Rushing to prepare for may event.

OH MAN. NEW PEOPLE.
*rubs hands gleefully*

Things you need:

- GOOD BOOTS. Something water proof. Any military store, any kind of black combat boot, I use timberlands which are fairly OOG looking, but it's dooable, etc.

- BRING LOTS OF SOCKS. Honestly, the camp is super super muddy and wet and oh my god, having extra socks is wonderful.

- BUG SPRAY AND SUNBLOCK. the bugs are out in force and it's tick season and it's sunny as all holygoodness. Git dat sprayon.

- TOP SHEET/FITTED SHEET/BLANKET/SLEEPINGBAG. for sleeping comfort on girlscout cot mattresses, you are going to want at minimum at least two out of the four.

-A PILLOW. do not forget your pillow oh my goodness it is the most wonderful feeling to get back from NPC shift and just faceplant in a glorious pillow of fluffy pillowness.

- MORE SOCKS. I'm fairly certain you didn't pack enough.

- SNACKS. There is a ton of food at KR, but it's not always readily available when you get off that mod at 3am sweaty and tired . Carry trail mix, granola bars, pretzels etc. Snacks keep your energy up and are a great way to make friends. It is fairly common place to hear someone declare "Oh god I love you" after handing them a quaker chewy bar.

- TOILETRIES. Larping is dirty. You can choose to be dirty all weekend, that's what I do. However, if you are the showering type, there are showers and bath houses! It's also best to bring face wash or baby wipes as it makes getting NPC make up off easy peasy. There is almost always facial wipes in Logistics, but it's nice to sometimes just have them with you.

- YOUR OWN BOTTLE. A lot of bottles just kind of get passed around at game from person to person. If you would rather use your own personal tankard or bottle, brannng it! Keepin' things sanitary!

And lastly, are you sure you packed enough -

- SOCKS. you need moar.

A) Yes, any black pants are fine. Something that allows you movement is best.

2nd, There are plenty of places to sleep (buildings, the Inn, tent platforms), but bringing your own tent is also totally cool. Deck it out with tapestries! Make it gorgeous!

III - If you don't have a ton of costuming, don't worry. Something basic is fine.
Thrift stores are full of majestic clothes waiting to Larp. Come to game, get some ideas, talk to players on the Knight Realms Costumers Forum and go from there!

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR FUTURE ADVENTURES.

I love how every time I post here, I walk away from my computer for like a half hour and there are already a few responses. Thank you to all who responded and to those who may. I cant wait to meet all of you at the event!

Hi! I'm Will, not a new player marshal and I feel like most of this has already been said but:

Socks! Socks in Knight Realms are very very important.

I: I have worn black pants to KR many a time. so that's not a problem.

II: Bringing a tent is fine, from what I have seen, and the aforementioned tent does not need to look like this: www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-17-ft-portable-garage-69039.html

III: Garb is nice and easy once you get used to it, but for your first time, I recommend looking at other people for inspiration, and raiding Goodwill, Savers or your other local donation store like it's an undead stronghold. I had the chance to go to a Ren Faire before showing up, so that helped a little bit. All in all, just show up in character with something that resembles garb and you'll be fine (for your 1st-3rd times).

Good luck on the Field,

Will Harrington

Hello!
I'm Christine, another New Player Marshal. I can't wait to see you and your friends at game! I see you've already been visited by our friendly neighborhood sock marshal (thank you Jen-and yes-I don't care how many pairs you've packed, you don't have enough socks).
Especially for the summer, i can't recommend light, simple layers enough. Personally, I think it's best to start simple with a costume, and as you go and your character keeps developing relationships with other people and really revealing more about who they are to you, the player, build your outfit up with little pieces here and there. You'd be surprised where roleplay can take you! When I first started I just had a basic outfit (like, a single shirt and a single skirt), but in the four years since, I've built Mirwen a better wardrobe than I have for myself. I don't know if there are any females in your party, but I have some extra, light dresses I can bring if anyone needs something to wear. And absolutely check out the Knight Realms Costuming group! I saw someone else mention it, there's a *ton* of great resources and talk from the community.

See you at game!

Hey thats me in the oversized shirt... and you cant see but my pants... old dress pants

Also, Hi, I'm Matt, another New Player Marshal

I'm Katie, another new player marshal. I tend to use black scrub pants and black sleep pants for my characters and so does my husband. They are cheap and work great.