Gamers keeping Shabbat

[Paladin]

How much will the d20 kippahs will be, more or less? I wanna know how many I can get.
Also, I know of a few people in Miami who may be interested in these kippahs as well, so let me check.

We're trying to figure that out now. Does anyone know where we can find a kippah pattern??? That will let us know how much material we need per unit. We're thinking that it'll be around the same price as our fabric Royal, probably less - but until we get a pattern we can't tell.

Any other d20/D&D related clothing articles anyone would like to see?

 

[JacktheRabbit]

As an atheist I shall just sit here and revel in the additional free time I have to game, sleep, work, or do anything else.

 

[Jeph]

If I wanted to buy a kippah at age 14 I think my mom would of passed out and then paid for it!

Ya see, I've already got this nice one that I picked up while in Israel, and a few that are gifts from my Bar Mitzvah, and my mother isn't totally in support of this DnD thing, so a whole bunch of iffy circumstances are likely to add up to one 'no'. I'm going to ask, though. Can't hurt to try.

 

[Paladin]

The thing is, I don't. I'm only 14, as of 3 days ago, and don't have complete control over my personal funds.

Hey, I'm 29 and I don't have control over my personal funds, that's Paladinwife's domain.

 

[Quickbeam]

Highmoon:
I may or may not have a kippah come GenCon, but I look forward to seeing you (and others) there!

Paladin:
I'll look for a suitable pattern, and email it along should my search succeed. BTW, I've been looking for a yarmulke to suit me -- and this would fit the bill!!

 

[Ace]

I really don't have anything to add other than Cool Thread guys.

 

[Ravellion]

It may amuse you to note that one of the titles of respect used for these highly trained specialists, is "Rav."

Hah! Well, that's entirely coincedental, I assure you!

 

[Corey]

To my knowledge, I'm the only Muslim gamer on this board.

I gamed during Ramadan, I just broke off play to end my fast and pray when the time came.

I DM a campaign at my home so when one of the five daily prayers comes in I just call a break and go pray.

I play in another campaign an hour and a half from my home. That allows me to take advantage of traveller's prayers, a nice break Muslims get if we are on a trip (a trip being simply defined as a journey longer than one you take in your daily routine or local area). Essentially, I only have to pray three times and there is more flexibility as to when I have to perform those prayers.

Corey

 

[Greybar]

Here's another bump and a cheer. In attempt to be relevant, I recently read the book "Word Freaks" which is about competition scrabble players and their world. One mentioned was an Orthodox Jew who had to have someone else arrainge the tiles and record his score. Something about an act that brings order from chaos is work and thus forbidden, so moving around tiles on the rack until they form a work is out. I'm sorry if I'm getting the ideas wrong... no offense intended of course.

and the idea of a GenCon minyan reminded me of this tale.

The scene - a North Dakota biker's gathering...

Only once was I ever afraid of any of the rally participants. He was a 6' 3", 240 lb. guy with a black beard and a beer gut poking out from under his black Harley T-shirt. At about 7:30 AM, he roughly shook a nearby camper awake and demanded, "Are you a Jew?" The sleeper said, "No," and the big guy moved to the next tent, asking the same question. By the time he got to me, I was concerned, but I nervously answered, "Yes." He said, "Great! We need a tenth for a minyan."

from Travels with Samantha by Philip Greenspun.

John

 

[Drew]

I'm a bit of an amatuer dabbler in theology and religious studies. This has been a very interesting thread. So interesting, in fact, that I really need to go back to work now rather than read these boards.

There is something very respectable about seeing someone uphold their spiritual beliefs, no matter what those beliefs are.