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Gaming Week at Chemnitz University Library - we start with Pen & Paper!
"The Shire is burning. So Mordor it is." Eddie Munson, Stranger Things
Become part of your own Hellfire Club and play a guided Dungeons & Dragons campaign on 18th and 25th November 2024 at Chemnitz University Library!
A bachelor student of the HTWK Leipzig has developed various pen & paper fantasy role-playing games to test how something like this can work in an academic library. They are a group of heroes with different skills, travelling through the land, fighting enemies and finding treasures. Don't worry, even if you've never done this before, you're guaranteed to have fun!
In addition to classic D&D, there is also the ‘Call of Cthulhu’ and the ‘Mouse Knights’.
Further information and registration for 18th and 25th November 2024 can be found on the corresponding pages for the individual events.
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