Get your copy of Dragon magazine signed by Neal Barrett, Jr. award winning author of "The Lizzara Shopp" (issue 251). Neal also claims a very close personal relationship with the ever wise(crackina) Dr. Science, from the pages of Amazing Stories magazine. Neal will be signing his other work as well, so bring your copies of his books to the Periodicals section of the Wizards of the Coast both in the Exhibit Hall and meet the author!
Liz Danforth provides a look at women and their contributions to the history of gaming, including insights about the differences between male and female gaming styles, and the gradual integration of women into the industry from 1975 to present. Gen Con Symposium.
Meet with TSR staff to reminisce about the Al-Qadim®, Birthright®, Dark Sun®, Gamma World®, Maztica®, Mystara®, Red Steel®, and Spelljammer® games. What made these worlds special to you? Which ones would you like to see return? We love all our lines, so convince us that you want them back and who knows what may happen!
Robert Bledsaw shows how to combine rule sets and developing your own systems. Realism in a role playing campaign and the disadvantages of being exact and correct. Your efforts must match the expectations of your players. Judges mandate decisions within the context of the rules and don't merely tell a story and manipulate rules to suit the play or players. Judges like referees help the players enjoy the game by enforcing the rules and suggesting changes to the rules to increase the enjoyment of the players. Killer DMs miss me point and better than half the fun. Your score card: excitement, enthusiasm, concern, and laughter. Group cohesion: the carrots and sticks necessary to encourage group conflict resolution. When a player character dies. Science Opera or Science Fiction depends on the group rational for playing the campaign. When worlds collide: science fiction in fantasy roleplaying campaigns and vice versa. Moderator Robert Bledsaw. (S-l)
The Green Knight staff invites you to join them for their first Gen Con seminar. Come find out who Green Knight is, what they have planned for the customer and retailer loyalty program and other glorious projects. All lovers of Arthurian myths, PENDRAGON players, potential contributors, and interested by-standers are welcome! Peter Corless. Green Knight Publishing founder, will be on hand to answer your auestions and regale the assembled court.
Pinnacle is always looking for fresh talent. Our Art Director will take the artists to a separate meeting area to nand out our art guidelines and look at portfolios. Our editors will also hand out guidelines, tell you what projects are coming up, and tell you everything you need to know to write for one of our game lines.
Come and talk to the Pinnacle gang. We'll tell you what's coming up, what's going on, and even hand out some nifty door prizes. After we have our way with you, you can have your way with us. Ask us questions, make fun of our haircuts, find out about Brave New World, and see if you can guess the answers to the remaining mysteries of Deadlands.
It was only a matter of time before the Tenskin threat once again reared its ugly, bristled head. On the remote swamp planet Organis, the Infranites, sworn foes of the Tenskin, find their small military outpost is threatened when the fascist Fantasians join forces with their age-old enemy to even the score. Global Games Planetstorm is a skirmish scale 28mm science fiction game set in a politically charged 22nd century.
Rick Loomis, founder and president of Flying Buffalo Inc. will expound on the joys of multi-player, hidden movement, games by mail, and will take questions from the audience.
Publishers & Distributors: How We Can Make the Distribution Channel Work Better
Description:
This panel is designed to reveal how channel marketing and support programs are supposed to function, and how to make the channel work more efficiently. We'll focus on failures (like the TSR Gold Program) and successes (like the Clan Wars Banzai Kits). The objective of this panel is for our distribution partners to learn how to access the services we provide to the channel more effectively, and for them to help us understand the unique challenges they have in implementing these programs.