[Deptheads] Maybe we should restart D&D Camp

[heather]

Thanks.  Now if I  could just learn to spell.

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On Sep 28, 2009, at 9:20 AM, Tim <Tim at StuGIII.com> wrote:

> Both good ideas...
>
> Victor B wrote:
>>
>> Those were cool.
>> I was in my last years of college at the time.
>>
>> They worked because it was early 1980's.
>> Parents dropped off the kids for a week. Aged under 18. Grouped by  
>> ages.
>> They were one-week long and you camped out in dorms.
>> It wasn't just day gaming and then go home at night.
>> It was an overall experience for the week. Sun up toil sun down.
>>
>> Same as baseball, basketball, cheerleader, band, or recreation  
>> camps except no Bill murray as a councilor (meatballs). Arts,  
>> crafts, gaming, seminars, special guests, autographs, 3 meals a  
>> day, snacks, dorm or girl/boy scout camp housing, scarey stories at  
>> night--
>> "If I roll anything but a 1 on a d20 my holy avenger vorpal sword  
>> of dragon slaying and ubber coolness makes it's saving throw and is  
>> not destroyed. I got the sowrd from thor after I beat him arm  
>> wrestling"
>> ..... long pause.....little jimmy says "well what happened?"
>> "I rolled a one"
>> ....everyone jumpss....eek....
>> As scary as it gets.
>>
>>
>> We still have gaming camps. They are just 3-4 days instead of a   
>> week long and they invite all ages. Gaming conventions. Gaming,  
>> paint and take, role playing, larps, ccgs and miniatures, guests  
>> and seminars, computer gaming, social electronic gaming (rock  
>> band), and board games. Campers got older and the gaming got much  
>> much bigger.
>>
>> Great posting heather!
>> A camp to work on the same lines as the past would have to be rock  
>> band. Get a musician guest or 2, stage set up like we had at  
>> sheraton, special effects  & lighting, skins and other exclusives,  
>> have indivisual and group costume contests, seminars and noob help,  
>> awards including "newcomer", etc. Food breaks and downtime.
>> Basicaslly a Rock Band boot camp.
>>
>>
>>
>> V
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>> --- On Mon, 9/28/09, Tim <Tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Tim <Tim at stugiii.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Maybe we should restart D&D Camp
>> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
>> Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 10:51 AM
>>
>> Interesting idea, but it would require a lot of staff support using  
>> a 'camp' format.  Not that this is a bad thing.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> Heather wrote:
>>>
>>>  Where you there?   (D&D Camp)
>>>
>>> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/27/dd-camp-circa-1982.html
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>>> Heather
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