That's very interesting, and certainly dispels some ideas I had on the subject.

It's also a whole new direction for tabletop RPG campaigns; build up something so that it seems mysterious and strange and have the PCs chase this mystery...and then reveal it as something utterly mundane, so that everything they accomplished was truly their own. It would be a good way to handle a historical but not magical game.

I like zombies!

thanks for the ping

I CHOOSE PIRATES

Congrats on your thesis! I choose Zombies!

Pirates all the way.

Oh man, this is a tough one. I think I'm going to have to go Zombies though.

Pirate please!

Thanks for the ping,

BRAAAAINSSSS!!!! Zombie please!

Congrats on the thesis!! :D

Arr, thissem be a problem fer me since I be both pirate and undead... But, seein' as I be a pirate first and foremost, (and ah, that treasure be a might shinier than the odder,) it'd be mutiny not to choose to sail wit me Pirate Crew. So sign me up for the pirates lass! May we drive back those scurvy undead dogs back t' Davey Jones' Locker! ARR!

Ooh congratz. I'll go with Zombies please.

I choose zombies pretty please

Congratulations on the completion of your massive life assignment (I almost wanted to say "finally getting done!") That is amazing for you!

Side note: I choose Pirate....yar!

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Congrats on finishing your PhD thesis! I would like to choose zombies.

- Thanks for the ping.

pirates

Congratulations on your huge achievement! ❤ Being both pirate and zombie (and needing most of both sets), this is a hell of a decision. Gah! Okay, please enter me with the... zombies.

I'd love to enter!

Pirates please!

Pirates for me please and congrats on the thesis! :D

Congratulations on completing your thesis! The topic sounds very interesting. I'd like to be a pirate, please.

Thanks for the ping.

I was gone for two days and I came back to a ton of pings from friends to this giveaway. I'm gonna select pirate items!

pinging Everybody else I can think of pinged me to this thread!

Awesome idea! I pick zombies please - thank you!