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<blockquote data-quote="TikkchikFenTikktikk" data-source="post: 5246519" data-attributes="member: 67494"><p>Are there course materials, workshops, an organized play organization with materials, etc?</p><p></p><p>I'm basically planning on setting up some kind of semi-regular "How to DM" workshop at the store. But if I don't have to reinvent the wheel and develop my own curriculum, handouts, activities, slideshows, etc., I'd prefer not to.</p><p></p><p>Magic: the Gathering has something like what I'm looking for: The DCI Judge Certification Program. "The DCI Judge Certification Program is designed to ensure consistency in all rulings and penalties at DCI-sanctioned tournaments, and to identify and recognize experienced and knowledgeable judges." <a href="http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=judge/becoming" target="_blank">Becoming a Judge : Daily MTG : Magic: The Gathering</a></p><p></p><p>"There are five levels of certification, based on ability and experience. Additional duties and benefits are associated with each level. A peer review and increasing levels of experience are required to move from one level to the next. There are also requirements to maintain each level from year to year." </p><p> </p><p>"While having a DCI-Certified Judge at your events isn't required, it can add a more professional image to your tournaments. Players often demand a certified judge at the tournaments they play in."</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Magic Judge program is **huge** part of Magic being as big as it is. Not in getting people to pick up the game, but in getting people out of the house and playing it with new people.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Magic Judges have a huge amount of support coming to them from WotC. Major tournaments and gamer gatherings have Judge workshops to train people to become new level 1 judges or to increase their rank. Mentorship is a big part of increasing your judge level.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If WotC is going to keep running Encounters, increase the number of Game Day events, and really expand the legion of players (how many people have quit the game because of bad DMs, whether they knew it or not?) I see a major gap in the way they support DMs besides printing good DMGs.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's what I'm trying to get at. Does this kind of RPG game referee support exist anywhere in the industry?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TikkchikFenTikktikk, post: 5246519, member: 67494"] Are there course materials, workshops, an organized play organization with materials, etc? I'm basically planning on setting up some kind of semi-regular "How to DM" workshop at the store. But if I don't have to reinvent the wheel and develop my own curriculum, handouts, activities, slideshows, etc., I'd prefer not to. Magic: the Gathering has something like what I'm looking for: The DCI Judge Certification Program. "The DCI Judge Certification Program is designed to ensure consistency in all rulings and penalties at DCI-sanctioned tournaments, and to identify and recognize experienced and knowledgeable judges." [URL="http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=judge/becoming"]Becoming a Judge : Daily MTG : Magic: The Gathering[/URL] "There are five levels of certification, based on ability and experience. Additional duties and benefits are associated with each level. A peer review and increasing levels of experience are required to move from one level to the next. There are also requirements to maintain each level from year to year." "While having a DCI-Certified Judge at your events isn't required, it can add a more professional image to your tournaments. Players often demand a certified judge at the tournaments they play in." The Magic Judge program is **huge** part of Magic being as big as it is. Not in getting people to pick up the game, but in getting people out of the house and playing it with new people. Magic Judges have a huge amount of support coming to them from WotC. Major tournaments and gamer gatherings have Judge workshops to train people to become new level 1 judges or to increase their rank. Mentorship is a big part of increasing your judge level. If WotC is going to keep running Encounters, increase the number of Game Day events, and really expand the legion of players (how many people have quit the game because of bad DMs, whether they knew it or not?) I see a major gap in the way they support DMs besides printing good DMGs. That's what I'm trying to get at. Does this kind of RPG game referee support exist anywhere in the industry? [/QUOTE]
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