwork, and legal aspects of submitting a prototype? Presented by "Doc" Cummins of Decision Games.
"Go to a writing con," they said. But you're here, and you feel like a big phony. Panelists including Jen Gunnels Lisa Rodgers discuss putting yourself out there when you feel out of your depth.
One man's apocalypse is another goblin's treasure. Creators Greg & Matt from The Drunk and The Ugly discuss creating Gobblin', an RPG where goblins are left to fend for themselves in the apocalypse.
Green Ronin's AGE system has done the heavy lifting for a variety of different worlds. Developers discuss how the system has been adapted & some ways you can use it for your own!
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Dragon Age. Lazarus. The Expanse. Blue Rose. Threefold. Green Ronin's AGE system has done the heavy lifting for a great variety of different worlds. GR's AGE developers discuss the ways in which the system has been adapted to fit the needs of various settings, and talk about some ways you can use it for your own!