ARN - Fw: Request

[Chris Backus]

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Don Stephen Hawkins

> Greetings to the Rapier List,
>
> Eldern Hills has been discussing a possibility and I wish to let the
Rapier
> Community know, and to know your feelings.  You will need to email
me
> privately, as I don't subscribe to the Rapier list, this is
forwarded.
>
> Every other year, Eldern Hills hosts TSAQ.  The past couple of
events, we
> have noticed a definate decline in the numbers of those attending.
This has
> concerned previous, and present, seneschals, reeves and populace
members.
> Eldern enjoys hosting this event so that the Rapier fighters have a
chance to
> have some fun.  The decline in attendance is a concern though.
>
> Another difficulty that we have been having with TSAQ is scenerio's
and
> scenerio-crats.  Traditionally, the crat for the scenerio has come
from out
> of Barony.  Lord Matthias did it for us this last time, but sadly
the weather
> wanted to come and play also.  The next TSAQ should be taking place
in 2002,
> but without a scenerio, and a crat to run it, well you see the
problem.
>
> A good scenerio takes time to research, put out to the fighters and
then
> play.  Most of us could come up with a seat of your pants scenerio,
but that
> doesn't do justice to the event and the fighters.  Don Aubrey set a
standard
> by teaching us all a bit of history along with a fun event, and that
is a
> standard that the Barony wants to keep.
>
> So, as I see it......the problems are attendance at the event,
scenerio, and
> the crat to run it.  It is up to the Rapier community to let me
know, so that
> I can let the Barony know, what ya'll wish to do to keep this event
alive and
> going.  This would require a commitment from the Rapier community,
and then
> people to see that commitment through.  We are lucky in that, there
has been
> a proposed scenerio in the writing, but that individual will not be
in
> Kingdom to see it through.
>
> As an alternative, the Barony has been thinking about something.  We
have
> been considering giving up the time frame that TSAQ is traditionally
held for
> a Northern Regional event, ie: Tribute or Warlord.  This offer has
not been
> made as yet, for I wish to hear from the Rapier Community, and take
your
> thoughts to the populace.
>
> Please think about this and email me, or call me, to let me know how
ya'll
> feel.  Let others know who don't subscribe to this list, so that
they have
> the opportunity to discuss it as well.  The Barony does need a
strong, on
> going commitment from the rapier community to keep this event alive.
>
> Catrin Mac Cracken
> catrin at sirinet.net
>
>

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