Convention Panel

Grimdark Fantasy RPGs as Comic Horror

Any system can be played dark, but some have brutality, hopelessness, and dystopia baked into their core. What are the challenges and pitfalls of running a grimdark campaign? What systems and mechanics work to reinforce those themes? Our experts discuss systems,...

Describing the Indescribable – Pax 2020

“Each time you present a monster, present it afresh. Make the description intense and visceral. A deep one is never just a deep one. It is a creature from the depths of the sea and old as time itself, a creature whose very presence hits you deep in the gut, repelling...

Kickstarter’s Game Team – GenCon 2020

https://soundcloud.com/legends-of-tabletop/kickstarters-game-team-gencon-2020/s-5moBiSGqz9z It's us, the Kickstarter Games Team! Come learn where the platform currently is, where it's going, and have your questions answered! Kickstarter -- www.kickstarter.com/...

Horror on the Tabletop – GenCon Panel

https://soundcloud.com/legends-of-tabletop/horror-on-the-tabletop-gencon-panel/s-eQVbhLvA8Vf A panel of horror experts discuss how to bring horror to your RPG table! Join Brian Holland, Amanda Hamon, Mike Mason, Crystal Mazur, and Tomas Harenstam as the discuss topics...

The Door Into Darkness with Annie Ward

https://soundcloud.com/legends-of-tabletop/the-door-into-darkness-with-annie-ward/s-a7gBScBUQ6G The following panel deals with negative character story arcs. Annie’s sophomore novel and first psychological thriller BEAUTIFUL BAD was published by Harper Collins/Park...

The Long Haul with Ron Currie

https://soundcloud.com/legends-of-tabletop/the-long-haul-with-ron-currie Ron Currie is the author of the novels Everything Matters! and Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles and the short story collection God is Dead, which was the winner of the New York Public Library’s...

NecronomiCon 2019 Wrap Up

https://soundcloud.com/legends-of-tabletop/necronomicon-2019-wrap-up/s-rEM6u3tM5it Join some of the Convention team to discuss this year’s gathering and future plans, hopes, and dreams. 2109 was another great year and we're looking forward to 2021. Hope to see you...

How to Game the Weird (NecronomiCon 2019)

https://soundcloud.com/legends-of-tabletop/how-to-game-the-weird-necronomicon-2019 HOW TO GAME THE WEIRD Lovecraft’s creations featured in early iterations of role-playing games, and since the emergence of “Call of Cthulhu” and its spinoffs, RPGs have increasingly...