Posts by Captain Quaestor

Why are we so drawn to telling ghost stories? Leanna Renee Hieber, Gothic novelist, actress and NYC Ghost Tour Guide leads a lively discussion about the spirit world’s thrall, including a brief history of the Spiritualist movement in America and its importance to women and the suffrage movement.

Whether it’s compliments at 50 paces, courtesies at dawn, or gallantry until first blush, Compliment Duelling has settled matters of honour, averted terrible strife and resulted in a few famous engagements. Join Madame Askew and the Grand Arbiter as they teach the ancient, honourable art of compliment duelling and host a small tourney.

World-building! Whether it’s in a homebrew D&D world, book writing, or otherwise, the process can be daunting. But did you know there are some major touch points from our own world that can help make the process so much easier? Do you know how to avoid the major pitfalls of world-building, such as appropriation, or…

John Wardale I can do and/or teach people to do ropes, 4-strand “round” braids, classic (3-strand) French and (3-strand) Dutch (or inverted-French or underhand) as well as a Crown braid (technically a horizontal modified (3-strand) French braid) and other advanced ideas like 5 and 7-strand fingering techniques; as well as shapes like hearts, spirals and…

The River City Steampunk Expo is honored to welcome Maker Kristen Neathery who will be teaching a two part dice making class at “Steampunks In The Shadows” this year! The price of the class is $60 with the option of buying your dice mold for an additional $60. Class is limited to 15 seats. This…

The River City Steampunk Expo is honored to welcome Maker Kristen Neathery who will be teaching a two part dice making class at “Steampunks In The Shadows” this year! The price of the class is $60 with the option of buying your dice mold for an additional $60. Class is limited to 15 seats. This…