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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 1914928" data-attributes="member: 3586">There's a few big changes to the RPGA for 2005, but this would have to be one of the most significant:<a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rpga/conventions/2005ordering" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rpga/conventions/2005ordering</a>Since I'm likely to get a few questions about this...What are Reward Points?Every RPGA-sanctioned game you play or DM, you gain a number of Reward points. (e.g. 4 for playing "Whispers of the Vampire Blade" or a Legacy of the Green Regent game).For every 20 points you acquire as a player, you are sent 3 Campaign cards which allow you special options in one or more of the ongoing RPGA campaigns. (Currently cards are sent out for the Eberron "Mark of Heroes" campaign). Yes, this isn't that great if you're not interested in those campaign.For every 20 points you acquire as a DM, you get some special reward - plastic templates for spell effects, promotional miniatures, booster packs of D&D Miniatures. This is more interesting.How do I join the RPGA?To join the RPGA as a DM, you need to go to the Wizards RPGA site - <a href="http://www.wizards.com/rpga" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/rpga</a> - and undertake the Herald DM test online. When you've successfully completed it, you'll be a member of the RPGA and will have the opportunity to order adventures and sanction events.To join the RPGA as a player, you need to play in a RPGA event. When a DM orders a scenario, they can also request a number of membership cards and applications.Joining the RPGA is free - there are no costs.How do I order and report games?It's all done online on the RPGA website. You tell the system on what date you're playing, what game you're playing, and if it's a RPGA module, you get the ability to download it. Reporting the games is just a case of filling in the RPGA numbers of those who participated on the online form. Very easy indeed. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Why is this news so interesting?Beforehand, you had to play adventures written by other people to get RPGA reward points. Now, the RPGA (and Wizards) is giving you rewards just for playing D&D. While the rewards aren't that substantial, they are nice to get. It is nice to be appreciated. (A regular campaign, meeting once per week, will obtain one reward per 20 weeks. Heh.)Another point is that it improves the market research of Wizards of the Coast with respect to D&D - something that benefits all of us. This will give Wizards information how many people are playing D&D, how often we play, and what campaign settings we are using. Greyhawk fans, unite! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />There are other event-ordering changes, but this was the big one with respect to the average D&D player, who doesn't care about running RPGA adventures...Cheers!</blockquote>

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