- Is Lightraiders a nonprofit?
- Lightraiders is a project of the nonprofit corporation Courser Media.
- Courser Media is currently awaiting its federal tax-exempt status. Once approved, all donations to Courser or the Lightraiders project will be tax exempt retroactively to January 1, 2025.
- Purchases of the curriculum are NOT federally tax exempt, but may be exempt under your state’s educational program.
- Is Lightraiders New?
- Yes. Lightraiders is indeed new. We began shipping the early supporter core game/first year boxed sets in July 2024. The first official run arrived in November 2024.
- What comes in the box?
- The boxed set comes with the core game plus the first year’s quests (which is 24 episodes). You can find the full contents here: https://lightraiders.com/product/lightraiders-boxed-set/
- What are the upcoming expansions, and when is the next semester coming?
- We have five additional year expansions in the works. Each expansion will include 24 episodes plus a Maps and Discoveries book and an Adventure Journal supplement (the verses and applications to study for each episode). The year three and five expansions will also include a Scout Handbook and a Knight Handbook, respectively.
- The first expansion (year two) is the current focus of our writing team. We hope to have them available to ship in Spring 2026.
- Will I need to order a Cadet Handbook for each player?
- We recommend one per student, but it is not required. Two Cadet Handbooks come in the box. They have one page that is consumable (cadet cabinet) and optional notes pages for each episode in the Adventure Journal section
- What translation of Scripture do you use?
- The verses in our products are quoted from the Christian Standard Bible. The CSB is a well-researched and readable translation from trustworthy scholars.
- Holman, who owns the copyright for the CSB, believes everyone should be able to use God’s Word, so they don’t restrict the use of verses from their version they way that Cambridge University restricts the use of the KJV (internationally).
- Learn more about the CSB at https://csbible.com/
- What do the Lightraiders believe?
- Please see our statement of faith at https://lightraiders.com/our-faith/
- Isn’t this just Christian DnD?
- No, Lightraiders is not Christian DnD.
- Lightraiders is a structured, game-based Christian discipleship curriculum that uses group fantasy quests and tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) elements to teach specific discipleship principles and Scripture application. It is designed for simplicity and for any adult or older teen to lead. Please take a look at our website at https://lightraiders.com/project/lightraiders-adventure-bible-system/ to learn more. There are also examples of play on our website.
- Can I write and publish my own Lightraiders stories or RPG adventures?
- We get this question a lot, and the short answer is “No, you may not.”
- Lightraiders is not “open license.”
- Our invitation discord server is the only place where Adventure Masters can share home-grown Lightraiders and DragonRaid adventures. They may not be shared or distributed anywhere else.
- But I’m not going to sell my home-grown Lightraiders adventures. If I’m giving them away for free, I can do what I want, right?
- Fortunately for creator’s everywhere, that’s not how copyright law works. Please refer to the answer to “Can I write and publish my own Lightraiders RPG adventures?” above.