Whether you’re an editor that wants to write or the writer that wants to edit, our experienced writer-editors will teach you what you need to know to achieve success in both roles!
What is an editor? Who assigns them to your project? What do they do? And can you ignore their advice? All the secrets of editors will be revealed in this illuminating panel!
Join a panel of the game design superstars behind the Emerald Spire Superdungeon. Panelists will discuss their original dungeon levels, followed by a Q&A and signing.
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Join a jaw-dropping panel of the game design superstars behind the Emerald Spire Superdungeon, a cornerstone of Pathfinder Online’s $1.4 million Kickstarter campaign earlier this year. Panelists will discuss their original dungeon levels and share dungeon-themed anecdotes from their career in gaming, followed by a Q&A and signing.
Do dice discourage role-playing? How about character sheets full of numbers? How about scenarios where we are attacked by hordes of blood-thirsty demons? Come talk about role-playing.
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We have been running convention events since the mid 1980's. We've run table tops and LARPs, single sessions and tournaments. We have some ideas about how to discourage killing everything that moves. We will discuss dice and how to keep them from taking over. We will talk about how to design a character sheet that encourages players to talk to each other. We will take up scenario design and how to create a session with some puzzles to solve, some monsters to fight, and some deals to negotiate.
Ever been called a fake geek girl? Well, we're here to take it back! From cosplay to game design, TPKs to geeky embroidery, join us and talk about why girls are some of the realest geeks of all.
Fantasy Role Playing and Reality: Ever the Two Shall Meet!
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RPGs & Reality. Join expert designers for a panel discussion on fantasy games and reality. Many topics covered.
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Join expert designers for a panel discussion on fantasy games and reality. Panelists: Ken St. Andre (author and game designer, Tunnels & Trolls, Starfaring, Monsters! Monsters!, Stormbringer, Power Trip), George Strayton (designer of three dozen products, Star Wars D6, Indiana Jones, D & D, MIB, LOTR, The Secret Fire, writer/producer on Xena, Hercules, Transformers, Star Trek 2009), Vito Pandolfo (Why Is My Coworker So Crazy?, two upcoming game releases, Metal, Magic & Lore RPG). Panel discussion will cover multiple topics: story arcs, combat realism, character devices, verisimilitude, player types, and immersive game mechanics. And we may have some surprise panelists, so stay tuned!
Industry Insider Guests explore ways to bring horror to the gaming table. How do you overcome player knowledge, genre limitations, and other challenges to create a truly suspenseful experience?
The legendary Hong Kong cinematic action RPG is back, better than ever! Learn about the new state of the Secret War from designer Robin D Laws and the Atlas Games development crew!