Join Anja Keister and Lewd Alfred Douglas as they host an evening of fantasy sketching with multiple models. Come and go or stay the whole time.
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Join Anja Keister and Lewd Alfred Douglas as they host an evening of fantasy sketching multiple models from the cast of D20 Burlesque. Come and go or stay the whole time. Bring your art supplies or tablets and enjoy 2 hours of various poses and tableaus in fantasy garb for your artistic rendering. We appreciate if you can wear a mask to this event for the safety of our models.
New to 3D printing or looking to get a 3D printer? Join Kwald Design as we walk through the basics of 3D printing including resin and FDM printers, materials, printers and more!
Description:
Topics covered will included:
- Examples of 3D printed miniatures and props
- 3D printing concepts
- Resin vs FDM printers
- Printers for cosplay and miniatures
- 3D printing materials
Handouts will be provided!
Are you a cosplayer and looking to get into 3D printing? Join Kwald Design to walk through 3D printers, materials, and get hands on experience looking at props and finishing methods.
Description:
3D printing for cosplay will cover the following topics:
- 3D printing overview
- 3D printing materials
- Prop printing tip and tricks
- Prop sanding and painting preparation
- Fabric Printing
- Electroplating prints
- Foamed TPU
A Beginners Guide to Community Content with Bridgett Jeffries
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Join award winning TTRPG writer and our Community Content manager Bridgett Jeffries for an intimate workshop on taking your adventure from your notebook to the storefront!
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Ever dream of writing Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest or Pendragon? In this workshop, Bridgett will take you through the step-by-step process of getting your project approved and making money on the community content platform. She will shower you with tips and tricks, while warning against the pitfalls to avoid!
Advanced Game Mastery: Secrets of Worldbuilding & Campaign Design
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A practical workshop for experienced Game Masters exploring the principles and hidden techniques behind worldbuilding, campaign structure, and adventure design that create engaging RPG campaigns.
Description:
Experienced Game Masters will discover practical secrets of worldbuilding, campaign structure, and adventure design.
This workshop explores practical approaches to worldbuilding, campaign architecture, and adventure design. Participants will learn how to build worlds that generate stories naturally, structure campaigns that maintain momentum, and design flexible adventures that adapt to player decisions.
The session also examines player engagement, pacing long-running campaigns, and avoiding GM burnout. Techniques are system-agnostic and applicable to any tabletop RPG genre. The workshop includes visual frameworks, practical examples, and short discussion prompts that attendees can immediately apply to their own campaigns.
Advanced Game Mastery: Secrets of Worldbuilding & Campaign Design
Summary:
A practical workshop for experienced Game Masters exploring the principles and hidden techniques behind worldbuilding, campaign structure, and adventure design that create engaging RPG campaigns.
Description:
Experienced Game Masters will discover practical secrets of worldbuilding, campaign structure, and adventure design.
This workshop explores practical approaches to worldbuilding, campaign architecture, and adventure design. Participants will learn how to build worlds that generate stories naturally, structure campaigns that maintain momentum, and design flexible adventures that adapt to player decisions.
The session also examines player engagement, pacing long-running campaigns, and avoiding GM burnout. Techniques are system-agnostic and applicable to any tabletop RPG genre. The workshop includes visual frameworks, practical examples, and short discussion prompts that attendees can immediately apply to their own campaigns.
Advanced Game Mastery: Secrets of Worldbuilding and Campaign Design
Summary:
A practical workshop for experienced Game Masters exploring the principles and hidden techniques behind worldbuilding, campaign structure, and adventure design that create engaging RPG campaigns.
Description:
Experienced Game Masters will discover practical secrets of worldbuilding, campaign structure, and adventure design.
This workshop explores practical approaches to worldbuilding, campaign architecture, and adventure design. Participants will learn how to build worlds that generate stories naturally, structure campaigns that maintain momentum, and design flexible adventures that adapt to player decisions.
The session also examines player engagement, pacing long-running campaigns, and avoiding GM burnout. Techniques are system-agnostic and applicable to any tabletop RPG genre. The workshop includes visual frameworks, practical examples, and short discussion prompts that attendees can immediately apply to their own campaigns.
Led by TTRPG veteran Amy Vorpahl, this hands-on DM workshop blends performance, storytelling, and live game design. Includes lifetime access to the DM School online video curriculum.
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In this immersive three-hour workshop, TTRPG veteran Amy Vorpahl teaches you how to Dungeon Master with confidence, flexibility, and your creative identity intact.
You’ll identify your personal DM touchstones and put them into practice through guided performance exercises. Learn a clear framework for adapting prepared material on the fly, maintaining momentum without railroading, and making decisive calls that keep the story moving.
This class emphasizes being over optimizing—no rules lawyering, no critique-heavy feedback—just practical tools you can use at your very next table. Participants will both DM and play, gaining experience from multiple perspectives.
All attendees receive lifetime access to the DM School online video classes, making this workshop a lasting resource beyond the convention.
Learn the basics of traditional Asian calligraphy method and history in this workshop. Participants will create and take home their one of the kind hand-painted couplet.
No experience required.
Description:
What if you could hold 3,000 years of culture in a single brushstroke?
Most people admire Asian calligraphy from a distance : framed on walls, printed on menus, passed down through generations they weren't born into.
In this workshop, you'll go from curious observer to active creator — wielding your own brush, learning the traditional way, and producing something genuinely yours: a hand-painted couplet that no printer, no font, and no AI can replicate.
In this workshop, you get to try Chinese paper cutting yourselves. To experience the technique and symbolism. And bring home your own paper cutting work!
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Most people have seen Chinese paper cutting hanging in windows, decorating festivals, or displayed behind glass in cultural museums. Beautiful. Intricate. Untouchable.
But here's what those museum frames never tell you: this art was never meant to be watched from a distance. It was made for doorways, for celebrations, for kitchen windows, and for the hands of ordinary people marking extraordinary moments.
In this workshop , you'll go from curious observer to creator. You'll learn the techniques, the history, and the rich symbolism woven into every fold and cut — and walk away with a finished piece.