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[mParadox]

and none of the corrupt government officials gets to see it? Noice. Good to know that it is for a cause and it's a bargain!

 

[mr_rubino]

An interesting idea, but honestly I refuse to donate to help countries like Pakistan any more; and no it's not for a racist reason, but for practical reasons, for a $25 donation I'd be amazed if $0.25 got to the people that needed it, that's how deep the corruption is embedded in some of these countries.

Doctors without Borders work for themselves, so the money goes directly to them helping out other countries. The corrupt governments in those places don't get to see anything of it.

Read up on http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ : They were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 for their work. If there's anyone worthy of trust, it's these guys.

And how often do they pay "fees" to get into an area, get supplies off a plane, etc? If I donate money to them to use in that area, huge chunks of it would end up going to the scum running the place.

You've moved into "trying too hard to justify" territory.
Nonetheless, these look... obscure. At least it'll keep one busy.

 

[PurplePlatypus]

An interesting idea, but honestly I refuse to donate to help countries like Pakistan any more; and no it's not for a racist reason, but for practical reasons, for a $25 donation I'd be amazed if $0.25 got to the people that needed it, that's how deep the corruption is embedded in some of these countries.

Doctors without Borders work for themselves, so the money goes directly to them helping out other countries. The corrupt governments in those places don't get to see anything of it.

Read up on http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ : They were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 for their work. If there's anyone worthy of trust, it's these guys.

And how often do they pay "fees" to get into an area, get supplies off a plane, etc? If I donate money to them to use in that area, huge chunks of it would end up going to the scum running the place.

Sounds like they are doing what needs to be done to get into the area to give people some health care.

 

[Darth_Dude]

Too bad I'm lawful evil.

Ah well.

How the hell does that work?

 

[Denamic]

That has the be some of the most obscure games I've ever seen in a bundle.

Exalted's pretty mainstream (as far as non-D&D pen and paper games can get mainstream), and I've at least heard of some of the stuff on this list.

I mean, DTRPG is essentially giving this away at no profit (aside from the marketing benefit of introducing new customers to their site), so it's not like they can give away all the good stuff. (I'd imagine they'd have to get the publishers/authors, who get a cut of the sales, to also "donate" their material.) But there are at least 3 or 4 games in the bundle that seem to make this more than worth the money.

I didn't mean that in a negative way.
Just that they're off the radar for most people.
Me included; I've not even heard of some of those.

 

[DaggerOfCompassion]

I'm not buying it because of the Pakistan thing.
Other countries like China, or Cuba are in just as much need, and most of their citizens wouldn't try to murder me.

 

[tzimize]

Oh. I thought you meant Rocket Propelled Grenades. I was somewhat confused by the title because of this.

I found the title interesting for the same reason. It is a clever title. Made by a clever individual. I like cleverness. Thanks clever postguy!

 

[nohorsetown]

What exactly would I do with a digital GM screen?

Looks like a big ol' grab-bag of junk. Exalted was the only game I recognized from the bunch. I think they'd do better by charging twice as much money for a quarter as much product, only organizing it into a few different themed "packs".. maybe you get the player's handbook *and* the dungeon master's guide, yeah?

(Am I "necro"ing if it's been ~ 24 hours? Doesn't seem like it to me, but I've gotten yelled at for it before, so sorry in advance if anyone's looking for a reason to rage.)