Mojave Rangers: The Game

How to Play the Game

The Business Behind the Game

The Mojave Ranger Field Manual will be available January 1^st, 2027.

For those who have the Wasteland Weekend copies:

What you have is now called the Player’s Guide.

The project description and business details are in the Mojave Ranger Players Guide which can be downloaded for free at www.MojaveRangerSchool.com/PlayersGuide

The Player’s Guide explains how the programs work, explains concepts like LARP, milsim and how to get paid to play live-action Fallout: New Vegas at a ranger station in the Mojave Desert.

The Mojave Ranger Field Manual accompanies the Ranger Basic Course and explains the Mojave Ranger School training system and how to play the Mojave Ranger Game.

The Ranger Basic Course covers basic weapons certifications, first aid, map/compass navigation, patrolling and the field skills needed in the Mojave. The Ranger Basic Course is 10 months-long and has 96 hours of Ranger training in two 4-hour classes each month.

The Ranger Basic Course at Mojave Ranger Station is taught in 3 phases using 5 training missions that cover the basic skills needed as an NCR Park Ranger.

Ranger Basic Course
The Ranger Basic Course is a year-long Milsim training course that trains medics and radio operators from a station in the Mojave Desert. Ranger Basic has 3 phases,

Station Phase: the first 3 trainings and drills (January-March) are at Mojave Ranger Station and cover basic team procedures, Milsim procedures, Mojave Desert survival and squad equipment proficiency. Trainees are promoted to Private (E-2) after the Station Phase.

Patrol Base Phase: the second 3 trainings and drills (April-June) cover patrol base operations. Trainees operate away from the station on radio relay stations and support bases. During the Patrol Base Phase trainees learn to bivouac away from the station and operate during the dawn and dusk hours (crepuscular, like coyotes) and rest and train during the heat of the day. Trainees are promoted to Private First Class (E-3) after the Patrol Base Phase.

SAR Phase: During the Search & Rescue Phase (July-October) trainees learn to operate with either Ranger Troop 4 or OpFor and participate in the weekend operations at Mojave Station. SAR Phase includes night operations from a patrol base or the ranger station. After the SAR Phase trainees can attempt the Expert Rifleman Challenge and earn the Expert Rifleman Bar, and bonus.

Launching the School

Startup Crew
The startup crew are the initial trainers, business managers, PIO team and building and convoy crews. The startup crew are required to take and help manage the Ranger Basic Course and set the example for using the training system.

Paid Trainers, Sponsored Milsim Teams, Family-Friendly Camping
The Mojave Ranger School founder’s goal is to provide a staffed, family-friendly, safely-managed environment for Rangers and their families, guests and trainees. Mojave Station staff, regardless of role, are tasked with maintaining the safety, immersion and theme of the project.

• Mojave Station staff are campground hosts who trade a 4-hour shift for room & board. Staff have 5 roles,
  Station Rangers & Marshals: campground hosts who manage and maintain the facilities and security
  • Rangers have free Bunker B&B space with weekend access
  • free training and access to other events
  • team gear and bonuses
• Shopkeepers: campground hosts who manage and maintain the facilities and security
  • Shopkeepers have free Bunker B&B space with weekend access
  •  Active Shopkeepers make 2 levels of rank-based Awards
  • free training and access to other events
  • team gear and bonuses
  • Shopkeepers get 50% off Mojave Station shop rent for their own business
  • Free inclusion in the VdN General Store catalog (no consignment fees)
• Settlers: vendors, musicians, artists, craftsmen and trainers who join the Mojave Station Settlement Team and provide the background life for the city and station
  • Bards: musicians who play at various times each day and in the dinner show each evening.
    • Bards have free Bunker B&B space with weekend access
    •  free training and access to other events
    • team gear and bonuses
    • Bards get 50% off Mojave Station shop rent for their own business
    • Free inclusion in the VdN General Store catalog (no consignment fees)
    • Bard presentations are presented on live-stream and recorded video on the Wasteland News Public Access TV channel and Bard’s links are included in videos.
    • Artists and craftsmen: put on demonstrations and manage their shops
• Artists and craftsmen have free Bunker B&B space with weekend access
  • free training and access to other events
  • team gear and bonuses
  • Artists and craftsmen get 50% off Mojave Station shop rent for their own business
  • Free inclusion in the VdN General Store catalog (no consignment fees)
• Followers of the Apocalypse: Medical and Tech trainers who run first aid, radio and post-apocalyptic technology classes and services
  •  Followers have free Bunker B&B space with weekend access
  • Active Followers make 3 levels of rank-based Awards
  • free training and access to other events
  • team gear and bonuses
  • Shopkeepers get 50% off Mojave Station shop rent for their own business
  •  Free inclusion in the VdN General Store catalog (no consignment fees)
• Park Interpreters: SAR Phase Park Ranger Tech trainees who serve as station guides and interpreters
  •  Interpreters have free Bunker B&B space with weekend access
  • Active Interpreters make 3 levels of rank-based Awards
  • free training and access to other events
  • team gear and bonuses
  • Interpreter presentations are presented on live-stream and recorded video on the Wasteland News Public Access TV channel and Interpreters links are included in videos.

• Building Team: any of the above, who want to camp out onsite and help build the station.

Get started by introducing yourself on the Mojave Ranger School Forums at:
www.MojaveRangerSchool.com/Forums