Big Bad Blog

Inspired by Iron GM, Big Bad GM pits four GMs against each other in a cage match that rocks the house.

In 2016, Big Bad Con officially became a 501(c)(3) charity. And we've got big plans. Not only are we offering quality games at the con each October, we are developing a community outreach program to bring games to young players all year round.

In 2011 Big Bad Con has 220 attendees. This is what they said about the con:

She just got back from the Burning Wheel room and she's still putting out the flames. What? What's this? A Burning Wheel room, where all the Burning Wheel HQ games will be run? Yes indeed!

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Hey all, rooms are now available for Big Bad Con!

This year Big Bad Con has a new mascot. Little Red. She's ready to shoot Nazis, brew potions, and roll some dice. Worry not, The Wolf hasn't left us, but he may be hiding in his cave for some time. Little Red has a gun!

The illustrious David Gabriel is bringing Carabande and a host of other games to Big Bad Con.

Improv theater teaches many skills that can make your game rock: collaboration, embracing failure, and generally feeling comfortable looking stupid. Yet, there is a divide to cross to get the gamer onto the stage. So Big Bad Con has brought the mountain to Mohammed. Come to the workshop and you're going to explore dynamic characters, collaborative scene-building, and the success/complication model as it applies to role-playing games.