Post by Jopper13 on Jan 3, 2020 12:34:36 GMT -5
== LOCATION ==
"Larp Land" in New Lisbon, WI
W7111 New Frontage Road
New Lisbon, WI 53950
- Take interstate to New Lisbon, take 61 exit
- Turn onto Frontage Rd near Mobil/McDonald's
- Go 1.3 miles on Frontage Rd/42nd St
- Drive past Victory Fireworks and Car Dealership
- Destination will be on the right and marked with signs
*** The entrance to the property will be marked with GOLD Last Hope LARP signs
UPDATE: Registration will be at the McDonald's in New Lisbon. Players will check-in and then shuttle to the property.
The address is:
1701 E Bridge St, New Lisbon, WI 53950
== DATE & TIME ==
Important Dates:
Thursday, January 9th
- Early Bird Membership deadline
- Expanded NPC Role Signup deadline
Tuesday, January 14th
- PC Skill change/update via email deadline
Saturday, January 18th (EVENT)
- Registration opens – 9:00am
- Registration closes – 10:30am
- Event briefing – 11:00am
- Scenario Begins – 11:30am
***NOTE: If you are unable to make it before the official start time, it is your responsibility to notify a herald and get checked-in and NOT disturb the game in progress. You can do this by discreetly finding a herald on the field and having them assist you.
== MEMBERSHIP INFO==
There is no cost/charge/entry fee required to participate in this event at the New Lisbon, WI land and all are welcome to participate regardless of their membership status or not. However, certain perks require additional membership.
Click here to pay for your membership services for Janaury!
then...
Click here to pre-register and sign-up for the JanuaryEvent!
== STORY INFO & SPECIAL MECHANICS ==
= EVENT SPECIAL MECHANICS =
1) Field Research
The main goal of this event will be to take some unique, specific, or odd methods of ritualistic magic and divination and test them in the field. The more methods attempted and the outcomes recorded could drastically help the efforts of future events.
== EVENT INFO ==
= PRE-REG FOOD & DRINKING WATER =
Pre-registered members will be provided a small meal on Saturday.
Only pre-registered members (PCs & NPCs) will be added to the list for food as this helps us plan ahead of time.
We will NOT be providing feastware for meals (which will be in-game); please make sure you bring feastware!
*** You should plan on bringing some extra food/snacks and water to tide you over for the rest of the event. ***
There will be some water brought in for use during the event, but players should also plan to bring their own and carry it with them.
** Plan ahead, be self sufficient, and bring your own food/water! ***
= CAMPING, BATHROOMS, FIRES, WATER, & ELECTRICITY =
- There is NO tent-camping space available at this event.
- If you need a motel, there is an AmericInn and the Edge of the Woods Motel nearby
- There is a porta-potty onsite in the parking area for players. If you need a bathroom facility, please plan on driving 1.3 miles back to Gas Station.
- Campfires are allowed as long as they are PRE-APPROVED BY A HERALD and either in an above-ground firepit or dug into a below-ground firepit. We are planning on using a firepit during the event. Any additional fires will be strictly, enforced, monitored, and must be pre-approved.
- There is NO running water at the site.
- There is NO electricity at the site.
= REGISTRATION AREA, PLAYING FIELD INFO, & SAFETY =
New Lisbon, WI
- The entrance to the property is flanked by several driveways we (might) have permission to park on if needed. Please check-in or get directions before you park. You are allowed to park on the road as an overflow but you MUST park on our side of a road, try to keep the entire vehicle off the road, and minimize foot traffic on the road.
- The property boundaries to the north, west, and east are marked by GREEN flagging tape. The neighbor's driveway is also a boundary to the east. The southern boundary is the clearing leading up to the interstate.
- There are several deer stands on the property; at this time, we ask that you do not go into any of them.
- Do not cut down any trees without approval.
- Do not use adjacent driveways/neighbor property without explicit permission!
= NIGHT CONDITIONS =
This event will *NOT* take place during night conditions.
= WEATHER CONDITIONS, PARKING & DRIVEWAY=
Plan accordingly! We will have loaner garb for NPCs but please make sure to plan to bring weather/temperature appropriate base layers.
*** Base/thermal layers do not need to fit Decorum but outer layers do... please make sure you get your garb checked! PLAN ACCORDINGLY! ***
= EXPANDED NPC ROLE SIGN-UP =
There are NPC roles available during this event. If you are interested in playing an NPC role, please contact us ahead of time to let us know... see below for options.
- The "Expanded NPC Role Sign-Up Deadline" is the same cut-off as the membership Early Bird deadline (by Thursday, 1/9/20) and this will add you to the list to get a more detailed or involved NPC. This gives us time to flesh out a backstory, details, and how your NPC can impact the scenario. The staff will then email you back your detailed NPC role before the event, usually a bit after the pre-reg deadline ends.
There are opportunities for both regular NPC and Monster NPC roles for this event.
= EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT =
- The "Early Bird Discount Deadline" is the week before the event (by Thursday, 1/9/20) and this will place you on the list to get the pre-reg meal and automatically add you to the "Faster Check-In" line, allowing you to register much quicker at the event.
= PC SKILL UPDATES =
- If you have updates to your PC, DO THEM AHEAD OF TIME AND EMAIL US THE CHANGES!!!
The deadline for these changes is the Tuesday before the event (1/14/20). You cannot do skill updates at the event and also be in the "Faster Check-In" as we prepare your card/bag/wristband/etc early in preparation of your arrival and day-of PCs can wait until after registration is complete for the majority of the player.
IF WE HAVE TIME, then we can update your PC skills. There is no guarantee we can do this at an event due to the registration time needs.
= LATE PLAYERS =
We are following a strict time-block for check-in/registration so players will be expected to arrive on time to get registered and then attend the game briefing. This helps us make sure we stay on time and keep the game starting when we need it to. If a player is going to be late and they are going to arrive after registration closes, they are expected to notify the staff by emailing the lasthopelarp@gmail.com address to let us know. This allows us to pull the PC cards and info and prepare their items for when they arrive. Failure to do this will result in an exp penalty if a player arrives after reg closes but before the briefing, or a forced NPC role if the player arrives after the briefing. This does not mean we do not have wiggle room; all you have to do is notify us ahead of time via email so we can prepare accordingly.
= RESOURCE & LORE SKILL USAGE =
Players may have a PC(s) use a Resource skill to make an impact on an event but only if they are planning on attending the upcoming event.
Resource Usage for this event needs to be submitted VIA EMAIL no later than midnight on 1/5/20.
Information gained from this Resource usage will be available at Check-In at the event.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK FOR THAT INFO!
Players should please try to make sure they are going to be in attendance before sending in their Resource usage.
This is also a reminder to ask about Lore cards at check-in! Frequently, there are Lore cards available for you to read that represent your characters ability to know about things going on in the area. Some of this information can be really useful to know!
= MANDATORY CHECK-OUT =
All players are required to properly check-out at every event. Make sure you plan on doing this by seeking out a Herald to turn in your PC card and relevant game props along with you and your equipment's condition.
We will be doing a Check-Out after each day so that players can turn in their items.
If you checkout as a PC, you may not "check back in" after a period of time. Once you check out as a PC, your PC is done for the event day.
There may be limitations on how and where PCs can check out at an event; ask instead of assuming if you feel like your PC would leave early, and then staff can assign you a role after that.
"Larp Land" in New Lisbon, WI
W7111 New Frontage Road
New Lisbon, WI 53950
- Take interstate to New Lisbon, take 61 exit
- Turn onto Frontage Rd near Mobil/McDonald's
- Go 1.3 miles on Frontage Rd/42nd St
- Drive past Victory Fireworks and Car Dealership
- Destination will be on the right and marked with signs
*** The entrance to the property will be marked with GOLD Last Hope LARP signs
UPDATE: Registration will be at the McDonald's in New Lisbon. Players will check-in and then shuttle to the property.
The address is:
1701 E Bridge St, New Lisbon, WI 53950
== DATE & TIME ==
Important Dates:
Thursday, January 9th
- Early Bird Membership deadline
- Expanded NPC Role Signup deadline
Tuesday, January 14th
- PC Skill change/update via email deadline
Saturday, January 18th (EVENT)
- Registration opens – 9:00am
- Registration closes – 10:30am
- Event briefing – 11:00am
- Scenario Begins – 11:30am
- Scenario Ends – 4:30pm
***NOTE: If you are unable to make it before the official start time, it is your responsibility to notify a herald and get checked-in and NOT disturb the game in progress. You can do this by discreetly finding a herald on the field and having them assist you.
== MEMBERSHIP INFO==
There is no cost/charge/entry fee required to participate in this event at the New Lisbon, WI land and all are welcome to participate regardless of their membership status or not. However, certain perks require additional membership.
***NOTE: You MUST do BOTH (pre-register AND pay for your chosen membership services) before you are considered fully pre-registered for an event!
Click here to pay for your membership services for Janaury!
then...
Click here to pre-register and sign-up for the JanuaryEvent!
== STORY INFO & SPECIAL MECHANICS ==
As the cold of winter settles in and the new year arrives, scholars under the employ of Celestial Arragones continue their diligent studies. For the last half of the previous year, rituals and research have been slow going after a flurry of activity and breakthroughs early on in the year. So much new lore and knowledge was discovered, such as potential proof of the Siphoning and the existence of lost cultues to the north of the Dirge Swamp. However, so many new questions emerged. How can magic be further studied to learn even more? What direction can be taken to try to uncover more about these new mysteries? While many notes were compiled and are safely cataloged and new rituals and research methods learned because of last year's efforts, progress slowed considerably.
Ritual casters of Clan Spiritclaw have been in contact with the Celestial's research teams and have approached them about a few new ideas. Since uncovering new information is proving difficult, they have recommended that perhaps the efforts shift to that of the past. Lorespeaker caches continue to be discovered throughout Mardrun and each one helps continue laying the foundation of the real history of not only the Ulven but the entire continent itself.
Near the northern edge of the Great Wolf's Hackles in an area near the borders of Clan Nightriver and Clan Goldenfield lies the village of Grajnatka. This village has become a major trade hub for merchants traveling out of Clan Nightriver territory and heading north to any number of the Clans surrounding the Great Forest. As the village prepares for several local new-year celebrations, a traveling Clan Spiritclaw Daughter of Gaia sent word to the Truthseekers working alongside Celestial Arragones. During her meditations, she had a vision of something in the woods nearby; something ancient and hidden. With this lead to something of odd magic, potentially a Lorespeaker cache, in the forest near a settlement and not hidden in the dangerous Dirge Swamp, an opportunity has presented itself.
Celestial Arragones has decided to dispatch a research team to the village and attempt to conduct new ritual and divination methods to find whatever it is that is hidden. However, the focus this time does not appear to be what could be found but instead it is in improving the methods of finding it. The goal is to create more potent or accurate methods of divination for future expeditions.
With word that a caravan of researchers are coming to Grajnatka, merchants looking to make profit at a normally slow time of the year have begun traveling to the village. Some of the first that have arrived have reported trouble on the roads; of being stalked by mordok or bandits and some were outright attacked by one or the other. It appears that not only merchants have been attracted to the busyness of the area and caution is advised to any traveling on the roads.
Ritual casters of Clan Spiritclaw have been in contact with the Celestial's research teams and have approached them about a few new ideas. Since uncovering new information is proving difficult, they have recommended that perhaps the efforts shift to that of the past. Lorespeaker caches continue to be discovered throughout Mardrun and each one helps continue laying the foundation of the real history of not only the Ulven but the entire continent itself.
Near the northern edge of the Great Wolf's Hackles in an area near the borders of Clan Nightriver and Clan Goldenfield lies the village of Grajnatka. This village has become a major trade hub for merchants traveling out of Clan Nightriver territory and heading north to any number of the Clans surrounding the Great Forest. As the village prepares for several local new-year celebrations, a traveling Clan Spiritclaw Daughter of Gaia sent word to the Truthseekers working alongside Celestial Arragones. During her meditations, she had a vision of something in the woods nearby; something ancient and hidden. With this lead to something of odd magic, potentially a Lorespeaker cache, in the forest near a settlement and not hidden in the dangerous Dirge Swamp, an opportunity has presented itself.
Celestial Arragones has decided to dispatch a research team to the village and attempt to conduct new ritual and divination methods to find whatever it is that is hidden. However, the focus this time does not appear to be what could be found but instead it is in improving the methods of finding it. The goal is to create more potent or accurate methods of divination for future expeditions.
With word that a caravan of researchers are coming to Grajnatka, merchants looking to make profit at a normally slow time of the year have begun traveling to the village. Some of the first that have arrived have reported trouble on the roads; of being stalked by mordok or bandits and some were outright attacked by one or the other. It appears that not only merchants have been attracted to the busyness of the area and caution is advised to any traveling on the roads.
= EVENT SPECIAL MECHANICS =
1) Field Research
The main goal of this event will be to take some unique, specific, or odd methods of ritualistic magic and divination and test them in the field. The more methods attempted and the outcomes recorded could drastically help the efforts of future events.
== EVENT INFO ==
= PRE-REG FOOD & DRINKING WATER =
Pre-registered members will be provided a small meal on Saturday.
Only pre-registered members (PCs & NPCs) will be added to the list for food as this helps us plan ahead of time.
We will NOT be providing feastware for meals (which will be in-game); please make sure you bring feastware!
*** You should plan on bringing some extra food/snacks and water to tide you over for the rest of the event. ***
There will be some water brought in for use during the event, but players should also plan to bring their own and carry it with them.
** Plan ahead, be self sufficient, and bring your own food/water! ***
= CAMPING, BATHROOMS, FIRES, WATER, & ELECTRICITY =
- There is NO tent-camping space available at this event.
- If you need a motel, there is an AmericInn and the Edge of the Woods Motel nearby
- There is a porta-potty onsite in the parking area for players. If you need a bathroom facility, please plan on driving 1.3 miles back to Gas Station.
- Campfires are allowed as long as they are PRE-APPROVED BY A HERALD and either in an above-ground firepit or dug into a below-ground firepit. We are planning on using a firepit during the event. Any additional fires will be strictly, enforced, monitored, and must be pre-approved.
- There is NO running water at the site.
- There is NO electricity at the site.
= REGISTRATION AREA, PLAYING FIELD INFO, & SAFETY =
New Lisbon, WI
- The entrance to the property is flanked by several driveways we (might) have permission to park on if needed. Please check-in or get directions before you park. You are allowed to park on the road as an overflow but you MUST park on our side of a road, try to keep the entire vehicle off the road, and minimize foot traffic on the road.
- The property boundaries to the north, west, and east are marked by GREEN flagging tape. The neighbor's driveway is also a boundary to the east. The southern boundary is the clearing leading up to the interstate.
- There are several deer stands on the property; at this time, we ask that you do not go into any of them.
- Do not cut down any trees without approval.
- Do not use adjacent driveways/neighbor property without explicit permission!
- Be cautious about driving into the property due to sunken/mucky areas and existing stumps.
- Staff and approved players have access to a Snake Bite/CPR/First Aid Kit if needed. A number of staff are CPR and/or First Aid trained. In case of emergencies, immediately contact staff and let them handle it.
= NIGHT CONDITIONS =
This event will *NOT* take place during night conditions.
= WEATHER CONDITIONS, PARKING & DRIVEWAY=
Plan accordingly! We will have loaner garb for NPCs but please make sure to plan to bring weather/temperature appropriate base layers.
*** Base/thermal layers do not need to fit Decorum but outer layers do... please make sure you get your garb checked! PLAN ACCORDINGLY! ***
***NOTE: Because of the wetlands nature of the property, the parking lot may not be easily accessible if it rains/snows before or during the event. If needed, we will plan on shuttling players back to the nearby gas station to park vehicles and then get shuttled back to the event property.
*** If you park on the road, all participants must do their best to park ALL VEHICLE WHEELS off of the road and on the grass. An easy rule of thumb; if you can park and all 4 tires are in the grass, you are good.
= EXPANDED NPC ROLE SIGN-UP =
There are NPC roles available during this event. If you are interested in playing an NPC role, please contact us ahead of time to let us know... see below for options.
- The "Expanded NPC Role Sign-Up Deadline" is the same cut-off as the membership Early Bird deadline (by Thursday, 1/9/20) and this will add you to the list to get a more detailed or involved NPC. This gives us time to flesh out a backstory, details, and how your NPC can impact the scenario. The staff will then email you back your detailed NPC role before the event, usually a bit after the pre-reg deadline ends.
There are opportunities for both regular NPC and Monster NPC roles for this event.
= EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT =
- The "Early Bird Discount Deadline" is the week before the event (by Thursday, 1/9/20) and this will place you on the list to get the pre-reg meal and automatically add you to the "Faster Check-In" line, allowing you to register much quicker at the event.
= PC SKILL UPDATES =
- If you have updates to your PC, DO THEM AHEAD OF TIME AND EMAIL US THE CHANGES!!!
The deadline for these changes is the Tuesday before the event (1/14/20). You cannot do skill updates at the event and also be in the "Faster Check-In" as we prepare your card/bag/wristband/etc early in preparation of your arrival and day-of PCs can wait until after registration is complete for the majority of the player.
IF WE HAVE TIME, then we can update your PC skills. There is no guarantee we can do this at an event due to the registration time needs.
= LATE PLAYERS =
We are following a strict time-block for check-in/registration so players will be expected to arrive on time to get registered and then attend the game briefing. This helps us make sure we stay on time and keep the game starting when we need it to. If a player is going to be late and they are going to arrive after registration closes, they are expected to notify the staff by emailing the lasthopelarp@gmail.com address to let us know. This allows us to pull the PC cards and info and prepare their items for when they arrive. Failure to do this will result in an exp penalty if a player arrives after reg closes but before the briefing, or a forced NPC role if the player arrives after the briefing. This does not mean we do not have wiggle room; all you have to do is notify us ahead of time via email so we can prepare accordingly.
= RESOURCE & LORE SKILL USAGE =
Players may have a PC(s) use a Resource skill to make an impact on an event but only if they are planning on attending the upcoming event.
Resource Usage for this event needs to be submitted VIA EMAIL no later than midnight on 1/5/20.
Information gained from this Resource usage will be available at Check-In at the event.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK FOR THAT INFO!
Players should please try to make sure they are going to be in attendance before sending in their Resource usage.
This is also a reminder to ask about Lore cards at check-in! Frequently, there are Lore cards available for you to read that represent your characters ability to know about things going on in the area. Some of this information can be really useful to know!
= MANDATORY CHECK-OUT =
All players are required to properly check-out at every event. Make sure you plan on doing this by seeking out a Herald to turn in your PC card and relevant game props along with you and your equipment's condition.
We will be doing a Check-Out after each day so that players can turn in their items.
If you checkout as a PC, you may not "check back in" after a period of time. Once you check out as a PC, your PC is done for the event day.
There may be limitations on how and where PCs can check out at an event; ask instead of assuming if you feel like your PC would leave early, and then staff can assign you a role after that.