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So You Wanna’ Be a GM
Maybe you’re an experienced gamer but want to move onto the “next level” – maybe you’re a n00b but really like the idea of shaping an interactive story. Maybe you’ve seen Chris Perkins DM a variety of...
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WTF is the OSR?
Old School Revolution, Renaissance, Resurgence, Revival… OSR is a term deeply embedded in Tabletop Gamer culture these days. We’ll explore where it came from, where it’s going, what awesome things the...
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Kids & Gaming! Making and Playing RPGs with The Childrens
For many of us, gaming is a big part of our lives. It’s an outlet for creativity, a way to blow off steam after a hard work-day, a prism through which to see things another way. It’s a way to pretend,...
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Dark Academy: The Labyrinth (A Risus Adventure)
This game is set in a magical college, so be thinking of what kind of creature/type you want to be as at least one of your cliches will have to go along with that. You have a choice of almost anything...
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Hangout Gaming: All The Best Bits
Join us as we kick off ConTessa by talking about the unique joys and challenge of running tabletop roleplaying games via Hangout on Google+. We’ll talk about our preferred methods of playing, and cover...
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The ‘I Hit It With My Axe’ Reunion Panel
Join us as we talk to the members of Zak Smith’s gaming group, featured in the 2011 reality web show ‘I Hit It With My Axe‘. I’ll be talking to the ladies about their introductions to gaming, what...
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Precious Dark Playtest – The Crystal Hunt Session 2
Precious Dark is a game about a dark future that isn’t quite so dark, or perhaps they just like it that way. You play a denizen of the Dark, living in one of the many hamlets that make up the...
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Role-Playing Without Mechanics
There’s a contingent of Role-Players out there who’ve never once opened up a rulebook, rolled a die nor swung a boffer sword. These are the folks who RP in the confines of a forum, a chat room, or an...
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Hey everyone! As we near closer to the actual convention, there have been a number of questions that pop up frequently. I’d like to address as many of them as possible in an up front FAQ so as to get...
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What a Giant Mess!
Heroes wanted! Also, you other guys! Join your fellow adventurers as you wake, drowning, beneath a stone castle of horrors. Meet the butler, his stiff grin a mere rictus of jocularity. Join the elegant...
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Event Registration Closes Monday
Registration for new ConTessa events WILL CLOSE on: Monday, June 17th @ 11:59PM Pacific Please register your event now to avoid missing the deadline! Register a Panel Register a Game
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Crone – Mystery in Highguard
“Occasionally, a particularly reckless or remote village will think to burn some poor girl for the “crime” of witchcraft. It should go without saying that the “witches” these villagers put to the...
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Pathfinder Society and You
This panel is an introduction to Pathfinder Society Organized Play by Paizo Publishing, a worldwide fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts YOU in the role of an agent of the Pathfinder Society, a...
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First Steps Part I: In Service to Lore
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st level characters. In your first mission as a Pathfinder agent, the head of the Grand Lodge sends you on a number of missions throughout the metropolis of...
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WANTED: Jedi Hunter
Bounty hunting is rough. The hours are hard, the pay can suck and no one likes you. But with the new Imperial government at least there is an increase in work availability…if you’re good enough to get...
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Tatterdemalion: The Forest of Statues
Tatterdemalion is a #FLAILSNAILS compatible D&D setting, scaled for Level 1-3. It’s very new setting – in fact, it’s still being formed. The setting is focused on The Endless Caravan – a huge...
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World of Darkness: Jumanji
It was supposed to be fun. A hike through the forest. A picnic on the beach, with a bonfire to follow. Music, food, friends – booze, of course – all in all, the perfect end to a sweltering summer day....
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Game Design Roundtable
A workshop on RPG design and self-publishing, moderated by Meguey Baker of Night Sky Games. Come ask questions about and share info on design ideas and inspiration, finding time to write, when to...
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GM: Stacy Dellorfano Precious Dark is a game about a dark future that isn’t quite so dark, or perhaps they just like it that way. You play a denizen of the Dark, living in one of the many hamlets that...
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Mod: Meguey Baker A workshop on RPG design and self-publishing, moderated by Meguey Baker of Night Sky Games. Come ask questions about and share info on design ideas and inspiration, finding time to...
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