Professor Amanda Hamon
Pronouns: SHe/HER/HERS
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Bio
Amanda Hamon is a Senior Designer working on Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast. An award-winning tabletop game designer, developer, writer, and editor, her work has appeared in dozens of releases from numerous publishers, including Wizards of the Coast, Paizo, and Kobold Press. She is the former Editorial Director for Kobold Press as well as the former managing developer and a co-creator of the Starfinder RPG by Paizo. Amanda is absolutely not three opossums in a trench coat, though you can find her making screeching noises on Twitter at @amandahamon.
Course: Campaign Building
This course provides Dungeon Masters with a comprehensive framework for designing and managing memorable and exciting long-form Dungeons & Dragons Campaigns. Emphasizing narrative structure, the course focuses on four key pillars: meta-narrative construction, faction and NPC development, campaign pacing, and the integration of player agency. DMs will learn to craft compelling long-term story arcs, maintain narrative consistency across sessions, and create dynamic factions and NPCs that evolve in response to player choices. Practical tools and guided workshops help DMs structure campaigns that are emotionally engaging, narratively coherent, and responsive to emergent gameplay. Rooted in the tradition of narrative-driven storytelling, this course equips participants to design enduring Campaigns that honor the legacy of immersive roleplay while fostering creative innovation.
Taught with Kelly Lynne D’Angelo.
