Playing on The Rig Virtual Event Prep
Greeting Hazers and fellow Sea Dogs making your way to The Rig. In the following section we will go over: What Special DRPA Surprises and Systems we have in store for you.
Where you can find the rules for Dystopia Rising Live Online Play, Helpful charts for using your skills, and how econ works.
Special DRPA Surprises and Systems:
This settlement is unfindable! Except…
Unless you are aboard or docked with one of the Khairons. Massive hollowed out cargo ships that serve as both Cargo Transports Passenger Liners and floating harbors for smaller vessels. Only the captains of these ships know how to locate The Rig via Complex radio signals and codes. Once close to The Rig a short range broadcast can be picked up by anyone and the Ships docked with the Khairons detach and come in on their own if they like. The rest Come in with the Kharion itself to great fanfare, as The Rig is eager to welcome new commers and the opportunities they represent.
What does this mean for players?
We will be opening a soft RP room at 6pm the Friday of the event representing the deck of the Kharion were people can meet and mingle before the official start of the event at 8:30pm
During the event you may encounter a number of zones of mechanics relating to environmental effects. The wonderful team At Dystopia Rising “The Whaling Shores” Came up with these and in the spirit of Nation wide cooperation and consistency allowed us to use them. You can find the rules for these ZOMs can be found using this link.
Link to ZOMs of the Rig
Here you will find:
Zones of Mechanics: Choppy Water
This Zone of Mechanics simulates the challenge of managing a vessel during active combat in
rough seas. The focus is on maintaining control of the ship while responding to threats,
balancing movement, and coordinating actions between crew members. The encounter
emphasizes decision-making under pressure rather than granting any ongoing bonuses or
Resources.
Zones of Mechanics: Bitter Winds
Applies to open water winter scenes in the Wailing Shores. This zone adds environmental pressure without creating new abilities, currencies, or ongoing boons. All rolls use existing checks and outcomes already in play.
Zones of Mechanics: Frozen Waters
Applies whenever characters are immersed in open winter ocean water. This zone simulates cold shock, numbness, and the lethal pull of the depths without creating new abilities,
currencies, or permanent boons. All outcomes reference existing Body, Resolve, Fracture, and
Killing Blow effects.
Zone of Mechanics: Deep Water Hazard
This Zone of Mechanics simulates the challenges of swimming, holding your breath, and avoiding drowning when moving through deep water in dangerous conditions. The focus is on physical endurance, timing, and applying existing abilities to survive—without providing buffs, resources, or skill gains. Saltwise and Full Dead characters do not take drowning damage but may still be affected by other environmental factors in the scene.
Where you can find the Dystopia Rising Live Virtual Play?
The full rules for Virtual Play are located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F5H0hxlygPQn7SsqPQPyl_9JzOXYt41R/view
THE ENTIRE RULES SECTION IS ONLY 7 PAGES OF INFORMATION
In order to help even further our friends in DROH made this handy Player reference:
This will be very helpful for quick reference during mods.
How Econ works:
The full econ rules can be found in the Virtual Play Guide on pages 20-22
Carded Crafting: Each player (not character will have 6 hours of crafting time to use with no mind refreshes of any kind allowed.
The Econ Sheet for carded crafting has changed. The new sheet Is a simple form located here.
THIS SHEET MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE GAME IF YOU WISH THESE ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO YOUR VIRTUAL INVENTORY. To have them entered in time for use during game they must be turned in by Wednesday Dec 17th
Dystopia Rising Live Virtual Player’s Guide: P21
We are excited to bring this new experience to life with you all. In the next few days we will be dropping expanded descriptions of our 4 main factions to give you a better idea of the people you will meet and the world in which they live. So grab your friends and raise the sails. This is a perfect event for bringing your friends that have never tried out the Dystopia Rising Universe. New Players always get their first game free so now's the perfect time.
