Dystopia Rising New York posts information on our website, on social media, and places them in your packet to reduce discussion during opening announcements. Please review this document for important information prior to play. Note: check your email and your packet for common local mechanics and a schedule.
New or Updated Information
Applications for our Trained Survivors - 12 hours of NPC for our June event - are open through Tuesday! Also apply if you need special accommodations.
It’s tick season! Check yourself for ticks!
We’ve had complaints about wrap shots… remember: a wrap shot is when a player’s hand (not their weapon) reaches past the other player or their shield. It’s legal to angle a weapon to tap someone from behind a shield, it’s not legal (for safety reasons) to reach past a shield.
Help us out: put away the cell phones whenever another player can see you. This includes in your bunks… we’ve walked in cabins to see four people on their cell phones at the same time/ We work hard to bring you as much immersion as we can - please help us by being as discrete as you can if you have to check your phone.
Recurring Information
Strain Variants. The following Strain Variants are in play this month: Apostate Ascensorites, Carver Retrogrades, Dynasty Yorkers and Warband Tainted (all Ascensorites, Retrogrades, Yorkers and Tainted gain the mechanics for the weekend).
Remember, if you see an NPC with a purple glow stick, you only see them if you have a fracture, Bad Brain, or are part of a specific plot.
Standard Information
Dystopia Rising includes stories about violence, torture, drugs and many other difficult things, but there’s one topic we don’t include in stories: sexual assault. It is never appropriate to include the topic of sexual assault in your role-play or stories. If encountered, please inform a guide so that we can take action.
If you are in the woods and can’t tell if a nearby sound is an animal or not, call out “Are you an animal?” If you hear someone calling that, you must respond “I am not an animal.” If you get no response, make yourself as big as possible and back away slowly.