ToDo: 'Dungeons & Dragons (With Girls!)' in Brooklyn, Friday, May 9th, 7PM
826NYC has told Boing Boing Gadgets that they'll be hosting "Dungeons & Dragons (With Girls!)," a fund-raising benefit for the program, which runs its own tutoring program for local kids. They're just up 5th Avenue from me so I'l definitely be there, but the question remains: should I roll a character and actually play?
Dungeons and Dragons© (With Girls!) is a new benefit for the students of 826NYC. On May 9th, boys and girls alike will have the opportunity to send their heroic alter-egos into an uncharted dungeon in search of a lost crown. The characters you create will be pitted against monsters, traps and each other in a contest to be the king (or queen) of an ancient fictitious kingdom (or queendom)."Pepsi and Doritos will be provided," they say.To join the game, all you need to do is follow the links below (girls to the left, boys to the right) to create your character, then start raising money to buy magic spells, weapons and items, to ensure that your dwarf, warrior, wizard, or thief comes home with the prize. And all the money you and your character raise will go to support the free writing programs at 826NYC.
Event page [826nyc.org]
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I think it's awesome you're promoting your local 826. Jon and I both support the local Greenwood Space Travel Supply Company (826 Seattle) and their local events. They're a great organization. How cool is it to do something charitable, and have stupid amounts of fun?
I'm wishing we were in NY just to go to this, but that's cos I'm a D&D loving dork.
The whole "now with girls!" thing is kinda funny until you get to the part where guys have to pay $25 and girls get in free. What? Is this speed dating or something? The idea of charging people for the pleasure of raising money for you is bad marketing (just make a minimum of funds required to be raised for entrance), but dividing it along gender lines is just obnoxious.
826NYC has been using games as fundraisers for awhile now, which is totally awesome. I'm just confused about their randomly sexist admission policy.
Uh, charging people an entry fee is raising money. They're a nonprofit, and all money raised from this event — from entry fees to the sale of game items — goes right into their programming that helps kids learn to write and read. I'm a woman and I'm not offended AT ALL. I never played Dungeons and Dragons growing up, so it's nice to be specifically invited to participate. Also, it's a funny joke that plays on that fact. I volunteered there before I moved away last year, and, believe me, what 826NYC is doing is a very good thing. If they opened one in D.C., I'd absolutely be there to help tutor. — A.T.
#4: "I'm a woman and I'm not offended AT ALL"
Er, I guess it's all OK then.