Between Scylla & Charybdis:RPG content design for commercial publication

More and more roleplaying games are offering open gaming licenses that allow individual designers to create content for their system. While this opportunity is wonderful, navigating the terminology and understanding what is and isn’t allowed can be a minefield. In this session, Boyd Stephenson, licensed attorney and the drivethrurpg.com bestselling author Intellectual Property in RPGs, will guide you through the legal underpinnings of copyright law, trademark law, and patent law and how they apply when publishing RPG content. At the end of the session, you will have a working layperson’s understanding of the legal concepts that underpin open gaming licenses, what content is and isn’t allowed, and when it’s time to call in an expert.

Boyd Stephenson is an attorney with experience in intellectual property matters. While he will be explaining general contours of intellectual property law in this session, Boyd Stephenson is not your attorney. Ethics guidelines from various state bar associations allow attorneys to provide general legal education to non-attorneys without forming an attorney-client relationship. As no attorney-client relationship forms from such educational offerings, participants should not expect client confidentiality or any other characteristic of the attorney-client relationship to form merely be attending the seminar.

Rebate Offer - Monster Design Contest

Game Kastle College Park is excited to host an RPG Monster Design Contest! Attendees of “Between Scylla & Charybdis” who also submit a design to the contest will receive a $5 rebate for their entry fee, in the form of a Game Kastle gift card. Contact Josi Bender at with your Eventbrite ticket and receipt of contest entry to receive your rebate. Details for the contest below:

Show off your creative side by submitting the monster of your choice to the GKCP Monster Design Contest! We want to celebrate our roleplaying community's creativity and game design skills and we are offering prizes for the first, second, and third placing entries!

Contest rules, more details, and FAQs are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D2kHbXibVljFt3oor-TnQlFFnFoj1UaQ__NFCwUCurk/edit?usp=sharing

Submit your entry by January 15, 2025 at: https://forms.gle/9p2RTy3vxV7Dbhq86

Game Kastle College Park (GKCP) is thrilled to host another year of Winter RPG Worldbuilding events in 2024! Winter RPG Worldbuilding events are hosted by (GKCP) but taught and administered by individuals who are acting with no employment relationship with the store. While GKCP makes best efforts to vet individual teachers’ proposed classes and content for content appropriateness and to ensure a quality experience, we cannot guarantee that instructors will deliver any particular product or experience. We cannot vouch for the views, methodologies, presentations, or any other part of the class experience beyond that such a class will occur at the date and time promised. Accordingly, by purchasing a ticket to this event, you agree to limit any claims for damages against GKCP related to the administration or content of the class to the price of your ticket, minus processing fees.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Game Kastle (College Park), 4748 Cherry Hill Road, College Park, United States