Big Bad Con

Big Bad Con

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Big Bad is my solid weekend of awesome gaming. The con focuses on bringing excellent RPGs to the Bay Area. Held in Oakland, CA, my con is home of The Wolf. "The best run convention in the bay area" - Chris Hanrahan, Endgame (Oakland, CA)
Good Omens

Good Omens

Update 7/20/2024: The last Good Omens Con was 2010 (maybe 2011) and since then the…
About Me

About Me

I'm Sean Nittner. Gamer. Podcaster. Convention Organizer. Twitch Streamer. Evil Hat Project Manager. Cal Performances…
Pedagogy of Play

Pedagogy of Play

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Willem over at The College of Mythic Cartography and my own podcast on icebreakers led to a discussion about teach people through games, specifically teaching people games through games. Breaking down all the components of a game into easy to digest and fun to learn steps.

I applied this to a Mouse Guard game that I ran at the Endgame Minicon: Into the Wild – Spring 1152. Here are the exercises:

Improv for Gamers

Improv for Gamers

As a gamer I've heard many times that improv is closely tied to role-playing, and from everything I can tell, improv theater teaches all the skills I think role-players need: collaboration, embracing failure, and generally feeling comfortable looking stupid. Yet, there is a divide to cross to get the gamer onto the stage.