My DragonCon Schedule

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Here’s my (tentative but probably solid) panel schedule for Dragon Con 2026 (Sept. 3-7 in Atlanta)! See you there?

Title: Magical Landscapes
Description: The world is full of magic if you look for it, and you should look around and put it in your games! In this panel we look at real world occurrences like fairy rings and artists to take inspiration from art and the real world so that your world can feel just that extra bit magical.
Panelists: Bill Bridges, Scott M Fischer, Ashley May King(M), Darrin L Drader 
Time: Fri 04:00 pm
Location: Augusta 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: 1931: Horror Goes Hollywood
Description: In 1931, Hollywood unleashed films that solidly formed the foundation for horror cinema: “Dracula,” “Frankenstein,” and “Dr. Jekyll, and Mr. Hyde.” Join our panel of horror historians, film scholars, and genre enthusiasts to discuss these iconic films and monsters.
Panelists: Matthew M Foster, Bill Edward Mulligan(M), Jessica Nettles, Bill Bridges, Brent Abell, Vanessa Ionta Wright 
Time: Sat 11:30 am
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Gothic Horror
Description: There’s horror, and then there’s Gothic Horror. Gothic Horror isn’t about shock – it’s about dread. It’s not about gore – it’s about the unsettling. Learn about how to put gothic horror into your table top games; and what the best games are that feature gothic horror.
Panelists: Bill Bridges, Amanda Hamon, Sarah Madsen, Tracie Hearne, Ashley May King(M) 
Time: Sat 04:00 pm
Location: Augusta 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Yuletide Fear: Unwrapping Wintertime Horror Fiction
Description: It’s still hot outside… time for a Christmas panel! This collective of authors will examine the seasonal fears lurking beneath the jolly winter celebrations, proving that Halloween doesn’t have exclusivity over horror.
Panelists: Lindy Ryan, Bill Bridges, DM Guay, Jotham R Austin, II, Christopher Golden, Alledria Hurt(M) 
Time: Sat 07:00 pm
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: The Visitor: When Italian Exploitation Collided with the Westin
Description: A deep dive into The Visitor, the unhinged Italian production that features scenes filmed in the very same Westin that you’re sitting in! This presentation will unpack the film’s strangeness, its chaotic history, & the collision between Euro-schlock with an Atlanta landmark we know and love.
Time: Mon 01:00 pm
Location: Peachtree 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Monsterama Con on the Loose!

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Come join me at Monsterama Con next week, August 7-9, at the Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area (2000 Century Vlvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345): https://monsteramacon.com

My panels are as follows:

Friday, 5pm (Literay, Art, Comics):
Vampire Clan Caravan –
Tim Bradstreet, B. Bridges, E. DeGruy (Mod.)
If you’re a White Wolf fan of old, don’t miss this! Tim gave Vampire: the Masquerade its inaugural look and feel. (I just wish my old t-shirts with his images still fit me!)

Saturday, 4pm (Media):
Ripley Strikes Back: Aliens at 40 –
B. Bridges, A. Jenner (Mod.)
Do I have opinions about Alien and its sequels/prequels? Of course!

See the full panel schedule here: https://monsteramacon.com/monsterama-program-schedule/

April Conventions

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I’ll be at two convention is April: JordanCon and RavenCon. Scroll down for details. Come say hi!

JordanCon

April 17-19 at the Crown Plaza at Ravinia in Atlanta, GA.

This is my tentative schedule so far (but make sure to check the final at the con):

Friday 2:30 PM Gaming Rules versus Storytelling A discussion on the pros and cons of freedom of narrative versus the structure of rules in RGPs. What fits a type of game better? 
Friday 5:30 PM Gaming Rules Light, Procedure Heavy The difference between simple and easy. The art of minimalism in game design. At what point are you overwriting and at what point is it not a game? 
Saturday 1:00 PM Gaming The Rules you don’t Write The things you don’t want to define in a game. What rules are better left out, and what do you not want to control. How to avoid designing the fun out of a game.
Saturday 4:00 PM Gaming Layout and Graphic Design in Gaming Books How art, layout, and graphic design can add or take away to the readability, aesthetics, and marketability of a game. 
Saturday 5:30 PM Gaming Pitch to Playtest Back by popular demand, the round table pitch session is an exercise to take a game from idea to translating it into mechanics. This is a panel with audience participation to help provide ideas with the goal of demonstrating development of a game from the inception. 
Sunday 10:00 AM Gaming Gaming in the Dark Future How to create an engaging world for your Dark Future RPG using themes ranging from the Hi-tech chrome and neon environments of a cyberpunk setting. How to best incorporate government, politics, economics, social systems.

RavenCon

April 24-26 at the Virginia Crossings Hotel near Richmond, VA. Here’s my tentative schedule:

Friday – 5pm – Jefferson Building – King William – The Greatest Geekiness Of 1976
Saturday – 5pm – Madison Building – Brunswick – Under the Moons of Mars: Authors of the Scientific Romance
Saturday – 7pm – Jefferson Building – King George – The Writer’s Mind: Nurturing Mental Health in a Creative Life
Saturday – 9pm – Jefferson Building – Albemarle – Watching the Monsters Fade Away
Sunday – 2pm – Jefferson Building – Henry – Happy 50th Birthday, Micronauts