RPG Trainee 3 (16 week program)

Week 1

Title: Introduction & Getting Started Part 1

Topics Summary: Introduction to the RPG Research Web platforms, administrative and technical setup. Code of Conduct. Hygiene & Sanitation. Intro to RPG Model. Interactive Fiction books play through.

Course Numbers:

RPG-xxxx-xxxx - ___________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

If you have already been through this week as a Level 2 Player Trainee, then contact the instructor the week before this session is schedule to offer to run the Applied Gaming portion as a Level 2 GM Trainee. All GM Trainees are required to run the Applied Gaming section for this week as part of your requirements to receive your diploma. You may not take the Level 2 GM final exam until these GM session requirements are complete.

Baseline Quiz

Administrative Topics:

Trainees and other participants must check-in 15-minutes before the session start time.

The first session begins with a number of administrative topics that must be addressed before the rest of the training can commence.

If you have already been through this session as a Level 1 Player Trainee, contact the instructor before this session is scheduled to offer to run the Applied Gaming portion as a Level 1 GM Trainee. All GM Trainees are required to run the Applied Gaming section for this session as part of their requirements to receive a Level 1 Game Master diploma. You may not take the Level 1 GM final exam until these GM session requirements are complete.

Make certain everything in the following list is discussed and that you know where to find all of the referenced resources.

Tips, Tricks, & Tools:

Applied Gaming Part 1: SAB

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion:

Earning Diploma Levels.Applied Gaming Part 2: SAB2

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Complete all paperwork.
Verify all logins work correctly
Participate in at least one of our chatroom by saying hello and introducing yourself.

Attendance checkout

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Week 2

Title:____

Topics Overview:

__________

Course Numbers:

RPG-0xxx-xxxx -

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Administrative Topics:

Did you do your homework during the week? Did you post your comments.
Lecturer’s check-in 30 minutes before broadcast/session.
Participants/students/trainees check-in 15-minutes before session start time.
Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

LECTURE RESOURCES

Tips, Tricks, & Tools:

Applied Gaming Part 1:

SAM - Call of Cthulhu

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion:

Applied Gaming Part 2:

SAM - Call of Cthulhu

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Participate in our chatrooms in at least 2 separate conversations with other volunteers.

Attendance checkout

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Week 3

Title: _____________

Topics Summary:

________

Course Number(s):

RPG-101-xxxx

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Tips, tricks, and tools:

__________

Applied Gaming Part 1:

BECMI B12

Theory Topic(s): _____________

_____________

Applied Gaming Part 2:

BECMI B12

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
If you have not completed the second solo adventure in the BECMI players handbook, you will want to borrow one of our physical copies, or purchase the PDF for $5 from drivethrurpg.com (Basic D&D BECMI Players Manual 1983 Frank Mentzer), and then complete that solo adventure. If your character dies, follow the instructions for resuming and finishing it.
Discuss your experience with fellow volunteers in our chatroom with at least one posting and one response to someone else's posting.

Attendance checkout

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Week 4

Title: ______________

Topics Summary:

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - ___________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics: None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

FATE Accelerated – Venture City

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

FATE Accelerated – Venture City

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Discuss your experience with today's lecture and/or applied gaming with at least one posting in our chatroom, and at least one response to someone else's posting.

Attendance checkout

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Notes:

Week 5

Title:

Topics Summary:

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - _______

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics: None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

___

Applied Gaming Part 1:

FATE -

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

______________

Applied Gaming Part 2:

FATE -

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Create an account on one of the free VTTs, and experiment with the features for at least 1 hour.
If your group ran out of time (or TPK'd) before you could get to the dungeon, and explore at least 5 rooms in the dungeon under the keep (rooms are created by the DM based on guidelines in the DM's Manual), then use the chatroom to schedule a time you can all get together to finish the adventure, with one of you taking over to DM the remaining amount (if not already the DM).
Make at least 1 posting about your training or applied gaming session from this week in our chatroom, and provide at least one comment to someone else's posting.

Attendance checkout

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Week 6

Title: ________

Topics Summary: ___________

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - ___________________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics: None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

__________

Applied Gaming Part 1:

BRP – Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

__________

Applied Gaming Part 2:

BRP – Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Watch the following videos on_________
Video 1:
Video 2:
Video 3:
Remember the final exam will have questions on the content in these videos not included in the lecture.

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Week 7

Title:_________

Topics Summary:

__________

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - ________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics: None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

Babylon 5 part 1

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

Babylon 5 part 2

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Using an audio/video recording tool of choice, record at least one (if a level one player trainee), or two (if a level one GM trainee) distinctively different voices applying the 8 variables. Make sure you have written down all 8 variables for each voice.
When you have finished, send the recording link to your mentor/supervisor/coach for verification that you completed the assignment (And to receive associated badges).
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).
Download the free BFRPG Core Rulebook (third edition).
Find and download the BFRPG Accessible Character Sheet by Hawke Robinson.

Attendance checkout

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Week 8

Title: ____________

Topics Summary:

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - _________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics:

None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

Babylon 5 part 3

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

Babylon 5 part 4

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).

Attendance checkout

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Notes:

Week 9

Title: ___________

Topics Summary: _________

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - _____________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

GURPS Lite - Discworld

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

GURPS Lite - Discworld

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).
Download a free copy of the pre-game consent tool from Monte Cook Games.
Watch/re-watch the 10 minute lecture video on Flow and RPGs by Hawke Robinson on Youtube. Contact your coach/mentor/supervisor when you have completed watching this video.
TO PREPARE FOR NEXT WEEK'S SESSION, IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE STUDIO IN PERSON TO BORROW ONE OF OUR LAPTOPS, YOU NEED TO PURCHASE AND DOWNLOAD NeverWinter Nights: Enhanced Edition from Steam (you do not need the full bundle, though you are welcome to if you wish). If you can install this on Windows or Linux you will be able to use the more advanced tools later in your training. Installing on Mac OS will allow you to play, but be problematic using any of the other tools. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE STEAM VERSION. YOU WILL NEED THIS WORKING BEFORE YOUR TRAINING SESSION STARTS NEXT WEEK!
If you are having trouble getting NWN:EE installed, feel free to post in our chatroom and others can help you resolve any issues or answer questions you may have. If nobody there can help, feel free to contact your coach/mentor/supervisor.

Attendance checkout

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Week 10

Title:

Topics Summary:

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - ________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics:

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

GURPS - Cops

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

GURPS - Cops

Applied Gaming Part 2:

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Finish playing all the way through Prelude during the week. Need to have completed it before next week's session. Next week's session is group play "no person left behind" nightmare level multiplayer. If any PC dies, then the whole group has to start Chapter one all over again.
Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).
Select and install one of the ARPGs demonstrated (or feel free to try out others) on your device of choice, and play the ARPG for at least one hour.
Post a comment on your experience with the ARPG you played. And comment on someone else's post on the same topic.

Attendance checkout

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Week 11

Title: _____________

Topics Summary: _________

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - ________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics: None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

MERP

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

MERP

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).

Attendance checkout

Links:

Notes:

Week 12

Title:

Topics Summary:

Course Number(s):

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics:

None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

Rolemaster part 1

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

Rolemaster part 2

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).

Attendance checkout

Links:

Notes:

Week 13

Title:___________

Topics Summary: ________

Course Number(s):

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics:

None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

Rolemaster part 3

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

Rolemaster part 4

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).
Watch the movie/video "The Gamers", for fun, but this is required viewing, and there are test questions on the movie.
Watch the movie/video "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising", for fun, but this is required viewing, and there are test on the movie. Also required to have already watched it all the way through before one of the upcoming training week's lecture/discussion.

Attendance checkout

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Week 14

Title:

Topics Summary:

Course Number(s):

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics: None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

NWN: Aurora Toolset: Create Your First Module

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

NWN: Aurora Toolset: Create Your First Module

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).

Attendance checkout

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Notes:

Week 15

Title: ___________

Topics Summary: _________

Course Number(s):

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics: None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools

Applied Gaming Part 1:

Thieves World d20 (3.x) part 1

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

Thieves World d20 (3.x) part 2

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Remember to sign up for helping "give back" to the community at least two 4-hour sessions per month. These hours are required to be completed before you may take the final exam for your diploma. This means as a player for a training GM, helping with our online or in-person community programs, or other methods as approved by your mentor/coach/supervisor.
Post in our chatroom(s)at least one comment on your experiences of this week's training.
Also respond to someone else's comment (at least one).
Download a copy of the basic participant RPG session feedback form.
Download a copy of the Enhanced D&D 5e PC Creation Checklist by Hawkes-Robinson.

Attendance checkout

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Week 16

Title: _________________

Topics Summary: __________________

Course Number(s):

RPG-0xxx-xxxx - ________

Attendance & Administrative Check-in 15-minutes before session start time. (Community hours, training progress check, other admin issues as needed)

Baseline Quiz

Admin topics: None

Tips, Tricks, & Tools:

Applied Gaming Part 1:

Thieves World d20 (3.x) part 3

Theory, Lecture, & Discussion Topic(s):

Applied Gaming Part 2:

Thieves World d20 (3.x) part 4

Weekly Quiz

TR Quiz

Weekly Homework assignment(s):

Attendance checkout

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Notes:

RPG Player & GM Trainee

Level 3 Checklist

(16 Week Program)

Typical Training Schedule in a 4-hour weekly session:

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Training Weeks Overview