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#1
jereus
Jun 02, 2008 7:49:17 I wanna apply for the Gm's test but I haven't played in many years and the only books I have are a few older editions. Being a family man buying the new books isn't easy because family needs got to come first. But I really want to get back to my gaming and we really need a local RPGA chapter here in my town. Are there sites I could go to to get boned up on my edition rules to pass the exam or am I just gonna have to fork out the 40 bucks a book to get caught up.
What are your thoughts?
#2
smerwin29
Jun 02, 2008 8:10:48 If you are talking about 3rd Edition D&D and the d20 rules, you want to check out http://www.d20srd.org/.

Shawn
#3
pedr
Jun 02, 2008 11:39:39 Technically speaking there is not enough information in the SRD to answer all of the questions in the pool of questions you might get asked in the Herald level test. I do not know what the chances are of avoiding ones you can't answer - I think the questions have changed a lot since I took the test. You don't have very much to lose taking the test once and seeing what happens, though - except that there's an ever increasing delay between each unsuccessful attempt at the test, so don't try too many times - if you fail twice I'd think about buying, or trying to borrow, the core rulebooks so that you can reference the relevant sections during the test.
#4
nwgamer
Jun 03, 2008 22:29:15 You can also wait until the change over to the 4th ed test and then get those books.
#5
necrobutcher
Jun 16, 2008 13:22:16 Is there a time table for when they will be releasing the new 4E Herald Test?
#6
arcept
Jun 16, 2008 14:51:12 i bet it will take a while before a new test comes out... a long while.

but when all else fails you can take the test, and record the answers that you got wrong. Eventually you will pass it.... unless they made it where you cant test for like a week or something....i think you can take it fail every day until you have the questions memorized.
#7
Lord_Darquain
Jun 17, 2008 21:30:43 Also, I just want to throw out there that I became a Herald and then Master GM so that I could run Star Wars events and I still ahd to take the same terribly specific D&D lore quizes "Which of these guys has yellow hair?"

With the two week wait between tests, I just ended up using trial and error over a period of about 4 months before I was finally able to run events for my group.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 jereus Jun 02, 2008 7:49:17	I wanna apply for the Gm's test but I haven't played in many years and the only books I have are a few older editions. Being a family man buying the new books isn't easy because family needs got to come first. But I really want to get back to my gaming and we really need a local RPGA chapter here in my town. Are there sites I could go to to get boned up on my edition rules to pass the exam or am I just gonna have to fork out the 40 bucks a book to get caught up. What are your thoughts?
#2 smerwin29 Jun 02, 2008 8:10:48	If you are talking about 3rd Edition D&D and the d20 rules, you want to check out http://www.d20srd.org/. Shawn
#3 pedr Jun 02, 2008 11:39:39	Technically speaking there is not enough information in the SRD to answer all of the questions in the pool of questions you might get asked in the Herald level test. I do not know what the chances are of avoiding ones you can't answer - I think the questions have changed a lot since I took the test. You don't have very much to lose taking the test once and seeing what happens, though - except that there's an ever increasing delay between each unsuccessful attempt at the test, so don't try too many times - if you fail twice I'd think about buying, or trying to borrow, the core rulebooks so that you can reference the relevant sections during the test.
#4 nwgamer Jun 03, 2008 22:29:15	You can also wait until the change over to the 4th ed test and then get those books.
#5 necrobutcher Jun 16, 2008 13:22:16	Is there a time table for when they will be releasing the new 4E Herald Test?
#6 arcept Jun 16, 2008 14:51:12	i bet it will take a while before a new test comes out... a long while. but when all else fails you can take the test, and record the answers that you got wrong. Eventually you will pass it.... unless they made it where you cant test for like a week or something....i think you can take it fail every day until you have the questions memorized.
#7 Lord_Darquain Jun 17, 2008 21:30:43	Also, I just want to throw out there that I became a Herald and then Master GM so that I could run Star Wars events and I still ahd to take the same terribly specific D&D lore quizes "Which of these guys has yellow hair?" With the two week wait between tests, I just ended up using trial and error over a period of about 4 months before I was finally able to run events for my group.