D&D camp

[Eldrys]

My mom is dead set on sending me to camp this summer (apperantely I've been t lonely at homw the past two summers). My mom asked what I was interestred in and I said D&D. So now I have to spend my afternoons searching the web for a camp.

I was hoping that someone in the playground new of a camp near Olympia, Washington that is for experienced players (NOT INSTRUCTIONAL) to actually play.

[evil-frosty]

Uh i dont think those kind of camps exist, at least i never heard of them and if i had i would have gone to them. Sorry.

[Rutskarn]

Yeah, methinks there's no such thing.

[Bonecrusher Doc]

You could find some other people who are also interested in D&D, then agree to go to the same camp together and plan on playing D&D in the evenings?

I know this isn't the advice you're looking for, but I had a great time at a Boy Scout camp where, instead of taking merit badge classes, I did a program called "High Adventure." Depending on your age, you could probably join a Scout troop this summer just to go to camp with them, then quit at the end of the summer if you decide Scouts isn't your thing.

I don't really know much about other camps. I had friends who went to a Running Camp where all they did was run lots of miles every day. Not my cup of tea.

[Icewalker]

Well, closest example I know of here in Berkeley is one guy who DMs games as a job, and does weeklong summer adventures, although they're daytime, not residential, and it's in Berkeley. So, while not a possibility for you, things like this may exist around.

[Kyouhen]

Hmm... D&D camp eh? If these don't exist yet I demand to know why!

[Eldrys]

There are four or five camps in Vancuver. But my mom can't bear to be without her little baby.(:smallannoyed:)

[Mauve Shirt]

Wait, she can't bear to be without you, so she wants to send you to camp? Or are you looking for just a day camp kind of thing?

[Eldrys]

She wants a day camp. So that I'll be at camp while she's at work and I can still come home in the evening

[Dallas-Dakota]

Weird. The concept of a day camp I mean.


WANT D&D camp. It'd have to be not really for veterans only though, since I rarely play DnD and have forgotten more about it then I can remember.

[Shades of Gray]

Yeah, methinks there's no such thing.

Royal Ontario Museum has four two-week sessions every summer. One in winter, and one in march.

They do exist.

[Eldrys]

Darn Canda, why can't America have awesome camps :smallfrown:

[Crispy Dave]

this gives me an idea of a possible business idea in the future.

[ghost_warlock]

Hell, I want to go to D&D camp and I'm 30!

[Kroy]

Actually a good friend of mine used to go/help run a D&D camp. Of course that was in Oakland, but still.

[Krytha]

Darn Canda, why can't America have awesome camps :smallfrown:

Because it's not awesome. Maybe you can find a magic camp and then convince them to play D+D there. They often move in the same circles. At least, they do at the magic camps here..

[The_JJ]

Heh, there's always LARP indoctrination. I see them around sometimes, tiny little kids running around and hitting each other with foam swords.

Atleast they get outside.

[Em Blackleaf]

That sounds like me as a kid. Heh. Except, we all had laser guns and made up science fiction-y space games. We used my dad's van as a spaceship.

Back to the topic, I went AstroCamp (a week of nonstop physical demanding physics? I'm there?) last year, and I read something about the summer camp they did, which offered DnD lessons. I looked at that, and looked back at the camp counselors, and realized just why they all reminded me of Krimm. :smalltongue:

[Haven]

Get some friends together, go over to one of their houses while your mom's at work, play D&D with them, and get your mom to give you whatever money she was budgeting for a summer camp.

Photoshop together a flyer and maybe set up a whole "masquerade (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Masquerade)". Go to 4chan's /tg/ board and ask for their help maintaining it.

At the end of the summer, explain that while you weren't really at camp the whole time, at least you were exercising your brain a LOT. Tell her this while the rest of the group you got together sings an a capella version of "Never Gonna Give You Up," as a barbershop quartet.

Sentences in this post arranged in ascending order of unhelpfulness/hilarity-ensues-ness. Except for asking /tg/ this question, that might actually yield some results.

[Pocketa]

My mom is dead set on sending me to camp this summer (apperantely I've been t lonely at homw the past two summers). My mom asked what I was interestred in and I said D&D. So now I have to spend my afternoons searching the web for a camp.

I was hoping that someone in the playground new of a camp near Olympia, Washington that is for experienced players (NOT INSTRUCTIONAL) to actually play.

I would say "Go to Sword Knight Boot Camp!" because I have some friends that went (but they're all adults) that loved it, but a.) it's too far for you b.) I doubt you're an Amtgard knight (because they're rare).

[Canadian]

I used to go to D&D camp every summer in Toronto. It was hosted under a program called Saturday Morning Courses held by the Toronto Board Of Education.

The sessions were every Saturday in the summer at the high school at Castle Frank subway station. It was incredibly popular. Our camps were usually about 80 to 100 people per session. Instead of Saturday morning cartoon we'd be gaming well into the afternoon.

Our sessions were in the cafeteria that has an amazing view of the don river valley. Best summers ever.

[Poison_Fish]

While not in your area, nor D&D, all this mention of Oakland and Berkeley, and no mention of Abantey? (http://www.roleplay-workshop.com/index.html)

It's a school year/summer program that's been going on for 20 years now. Quite a good game system and very fun.

[Traker]

I've heard of them, but never been to one.

[RTGoodman]

She wants a day camp. So that I'll be at camp while she's at work and I can still come home in the evening

You know, it's no "camp," but why not just look for a local gaming store and see about hanging out there during the days (assuming they're open the correct hours). You won't even have to pay for it! (And take your mom there first and introduce her to the owners, show her it's a safe, friendly location, and all that.)

Also, I don't know anything about Washington state geography, but, I mean, you're probably not THAT far from WotC headquarters in Renton, right? You could just show up there with some dice and see if they'll take you? :smalltongue:

[Pocketa]

I'm going to try and make a point.

You love Dungeons and Dragons.

Don't play it at a summer camp.


Here's my POV!



It's summer.

The weather is nice (at least it hopefully is in your area).

There's no school.

Do something you either love a lot that isn't Dungeons and Dragons, hopefully a summer sport (swimming, kayaking, whatever) but if not, something that gets you outdoors.

Because soon, it'll be the next school year, and you'll be stuck indoors all day, and it'll be too cold to go out, and the weather will be terrible, and you'll be able to play Dungeons and Dragons in those months.

If you really don't like sports, maybe you can find something else you like: pottery, cross stitching, whatever it is. If you don't like the outdoors, pick something that's indoors, such as a theatre camp or something.

Basically, don't pigeonhole yourself. You won't be able to go to Kamp Kayak or take swimming lessons without looking ridiculous as an adult. So do it now. Take a chance. Try something new.

[SDF]

I so want to start a full summer DnD camp now! I could probably think of at least two weeks worth of activities off the top of my head.

I volunteer at a camp for kids with type 1 diabetes every summer, and it is one of the most fun times I have all year. I also help with their ski camp in February. There are three different week long camps during various parts of the summer depending on the age group. I am a fan of summer camps they are fun.

[Flickerdart]

Royal Ontario Museum has four two-week sessions every summer. One in winter, and one in march.

They do exist.
Wait, what. Explain yourself, good sir! I've never seen anything indicating the ROM was awesome enough to do this sort of thing.

[THAC0]

You won't be able to go to Kamp Kayak or take swimming lessons without looking ridiculous as an adult.

I beg to differ. There are plenty of these types of classes geared for adults, and no they do not look ridiculous.

However, it will be HARDER to learn these things as an adult because of the time issue. Paying the bills sucks up a lot of time.

[Shades of Gray]

Wait, what. Explain yourself, good sir! I've never seen anything indicating the ROM was awesome enough to do this sort of thing.

ROM summer club. Every summer. I go. For DnD camp. During the summer.

You also learn about the stuff behind it, medieval times, old weaponry, etc.

But I go for the DnD :smalltongue:

Alas, with the advent of my most recent birthday, I am too old to play, too young to volunteer.

[Dallas-Dakota]

*snip*
But I need mountains to raft.....
The closest are south-east France or south-Germany. And thats definetely too far this summer. Since I'm not going on a vacation.

....

There may be a track around here somewhere, yeah, pretty sure.
I think it'd be dang expensive though.