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''TomorrowThe unreality of games gives notice that reality is not yet real. Unconsciously, they rehearse the right life.'' - Theodor W. Adorno WARP (the Williams Association of Role-Players) is a club dedicated to roleplaying and similar [[Odd quad | Odd Quad]]-type activities. The club is noted for its laissez-faire organization; traditionally WARP only held one meeting, at the beginning of the year, and thereafter organized through its [[listserver]] in smaller groups. (If it sounds fragmented and chaotic, that's because it is.) Although roleplaying is a primary focus of WARP, it has historically coordinated a variety of related activities. Among them are [[bopswording]], Laser Tag, board games, and card games. In the 2008-2009 year, WARP held free timemovie showings in Paresky on the weekends. Historically, todayWARP has organized outings to conventions including [[NonCon]] (circa 2008) and PAX East (in 2015 and 2016). WARP also runs [[Humans vs. Zombies]] during the fall semester and [[KAOS]] during Winter Study.''
== '''Early History''' ==
WARP was officially founded in 1989 by Chris Aylott '91 and Toby Elliott '92, but in some sense began in the fall of 1987 when [https://sites.williams.edu/jcruz/| Joe Cruz] '91 (now Professor of Philosophy at the Williams Association College) started an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons campaign, virtually all of Role-Players) is a club dedicated to roleplaying and similar whose members lived in [[Odd quad | Odd Quad]]-type activities. The club is noted for its laissez-faire organization; traditionally WARP only holds one meeting, at the beginning and whose viewings of Star Trek (the year, original series) and thereafter organizes through its [[listserver]] Twilight Zone in smaller groups. (If it sounds fragmented and chaotic, that's because it is.) Although roleplaying is a primary focus of WARP, it coordinates a variety of similar activities. Among them are the [[bopswordingProspect House]], Laser Tag, board games, card games, and whatever else comes to mind. Starting in the 2008TV room would regularly attract an after-2009 year, WARP has also held free movie showings in Paresky on the weekends and organized outings to conventions like [[NonConDriscoll]]. Unfortunately, this also ended in the 2008-2009 academic year with the onset dinner audience of the Dark Ages of WARP12-20 students.
== '''The Dark Ages''' ==
== '''Next Generation of WARP''' ==
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In 2011 a mysterious nobody managed to recruit about 50% of the Japanese department into playing an extended campaign of Dungeons and Dragons 4E, followed by a significant number of other students. With this, WARP was reconstituted in its current incarnation, which focuses on tabletop RPGs, LARP, and nominal supervision of campus-wide live action games such as Humans vs. Zombies and the ever-popular KAOS. Movies, video games, and other forms of entertainment have generally taken a backseat to these activities, but are still carried out in a much diminished form.
== '''Vicarious Living''' ==
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The WARP [[listserver]], in addition to serving as the coordination tool of the club, also serves the valuable purpose of a spam conduit, down which people send links to strange news articles, online games, and other [[procrastinating|procrastination]] aids. The listserver is also a good place to settle important fantasy-battle questions, like "who would win in a fight: a cave troll, or a pack of velociraptors?" Finally, the WARP listserver is an excellent place to observe WARP crust in action, since many WARP members never leave the listserver even after graduation.
Unfortunately communication on the Listserv has fallen off dramatically because new generations of WARPies tend to just use email. Probably should let the alumni know we're still alive, huh.
== '''Organization''' ==
* [[Connor Swan]] ('18) (Grand Vizier of the Wizards)
* [[Leigh Davidson]] ('18) (Chieftain of the Barbarians)
* [[Kiri Peirce]] ('19.520) (Champion of the Paladins)
* [[Julia Goldman]] ('18) (Fili of the Bards/Historian)
* [[Adly Templeton]] ('20) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)
* [[Balint Szollosi]] ('21) (Regional Manager)
* [[Kiri Peirce]] ('19.520) (Executive Assistant to the Regional Manager/Historian)
* [[Christopher Chung]] ('22)? (Terraformer)
* [[Ronan Howlett]] ('21)? (Administrative Director)
* [[Christian Lockwood]] ('20) (Member-at-Large?)
