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DM events are events run in text RP with a DM.

These should be plot or narrative focused, and the DM(s) must be actively interacting with any and all participants.

Types of DM Events

Open & PC Focused

Open

These events are public and available for anyone who happens to be around at the time to jump in! They are optional for players to participate in. All events held at the syndicate are considered open.

PC focused

These are events specifically centered around a PC. These should only happen due to plot persued by that PC. Before planning a PC focused event, you must reach out to that PC's player and discuss the following:

• Time and Date
• Location
• Worst possible outcome for the PC, that the DM has planned.

In this discussion, it is really important to ask about boundaries. For example: some players may be all for you leveling their PCs bastion for story reasons; some may prefer not to see their hard work destroyed. Both gameplay styles are completely acceptable, and a DM must be able to accomidate the player's boundaries.

Events may be both open and PC focused. For example: a PC's curse has turned into possession at the syndicate

Lore Aspect

These are DM events that can grant renown for specific Lore Aspects! Be sure to inform a keeper of that Lore Aspect before running these events. (See more on Lorekeepers and Lore Aspects on the following pages)

Danger Levels

How dangerous is your event is overall. All participants must be made aware of the danger level before joining.

No immediate danger

No planned combats, no high CR stat blocks

Low danger

Possible combatants that could be easily handled by Initiate to Adept ranked Syndicate members

Medium danger

Possible combatants that could be handled by Journeyman to Master ranked Syndicate members

High Danger

Possible combatants that could be handled by Senior+ ranked Syndicate members

Extreme Danger

Very real risk of death or other detriments to any Syndicate member that participates.

Locked vs Unlocked

Locked: PC's may not RP or go on adventures until this event is resolved, or the time for its IC ending has passed

Unlocked: PCs may freely RP and go on adventures outside of this event.

Step by step guide

1. Determine the intent and purpose behind this event
2. If PC focused, talk to the player of that PC
3. Come up with a brief outline of your event
4. Make a post in #dm-event-logging as outlined in the channel's post guidelines
5. Make a thread in the text RP channel for the event. The title of your event thread must include the following:

• The in-character date the event is occuring. To account for out of character availability of the DM(s) or players, you can have threads be future dated, or past dated (for unlocked events only).
• The danger level of your event

1. Run it!
2. Write a brief synopsis of the outcomes of your event in your event post in #dm-event-logging

Rewards

Going to be DTP for each open DM event - to be determined

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