Being an influencer is all fun and games until it’s time to pay taxes and make yourself a business with employees. Shelly von Miller sits down with TTRPG creatives to talk success.
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Shelly von Miller has been making content all over the internet for 18 years and social media management for 11 years for small businesses. She will be joined by multiple creatives like Jay Foster (OOPS! All Himbos!), with professional backgrounds to talk about dos and don’ts of what content creators will need to understand to build a successful future in the space. Topics will range from law, taxes, social media, etc. There will be a small Q&A at the end.
PLEASE NOTE: This is generic advice and will not be specific to your specific needs. We strongly advise you to contact a professional near you. Q&A questions should be generic and all encompassing not specified.
Join professional game masters, writers, and creators as they discuss their worst GM mistakes, share their horror stories, and have fun doing it.
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Join Rick Heinz (Storytellers Forge), and other professional Storytellers 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.
And most importantly, why you should NEVER run a Dream Sequence.
All the world's a stage and we are the performers who rarely get speaking lines. Listen and engage with adult content creators as we share our stories and experiences in the TTRPG Community at large.
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All the world is our stage and we are the performers who rarely get speaking lines. An interactive panel highlighting the disenfranchised voices of adult content creators within the Tabletop Roleplaying Space and allowing them to share their stories. Focusing on representation of the adult community in world building, storytelling, character creation, and in the TTRPG Community or Industry as a whole!
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.
Looking to try Live Action Role-Play? Learn about the different methods of play and what to expect from these experiencesmoderated by Kaza Marie, with special guest panelists to share their stories.
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New to Live Action Role-Play or curious about diving into this imaginative world? Join Kaza Marie and UhOhBurns for "LARP 101," a beginner-friendly panel that introduces you to the essentials of LARPing. Learn about different styles of play, from immersive narrative-driven experiences to combat-based adventures and what to expect when you step into these interactive worlds. This panel is perfect for roleplay enthusiasts, gamers, and anyone interested in exploring collaborative storytelling. Bring your questions, curiosity, and sense of adventure as we guide you through the basics and help you discover the magic of LARP!
Philosophy of Horror: Why Are We So Attracted To Being Scared?
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Join us as we dive deep into the philosophy of horror and why we keep venturing further into the dark and scary.
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Why do we love horror? What about it makes so many of lock in to films, video games, tabletop RPGs, and novels about the grim, gruesome, and macabre? This panel explores popular themes in horror and how they help us as humans understand and cope with existential dread and the horrors we face every day.
Panelists include:
Ian E Muller - CEO of Gehenna Gaming & Game Writer (Eldritch Automata, Scion, The Red Opera)
Crystal Mazur - Freelance Game Writer (Vampire: The Masquerade, Never Going Home, Black Void, The Black Ballad) & Podcast Host (Darker Days Radio)
David Whitmore - Freelance Game Writer (Warhammer Fantasy, Soulbound) & Podcast Host (Darker Days Radio, Darkhammer)
Cap Rör - Burlesque Performer (Candybox Revue) & Actress
If you have ever wanted to explore a new side of yourself within kink, or learn safe, and new techniques to enhance your own rope play, this seminar will teach you that and so much more.
Description:
Please take some time and explore a different side of yourself in this safe, inclusive, and open space to learn about a different section of the kink space with rope play. Your seminar leaders have years of experience with rope play, and you will learn all matter of proper techniques, knotting, structure, and other methods in exploring yourself and rope. Individuals and couples/groups are encouraged to attend. Questions are encouraged.
A discussion about barriers within the cosplay community and how we can work together to break these down; allowing a more positive, inclusive & safe environment at cons and other events.
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We will have an open discussion with the audience about the cosplay/con community and how they feel it is inclusive. Do they feel there are areas in which there could still be improvement in inclusivity: in what ways, how could that change be promoted, what would they like to see, etc. We will share some of our own experiences and ask the audience participants to share experiences, if they want. Conversation participation is absolutely voluntary and no one is required to be involved in the conversation if they choose not to. They are more than welcome to sit and listen - we love that too!!
A brief community discussion about the Baldur's Gate 3 game, and cosplay of characters, along with interactive games to play with the audience.
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Will discuss the Baldurs Gate 3 video game as panelists who have played on different platforms/consoles and with each other on different campaigns - our likes and dislikes, our favorites aspects and characters. May compare the video game elements to actual DnD game. Will also discuss our cosplay of the BG3 characters, inclusivity of cosplay and different ways to accomplish cosplay ideas. We also plan to have interactive games with the audience that is related to the video game to test your fandom knowledge!
If you have ever wanted to explore a new side of yourself within kink, or learn safe, and new techniques to enhance your own rope play, this seminar will teach you that and so much more.
Description:
Please take some time and explore a different side of yourself in this safe, inclusive, and open space to learn about a different section of the kink space with rope play. Your seminar leaders have years of experience with rope play, and you will learn all matter of proper techniques, knotting, structure, and other methods in exploring yourself and rope. Individuals and couples/groups are encouraged to attend. Questions are encouraged.