GFGR Panels 2014 (TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO CHANGE!) FRIDAY OCTOBER 10 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM - Meet Montana Guest of Honor John Ruggles – John Ruggles, Adam Pehl (moderator) Get to know the Montana Guest of Honor 2:40 PM – 3:10 PM - Meet Costuming Guest of Honor Marlesa Crawford – Marlesa Crawford, Erik Evjen (moderator) Get to know the Costuming Guest of Honor 3:20 PM – 3:50 PM - Meet Artist Guest of Honor Sarah WinterNight – Sarah WinterNight, Ben Donnelly (moderator) Get to know the Artist Guest of Honor 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM - Meet Special Guest of Honor David Nett – David Nett, Robert Thomson (moderator) Get to know the Special Guest of Honor and learn about GOLD the Series and Night of the Zombie King 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM - Opening Ceremonies – John Ruggles, Marlesa Crawford, Sarah WinterNight, David Nett, Attending Pros, Robert Thomson (host) The official opening ceremonies and welcome to Great Falls Gaming Rendezvous 2014 (6:00 PM – Midnight - Iron GM™ Local) SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 9:00 AM – 10:50 AM - Miniatures Painting 101: A Minis Paint-and-Take (2 hours) – Brooks Kelly, Matt Robertson (hosts) Miniatures painting tips and guidelines from two of GFGR’s most talented minis painters, along with a paint-and-take. 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM - Family, Euro, or Party: Which Type of Board Game is Best – Lee Wiegand, Darren Johnson, Greg Schneider (moderator) Listen as Lee, Darren, and Greg talk about the three general types of board games and discuss their pros and cons. 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM - Sandbagging: Tales from the Sandbaggers Game Club, Then and Now – John Ruggles, Jeff Watson, Erik Evjen, Adam Pehl (moderator) Listen as members of the Sandbaggers Game Club tell stories about the club, from days gone by and recent events. Some names may be changed to protect the guilty. 12:00 Noon – 12:50 PM – Orcs! Orks! Orcs! Classic Fantasy Bad Guys – Mark Gedak, Don Walsh, Jeff Beck (moderator) From Tolkien to D&D to Skyrim, are these classic fantasy brutes overused or underappreciated? 12:00 Noon – 12:50 PM - Acting and Roleplaying: Performing Arts and RPGs – David Nett, Glen Weeks, Robert Thomson (moderator) How can the two influence one another, on either side of the GM screen? 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM - Breaking Bad: When Good Characters Commit Evil Acts – James Eckert, John Goff, Erik Evjen (moderator) How to handle the situation when normally good characters suddenly “break bad” 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM - Edition Wars: Why They are Stupid – Adam Pehl, Molly Lloyd, Jeff Beck (moderator) Edition wars are the bane of RPG fandom – listen to some long-time gamers talk about why edition wars should stop 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM - Tabletop vs. Electronic: Which is Best for You? – Josh Hughes, Trevor Hughes, Christopher Walker, Jeff Beck (moderator) Are board games, table top RPGs, card games, or video games best? Short answer: the one you like best is best for you! 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM - Why Cosplay? – Marlesa Crawford, Lauren En Kuldes, Samantha Chance, Benjamin Donnelly, Glen Weeks (moderator) Why would anyone cosplay? What can you get from it? Listen to a panel of regional cosplayers talk about why they do it and why you should to! 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM - Board Game Classics – John Ruggles, Lee Wiegand, Darren Johnson (moderator) Listen to John, Lee, and Darren talk about some of their favorite board games 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM - Encounter Design 101: Build Better, Build Smarter – Mark Gedak, Perry Fehr, John Goff, Erik Evjen (moderator) Learn from published designers about how to create good, memorable encounters for your RPGs. 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM - Superheroes! Comics and Films – David Nett, Pat Darque, Jay Peters, Don Walsh, Robert Thomson (moderator) Continuing from the popular panel last year, discussing recent trends in comics and comic films 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM - Illustrating a Point: How Art Helps Set the Mood in Gaming – Sarah WinterNight, Erica Pocklington, Jason Ammons, Ben Donnelly (moderator) Sarah, Erica, Jason, and Ben talk about how art can be used to set the mood in gaming, both at the table and in the rule books. 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM - Forming a Game Club in Your Community – John Ruggles, Greg Schneider, Erik Evjen (moderator) Advice and suggestions on how to form a gaming club in your home town or local community 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM - Creating Video Games: A Team KAIZEN Demo - Josh Hughes, Trevor Hughes, Erik Evjen (moderator) Josh and Trevor Hughes of Great Falls’ own Team KAIZEN video game studio discuss the joys and challenges of video game creation, and present a demo of their latest game. 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM - Costume Contest – Judges: Marlesa Crawford, Samantha Chance, Lauren En Kuldes, Kristen Collins; MC: Glen Weeks Come see the best costumes and cosplay in Great Falls at the GFGR 2014 Costume Contest! 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM - GOLD: the Series screening (2 hours) – David Nett, Robert Thomson (moderator) Watch a screening of GOLD: the Series with creator David Nett 10:30 PM – Midnight - AMV Party – Benjamin Donnelly (host) Watch some of the best and funniest Anime Music Videos with host Ben Donnelly SUNDAY OCTOBER 12 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM – Gamer Cuisine: Beyond Pizza and Mountain Dew – Adam Pehl, Samantha Chance, Spencer Galloway, Greg Schneider (moderator) There’s more to gamer food than just pizza and Mountain Dew. No, seriously, there is. Really! 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM - Apples vs. Oranges: Comparing Various RPG Systems – Jay Peters, Don Walsh, James Eckert, Adam Pehl (moderator) Some people get in ruts and won’t play more than one or two game systems. Listen to Jay, Don, and Adam discuss multiple RPG systems and what the benefits are to playing/running them all. 12:00 Noon – 12:50 PM - Setting Limits at the Table, or How to Tell the Half-Orc That He Cant Use the Halfling as an Improvised Weapon – Jay Peters, Mark Gedak, John Goff (moderator) Sometimes players do the unexpected. How do you handle it and keep the table happy? 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM - So You Want to Make Comics and Manga? – Erica Pocklington, Jason Ammons, Kristen Collins, Erik Evjen (moderator) From scriptwriting to drawing to working as a creative team, and finally releasing your work via online or print, Erica, Jason, and Erik discuss the process. 2:00 PM – 3:50 PM - Night of the Zombie King screening (2 hours) – David Nett, Robert Thomson (moderator) Watch a screening of Night of the Zombie King with creator David Nett 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM - Closing Ceremonies - John Ruggles, Marlesa Crawford, Sarah WinterNight, David Nett, Attending Pros, Robert Thomson (host)
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