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[What should be our Summersend 2022 theme?]

What should be our Summersend 2022 theme?

D&D Fantasy Roleplay

4 (23.5%)

Comic Con Bonanza

3 (17.6%)

A Night on Broadway

2 (11.8%)

One Night in Wintreath

1 (5.9%)

Movie Theatre

1 (5.9%)

Under the Sea

1 (5.9%)

Castle/Medieval Vibes

3 (17.6%)

Cracker Jack and Baseball Bats

0 (0%)

Wintreath Cinematic Universe

1 (5.9%)

Neon Tropical

1 (5.9%)

Total Members Voted: 6

Voting closed: August 04, 2022, 10:55:30 PM

Hey there folks! Yes, you read that right, we're looking into giving Summersend a shot this year, and we'd like your help!  We need a good theme this year, and we're hoping you can nominate some!

The theme we go with can affect the theme of games played, topics posted, roleplays created, that kind of stuff.  We've had a Spooky Halloween theme, a festival centered around food, nature park vibes, so no theme is too silly or too serious.

Theme nominations will go on until August 1st, and we'll move to voting immediately after.

Nominated Themes
D&D Fantasy Roleplay
Comic Con Bonanza
A Night on Broadway
One Night in Wintreath
Movie theatre
Under the Sea
Castles/Medieval vibes
Cracker Jacks and Baseball Bats
Wintreath Cinematic Universe
Neon Tropical

I said I’d carry this over so- D&D Fantasy.
I’ll also throw in A Night on Broadway and Comic Con Bonanza for the shiggles.

Okay but hear me out:

A Night on Broadway for Comic Con Bonanza: The Musical, where everyone is dressed up for D&D Fantasy Cosplay (and somewhere there's a Patrick Stewart cameo).

I'm going to nominate One Night in Wintreath, as inspired by One Night in Bangkok.

Okay but hear me out:

A Night on Broadway for Comic Con Bonanza: The Musical, where everyone is dressed up for D&D Fantasy Cosplay (and somewhere there's a Patrick Stewart cameo).

-slams the yes button- Literally, my dream. Broadway+Comic Con+Roleplaying Cosplay

Idk if this has been done yet, BUUUT
Movie theater or under the sea

I'm going to nominate One Night in Wintreath, as inspired by One Night in Bangkok.

hmmmmmmmmmm that song sounds pretty Orientalist and lowkey racist

ah yeah it was banned in Thailand for a while too

edit: that said if either of the "one night" themes win, I think that means an obligatory One Night Ultimate Werewolf must be played

Sorry if this has already been done, but castle?
Think of all the things you could do!
Jousting, archery, and other stuff. 

hmmmmmmmmmm that song sounds pretty Orientalist and lowkey racist

ah yeah it was banned in Thailand for a while too

edit: that said if either of the "one night" themes win, I think that means an obligatory One Night Ultimate Werewolf must be played

I don't think the song is trying to be Orientalist or racist.

The song was originally part of a musical called Chess. In the context of the musical, one of the characters, an American grandmaster, is preparing for a tournament in Bangkok against a Soviet grandmaster. The group that sings the chorus praises Bangkok and its atmosphere, seeming to urge the player to take time to enjoy it ("It's a drag / It's a bore / It's really such a pity to be looking at the board, not looking at the city"). But the player is jaded to wherever he's at, considering it to be just another in a long line of tournament venues ("It's Iceland, or the Philippines, or Hastings, or...or this place!", "You seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town...") and rather arrogantly puts it down while expressing that he wants to focus on the game instead ("This grips me more than a muddy old river or reclining Buddha").

My understanding is that the song was banned in Thailand over those lines, which come from a haughty character in a musical rather from any kind of racism. The single by itself doesn't entirely make that clear though.

Unrelated but interestingly enough, the music for the play, including this song, was written by two members of ABBA.

The Op has been updated to add in the new suggestions.

I had a couple more ideas… 

The sporty theme of Cracker Jacks and Baseball Bats and the Marvel inspired Wintreath Cinematic Universe. 

How about a neon tropical theme?

Voting has begun!

Looks like our winning D&D Fantasy Roleplay avatar theme extends to Summersend as well!