James Jacobs, F. Wesley Schneider, and James L. Sutter reveal what's going on in the wide world of Pathfinder's campaign setting, secrets of the world's creation, and an overview of upcoming products.
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Paizo Creative Director James Jacobs, Managing Editor F. Wesley Schneider, and Fiction Editor James L. Sutter reveal what's going on in the wide world of Pathfinder's official campaign setting, from secrets of the world's creation to an overview of upcoming products to general questions from the audience.
Our panelists discuss some of their favorite opening lines and give you tips on how you can craft opening sentences that will capture the attention of a reader (and hopefully an agent and editor too!)
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‘Call me Ishmael.’ A great opening line hooks the reader and keeps him turning the pages. Our panelists discuss some of their favorite opening lines and give you tips on how you can craft opening sentences that will capture the attention of a reader (and hopefully an agent and editor too!)
Take a guided tour through this ENnie Award winning character management software; in-depth discussion on character creation, in-play support, Tactical Console, game system nuances, and more.
Join Tracy Hickman and a surprise cast for a dramatic presentation from his Batman novel: 'Wayne of Gotham' and explore his journey through the rich background of the Dark Knight.
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When the Batman begins to investigate the events surrounding his parents' murder, he will also uncover the darkest secrets of his family's past. No fan of the Dark Knight will want to miss this one-of-a-kind window into Gotham’s dark protector in this fast-paced thriller from New York Times bestselling fantasy writer Tracy Hickman. Join him and a surprise cast for a dramatic presentation from his book and explore his journey through the rich background of the Dark Knight. Ticket Holders for this event will be seated first -- so please register.
Tracy Hickman & Howard Tayler present radical and revolutionary RPG gaming techniques which threaten the foundations of gaming itself! Put fun back in your role play and reanimate your dead games!
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Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance author and game designer) and Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary) presents radical player techniques which may threaten gaming itself! Learn both player and game master techniques designed to put both fun and adventure back into your game (and drive bad DMs and players wild) in this riotous seminar based on their secret book. An all new, revised presentation this year ... including a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Ticket holders will be seated first ... with all others to fend for themselves.
Pop culture's embraced The Ninja, Cowboy, & Pirate. What of the Hobo? This American icon's been ignored for too long, and we believe it’s time to give this filthy, shifty vagrant his due.
Admit it: Sometimes the fun of a game is not playing the game--it's building the world! RPG designers sit down and talk about how to make your world sharper, more exciting, and 10 pounds lighter.
Don't RPG monsters get a little repetitive? How can the GM keep things interesting, and keep the monsters scary? We'll show you how to make monsters that are more than just another thing to kill.