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10 Super-Charged Writing Secrets
Jason Sanford, a finalist for the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, will offer 10 unique tips to jump-start your writing and help take it to the next level.
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13th Age Monster Workshop
Join seasoned 13th Age designers to build a brand-new monster that takes advantage of the game's mechanics to deliver some nasty surprises at the table.
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- Sun 92 tickets
3D Printing Basics
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!
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3D Printing for Cosplay
Are you a cosplayer and looking to get into 3D printing or currently have a 3D printer? Join Kwald Design to walk through 3D printers, materials, and techniques for using 3D printing for cosplay.
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- Thurs 17 tickets
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3D Printing for Miniatures
Have a 3D printer or looking to get one? Join Kwald Design, Gaming Geek and others as we discuss 3D printing miniature topics like miniatures files, supports, materials and more!
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Adapting Stories to Games for Authors
Are you an author hoping to turn your novel into a game? Have questions about how the gaming industry works with authors? Form a plan with a 20-year veteran to achieve your goal.
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- Sun 40 tickets
An Infernal Salon: Workshop and Literary Salon
Join game designers and writers C. S. E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez for an Infernal Salon, an interactive workshop for creatives at all stages of writing.
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- Sat 60 tickets
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A Short Story Writer's Primer
Anthony W. Eichenlaub teaches how to get started with short stories in science fiction, fantasy, or horror: write them, sell them, make them your own.
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Bardic Inspiration: Writing Speculative Poetry
Poet Brandon O'Brien leads a practical workshop about writing speculative verse, including simple exercises to channel the speculative in your own poetic expressions!
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- Fri 36 tickets
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Beading Belt Favors
This class will cover the creation process of a woven beaded accessory for wear to enhance the attendees unique look!
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Beat Writer's Block
Award-winning author Marie Bilodeau teaches techniques to get past writers block: taking *your* unique style into account.
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- Sat 33 tickets
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Big Stick Energy: Fight Like a Monk
Think you have what it takes to be a cool monk? Study the way of the Quarterstaff! Join stage combat professionals as we guide you on the journey to become a real life dungeons and dragons character!
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Boffer Sword Making
This class will cover the creation of Boffer swords designed for the Demo LARP room.
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Boris The Spider Intermediate Crochet Class
Who doesn't love cute little spiders? Especially ones named Boris! The Great Yarn Dragon will show you how to create a cute and cuddly spider.
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Breaking out of Revision Hell: Revising and Editing
Join LaShawn M. Wanak as she discusses several methods to revise and edit your drafts as well as managing time and sanity.
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Bricks on Board: Using Plastic Construction Bricks to Help Run your Games
The benefits to using plastic construction bricks in your gameplay for miniatures, tracking player/creature stats, & more! All participants take home a brick-based dice tower (MSRP $55).
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Buff Barbarian
Workout designed to maximize your inner barbarian's rage-filled berserk attack. While any fitness level can be accommodated, if you have joint challenges, you might prefer one of my other classes.
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Build a Dice Jail and Swap Convention Stories
Build a custom dice jail from an array of wooden and acrylic parts. Bring the dice that failed you this GenCon. While the glue dries, tell your table what they did to deserve their imprisonment.
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Build-A-LARP
A practical guide to running LARPS at home or at conventions. We'll brainstorm the basics, from plots to puzzles and beyond, then do a speed run of the game that we create.
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Build a Mechanical Deck Box
Build a mechanical wooden deck box with moving parts! Customize your deck box, and add felt and acrylic accents.
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Build a Miniature Hollow Book Box
Build a miniature hollow book box that slides open to hold miniature dice, crystals, or other tiny treasures.
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Building a Career in Words
Award-winning author Marie Bilodeau teaches methods to build a stable, profitable career as a writer.
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- Thurs 35 tickets
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Burlesque 101: Elements of Burlesque
Elements of Burlesque: Learn the tools burlesque performers use to create routines & develop a short routine of your own!
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Burlesque 102: Dance Intensive
Burlesque Dance Intensive: Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine in a fun, friendly, & inclusive ‘dance class’ setting.
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Capes for Adults
Why should the kids have all the fun? What are your superpowers? Calling all Heroes, She-roes, and Villains to join in on making your very own cape in this no-sew crafting program.
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Capes for Kids
What are your superpowers? Calling all Heroes, She-roes, and Villains to join in on making your very own cape in this no-sew crafting program.
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Carve A Puppet Head
Carve a block of foam into a puppet head. You’ll work with Tau Bennet to learn how he creates characters & start on your very own. You’ll go home with a head you’ve begun & the skills to finish it.
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Chainmaille 101
This class will cover an introduction to chainmaille weaving of unique pieces for each attendee.
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Clay Earring Painting
Want to learn how to paint your own cool clay earrings? Join us to learn the basics and take home a pair you decorate yourself!
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Coming up with Comp Titles
Join Gabrielle Harbowy from Corvisiero Literary Agency for a discussion demystifying the art of finding comp titles for your manuscript.
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Cosplay Fabrication: Electronic & Electrical Components
A math-free hands-on workshop where participants will learn about, and construct, a variety of common electronic and electrical cosplay components including LEDs, EL wire and sheets, and motors.
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Cosplay Fabrication: Hands-on Working with EVA Foam
Participants will learn & practice techniques for working with EVA foam. Each participant will leave with an armored helmet they will manufacture during the workshop.
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Could your Hobby be a Business?
Want to sell your art or crafts, be hired as a GM, or turn some other hobby into a side (or full time) hustle? Come learn how to evaluate viability, and avoid common legal and financial pitfalls.
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- Sun 16 tickets
Crafting a Giant D20
During this class we will customize and craft 20 sided die that will be yours to keep. Each will be over 4 inches tall!
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Crafting a Laser Cut Dice Tower
During this class we will customize and craft a beautiful dice tower that is yours to keep.
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Crafting a Laser Cut Dice Tray
During this class we will customize and craft a beautiful dice tray that is yours to keep.
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- Fri 8 tickets
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- Sun 10 tickets
Crafting a Leather Dice Keeper
During this class we will customize and craft a beautiful leather dice keeper that will fit in the palm of your hand.
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- Sun 14 tickets
Creating Interesting & Memorable NPCs
An adventuring NPCs should be an important part of the story. They need to be more than a healbot or someone to carry stuff. You will learn to give them depth, personality, & make them a real person.
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Creating Interesting & Memorable Villains
In essence, your Villain defines your entire campaign, so your Villain needs to be more than "I'm the bad guy!". In this workshop, you will learn to give them depth, personality, & conflict.
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Creating Your First Zine
This seminar will cover the process for producing your first TTRPG zine, including designing and writing material, sourcing artwork, and using digital and physical tools to produce your zine.
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- Sat 41 tickets
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Crochet 101
This class will cover the basics of crocheting and creation process of a unique item for each attendee.
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Crochet a Waffle Stitch Slouchy Hat
Want to learn how to crochet a slouchy hat using the waffle stitch? Join us to learn and take home a hat you made yourself!
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Design an RPG Module LIVE: Monsters, Dungeons and Traps
This first session is all about monster, traps and dungeon design! You, the audience have the chance to shape a one-shot RPG module with out panel of game designers. This module will be tested LIVE.
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Design an RPG Module LIVE: Plots, Themes, NPC’s and Setting
This first session is all about plots, themes, NPC’s and story! You, the audience have the chance to shape a one-shot RPG module with out panel of game designers. This module will be tested LIVE.
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DIY Pasties & How To Twirl Them
Pasties & tassel twirling are major parts of performing burlesque. This class teaches you how to make them, spin them, & take home a pair at the end of the class. Class is reserved for women & femmes.
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Don't Answer That Question: Writing Dialog With Momentum
Anthony W. Eichenlaub teaches how to write great dialogue that brings characters to life, drives conflict, and propels a story forward.
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- Fri 54 tickets
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Dragons! Intermediate Crochet Class
Who doesn’t love cute and cuddly dragons? The Great Yarn Dragon will help you create your very own tiny dragon to tote to all your favorite games!
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Dragon Tamer Gloves Advanced Crochet Class
These fingerless gloves are perfect for gaming, texting, crafting, or just looking like the coolest dragon tamer ever. The Great Yarn Dragon walks you through making your very own pair of gloves.
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Electronic Ticketing Training & Refresher
The electronic ticketing support team is running open-house style demos and answering questions for event organizers and GMs utilizing electronic ticketing for their events this year.
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Emotional Self Care for Writers
Jordan Kurella, a former clinical social worker, leads a class on how to care for ourselves emotionally along our writing journey full of pitfalls and the answer no.
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Fast & Loose Puppet Films on a Budget
Come learn how to make short puppetry films on a budget by playing around with some puppets, a hat full of words, and our imaginations to create a story that can be filmed and performed in one take.
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First Chapter Milestones
Editor Katherine Monasterio walks you through the narrative beats at the start of your novel, including key character moments, plot points, and more, all in the interest of keeping readers reading.
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- Fri 34 tickets
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Fit Fighter
A body weight workout designed to maximize your inner fighter's balanced & efficient attacks. Any fitness level can be accommodated. This “FIT”s nicely with my other offerings.
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Foam, Thermoplastics, & More: Featherweight Cosplay Mega Workshop
You can make great costumes and armor without metalworking! Learn to construct unique armor and accessories using lightweight, hall-safe materials. Make a custom thermoplastic bracer to wear out!
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From Hobby to Career: Secrets of a Full-Time Pro Gamemaster
Dive into the world of full-time GMing! Join us as a pro with over 1,300 paid games shares secrets to transform your hobby into a fulfilling career. This will be filled with stories and tactics!
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Gamemastering for the Writer, Writing for the Gamemaster
Learn techniques to merge your writing and game techniques into storytelling and narrative, from award-winning fantasy author and host of the Arvan Eleron channel, Gregory A. Wilson.
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Getting Beyond Movie Flats: Societies and Worldbuilding
Victor Raymond Sociology PhD teaches a hands-on workshop about worldbuilding and societies, and why social forces are vital to consider when building a believable background for your novel or game.
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Getting Paid to DM
Hey GMs! Is your table inconsistent? Feel more like routine and less like adventure? Mix it up! Run the game for new people, at new spots, and get paid for it.
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Get Your Story Proofed!
Let international writer/editor Zharel Anger evaluate your writing. Bring up to 10min of your WIP to get developmental advice on structure, characterization, plot, pacing, style, conflict, and tone.
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Glass Gilding and Etching
Come learn how to gild glass & etch it in a traditional technique called verre églomisé. Make one during the event & take a blank away to work on later.
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GM 101 - Prep & Play Coaching Session
A hands-on coaching session for new and aspiring GMs to gain experience with adventure prep and session-running techniques. By the end, you’ll have run a game session and be ready for more!
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GM Workshop - Build a World
Come with nothing - leave with a world! Whether you've been at this for a while, are just getting started, or have never built a world, this workshop will take you from concept to world in 2 hours!
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Historically Accurate Costuming
This presentation/workshop delves into not only the Where, but the How and Why of Historically Accurate designs.
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- Sun 24 tickets
How to Pitch
Special Guest Mikki Kendall provides a seminar on how to come up with pitches, query letters, and related communications.
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- Sun 66 tickets
How to Use Comics for Mental Health
We will learn how comics can benefit your mental health but also how they can educate others. Participants will also be creating their own comic panels in this session.
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How To Write Good Narrative Choices In Games
Jennifer Allaway, a veteran game writer and narrative designer of ten years, leads a workshop discussing the taxonomy of choice design.
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Improv a World: Fairy Tales
Fairytale tropes are a rich resource for collaborative storytelling. Building from a base, we will explore how to build a story together, & how to integrate them into your own adventures and writing.
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Improve your PC (and NPCs) with mad improv skills
Your player character (and NPCs) deserve some depth. They are part of you and you part of them! Learn how to use improvisation skills to deepen your characters traits and quirks to bring them to life!
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Improve your RPGs with Mad Improv Skills
Improvising in your adventure is the bedrock of role playing. Come and learn fundamental improvisation skills from professional improvisers Brad and Jesse and take your RPG fun to the next level!
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- Sun 20 tickets
Improv for GMs
So, you only have an hour or so for game prep, but you want to run a smooth session. We'll show you the tools for running on-the-fly games, prepping for sessions quickly, and making NPCs on the spot!
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ImprovGM Workshop for GMs: Antagonists
Use long form improvisational techniques to help GMs create NPCs that will challenge characters instantly. Participants will learn how to quickly create and switch NPCs quickly.
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ImprovGM Workshop for GMs: Spinning Story
Use long form improvisational techniques to help GMs create and thread multiple storylines, split parties, and setting up a chain of consequences that will create your story collaboratively.
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ImprovGM Workshop for Players: Raising Stakes
Use long form improvisational techniques to help players raise the tension and learn to raise the stakes and the level of roleplay in the entire group. You will play out tense, multicharacter scenes.
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Indie Marketing is Just an Engine Building Game
Marketing as an unknown game designer can feel overwhelming. But like assembling a game engine, it's all about aligning the right pieces early so that the system sustains, feeds, and grows itself.
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Indie Publishing In a Modern Marketplace
Anthony W. Eichenlaub teaches how to make it good, make it pretty, get it out there, get it seen. Learn each of these steps to self-publishing and give your book its chance at success.
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Intermediate Camera Puppetry
Pam Arciero has been a puppeteer for over 35 years with the Muppets and Sesame Street. She will share intermediate techniques and styles of puppet performance on Video/Film.
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Introduction to Kendo
Learn the basics of Kendo - the Japanese way of the sword!
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- Sun 5 tickets
Introduction to Longsword (HEMA)
Participants will learn the art of battling with the Longsword, a Historical European Martial Art. Footwork & blade work will be taught. Test your new skills in bouts with your peers.
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Introduction to Saber Fencing
Participants will learn the art of fencing with a saber. Rules, basic footwork, & blade work will be taught. Fencing sabers will be used. Test your new skills in bouts with your peers.
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Introductory Weathering Tips for Cosplay Workshop
With this introduction, learn how to introduce and enhance weathering on your clothing and foam for future cosplay crafting.
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Intro to Moving-Mouth Puppetry
This hands-on puppeteering workshop is perfect for beginning & early-intermediate puppeteers, librarians, teachers, or anyone who just wants a refresher on their puppetry skills.
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Intro to Special Effects Makeup Workshop
If you've ever wanted to learn how to enhance your cosplay with new makeup techniques, whether it's to make effects pop, or better outline a design this is the workshop for you.
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Introverts Unite! Building Community to Survive your Writing Journey
In this class Sandra Tayler teaches basic principles of community building, skills you need to develop, and how you can serve (and be served by) the communities you participate in.
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- Sat 66 tickets
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It's Chalulu! Intermediate Crochet Class
This adorably cute elder god comes to life. Being far too cute to be Cthulu himself, it's Chalulu! The Great yarn Dragon is here to help you create your very own sweet tentacle monster.
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Jawa Crewman Intermediate Crochet Class
Do you like Star Wars? How about Star Trek? What if your Starfleet ship was crewed by Jawas? The Great Yarn Dragon walks you through making your very own crewman Jawa, or a civilian one!
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Jedi Yoga
Jedi Yoga focuses on power poses for every fitness level with contemplation of Jedi wisdom woven throughout. After practicing the individual poses , they will be combined into a flow.
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Juggling 101
Learn the basics to three-ball juggling. All participants will receive a set of three juggling balls to take home!
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Kimono 101 - Learn How To Wear
Learn how to wear authentic Japanese kimono in a culturally respectful manner. We will discuss formalities, sizing, etiquette, and gender expressions and have a live kimono dressing demonstration.
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- Fri 40 tickets
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Learn to Make Chainmaille: Bracelet or Other Projects
MM's small-sized chainmaille buffet! Here, you can pick 1 of 4 kits: encapsulated marble keychain, OR a chainmaille diamond, OR a Byzantine-variant bracelet OR a wrapped D20. Loaner tools provided.
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Learn to Make Chainmaille: Chainmaille Buffet
A project buffet! Pick 1 of 3 kits: Chainmailled Plushie [bear, sock monkey, rabbit, others], Our Modified Byzantine Weave Necklace, or a Full Persian Necklace. Tools LOANED.
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Leather badge holder
The class will cover the creation of a leather badge holder for the GenCon admission passes that can be worn on lanyards
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Leather badge holder
The class will cover the creation of a leather badge holder for the Gen Con badge that can be worn on lanyards
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- Fri 1 tickets
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- Sun 0 tickets
Leather Tooling 101
This class will teach how to transfer an image onto leather and use the appropriate tools to bring that image into a basic 3 dimensional design on leather.
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Make a Dragon Egg
Come design and create a foam dragon egg with painted metal thumbtack scales from start to finish.
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Make a Leather Dice Tray
Construct and decorate your own leather dice tray using leatherworking tools, stamps, and dyes.
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- Sun 0 tickets
Make A Marionette
Make a simple human figure marionette from cardboard, foam and string. Learn the basics of stringing and weighting and take home patterns to make more puppets for a show!
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Make A Pair of Leather Bracers
Tools, materials, and instruction will be provided to allow you to design, cut, decorate, and dye a pair of leather bracers.
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- Sat 1 tickets
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Make A Puppet Mouth (Mouth-Plate) Workshop
Learn the fundamentals of constructing the basic foundation of a moving mouth puppet and create your own in this workshop with puppet-builder, Tau Bennett & create a puppet mouth plate of your own.
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- Fri 7 tickets
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Make a Sandwich Puppet W/Stacey Gordon
Make a moving-mouth sandwich puppet with puppeteer, Stacey Gordon. Seriously, this will be the greatest, no-calorie sandwich you will ever make. Gluten free.
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Make a Steel Chainmail Dice Bag
Learn how to make your own chainmail dice bag from steel.
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Make a Toy Theater
Make a simple tabletop theater with puppets and sets for a complete production.
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- Sat 4 tickets
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Make a Wire Wrapped Dice Pendant
Come create a wire wrapped dice pendant from start to finish.
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Make a Wire Wrapped Sword Pendant
Come create a wire wrapped sword pendant from start to finish.
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Make Japanese 2 in 12 Flower Earings
Join me in creating beautiful flower earrings using the Japanese 2 in 12 weave. We will be working with our hands using pliers and anodized aluminum rings to create a pair to take home.
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Making Lace and Ribbon Choker Necklaces
This is an instructional class on how to make lace chokers from a premade kit with hand-sewing.
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Making Maps for Your Table
Learn to use air-dry clay, paper, and leather to make maps and props to bring to your tables. Workshop features instructional time and crafting time for participants to complete their creations.
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Managing A Game Store that Lasts
This is an in depth discussion on managing a game store from the Game Cafe team that presented "Opening a Game Store That Lasts". Handouts & detailed real store examples provided.
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Marionette Manipulation Mayhem
Come learn the basics of manipulating a marionette, from walking to sitting to expressing emotions.
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Mastering Community: Community Building with a Pro GM
Join a professional full-time GM boasting over 1300 paid games! Gain insights on building and nurturing a strong community at your table, tailored for professionals and hobbyists alike.
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Mastering Fiction: Brainstorming Your Way to a Breakout Novel
Author Bradley P. Beaulieu shares brainstorming techniques for writing your breakout novel.
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Mastering Fiction: Character Creation
Author Bradley P. Beaulieu shares ways to create heroes readers cry over, antagonists they hate, and a wider cast of allies and enemies that feel varied and real.
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Mastering Fiction: Connective Tissue For Stories that Resonate
Author Bradley P. Beaulieu shares various techniques to create stories that really resonate with your readers and live beyond the pages of the book.
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Mastering Fiction: Plotting Techniques of the Professional Writer
Author Bradley P. Beaulieu shares plotting techniques to aid you in creating a gripping, page-turning story.
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Mastering Fiction: Tension on Every Page
Author Bradley P. Beaulieu shares techniques to maximize various kinds of tension to create a narrative that readers can't put down.
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Mastering Fiction: The Patterns That Lead to Compelling Stories and How to Use Them
Author Bradley P. Beaulieu shares rarely discussed techniques to create more compelling stories.
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Mastering Fiction: The Structure of Scenes
Author Bradley P. Beaulieu shares techniques to get the most out of writing's most basic building block: the scene.
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Mastering Fiction: Worldbuilding
Author Bradley P. Beaulieu shares worldbuilding techniques to create and share a more vivid and realized world for your fiction.
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Messy Characters and Breadcrumb Trails: Engaging Audiences with Revelations
Worried a shocking twist isn’t so shocking? Toiya Kristen Finley discusses how a key to good epiphanies is getting your audience invested in characters - and their small and large revelations.
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Metalsmithing a cold forged, monogramed pendant & cuff bracelet
Metalsmithing for beginners! We'll walk step-by-step through the creation of a custom forged, monogramed pendant & cuff bracelet with your original idea, phrase, or alias in your choice of metal.
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Metalsmithing a Cold Forged, Monogramed Pendant & Cuff Bracelet
Metalsmithing for beginners! We'll walk step-by-step through the creation of a custom forged, monogramed pendant & cuff bracelet with your original idea, phrase, or alias in your choice of metal.
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Micro Fiction Party
Join E.D.E. Bell for our annual no-pressure, joyful and affirming celebration of writing. You can participate, not participate, or change your mind. Not sure? Hope you'll give it a try.
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Mold-making, Casting, Silicone & Resins for Costuming
Learn to fabricate hard plastic and flexible synthetic accessories! Sculpt an original design, make a reusable mold, and cast a finished piece in resin! Take your pieces home with you to use again.
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My Viking Alpha Doll + Book Intermediate Crochet Class
Great Yarn Dragon will help you create your very own version of this cute Alpha. This intermediate crochet class comes with a hard copy of the fantasy romance My Viking Alpha signed by J.R. Froemling.
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Narrative Improv for Gamers
Learn about how to improvise long-form narratives and practice your performance skills putting together a one-act set of scenes from a world you'll create from a single-word suggestion.
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Nerdlesque Costuming On A Budget
Want to up your costuming game, but your bank account isn’t feeling it? Join Veda DeVille as she reveals the secrets of how to create stunning, effective costuming on a budget.
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Networking for the Author
Discuss how to organically network, and avoid missteps, with award-winning author, gamemaster, scholar, and streamer Gregory A. Wilson.
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Opening a Game Store that Lasts
Game Cafe is celebrating its 18 year anniversary and we want to help others interested in starting a hobby game store business from scratch. Presentation with Q&A on the best strategy.
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Origami 101
This class will cover basic origami art and projects for attendees to enjoy a simple reprieve and relax with the art of folding paper
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Origami for Level 1 Druids
A beginner's class demonstrating basic origami techniques using models of plants and animals.
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Paracord Belt Weaving
This class will cover the creation of a paracord belt for wear in and out of the Demo LARP room
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Pattern Piecing
You have the perfect idea for a costume, but now what? In this hands on workshop we will be dissecting clothing to create patterns, "Frankenstein" paper patterns to our whims, & more!
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Portfolio Review: Tabletop
Bring your tabletop game portfolio or project notes and receive live critiques from our expert panel of gamewriters.
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Portfolio Review: Videogame
Bring your digital gaming portfolio or project notes and receive live critiques from our expert panel of gamewriters.
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Project Management for Creatives
Back by popular demand, join Jennifer Brozek to learn how to manage your schedule as a creative while keeping all the balls in the air and avoiding burnout.
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Punch Up Your Prose: How to Craft Knockout Syntax
Editor Katherine Monasterio shows you how to excise fluff and power up your word choices to create more effective, interesting, and pleasing prose.
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Puppeteering Basics for Kids W/Brandon Smith
Let’s get on our feet & pick up some puppets! We’ll have lots of fun learning introductory puppetry skills and using body language to express our emotions. Everyone will have a chance to play!
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Puppeteering for Camera - Intro
If you've wanted to try your hand at puppetry, start here! If you have been doing puppetry for a while, the camera gives you feedback that helps your performance. Learn the basics and keep growing!
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Redesigning Board Games for Instructional Purposes
We will play a very well-designed game (e.g. Pandemic), study its mechanics, then design an instructional variant of that game. For educators, training managers, and learning game designers.
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Reverse Engineering A Game As A Design Exercise
A complete game will be provided free to designers by LongPack Manufacturing. The game lacks the rules, and designers will be challenged to reconstruct the rules based on the components.
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Romanian folklore: how to Write in Threes
Ava Kelly teaches writing short stories in the style of Romanian folklore passed down orally through generations - a style based on the rule of threes.
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Running RPGs for Strangers and New Players
Introducing new players to your game? New games to old players? Wanna run something for the fine folks at Gen Con, but not sure if you’re ready? We’ve got you.
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Saber Sunday at Gen Con!
Do you know the ways of the force? Learn to duel like Obi and Ani. Join our team of professional actor combatants as we teach you how to wield this weapon with brutal grace.
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Seven Steps to Better Self Editing
From "First Splat" to "Professional Finish," Jennifer Brozek will teach you how to make your editors love your manuscripts.
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Sharpen Your Story
Editor Katherine Monasterio uses her developmental editing experience to share surefire strategies that keep novels enticing, exciting, and on point.
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Shield Making
this class will cover the creation of a shield designed for the Demo LARP room
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Sith Core
Sith Core, an abdominal workout that you will fear, will make you angry, will love to hate, and yes you will suffer! Workout can be modified for every fitness level and will include Sith teachings.
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Small Business Marketing
Workshop and networking session for small business owners looking to establish their brands. From social media to print advertising and tradeshows, we will do a review of tricks of the trades.
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So You Need To Write A Sex Scene
Jennifer Allaway, veteran of the romantic interactive fiction industry, will walk you through all her favorite tips and tricks to an eye-popping, toe-curling sex scene.
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Stick the Landing: How to Nail Your Novel's End
Editor Katherine Monasterio helps you gain confidence in the narrative beats, character moments, and payoffs your novel needs to finish with a bang and satisfy your reader to the last page.
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Story Fundamentals; How to Write Short Stories
In this workshop, award-winning author and teacher Cat Rambo will cover story structure, character-building, worldbuilding, plotting, and submitting the stories you’ve written.
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Story Games for Glittering Souls
Join E.D.E. Bell for a fun group story game. No pressure, join us to participate or listen - and Emily will publish our story online after the event, and (only if you'd like) with your name credited.
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Stretch It Out for Puppets!
Puppeteers, cosplayers, suit & mascot performers and anyone who wants to loosen up before you go out on the floor to perform or practice, join us for some good old fashioned stretchin'!
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Suit Performing and Full Body Puppetry Workshop
Learn the fundamentals of full body performing, from sesame puppeteer, Pam Arciero, including character, emotion, and safety.
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Surviving Crowdfunding with Yourself and Your Creativity Intact
Sandra Tayler teaches you how to manage your project successfully while protecting the most valuable resource you have: your own mental health and creativity.
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Systems of Magic; How to Use Your Magic to Enrich Your Worldbuilding
In this workshop, award-winning author and teacher Cat Rambo will provide tips, techniques, and writing exercises will enable you to create or flesh out a world’s intrinsic magic.
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Table It! A Running the Game Workshop for GMs
Come practice all of the table management you need at this game mastering workshop! (System agnostic.)
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The Art of the Pitch
Join Jennifer Brozek in this hands-on workshop where you will learn how to pitch a story in four different styles (2 verbal, 2 written).
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The Caregiver’s Guide to Reclaiming Your Creative Spark
Sandra Tayler provides solid resources for caregivers on how to build structures so that you have more available energy for the creative work you want to be doing.
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The Great Character Deep Dive
Toiya Kristen Finley illustrates the diverse ways to write and develop great characters for any medium (fiction, games, and comics). We’ll be doing exercises. Feel free to bring your WIP!
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The Kessel Run
The Kessel Run is a cardio workout done in under 12 stations. So, 11 stations of different cardio exercises to help you avoid Imperial entanglements. Brand new this year!
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Tiny Mushroom Library Make and Take Workshop
If you love books and crafting, this workshop is perfect for you! Create an adorable custom miniature library, complete with tiny books, natural elements like moss, and decorative miniatures.
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Truth is Cooler than Fiction: Using Your Community's Hidden History as Inspiration for Your Campaign
Make your campaign unforgettable using resources in your own backyard - the history, stories, and legacy of your own community!
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Twenty Types of Terror: Exploring Horror Subgenres in Fiction and Games
In this workshop, award-winning author and teacher Cat Rambo will run through the various forms, talking about how to write them, and performing exercises to generate storylines in several subgenres.
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Using Arm Rods for Puppetry
Bradley Freeman and Pam Arciero are coming all the way from Sesame Street to teach you how to use those silly little sticks that dangle from your puppet's wrists!
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Using Tarot as a Storytelling Tool
Join Monica Valentinelli to learn how tarot can help you tell stories. Learn how to create prompts, build characters and scenarios, and find fresh ideas. Perfect for game designers and authors!
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Villiany 101
Learn how to make dastardly and memorable villains who also act as a companions and as a character in your game. Villains are more than just mere stats on paper with a monologue…
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VtM Intro Orientation
An introduction to the world of Vampire the Masquerade. Learn the mechanics, and create a character for the weekend long LARP to begin that evening.
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Watching Movies To Make You A Better Writer
In this class, Bryan Young will show you techniques used in the cinema and how you can adapt them to your writing style to make it more effective and keep you learning for your entire life.
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What’s Your Game Plan?: Turn Your Lesson or Training into a Game
Can you enhance your teaching lesson or training exercise with the mechanics of board games in only 20 minutes? For educators, training managers, content & game designers.
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Writing Great Dialogue
In this class, Bryan Young, will walk you through great dialogue as examples, and offer principles to improve your use of dialogue and how to better reveal characters and exposition through speech.
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You Can't Do That in RPG Design
Jared Sorensen (Play, Inspectres) and Luke Crane (Burning Wheel) command you to design a roleplaying game in too little time with too many constraints. It's fun, frustrating and maybe educational.
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Zhuzh Up Your Puppet!
If your puppet needs a little TLC, bring it to our puppet pit stop for guidance from professional puppet builders, plus access to leftover supplies we may have on hand to make your puppet beautiful!
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Cosplay Fabrication: Hands-on Working the Thermal Plastic (Worbla)
Participants will learn and practice techniques for working with thermal plastic. Each participant will leave with a small item they will manufacture during the workshop.
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Intro To Tabletop Game Design
Faculty from Ferris State University will talk about the basics of game design. If you’ve ever thought about studying game design or learning more about the formal process of game design, sign up.
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Intro To TableTop Game Design
Faculty from Ferris State University will talk about the basics of game design. If you’ve ever thought about studying game design or learning more about the formal process of game design, sign up.
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Build a Custom Mimic Dice Box
Build a wooden dice box inspired by the iconic mimic. Customize your dice box, and add felt and acrylic accents.
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Build a Really Fancy Mimic Dice Box
Build a fancy, luxury wooden mimic dice box. Choose from premium woods, add LED lighting, & more.
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Build a Super Rules-Light TTRPG!
Games writer Brandon Crilly breaks down the essentials you need (and don't) for a rules-light TTRPG, followed by a brainstorming session to start creating your own game.
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Building Your Novel Writing Tool Kit
In this interactive workshop, Bryan Young guides you through building a tool kit of resources to help you get ready to embark on your novel.
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Call of Cthulhu Scenario Workshop
Work with our creative director Mike Mason and 7th edition co-author to create your own scenario!
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Character Voices for your RPGs
In this interactive workshop, actor and voice coach Tobi Mattingly will take you through exercises and techniques to help you create unique and consistent character voices in a safe and healthy way.
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Clay Earring Sculpting
Want to learn how to create your own cool earrings out of clay? Join us to learn the basics and take home a pair you make yourself!
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Cosplay Wig Styling
Cosplay wig styling tips, tricks, and how-to's for beginner and intermediate cosplayers. Admission cost covers a wig to practice on and take home after the workshop.
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Crafting a Magnetic Deck Box
During this class we will customize and craft a beautiful magnetic deck box with laser cut materials that is yours to keep!
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Create a Custom Scented Locket
Blend a custom scent and choose a locket to enhance your cosplay or just surround yourself with your favorite aroma. Mix and match unique base scents to create a bespoke fragrance just for you.
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Create a Custom Scent for Your Next Adventure
Blend a custom fragrance to enhance the atmosphere of your next RPG session. Mix and match lovely aromas, unique essences, and odiferous odors to bring your game to the next level.
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Dice Making
This class will teach you the basics of dice making. You'll cast & de-mold an opaque die as well as sand & polish a pre-made clear die. Paint in the numbers, and both will be ready for your next game.
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Distressing Fabric and Leather to Add Realism for your Costumes
In this class, you will be learning from a costume professional how to distress costumes to make them feel lived in and right out of a movie.
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Essential Oil Infused Bracelet
Learn basic beading techniques while making a stylish bracelet out of lava beads that can be infused with essential oils.
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Fight Like A Paladin
Divine smite? Second wind? How will you defend your party! Come and join stage combat professionals as we guide you on the journey to become a real life dungeons and dragons character!
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Fight Like A Rogue
Sneak attack! Ever wondered how rogues do so much damage?Come and join stage combat professionals as we guide you on the journey to become a real life dungeons and dragons character!
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Gamer Jewelry: Make A D6 Bracelet & Earrings
Show your geek pride! Make a D6 bracelet, earrings, or combination to wear out. Variations and creativity are encouraged!
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Hand Sewing for Plush & Puppets with Stacey Gordon
Would you like to get a start making puppets or other crafty soft things, but don't quite have a grasp on sewing by hand? Good news! This sewing for beginners workshop is perfect for you!
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ImprovGM Workshop for Players: Building Characters
Use long form improvisational techniques to help players create strong characters instantly and how to build personality while they play. Scenes will focus on building emotionally alive characters.
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Leatherbound Mini Book
Learn how to make a tiny leatherbound journal in this fun class. What secrets will yours hold?
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Make a Byzantine Bracelet
Join me in creating a beautiful Byzantine Bracelet. We will be working with our hands using pliers and anodized aluminum rings to create a bracelet to take home.
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Make a Dragon Egg
Come design and create a foam dragon egg painted metal thumbtack scales from start to finish.
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Make a Pokeball
Come create a pokeball, using a foam base and colored sequins attached with pins. Choose between a classic pokeball, a great ball, or design your own.
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Makeup Basics
Come learn the basics of makeup for LARP, cosplay, and real life from Anja Keister-burlesque performer & makeup artist. This workshop is open to all genders and is a safe space to learn.
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Making a Steampunk Bustle by Hand
A workshop with a provided kit of prepped pieces of fabric and tools to create a bustle for each attendee to take home.
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Making Fingerless Lace Gloves
In this class you will using a premade kit create fingerless gloves with provided instructions and patterns by hand.
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Making Fingerless Stretch Faux Leather Gloves
In this class you will using a premade kit create fingerless gloves with provided instructions and patterns by hand.
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Mandalorian Martial Arts
This is the way. Mandalorian Martial Arts is a martial arts/cardio workout that focuses on basic techniques that will have you ready to collect bounties from all over the galaxy!
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Micromosaic Jewelry
Learn a bit of history around an unusual form of mosaic art & make a modern version you can wear the same day! We will use a wide variety of beads, stones, gears, & other 'bits'.
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Paint Minis with Ginny Di
Join YouTuber Ginny Di for a mini painting party!
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Producing for Actual Play Podcasts
Come discuss game selection, mic etiquette, mission statements, community building, and all the other important little details that will help your podcast stand out in this densely populated medium.
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Rapid Game Design Prototyping
Faculty from Ferris State University will guide you through the game design process. You will be challenged with including specific game design elements & emotions to make something playable & fun.
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Read and Critique: Session A
Bring a five minute section from your unpublished writing to read for our panel of experts, and receive live, constructive feedback on your work - to help you make it even better.
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Read and Critique: Session B
Bring a five minute section from your unpublished writing to read for our panel of experts, and receive live, constructive feedback on your work - to help you make it even better.
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Read and Critique: Session C
Bring a five minute section from your unpublished writing to read for our panel of experts, and receive live, constructive feedback on your work - to help you make it even better.
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So You Want to Be a (Better) GM...
Want to be a better GM? Looking to switch from player to GM? Then look no further – we have just the thing! This workshop will uncover system independent lessons learned the hard way!
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Teddy Bear Chainmailleing
Back for Gen Con 2024! We invite you to come, select a teddy bear, & armor it up medieval style! LOANER tools provided.
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The Basics of Creating a Duct Tape Pattern for Sewing
This workshop gives a basic instruction on the duct tape pattern methods. Learn from a professional some tips and tricks to get the best result.
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