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"Despite having watched people play
Dungeons & Dragons online, Kat Hennan
didn’t have the opportunity to join a campaign of the popular tabletop
roleplaying game.
“None of my friends and family play,” she said, adding that she had resigned
herself to just watching others play on the streaming platform Dropout.
But last spring, Hennan happened upon a flyer for Dragons, Dungeons and Drink,
a community of D&D players who meet up a few times a month at bars and
breweries in the Twin Cities to play the game. She realized this was her chance
to finally check out the game in real life — and to join an adventuring party
in pursuit of light and justice.
Hennan said having a sense of community has always mattered, but “especially
right now.”
Founded in 2023, Dragons, Dungeons and Drinks — or DD&D — hosts several events
each month. Some are designed for people who want to learn how the game is
played. At events, attendees are assigned to different tables, each led by a
game master who guides players through the adventure.
“I think that there's something to be said about being around people in third
spaces where you can just go and be yourself,” said Renee Devereux, one of the
co-founders of DD&D.
Due to the recent ICE operations in Minnesota, however, the group has also
begun offering mutual aid support to its members.
“The reason that it became important to take action now is because it really
felt impossible not to,” Devereux said, adding that some players have been
afraid to attend events — or even leave their house.
“Because of the recent events in Minneapolis, our community has really, in some
ways, been traumatized.”
The community, which Devereux estimates is around 2,500 people, has stepped up.
They’ve organized a “Know Your Rights” workshop for those in the community, as
well as accompanied immigrants to appointments and coordinated food donations
to those in need.
“I didn't know how to help the community. I didn't know how to help as a
citizen,” said Marcus Sheeler, another co-founder of DD&D. What he does know
how to do, though, is barbecue. After suggesting that he cook for families
affected by ICE operations, the DD&D community encouraged him."
Via Brad Koehn and Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
