Hunters in Darkness, or "Hunters" for short are the official, certified CrossRoads of Eternity RPG independent demonstrators. Anyone from the age of 14 and up can sign up to become a demonstrator. Your job will be to show the many facets of the game, get new players interested, and have fun at local shops, shows, and conventions promoting the game, while receiving great support and product for your efforts. To qualify as a Hunter: You must be at least 14 years of age You must first participate in a play test cycle of new material in works from Arcadiam Games, and give constructive feedback on that material. A play test and assessment cycle lasts around 2 to 3 months while the product is in development. Any questions, concerns, or feedback should be addressed on the website forums where you can get response form other play testers as well as us. You must write a short review (a paragraph or two) giving your honest feedback about the CrossRoads system and Arcadiam Games in general and post it on one of the many RPG resource sites on the internet such as RPG.net, the Forge, The Village, Flames rising, etc. We aren't looking for a shameless plug. We want your honest appraisal of the system, both good things, and things that could use some work, so people know what great things to expect, and we know what to improve upon; as long as it's constructive. Send us a link to the review once it is posted. To Maintain status as a Hunter: You must run at least one demo session every 3 months. What qualifies as an appropriate demo session is Running a combat, character creation, magic or some other mechanic demo at a local store Running the above at a gaming related convention such as a local game con, or a larger regional, national or world wide con Running a play session at a convention Recruiting and demonstrating the game to a new player within your game group. If this is a recurring game session, this only qualifies if the person is new to the system and the game group Running a recurring game session on a weekly or twice monthly basis and providing feedback about the success of the sessions and any issues or questions that arose. This feedback must be done on a monthly basis in order to have regular sessions qualify you for Hunter status. You must submit a regular report every quarter about your demonstrations and provide the following: Type of demos run; where and when Number of people in attendance at your event General response from the participants about your demo List of questions, comments, or concerns about the mechanics or some element of the system or the game overall in general which arose as a result of the demonstration Next planned demo (if currently planned) What you get for being a Hunter in Darkness demonstrator: As a Hunter in Darkness demonstrator you receive the following Free promotional materials such as pamphlets, fliers, stickers, posters and the like Convention publications like "Arcadiam Games freeloader" which features web site downloadable content in printed form. Other publications such as a printed version of the tryout kit, CD-ROM's with additional material and more Business cards and other contact collateral You receive a limited amount of free retail product to support your demos and offer as prizes in any event you may run, to be awarded as you see fit. You receive access to new products before anyone else does, making you able to study them and schedule demos before the product even hits shelves. The free product given can also be used for your own uses as one of the perks of being a Hunter in Darkness demonstrator. Additional incentives are available for those who run frequent, consistent demos, which yield interest from those you demo to. Any reference made by web site visitors to the demos you have run will be duly noted and we will add more consideration towards additional incentives for active Hunter demonstrators Influence points incentive: For running demonstrations you earn "influence points" which can be cashed in for additional products and other prizes, which you can keep for yourself, give as gifts or award as prizes for those participating in your demos. You are awarded points based on the size of and type of event. Play group sessions (reported on a monthly basis) 1 point per monthly report Local Game store demonstration 3 points +1 point per participant Convention demos 6 points +1 point per participant Convention game session 8 points +1 point per participant Recruiting a new player and teaching within game group 5 pts In order to receive points, you must log the participants' signatures and e-mail address which we will use to solicit some additional feedback and send the newsletter to keep them up to date with products and events Prizes: 25 points = Retail copy of the CrossRoads of Eternity Core Rule Book 10 points = Retail copy of the CrossRoads of Eternity Omnibus (issue number upon request) 5 points = Extra Rivium map 10 points = Embroidered Arcadiam Games logo patch 5 points = additional 50 sticker pack (some given free in demo packs) 10 points = Matted color art print of original CrossRoads artwork by Jake Richmond and Travis Brown 25 points = Nature of magic supplement book 50 points = Limited edition Nature of Magic book: full color with hard cover.Signed and numbered with certificate of authenticity 25 points = 1 year subscription to CrossRoads Omnibus (4 issues) (saves 15 points over individual issues) 50 points = 10 assorted pewter miniatures from Reaper Miniatures; one of the industry's leading fantasy miniature companies 30 points = Tan leather dice bag with dragon emblem, very nice 20 points = Black fabric dice bag with colored fabric liner, also very nice looking 20 points = Arcadiam Games project binder. A black 3 ring binder with color art print on the cover, inside attachment for inserting your core rule book, pockets and dividers and sheet protectors to organize all your game materials 5 points = Arcadiam Games logo patch attachment (we attach the patch to your dice bag or binder. Must also purchase the patch and the item to attach it to with points to utilize this) To participate in this program, contact Travis Brown at Travisbrown@crossroads-rpg.com . Points redemption is also done via e-mail with Travis Brown. Additional information about prizes will be posted on the CrossRoads of Eternity RPG site at a later date.