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Slur Your Role #150 Celebration
Hey ghosts and ghouls, on October 13 we will gather for the 150th meeting of Slur Your Role! For the last decade, Louisville’s nerd community has gathered on Sunday nights at Kaiju for RPGs, drinks, and amazing community. For our 150th event we are going all out with six different game tables, a raffle for amazing prizes, and a costume contest.
Tickets are on sale now so grab a seat for your preferred session. Here’s the lineup (click the link for more details including a description of the adventure):
Strahd Dies Tonight (D&D 5e)
Ran by Xavier Moose (He/Him) | Level: 12
The Forsaken Farmstead (D&D 5e)
Ran by Bill Henderson (He/Him) | Level: 3, Beginners Welcome
This Old Tomb (of Horrors) (D&D 5e)
Ran by Andy Jacina (He/Him) | Level: 11
Snake Oil Salesman (Call of Cthulhu)
Ran by Chris Tatum (He/Him) | Level: Beginners Welcome.. if you dare!
Let’s Eat Hitler (Eat the Reich)
Ran by Ryan Brown (He/Him) | Level: Beginners Welcome
Assignment #666 (Candela Obscura)
Ran by Karyssa Creager (she/her) | Level: Beginners Welcome
The Ghost in Crow’s Foot (Blades in the Dark)
Ran by Devin Deaton (He/Him) | Level: Beginners Welcome
Purchasing a game ticket also gets you one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets will be available to purchase on site. Raffle prizes include: free tickets to future events, RPG books, dice, Nerd Louisville swag and more.
Come dressed in your Halloween best! Costumes are encouraged and we will take a game break at 7:30 for a group costume contest and photo. Awards will be issued for best costume.
Louisville Give For Good
This year Nerd Louisville is participating in Give for Good Louisville, an annual day of giving hosted by the Community Foundation of Greater Louisville on Thursday, September 12. We are seeking to raise $1000 to support our youth and inclusive gaming initiatives like Young Questors and Girls Nerd Out.
Give for Good Louisville isn’t just a day for online donations; it’s a time that sparks kindness across all ages and unites communities for the greater good. Since its launch in 2014, communities across Kentucky and Southern Indiana have raised over $60 million for local organizations. The organizations that benefit from Give for Good Louisville reflect our community’s values by addressing unmet needs, creating innovative solutions, and proactively driving positive change.
Support Nerd Louisville when you shop at Kroger!
Nerd Louisville is now a participant in Kroger Community Rewards, an amazing effort by Kroger to support local non-profit organizations. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to Nerd Louisville based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s Card.
Here’s how it works:
- Create a digital account.
- Go to your settings.
- Click on rewards.
- Click on Community Rewards.
- Search for Nerd Louisville and Enroll.
- Your card is now linked to Nerd Louisville.
- When you use your Shoppers Card Nerd Louisville Kroger will send a portion to Nerd Louisville at no added cost to you.
NerdLouvia Update From The President
Dear Nerd Louisville Community,
We, the Nerd Louisville Board of Directors have made the difficult decision to not hold our annual local convention, NerdLouvia, this year. While this may come as a surprise, we want to assure you that this choice is part of an exciting shift within our organization.
We are currently rebranding and refocusing our efforts to better align with our mission of giving back to the community. As part of this new direction, we are planning more events aimed at supporting and inspiring the youth, fostering the next generation of nerds, and encouraging a love for all things nerdy.
Rest assured, this doesn’t mean we’re leaving our long-time supporters behind! We’re actively exploring fresh opportunities to host exciting events for everyone—those of you who make our community vibrant and passionate.
Thank you for your continued understanding and support as we embark on this new chapter for Nerd Louisville. Stay tuned for updates, and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!
Jonathon Myhre
President
Volunteer Appreciation
Doing what we do would be impossible without the help and support of our community and volunteers. You guys do so much by showing up to run games, support our events and sharing your creativity with our community. Which is why we are very excited to announce a new rewards program for all Nerd Louisville volunteers!
Going into effect with our 150th Slur Your Role, volunteers who donate 12 hours (3 game sessions) of their time running games or helping at one of our events will get a free ticket for one of our events (like Slur Your Role or Friday Night Gaming) or a Nerd Louisville t-shirt! All you have to do is fill out our volunteer form, come run a game or help us out, and we’ll be keeping track of volunteer hours and you’ll hear from our event committee when you qualify for a reward!
Event Updates
Young Questers
Nerd Louisville hosted the first Young Questers event held on August 17th at Otaku Manga Lounge. Kids and their parents joined three tables of Dungeons and Dragons. Kids (and a few parents) from ages 9 to 15 got to roll dice and slay monsters. At the end of the session we raffled off prizes to a few lucky winners. Stay tuned for our next Young Questors event on November 9th at Miso’s Game Room.
Friday Night Gaming
Every third Friday of the month, Nerd Louisville hosts Friday Night Gaming at Otaku Manga Lounge. Tables for Dungeons & Dragons, board games, and Magic the Gathering have been packed. Tickets are on sale the week before, and we are always interested in having community members run their own favorite RPG session – Sign Up Today.
Q3 Public Board Meeting
Nerds Assemble! Join us for the 3rd Quarter Nerd Louisville Board Meeting on Saturday, October 26, from 2-4 PM at Miso’s Game Room. Your chance to help shape our nerdy future. All are welcome!
Girls Nerd Out
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the return of Girl’s Nerd Out at Otaku Manga Lounge! It was an amazing time bringing together all the incredible women (AFAB, trans, nonbinary included!) in our community to nerd out, color, and play some board games.
We can’t wait to hear more from you about the activities you’d love to see at future events. Stay tuned for details on our next gathering—we’ll announce the date soon!
Tavern Talks
Keep your eyes out for the return of Tavern Talks, our event focused on connecting Game Masters of all experience levels a chance to connect! Come learn from each other, get information about local events and enjoy a meal at a local “tavern”! The next event will be September 29th, location TBD.
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