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Yes that’s a pun and a dead meme. No I’m not sorry. Yes I know I’m going to jail for that. :poggers: or something. 

Anyways! You know why we’re here- I wanna keep my job as Thane of Gaming! 

Reposted for your convenience:

1) Why are you running for this position?

Because I’m the Incumbent ToG and  I was promised all of the Pickle-O’s I can eat if I manage to keep my job. I also kinda maybe enjoy hosting game nights I guess. Don’t @ me. 

2) What do you aim to accomplish as thane? As part of this, you must include at least one thing that you promise to do beyond the minimum listed duties of the position during your term. It should be measurable, so that it's black and white whether you fulfilled this mandate at the end of the term if you are elected.

- I would like to introduce at least one new game into our regular cycle.
- I would like to host another Dungeon Tournament (ideally something a little more engaging than CAH this time.)
- I would like to add at least one more member to the Dungeon Master team.
- Help host at least 1 interregional game night (Planning for this started last term with the incumbent Thane of Embassies!)
- (Stretch goal/Maybe) Have a TTRPG night on the Discord.
- (Stretch goal/Maybe) Introduce a leveling system within the DMs to encourage growth.
- (Stretch goal/Maybe) Talk to the Hearthkeepers about a newbies night on the Discord- something that uses both departments strengths (integration and team activities) to help new Wintrean’s get comfortable in our offsite community. 

2a) If you are an incumbent running for re-election, did you fulfill your mandate from the last election? If not, why didn't you?

I didn’t have a mandate from last election- I rejoined the region afterwards and, after hosting some game nights in my spare time, I was approached by Michi for the position. Honestly, when I took it, I would’ve been happy with the standard “one game night a month” that was required of me succeeding. But those of you that know me know I’m a little extra, so the fact game nights have been well received was icing on the cake! We’ve brought back Monday night CAH, had some awesome late night Jackbox Games with large turnouts, played a lot of Gartic Phone and Among Us, and I had my butt handed to me in trivia a number of times. And the best part was getting to hang out with a bunch of y’all and analyze your play styles so I can beat you next time! 

3) What qualifications or experience do you have in the area that you are running in?

Well, in terms of specifically handling gaming, this last term is my only practical experience. I’ve casually gamed about as long as I’ve been able to walk and I’ve been a DM for TTRPGs since I finally figured out how to add without counting on my fingers (shhhhh listen I was never the maths kind of nerd, I’m sorry.)

That said, I’ve played NS for years and I’ve been just about everything under the sun- founder, moderator, head of government, legislator, culture minister, integration minister, FA minister, administrator, and even human resources for a prominent NS newspaper. I know how to organize and work with a team. I know the importance of maintaining a chill, safe environment. But the most important lesson was that we should never take these things too seriously- we’re here to have fun and make friends. I have the experience to keep the gears turning and the jadedness from NSGP that keeps me grateful for fun roles like this. 

4) How do you plan to have the time to fulfill the duties of the position until the next election?

It’s summer and I am a known night-owl, homies. And I created the Dungeon Masters last term to ensure that the good times could keep rolling even when I have busy days. I thought this through. 

5) Are you currently a part of any other NationStates regional or organizational government? If so, please include those regions and positions.

Nope, just Thane of Gaming/Hearthkeeper here. Y’all caught me after a retirement stint and you haven’t managed to get rid of me yet!

First question was dropped here by Wintermoot and answered!