Join the Deathcon Team

Photo by: London Belli

Picture from Dystopia Rising: New York: Dogs of War, June 2023.

We’re so excited for DeathCon — the performances, the role-play, the combat — and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store. We also hope that you’re looking forward to the big event as much as we are. Now that we’ve gotten the official announcement out of the way, we wanted to take a moment to talk about Guides, and the role that they’ll play in this event.

Guides are trusted individuals who, instead of their 4-hour NPC shift, do a 4-hour Guide shift. This is a more trusted role that involves guiding NPCs to the appropriate locations, helping them with costuming and makeup, and also being more of a team lead during the event.

Many of you who normally play Dystopia Rising: Live may have an idea of what Guides do. However, the Guides for this upcoming event have slightly different roles, due to how we’ve designed this event. With that in mind, we’re going to take a quick look at each role, and what you can expect if you want to get a bit more involved (if you already know you want to be involved, you can also skip to filling out this Guide form).

Please note that if you’d like to photograph the event, email info@dystopiarisingny.com to inquire about becoming a photographer (with samples of your work) rather than filling out the Guide form.

Ops Guide and Writer

These are the project managers of the Guide world. They manage ops (or the Grave Dive area), make sure modules go out (an empty ops is a happy ops!), and ensure things run smoothly. They work closely with Field and Genre Guides, and may also be required to act as a Field Guide if needed (especially during larger combats). These individuals are also responsible for working with the storytelling team and writing 6 modules each. This involves virtual meetings ahead of the event.

Field Guide

These are the Guides that go out into the field to make sure rules are followed, report back on plot, and ensure NPCs know where they're going. We also have some very special Field Guide roles that involve the Frontline Field and managing the Raiders and scenarios there.

Genre Guide

These are Guides who ensure every NPC is costumed appropriately, has great makeup, knows the role-play of the character they're portraying, and provides role-play tips, as needed. They work closely with both Ops Guides and Field Guides and know genre backwards and forwards. Zombie and raider makeup experience is recommended.

Coordination Guide

These are Guides that help with writing cards and manning the Public Works (at the Forestock Forge) during the event while portraying a NPC. This requires a head for rules, and also a penchant for role-play. Coordination Guides should dress in NPC costuming and may be asked to drop rumors while making sure that everyone receives the appropriate paperwork for their items. This is a sedentary role.

Role-play facilitator

These are Guides who are cast as a specific NPC to portray during the course of the event, and who have major sway in the town of Gunstock. They should expect to costume the NPC, and will be taking an extended NPC shift for these characters. These are highly social roles, and require someone to be comfortable with potential romantic role-play with other Role-Play Facilitators. There will be scheduled meetings ahead of time for these roles so everyone can get to know their parts, character goals, and get to know one another as people. These individuals will help guide story during the event.

Perks for guides

We recognize that Guides put a lot of time and effort into an event, even if their shift is just as long as a regular NPC shift. With that in mind, we’ve developed some special perks for Guides during this event. Coord, Field, and Genre Guides will receive:

• Discounted Ticket

• 1 Free Build

• Event-Specific Swag

Role-play Facilitators will be putting in longer hours as the characters they portray (6 to 8, spread over the event) but will not need to do writing. With that in mind, they will receive:

• Free Ticket

• Event-Specific Swag

Ops Guides and Writers will need to do advance writing prior to the event, and will also be doing an Ops Guide shift. With that in mind, they will receive:

• Free Ticket with full build

  OR

• $220 in payment

Becoming Part of the TEam

Now that we’ve given you a rundown of what kind of Guides there are and what perks they receive, there’s one last thing we want to mention: fun. Our goal is to make sure that no matter if you’re a NPC, a Role-play Facilitator, or a Guide, you have an amazing time at the event.

If you’re interested in becoming part of the team, make sure to fill out this form. We’ll be accepting submissions until March 3, after which we’ll announce our team members.

We hope you’re excited. This is shaping up to be an amazing event; we’ll see you at DeathCon!