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Vovone · 03-05-2011, 17:05

I noticed on the 2011 CTYI Student Information Booklet, there was a mention of "Role Playing Game Books (Or other items associated with role playing games)" by which I presume they mean d20s and D&D manuals.

Does anyone know the story behind why this rule exists? Has it always been there or did it spring from some incident?

**Raphael** · 03-05-2011, 18:35

What I was told back in my time (01-05) was that it stemmed from an early year, when a bunch of guys had brought DnD stuff and spent large amounts of time in one of their rooms playing it, in lieu of other, scheduled, activities.

This may not be true.

Quest · 05-05-2011, 18:56

That'd be my guess too - those role-playing games are all-absorbing, which would kind of defeat a huge amount of the purpose the CTYI summer programmes.

In fact IMO - the greatest benefit from going is the social aspect!

Vovone · 05-05-2011, 22:26

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Originally Posted by Quest

That'd be my guess too - those role-playing games are all-absorbing, which would kind of defeat a huge amount of the purpose the CTYI summer programmes.

In fact IMO - the greatest benefit from going is the social aspect!

Strange really, considering (no offence, I'm one of them too) the people I've been to CTYI with are some of the most socially inept I've met (save myself).

Quest · 05-05-2011, 23:24

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Originally Posted by Vovone

Strange really, considering (no offence, I'm one of them too) the people I've been to CTYI with are some of the most socially inept I've met (save myself).

lol - good to hear that you are the exception that proves the rule...

All I can speak from is my own limited experience - and what I found is that I sent a nervous, lacking in confidence child in at the start of the three weeks and got a happy, confident, disco-going child back at the other end.

And TBH I wasn't very impressed with the 'social eptitude' of some of the kids I've come across in your standard group of secondary school kids...

Vovone · 06-05-2011, 19:34

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Originally Posted by Quest

lol - good to hear that you are the exception that proves the rule...

All I can speak from is my own limited experience - and what I found is that I sent a nervous, lacking in confidence child in at the start of the three weeks and got a happy, confident, disco-going child back at the other end.

And TBH I wasn't very impressed with the 'social eptitude' of some of the kids I've come across in your standard group of secondary school kids...

It seems to be pretty much a rule as far as I can see. I took a "normal" friend to a gathering of ctyiesque people once (I won't go into detail) but anyway he was quite taken back by the number of people as strange as I am he found there =P.

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Vovone Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 4 Adverts \| Friends	Role play games and CTYI I noticed on the 2011 CTYI Student Information Booklet, there was a mention of "Role Playing Game Books (Or other items associated with role playing games)" by which I presume they mean d20s and D&D manuals. Does anyone know the story behind why this rule exists? Has it always been there or did it spring from some incident?

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Raphael Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: UCD Posts: 7,813 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Massively Multiplayer, Roleplaying, UCD	What I was told back in my time (01-05) was that it stemmed from an early year, when a bunch of guys had brought DnD stuff and spent large amounts of time in one of their rooms playing it, in lieu of other, scheduled, activities. This may not be true.

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Quest Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 45 Adverts \| Friends	That'd be my guess too - those role-playing games are all-absorbing, which would kind of defeat a huge amount of the purpose the CTYI summer programmes. In fact IMO - the greatest benefit from going is the social aspect!