New Player Joining In July

Hi! I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself since I plan on coming up for the July weekend. (And the hook for next month at the end of this month's epilogue seems to mean that I picked an interesting month to join!) I'm Hannah (or Reyna, since I'll answer to my IG name just as easily as my real name), and I have larped before, just not on this scale.

Are there some New Player Marshals willing to give me some packing advice before the weekend arrives? I have a character, garb, and weapons (and may have some armor), but I was wondering if there was anything else I absolutely needed.

I'm not a new player Marshal, but welcome aboard. I look forward to playing with you. You did pick an interesting plot month to come, and it should be a lot of fun.

My biggest suggestions are socks, a water bottle or canteen, socks, bug spray, socks, sunscreen and socks.

Wow, that's a lot of socks.

Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to pack all of those things! I look forward to playing with you too!

Hi, Hannah!

Welcome aboard. Did we mention socks? Because you're gonna need socks. Anyway, you'll be wandering through the woods in one of the hottest months of the year, so don't feel pressured to overdo your garb. We have a more lax atmosphere when the weather isn't as accommodating as we'd like it to be, and that includes the winter. If you're more worried about your character looking good than your health, you're gonna have a bad time.

Jason made good suggestions--including the socks! In addition, you may want to bring snacks to either carry around with you or to have near your bunk. Food is available Saturday and Sunday mornings for either in-game gold or cash ("Baronial Notes") at the bar in the Dragon's Claw and the Feast on Saturday night. Most of the time, there is food in the kitchen on Friday nights and donations are encouraged. Midday Saturday in the Inn we have Market Faire, where people sometimes sell food in addition to soap, jewelry, and other things. Other than that, the Camp is approximately 5 minutes from a nearby Quick Chek. Don't be afraid to go there in your garb. They're used to it (the employees, anyway). There is also a Stop & Shop about 10 minutes from the Camp, and a Fresh Emporium and a Wal-Mart each about 15 minutes away if you need anything else.

There's also a new push for people to bring reusable drinking containers so that we don't use so many paper cups. We're trying to go green! So if you have an empty wine bottle or somesuch and want to remove the label or gussy it up a bit for hydrating yourself (you're gonna hear "Hail hydrate!" a bunch), it wouldn't be a bad idea. Either that or a mug or a drinking horn, whatever floats your boat!

We still have three weeks, so there's no rush, but if you have any more questions, post away!

-Jeff

Thanks, Jeff! I've designed my garb to be weather appropriate based on what I know I can move in, so that won't be a problem. And I'll make sure I bring something to drink out of.

Hi Reyna!

I'm Onca, another new player marshal like Jeff. Sorry that we had a bit slower reply to this than usual - it was a convention weekend and thus many of us were not looking here as often.

I do want to suggest bringing sleeping bag or blankets and a pillow, since we just have bunks/mattresses, and if you have a cot or tent you want to bring and setup somewhere, the summer is a great time for it!

Other things to bring would be a towel (as we have showers on site if you want one, or if you do a makeup NPC shift), and toiletries.

I hope this helps! Looking forward to meeting you.

-Onca