Updated August 18, 2004

Sue and I have a lot of interesting things going on at Gen Con this year. As last year, you'll often be able to find us during exhibit hall hours in the Sword & Sorcery booth next to White Wolf's.

And, as you're planning for the convention, keep these events in mind:

Daily Booth Appearances
Come see us at the Sword & Sorcery booth next to the White Wolf booth!
Monte Cook: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Mike Mearls: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Guest of Honor Seminars
"The Game Industry—Where We're Going"
Thursday 8/19, 12 to 1 p.m. — Embassy Suites Consulate Room

"How to get Your Game Published"
Saturday, 8/21, 1 to 2 p.m. — Marriott Ballroom Section 8

Building Monsters in the d20 System
Game ID SEM00022
Event ID 2489
Seminar, free
Thursday 8/19, 2 to 4 p.m.—Crowne Plaza Grand Central A
Learn tricks to creating monsters that would put Dr. Frankenstein to shame. Malhavoc Press designers Mike Mearls and Monte Cook show you the ins and outs of building cool monsters that fit into your campaign, taking you from the basic concept all the way to working out a stat block. This seminar explores the rules design and the creative process behind designing creatures.

Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed Update
Game ID SEM00023
Event ID 2490
Seminar, free
Friday 8/20, 2 to 4 p.m.—Marriott Ballroom Section 6
Join designers Monte Cook and Mike Mearls as they answer your questions about Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed, Legacy of the Dragons, the miniatures line, and Children of the Rune. You can be sure they'll drop some hints about what lies ahead for this popular variant player's handbook. Prizes!

Meet Malhavoc Press
Game ID SEM00024
Event ID 2491
Seminar, free
Saturday 8/21, 2 to 4 p.m.—Marriott Ballroom Sections 3–4
Join 3rd Edition codesigner Monte Cook and the staff of Malhavoc Press to talk about the company's new releases, including Hyperconscious by psionics guru Bruce Cordell and Beyond Countless Doorways featuring some of your favorite classic Planescape authors and artists. Q&A also will cover Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed, the d20 industry, PDF publishing, and more. If you visit our message boards, don't miss this get-together!

The Severed Oath—full
RPG Game Event, 6 players-6 sessions, $3 ticket
FIRST ROUND of TWO-ROUND TOURNAMENT
Thursday 8/19, 9 am-1 pm, Game ID RPG00964
Thursday 8/19, 6 pm-10 pm, Game ID RPG00965
Friday 8/20, 9 am-1 pm, Game ID RPG00966
Friday 8/20, 6 pm-10 pm, Game ID RPG00967
Saturday 8/21, 9 am-1 pm, Game ID RPG00968
Saturday 8/21, 6 pm-10 pm, Game ID RPG00969
Experience a whole new take on your favorite fantasy game rules in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. This 5th-level adventure showcases the OGL rules of this variant player's handbook-rules you know, with all-new character classes, races, feats, spells, and more. One winner from each table advances to the second round for a game run by Monte. 3rd Edition rules knowledge required. Sponsored by Malhavoc Press. GM Malhavoc Press.

Drawing Down the Moon
RPG Game Event, 6 players, FINAL ROUND of TWO-ROUND TOURNAMENT
Game ID RPG00970
Event ID 2498
Sunday 8/22, 10 am to 2 pm
This game, run by Monte Cook, is open only to the winners of the first round, "The Severed Oath." Experience a whole new take on your favorite fantasy game rules in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed. This adventure showcases the OGL rules of this variant player's handbook—rules you know, with all-new character classes, races feats, spells, and more. 3rd Edition rules knowledge required. Sponsored by Malhavoc Press. GM Monte Cook

Who Will Lead the Council of Magisters?
LARP Event, $6 ticket
Game ID LP00064
Event ID 2499
Saturday 8/21, 6 to 10 pm —Embassy Suites Chancellor I
The Council of Magisters disbanded 89 years ago. Now Faevor Grayportal has convinced magisters from all over the Lands of the Diamond Throne to convene and reform the Council. But who will lead them? Now magisters, their advocates, and other interested parties are meeting to vote on who will lead the new Council. Play a human, giant, verrik, litorian, sibeccai, spryte, or mojh in Gen Con's only official LARP for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed! Sponsored by Malhavoc Press. GM Sean K Reynolds.

More Arcana Unearthed!
To find other events using the Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed variant player's handbook, search the Gen Con event database at Gen Con's website for the "Arcana Unearthed" game system. Good luck!

Editor's Workshop Series
Good editing involves more than just knowing whether to use a comma or semicolon. If you want to make the business of wordsmithing *your* business, join editor Sue Weinlein Cook for these daily workshops covering various aspects of the best behind-the-scenes jobs in the industry. Each two-hour session costs $6 and includes overviews of editing "Rules of the Road," as well as Q&A, handouts, job leads, and in-class exercises.

THURSDAY: EDITING CRASH COURSE
WKS00003,8/19 -- 4 to 6 p.m. — Embassy Suites, Ambassador I
Discussion covers important underlying fundamentals of editing, with a special emphasis on the perils of editing game material.

FRIDAY: GAME EDITING
WKS00004, 8/20 -- 4 to 6 p.m. — Marriott Lincoln Room
Topics include the special needs of rules and adventure editing. Guidelines apply to editing for any game system, but this session also includes the d20 Danger List. We also touch on nonfiction magazine articles and web content, using examples from game industry sources.

SATURDAY: SHORT STORY EDITING
WKS00005, 8/21 -- 4 to 6 p.m. — Marriott Santa Fe Room
Exactly how does fiction editing differ from working with nonfiction? Let us count the ways, using SF/F genre examples.

SUNDAY: PROOFREADING AND JOB SEARCH
WKS00006, 8/22 -- Noon to 2 p.m. — Marriott Lincoln Room
Proofreading is one of the most undervalued aspects of an editor's job -- until you miss some typos, that is! Proofing can open doors for aspiring editors, so it meshes well with the topic of getting started in the field. Joining us for the Job Search portion are special visiting guest editors to answer your questions!