CRW XIV Announcment

Event: Combined Realms War XIV
Date: May 12-15, 2011
Location: Four Winds Fairgrounds
Tyler, TX
Cost: Adults: $20, Children under 14: $10, Children under 4: Free, $5 per day Merchant Fee (see merchant hours), The Headless Horseman Tavern will be open serving Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks for a small fee. (Thur - Sat)

Autocrat: Dame Shivanni Nixanna MacDonald of Kalladen (Samantha Vann 817-239-9883)
Deputy Autocrat: Dame Katrin of Drakenfjord
Battlecrat: Squire Termus of Bhurtok
Feastocrat: Sir Leo Slaughter of Kalladen


Restrictions

1. Four Winds Faire site does not allow pets. Service animals may be allowed on property provided that they stay leashed or caged. If you do bring your service animal you must properly clean up after them.
   
2. There is a minimum noise restriction near the parking area and grounds behind it as there is a residence there. Please do not sit out by the cars and spar or talk loudly. (This should not be a problem as the site itself is large enough to fulfill all ditching and social needs.)
   
3. Alcohol will be allowed only in period or discreet containers. All bottles or cans must be left in your tent or car.
   
4. Closed buildings are not to be entered or tampered with in anyway. Consequences are removal from the grounds.

Things you may want to know

• Parking: You will be allowed to bring your vehicle on grounds to unload only. Once your vehicle is unloaded you must move it to the parking area behind the site. If you have special needs or disabilities please contact the autocrat with any assistance that you might need.
  
  
• Camping: This year at CRW you will be sectioned off by Kingdom. The first member of your kingdom to arrive will be able to pick from the approved camping areas. This is a necessity because of the amount of role-play that will be taking place even after dark. If you are not a part of a kingdom or for some reason not wanting to share a site with them then you may sleep in the common area or Faire site camp grounds
  
  
• Registration: Sign waivers, sign up for Battle-games, Tournaments, Competitions as well as pay for Site and Feast. Here, you will receive a belt favor (Do not lose it!! You will not be able to fight, join tournaments, or eat without it) and Site handout with Site rules and restrictions, activities and schedule, a map of the site, and any other information we can shove in there.
  
  
• Merchants: Merchants may rent space for $5 a day, but must RSVP before March 31st in order to get a spot. Tables will NOT be provided, please bring your own. Merchant hours are Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00pm. There must be someone at your booth at all times. If you plan on participating in the games, you must make the necessary arrangements. HFS and Event Coordinators are not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged merchandise. All Merchants must be registered and have all waivers signed before the space can be occupied by any merchandise.
  

Activities & Schedule (times are approximate)

Thursday May 12, 2011
10am to 12:00n Site Set Up
12:00n Site Opens
1:00pm Scavenger Hunt Begins
1:00pm- 5:00pm The Headless Horseman Tavern is open for Drinks/Snacks Only
3:00pm The Sleeping Beauty Battle
6pm Dinner Camp-side
8pm Quest for the Magick Mirror

Friday May 13, 2011
8am - 10:00am The Horseman's Breakfast
10:00am Merchants Open
11:00am Scavenger Hunt Continued
11:00am Jugging
12:00n- 2:00pm The Decapitated Lunch
3:00pm Explore the Village
4:00pm Merchants Close
8:00pm The Search for Hansel and Gretel (Save the Witch)
9:30pm Madame Shivanni's Rarity Auction
10:00pm Drunken Dice


Saturday May 14, 2011
8am - 10:00am The Horseman's Breakfast
10:00am Merchants Open
10:00am Weapons Check
10:30am Scavenger Hunt Continued
11:30am Fairy Tale Gauntlet: Save the Big Bad Wolf
12:00n-2:00pm The Decapitated Lunch
1:00pm Rumplestiltskin's Arts and Sciences Competition submissions
2:00pm Rumplestiltskin's Arts and Sciences Competition judging
2:00pm Regicide Battle
4:00pm The Robin Hood Tourney
4:00pm Merchants Close
5:00pm White Knights Vs. Red Squires Tourney
7:00pm-8:00pm Feast
8:30pm-9:30pm Court

Sunday May 15, 2011
10:00am Breakfast Camp-side
12:00n Site Closes
12:00n to 2:00pm Site Clean Up

Journey Through the looking glass: Scavenger hunt
Time: Ongoing
Role-play Description: Children's Fables coming to life! Might not sound all that bad, except these aren't the wonderful tales that we remember from when we were children. They have twisted into dark versions of themselves. If you can find the missing storybook pages you may be able to save the land from the damage these creatures will surely cause! The first Kingdom to do so will be rewarded greatly.
Details: The Scavenger hunt is what CRW is built off of this year. The hunt is Every Kingdom for themselves (There can be no alliances as ONE KINGDOM WILL WIN). The hunt includes all aspects of HFS. Giving everyone, fighter and non-fighter, a chance to participate and help their Kingdom.
The Storybook Pages can be found in a number of places such as during battle-games, tourneys, hidden around the site itself, or even with your morning breakfast.
You may declare your pages at any point during the day at the Tavern to avoid being pillaged by other Kingdoms throughout the day. The winning Kingdom will be announced at Court on Saturday and will win a special something as well as bragging rights. Approved for both fighters and non fighters.

The Sleeping Beauty Battle
Time: *Thursday 3PM
Role-play Description: Everybody remembers the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Well she has found her way out of the book and is snoring away in dreamland. You must get into the castle and protect her from the Creatures of Darkwood.
Details: Two team castle battle, Classic Damsel in Distress. With a twist.

The Quest for the Magic Mirror
Time: *Thursday 8PM
Role-play Description: The Evil Queen has hidden her magic mirror somewhere she had deemed safe. This is a powerful relic and I am sure you know that in the wrong hands the Mirror could ..well I shudder to think What could happen. You must find it first!
Details: You must search the event site for clues to where the mirror was hidden but there might be some obstacles along the way. Approved for both fighters and non fighters.

Explore the Village
Time: *Friday 3PM
Role-play Description: The Village of Darkwood has always been an interesting place. But ever since the Fairytales escaped the book Darkwood has been even more villainous than normal. For some it may have been years since they have visited, but for others it may have only been weeks or days. Either way there have been some major changes, and during the evening closer to dark...the darker fairytales began to creep into the isolated town. Lock up your children and stay off the streets or you could find yourself being the hunted instead of the Hunter.
Details: Wander around the Village of Darkwood. During the day you can shop at merchants, get food from the Headless Horseman Tavern, or take in a tavern game or two. Watch the ruffians around town though. At Dusk, wandering monsters come out to terrorize the town.. Be armed and ready!
Other Info: The tavern, actual campsite, and Nirvana are no fight zones! You will need to be armed at all times or take the death (there are seedy individuals who will kill the weaponless). Non fighters will be able to pick up arm bands at the Tavern. If you are trying to kill a Non combat player, just a slight tap is sufficient. (If they are NOT legal to be able to fight on the field, they are NOT legal to hit/kill a.k.a Children)

Madame Shivanni's Rarity Auction
Time: *Friday 9:30PM
Role-play Description: Madame Shivanni has hired her best men to conduct a special auction with some very special wares.
Details: This auction will be paid for with REAL money. Bidding will start at $.01 and the maximum bid is $10.00. All proceeds will go to the CRW Fund. As for the wares...well seeing is believing.

The Search for Hansel and Gretel (Save the Witch)
Time: *Friday 8PM
Role-play Description: You must Save the Witch! We all know that those sugared up brats were framing her. She just really wanted a place to be alone to work on her art. She has dreams...of becoming the greatest architect of fully recyclable candy houses, but now she needs your help just to get free of the candy coated clutches of Hansel and Gretel.
Details: Fight your way through the forest to the old witches house to save the witch from the Confection oven and from being Hansel and Gretel's next meal.

FairyTale Gauntlet: Save the Big Bad Wolf
Time: *Saturday 11:30AM
Role-play Description:
Details: Gauntlet, teams of 4 & 1 non combatant
Full class, 1 limited max

Make your way through the fairy tale gauntlet and save the big bad wolf! Challenges can be completed through rp or combat. The enemies will mostly be monsters, but none must be killed in any particular way (ex. No mummies)

Rumpelstiltskin's Arts and Sciences Competition
Time: Submission: *Saturday 1PM
Judging: *Saturday 2:15PM
Details:
Rules:
· Sign in will begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday May 14th.
· Sign in must be completed no later than 2:00 pm on Saturday May 14th.
o Entrants do not need to be present to enter an item, but they must have a representative to answer any questions and represent them in court should they win.
· Judging will begin at 2:15 pm.
o All entrants will need to depart the area while items are being judged..
o There will be a three judge panel selected from the five judges rating each item entered. (this allows potential judges to enter items as well)
o Judging will be on a 0-5 point basis with 5 being the best score possible.
· Entry retrieval is set for 4:00 pm.
o After 4:00 pm the judges are no longer responsible for the entries.
· Bardic entries will be judged starting at 3:30 pm.
· A&S Tournament Results will be announced in court.
· After entering an item, you may not enter that specific item again in any other kingdom A&S Tourney.
· Additional categories may be made on the day of the tourney if there are sufficient entries.
· An entrant may enter as many categories as they wish but may enter a maximum of only two items per category.

Categories:
· Armor
· Garb
· Needlework
· Jewelry
· Regalia
· Weapons: (field-legal only)
· Writing: (Persona writing or HFS related non-fiction)
· Two D art
· Leather-working
· Bardic
· Brewing & Vintning (All ingredients must be listed or the entry will be disqualified).
· Cooking (All ingredients must be listed or the entry will be disqualified)

Regicide Battle game (round robin tourney)
Time: *Saturday 2PM
Role-play Description:
Details: You fight for your kingdom to kill the other king. 2 teams each with 5 members on the field at once.
Bowman- Bow
Soldier- Sword and shield
Pikeman- Polearm
Mercenary- Florentine (any)
Monarch- Open

Your kingdoms monarch fights as itself unless necessary to use the champion instead. Teams fight attempting to kill the monarch. As warriors die, a new one may join in with a 60 count, but dead fighters still must wait 150 to come alive.

((Example ONLY))
My team has 5 members
Wolf- Mercenary
Jack- Pikeman
Snow White- Bowman
Dopey- Soldier
Prince Charming - Monarch

But my kingdom has one extra person-
Aladdin

Jack and Dopey die defending the monarch, Aladdin can join as the soldier in 60 seconds, but Jack or dopey must wait until 150 to return, leaving the team handicapped for a time

The battles will be best 2 of 3 with the winner the first to kill the other Monarch. 

White Knights Vs. Red Squires Tourney
Time: *Saturday 5PM
Role-play Description: "You thought me everything" the Squire grins...."not EVERYTHING" laughs the Knight.
Details: A new twist on the Knights and Squires Tourney. A team of two Knights is pitted against a team of two Squires.

The Robin Hood Tourney
Time: *Saturday 4PM
Role-play Description: Robin Hood is looking for a worthy addition to his Merry Men, sign up and try your arrows to win a trinket or two.
Details: The Archery Tourney.

Here is a link to the new Rulebook for CRW XIV:
CRWXIV RULEBOOK

Download instructions: Once the page loads, click "File" and then "Download Original"