Volunteering for the Game
We'd love to have your help!
Game Shifts
Because of the size of our game, we rely on each other to provide the maximum amount of entertainment possible. To keep things running smoothly, we use tablets at Monster Town and the Tavern to check in for your volunteer shift. Simply sign in at the beginning and out at the end. This will allow you to obtain your character’s build blanket.
Monster Shift
One of the highlights of Shadowmoor is being able to kill and loot monsters. This combat shift allows you to play that monster with no consequence to your player character. You will be assigned stats and loot and sent out to interact with Shadowmoorians. This is a fantastic opportunity to try new things (like different weapon combinations or spell verbals) and gain hands-on learning. A monster shift is a minimum of 2 hours, but may be split into quarter hour sessions.
Available Monster Hours
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Friday- Game on- 4:00 AM (or Plot/Monstertown shutdown)
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Saturday- 10:00 AM- 6:00 PM; 8:00 PM- 4:00 AM (or Plot/Monstertown shutdown)
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Sunday- 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Monster Hours | Gob Earned |
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2 hours (minimum) | 20 |
3 hours | 30 |
4 hours | 90 (40 + 50 gob bonus) |
5 hours | 100
(50 + 50 gob bonus) |
6 hours | 160
(60 + 100 gob bonus) |
7 hours | 170
(70 + 100 gob bonus) |
8 hours | 230
(80 + 150 gob bonus) |
Tavern Shift
During this shift, you will be working in the kitchen- taking orders and prepping and delivering meals. This can be done in play as your charcter our out-of-play. A Tavern shift is a minimum of 2 hours and a Meal Lead shift is a minimum of 4 hours. In addition to counting as your volunteer time, you earn these additional rewards:
Tavern Volunteer
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10 GOB or 10 Gold Per Hour
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Free Meal for 4 Hours
Shift Lead
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10 GOB or 10 Gold/hour
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Free meal
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Plus 50 GOB
Donate
In the same way we rely on volunteers to sustain the game, we use donations from players to help provide props and supplies for plot and other areas. We very much appreciate the generosity of our wonderful community but we have to balance our materials with storage space and usability so we only offer donation compensation for items that the game requests.
Amazon Wishlist
We maintain our Amazon Wishlist for items we need. Generally, we offer 3 GOB per $1.00 spent on items from this list. Occasionally, when items are critical, we may offer premium GOB rates but those will be specified with the request as it is posted on our Facebook page or Discord.
Spell Packets
We also frequently requires the purchase of Spell Packets for plot.
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These can be made by players but are subject to review to ensure that they are save and qualify for use. The GOB rate for player made packets is 4 GOB per 5 packets.
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You may also purchase and donate packets from Bradley Packets (linked below). We do not require a specific color. The GOB rate for these packets is 4 GOB per $1.00 spent.
Donation Policy
If you purchase an approved donation, please email a copy of the Invoice to plot@shadowmoor.org. When you deliver the item to the Head of Plot (HOP) or the Plot Executive Officer (XO) they will write you a GOB chit or offer to send the receipt to logistics to have your GOB added to your record.
There may be additional opportunities for crafters to make donations for the game. These include tabards for Monster Town or phys reps for auction items. When these opportunities are posted or communicated, the specific GOB rate for the request will be provided.