How can I contribute to LFR? [Archive] - Wizards Community

How can I contribute to LFR? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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sunmaster
03-05-08, 02:24 AM Hello LFR community,

Coming summer I will be a new member of the RPGA.

The RPGA is community driven, right? I have the assumption
that RPGA's members are mostly doing their "work" for RPGA and then LFR
for fun and hobby.

My question is : How can I - even as new member - contribute
to the local RPGA administering - dont' know how they are called - members?

What I think of:
1) In a thread - I don't know where - I read that there is already a RPGA administrator
for the Germany region (is this right?). But I was until now unable to find a administrative web-site
for German members of the RPGA. I could help with that.

2) Adventures: I can very well imagine that the local administrator is in need for
translators of adventures. I could help with that (But,please, make the adventures free to download.
I cannot find any adventure of the now running RPGA on any web-site. Translators of adventures
need to able to get the material easily.)

3) Events: This is a point where there exists a chicken and egg problem. I looked at the events
calendar. But there is not one event in my region entered. How can I become a member if there is no
event where I have to go to become a member? o_O
But I am ready to help out with organising events in my region.

4) GM "certification": How hard is this? I would run "certification" rounds on local cons for
future GMs, if this is permitted.

Tell me, how I - and also other future members - can be good "community citizens".
At this moment I am making "slides" out of the Spellplague articles on DDI which explain
beginners of FR the not-so clear points (unfortunately the articles are written with FR fans in mind
so that beginners cannot understand the text easily).

regards
sunmaster
gomeztoo
03-05-08, 03:27 AM There is a yahoo group for the Dalelands (set up by our PoC Sampo Haarla):
Probably temporary (I speculate Gleemax will offer some space eventually), but for now it is at:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LFR_Dalelands/

You could come and participate there (though there isn't that much to discuss yet).
Anyway, to your questions:

1) Matthias Schäfer is from germany and our region's Events administrator. I (Pierre van Rooden, from the Netherlands) am the Writing Director/plot guy, and Sampo Haarla (Finland) is our PoC.
The region is a tad greater than Germany - It includes Northern Europe and Russia.
I don't know if we need or wish a member registration site. But if you like to aid any of us it might be an idea to use the Daleland lists.

2) We certainly will welcome translators, though exactly how this will work is yet unknown. However I do know scenarios would benefit from translation if we wish to promote the campaign in Germany (or France, btw, but that is out of our reach).
So if you have qualities, be welcome to step up the plate and offer your services, and we will consider you when the process becomes more clear.

3) Contact Matthias and see if you can help organize events. Note that you can become amember at a home game or a gameday. If needed we can help you get a RPGA number (I still have some member registration cards somewhere, and I expect Matthias will be burried in them soon enough).

4) Can't say that yet.

Gomez
sunmaster
03-05-08, 07:17 AM 1) Matthias Schaeffer is from germany and our region's Events administrator. I (Pierre van Rooden, from the Netherlands) am the Writing Director/plot guy, and Sampo Haarla (Finland) is our PoC.

Good to know.

The region is a tad greater than Germany - It includes Northern Europe and Russia.
I don't know if we need or wish a member registration site. But if you like to aid any of us it might be an idea to use the Daleland lists.

I am going to subscribe to the Yahoo Group.

I think it is good to have a page where you can discover if there are RPGA mebers in your local area playing in LFR (for contacting, for occasional home games etc.).
Also it would be good if there could be a "history" page where people write their adventures - I mean from the point of view of their characters - on FR.
This could link important happenings/NPCs to played adventures (usable for players and GMs).

2) We certainly will welcome translators, though exactly how this will work is yet unknown. However I do know scenarios would benefit from translation if we wish to promote the campaign in Germany (or France, btw, but that is out of my reach).
So if you have qualities, be welcome to step up the plate and offer your services, and we will consider you when the process becomes more clear.

I don't really know if I have qualities - English is a "second" language for me and I am not a professional translator - but if I may I will translate for fun of me and others giving my best but without the ability to guarantee a publishing quality of output. :cool:

3) Contact Matthias and see if you can help organize events. Note that you can become amember at a home game or a gameday. If needed we can help you get a RPGA number (I still have some member registration cards somewhere, and I expect Matthias will be burried in them soon enough).

I will contact Matthias after I find his E-Mail address on one of the RPGA pages.

Thanky you for your answers.
sunmaster
kenobi65
03-05-08, 11:09 AM Also it would be good if there could be a "history" page where people write their adventures - I mean from the point of view of their characters - on FR.

The trick to that is that, if you want to write about your character's adventures, you need to do so in a way that prevents "spoiling" the adventure for players who haven't played it yet. I'm not sure what LFR's policy on retirement is going to be, but Living Greyhawk adventures were available for one to two years before being retired from play; it's considered bad form, at a minimum, to publically discuss details of still-active adventures.
Keith53
03-07-08, 04:23 PM In a more general response to the topic, I would recommend encouraging local playing groups to give LFR and 4E a try, offering to help organize local events (if you have not done that before), and, when you are familar with 4E rules, offering to judge adventures. Without gamers to organize events and DM adventures, LFR won't succeed. We need that grass roots support to spread the word and help create play opportunities. The LFR regional POCs and Event Managers are certainly there to help.

In areas where the primary language is something other than English, then offering translation help in coordination with the regional admins (or even the Global Admins) would be great.

Keith Hoffman
LFR USA-NC Co-Writing Director (Waterdeep)

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sunmaster 03-05-08, 02:24 AM	Hello LFR community, Coming summer I will be a new member of the RPGA. The RPGA is community driven, right? I have the assumption that RPGA's members are mostly doing their "work" for RPGA and then LFR for fun and hobby. My question is : How can I - even as new member - contribute to the local RPGA administering - dont' know how they are called - members? What I think of: 1) In a thread - I don't know where - I read that there is already a RPGA administrator for the Germany region (is this right?). But I was until now unable to find a administrative web-site for German members of the RPGA. I could help with that. 2) Adventures: I can very well imagine that the local administrator is in need for translators of adventures. I could help with that (But,please, make the adventures free to download. I cannot find any adventure of the now running RPGA on any web-site. Translators of adventures need to able to get the material easily.) 3) Events: This is a point where there exists a chicken and egg problem. I looked at the events calendar. But there is not one event in my region entered. How can I become a member if there is no event where I have to go to become a member? o_O But I am ready to help out with organising events in my region. 4) GM "certification": How hard is this? I would run "certification" rounds on local cons for future GMs, if this is permitted. Tell me, how I - and also other future members - can be good "community citizens". At this moment I am making "slides" out of the Spellplague articles on DDI which explain beginners of FR the not-so clear points (unfortunately the articles are written with FR fans in mind so that beginners cannot understand the text easily). regards sunmaster
gomeztoo 03-05-08, 03:27 AM	There is a yahoo group for the Dalelands (set up by our PoC Sampo Haarla): Probably temporary (I speculate Gleemax will offer some space eventually), but for now it is at: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LFR_Dalelands/ You could come and participate there (though there isn't that much to discuss yet). Anyway, to your questions: 1) Matthias Schäfer is from germany and our region's Events administrator. I (Pierre van Rooden, from the Netherlands) am the Writing Director/plot guy, and Sampo Haarla (Finland) is our PoC. The region is a tad greater than Germany - It includes Northern Europe and Russia. I don't know if we need or wish a member registration site. But if you like to aid any of us it might be an idea to use the Daleland lists. 2) We certainly will welcome translators, though exactly how this will work is yet unknown. However I do know scenarios would benefit from translation if we wish to promote the campaign in Germany (or France, btw, but that is out of our reach). So if you have qualities, be welcome to step up the plate and offer your services, and we will consider you when the process becomes more clear. 3) Contact Matthias and see if you can help organize events. Note that you can become amember at a home game or a gameday. If needed we can help you get a RPGA number (I still have some member registration cards somewhere, and I expect Matthias will be burried in them soon enough). 4) Can't say that yet. Gomez
sunmaster 03-05-08, 07:17 AM	1) Matthias Schaeffer is from germany and our region's Events administrator. I (Pierre van Rooden, from the Netherlands) am the Writing Director/plot guy, and Sampo Haarla (Finland) is our PoC. Good to know. The region is a tad greater than Germany - It includes Northern Europe and Russia. I don't know if we need or wish a member registration site. But if you like to aid any of us it might be an idea to use the Daleland lists. I am going to subscribe to the Yahoo Group. I think it is good to have a page where you can discover if there are RPGA mebers in your local area playing in LFR (for contacting, for occasional home games etc.). Also it would be good if there could be a "history" page where people write their adventures - I mean from the point of view of their characters - on FR. This could link important happenings/NPCs to played adventures (usable for players and GMs). 2) We certainly will welcome translators, though exactly how this will work is yet unknown. However I do know scenarios would benefit from translation if we wish to promote the campaign in Germany (or France, btw, but that is out of my reach). So if you have qualities, be welcome to step up the plate and offer your services, and we will consider you when the process becomes more clear. I don't really know if I have qualities - English is a "second" language for me and I am not a professional translator - but if I may I will translate for fun of me and others giving my best but without the ability to guarantee a publishing quality of output. :cool: 3) Contact Matthias and see if you can help organize events. Note that you can become amember at a home game or a gameday. If needed we can help you get a RPGA number (I still have some member registration cards somewhere, and I expect Matthias will be burried in them soon enough). I will contact Matthias after I find his E-Mail address on one of the RPGA pages. Thanky you for your answers. sunmaster
kenobi65 03-05-08, 11:09 AM	Also it would be good if there could be a "history" page where people write their adventures - I mean from the point of view of their characters - on FR. The trick to that is that, if you want to write about your character's adventures, you need to do so in a way that prevents "spoiling" the adventure for players who haven't played it yet. I'm not sure what LFR's policy on retirement is going to be, but Living Greyhawk adventures were available for one to two years before being retired from play; it's considered bad form, at a minimum, to publically discuss details of still-active adventures.
Keith53 03-07-08, 04:23 PM	In a more general response to the topic, I would recommend encouraging local playing groups to give LFR and 4E a try, offering to help organize local events (if you have not done that before), and, when you are familar with 4E rules, offering to judge adventures. Without gamers to organize events and DM adventures, LFR won't succeed. We need that grass roots support to spread the word and help create play opportunities. The LFR regional POCs and Event Managers are certainly there to help. In areas where the primary language is something other than English, then offering translation help in coordination with the regional admins (or even the Global Admins) would be great. Keith Hoffman LFR USA-NC Co-Writing Director (Waterdeep)