The total time commitment of this role outside of your 4-hour shift at game is approximately 6-10 hours per month.

Be an upstanding member of the DR:TX community; espouse our community guidelines with gusto.

Possess and maintain detailed knowledge of setting materials, canon and community-generated content.

Write, coordinate, and implement a four hour block of content for each live event

Produce sweeping content for each season and surrounding buffer content to cement it in-setting harmoniously with the rest of the Storytelling Senate.

Attend our weekly ST senate meeting every Wednesday at 7pm

Be present on our online platforms for story collaboration.

Assist with all-hands-on-deck events such as big fights and premiere events.

All Storytellers are fired and re-hired every Summer, requiring everyone apply to the role(s) of their choice between seasons.

This is one of the most demanding Storyteller roles, as they work hand-in-hand with our Admin Team to recruit new players.

Consistently arrive on-site and be available to New Players from 6pm-11pm on Fridays each event.

Provide encouragement and help with any first-game jitters up through and including each New Players third event.

Help with New Player communication digitally between events; maintaining good communication with new and potential players.

Speak knowledgably and positively to a variety of playstyles and factions within our setting; breaking down basic rules that New Players must learn into manageable chunks communicated with gusto.

Assist New Players with character creation, signing waivers, tagging weapons, handing out blue bandanas, and distributing helpful documentation.

Responsible for crafting and facilitating a New Player Module each event; introducing our newest players to Dystopia Rising in a positive and supportive manner.

The Grave Mind Storyteller must be extremely invested in our setting, knowledgeable about the lore and processes of death, dying, and rebirth, an can provide evocative storytelling scenes to players that provide catharsis during Grave Mind scenes.

This role is largely “on call” during the evenings, assisting with character deaths that occur during the most dangerous times of our events. Must be able to report to Ops during high traffic deaths and assist staff with processing players through Grave Mind scenes.

Responsible for training other Storytellers to effectively run and recreate the thematic design of DR:TX Grave Mind scenes.

Write and maintain Grave Mind content that builds on the existing Grave Mind themes of Dystopia Rising Live and reinforce stories established in DR:TX lore.

Write planned solo and group Grave Mind Scenes any Storyteller should be able to run, provided they have the necessary training.

Maintain continuity of stories told about the Grave Mind and The Mortis Amaranthine.

The Crime Storyteller must be heavily invested in our setting an knowledgeable about the lore, factions, and players who interact with the “Criminal” side of the game.

Must provide storytelling arcs, mods, and NPC roles to build and further establish the criminal world within Bravado, filling approximately the same four hour responsibility of other Storytellers.

Responsible for planning and facilitating meetings for Murder Inc and Black Market criminal factions.

Update and manage the player facing Criminal Check-In documents including meeting times, code phrases, and other information.

Maintain continuity of stories being told across the season, providing support for your content to the Storytelling Senate and players.

Your game ticket; compensated for each DR:TX event, including “off” games

You receive standard Guide benefits, including 50 CAPs for each event you serve as a Storyteller.

One game “off” a season. No responsibilities, just play your characters.

Get to be in the room where it happens. You will have direct creative input in the direction of the game.

A chance to run an OVERARC; directly crafting the weekend story of DR:TX

Invitation to our annual summer ST Retreat

All guides must commit four hours of their time to a Guide Shift in lieu of an NPC shift.

Guides cannot purchase no-casting or minimum-casting tickets as we depend on our Guide coverage. (A small number of extra-casting tickets are available for Guides)

All Guides are expected to attend each DR:TX event and have TX as your home chapter. If you cannot attend an event, please let us know as soon as possible.

Sign up and execute your shift as per the Guide Schedule and be active in Guide Spaces between events to self-educate on rules changes and event updates.

Guides must be upstanding members of the DR:TX community; espouse your community guidelines with gusto and be able to separate their personal feelings, characters, and plot interests from their Guide role.

Expected to be able to make rules-calls in the field with a solid foundation of the rules and blueprints.

Guides must be well versed in the rules regarding CVC Best Practices, and be able to follow procedure regarding CvC behaviors and in-character theft.

All Guides are fired and re-hired every Summer, requiring everyone apply to the role(s) of their choice between seasons.

Assist the on-shift Storyteller with a four-hour NPC shift, acting as an assistant in the field; managing NPCs, enforcing rules calls, and maintaining the event schedule.

Rules Guides may serve in any NPC role from combat to roleplay but must defer to the Storyteller on duty for assigned tasks.

Interpret rules and make field calls responsibly; understand and be able to clarify any mechanics to other players.

Must be comfortable with CVC Best Practices - You may be asked to marshal theft and/or other CVC in the play space at anytime

Rules Guides respawn and deploy NPC threats in the field, gauging the temperature of the fight and helping maintain immersion by staying “off camera”

Rules Guides manage item cards for planned events, distribute items to NPCs as loot, and assist the Storyteller in communicating NPC threat statistics.

Operate the In-Game Post Office as an NPC, helping players with copying blueprints, crafting, and related tasks. This is a paperwork heavy role with a fair amount of reading and writing required.

Interpret rules and make field calls responsibly; understand and be able to clarify any mechanics to other players.

Must be comfortable with CVC Best Practices - You may be asked to marshal theft and/or other CVC in the play space at anytime

Process stolen items, tag combat boffers, and answer general questions from players.

Contact the Logistics team for any mechanics or needs that require clarification.

Inspect player weapons and armor to ensure they’re safe for combat before game in accordance with our safety standards.

Tag equipment after ensuring the item fulfills the card’s description (Coverage amount, phys-rep requirements).

Help the New Player Storyteller with New Player Orientation.

Place glowsticks around camp to illuminate dangerous terrain in heavy foot traffic areas at night

The role must be filled by someone consistently on-site and available 5pm-9pm on Friday and be present at Opening Announcements.

50 CAPs earned for each game attended

Guides receive a $25 Discount on attendance

Enfranchised involvement in executing and producing our story for your fellow players!