D&D players raise millions in real-life campaign against ‘corporate elite’

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked report, D&D players raise millions in real-life campaign against ‘corporate elite’, Brennan Lee Mulligan’s Dungeons and Dragons push is part of a wider trend using tabletop games for political action Just before their election day, six Los Angeles city council candidates stood on stage at Hollywood’s Fonda Theatre. But they weren’t there for a debate or a black-tie gala. They were there to play Dungeons and Dragons. Comedian Brennan Lee Mulligan guided the politicians through a short D&D campaign to defeat corporate villains and an evil dragon. Hundreds of enthusiastic fans in the crowd pledged additional donations up to $150 each to give the candidates what is called an “auto crit” for maximum damage to the dragon. Continue reading…

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