Magical Loopholes – the Dungeon Master’s Dilemma Magic, by its very definition, is mysterious. And yet in many fantasy tabletop games (including Dungeons & Dragons), it is defined quite clearly in the rulebook – spell duration, components, targets, spell resistance, saving rolls… Game designer gods do this for our own character safety, for every foolish apprentice and player will, WILL, …
Tabletop Warlords – Salute 2018 – Convention Survival Guide
Aaah Salute. The first con of this year, and the first time that I’ve personally gone along to it. What is it? Salute is a tabletop wargaming convention, featuring various companies selling miniatures, paints, and tabletop accessories, and/or giving live demos of the new games that they have coming up, based at Excel London. Now, before going really into …
Con-Virgin with my Inner Weirdo
For a number of years now, the concept of Comic Con has been something I have been aware of but had never invested much time into. My knowledge of it was probably because ‘geek culture’ has become more widely adopted in today’s society and also thanks to The Big Bang Theory (love it or hate it), it’s a big …
30 Lessons to My Younger Self, Part 2
RELATIONSHIPS & PEOPLE 1. If you are an introvert, embrace it. It’s okay to be an introvert. Being sensitive, quiet or soft can be a superpower, not a weakness. Embrace who you are, and accept others for who they are. Learn not to feel pressure to be like someone else. 2. Have fun. Have more fun with people who matter. …
Top Ten Tips for Volunteering at Conventions – Convention Survival Guide
Comic Con! (and other conventions). They don’t happen by magic and vast teams of volunteers are on hand to make sure they work like… erm… clockwork. Sarah Wilson, CfG Queen of Cons, shares her top ten tips for surviving comic con as a volunteer. All of us conventioneers have seen people running around cons, wearing crew shirts, helping the guests …
Leveling Up My Life – Finding Balance in 30 Minutes a Day
In this guest blog, Mary Tice, CfG Member, talks about her experiences of finding balance. Perkiness, Fogginess, Balance I like to think I’m a pretty easy going, happy person. I suffer from a chronic illness complete with fatigue, brain fog, depression and anxiety but I do my best to find the silver lining (like always having an …
Yes means Yes. No means No. – Cosplay and Consent.
Cosplay, conventions, and love. November is the Month of Love for us here in Coaching for Geeks Land. And I, as the resident Prince of Cosplay and Convention matters have been tasked to weigh in on a topic that frankly I am concerned to bringing up in 2017: consent. I am a cosplayer from an earlier generation of the craft …
How to Write a Book – Part 2 – Heather Ness
Left on a cliffhanger Like all good superhero stories. Heather’s still our friend though (one assumes) so here’s some of her awesome stuff. If you missed part 1 of this series we’ve got you covered. Podcast: Super-Psych Book: Broken Heroes: An Unofficial Guide to the Trauma and Psychology of Marvel’s Defenders Blog: Super-Psych And come and join the CfG Facebook …
My Father had a Heart Attack – Handling Anxiety – a guest blog by Jay
My father’s had a heart attack My name is Jay and I’m going to tell you a little bit about the last couple of weeks of my life. Before I do you need to know a little bit about me. I’m 22, a full time school teacher. I play quidditch. I’m a massive geek but I love sport. …