Are you a great game designer? Can you think on your feet? If so, you might be America's Next Top Game Designer! Contestants compete to create an original tabletop game using limited resources, then play each others' games to see who is the best. It's a game about making games! Bring nothing but your brain and a sharpened #2 pencil.
Whatâs the best way to present game material? In the style of old-school D&D where rules and color text are mixed together? Should you write all the color text âin character,â presenting the rules in a separate section? Topics include how to capture the feel of a setting, how to write entertaining and easy to understand rules, and how to you keep your rules from reading like an algebra equation. Panelists: Marc Tassin, Donald Bingle, Luke Johnson
Being funny is serious business. When should you inject humor into your manuscript? And how can you do it effectively? Our panelists teach you how to tickle readersâ funny bones. Panelists: Patrick Rothfuss, John Helfers, Donald Bingle, Anton Strout
Bang, Bang, You're Dead! Fun Ways to Kill Characters in Your Game Manuscripts
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Not all non-player characters, and maybe not all PCs, should live to see the end of your story. Our panelists discuss when itâs time to kill âem off and gleefully share ideas for helping the characters into the hereafter. Panelists: Marc Tassin, Jennifer Brozek, Luke Johnson
This class teaches basic basework techniques to add life to your miniature figures. I will demonstrate simple methods to achieve great looking bases and provide valuable information to everyone from the beginner to the experienced modeler. Jeff Wilhelm is an award-winning painter and sculptor, owner of Dragon Forge Designs.
This class teaches basic basework techniques to add life to your miniature figures. I will demonstrate simple methods to achieve great looking bases and provide valuable information to everyone from the beginner to the experienced modeler. Jeff Wilhelm is an award-winning painter and sculptor, owner of Dragon Forge Designs.
This class will cover advanced basework techniques like water effects, ice and snow, advanced vegetation, structures and how to prepare display bases for contests. This is a class for the advanced figure painter who is looking to push their skills beyond where they presently are. The class will contain both lecture and hands on. Jeff Wilhelm is an award-winning painter and sculptor, owner of Dragon Forge Designs.
Do you like the head of one mini and the body on another? Need an axe on your character mini, but the it has a longsword? Change an existing mini with bits and pieces from another. Class discusses tools and methods of basic conversions: head, limbs, and weapons swaps. Bring your own minis and bits to work with, or choose from my limited supply. All the tools and supplies needed for basic conversions will be available during class for your use.