How Gaming Helps with the Mental Health of Military Veterans
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Come, listen & engage as the speaker offers advice & answers questions about how Roleplaying, Gaming & Engagement can help Veterans who find it hard to reconnect in the civilian world.
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The speaker will have resources and offer examples of how to make Gaming/RP impactful and offer helpful insight and how to introduce tools and skills that can also help a Veteran better engage and find enjoyment.
This panel will be led by Vic Mitchell, a Navy Veteran, and a GameMaster with over 40 years of gaming experience and 20 years of experience in using gaming mechanics to help individuals with challenges. From world/scenario/campaign building to the how-tos of helping folks find their stride and place, when they themselves feel like they dont belong.
Discover goofy "lost" monsters from D&D's shadowy past, witness the explosion of biodiversity in monster manuals, and learn the forces that drive all creatures - even monsters - to extinction.
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Panelists at the intersection of natural history and game design take you on a guided tour of taxonomy, conservation science, and some of the weirdest moments in D&D's history of publishing monsters! With equal parts fantasy lore and real-world history, this panel explores the surprising ways in which monsters of fantasy games reflect beasts of the real world, including the changing ways we categorize them (goblins are fey now?), how they proliferate into new species (what is a Sphinx of Wonder anyway?), and how your favorite D&D monsters (yes, even the owlbears) could go extinct.
How Project Management Wisdom Can Help You Get More Joy Out of Dming
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Participants will learn how to apply project management skills to running a Gygax-style D&D club (e.g. West Marches campaign) that has multiple game masters collaborating on content.
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Do you and your friends want to rule the world? When you collaborate on a campaign things move faster, there are more creative surprises and people can do what they love.
Traditionally, a lot is put on the DMs shoulders. We are expected to be writers, game designers, actors, historians and referees. But not all of us want those responsibilities.
That isn't how it works in business. On projects work is distributed to specialists who contribute their area of expertise to the overall success. And, if people love their work then working with others brings real joy!
I want you to be able to harness this power at your table with your friends and show you how a team of DMs makes it possible for you all to rule the world!
Join professional game masters, writers, and creators as they discuss their worst GM mistakes and how to avoid them.
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Join Rick Heinz (Storytellers Forge), Ian E. Muller (Gehenna Gaming), Crystal Mazur (Vampire: The Masquerade, The Black Ballad) and others as they share their horror stories of GM mistakes, give tips on how to avoid them, and how to improve your own storytelling at your table.
If you're hoping to bring puppetry into your videos, career, gaming, or your classroom, this seminar is for you! Get inspired by our panelists & learn how to incorporate puppetry into your world!
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How do you start in puppetry? How do you get your first show? Do you have to do puppet shows to be a puppeteer? How can you convince people that puppets aren't just for kids? What kinds of puppets are acceptable to use? What age group is too old for puppets? You've got so many questions, and we've got the answers!
Join the authors of the book "HOW TO CELEBRATE YOUR FANDOM" as we talk about the fun ways you can celebrate your tabletop and gaming interests and share them with others.
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Join the authors of the book "HOW TO CELEBRATE YOUR FANDOM" as we talk about the fun ways you can celebrate your tabletop and gaming interests and share them with others. Share ways that you like to express your fandoms and interests alone or with others.
Learn how to bring your tabletop character to life through cosplay with tips from Ginny Di.
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Cosplayer and tabletop YouTuber Ginny Di walks you through all the steps to bring your original character to life through cosplay! Well cover everything from designing a unique look, to finding or making clothes, to exploring prosthetics and body paint.
Have you ever wondered what your writing process is or why it's important? Join us as we discuss, from idea to finished product, the different processes used and what to pay attention to in your own.
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Featuring: Danni Williams, J.B. Garner, Jennifer Brozek, Monica Valentinelli, Richard Dansky
Have you ever wondered what your writing process is or why it's important? Join us as we discuss, from idea to finished product, the different processes used and what to pay attention to in your own.