As I write this, the Worldbuilders Fundraiser has raised more than a quarter million dollars in its first three days. Specifically, we’re at $283,000 dollars. Which I have to say, is pretty awesome.
(If you don’t know what I’m talking about, wander over there and have a little look around. The upshot is if you donate to our fundraiser, you get to make the world a better place while having the chance to win a bunch of awesome prizes at the same time. More on that below…)
As I write this, I’m also out in Philadelphia so that I can do some charity rabble-rousing here at PAX Unplugged. And it have to tell you, It feels wild to me to be anywhere but glued to my desk, calling people, having meetings, orchestrating donations, doing livestreams to promote the charity, and refreshing the fundraiser home page like a rat pressing a feeder bar in a psych 101 textbook.
We always have wonderful partners that help us during the fundraiser, and you can visit some of them if you happen to be at Unplugged with me!
First and foremost, we have Brotherwise Games. We’ve worded together several times over the years. Perhaps you know about the Kingkiller Hero Pack they made for their game Boss Monster.
More recently, I got on board when they created Call to Adventure, a storytelling game I absolutely adore. And now that The Name of the Wind Expansion has been released I’m going to be playing it live on stage on Friday. And because they’re awesome people, they’ve started their own fundraiser page for the charity, which has some great stuff on it, including this Worldbuilders-exclusive card.
Another friend of the charity is the fabulous Wyrmwood, which makes the sexiest gaming tables I have ever seen. They’ve come through for us again, and every $10 bucks you donate to the fundraiser gets you a chance to win an amazing Black Walnut Prophecy gaming table.
If you haven’t seen one yet, and you’re here at PAX, you should stop by their booth and drool a little, just please don’t drool onto the table.
(this could be you)
Last but not least, have our awesome collaborations with the D&D community that we debuted at Unplugged last year, and we’re happy to be giving away more of those this year! In fact, donations made to these three teams will during Unplugged will go into special prize drawings that we’ll do on Monday for fabulous bonus prizes! Of course, all of those donations also enter you into the overall lottery as well.
If you’re looking for me, here’s where I’ll be:
Friday, December 6th
- 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Acquisitions Inc Signing
- 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Patrick Rothfuss and Friends play Call To Adventure at the Main Theater
Saturday, December 7th
- 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Signing at Brotherwise, Booth 3037
- 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – Signing at Table Titans, Booth 3701
- 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Signing at Brotherwise, Booth 3037
- 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm – Acq Inc at the Main Theater
Sunday, December 8th
- 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Signing at Table Titans, Booth 3701
Hope to see a bunch of you there.
pat