Application & Experience Timeline
Use the botton above to access the application. We estimate it will take 15 minutes or less to complete.
Eligibility
No prior experience with D&D is required to participate! Although applications are open to everyone within UHP, we encourage first- and second-year students to apply, as many of the themes are most applicable to individuals transitioning into a University environment, as well as making sense of their time as a student.
Timeline
- Applications will open on July 25.
- Application will close on August 10 at 11:59 EST.
- Participants will be selected on August 12.
Experience Schedule
Week 0 (August 15)
- Upon selection to the program, begin research and consideration of character goal
- Design character miniature on Hero Forge website and save .stl file.
- Friday field trip to 1819 Innovation Hub Makerspace to 3d print character miniatures
Week 1 (August 22)
- Session 0 (1hr) to complete character creation, party cohesion, and go over ttrpg safety tools
- Session 1 of the story, followed by post-session debrief (2.5hrs)
- Self-guided research and refections of both personal goal and selected track (1hr)
Week 2 - 15
- Sessions 2-15 of the story, followed by post-session debrief (2.5hrs each)
- Self-guided research and refections of both personal goal and selected track (1hr)
Monthly progress assessments
- Virtual discussions of the adventure and themes thus far; group reflection (1hr each)
Weeks 14-15
- Synthesizing the experience and presentaton prep (2hrs)
Finals Week
- Sharing your learning to the group (2.5hrs)