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Bellum Aeternus, on 11/18/12 Darkon hosted crossgaming event

PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:48 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
http://www.darkon.org/Bellum_Aeternus/

http://www.facebook.com/events/305166142914532/

http://www.darkon.org/boards/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=471

http://www.darkon.org/rules.html


Please feel free to ask questions, this is going to be an awesome chance to come fight hard core fighters from other games! If it is successful as a day event this year, it will be turned into a weekend long campout next year!!! I will try to field questions here, but the Darkon board and the facebook group may lead to quicker answers.

Here's some quick info:

-Darkon rules
-no Dag/Bel flails
-coreless shields WILL be allowed
-arrows and javs are NOT head legal (our bows are 40 lbs and our arrows are harder)
-your armor WILL count (armor grade for Bel leather will be "Hide" and give you 2 blue hits)
-you WILL be allowed to use a bow and 2 handed weapons
-there will be 2 "this is your first Darkon event" or "newbie" speeches BEFORE the fighting, the basic combat is familiar to you all, just slightly different rules, it's actually not hard.
-you will be allowed to field in your unit colors and be a "country" for the day
-It's gonna be awesome! There is A LOT of work being put into the scenarios!

I hope to meet at least 1 person from Bel who I've never met before at this event!

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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:25 pm
by Sir Anastasia
I think its pretty cool to see a lot of these cross-gaming events.

Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:42 pm
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Anastasia of Chamonix wrote:I think its pretty cool to see a lot of these cross-gaming events.


Agreed!!!

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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:08 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
UPDATE:

There will be a food truck and a beer truck on site.

Also, you can only pay the $5 event fee if you don't want to join Darkon (an extra 1 time fee of $5 that gets you a bound and printed rule book).


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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:29 pm
by Thrush Svartehjertet
The event has an official website now!!!

http://www.darkon.org/Bellum_Aeternus/

Anyone who is in the mid-atlantic and wants to make some money with awesome garb or whatever:

We have open merchant and entertainment slots available for Bellum Aeternus. Interested merchants or entertainers can contact me ( amymcneal at gmail dot com) or Yaron (vp@darkon.org) to reserve spaces.

Merchants: We're looking for sellers of products that nerds like us will like. Garb, accessories, armor, jewelry, mugs, collectibles ( family friendly please) - we're interested. There is a $5 merchant fee for this event. Merchants will need to provide their own set-ups ( tables/chairs) and will be able to arrive at 10 a.m. to begin their set-up. Merchants must be approved by the Bellum Aeternus Committee prior to BA.

Entertainers: Anyone who wants to perform - music, dance, theater, comedy, performance art, sideshow - we're interested. We have 0 budget to pay in $, but you will be paid in gold, and you can sell your merch (CD/Shirts,etc.). Performers must be approved by the Bellum Aeternus Committee prior to Bellum Aeternus.




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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:02 am
by Wolftail
I won't be able to make it, but I wish you the best of luck! Your event sounds like a blast and I'm a sad panda that be there.

Anyway! Can't wait to hear how this goes.

Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:26 pm
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Thanks, if it is even slightly successful, it will be a 3-4 day campout at the same awesome park next year. This is kind of a test run to gauge people's interest. Word of mouth afterwards will help it happen again!

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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:27 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Newest update to the schedule:

-4:00 PM The Fourth and Final Bellum Aeternus Battle Scenario Will Begin.

-5:00 PM Evening festivities begin. You may camp at the park, and you may set up camping equipment after this time.

-8:00 PM Pit Fights! (1v1 in many styles, bracket system, Darkon coins will be bet!)

-12:00 Noon Monday: We must vacate the park by this time on Monday.


http://www.darkon.org/Bellum_Aeternus


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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:14 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
This event will now feature CAFFEINATED FOAM FIGHTING!!!! Zu Coffee of Annapolis will be serving (what I can attest to as) awesome coffee all day!!!

http://www.zucoffee.com/


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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:59 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Newest most up to date schedule and vendor list:



SCHEDULE
November 18, 2012

- 8:00 AM Gates open to event organizers.

- 9:00 AM Merchants may begin setting up.

- 10:30 AM All organizer and vendor vehicles must be clear of the pavilion and buildings and in the designated parking area. No cars will be allowed past the parking area after this time.

- 11:00 AM Check-In Begins and will run until 1 pm to accommodate a large amount of players arriving at different times. Please be ready to check in between 11 and 1!

- 11:30 AM First New Player Orientation Speech. If you are new to Darkon, have not attended at least 5 prior Darkon events, and do not have experience in other similar combat games, attendance to this is mandatory if you wish to fight.

- 12 Noon Pick-Up Battles will begin for those who have already checked in. The Crossgaming Orientation Speech will begin at this time. Crossgamers with less than 5 Darkon events prior attended must attend.

- 12:30 PM Final New Player Orientation Speech. If you are new to Darkon, have not attended at least 5 prior Darkon events, and do not have experience in other similar combat games, attendance to this is mandatory if you wish to fight.

- 1:00 PM Check-in is closed. The First Bellum Aeternus Battle Scenario Will Begin.

- 2:00 PM The Second Bellum Aeternus Battle Scenario Will Begin.

- 3:00 PM The Third Bellum Aeternus Battle Scenario Will Begin.

- 4:00 PM The Fourth and Final Bellum Aeternus Battle Scenario Will Begin.

- 5:00 PM Evening festivities begin. You may camp at the park, and you may set up camping equipment after this time.

- 8:00 PM Pit Fights!

- 12:00 Noon Monday: We must vacate the park by this time on Monday.








Ambrosia Farm- Honey and short mead kits, leather goods and pottery.

Amorath's Travelling Circus- Creative custom photography with themed backdrops.

BadAss Garb- Specializes in top quality fantasy and historical garb, both for fighting and feasting. Our garb is designed and tested to withstand the most rigorous fighting, all while looking good enough to be worn on and off the field.

Calontir Trim- Fabric trim for the construction of costumes. Ornate costumes bring a demand for ornate fabric trim among the SCA and Ren-Faire community. Calontir Trim stocks a wide variety of trims, from simple to elaborate.

Darkon Souvenir T-Shirts - Stylish t-shirts featuring the Bellum Aeternus logo and Darkon logo, in black of course. Sizes Small thru XL, $20, Sizes 2X thru 4X $25.00

Dileab Phriseil - Bringing the ceilidh vibe with Celtic traditional music.

Fine Line Leather Design- Fantasy leather accessories and armor

Hardcore Whaler- These two sopranos will bring traditional Irish and Celtic songs to entertain you, as well as bawdy Pirate and Wenching music to round things out.

Kathie Grove Ceramic Designs- Hand made functional and sculptural pottery; including mugs and goblets in addition to other functional and decorative items. They also take custom orders.

Little Bird's Treasures- Jewelry and ceramics.

Nikki Murphy Dance- Beauty in motion with traditional bellydance performance and music.

Nightshade Leather- Leather armor and accessories

Upcyclist Jewelers- Handmade gold and silver jewelry and findings.

Wise Guys Cafe Food Truck- They'll make you a sandwich you can't refuse! Food for sale from 11am- 5pm Sunday, cash or credit accepted.

Zu Coffee- COFFEE, cookies, COFFEE, pastry, COFFEE, whole bean coffee, bottled drinks, and COFFEE.




Only 2 weeks to go!!! Woooooo!

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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:08 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
UPDATE:


The Bellum Aeternus Staff is pleased to announce that Ruby Salon will be merchanting at our event. What do they sell?

They will be doing an assortment of braiding, and styles for men, women and Children. There will be a sign-up sheet for appointment times, so no one has to wait in line or miss an event.

All Maryland board guidelines of cleanliness will be followed for your protection and theirs.

The Salon's website is http://rubysalon.net/



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The battle coordinators for Bellum Aeternus are bringing you another update for the fights you will be participating in during the event. We bring you one of the No Quarter! favorites KICK THE CAN!!!!!!

Kick the can is played kind of like soccer. Touching the can is not permitted with the hands, but you can hit it with weapons, shields, and feet. There will be a goal at each end of the field and the object of the game will be to kick the can through the goal. Pretty simple right.

Lay on will happen with the can in the middle of the field and each team battling for possession. There will be two rez points for each team at the corners of the field near their goal. The field is reset after every point. Please feel free to ask questions.





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Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:34 pm
by Thrush Svartehjertet

Re: Bellum Aeternus, on 11/18/12 Darkon hosted crossgaming e

PostPosted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:11 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
So... for a first time thing, what a ****' awesome day!!! Rumor has it we broke over 400 paid participants (families and friends who didn't wanna play were free). The vendors were awesome, the scenarios were awesome... and I heard from multiple people from other games that they really enjoyed the heavy style of fighting, and that they'd come back to Darkon. Pretty awesome.

https://twitter.com/Wiseguyscafe/status ... 0176878592

Some pictures:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 5390400962

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 151&type=3


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Re: Bellum Aeternus, on 11/18/12 Darkon hosted crossgaming e

PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:44 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Bellum Aeternus Total Attendance: 394
Undeclared: 85 (21.57%)
Fighter: 78 (19.80%)
Ranger: 46 (11.68%)
Cleric: 40 (10.15%)
Druid: 35 (8.88%)
Thief: 27 (6.85%)
Mage: 23 (5.84%)
Monk: 14 (3.55%)
Assassin: 11 (2.79%)
Cavalier: 11 (2.79%)
Warrior Mage: 5 (1.27%)
Cleric(2): 1 (0.25%)
Cross Gamer (one day membership): 18 (4.57%)

BA new & old player stats:
New players 1st event (many Cross Gamers chose to join Darkon and get a credit): 56 (14.21%)
Returning players with a class that have attended ≤ 2 events since 2009: 41 (10.41%)


Undeclared are players within their first 5 battle credits who have not declared a class, so new players who just joined. They are considered zero level fighters.

All in all, and amazing event. I hope it grows for next year, when we hope it will be a weekend long campout!

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Re: Bellum Aeternus, on 11/18/12 Darkon hosted crossgaming e

PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:49 pm
by Remdawg Killionaire
1 cleric? lol

Re: Bellum Aeternus, on 11/18/12 Darkon hosted crossgaming e

PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:39 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Cleric: 40 (10.15%)
Cleric(2): 1 (0.25%)


Not really sure what this all means, I'm guessing a check in glitch in the laptop?

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Re: Bellum Aeternus, on 11/18/12 Darkon hosted crossgaming e

PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:09 am
by Thrush Svartehjertet
Someone wrote an article about the event:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/g ... -medieval/

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Re: Bellum Aeternus, on 11/18/12 Darkon hosted crossgaming e

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:26 pm
by bangor
Thrush Svartehjertet wrote:
Cleric: 40 (10.15%)
Cleric(2): 1 (0.25%)


Not really sure what this all means, I'm guessing a check in glitch in the laptop?

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Musta been an Amtgard Cleric.

Re: Bellum Aeternus, 11/18/12 Darkon hosts a crossgaming eve

PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:39 am
by Joyce8
Thrush Svartehjertet wrote:The event has an official website now!!!

http://www.darkon.org/Bellum_Aeternus/

Anyone who is in the mid-atlantic and wants to make some money with awesome garb or whatever:

We have open merchant and entertainment slots available for Bellum Aeternus. Interested merchants or entertainers can contact me ( amymcneal at gmail dot com) or Yaron (vp@darkon.org) to reserve spaces.

Merchants: We're looking for sellers of products that nerds like us will like. Garb, accessories, armor, jewelry, mugs, collectibles ( family friendly please) - we're interested. There is a $5 merchant fee for this event. Merchants will need to provide their own set-ups ( tables/chairs) and will be able to arrive at 10 a.m. to begin their set-up. Merchants must be approved by the Bellum Aeternus Committee prior to BA.

Entertainers: Anyone who wants to perform - music, dance, theater, comedy, performance art, sideshow - we're interested. We have 0 budget to pay in $, but you will be paid in gold, and you can sell your merch (CD/Shirts,etc.). Performers must be approved by the Bellum Aeternus Committee prior to Bellum Aeternus.




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Anyone who wants to perform - music, dance, theater, comedy, performance art, sideshow - we're interested.

Re: Bellum Aeternus, on 11/18/12 Darkon hosted crossgaming e

PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:48 am
by Sir Thurat
Joyce, this thread hasn't been posted in since February. What event are you looking for entertainers for?