Inventory Update!

Hello Bravaderos, travelers, and friends! Hope your holiday time is proceeding in a LIT fashion! Your local DRTX winter minions have been hard at work in the Lovelace Workshops to bring you lovely gift deliveries! Which is to say, that DR: Texas has completed the transfer of your virtual event logs to the new inventory system!

You should see more tabs in your Player Editor now. To get there, click the Pencil Icon just below your name. For more info about how to access your inventory tab on the database with screenshots, check out this post here! https://community.dystopiarisingnetwork.com/t/2020-nov-29-lit/849.

FAQ:

I'm missing something/have the wrong thing/it's on the wrong character!

This is possible, even probable! If you see an error, it is either that we made a mistake, weren't sure what character you wanted each item on when you earned it, or had to put something as a place holder for non-specified blueprints and named scrap/herb. In all of these instances, please email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com and let us know what the issue is. Where we chose something random, we can trade it out for a similar level of item (blueprint or named scrap/herb) no problem.

I didn't fill out the Cali*co Caravan Points (CCP) Form!

CCP were earned for participation in online event roleplay and mods for events which you were a ticket holder for. If you were present for an event but just neglected to fill out the form in a timely fashion, then email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com and we'll work with you to sort it out!

When do I need to do this by?

What an EXCELLENT question! I need you all to look at your inventory and check it for errors/completeness by DECEMBER 31st. We would like to logistically enter the new year with everything settled and ready to go so we can minimize future time spent on inventory and maximize time spent telling cool stories.

Will we be able to craft at future DRTX games now that there's a standardized inventory system?

This is definitely something your local logistics coordinator is working to allow to happen at future DRTX hosted events! Stay tuned for information about these mechanics as we get closer to our 2021 event dates. We are currently planning on running our next virtual event sometime in February 2021.

I’m missing something I earned at another chapter!

Each chapter used a different format for virtual events. Because DRTX used the Caravan Points system, we frankly had a quick go converting your stuff to the inventory system. Other chapters are committed to finishing theirs within 6 months. Please be patient and contact them if you need something in a hurry, but I am sure they’re getting to it as fast as they can. We cannot assign to your inventory loot earned in other chapters.

I need to learn a skill!

If you want to spend XP on a skill and have not already emailed us or put it on your CCP form, we can do that. The only exception is that we prefer to confer PFAs with adequate roleplay fostered during a live event. Please start a dialogue with staff if you feel you have met this requirement.

Can I back buy events?

You can back buy extra XP for events you were a ticket holder for, and local events for your home chapter. If you would like to back buy a DR:TX event, just email us and we can let you know what you have available to back buy, and send you an invoice for it all together.

What are the transaction rates for Caravan Points again?

*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.

*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.

I have an advanced membership, does it matter what character my items are on?

It is much better to make those decisions now. If you want to be able to trade and craft in the virtual space, you need to pick what character has what items. It is not possible to trade between alts.

Lonestar Skies: Hearthbound

“To the people of the San Saba Territories and those visitors graced with being in its bountiful lands,

Nearly a year has passed since my last letter, and those of us on the Widow’s Peak have so much to share with you all.

This year provided us with an extra abundance of livestock early in the season. Too many, frankly, for us to handle appropriately. Thankfully, Clauthia Lovelace is a fine woman of good works, and she and her people were able to spread the wealth to several needy families across the San Saba territories.

Our church, under the inspired hand of Immacula Lovelace, has seen a recent expansion to the building. It is of simple design, and fine quality, and has provided extra room for worship and care. It will provide a safe place to ward against the cold; both of the spirit and the flesh.

Hard work in the soil through the growing season, and a light burning season, have provided us with a silo near bursting at the seams. Even with charitable works, we truly have an abundance. Saying bountiful would almost seem to be boasting, but we have been blessed, and blessedly able to share.

Because of these things - The grace of our bountiful harvest, the space of our comforting spaces, and the charitable nature of our family - we extend an invitation.

Come join us for the Winter Lights Festival, here upon the Peak.

Candlelight and hearth fires, songs and prayer, offerings to those who have come before, and remembrance that family is what keeps us strong and together; these are the things that will see us through the cold and dark. These will be the things that keep us safe from the predations of the Longwalkers.

Our family has been hard at work, preparing a stock of lights and candles beyond what we have had for many a year. In the spirit of community, we would share this event, and our bounty, with you.

Join us in the honest and simple joys of family, food, and the Winter Lights.

Blessed be you all,

Gregori Lovelace of Widow’s Peak”

Our event takes place loosely from Friday, December 4th - Sunday, December 6th with primary content happening from Friday, December 4th at 9pm - Saturday, December 5th at midnight.

The town of Widows Peak, San Saba Territories, Lonestar. Can you find all the Longwalkers?  Don't worry. You can't.

The town of Widows Peak, San Saba Territories, Lonestar. Can you find all the Longwalkers?

Don't worry. You can't.

Registration

Registration opens Monday, November 23rd at 1:00pm. There will be two types of tickets offered:

Text-Content Only Ticket/Non Attending Ticket

This ticket type is not capped. This is the ticket to buy if you just want to purchase build for the event, or do non-mod content (and Grab Bag perks if purchased).

This ticket allows you to participate in soft-roleplay channels, OOC channels, access to our text adventures, videos, and other multimedia content. It also provides access to any general channel puzzles, minigames, and more.

Additionally, if there are mod slots with open seats at the time of the mod start, then Text Content Ticket holders are welcome to join. This ticket type still has the option to earn Cali-Co Caravan Points (our loot system) through participation.

Mod-Participation Ticket

This ticket type is capped at mod capacity. This ticket allows you to sign up for 3 online voice-participation mods during our Friday & Saturday content series. Mod signup will go live on October 16th and is limited to Mod-Participation tickets only in advance.

For both ticket types, you can backbuy extra XP, but cannot backbuy items earned.

Uncle Josiah’s Gift Bag

There will be a $5 grab bag for this month which will include some ‘gifts’ from the Lovelaces to your character. These include some pips and tags which may come in handy during the event!

  • 3 ‘Gifts’ of your choice from Josiah Lovelace (non mechanical). These can be re-gifted to other players! They can also be turned in for a small amount of currency.

  • 3 Pips that represent having the perfect ‘gift’ at the perfect moment to assist you during this weekend.

  • 1 Tag

Discord Server

Discord server and Soft RP Ettiquette/Nettiquette

This month we are adding soft-rp voice channels in addition to our usual text soft rp channels and OOC hangout spaces. These spaces will be more clearly delineated and labeled.

The Lonestar Skies Discord Server is here, and is where all our primary interactive content will be held other than the text adventure(s) and multimedia content.

Announcements

This link is where you can see all Lonestar Skies related updates and content links, including info from our first two Lonestar Skies events.

Bravado Bones

We are using a Powers by the Apocalypse conversion system for Dystopia Rising: Texas to convert your LARP skills into Virtual LARP skills.

How do I use my Dystopia Rising Character Sheet for Virtual Mods?

How do I learn skills?

Please email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com to request any XP expenditures on your sheet for this event or put it on your Cali*co Caravan Points form. We are not doing Professional Focus Achievement trials at this time.

How do I craft/trade/sell things?

To simplify the logistical burden of virtual events, everyone has the ability to earn the same amount of Cali*Co Caravan points which are then converted to items, currency, and resources just for participating in our content. Please see the Cali*Co Caravan Points section of this post further down for more info.

What are Tags and Pips?

Throughout the event, a character may acquire temporary equipment, powers, or consumables in the form of Pips or Tags. Events may also provide players with the opportunity to craft Pips and Tags outside of mods.

  • A “Pip” is a one-time use item that adds +1 to any STAT roll. Narratively, these expendables are often grenades, drugs, or flashes of borrowed power. The use of a Pip to augment a roll must be declared before the roll is made. No STAT roll may benefit from more than one pip. 

  • A “Tag” is an adjective noted in [brackets] on the character’s sheet for the duration of a Bones event. When a character gains a tag, that character may treat the tag as an additional achievement for the purposes of spending mind points when taking actions related to the [tag]. Narratively, Tags represent specialized equipment and knowledge the character has gained throughout the event.Example Tags: “[Explosive], [Attuned], [Researched], [Superheated], [Shielded]”  

At the end of each Bones event, all Tags and unused Pips are lost, these items do not carry over.

If you require further assistance, please post in the Discord server or contact staff!

Virtual Mod Signup

Starting on Monday, November 23rd you will be able to see and signup for mods through your database login at https://characters.dystopiarisingnetwork.com/events. Each Mod-Participation ticket-holding player may sign up for three mods initially. If there are open seats on other mods before they start, the STs will put out an all-call in the discord channel for last-minute alternates. If you fill a seat last-minute, it does not count as one of your three mods.

Mod schedule is subject to change, so please check your mod schedule occasionally to ensure you’re signed up for the appropriate number of mods of your choosing.

I need help signing up!

Check this link for more information about how Mod Signup works!


Event Time Table December 2020

Friday, December 4, 2020

9:00 PM Opening Announcements.

Discord channels open for soft player-driven RP. Our wonderful room stewards will also be available to facilitate rp.

10:00 PM Act 0

This kicks off the first of 6 Acts which are scenes run by a GM to people who have signed up.

Saturday, December 5, 2020

8:00 AM Lonestar Skies: Hearthbound Text Adventure Goes Live

10:00am - 12:00pm Act 1

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Act 2

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Act 3

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Act 4

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM Act 5 (Final)

12:15 AM Closing Announcements!

— end of staff-provided content —

Sunday, December 6, 2020

10:00 PM Discord Server Closes


Cali*Co Caravan Points

Our virtual events are primarily aimed at roleplay and story, but we understand that for some, economic and crafting play is most enjoyable. While Lonestar Skies events do not provide traditional crafting opportunities or check-in skills, you are still able to earn resources and currency by engaging in the various parts of our event and then converting those experiences into Cali*Co Caravan Points.

After the event ends, a survey will go up that will ask you to indicate what you did for each of the main 10+ hours of content time. More engagement = more ability to earn Cali*Co Caravan Points. These are points you get for engaging content and your fellow players throughout the day that can be spent to generate things like items, prints, and story opportunities.

When we return to live games, Cali*Co Caravan Points may be spent at Check-in. If you are not a local DR:TX player, our logistics coordinator can work with you to have those items assigned to your character in the National Database before your next Live Event. 

 

Cali*Co Caravan Points Assignment Rubric

10 CCP

4 CCP

+2 CCP

Per Two (2) Hour Mod in a #mod-room during a Module Series

or

Per One (1) Hour of soft/crafting RP in one of the IC Hangout Areas during Module Series

Per Two (2) Hours spent continuously in soft/crafting RP in one of the IC Hangout Areas during a Module Series. This Player Behavior stacks with the above.

 

The maximum number of CCP an individual can earn per event is capped at 30. We’re making the choice to standardize this because we think it is the most elegant and honest way to evoke the generation of resources in a setting/environment where we don’t have the same resources as when we are running live events. Storytellers are not individually empowered to give you extra CCP - but they are definitely empowered and expected to give you story rewards and consequences that affect the live playspace.

*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.

*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.

Questions?

Please message us on Discord, on Facebook, or email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com for assistance! We will do our best to answer before/during the event but responses may be delayed at peak hours.

Lonestar Skies: Justicalia

Content Warning: The themes of this event can and will brush against the experiences of the real world. This event involves themes of incarceration, a flawed justice system, prison violence, and NPCs that run the gamut of criminal experience from innocence to homicidal guilt. We understand these stories are not for everyone and encourage anyone who does not want to engage with these themes to purchase a non-attending ticket.

Our Good Home Prudence Penitentiary for the Peregrine and Penalized, often pilloried as Killhouse, plays host to three species of detained individuals. 

The first of which is the Penitent; the annual congregants of Killhouse who, by breach or break, via the Gauntlet or at the long end of a Lawdog’s gun - finds their way to the expansive General Population wings of the only incarceratory force in the San Saba Territories. Each year they are, in October, expunged of their sins and expelled into the Lonestar as new and freshly pressed as a churchgoers best - redeemed by Our Lady Tabitha St. Mercy, Warden of Killhouse. 

The second species of detained is the Lifer, those truly reprehensible few who have earned a life sentence at Killhouse - for as long as their wretched durations might last. These dolorous and ill-starred maniacs who are the beating and fetid heart of Prudence’s purpose lie in the vaunted XXX Wing where they are not allowed to die - as for the Lifers of Killhouse - death means freedom. 

The third species of incarcerated that Our Good Home plays host to is a temporary one; driven to her hermetically-sealed halls by the promise of an old-world ventilation system. This third species is You, Brave Survivor. 

Hellbent as you are to outrun the screaming cloud of death pouring from of the cracked and broken ground beneath new Bravado and spreading with terrifying rapidity across the face of the Lonestar Wastes - you must make it to Killhouse, the only promise within a hundred miles, of maintaining the unruptured state of your breathing organs and bastion of the most dangerous criminals in the contiguous San Saba. 

And there the Warden of Killhouse, entrenched in her own traditions and on the eve of the Indulgence, will welcome you inside with the caveat that you must be canonized as her Justices on this day of holy work and earn your clean and unkilling air by honoring her praxis and redeeming those who seek it - and damning to darkness the unyielding few who make her infernal jailhouse necessary.

Our event takes place loosely from Friday, October 30th - Sunday, November 1st with primary content happening from Friday, October 30th at 9pm - Saturday, October 31st at midnight.

Additionally we are changing the schedule to allow for more mod series, but fewer mods on each, to keep mod capacity more full and give people more time to enjoy the soft rp rooms!

Registration

Registration opens Friday, October 16th at 1:00pm. There will be two types of tickets offered:

Text-Content Only Ticket/Non Attending Ticket

This ticket type is not capped. This is the ticket to buy if you just want to purchase build for the event, or do non-mod content (and Grab Bag perks if purchased).

This ticket allows you to participate in soft-roleplay channels, OOC channels, access to our text adventures, videos, and other multimedia content. It also provides access to any general channel puzzles, minigames, and more.

Additionally, if there are mod slots with open seats at the time of the mod start, then Text Content Ticket holders are welcome to join. This ticket type still has the option to earn Cali-Co Caravan Points (our loot system) through participation.

Mod-Participation Ticket

This ticket type is capped at mod capacity. This ticket allows you to sign up for 3 online voice-participation mods during our Friday & Saturday content series. Mod signup will go live on October 16th and is limited to Mod-Participation tickets only in advance.

For both ticket types, you can backbuy extra XP, but cannot backbuy items earned.

7 Deadly Sins Grab Bags

There will be a $5 grab bag for this month which will include the following:

  • 7 Named Scrap or Herb of the Player’s Choice

  • 7 Brass

  • 3 Pips and 1 Deadly Sin Tag (see Tags and Pips below)

Special Scene Grab Bag (Limited):

  • Access to a Grab Bag group scene run by Aesa (approximately one hour). This grab bag is sold in bundles priced for 5 players (though fewer folks is fine) and include all the above for the characters involved for a set time slot. We recognize that scenes in the virtual space haven’t given a lot of in-character time for inter-personal angst and drama with your close friends, and you might feel weird playing out those themes on a mod or in the soft RP rooms with a bunch of people who didn’t sign up for that. This is your opportunity for those sorts of scenes that can include as much or little mechanics and combat as you opt into. Signups for these closed-group grab bags will close 10/28 to allow for prep time and communication with the GM.

Discord Server

Discord server and Soft RP Ettiquette/Nettiquette

This month we are adding soft-rp voice channels in addition to our usual text soft rp channels and OOC hangout spaces. These spaces will be more clearly delineated and labeled.

The Lonestar Skies Discord Server is here, and is where all our primary interactive content will be held other than the text adventure(s) and multimedia content.

Announcements

This link is where you can see all Lonestar Skies related updates and content links, including info from our first two Lonestar Skies events.

Bravado Bones

We are using a Powers by the Apocalypse conversion system for Dystopia Rising: Texas to convert your LARP skills into Virtual LARP skills.

How do I use my Dystopia Rising Character Sheet for Virtual Mods?

How do I learn skills?

Please email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com to request any XP expenditures on your sheet for this event or put it on your Cali*co Caravan Points form. We are not doing Professional Focus Achievement trials at this time.

How do I craft/trade/sell things?

To simplify the logistical burden of virtual events, everyone has the ability to earn the same amount of Cali*Co Caravan points which are then converted to items, currency, and resources just for participating in our content. Please see the Cali*Co Caravan Points section of this post further down for more info.

What are Tags and Pips?

Throughout the event, a character may acquire temporary equipment, powers, or consumables in the form of Pips or Tags. Events may also provide players with the opportunity to craft Pips and Tags outside of mods.

  • A “Pip” is a one-time use item that adds +1 to any STAT roll. Narratively, these expendables are often grenades, drugs, or flashes of borrowed power. The use of a Pip to augment a roll must be declared before the roll is made. No STAT roll may benefit from more than one pip. 

  • A “Tag” is an adjective noted in [brackets] on the character’s sheet for the duration of a Bones event. When a character gains a tag, that character may treat the tag as an additional achievement for the purposes of spending mind points when taking actions related to the [tag]. Narratively, Tags represent specialized equipment and knowledge the character has gained throughout the event.Example Tags: “[Explosive], [Attuned], [Researched], [Superheated], [Shielded]”  

At the end of each Bones event, all Tags and unused Pips are lost, these items do not carry over.

If you require further assistance, please post in the Discord server or contact staff!

Virtual Mod Signup

Starting on Friday, October 16th you will be able to see and signup for mods through your database login at https://characters.dystopiarisingnetwork.com/events. Each Mod-Participation ticket-holding player may sign up for three mods initially. If there are open seats on other mods before they start, the STs will put out an all-call in the discord channel for last-minute alternates. If you fill a seat last-minute, it does not count as one of your three mods.

Mod schedule is subject to change, so please check your mod schedule occasionally to ensure you’re signed up for the appropriate number of mods of your choosing.

I need help signing up!

Check this link for more information about how Mod Signup works!


Event Time Table October 2020

Friday, October 30, 2020

9:00 PM Opening Announcements & Prologue.

Discord channels open for soft player-driven RP. Our wonderful room stewards will also be available to facilitate rp.

10:00 PM Act 0

This kicks off the first of 6 Acts which are scenes run by a GM to people who have signed up.

Saturday, October 31, 2020

8:00 AM Lonestar Skies: Justicalia Text Adventure Goes Live

10:00am - 12:00pm Act 1

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Act 2

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Act 3

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Act 4

9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM Act 5 (Final)

12:15 AM Closing Announcements!

— end of staff-provided content —

Sunday, November 1, 2020

10:00 PM Discord Server Closes


Cali*Co Caravan Points

Our virtual events are primarily aimed at roleplay and story, but we understand that for some, economic and crafting play is most enjoyable. While Lonestar Skies events do not provide traditional crafting opportunities or check-in skills, you are still able to earn resources and currency by engaging in the various parts of our event and then converting those experiences into Cali*Co Caravan Points.

After the event ends, a survey will go up that will ask you to indicate what you did for each of the main 10+ hours of content time. More engagement = more ability to earn Cali*Co Caravan Points. These are points you get for engaging content and your fellow players throughout the day that can be spent to generate things like items, prints, and story opportunities.

When we return to live games, Cali*Co Caravan Points may be spent at Check-in. If you are not a local DR:TX player, our logistics coordinator can work with you to have those items assigned to your character in the National Database before your next Live Event. 

 

Cali*Co Caravan Points Assignment Rubric

10 CCP

4 CCP

+2 CCP

Per Two (2) Hour Mod in a #mod-room during a Module Series

or

Per One (1) Hour of soft/crafting RP in one of the IC Hangout Areas during Module Series

Per Two (2) Hours spent continuously in soft/crafting RP in one of the IC Hangout Areas during a Module Series. This Player Behavior stacks with the above.

 

The maximum number of CCP an individual can earn per event is capped at 30. We’re making the choice to standardize this because we think it is the most elegant and honest way to evoke the generation of resources in a setting/environment where we don’t have the same resources as when we are running live events. Storytellers are not individually empowered to give you extra CCP - but they are definitely empowered and expected to give you story rewards and consequences that affect the live playspace.

*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.

*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.

Questions?

Please message us on Discord, on Facebook, or email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com for assistance! We will do our best to answer before/during the event but responses may be delayed at peak hours.

Game Update - Late Night Edition!

Coming at you LIVE from my bathtub it’s the Late Night Pre-Game Blog Post! We’ve got some snazzy updates to fill you in on some story beats, mechanics updates, and final HYPE before we get into game tomorrow!

So lemme just precariously balance my laptop on the edge of this tub and let’s get started!

Tags and Pips and INVENTIONS!

This is a new concept for Bravado Bones! Tags and Pips let you do two different things - one enhances a roll and the other functions like having an extra achievement on your sheet. If you purchased a Grab Bag, you get to come into game with a [tag] already on your Bravado Bones character sheet. There will also be ways to earn [tags] through roleplay and crafting!

Here’s the crunchy details:

Throughout the event, a character may acquire temporary equipment, powers, or consumables in the form of Pips or Tags. Events may also provide players with the opportunity to craft Pips and Tags outside of mods.

  • A “Pip” is a one-time use item that adds +1 to any STAT roll. Narratively, these expendables are often grenades, drugs, or flashes of borrowed power. The use of a Pip to augment a roll must be declared before the roll is made. No STAT roll may benefit from more than one pip. 

  • A “Tag” is an adjective noted in [brackets] on the character’s sheet for the duration of a Bones event. When a character gains a tag, that character may treat the tag as an additional achievement for the purposes of spending mind points when taking actions related to the [tag]. Narratively, Tags represent specialized equipment and knowledge the character has gained throughout the event.Example Tags: “[Explosive], [Attuned], [Researched], [Superheated], [Shielded]”  

At the end of each Bones event, all Tags and unused Pips are lost, these items do not carry over.

Furthermore, there are a few key CRAFTING MECHANICS (culinary, artisan, and medical) that will be available in the soft (text) roleplay areas of the server this event! These mechanics are in addition to our standard Cali*co Caravan Points (aka, you still get your actual game loot), but the time spent roleplaying can count for both concurrently. Room Stewards can help you with tracking crafting times in these designated areas on the server.

Check out what these new crafting mechanics do here!

So while your spiffy crafted items won’t create new exclusive Lonestar Blueprints or physical cards, you are warmly encouraged to play up talking about your cool invention, creation, or wasteland staple - find ways to manifest it in the play space, and generally just riff off of this crazy wild science fair that no one really understands. In fact, it would be REALLY cool if you showed up at the INVENTOR’S GALA Friday night at 10pm to do just that!

*ahem*

Story Beats

Some of you may remember our catastrophic romp through the city of Essex in the early summer. Now we’re a few months along and things have been happening. Here’s some of the main things you will want to use to inform your roleplay as we kick off Bravado 3.0 Season Two!

Contracts and the start of a new season

It was always our intention to allow for contracts to be reset every September at the start of a new season. We know that sometimes the stories we want to tell can change, and for this reason, the majority of contracts signed in 3.0 Season 1 were only meant to last one year. Some folks elected to tell stories of longer contracts, and that’s super fine. Now that we are entering 3.0 Season 2, all contracts are considered expired unless you want them to continue.

This is a personal roleplay choice - we pushed you hard to buy into the story of contracts in 3.0 Season 1 to help us cement our setting. Now we are telling the next phase of this story, and there are entities in the wastes who are very much anti-contracts and we want you to be able to engage with their stories as well. So if you want to tell a story where your character is still bound by words and ink on paper to something they’ve committed to, great! But if you want to say that your character’s contract has ended, that’s also great!

You can expect that the main NPC factions you know and love in Bravado will have differing opinions on this matter and we encourage you to discover those viewpoints in the play space.

Waking and The San Saba Board

Waking hangs in the skies over the San Saba Territories like a dripping, industrial thunderhead. Gestalt, this city is made up of the weary remains of thousands of smaller airship vessels, dissolved wholesale and channeled into a mighty floating city whose attitude shares its namesake - Waking; The Shining and Sleepless. 

Waking’s history is shrouded at best, and utterly inscrutable at its worst thanks to the concerted efforts of its citizenry to build atop itself until the past is rendered a derelict foundation for the gleaming and new. The city beneath it, also called Waking, is one of the oldest settlements in the Lonestar Wastes and now - with the formation of the board, the oldest city in the San Saba Territories. 

But the Waking that floats above, for clarity’s sake often referred to as Waking Prime, has flown only for the better part of a year. Some time before the launch of the Oxline, the first of the Conglomerate’s public works, the floating city made its maiden and only takeoff into the cloud layer. In the eighteen or so months since its ascent, the land directly beneath the city has been rendered a desert to rival the Dune Sea of the South. 

The robust technology Waking uses to stay afloat, a hundred different energy sources passing through the arcane geometries of The Capacity Engine; the mechanism that feeds the monolithic and mortal engines that propel the city’s fifteen hundred stabilizing jets, creates such sulphurous byproduct that the runoff - which secretes from every seeping joint of the city’s vast hull, has poisoned the lands below and rendered the fields fallow and unlivable. 

While the gleaming crown of Waking, Eureka, a tower so high and pristine as to belong in a different era of the world, beams archly out over the wastes of the San Saba - its inhabitants are still unable to see the filth for all the filigree. 

In the Boardroom at the penthouse level of Eureka, the most powerful personalities in the Lonestar scheme and schism - while below in the gleaming streets of the Magnolia District the first ever Waste’s Fair is being held in celebration of the Merger between the Railroad Commission and the Conglomerate - and the formation of the San Saba Board. 

But the smell of ozone and rainwater stirs on the horizon - and the gleaming visors of Stormchasers peek out from behind the stormwall - and bear down on the Shining City with all the fervor of a moth seeking a lonely and lurid flame.

THE INVENTOR’S BALL

Honorable denizens of Waking, temporary and permanent, consider the following proclamation the debut of the Inventor’s Ball! A greater invitation is cordially extended to those who have received intact timepieces with emerald, Ursuline, seals. These “big and little silver spoon” timepieces were issued to only an elite few. Exclusivity ensures the best Inventoria: inventors, debutantes, and people of worth are therefore invited to a cocktail hour in the Ursuline Ballroom, at the foot of the decadent Eureka Tower. Additionally, a keynote speech is rumored from the Chairman of the Board themself--perhaps delivered to attendees amongst the Lonestar hors d'oeuvres and charcuterie. 

The Ursuline foyer, when necessary, is available for social overflow, backdraft, and coat storage.

Observe the beautiful Big and Little Spoon decorating the timeface…

Observe the beautiful Big and Little Spoon decorating the timeface…

Woah, what does that all mean??? Well I’ll tell you! Those who purchased a September Grab Bag have in-character received the aforementioned “commemorative” timepiece and invitation for some reason and will receive access to a special roleplay area on the Lonestar Skies discord server where the gala will take place. Kick-off the weekend via a soft-rp Inventor’s Ball at 10pm Friday with some sneak previews of events to come when we hit our main storyline on Saturday. Only those with the ‘pocket watch’ role on their discord handle may enter this Ballroom, however everyone can roleplay in the foyer with or without a grab bag. Characters of interest will be schmoozed, tea will be sipped, and the setting introduced! Rumors aplenty for these changing times in Waking, the Shining City. Won’t you join us?

Just ping a moderator once you’re on the Discord Server after our soft game-on at 9pm to make sure you have the right permissions.

Ok this shit is all dope but I need logistical info

Roger that, Bravadero or Bravederfriend. You can still find all the gritty HOW TO EVENT info in our previous blog post here:

LOGISTICAL STUFF, SCHEDULE, DISCORD SERVER, BRAVADO BONES RULES, AND TICKETS

The Discord server will open for soft rp at 9:00pm on Friday (there’s a loose opening announcements but really it’s super informal as the REAL opening announcements are on Saturday morning) and then the Inventor’s Ball will begin around 10:00pm.

Thanks for reading, and we’ll see y’all virtually tomorrow evening in WAKING: THE SHINING CITY!!!

Lonestar Skies: The Shining City

The Railroad Commission of the Lonestar, a private lands-holding company dedicated to the expansion of the rail systems throughout the postbellum San Saba Territories, and The Conglomerate, an modern-day technocracy of ancient Digitarian houses bent on the reclamation of old technologies and older gloires - are committing the largest Brand Merger in the history of the Lonestar Wastes.

At the same time, the mysterious;  Chairman has invited some of the most powerful figures and their entourages from across the San Saba Territories to participate in the formation of The San Saba Board -  to bring structure, law, and order to the untamed wilds of the irradiated west.  

While the bureaucrats machinate, the Research and Development Division of the New RRC hosts The Waste’s Fair, an unprecedented event held at the Digitarian stronghold  of Waking; which is revealed to be a floating city entirely run on analog power - soaring some two-thousand feet above the dilapidated buildings of the Undercity below. 

Cast your lots with the gilded socialites on The Mag, explore the noneuclidian depths of The Bilge and peer into the arcane maths of The Capacity Engine itself that keeps Waking soaring above the dirty clouds of the San Saba. 

Purchase your Share and Share in the Future Today!

Our event takes place loosely from Friday, September 25th - Sunday, September 27th with primary content happening on Saturday, September 26th from 10:00 AM - Midnight.

Registration

Registration opens Friday, September 11th at 1:00pm. There will be two types of tickets offered:

Text-Content Only Ticket/Non Attending Ticket

This ticket type is not capped. This is the ticket to buy if you just want to purchase build for the event or do non-mod content (and Grab Bag perks if purchased). This ticket allows you to participate in soft-roleplay text channels, OOC voice channels, access to our text adventures, videos, and other multimedia content. It also provides access to any general channel puzzles, minigames, and more. Additionally, if there are mod slots with open seats at the time of the mod start, then Text Content Ticket holders are welcome to join. This ticket type still has the option to earn Cali-Co Caravan Points (our loot system) through participation.

Mod-Participation Ticket

This ticket type is capped at mod capacity. This ticket allows you to sign up for 3 online voice-participation mods during our Saturday content series. Mod signup will go live on September 11th and is limited to Mod-Participation tickets only in advance.

For both ticket types, you can backbuy extra XP, but cannot backbuy items earned.

Grab Bags

There will be a $5 grab bag for this month. See the item description for details!

Discord Server

Discord server and Soft RP Ettiquette/Nettiquette

The Lonestar Skies Discord Server is here, and is where all our primary interactive content will be held other than the text adventure(s) and multimedia content.

Announcements

This link is where you can see all Lonestar Skies related updates and content links, including info from our first two Lonestar Skies events.

Bravado Bones

We are using a Powers by the Apocalypse conversion system for Dystopia Rising: Texas to convert your LARP skills into Virtual LARP skills. Many thanks to Sam Mars for creating this system and enabling us to use it! And if you are a game runner looking to use Bravado Bones, please contact him!

How do I use my Dystopia Rising Character Sheet for Virtual Mods?

How do I learn skills?

Please email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com to request any XP expenditures on your sheet for this event or put it on your Cali*co Caravan Points form. We are not doing Professional Focus Achievement trials at this time.

How do I craft/trade/sell things?

To simplify the logistical burden of virtual events, everyone has the ability to earn the same amount of Cali*Co Caravan points which are then converted to items, currency, and resources just for participating in our content. Please see the Cali*Co Caravan Points section of this post further down for more info.

What are Tags and Pips?

Throughout the event, a character may acquire temporary equipment, powers, or consumables in the form of Pips or Tags. Events may also provide players with the opportunity to craft Pips and Tags outside of mods.

  • A “Pip” is a one-time use item that adds +1 to any STAT roll. Narratively, these expendables are often grenades, drugs, or flashes of borrowed power. The use of a Pip to augment a roll must be declared before the roll is made. No STAT roll may benefit from more than one pip. 

  • A “Tag” is an adjective noted in [brackets] on the character’s sheet for the duration of a Bones event. When a character gains a tag, that character may treat the tag as an additional achievement for the purposes of spending mind points when taking actions related to the [tag]. Narratively, Tags represent specialized equipment and knowledge the character has gained throughout the event.Example Tags: “[Explosive], [Attuned], [Researched], [Superheated], [Shielded]”  

At the end of each Bones event, all Tags and unused Pips are lost, these items do not carry over.

If you require further assistance, please post in the Discord server or contact staff!

Virtual Mod Signup

Starting on September 11th you will be able to see and signup for mods through your database login at https://characters.dystopiarisingnetwork.com/events. Each Mod-Participation ticket-holding player may sign up for three mods initially. If there are open seats on other mods before they start, the STs will put out an all-call in the discord channel for last-minute alternates. If you fill a seat last-minute, it does not count as one of your three mods.

Mod schedule is subject to change, so please check your mod schedule occasionally to ensure you’re signed up for the appropriate number of mods of your choosing.

I need help signing up!

Check this link for more information about how Mod Signup works!


Event Time Table September 2020

Friday, September 25, 2020

9:00 PM Discord channels open for soft player-driven RP. While there is no formal opening announcements until Saturday morning, some folks will be on hand to answer questions. Our wonderful room stewards will also be available to facilitate rp.

10:00 PM Soft-RP event the Inventor’s Ball begins! Grab Bag holders have access to a special roleplay area but there will also be a general roleplay room that everyone can access.

Saturday, September 26, 2020

10:00 AM Lonestar Skies: The Shining City Text Adventure Goes Live

11:00 AM Opening Announcements!

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Module Series 1

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Module Series 2

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Module Series 3

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Break for RP and Food!

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Module Series 4 (Final)

11:00 PM - 11:30 PM Short Break to wrap up last minute plot

12:00 AM Closing Announcements!

— end of staff-provided content —

Sunday, September 27, 2020

10:00 PM Discord Server Closes


Cali*Co Caravan Points

Our virtual events are primarily aimed at roleplay and story, but we understand that for some, economic and crafting play is most enjoyable. While Lonestar Skies events do not provide traditional crafting opportunities or check-in skills, you are still able to earn resources and currency by engaging in the various parts of our event and then converting those experiences into Cali*Co Caravan Points.

After the event ends, a survey will go up that will ask you to indicate what you did for each of the main 10+ hours of content time. More engagement = more ability to earn Cali*Co Caravan Points. These are points you get for engaging content and your fellow players throughout the day that can be spent to generate things like items, prints, and story opportunities.

When we return to live games, Cali*Co Caravan Points may be spent at Check-in. If you are not a local DR:TX player, our logistics coordinator can work with you to have those items assigned to your character in the National Database before your next Live Event. 

 

Cali*Co Caravan Points Assignment Rubric

10 CCP

4 CCP

+2 CCP

Per Two (2) Hour Mod in a #mod-room during a Module Series

or

Per One (1) Hour of soft/crafting RP in one of the IC Hangout Areas during Module Series

Per Two (2) Hours spent continuously in soft/crafting RP in one of the IC Hangout Areas during a Module Series. This Player Behavior stacks with the above.

 

The maximum number of CCP an individual can earn per event is capped at 30. We’re making the choice to standardize this because we think it is the most elegant and honest way to evoke the generation of resources in a setting/environment where we don’t have the same resources as when we are running live events. Storytellers are not individually empowered to give you extra CCP - but they are definitely empowered and expected to give you story rewards and consequences that affect the live playspace.

*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.

*This does not guarantee your LC Society Membership as a rule. This guarantees you an honest conversation with a Face NPC and the start of a larger story about your LC’s investment in that faction.

Questions?

Please message us on Discord, on Facebook, or email us at info@dystopiarisingtx.com for assistance! We will do our best to answer before/during the event but responses may be delayed at peak hours.