NCsoft and Cryptic Studios are pleased to be taking City of Heroes on the road to one of the oldest and largest gaming conventions in the world Origins International Game Expo 2005!
The show runs from Thursday, June 30 to Sunday, July 3 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, in downtown Columbus, OH. Cryptic Studios Creative Director and an Origins Guest of Honor, Jack "Statesman" Emmert, will be on hand to give a sneak preview and run Play with a Creator game sessions of our upcoming City of Heroes tabletop RPG from Eden Studios. Also included in the four-day event will be various panels, discussions, game sessions, exhibitors and much more.
Schedule:
Thursday, June 30
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Superhero Campaigns: The Villainous Mystique
Game Designers will be discussing the challenges of creating a campaign based on roleplaying villains, rather than heroes.
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Play with a Creator
City of Heroes RPG game session with Jack Emmert
Friday, July 1
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Play with a Creator
City of Heroes Live from Origins LAN Event, featuring Jack Emmert as Statesman
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Superhero Campaigns: Grand Cosmic Adventure vs. Gritty Street-Level Justice
This panel will discuss the differences between these very different superhero campaigns and ways to successfully implement each.
7:00-11:00 p.m.
Play with a Creator
City of Heroes RPG game session with Jack Emmert
Saturday, July 2
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Just Cause: Superheroes and Social Relevance
This panel will discuss the use of superhero comics to shed light on social issues, the impact of these efforts, and where to draw the line between editorial content and entertainment.
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Play with a Creator
City of Heroes Live from Origins LAN Event, featuring Jack Emmert as Statesman
Sunday, July 3
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Superhero Campaigns: The Just Us League, or Having Fun with Ineptitude
From the Legion of Substitute Heroes, through several incarnations of the Justice League and beyond, slightly silly heroes are fun to read about and fun to play. This panel will seriously discuss the lighter side of heroic RPGs. Can anyone say Ambush Bug?
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Guest of Honor Presentation, featuring a moderated Q&A, a forum for honorees to talk about their interests, and an opportunity to field questions from the audience.
What is Origins?
From the Origins web site: Origins International Game Expo is one of the largest and longest-running game conventions in the world. Started in 1975, the show celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2004, and it continues to grow in both size and importance. Players of any kind of game will find a place at our game tables. Manufacturers and publishers come to Origins to show their best and newest wares. Tournament organizers host their finals and championships at Origins. Most importantly, the finest players in the world come to Origins to compete and to share their love of games with a fellowship of players the likes of which they simply won't find anywhere else.
For complete show times and more information about Origins 2005, please visit the Origins 2005 Official site .
NCsoft and Cryptic Studios are pleased to be taking City of Heroes on the road to one of the oldest and largest gaming conventions in the world Origins International Game Expo 2005!
The show runs from Thursday, June 30 to Sunday, July 3 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, in downtown Columbus, OH. Cryptic Studios Creative Director and an Origins Guest of Honor, Jack "Statesman" Emmert, will be on hand to give a sneak preview and run Play with a Creator game sessions of our upcoming City of Heroes tabletop RPG from Eden Studios. Also included in the four-day event will be various panels, discussions, game sessions, exhibitors and much more.
Schedule:
Thursday, June 30
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Superhero Campaigns: The Villainous Mystique
Game Designers will be discussing the challenges of creating a campaign based on roleplaying villains, rather than heroes.
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Play with a Creator
City of Heroes RPG game session with Jack Emmert
Friday, July 1
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Play with a Creator
City of Heroes Live from Origins LAN Event, featuring Jack Emmert as Statesman
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Superhero Campaigns: Grand Cosmic Adventure vs. Gritty Street-Level Justice
This panel will discuss the differences between these very different superhero campaigns and ways to successfully implement each.
7:00-11:00 p.m.
Play with a Creator
City of Heroes RPG game session with Jack Emmert
Saturday, July 2
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Just Cause: Superheroes and Social Relevance
This panel will discuss the use of superhero comics to shed light on social issues, the impact of these efforts, and where to draw the line between editorial content and entertainment.
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Play with a Creator
City of Heroes Live from Origins LAN Event, featuring Jack Emmert as Statesman
Sunday, July 3
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Superhero Campaigns: The Just Us League, or Having Fun with Ineptitude
From the Legion of Substitute Heroes, through several incarnations of the Justice League and beyond, slightly silly heroes are fun to read about and fun to play. This panel will seriously discuss the lighter side of heroic RPGs. Can anyone say Ambush Bug?
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Guest of Honor Presentation, featuring a moderated Q&A, a forum for honorees to talk about their interests, and an opportunity to field questions from the audience.
What is Origins?
From the Origins web site: Origins International Game Expo is one of the largest and longest-running game conventions in the world. Started in 1975, the show celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2004, and it continues to grow in both size and importance. Players of any kind of game will find a place at our game tables. Manufacturers and publishers come to Origins to show their best and newest wares. Tournament organizers host their finals and championships at Origins. Most importantly, the finest players in the world come to Origins to compete and to share their love of games with a fellowship of players the likes of which they simply won't find anywhere else.
For complete show times and more information about Origins 2005, please visit the Origins 2005 Official site .
We hope to see you there!