We’ve packed our next Event, That Which Was Taken, with all sorts of antagonists and special events for you, including fallout from the Dead Waters National Event and several unique zed. Saturday night, we have a particular surprise in response to player actions that we’re sure will have consequences for a long, long time. Check out what we have planned for January…

Dystopia Rising New York (DRNY) has always focused on the sketchy side of the wastes, with Requiem being home to thieves, assassins, and all manner of criminals. As we’ve incorporated national plotlines into our setting, it’s grown rich with layers of detail and possibilities for conflict. However, it can also confuse players… so here’s a quick guide to how crime works in Requiem.

As we prepare for January’s event, That Which Was Taken, we want to remind you that our February Event will follow only two weeks after. To get ready, we’re opening Early-Bird sales up this Thursday, and will continue until the Sunday of our game.

Coming in January? With the additional protections we’re putting in place for COVID, the logistics around our water situation, and our travelers, we’ve had a number of announcements for you this past week and a half. Here they are, all in one place.

Our January event has some unique challenges, and your staff has worked hard to come up with a number of solutions. To do that, we need your help, in the form of early set-up, early clean-up, and donations.

Our January event will see a significant number of travelers coming from across the country, including many Bravados coming up from Texas. This is a tremendous opportunity to make new friends and showcase what Dystopia Rising New York has to offer, but also requires a new level of logistics.

Our Enhanced COVID-19 Protections don’t include a mask mandate… this isn’t because we don’t think masks are important. There’s two reasons we have a separate mask policy:

1. Masks, while effective, aren’t our primary protections against COVID-19… those are vaccinations and testing.

2. We don’t want you to wear a mask to protect against COVID-19; we want you to wear a mask from now on to protect against all sorts of illnesses

The winter months at Forestburg Scout Reservation present a unique challenge this year: due to a paperwork issue, the camp did not receive permission to dig a new well before winterizing. As a result, the majority of the site does not have running water. The staff of Dystopia Rising New York has a plan to mitigate this issue; this announcement describes how we will provide a safe and comfortable experience. There are three key things for players to know in this regard: what activities you can’t do, what activities will be impacted, and special actions we need you to take.

While we’ll use the Enhanced COVID-19 Protections for our January event… what we really want is for our players to get their booster shots. As reports show that booster shots are effective against the Omnicron variant, we wanted to give you all a little extra incentive to get the shot. So we’re introducing a mechanic to reward those of you who have your booster: Inoculated.

In light of recent increases in COVID-19 cases, Dystopia Rising New York (DRNY) will implement additional risk mitigation measures at events to address the issue. In addition to our standard policy (requiring all participants to be vaccinated) we will apply the following additional measures.

To mitigate the risk of COVID-19, Dystopia Rising New York requires all players to be fully vaccinated (including two weeks since their final shot). In order to fulfill our responsibilities, we’re asking all players to resend their proof of vaccination to us. Players can email their name, player number, and proof of vaccination (which must include the date of their last dose) to info@dystopiarising.com.

We sent down a half-dozen Req’ers to Dystopia Rising Texas this past weekend to survive their Long Night; now they’re going to return the favor. And being Texans, they have to do everything bigger - we’re getting twice as many people coming up to brave the cold. Read on for our in-character premise and logistics support.

Whenever we hold an event, we spend time collecting feedback. Most of this feedback helps us as staff, but we can also identify information that needs to get back to players. Please review these reminders and clarifications to help improve play for everyone involved. Remember! This is how we improve, and the information applies to everyone - if we need to speak to you directly, we’ll reach out.

Early-Bird sales end Thursday, December 9th! This promotion is our thank you to players who sign up early, and we want you to take advantage of it.

With the blueprints finalized and most chapters running live events, Dystopia Rising New York (DRNY) will begin the process of moving all items out of the database’s LIT (Logistics and Inventory Tracking) system and providing you physical copies of your item cards and blueprints. What does this mean for you?

If you were at our November event, you already know that Dystopia Rising New York was starting a TikTok account. Now, you can follow the misadventures of Bobby Dimes of the Wasteland Times as he interviews your fellow survivors on what happened in Requiem. In addition, we have jokes (both clean and dirty) outtakes and quick interviews with our staff.

You’ve probably seen our Early-Bird promotion by now… in addition to your first-choice of bunks, it also promises a grab bag of sorts. But what’s in the mystery bag?

In December and January, we’re teaming up with Dystopia Rising Texas for a couple of invasion games. First, we head down there for their premiere event, The Long Night, and then they return the favor for our January game, That Which Was Taken. What does this mean for you?

Dystopia Rising New York has a special type of ticket: an Early-Bird Ticket. All ticket sales will be split into two periods, an Early-Bird period (typically two to three weeks) and General Admission. Anyone who buys a ticket in the Early-Bird period will get special benefits for their commitment to DRNY. After two weeks, we’ll close sales on Early-Bird Tickets, and go to General Admission.

For our January game (and possibly February and March), Forestburg Scout Reservation will have limited running water. This will impact the players in several ways: the most notable being a lack of showers and dish-washing capabilities.