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stigma of playing it and being a nerd has dropped as ‘Lord of the Rings’ and Marvel became pop- ular.”
The game also has become more inclusive, Garcia added, as creatives who work on updating the game have considered cur- rent sensitivities about race and stereotypes.
“Over the summer, in light of protests and the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Tay- lor, people started looking at race representations in D&D and the ways that orcs and ‘drow’ are represented in ways that make playing the game to some inherently racist,” he said, referring to elves with dark skin often depicted as evil.
A new D&D “sourcebook” called “Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything” tackles the topic head-on, providing new rules for players who wish to diverge from the typical, high-fantasy character tropes that grant bo- nus points to abilities based on race.
Traditionally, D&D players gathered in person. In 2020, vir- tual play rose 86%, Schuh said, aided by online platforms such as Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds.
Around 11 a.m. on a recent Sunday, Cara Palmer and friends logged into Zoom from different corners of the country for their weekly D&D session.
The week before, the party had slain a horde of ogres outside the crumbling walls of a shrine.
As both a player-character and dungeon master, Palmer would set the scene for their latest encounter. Maneuvering through real-life distractions — a barking dog, a mail carri- er — she pulled up a board and drew a map in black ink for the players to see. The characters observe a belfry, she explained, and a portcullis blocking their entry.
The players debated their options. Dispatch one player’s bird to conduct reconnaissance? Have someone scale the bell tower for a better vantage point?
“I don’t think the best option is to send a bear up through the roof,” one player said, laughing, referring to another character, who had morphed into an ur- sine form.
Palmer, who plays with friends, her boyfriend and his
daughter, turned to the game for the first time in 2020, drawn by the prospect of improvising her own “Lord of the Rings”- style adventure.
For many players, she said, the characters provide the op- portunity to adopt an alter ego, or a person they would never see themselves becoming. But for her, Clara the high elf cleric, is “the ideal I wish I could be.”
“What she physically does with healing is the ideal for why I wanted to be a lawyer,” the 28-year-old said. “She reminds me that what I do with my life is helping people.”
In recent years, the game has gained wider exposure through “actual play” videos and pod- casts that show people playing through their adventures, in- cluding the web series “Critical Role.” On the stream, the play- ers gather around a large table as Matthew Mercer, their dun- geon master, presides.
Mercer, 38, chief creative of- ficer of “Critical Role,” grew up playing D&D and other role-playing games, and said they helped him to come out of his shell as “a socially awkward teenager.”
“It’s such a wonderful tool to learn about yourself, to explore facets of life and your personal- ity that otherwise you wouldn’t be comfortable doing,” he said.
On websites today, players can join an adventure with a band of strangers, or hire a dun- geon master to lead a campaign. Some games are free; others might charge as much as $25 per person. The uptick in interest is part of a broader surge in table- top role-playing games, experts say.
Mariko Green found that after moving back to California from France last year, D&D provided a way to connect with friends during lockdown.
Green belongs to three D&D groups, and one of her charac- ters is Edamame Squirrel, the Tabaxi shadow sorcerer-rogue — a curious catlike humanoid who is “not a smart build” but fills a niche within the group, she said. Edamame Squirrel means well, but can’t help but get herself in trouble.
“We honestly really do have serious discussions,” Green said. “One friend is separating from his partner because the pandemic is so difficult, another friend struggles with things that their kids are going through. I have depression that comes and goes because of the pandemic. We have been able to seriously share about stuff.”
It’s not just newcomers who have embraced D&D in quar- antine. Caity Knox and Nate Thompson have played in a
nearly four-year campaign with their friends, but in 2020 went from playing once every six or so weeks to meeting every week- end.
Knox, a fashion design- er whose character is a mat- cha-haired Druid forest gnome named Arlo Candlehall, said that playing has been “anchor- ing,” a tether to “what our so- cial life used to be like before.”
Playing together has been the married couple’s main social gathering — more fun than star- ing at tiles of faces on a Zoom screen, said Thompson, the group’s dungeon master.
“I feel like I learn new things about people I talk to every day,” he said.
Back in a fictional shrine, Palmer and her friends had defeated a pack of orcs and re- covered gold and magical loot. They debated their next move: Travel back to town? Or head up the hills to see about a nec- romancer who had been raising the dead?
The fellowship bantered, their biggest problems being a throng of zombies and the mechan- ics of towing the bell they’d stripped from the tower — but not a pandemic.
Parvini hasn’t picked up a d20 in many years, but when she does, you can find her as Lunes- ca, the elfin ranger.
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It’s such a wonderful tool to learn about yourself, to explore facets of life and your personality that other- wise you wouldn’t be com- fortable doing.”
MATTHEW MERCER CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER OF “CRITICAL ROLE”
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936-615-4336
Residential and commercial Custom built homes Spec houses Efficiency apartments Metal buildings Concrete Patios, decks, porches Retaining walls Aerobic & septic systems Architectural services Tree service: removal & pruning Debris cleanup Small or Big jobs
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Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M., {Thur- sday, July 12th, 2018}. Bids received after the due date and time will be returned un- opened. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 16, 2018 at City Hall, Suite 344. The City of Nacogdo- ches reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive in- formalities and irregu- larities
CITY OF NACOGDOCHES
Fuel Services}
T h e C i t y o f N a c o g d o c h e s i s accepting bids for the above referenced item. A complete set of Bidding and Con- tract Documents will be made available for no charge at:
City of Nacogdoches
Serving Nacogdoches & Lufkin
Residential & Commercial Cleaning
*Free Estimates
Email: [email protected]
22+ Exp. [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
LAWNCARE SERVICE
DIRTWORK / BRUSH REMOVAL
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RESIDENTAL & COMMERCIAL 14 years exp.
C&B Tree Service D
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Tree Removal & Stump Grinding Licensed & Insured
Experience with difficult take-downs Please call for Free Estimates Joe Pope 936.635.6735
Tree Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding
WILLIAMS CONTRACTING PAINT & REMODELING SPECIALISTS OF EAST TEXAS
FULLY INSURED \ CALL US AT \ FREE ESTIMATES
936.615.5873 • 903.512.1323 wi l l i amscon t rac t i ng .us
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for 3 days
for 10 days
for 20 days
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936-560-1448
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in quite Neighbor- hood New Paint, New Floors, Ap-
pliances including washer & dryer.
No Pets. Water Paid $550 mo.
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stigma of playing it and being a nerd has dropped as ‘Lord of the Rings’ and Marvel became pop- ular.”
The game also has become more inclusive, Garcia added, as creatives who work on updating the game have considered cur- rent sensitivities about race and stereotypes.
“Over the summer, in light of protests and the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Tay- lor, people started looking at race representations in D&D and the ways that orcs and ‘drow’ are represented in ways that make playing the game to some inherently racist,” he said, referring to elves with dark skin often depicted as evil.
A new D&D “sourcebook” called “Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything” tackles the topic head-on, providing new rules for players who wish to diverge from the typical, high-fantasy character tropes that grant bo- nus points to abilities based on race.
Traditionally, D&D players gathered in person. In 2020, vir- tual play rose 86%, Schuh said, aided by online platforms such as Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds.
Around 11 a.m. on a recent Sunday, Cara Palmer and friends logged into Zoom from different corners of the country for their weekly D&D session.
The week before, the party had slain a horde of ogres outside the crumbling walls of a shrine.
As both a player-character and dungeon master, Palmer would set the scene for their latest encounter. Maneuvering through real-life distractions — a barking dog, a mail carri- er — she pulled up a board and drew a map in black ink for the players to see. The characters observe a belfry, she explained, and a portcullis blocking their entry.
The players debated their options. Dispatch one player’s bird to conduct reconnaissance? Have someone scale the bell tower for a better vantage point?
“I don’t think the best option is to send a bear up through the roof,” one player said, laughing, referring to another character, who had morphed into an ur- sine form.
Palmer, who plays with friends, her boyfriend and his
daughter, turned to the game for the first time in 2020, drawn by the prospect of improvising her own “Lord of the Rings”- style adventure.
For many players, she said, the characters provide the op- portunity to adopt an alter ego, or a person they would never see themselves becoming. But for her, Clara the high elf cleric, is “the ideal I wish I could be.”
“What she physically does with healing is the ideal for why I wanted to be a lawyer,” the 28-year-old said. “She reminds me that what I do with my life is helping people.”
In recent years, the game has gained wider exposure through “actual play” videos and pod- casts that show people playing through their adventures, in- cluding the web series “Critical Role.” On the stream, the play- ers gather around a large table as Matthew Mercer, their dun- geon master, presides.
Mercer, 38, chief creative of- ficer of “Critical Role,” grew up playing D&D and other role-playing games, and said they helped him to come out of his shell as “a socially awkward teenager.”
“It’s such a wonderful tool to learn about yourself, to explore facets of life and your personal- ity that otherwise you wouldn’t be comfortable doing,” he said.
On websites today, players can join an adventure with a band of strangers, or hire a dun- geon master to lead a campaign. Some games are free; others might charge as much as $25 per person. The uptick in interest is part of a broader surge in table- top role-playing games, experts say.
Mariko Green found that after moving back to California from France last year, D&D provided a way to connect with friends during lockdown.
Green belongs to three D&D groups, and one of her charac- ters is Edamame Squirrel, the Tabaxi shadow sorcerer-rogue — a curious catlike humanoid who is “not a smart build” but fills a niche within the group, she said. Edamame Squirrel means well, but can’t help but get herself in trouble.
“We honestly really do have serious discussions,” Green said. “One friend is separating from his partner because the pandemic is so difficult, another friend struggles with things that their kids are going through. I have depression that comes and goes because of the pandemic. We have been able to seriously share about stuff.”
It’s not just newcomers who have embraced D&D in quar- antine. Caity Knox and Nate Thompson have played in a
nearly four-year campaign with their friends, but in 2020 went from playing once every six or so weeks to meeting every week- end.
Knox, a fashion design- er whose character is a mat- cha-haired Druid forest gnome named Arlo Candlehall, said that playing has been “anchor- ing,” a tether to “what our so- cial life used to be like before.”
Playing together has been the married couple’s main social gathering — more fun than star- ing at tiles of faces on a Zoom screen, said Thompson, the group’s dungeon master.
“I feel like I learn new things about people I talk to every day,” he said.
Back in a fictional shrine, Palmer and her friends had defeated a pack of orcs and re- covered gold and magical loot. They debated their next move: Travel back to town? Or head up the hills to see about a nec- romancer who had been raising the dead?
The fellowship bantered, their biggest problems being a throng of zombies and the mechan- ics of towing the bell they’d stripped from the tower — but not a pandemic.
Parvini hasn’t picked up a d20 in many years, but when she does, you can find her as Lunes- ca, the elfin ranger.
Entertainment » From 1C
It’s such a wonderful tool to learn about yourself, to explore facets of life and your personality that other- wise you wouldn’t be com- fortable doing.”
MATTHEW MERCER CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER OF “CRITICAL ROLE”
“