Offers reflection & strategies for designing & managing a healthy in-person & online community of gamers, who gather to play together, support each other, & resolve conflicts respectfully.
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When we think about game design, often we only think about how the game itself will operate, from the time the game starts until it is over. But games are social activities and we believe that as much attention must be paid to Community Design as Game Design. We will discuss strategies for designing and maintaining a community of gamers who gather together to play a larp, rpg, or regular board game group. Community Design includes establishing norms, encouraged and prohibited behaviors, ways to obtain consent, and what to do when boundaries are violated. Community Design sets the norms for how players treat each other when they gather to play, which makes gaming safer, more inclusive and accessible, and better for all participants. Also introduces some common community perils and offers some suggestions for preventing and healing.
As more instances of harassment & abuse are made public, having objective, enforceable, & legal community conduct guidelines & procedures is more important than ever. Learn some do’s & don’ts.
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Describes the difference between a Code of Conduct, guidelines for encouraged behavior, anti-harassment policy, internal procedures for handling infractions, sensitivity training, confidentiality, privacy, and safety coordinators, and why you need to consider all of these if you are running a convention, a larp community, an online group or forum (including Discord), events in a gaming store, game night, or a continuing RPG or board games group.
In 2017, a diverse team of women wrote, designed, & organized a live game exclusively for women. Learn what happened in- & off-game when we created & brought to life the world of Immerton.
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Immerton is a fictional world and live role-play experience written by women for women participants, taking place in a society of women in a polytheistic goddess pantheon. Designed to explore what happens in woman-only spaces, the game used a feminist sandbox design that emphasized rituals, relationships, collaborative roleplay, and transformational experiences through a meta room, mask play, and multimedia storytelling. Using feedback from participants and organizers, we will discuss this uncommon opportunity for a woman-only roleplaying space and community, one that has its heart in feminist design focusing on choice, collaboration, non-hierarchical spaces and relationships, empowerment, and communication. Challenges and opportunities in the women-only space will be presented, as well as how the gender-exclusive space created opportunities for exploration, bonding, and freedom.
Offensive curses & defensive counter-curses, wand techniques, chain-casting, & how to not get dead! Learn proven techniques & earn House Points!
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There’s more to magic than theory, and this class is about practical knowledge that may save your life. Bring your wand or borrow one and learn wand grips, stances, tactics, offensive spells, and defensive charms from a seasoned Magimundi Marshal. If you master the basics, the Marshal may teach you to chain-cast, for increased power. You’ll be on your feet, not with your nose in a book, learning to deal with various threats and how to defend an area or asset from attack. There is good reason to practice defending against dark magic, as the Gorecasters may be on the rise again. If you’re curious about New World Magischola, this 2-hour introduction shows you the collaborative and improvisational roleplay style that allows you to create the story together and make it different every time. No complicated rules or statistics and we’ll teach you how to play. Great for teens, too!
Offensive curses & defensive counter-curses, wand techniques, chain-casting, & how to not get dead! Learn proven techniques & earn House Points!
Description:
There’s more to magic than theory, and this class is about practical knowledge that may save your life. Bring your wand or borrow one and learn wand grips, stances, tactics, offensive spells, and defensive charms from a seasoned Magimundi Marshal. If you master the basics, the Marshal may teach you to chain-cast, for increased power. You’ll be on your feet, not with your nose in a book, learning to deal with various threats and how to defend an area or asset from attack. There is good reason to practice defending against dark magic, as the Gorecasters may be on the rise again. If you’re curious about New World Magischola, this 2-hour introduction shows you the collaborative and improvisational roleplay style that allows you to create the story together and make it different every time. No complicated rules or statistics and we’ll teach you how to play. Great for teens, too!
Offensive curses & defensive counter-curses, wand techniques, chain-casting, & how to not get dead! Learn proven techniques & earn House Points!
Description:
There’s more to magic than theory, and this class is about practical knowledge that may save your life. Bring your wand or borrow one and learn wand grips, stances, tactics, offensive spells, and defensive charms from a seasoned Magimundi Marshal. If you master the basics, the Marshal may teach you to chain-cast, for increased power. You’ll be on your feet, not with your nose in a book, learning to deal with various threats and how to defend an area or asset from attack. There is good reason to practice defending against dark magic, as the Gorecasters may be on the rise again. If you’re curious about New World Magischola, this 2-hour introduction shows you the collaborative and improvisational roleplay style that allows you to create the story together and make it different every time. No complicated rules or statistics and we’ll teach you how to play. Great for teens, too!
Become a wizard school student & diagnose & treat a variety of magical maladies & mishaps under the watchful eye of your professor, who may award (or deduct) house points for your efforts.
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Students on the annual wendigo cull encountered a Wendigo Colossus, a legendary and epic beast with infectious teeth and claws. It’s rumored some are also under the influence of the Jiwa Setan, or afflicted with Aphotic Bane. Still others? We’re not sure what’s wrong with them. Vampirism? Smitten by a fairymaid? Hit with a Confusa curse? Suffering from a cursed wound that refuses to heal? They’re returning to Magischola and this Healing Techniques & Traditions class suddenly becomes a triage unit and a healing ward, as theory gets put into practice diagnosing and healing fellow students. Play an injured student or a healer--your choice, as your professor tries to keep order and help you help your friends before it’s too late. If you’re curious about New World Magischola, this 2-hour larp is for you! No complicated rules or statistics and we’ll teach you how to play. Great for teens, too!
Become a wizard school student & diagnose & treat a variety of magical maladies & mishaps under the watchful eye of your professor, who may award (or deduct) house points for your efforts.
Description:
Students on the annual wendigo cull encountered a Wendigo Colossus, a legendary and epic beast with infectious teeth and claws. It’s rumored some are also under the influence of the Jiwa Setan, or afflicted with Aphotic Bane. Still others? We’re not sure what’s wrong with them. Vampirism? Smitten by a fairymaid? Hit with a Confusa curse? Suffering from a cursed wound that refuses to heal? They’re returning to Magischola and this Healing Techniques & Traditions class suddenly becomes a triage unit and a healing ward, as theory gets put into practice diagnosing and healing fellow students. Play an injured student or a healer--your choice, as your professor tries to keep order and help you help your friends before it’s too late. If you’re curious about New World Magischola, this 2-hour larp is for you! No complicated rules or statistics and we’ll teach you how to play. Great for teens, too!
Become a wizard school student & diagnose & treat a variety of magical maladies & mishaps under the watchful eye of your professor, who may award (or deduct) house points for your efforts.
Description:
Students on the annual wendigo cull encountered a Wendigo Colossus, a legendary and epic beast with infectious teeth and claws. It’s rumored some are also under the influence of the Jiwa Setan, or afflicted with Aphotic Bane. Still others? We’re not sure what’s wrong with them. Vampirism? Smitten by a fairymaid? Hit with a Confusa curse? Suffering from a cursed wound that refuses to heal? They’re returning to Magischola and this Healing Techniques & Traditions class suddenly becomes a triage unit and a healing ward, as theory gets put into practice diagnosing and healing fellow students. Play an injured student or a healer--your choice, as your professor tries to keep order and help you help your friends before it’s too late. If you’re curious about New World Magischola, this 2-hour larp is for you! No complicated rules or statistics and we’ll teach you how to play. Great for teens, too!
Magimundi: Doctor Quesenberry's Menagerie Spectacular
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You're invited to Dr. Quesenberry's Menagerie Spectacular, home to all sorts of magical cryptids. The creatures are amazing but something isn't adding up. Maybe Dr. Quesenberry isn't all he seems.
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Come one! Come all To Dr. Barnabas Quesenberry’s Menagerie Spectacular! Set inside the new Pathfinder Setting, Magimundi: a new North American Magical Universe, you and your wizard companions will come across all sorts of exciting creatures completely new to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. After being notified of winning in a contest you didn’t enter, you step foot inside the park. Touted as the Magimundi’s only location where patrons can see cryptids from all five provinces and yet beset with rumor and suspicion, you and your companions must uncover the darker secrets of the park and hopefully make it out unscathed. Together you must investigate the park, and find clues as to what is really going on here, and who Dr. Quesenberry really is.