3.0 Database and Character Builder is LIVE!

Hello Braves, some updates today!

3.0 Database and Character Builder

This weekend was the rollout of the preliminary version of the 3.0 database and character builder. If you are a pre-existing player, you should have received an email invite. Check your email inboxes and spam folders if you haven’t already.

If you haven't received one, it's likely that the email address on your 2.0 account was incorrect and we can change it for you. Just email info@dystopiarisingtx.com with the correct email and your player number and we will get it updated.

If you encounter other bugs, glitches, or errors in the new builder, email that as well (preferably with screenshots) and we'll send it to the developers to address.

Professional Focus Achievements

Moving forward, we are removing restrictions on how many Professional Focus Achievements you can start with after the time skip. Once you enter play, usual restrictions regarding wait times to request new PFA's apply, as per the outlined in the rulebook. We want this to be as easy and fun for you as possible. If you have questions, email us.

Bringing Characters Back from the Dead

If you are intending to bring a character back and haven’t already emailed us, please do so. We will have additional story information for players choosing to resurrect closer to our first game, and we want to make sure you’re in the loop.

Backstory Submissions/Time Skip Faction approval

We have a form for submitting Backstories. If you are playing a strain that is recommended to have a setting-specific backstory as outlined on our Strain Page, then this is where you would send us what you’re thinking so we can make sure you have what information you need.

Additionally, if you are writing into your story that your character did something related to one of our setting factions (was involved, did work for, etc) then you should likewise get that approved and we have a form for entering into a contract prior to game-start here that you can fill out! Example of a filled out form here.

Pre-Reg for September

It is our plan to have tickets for our September game go live at 10:00am on Monday, August 26th. Mark your calendars and set your alarms. Check-in for our September event will likely happen later in the month to give people time to settle on what builds/characters they are playing - this is just for straight ticket sales.

Pre-reg will close at Midnight on Friday, September 20th so we can prep your sheets. You will be able to still register on site, but expect it to be a bit slower as we will also be processing 2.0 item transfers at that time.

Which brings us to…

2.0 > 3.0 Item Conversion

If you couldn't make it to the Texas meetups, don't worry! We will be able to do transfers on site in September before you enter play. You can help make that process go faster by pre-counting your cards and putting them on these printable sheets:
2.0 Turn-in sheet
3.0 Item Request sheet

If you're doing a talisman, please look over the blueprint catalog available to download with the 3.0 rulebook on DriveThruRPG and have an idea of what you are interested in converting your item to. This will help cut down on time waiting in Ops while you decide what you want. If you have questions about what is allowed, please email us.

Rulebook and Blueprint Catalog are here

If you are doing large amounts of transfers, especially prints, please send us an email in advance so we can prep those ahead of time and save you time in line. info@dystopiarisingtx.com is the contact.

The Survivor's Talisman official write-up has been added to the trade-in store. For those of you who haven't transferred your items yet, this allows you to more directly preserve one 2.0 item that was meaningful to your character into a 3.0 equivalent. Details are here.

Doing these things will help cut down on the lines in Ops at check-in, so we appreciate your assistance.

Keepin' it Local!

Some of you may remember a time in years past when great caravans of DR players would pile into an over-sized van or two and drive ridiculous hours and miles just to be present for “THE big event” at other chapters. When chapters would have, in addition to big plot events, one event a year that was a bit more ‘special’ and exciting because it meant everyone made sure that was the event you Did Not Miss.

We are pleased to announce we are bringing back that tradition, with the re-introduction of premiere local events! In a network with approximately 20 branches, there’s never been a better time to put the spotlight on local chapters and local stories. Those of us who remember those days remember how fun and exciting they were, while also giving us more of a reason to go say howdy to the neighbors or trek cross-country between our own local events. For this reason all branches unanimously voted to bring back this tradition.

In 2019, and again in 2020, each branch will run a Premiere Event. They are spaced out through the remainder of this year, to give every chapter the chance to shine the spotlight on their new 3.0 stories. For Texas, our Premiere Event will be October 25th - 27th. Players attending this event will have the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 build, as we did in the past, for +$50. The opportunity also exists for us to run 4 day events in the future, should we decide to do so.

The DR chapters are divided into regions. Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia, and Florida now comprise Region 2 so you’ll see the Premiere events rotate between those chapters in our region, spaced out as best possible. If you don’t know the date of your 2019 local regional event, check with your local chapter! You will also see greater cross-plot and regional event opportunities coming in the future, and the incorporation of wasteland-wide story lines into the local level. Our goal is to bring the network together in new, bigger ways, on a smaller scale.

Region One

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland

Region Two

Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida

Region Three

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky

Region Four

Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming, South Dakota

Region Five

Northern California, Southern California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico

And now for some sad news, Deathcon/Downfall 2019 is cancelled. While we are excited to accommodate the shift to premiere events as a replacement, if you have already purchased your attendance to Deathcon, you will have several options, including a full refund, applying your ticket price towards your local chapter event attendance, continuing to experience the non-attending Downfall plot, and more. Please follow this link for more information about Deathcon cancellations. Where possible, we want to make this shift in scheduling easier, and that page will provide information about what to do next if this change effects you.

Additionally, with the shift to local events and focus, we will be able to sell things like advanced memberships and merchandise locally, starting in mid-September. That helps keep it all in-house, and gives you, the player, easier access to the faces and people who are handling your experiences and purchases directly.

Thanks friends for reading, we’re excited to continue to share stories with you!

Your Texas Team: Shan, Aesa, & Ryan