Attending Your First Gaming Convention

Jon is joined by Gabriel, who gives his perspectives, tips, and tricks on attending gaming conventions for the first time. What are the pitfalls and promises of the ones he's been to, and where does he want to go next?

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What's in the TTRPG Queue?

In which Jon and Zac talk about what new (to them) games they're planning on bringing to the table and why.

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Midwest Game Fest Panel: Star Trek Adventures

As part of Midwest Game Fest 2023, Zac hosted a variety of panels featuring a wide swath of guests. In this panel, Zac sat down with Andrew Bishkinskyi, Al Spader, Michael Dismuke, and JD Kennedy. How STA can be used to tell the types stories we're used to seeing in different Star Trek episodes. Panelists include designers of Star Trek Adventures and livestream personalities.

Al's Links Sentience 2d20 STA Stream

Michael's Links Continuing Mission Podcast

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Midwest Game Fest Panel: Writing Sci-Fi Horror

As part of Midwest Game Fest 2023, Zac hosted a variety of panels featuring a wide swath of guests. In this panel, Zac sat down with Brian Colin, Eric Alsandor, and Dave Kenny. What does it take to write something truly horrific for a sci-fi game? Combined, the panelists have published dozens of pieces of content and can walk through the ins and outs of the genre.

Dave Kenny's Links Itch.io: https://magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io/ WOGD Store: https://store.wogd.com/search?type=product&q=Magnum+Galaxy+Games

Eric Alsandor's Links Itch.io: https://spider00x.itch.io/ WOGD Store: https://store.wogd.com/search?type=product&q=spider00x

Brian Colin's Links Vast Grimm: https://vastgrimm.com/ Creature Curation: https://creaturecuration.com/

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Midwest Game Fest Panel: Designing a Game

As part of Midwest Game Fest 2023, Zac hosted a variety of panels featuring a wide swath of guests. In this panel, Zac sat down with Andrew Peregrine, Diogo Nogueira, and Stephen Radney-MacFarland. Four designers talk about what it takes to get a came from concept to completion! The panelists have each designed a unique system from the ground up including: Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Pathfinder 2, Starfinder, My Little Pony, Doctor Who, Primal Quest, and Hannibal the RPG.

Andrew's Links Dune RPG: https://modiphius.us/collections/dune-adventures-in-the-imperium My Little Pony RPG: https://renegadegamestudios.com/my-little-pony-roleplaying-game-core-rulebook/ Doctor Who RPG: https://cubicle7games.com/doctor-who

Diogo's Links Old Skull Website: https://oldskull-publishing.com/ Exalted Funeral Shop: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+Nogueira

Stephen's Links The Glimmering Website: https://www.theglimmering.com/

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Midwest Game Fest Panel: The Evolution of 5e

As part of Midwest Game Fest 2023, Zac hosted a variety of panels featuring a wide swath of guests. In this panel, Zac sat down with Alphineous Goo, Shawn Merwin, Rich Lescouflair, Alan Tucker, and Dave Friant. How and why the mechanics and presentation of D&D 5e has evolved over the last decade. Panelists come from a wide array of 5e publishing, including: DMs Guild, Wizards of the Coast, and 3rd-Party Publishing.

Al's Links GooeyCube Website: https://gooeycube.com/

Shawn's Links Ghostfire Gaming Website: https://ghostfiregaming.com/ Peril in Pinebrook Adv.: https://media.wizards.com/2023/downloads/dnd/Peril_in_Pinebrook_COMPLETE.pdf?icid_medium=ddb&icid_source=article-1625&icid_campaign=free-intro&icid_content=peril-in-pinebrook

Rich's Links Alligator Alley Website: https://alligatoralleyentertainment.com/

Alan's Links DriveThru Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17830/Alan-Tucker DMs Guild Link: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Alan%20Tucker

Dave's Links Nerdarchy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLzgnQu3OWn31g2PebQV5Q Zoo Mafia Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nerdarchy/zoo-mafia-rpg

Social Links Zac Goins|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xzacklee Troy Sandlin|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/troysandlin Jon Christian|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwarfpower

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Midwest Game Fest Panel: The Horror GMs Toolkit

As part of Midwest Game Fest 2023, Zac hosted a variety of panels featuring a wide swath of guests. In this panel, Zac sat down with Danny Grimes, Greg Harris, Tommy Sunzenauer, and Jon Hook. Every good GM has a set of tools they can call upon during play. These panelists represent some of the best Horror RPG designers and GMs and will walk through what specialty tools belong behind everyone's screen.

Tommy's Links Obscure RPG: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552762645931

Greg's Links Mothership Adventure: https://store.wogd.com/collections/mothership-rpg/products/fear-and-loathing-on-bixby-station

Danny's Links Delvingwood Website: https://www.delvingwood.com/ The Lantern Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cthulhuepics/the-lantern-a-cthulhu-epics-adventure

Social Links Zac Goins|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xzacklee Troy Sandlin|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/troysandlin Jon Christian|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwarfpower

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Creator Interview: Levi Combs w/ Assault on Witchgate 13

Zac sits down with Levi Combs to talk about zines, movies, and Levi's new DCC project: Assault on Witchgate 13!

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/planetxgames/assault-on-witchgate-13 Levi's Products on Exalted Funeral: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/collections/planet-x-games World of Game Design Store: https://store.wogd.com/

To hear more about what we have going on, when we’re going live, what cons we’ll be attending, or just to hangout with some cool people like yourself (not us, our other fans)… join us on our Discord. Just click here: https://discord.gg/KAaWZbGmJK Wanna keep up with what we’re getting up to with World of Game Design? Head on over to the Facebook Page!

The promo at the start of the podcast is for Level Up Your Gaming! Check them out: https://open.spotify.com/show/63MAbXnpy1mqeBXgzEb7hO?si=e96a6f82a37d433d Social Links Zac Goins|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xzacklee Troy Sandlin|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/troysandlin Jon Christian|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwarfpower

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Creator Interview: Gavriel Quiroga w/ Sygil

Zac and Zack sit down with Gavriel Quiroga to talk about passions, cinema, and RPGs as a nexus point for artistic expression. They also slip in some discussions of Gav's current Kickstarter project, Sygil!

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gavrielquiroga/sygil-the-mirrored-reality Gav's Products on Exalted Funeral: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=gavriel Gav's Website: www.gavrielquiroga.com World of Game Design Store: https://store.wogd.com/

To hear more about what we have going on, when we’re going live, what cons we’ll be attending, or just to hangout with some cool people like yourself (not us, our other fans)… join us on our Discord. Just click here: https://discord.gg/KAaWZbGmJK Wanna keep up with what we’re getting up to with World of Game Design? Head on over to the Facebook Page!

The promo at the start of the podcast is for Level Up Your Gaming! Check them out: https://open.spotify.com/show/63MAbXnpy1mqeBXgzEb7hO?si=e96a6f82a37d433d

Social Links Zac Goins|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xzacklee Troy Sandlin|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/troysandlin Jon Christian|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwarfpower

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Creator Interview: Tommy Sunzenauer w/ Obscure

Zac and Zack sit down with Tommy Sunzenauer to talk about horror in general and his new found-footage RPG "Obscure" in particular!

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sunze/obscure Blaek Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083190349046&sk World of Game Design Store: https://store.wogd.com/

To hear more about what we have going on, when we’re going live, what cons we’ll be attending, or just to hangout with some cool people like yourself (not us, our other fans)… join us on our Discord. Just click here: https://discord.gg/KAaWZbGmJK Wanna keep up with what we’re getting up to with World of Game Design? Head on over to the Facebook Page!

The promo at the start of the podcast is for Level Up Your Gaming! Check them out: https://open.spotify.com/show/63MAbXnpy1mqeBXgzEb7hO?si=e96a6f82a37d433d

Social Links Zac Goins|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xzacklee Troy Sandlin|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/troysandlin Jon Christian|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwarfpower

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