Seminars 

Intro to roleplaying Games - A beginners guide.

By Pablo Ainsworth 

Saturday 11am (45 Mins)

Brief history of all things roleplaying, discussing what roleplaying is, where it started, where it is now and how we got there!

About me;

Been there, done that and bought the dice! I've been playing and running games for 15 years, I roleplay competitively and consume and awful lot of roleplaying media!

How to Roleplay: A Players Guide

By Pablo Ainsworth 

Saturday 1pm (45 mins)

An introductory guide to roleplaying, covering what roleplaying is, how to read a character sheet, and attempting to take the fear out of that first step into the hobby.

About me;

Been there, done that and bought the dice! I've been playing and running games for 15 years, I roleplay competitively and consume and awful lot of roleplaying media!

How Comedy Enriches Games

By Ed JollyBoat

Saturday 3pm (30mins) 

Internationally touring comedian and "legend of the Edinburgh Fringe", turned game designer returns to MBGF. 

A relaxed and informative study of games which have used comedy to achieve massive success, exploring the science behind their success. This talk focuses on Video Games, with some reflection on how this applies to Tabletop Games.

Q&A at the end, with space for discussion

How to GM - a beginners guide

by Pablo Ainsworth 

Sun 11am (45mins)

An introductory guide to running a roleplaying game - covering how to structure a story/narrative, how to run an adventure/campaign, common pitfalls and helpful hints (and a 4 hour tangent on why critical role is the best and worst things to happen to the hobby.....)

About me;

Been there, done that and bought the dice! I've been playing and running games for 15 years, I roleplay competitively and consume and awful lot of roleplaying media!

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