Rose Estes (the writer of many of the original Endless Quest books) joins Matt Forbeck (the writer of the latest Endless Quest books) to talk about the development of early D&D fiction.
Join us for an all-star panel discussing D&D fiction throughout the years, featuring Rose Estes, Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb, James Lowder, and Matt Forbeck.
Join Ed Greenwood (the creator of the Forgotten Realms) and Forgotten Realms novelists Jeff Grubb and James Lowder to discuss how some of D&D's most legendary stories came to be.
Join Dungeons & Dragons historians Ben Riggs, David M. Ewalt, Jon Peterson, and Mike Witwer to discuss the history behind the design and development of D&D.
Join Tracy and Laura Hickman (the creators of Ravenloft) and James Lowder (Ravenloft novelist) to discuss the scariest of the official D&D settings and how it first spawned.
You dont need to travel far to find amazing natural scenes to inspire your next story or RPG session! Here are memorable places to visit over a week, a weekend, or on the way to next year's Gen Con!
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Consider a travel loop through northern Indiana and Ohio to explore settings that are intriguing from a tourists, earth scientists, and GM/storytellers perspectives! We'll have lots of photos and supplemental travel tips for seven major locations including the region's best state and national parks, Scott and Jennifer Rice-Snow host the ground4inspiration.net web compendium of 40+ landscape features across the continent that are ready-made to be amazing story settings. Scott is author of 'Landscapes for Writers and Game Masters: Building Authentic Natural Terrain into Imagined Worlds', available from McFarland Press.
A Seat at the Table: Franchise Authenticity in Hollywood
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As pop culture has become synonymous with comics, gaming, and anime, its clear that fan culture continues to influence Hollywood. Join us as we discuss why authenticity is essential in entertainment
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The last 15 years have seen a massive transformation in how audiences consume entertainment. As pop culture has become synonymous with comic books, gaming, and anime, its clear that the way brands tell stories and engage with consumers is undergoing a massive shift. In order to connect with todays content hungry audiences, studios must embrace a fundamental shift of authenticity towards the material they adapt. Only by embracing the DNA of these beloved franchises will studios earn the necessary trust with fans thats essential for them to succeed in todays competitive and finicky market. This panel will see an array of renowned storytellers and world-builders share how they apply their passion as fans, gamers, and pop culture enthusiasts, to excite existing fandoms while simultaneously helping the beloved franchises they work on achieve mainstream success.
Ed Greenwood joins the BMG storyline architects to discuss the many organized campaign the Forgotten Realms has hosted, from Living City to Adventurer's League storylines.
Got a burning question about the games industry? Here's your chance to ask a panel of professionals what you've always wanted to know about getting or having a career in gaming.
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A panel of professionals from across the games industry are here to answer questions from the audience about what it's like to work in games and how to set yourself up for success with a career in gaming.
Abe no Seimei is a figure surrounded by myth, from his rumored kitsune bloodline to his mystical powers. But who was he, really? Join us for a deep dive into the life of Japan's most famous onmyouji.
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Abe no Seimei is a figure surrounded by myth, from his rumored kitsune bloodline to his legendary powers of divination. But unlike his Western corollary Merlin, Abe no Seimei was a real person with a life recorded in court and legal documents. Who was he, and how many of the fantastic deeds attributed to him might be real? Join us for a deep dive into the life and times of Japan's most famous onmyouji.