Seminar Schedule

With far more content than previous years, we've had to extend the seminar schedule to a second room and subjects ranging from professional tutorials on IP and reputation to the latest in Indie Games.  Both seminar Schedules are shown below.
Seminar Time Table Room 1

1000-1100 World anvil
1100-1200 How to Win at RPGs: Being a Better Player. Smart Party Verses Good Friends of Jackson Elias
1200-1300 More Gandalf, Less Potter
1300-1400 Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff Live
1400-1500 Get the latest news from Cubicle 7!
1500-1600 Modiphius Presents
1600-1700 Investigative Roleplaying MasterClass Pelgrane Press
1700-1800 What's Hot in Indie RPGs seminar 


World Anvil

Worldbuilding for Tabletop Roleplaying Games will be talking about Agile Worldbuilding and focusing on the beginnings of worldbuilding for a TTRPG game - specifically working with the players to build elements that relate directly to their character through a session zero interview, seeding those aspects to tell a great story together, and introducing surprises as well! It'd draw on methodologies of Dr Trent Hergenrader and from the Screen Writing principles laid down by Guy Sclanders as well. They will also talk about worldbuilding on the fly and methods for that, to keep a session going when your players go somewhere unexpected!

How to Win at RPGs: Being a Better Player

There is a ton of GM advice out there, but what about being a better Player? Baz and Gaz from What Would The Smart Party Do? podcast, with special guests Mike Mason (Chaosium) and Paul Fricker (The Good Friends of Jackson Elias) talk you through top tips on improving your - and other player's - experience at the gaming table. Practical advice, old war stories, new ways of thinking, and a Q&A will combine to take your tabletop gaming to the next level.

More Gandalf, Less Potter: making magic mean something in role play games
Presenter: Nick Shepley from Verse Studios

How much magic can a fantasy world have? When is less more? This seminar explores the challenges that magic creates for DMs in fantasy role play games and offers several suggestions for creating a magic world where spell casting enhances game play, without undermining it. Nick Shepley, joint creator of the new Arclands kickstarter will examine this vital part of fantasy gaming.

Cubicle 7
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Are you an RPG fan? Don't miss this update from CEO and game designer Dominic McDowall as he shares the latest news, sneak peeks and art reveals from Cubicle 7's award winning RPGs. This seminar will cover Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Ed, The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game 2nd Ed, Wrath & Glory 40k, Adventures in Middle-earth™, Doctor Who, the upcoming Age of Sigmar: Soulbound RPG and more!

Modiphius Presents

Modiphius’ Chris Birch discusses what it mean to offer a narrative game experience and the team then present a look at what you can expect in 2020 with some huge new releases including the Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms miniatures game, Fallout Roleplaying Game and DUNE Roleplaying game. ​

Laser Tag, Larp and Freeforms. What does it mean?

You hear the terms freeform, boffer, LARP and laser tag all the time but what do they actually mean? Come and meet some of the people behind the games fromUK freeforms,  Seaxe and Sorcery Larp and UKLT, see some props and costumes and learn what the terms actually mean. 

Investigative Roleplaying MasterClass

The mystery scenario masters at Pelgrane Press train their magnifying glasses on clue-gathering adventures to reveal the unlikely suspects behind your tabletop woes.

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff Live

Robin D. Laws & Kenneth Hite talk roleplaying, history, conspiracy, occultism, writing, food, movies & whatever you ask them about in this live edition of their award-winning podcast.

What's Hot in Indie RPGs

The What's Hot in Indie RPGs panel returns for its seventh year to talk about some of the hottest games and trends from 2019. With Alberto Muti, Jay Iles, Lloyd Gyan and Rob Carnel. Hosted & moderated by Helen Gould. Produced by Epistolary Richard.

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Seminar Time Table Room 2
 
10:00 – 11:00 RuneQuestions
11:00 – 12:00 Save Vs Traps: Common Contractual Pitfalls
12:00 – 13:00 So you want to do a podcast?
13:00 – 14:00 The League Presents
14:00 – 15:00 Monsters and a Special Announcement
15:00 - 16:00 Laser Tag, Larp and Freeforms. What does it mean?
16:00 – 17:00 Pesky Mindflayers: Intellectual Property and Games
17:00 – 18:00 Representation in Fantasy Settings
18:00 - 19:00  Darker Days: Darkest Days: Horror in Games


​RuneQuestions
 
Chaosium's crack team of creators - Jeff Richard, Jason Durall, Michael O'Brien, and Ian Cooper - talk RuneQuest, Questworlds, BRP and Glorantha. Here's your chance to ask Chaosium your questions about what's up next, rules or setting question, or anything else you find interesting!
 
Save VS Traps: Common Contractual Pitfalls
 
Lynn Yin of Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (and reigning Cthulhu Masters Champion) will be discussing some common contract pitfalls relevant to the gaming industry. This seminar will also cover general contractual issues and include practical advice on managing contractual relationships, followed by a short Q&A session.
 
So you want to do a podcast?
 
This is the seminar to attend if you have a burning desire to broadcast! The world has gone podcast crazy and gamers are at the heart of it. Whether you’re a group of RPG’ers that want to become the next hot actual play podcast, you dream of hitting Kickstarter highs like Critical Role with your buddies - but don’t know where to begin, or are just someone wishing they could share their passion for games to an audience over the airwaves, come and find out how you can start your own podcast! Our varied panel will talk about translating games into gorgeous bites of audio & visuals so you can share your content with the world.
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The League Presents
 
A live recording of our "The League Presents" podcast where we’ll be discussing the ins and outs of the RPG business and this would be one of the latter.
 
Monsters and a Special Announcement
 
Making the most of terrors from beyond in Call of Cthulhu. Join Chaosium’s Cthulhu team - Mike Mason and Lynne Hardy - for an exploration of monsters. How to use them, how to create them, and how to make them scary. What’s more - Chaosium’s Michael O’Brien will be jointing the panel with a secret guest for a special exclusive announcement. So be there!

Pesky Mindflayers: Intellectual Property and Games
 
Lynn Yin of Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (and reigning Cthulhu Masters Champion) will be providing an introduction to the variety of tools available to protect your IP, exploring what could constitute IP infringement and looking at what defences might be available.
 
Representation in Fantasy Settings

​It's not easy being green! Do you ever get sad that your orc has to be an angry warrior? Aren't you ready for a soft orc librarian? We know that changing up the rules of fantasy creates some of our best characters - learn how to use this power for good, challenge stereotypes, and use diversity to make better settings and better games. 

Darker Days: Darkest Days: Horror in Games
This year at Dragonmeet, Darker Days Radio host, Chris, will be joined by David Brookshaw, Justin Knight, Dave Semark, and Dom Mcdowell to discuss horror rpgs, the nuances of writing and running such games, plus chat about upcoming releases.

Roleplaying Games

Sign up Sheets are provided for every full game that is available at Dragonmeet, these sheets can be found on a board just below the bring and buy on the first floor map.  If you want to get into a game, write your name in the next available slot on the game.  If there are no more slots remaining, the game is already fully booked up and will not be able to take more players.

All games have a time and a room allocated to them.  When the time for the game comes, please make your way to the room where the game is taking place and find your GM.  Maps for all three levels of the convention can be found on the Home page of this website.  If you cannot find your GM or room, please see one of the Dragonmeet or RP haven volunteers for assistance.

Sign up sheets will go up one hour before the session is due to start, so as to give everyone a chance to get into the games they want to.

Morning Game slot is between 09:30 and 13:00
Afternoon Game slot is between 15:00 and 19:00
​Evening Game slot is between 20:00 and 23:30

Games on the hour/Taster Games

None of these games have official sign up sheets posted due to the swift nature of the games.  If you want to get into one of these games, please go to the Games on the Hour/Modiphius room and see the volunteers there who will be happy to get you into a game.

Charity Auction

For those staying later, after the seminars comes the Charity Auction, where the Master of the hour (sometimes longer than the hour), Brian Nisbet, will auction off all the things that have been given in to us to increase the overall gift for Charity.

Even if you're not turning up to buy, it's worth coming along to this just to watch Brian at work.