How has NSDM developed in recent years, where the game/simulation is heading in game/cell design, scenario development, game control techniques, venues. Discuss our ideas and solicit yours.
Being a GM is more than just knowing the rules or following advice. It's part art, part science and part voodoo. Come and join your fellow GM's for a seminar on our trade.
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We will discuss what makes games good, bad, or great. Part seminar, part group therapy, part workshop, and all interactive, the GM's Workshop is sure to give you something to think about, talk about, and work on. The GM's Workshop series is always interactive. The seminar wall between presenter and participants is torn down as we explore these topics together. With the speaker acting as moderator and guide through the topics, you are sure to learn, laugh, participate, and have a great time.
Keeper, Dungeon Master, Game Master…there are many names for the job. Thinking about taking the reins at your game table? This seminar focuses on the issues and concerns common among new Game Masters.
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We'll talk about what works and what doesn't. We'll talk about common traps to avoid, but most important, we'll get right to the heart of why its great to GM a game, and how you can have a blast doing it. The GM's Workshop series is always interactive. The seminar wall between presenter and participants is torn down as we explore these topics together. With the speaker acting as moderator and guide through the topics, you are sure to learn, laugh, participate, and have a great time.
Sometimes the players in an RPG are so engrossed in the story, NPC's and game world that they can't wait for the next session. Other times they can't wait for it to end. How do you keep them hooked?
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This seminar will explore the reasons for this interesting dynamic. We will discuss what engages players and what turns them off. Come find out how a single NPC can make the difference between player excitement and bored to tears monotony. How DO you keep your players "on the hook"? Share your own secrets and learn from the tricks others have used. -- The GM's Workshop series is always interactive. The seminar wall between presenter and participants is torn down as we explore these topics together. With the speaker acting as moderator and guide through the topics, you are sure to learn, laugh, participate, and have a great time.
Meet with some of the industry's leading designers in an open forum. Learn tricks of the trade, how they got their big breaks. Questions are encouraged.
Selling games since l965, I know 200+ stories. Why did T.S.R. take over S&T magazine and void all lifetime subscriptions? How Crystal Cast turned disaster into $10,000 Cash at Gencon!
I've more than 200 industry tales to tell. Why did the 144 page Dieties & Demi Gods shrink to 119 pages? What is the Dave Arneson Legacy? Why was Avalon Hill's Squad Leader 2 years late?
Gamers are awesome and Tracy is on a mission to talk to gamers from all walks of life. In this seminar he will be interviewing a special guest and then open it up to questions from the audience.
How can your favorite novels & video games improve your tabletop campaign? Does gaming enhance your enjoyment of novels? Our Industry panelists discuss the role of story across games & fiction.