Building a Better Table: Telling Tales of the High Seas


Start Date & Time Sunday - 9:00 AM CST
Duration 1.0 hours
Type Seminar
System None
Location Kegonsa - 387
Gaming Experience Newcomers Welcome
Age Range All Ages (6+)
Host James Lowder
With Chris Pramas
Luke Stratton

Ticket Information

Cost $0.00
Availability 60 of 60 available

From Homer's Odyssey to the Golden Age of Piracy and beyond, nautical tales have been a staple of storytelling. Join our panelists for a discussion of bringing such stories to life in roleplaying adventures. Whether you're interested in running a single adventure or a themed campaign, this seminar will give you tips and guidance for nautical adventure! 

Special Guest

James Lowder

James Lowder is the author of the bestselling, widely translated dark fantasy novels Prince of Lies and Knight of the Black Rose; short fiction for such anthologies as Shadows Over Baker Street; comic book scripts for Image, Moonstone, and DC; and RPG material for TSR, White Wolf, Steve Jackson Games, and others. He has served as executive editor for Green Knight and Chaosium; directed novel lines or series such as the Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, and City of Heroes; and helmed nearly two dozen anthologies, including Hobby Games: The 100 Best and The Munchkin Book. His work has received five Origins Awards and two ENnie Awards, and been a finalist for the International Horror Guild Award, the Dragon Award, and the Stoker Award.

Conference Floor Plan — Table