Salutations! *Introduction + Minor Questions*

Hey Dan! I'm so glad to hear you've enjoyed coming to Knight Realms. Your post really touched on something very important to me. Knight Realms is a wonderful community, and over the years I've made some amazing friends here. I hope you will do the same!

Hello! Welcome! I'm so glad people convinced you to step outside your comfort zone and experience something new - I was hesitant about LARP before, too...thought it seemed a little out there and perhaps somewhat daft, but KR and the people involved with other amazing LARPs in the area have helped me learn otherwise.

As a note, a way to really have fun with your roleplay involves really diving into the racials - not just the skills, but the habits. For example, you mentioned 'handing out candy' - Coast Haveners have a racial requirement that they simply cannot give anything away. They must always receive something that they deem to be of equivalent (or better) value, in return.

Per the rulebook: "A Coast Havener cannot freely share or give away anything that belongs to her. To bestow something upon another, she must be able to rationalize a direct compensation that she has received from the person – such as having saved her life – or expects to receive in the future – such as giving her a share of some future treasure find. This compensation can be vague, but it must be concrete and she must believe that hers is the better end of the bargain. For example, the Coast Havener may insist that the person ‘owes her one’ without immediately naming what that marker is – as long as she keeps accurate count of each such marker and seeks to make the marker be of greater value than what she gave."

My alt is a coast havener, and I have a blast with this - last month, my boyfriend (also coast haven) and I had a lively conversation with the Seneschal himself over what was an appropriate price for S'mores, and we were encouraged to stand our ground and not barter, even talking other players into buying S'mores for their friends instead of offering a discount. Later on, I had a bowl of crackers in the Mage's Guild and offered them around - and then asked everyone what I was getting in return, unless they'd already in some way 'earned' it.

Have fun with it, remember to be safe, and welcome!