New Player Setup

As staff, one of our duties is to introduce new players to our community. Whenever a new member who was referred by a friend or a bulk of new arrivals find their way to the Lighthouse’s doorstep, you can use this guide to figure out what the necessary steps are to get them acquainted with our system.

1. Make Conversation
As trivial as it might seem to get a first contact to new people is key in actually have them get started with all of our info. For this our #newcomer-questions channel. Just tag the new arrivals and welcome them. Don’t stress if they do not reply at first. Some people just want to take a look around and may not stick around in the long-run.

If the new folks have any questions make sure that they get an adequate answer and refer them in any case to the #start-here channel. Every new member should read that channel and fill out the entry form first before being interviewed.

2. The Interview
If they still want to join after having read the rules, it’s time for them to be interviewed. You can either conduct the interview in voice chat or in direct messages. This is up to your and the new player’s preference. The interview can vary in length but, by this practice, we hope to make sure that the players that found their way to us are decent people and good fits for our community. Therefore, we have some mandatory and some optional steps for the interview. What you have to do:

Before the actual interview starts you should check their responses to the entry form. You will find the response document in #dm-resources. If you don’t have permission to view it, request access in #staff-chat.
 * “Have you read the Player’s Guide?”
 * “Do you have any questions regarding our rules?”
 * “Do you have any questions regarding our code of conduct?”
 * “What are your preferred pronouns?”

Set up a folder for them in our Google Drive. The folder should be named after their Discord handle (example#0000) and contain a copy of the DTP and XP spreadsheet. You will also have to adjust the permissions of the folder and the sheet so that they can edit them and upload their character sheets and whatnot. You do this via the Share option and add the new players Google Mail address which they have hopefully entered in the entry form. If they haven’t provided a Google Mail address, please ask them for one.
 * “How much experience do you have with D&D?” might lead to “Do you need help with creating your first character?”

If the interview goes over well and you think they would make a good addition to the server, you may adjust their role to Traveler. Please explain to them the necessary steps leading up to their promotion to a full Adventurer.

They have to log their first character appropriately in #character-log.

They have to intro their character in #high-road and then continue to #the-guild-office for their in-character interview with the guild leaders.

Afterwards their role will be adjusted to Adventurer. When that's done give them a quick shout-out in #announcements!

Since simply running down the mandatory points can be very bland and boring for both you and the new player, we encourage you to engage in a more open conversation. For that we have the following optional questions to which you can add your own charm at personal discretion:
 * “What are you looking for in our games? From the entry form I can see that you are interested in X.”
 * “What character are you planning to play first?”

3. Provide Additional Help
Getting into all of the intricacies of our server can be tricky. Please make sure that new players know how to:
 * Set up a Roll20 sheet
 * Sign up for a game advertised in #game-announcements
 * Apply the standard formatting to posts in the roleplay channels