Winter Revelry Updates! Regionals!

With winter can come forboding. The shorter days, the colder nights. It is important that as the world can darken, we come together in song and merriment to keep the light alive in each and every heart.

And some times, the world will shift. While our events can remain, they can grow and they can alter. This is a year of change and experimentation.

Cornix, messenger of the gods, has been given one day to work with a willing host and to bestow gifts upon the Realms that she has found in her travels. Also, in honor of the world she loves, she will crown a Lord or Lady of the Festival.

There will be chances for many past traditions, as she works with Revelers of the past to bring the light that is needed.

Event Pricing:
The event is on a sliding scale. $40 is the absolute minimum to cover the site and food. 1/2 price for children ages 6-13, ages 5 and under are free. If people wish to donate more toward the event, we are, of course, appreciative for any help.

Cabins: CABIN SPACE IS NOW FULL.

To avoid the fee, you can send money via paypal (friends and family) to smatulewicz1@gmail.com

Parking:
The Lower Lot will be UNLOAD ONLY. Please park in the lower lot and unload what you need for the event, then place your vehicle back up top. Only staff vehicles are allowed beyond the lower lot/ gate (There is now a wooden gate structure)

Alcohol and substances:
This is a damp event. People will be held responsible for their own actions when it comes to alcohol. If you want to put something behind the bar, you can. (please don’t forget to tip your servers!) But if you want to keep your bottle with you, you can do that as well. If you wish to drink you will be carded and get a wristband. If you are not of age, you will also have to have a wrist band while you are on site. We expect all of you to be controlled and reasonable. If you are not sufficiently sober you should not be fighting. Please no rounded corners.
Our marijuana policy is similar; you are responsible for your own actions. The site rule about this is there is NO smoking anything within 50 feet of any building. We have a few people who are allergic to marijuana. If you smoke, take all necessary precautions so that when you come back inside the rest of us can’t smell it on you.

Loose Schedule:
Friday Night:
People are welcome to come, help decorate, and to gather their groups for any personal celebrations they may have or want to share. Any EH with "light plot" ideas that wish to make an announcement, please contact me.

Food and drink: Friday Night will be pot luck. The food prep for Saturday will be in full swing, and the kitchen will be providing modest snacks and drinks. Please bring food to share. Note: there will be outlets to set up crock pots, and I (Sagart) will do my best to not upset the kitchen gods and help to warm up anything brought that needs to be warmed. Drinks will be available at the bar, please enjoy responsibly!

The Friday night Stacked Deck poker tournament will be a 25-gold buy in, unlimited rebuys for the first hour. 4000 chips to start, with the optional 5 gold for 1000 dealer tip. For this tournament, we are going to try something a little different. The extra 1000 for 5 gold to the dealer will be available for all rebuys and the add ons. Players can do this any time their stack is at 2000 chips or less in the first hour. At the end of the hour anyone, regardless of stack size can do one add-on: 4000 chips for 25 gold (with or without the 5 gold for the dealer 1000 chip add on). This will start as soon as we get 8 players signed up. Note: Sir Tao and Sir Sagart will not be playing but might be looking for some newer players to sponsor into the tournament. If you have been playing for less than 2 years, come and find us to discuss it.
This will last until we have clear winners, or 3 hours. The blinds will be 30 minutes, 25-50, 50-100, 100-200, 200-400, 300-600, 500-1000.

Saturday Day:
The day will be filled with games, food, drink, music and light competition. The Clontarf Casino will be available. There will be a bardic competition, a Gingerbread decorating competition and more.

The Adventurers' Guild will be on site for all people itching for cold weather questing!

Kyomi is cooking up a storm to provide revelers with the most delicious food! And the bar will be stocked up with delicious drinks to enjoy with friends.

We will be hosting The Great Winter Revelry Dessert Competition! You are invited to create fantastic holiday treats as part of the Winter Revelry festivities, and compete for fabulous prizes! Lady Kyomi is creating savory delights and has asked the good patissieres of the Realms to bring dessert. From gingerbread houses and colorful cookies to Yule logs and plum puddings, we don’t want to restrict your culinary creativity. The contest will be overseen by a panel of judges who will sample and select the best of the best. I encourage participants to include an ingredient list for allergens and a small write up if you wish to add information about any home made ingredients or the significance of the dish.

Would you like to BE A JUDGE? For a 25 gold fee, we will recruit up to 6 additional judges and you will get to try everything first! First come first serve. See Kyomi on Saturday to be added to the judges list.

First Place: 150 gold
Second Place: 100 gold
Third Place: 75 gold
Fourth Place 50 gold
Fifth Place 25 gold

Items will be judged on the following categories:
Holiday Theme: Does this have a clear holiday appearance or theme?

Neatness/Presentation: Is the creation evenly decorated, neat icing(if applicable) and assembly, and generally well put together?

From Scratch: Does the dessert include from scratch ingredients as much as you can tell? Lose points for boxed mix, canned frosting, etc

Flavor: Is it DELICIOUS????

Quantity: Is there enough for at least 8 servings?

Texture: Is it evenly cooked? Not under or overdone? Proper moisture?

The Saturday day Stacked Deck tournament will start as soon as we have enough players signed up. 50 gold buy in for 6000 chips, with a 10 gold dealer tip/add on for 2000 additional chips. 1 50 gold rebuy is available if you stack is under 3000 chips in the first hour. At the end of the first hour, regardless of stack size anyone who has not done a rebuy can do 1 add on for the same as the buy in. 50 gold for 6000 chips.
This will last until we have clear winners, or 3 hours. The blinds will be 20 minutes, 25-50, 50-100, 100-200, 200-400, 300-600, 500-1000, 1000-2000, 1500-3000. 2000-4000.

Evening:

As the sun sets, there will be a visit from Pater Yule for any Adventurer 13 and under.

We plan on having a gift swap and charity auction.

The Gifts of Cornix will be a Golden Ticket Raffle. Every person 14 and older will be entered in. The raffle will take place early in the evening.

Every eligible person will pull a Golden Ticket at the registration desk. A number will be on the ticket and the reg desk will note you down as that number. Please keep your ticket as a reminder of your number: that is your place in line. When Cornix Announces her Gift Give, people will assemble in order from 1 ascending. The giant Mimic on stage will be holding on to all of the gifts: please approach the stage, one by one, and choose a gift from the literal hundreds of bags and boxes. Trading gifts is encouraged.

Kelly Bonci will also be hosting the gift swap!
"We are keeping traditions alive and well. At the Winter Revelry we will be hosting a secret swap. It's very simple. You fill out the below information for me, and I'll get you a name to bring a gift for! When you arrive at the party, please put your gift (which I know will be clearly labeled with the recipient's name) under the tree. In the evening, we will do the swap!
XOXO
Twen
OOC: there is no price limit, only do what you can do. Remember this is all IC. The biggest tip I can give you is to remember that this swap it to bring others joy. Please do not gripe if the gift isn't ideal. Someone thought of you and did the best they could.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
Your favorite things:
Your LEAST favorite things:
Favorite colors?
Favorite food?(OOC note, please include dietary restrictions):
Like:
Dislike (please don't give me):
If you could have anything, no matter how absurd, what would it be (it never hurts to dream, right?)

please send all info to: Kelly@bonci.net"

Finally, Sunday:

The Healer's Guild Presents: Sunday!
We'll be hosting a day of food, fun, and training presented by the Healer's Guild. Squire Tirvanel will be running the kitchen, providing comforting food and drink, while Sir Tara has once again united monsters from around the world to give everyone who would like a chance to practice our questing skills in the winter. Most importantly, the Healer's Challenge will return with a brand new and more difficult challenge to test your skills.

Since Sunday has its own budget, we're asking anyone who is willing to make a donation towards the food. We will have tickets for anyone who makes a donation, 1 ticket for $5, and these tickets can be exchanged for one of our fancier grilled cheeses or 1 ticket per person may be exchanged for pulled pork made by Sir Laika. As another special treat, once we have hit $100 in donations, we will be offering Yipp's Bar of Life with more mocktails becoming available as we hit more milestones yet to come. Donations should be sent to: casscainbatgirl@gmail.com on paypal.

Vendors: We welcome all vendors! Please contact us for information on setting up, we will make sure you have space!

Vendors who are attending:
Oddities and Commodities
Rowan's Rarities

Winter Revelry- Regionals

Elves Union Break
1st Circle
Uses: Unlimited
MC: Yule Token
Father Yule has declared it’s time to hydrate. Hand recipient of the spell a Yule Token (supplied by MM).
This token can be turned in at the bar for a Non-Alcoholic Drink

Winter Cheer
2nd Circle
Uses: 2
MC: Drink
VC: Minimum 10 words
Gather a group of up to 5 friends. Make a toast and drink up. Each person in circle receives 1 casting of Immunity to poison

Deep Stockings
3rd Circle
Uses: 1 (active until disenchanted)
MC: Yule Stocking hung on your belt or carried on your person
While wearing/carrying this stocking, the player may place up to 3 items in the stocking. Items in the stocking are
Items in the stocking are considered to non-stealable unless a disenchant or resist magic is used in the search

Tyche's Favor
4th Circle
Uses: 2
MC: See MM
VC: Who shall Tyche favor tonight
Spellcaster approaches the Magic Marshall and states "who shall Tyche favor tonight". Upon completing the verbal, the Magic Marshall will produce and shuffle a deck of cards. Both the MM and spellcaster will cut the deck. If the player beats the MM, Tyche has favored them and the caster can reach into Tyche’s cash and withdraw a single coin.
Yule Time Carol, The more the Merrier
5th Circle
Uses: Unlimited - 1 at a time
MC: Piece of Holly or Mistletoe, 1 leaf (can be real or fake)
VC: Christmas/Yule song (30 word Minimum)
When cast on a dead body, this spell grants the recipient a basic regeneration. The spellcaster must hand the MC
to the recipient while reciting (Singing) the VC. After 30 seconds the recipient is alive. If the recipient is soulless, the
spellcaster can get a group of 4 friends to sing the VC with them to enhance the power of the spell and return the soul
to its body. This spell also cures all diseases and poisons that may be afflicting the corpse

Father Yules Sack- Naughty or Nice?
6th Circle
Uses: 1
VC: Approach the magic and let him know if you have been Naughty or Nice
Using this spell allows you to reach into Father Yule's sack of goodies/baddies and retrieve one item.

Power for Gold: Spellcasters may trade in their castings of regional spells for 1 gold per circle

Power Up: Spellcasters may choose to sacrifice their lower-level regionals to get an additional
casting of Father Yules Sack-Naughty or Nice. The total levels of spells sacrificed must be
equal to 6 or more (example: (1st+2nd+3rd), (1st+5th), (2nd+4th).