Why It Mattered
RTV D20 is a useful current-coverage boundary case: the source directly establishes a named, priced, on-site planned badge before the conference, yet offers no artifact-level technical detail. The record preserves that real public announcement rather than filling the gap with imagined electronics, a D20 game mechanic, CTF functionality, or official credential status.
Hardware
No reviewed source describes RTV D20's material form, whether it contains electronics, its PCB, controller, LEDs, display, buttons, radio, sensors, battery, charging/power path, connectors, dimensions, materials, enclosure, artwork, schematic, BOM, Gerbers, assembly, test results, safety guidance, or compliance. The public roster classifies it only as a Badge. This dossier therefore does not classify it as an electronic badge, physical credential, board badge, or any particular hardware type.
Software & Apps
No reviewed source identifies onboard software, firmware, a repository, binary, application, web service, CTF challenge, game rules, interaction model, update/recovery path, source license, security model, user-data handling, accessibility information, or support policy. The Red Team Village page describes the Village's broader DEF CON 34 workshops, activities, swag, and CTF context, but it does not say RTV D20 implements or grants access to any of them.
Lore
The only public artifact name recovered is RTV D20. Red Team Village's official event page says it will be at DEF CON 34 in the Las Vegas Convention Center Red Team Village area with workshops, activities, swag, and more, while its public Badgelife response says the planned badge will be sold on site. Those contextual statements do not define D20's theme, physical form, intended use, attendee allocation, linkage to Village activities, or authority to access DEF CON or the Village.
official village event association
official event page published
Red Team Village's official page places the Village at DEF CON 34 on August 6-9 in the Las Vegas Convention Center Red Team Village area and announces workshops, activities, swag, and more. It does not state that RTV D20 is included with registration, used in a workshop/CTF, issued to all attendees, or grants access to any Village or conference space.
Compatibility: RTV D20 Badge (DEF CON 34)
Source
pre-event availability and acquisition record
self-submitted announcement; outcome unconfirmed
Red Team Village's public DC34 Badgelife response labels RTV D20 as a new badge, says it will be available on site at DEF CON through RTV, and gives an $80 price. The statement does not prove inventory, payment, manufacture, final price, sale location/time, venue authorization, pickup, recipient allocation, refund, support, or a completed handoff.
Compatibility: RTV D20 Badge (DEF CON 34)
Source
Red Team Village association and credential boundary
note
The catalogue preserves the source-backed Village association without portraying RTV D20 as an official DEF CON credential, admission badge, universal attendee handout, or verified access token.
- Confidence
- official Village context plus self-submitted sale statement
- Status
- village-associated planned badge; credential status not documented
- Timeframe
- DEF CON 34 pre-event source pass
- Source note
- Red Team Village @ DEF CON 34 event page and DEFCON 34 Badgelife Form response.
artifact form, hardware, power, and safety documentation gap
note
The catalogue models a real planned named artifact without inventing its physical or electronic form, operating characteristics, safety profile, or engineering completeness.
- Confidence
- public badge label only
- Status
- technical and material form undisclosed
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- DEFCON 34 Badgelife Form response and Red Team Village event page.
firmware, CTF, gameplay, source, and licensing gap
note
Readers are not led to assume that the D20 name denotes an electronic game, an access pass, a CTF device, or any documented implementation.
- Confidence
- no artifact-level technical source recovered
- Status
- no implementation or interaction documentation located
- Timeframe
- current source pass
- Source note
- Red Team Village event page and DEFCON 34 Badgelife Form response.
missing rights-cleared image
note
The planned 2026 record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying village media, roster-linked social material, screenshots, placeholders, or generated imagery.
- Confidence
- local project policy
- Status
- needs selected, attributable, cleared original
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- badge.gallery image policy and reviewed Red Team Village and public Badgelife sources.
planned badge, price, stock, and on-site fulfillment boundary
note
The record preserves a concrete pre-event acquisition statement without treating it as a finished distribution, retail outcome, or attendee entitlement.
- Confidence
- public self-submission and current event timing
- Status
- pre-event $80 on-site sale statement; outcome unconfirmed
- Timeframe
- as reviewed 2026-08-04
- Source note
- DEFCON 34 Badgelife Form response and Red Team Village DEF CON 34 event page.