Service

### **PURPOSE**

To provide examples of duties and expectations  for those who wish to be more involved by way of assuming the responsibility of ranks, titles or other designated positions within the Kingdom. These are ways to demonstrate leadership skills and active participation in Fae Productions (FaePro) events and activities.

### **TYPES OF SERVICE**

**Community Merits**

*These merits are focused on types of activities that help to grow and broaden our community by engaging current participants in fun and friendly activities as well as encouraging new folk to join in and participate in events (both large and small).  They are meant to be those sorts of things which get us out into the world at large to be seen, interact with, and create a fun, safe and inviting space amongst the public.*

1. **Shenanigans & Meetups**
	1. Planning and/or attending the Shenanigans in your area
	2. Host a magically or pagan workshop or book group
	3. Host costume/cosplay or other type of prop/outfit building get togethers in public
2. **Patron Building**
	1. Sponsoring new patrons
	2. Upkeeping patron levels around your area by contributing to community building, activities and generally good-vibing atmosphere
	3. “Membership” drives.  We don’t require official memberships, but these events don’t pay for themselves and there are benefits to officially supporting F.A.E. (Fantasy Arts & Entertainment)
3. **Outreach**
	1. Finding ways to be personally inclusive of the newly enchanted
	2. Mentoring new folk
	3. Hosting a group or meetup at your school, work, etc
	4. Ars Magica: Bringing the magic of FAE to the outside world through already established public activities or popular trends such as:
		1. Leaving “Keep or Hide Rocks” with our hashtag (#FaeHollow) in public places
		2. Hiding random “Finders Keepers” trinket boxes (inclusive of our info/socmed/websites/event info), other inventive ways to leave our FAE mark out in the world to make it a little more magical for those who stumble across it
		3. Set a Roamin’ Gnome with our #tag & instructions someplace public to see how far it goes
		4. Place Fairy Doors, Geocaches or other findables that will lead people across the Hedge to us
		5. Give out fun items with our Fae Productions info (FB: FaeHollow), to rando normies like Valentine’s to people you walk by, or daffodils from the dollar store on the Spring Equinox in order to spread a little magic in the world and brighten people’s days.

**Service Merits**

*This form of recognition highlights the production efforts that help to bring our events and experiences to life in the same way that the stage crew acts the behind-the-scenes to create the set, operate the backdrops and manage the hidden operations behind the show, service activities are those things which are necessary to bring the enchanted experience together but not always glamorous in and of themselves. Though, where there’s a Fae there’s a Magical Way!*

1. **Volunteering**
	1. Work Parties: labor-based get-together’s to make necessities for events such as walls, backdrops, props, pre-order gift boxes, sashes, prize baskets, dross, etc.
	2. Planning Meetings: sit down meetings to discuss and plan the projects and needs for upcoming events, assign responsibilities, progress updates
	3. Working specifically assigned roles at live events such as set-up, tear-down, character portrayal, site-operations / maintenance, front gate, security, herald, etc
	4. Helping with ongoing maintenance, upkeep, and general administrative responsibilities necessary to manage the group
2. **Fundraising**
	1. Contacting businesses for donations, gift baskets, gift cards, etc
	2. Planning and/or hosting auctions to help support our community members and events
	3. Participating in our fundraising programs such as FAE-reCYCLE (bottle/can/redeemables collection to help raise funds)
3. **PR Media**
	1. Designing digital and graphic needs for F.A.E. such as posters, flyers, social media memes or kingdom graphics, event promos, prop or website media
	2. Posting official updates, business, question answering, or other FAE related news information to help maintain communication and social media presence & flow
	3. eNewletter contributions and/or publication
	4. Securing radio, TV, Podcast, YouTube, Newpaper, articles, interviews, appearances or slots
	5. Photography and/or Videography at events
	6. Content creation for YouTube/FB Live
	7. Planning and attending PR events \*faeried up\*  such as parade participation or other community functions e.g. free easter egg hunts or public trick or treat events, bubble-blowing flash mobs with the intention promoting FAE through visibility and interaction
4. **Supplies Donations**
	1. Donating supplies that FAE regularly needs, or is specifically looking for at any given time, e.g: lumber, bottlecaps, tools, fabric, props, decor
	2. Making costuming and/or pageantry (banners, patches, name tags, tabbards, sashes, etc)

**Enrichment Merits**

*This category of merits is meant to apply to those contributions which enrich our experienced primarily within the confines of our enchanted setting, usually for persona interaction, world-building and play.  Taking on roles of responsibility and caretaking for the development of the magical side of things such as forming an Order or a Guild, attaining rank in the army, filling the roles and responsibilities of Ovate, etc.*

1. **Hard Development**
	1. Skillshare Sessions
	2. Build Parties
2. **Soft Development**
	1. Drafting of documents and procedures that help develop
	2. Acting as a moderator on The Hedge channels (discord)
	3. Taking on the role of a Ovate (chronicler and narrative storyteller)
3. **Community Development**
	1. Hosting open-house style meet-ups or get-togethers in order to promote activity within a particular Order or Guild, e.g.  Open Jam Session for Bards and Ovates
	2. Having Guild Recruitment get-togethers
	3. Hosting or attending practice or training sessions for the army
	4. Training in the Courtly arts and manners

**DROSS**

Dross is our expanded version of XP. By expanded, we mean that its use is not limited to mere persona application or imaginary expenditures but that it can be applied to gain real-world discounts and savings at FaePro events.

The amount of dross awarded for various activities is determined by the individual's roll of a d10.

**The activities listed below (but not limited to) are qualifying actions for earning dross via a D10 Roll:**

* Attending a Hedge Game on Discord
* Attending a Hedge Game in person
* Attending Shenanigans or Meetups
* Attending a live event
* Participating in contests and challenges
* Completing a Quest
* Attending a Work Party
* Volunteering at an Event
* Attending Virtual Activities such as designated live-streams or online events (VirtYule, Cyber Samhain, etc)
* Community Service in the name of FAE, in the mundane realm
* Special Occasions

**Dross can be saved and used for a variety of benefits such as:**

* Cash discounts in our web store (The Gilded Quill)
* Discounts on Event Tickets
* Online bidding in auctions for camping spaces, enchanted items, etc.
* Barter & Trade at in-person events with vendors and other attendees
* Hedge Game use for trade, reward, general commerce