Like in many modern crafting games you begin with nothing but a flimsy weapon and the
chainmail on your back, but as you take on monster - hunting quests you harvest materials from your prey and the environments they live in, use them to build stronger gear, and then use them to take on stronger monsters to get
even more gear.
But
even with all that awesomeness, the highlight of my conference was on the last night when my writing bestie, Angela Quarles, won the RITA award for Paranormal Romance for her time - travel romance, Must Love
Chainmail.