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<blockquote data-quote="Tav_Behemoth" data-source="post: 5161012" data-attributes="member: 18017">Here's the item description I put into the auction catalog:Item Name:&nbsp; &nbsp; Dungeons and Dragons PartyEstimated Value $:&nbsp; &nbsp; 200Item Description:&nbsp; &nbsp; Enjoy an afternoon or evening of Dungeons and Dragons with experienced Dungeon Master, published D&amp;D writer, and Hunter dad Tavis Allison! Play the modern version of this popular role playing game, or take a nostalgia trip and experience how it was in the days when Hunter fielded its own competitive D&amp;D tournament team. This event will be fun for up to eight adults, kids (generally age 10+), or a mix of both. Tavis will contribute the essentials (dice, pencils, graph paper, and snacks), you’ll provide the time and place, and fun will be had by all.I encourage others to do something similar if you've got a school / work / organizational auction. I'd been thinking about it for a long time, but it was seeing that Tony had actually done it that gave me the confidence; I hope to pass it on!We talk sometimes about ways to reach new gamers and do outreach and I think this is a good one because:- it establishes that a good D&amp;D game is something that people value- you get to meet and play with the winning bidders, who are likely inexperienced and/or lapsed and thus present a good opportunity to show them how to progress further into RPGing- you and D&amp;D get exposure from everyone who reads the catalog and might say &quot;gee, I remember that&quot; or &quot;huh, that sounds interesting&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tav_Behemoth, post: 5161012, member: 18017"] Here's the item description I put into the auction catalog: [B]Item Name[/B]: Dungeons and Dragons Party [B]Estimated Value[/B] $: 200 I[B]tem Description[/B]: Enjoy an afternoon or evening of Dungeons and Dragons with experienced Dungeon Master, published D&D writer, and Hunter dad Tavis Allison! Play the modern version of this popular role playing game, or take a nostalgia trip and experience how it was in the days when Hunter fielded its own competitive D&D tournament team. This event will be fun for up to eight adults, kids (generally age 10+), or a mix of both. Tavis will contribute the essentials (dice, pencils, graph paper, and snacks), you’ll provide the time and place, and fun will be had by all. I encourage others to do something similar if you've got a school / work / organizational auction. I'd been thinking about it for a long time, but it was seeing that Tony had actually done it that gave me the confidence; I hope to pass it on! We talk sometimes about ways to reach new gamers and do outreach and I think this is a good one because: - it establishes that a good D&D game is something that people value - you get to meet and play with the winning bidders, who are likely inexperienced and/or lapsed and thus present a good opportunity to show them how to progress further into RPGing - you and D&D get exposure from everyone who reads the catalog and might say "gee, I remember that" or "huh, that sounds interesting" [/QUOTE]

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