Is being an XDM for you? I know you’ve asked yourself this question dozens – if not hundreds – of times. Perhaps you saw an XDM recruitment poster and felt the stirrings of duty at the sight of the uniform. Perhaps you knew an XDM personally and thrilled to their heroic tales. Perhaps you saw a movie about XDMs and how they played a vital role in saving Western Civilization during the Second World War (see history section). Perhaps you were even lucky enough to have an XDM run a game for you – and just knew that one day, you would be just like them!

Well, it isn’t that easy, friend! Not everyone is cut out to become an XDM. Sure, it takes training and practice and lots of plain, hard work but it also takes a less definable quality – the soul of an XDM.

If you want to know if you have that inner ‘something’ that separates an XDM from the mundane, drone voiced DM of a common RPG; then you can take this simple test to determine if you are cut out to wear the proud, black t-shirt of an XDM.

Sample Text Questions (Full test found in XDM: Xtreme Dungeon Mastery manual)

Answer each question by selecting the multiple choice response that you believe most closely reflects your own. In the case of essay questions, answer as completely as possible in the space allotted. Scoring results are found on page 17; do NOT refer to this scoring page before completing your responses to the test.

1. Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?

A. Never! Why would you even ask such a question?
B.  I never stopped doubting, comrade!
C.  I don’t remember anything from my college years…
D.  Do they play classic AD&D or Second Edition?
E. What is a communist?

2. How many sides are on a dodecahedron?

A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
D. Twelve
E. Does it matter?

3. Two trains leave Chicago and New York at the same time in opposite directions on the same track which passes through Indianapolis, Indiana. The total distance of the trip is 828 miles. It is 169 miles from Chicago to Indianapolis. The train from Chicago is going east at an average speed of twelve and a half miles per hour. The train from New York is going west at an average speed of sixty-three miles per hour. Assuming you are on the Chicago train, will you be able to get off the train to attend the Gencon Game Convention before your fiery death in a head on train collision?

A. Yes, the trains will collide after I get to Gencon.
B. No, the trains will collide before I get to Gencon.
C. Neither, the trains will collide AT Gencon.
D. I’ll be fine since I always drive to Gencon to save money to buy XDM-sanctioned merchandise.
E. What’s a Gencon?

For full Compatability Test, read
‘XDM: Xtreme Dungeon Mastery’