Guide Overview

Use this quick map to jump to the right section while you host a cohort. Each chapter expands on the bullet points below with scripts, rituals, and lore.

Core chapters

1. Preface: Welcome, Dungeon Master

• Purpose of the cohort
• The role of the Host as DM
• The ethos: “Ship at all costs”

2. World Map: The Cohort Journey

• Week-by-week narrative map
• Gateways: Onboarding → Ideation → Team Formation → Building → Demo Day
• Outcomes: sponsorship, membership, raiding opportunities

3. NPCs & Roles

• Hosts (DMs)
• Presenters (Lorekeepers)
• Mentors (High Mages)
• Apprentices / Participants (Adventurers)
• Judges (Elders)

4. Core Encounters

• Welcome / Icebreaker Ritual
• AMA with Guild Elders
• Product Theme Deep Dives
• Ideation Workshops
• Forming Parties
• Daily Standups (Campfire Sessions)
• Mid-week Checkpoints
• Final Push / Boss Rush Mode
• Demo Day

5. Quests & Side Quests

• “Build a working prototype of X”
• “Create a strategy doc for improving RG ops”
• “Upgrade an existing RG tool”
• “Contribute research on this month’s theme: x402, ERC-8004, Agentic Wallets”

6. Loot, XP, and Progression

• Raider of the Month
• Membership sponsorship
• Social credibility
• XP for participation, building, peer recognition

7. SOPs & Templates

• Host scripts
• Session runbooks
• Tools checklists (Discord, ShadowOrg, Dashboard, Notion)
• Demo Day schedule template
• Evaluation criteria sheet
• Safety & Code of Conduct