#dragonmeet

[macguffinandco]

The winged beasts are gathering in London, and your humble game peddlers are back again.

We're here at the indie TTRPG convention Dragonmeet, finally gracing the hallowed upper hall (with windows. sunlight even!) at stall 4J-4K!

If you're in town, come by and say hi to a guy about a roleplaying game. 👋

Missed us? Catch our newsletter for first-hand tips on Macguffin spotting in the future.

✏️ gorgeous map by Jog Brogzin.

[goblincow]

NEW BLOG POST | 🔗

Dragonmeet & Muppetmeet 2024 | My recent game Litter, Detective! | Running (paid) drop-in indie RPGs for strangers at a Christmas party | + what's the deal with Bluesky | + DIY zine report | + Plane Sailing Games interviewed me | + appearing in the Debut Blog category of this year's Bloggies | + timely podcast recommendations!

📝 | The Dragonmeet writeup includes extensive notes from the panels I attended that will be of particular interest to other designers, including:

A panel on the rise of journalling games with Samantha Webb, Becky Annison, Chris Bissette, Taylor Navarro and Chris Birch;

An update on therapeutic gaming with Game Therapy UK;

Tips on being good at conventions with Mol Joule & Zach Cox from SoulMuppet, Josh from Hive Mind Games and Rori Montford of Montford Tales;

Investigating queer games & queering games with games studies academic Finley Palanaki;

And brick & mortar RPG retailing in the UK with Tom Mecredy from SoulMuppet and retailers Casper from Orc's Nest and James from Leisure Games.

[uktabletopindustrynetwork]

This weekend is stuffed with amazing TTRPG events!

Fri 29th Nov 9-10.30PM: Dragonmeet Networking event hosted by UK TIN and the PodcastZone.

Sat 30th: Dragonmeet trade hall open! Swing by the UK TIN stall at C10-11 to find your favourite new indie creators.

Sun 1st Dec: Day of networking and TTRPG industry knowledge-sharing from @soulmuppet and Dragonmeet! Find out more and get tickets for panels here: dragonmeet.co.uk/first-sunday

[soulmuppet]

Heading to Dragonmeet this year?

Come join us on the Sunday for MuppetMeet!

This all day event features a full program of folks and panels from a diverse cross-section of the industry.

This event is FREE and open to anyone who would find it interesting!

Panels

10:00 Networking

11:00 How To Be Good At Conventions

with Mol Joule (they/them) from SoulMuppet, Josh (he/they) from Hive Mind, and Rori Montford (she/her)

Conventions are an exciting, often overwhelming and incredibly chaotic part of the TTRPG scene in the UK and abroad. SoulMuppet’s head of marketing Mol Joule, Josh from Hive Mind and Rori Montford have the inside track on how to succeed at conventions, how to arrange your stands, and how to pitch your products to punters.

12:00 Actual Play vs actual play

with Edward Spence (he/him) moderating, Liv Kennedy (she/her) from 3 Black Halflings, JC Darcy (they/them) from Euphoria APs, and Drakoniques (he/him)

As Actual Play becomes increasingly prevalent in the TTRPG industry – and as its parameters become ever more experimental – join award-nominated producer Drakoniques (Beyond the Brook), EUphoria’s JC Darcy, and Liv Kennedy (co-creator of the award-winning 3 Black Halflings) in a discussion moderated by award-nominated Game Master Edward Spence, as they explore: does this medium present a true experience of tabletop gameplay? And is that its purpose?

13:00 Break for Lunch

14:00 Brick and Mortar: RPG Retailing in the UK

with Tom Mecredy (he/him), eCommerce Manager at SoulMuppet moderating, Casper from Orc’s Nest, James (he/him) from Leisure Games

Are you a creator looking to build a more sustainable business or get more eyes on your product? SoulMuppet’s eCommerce manager Tom sits down with Casper from the Orc’s Nest and James from Leisure Games to talk about the physical retail side of the TTRPG industry.

15:00 Networking

Speakers

10:00 – Networking

11:00 Building Diverse Spaces and Creative Teams   with Taylor Navarro (she/her)

From conventions to conspirators, Taylor Navarro (founder of the UK TIN Creatives of Colour space and co-founder of Dragonmeet’s POC Lounge) breaks down how you can create safe and inclusive spaces to foster diversity and creativity in TTRPGs.

12:00 Investigating Queer Games and Queering Games with Finley Palaniki (they/he)

Join games studies academic Finley Palaniki (they/he) as we explore what queer games design is and investigate alternative design philosophies to apply to our analog games.  All while we admire the queer, marginalised creators who are leading the charge in experimental design practices and are making the indie TTRPG scene flourish!

13:00 – Lunch

14:00 – Taking Selling RPGs from Hobby to Business with Zachary Cox (they/them)

Lots of us make games for fun and profit, but how do you turn that side hustle into a full hustle? Join SoulMuppet Publishing’s Director Zachary Cox, Producer of games like Paint The Town Red, Inevitable, Orbital Blues and DIE: the RPG, to talk about the pivot points between hobbyist and professional RPG publishing.

15:00 – Networking

[theendorisit]

If anyone wants a quieter experience after Dragonmeet, Sacha’s Hotel, NQ, Manchester UK has a little festival and fayre where you can play and buy board games, TTRPG stuff and Warhammer. Also @macguffinandco are going to be there!!

Dungeons & Flagons Board Games Festival: (I’m looking forward to trying out the cyberpunk RPG!)

Geek Fayre: (must resist the urge to buy all the shiny dice!

[ofdiceandthem]

Come and say hi to Lou and Ralph if you are at DragonMeet! If you are seeing this because you already follow us, you are eligible for at least one entry in our raffle! Pop by the Podcast Zone!

[maddyisabstract]

Here's my Dragonmeet 2023 Haul!

You can find links to all the games below:

Coiled Space Training Manual by Aethercorp Games

Onira’s Slumber by Jean Verne

Stealing Your Heart by Joshua Fox

Menagerie of the Void by Eran Aviram

From Hell’s Heart I Stab At Thee by Jonathan Sims

Scribe by Frederic Walker

Apothecaria by Anna Blackwell

Tangled Blessings by Cassi Mothwin

Talking Thunder by Eleanor Hingley and Stardust & Sigil

D12 and Delve by W.H. Arthur

Overisles, and Inspirisles dice by Hatchlings Games

Thousand Year Old Vampire by Tim Hutchings

Giveaway dice and tray by DnDice, courtesy of Penance RPG, plus the adorable octopus

[merelyroleplayers]

Dragonmeet Podcast Zone logo by Soo Soo Kim

Let's start the week with our least surprising cast announcement...

@merelymatt is THE SUPPORTING CAST

Discover which characters from literature and legend Matt will play opposite the main cast – and his spin on them – in FAN FIC MISH MASH, a Merely Roleplayers live show at Dragonmeet 2023!

[merelymatt]

Meet Jason's Agent Grayson Bacon

At Dragonmeet 2022, I was in The D20 Future Show's live game of Jason Statham's Big Vacation, playing Jason's agent!

The audio from that game is now up, just in time for the Merely Roleplayers live show at Dragonmeet 2023.

Enjoy snorkelling, crab petting, Jedi training and several attempts to marry Jason Statham, all on the picturesque Isle of Fernando. 🏖

[unhingeddragon]

First experience running a game at a convention taught me a lot about how to do it next time.

[ohyouillustrate]

My set up from Dragonmeet yesterday! My second time tabling here but first time as Oh You! Thanks for all the love and support through the day, I had an amazing time and met some awesome people.

Thank you to @/sayhaydn for being a lovely tablemate as always!

[deckofmanyaces]

Under a week to go until Dragonmeet!!

Come and find us at our very own table in the Podcast Zone 💜 We can't wait to meet you!

Don't forget to head to the Pouilly Room at 12:30 to catch Chloe for some spooky Christmas fun in Theatre Macabre 🎄💀

Thanks to Naomi Clarke for the graphics and Jog Brogzin for making a glorious map

[goblincow]

Dragonmeet 23

Hell yeah I booked my spot for this. If you're going to Dragonmeet in London on the 2nd of December and you see this lemme know, say hi!

[uktabletopindustrynetwork]

Ever wondered what UK TIN does? We have a fantastic Discord with just shy of 200 members from across the UK gaming industry, regular meetups in London and Manchester, a monthly newsletter, and stalls at major UK conventions! Our stall at Dragonmeet 2023 (pictured above) had a dazzling variety of zines, gaming accessories, art, and our very own artist-in-residence Mikhail providing bespoke sketches of people's characters. We also had stalls at UKGE and MCM Comic-Con in October. Find out more at: londontin.substack.com We're currently planning our stalls at even more conventions in 2024 - looking forward to seeing you there!

[soulmuppet]

A question for the TTRPG community...

[foggyoutline]

What's this? An off-schedule edition of the Foggy Outline newsletter? Because I got some exciting news after sending the November one, which will be out of date by the time I send the December one?