NERO LARP Membership Purchase & Renewal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I: NERO Membership Purchase or Renewal

1) Submit your annual NERO Membership Dues

2) Complete The Online Membership Forms A, B, C & D.

3) Complete the New Character Creation Form

Section II: NERO LARP Membership Information

1) What is included with a NERO® LARP Membership!

2) Read the FAQ about Membership Fees.

Section I: NERO Membership Purchase or Renewal

Step 01) Submit the Yearly Membership Fee Payment to the NERO Office HERE!

Step 02) Complete the Online Membership forms A, B, & C.

Step02A. The NERO LARP Member Information Sheet

NOTE: We do not keep your address in the online database if you choose 'Keep Address Out', but we do use it to mail you your membership card.

Member Name:

Member Address:

Member City, State & Zip:

Member Telephone:

Member Date of Birth:

Member Email Address:

How Did You Hear About NERO?

Do you need a Membership Card ?

Have you paid your yearly membership dues yet?

Preferred Password for NERO Online Character Database:

(Your ID is your first initial and your last name in most cases)

Step 02B. The NERO LARP Legal Release Form. Print and mail this to the NERO Office below or bring it with you to your first event. Many Local NERO LARP Chapters require you to fill this out for each event.

Step 02C. The NERO LARP Legal Guardian / Minor Release Form, if applicable. Print and mail this to the NERO Office below. Chapters may require you to fill this out when you arrive at an event.

Step 03) Create Your Character Persona: The Character Persona that you create will be placed in the NERO® Online Database. Complete this NERO LARP New Character Persona Online Form to create your character. This form can be filled out at any time. It will be forwarded to the NERO LARP Online Database Administrator who will add it to the NERO LARP Online Database within 2 business days. The addition of your info to the online database will become automatic sometime in 2006.

Section II: NERO LARP Membership Information

II.1) Here is what is included with a NERO® Membership;

A User ID and Password for the NERO® LARP Online Database will be e-mailed to the address specified as long as you have completed the NERO Member form.
A NERO® Membership Card will be mailed to you at the mailing address specified with member since date and expiration date.
NERO Member & Character Tracking at www.NeroDB.com
Online Member Information Tracking at www.Nerodb.com, where you update your NERO Member Information.
Online Character Information Tracking, at www.Nerodb.com, where you update your Character Skills.
Up To Three Characters in the Online Character Database. Exceed 3 for $5.00 per year for up to 3 more.
Members Can View Their Character Experience Log for events attended.
Members can Update their Character Persona Skills Online.
Ability to Print your Character Card (make 2 copies) and bring it with you to a NERO Event. You keep 1 and you give 1 to the chapter.
A complete Goblin Stamp Tracking System for staff and donation tracking. Every NERO Member has the ability to collect Goblin Points at local Chapters and spend Goblin Points at Any NERO Chapter when attending an Event. Note that some low level 'capped' NERO Chapters do limit production purchase using goblin points so as not to impact/burden the game and to keep everyone on a level playing field.
NERO Memberships are honored at Every NERO LARP Chapter.

II.2) Frequently Asked Questions about NERO® Membership Fees

Question: Are there any other charges for NERO® LARP Membership?

NERO National will not charge you any additional money to be a member. Please note, however, that while many NERO Chapters do not have an additional fee, some NERO® Chapters do have a local chapter membership (anywhere from $1 to $25) or Boy Scouts of America surcharge (about $10 per year) that are required by each attendee. Some NERO LARP Chapters, including the NERO Office, have other types of Memberships that grant more benefits and privileges such as an NPC Member, Silver Member, and Gold Member which include other services.

Question: When will I receive my Membership Information?
All NERO® Member related materials will be sent to you within 10 business days from purchase. They will all come in 1 envelope - NERO Rule Book, Membership Card, Chapter List, Etc.)

Question: How does Character Updating Work?
Each chapter has a User-ID and Password for the NERO ONline Database and can update your character after you attend a local chapter's event.

Question: How Do I Get My XP updated Online?
With the new NERO® LARP Online Database, a National Staff member (www.nerolarp.com Staff Contact button) and / or an individual designated by the Local Chapter Can Update Your Character XP and Goblin Points Online after Events.

Question: How do I get my Membership Information and Expiration date updated?
Members can update most of their own membership information. For the fields that are not updatable by NERO® Members, a National Staff member or their local Nero Chapter can apply updates. To have your Membership Expiration date updated, be sure to submit your annual Membership Dues HERE.

Question: Where can we buy NERO®, LARP, and RPG Equipment?
Members can purchase NERO LARP Related Fantasy Gaming Equipment, Boffer Weapons and Costumes at the NERO LARP Store , the NERO Live RPG Store, www.merchantswares.com, and www.NEROstuff.com . If these do not have what you need, try our friends.

Question: Can You Overnight The NERO Rule Book to Me and add me to the Online Database in 30 minutes?

Answer: We can accommodate Rush Orders but there is an additional fee of $25.00 for Overnight Mail and Rush Order Processing. Cal 914-309-7718 to have this done.