SC - Re: Customs

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/20/98 3:14:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
kiriel at cybergal.com writes:

<< Why... (she asks curiously) don't you do things like that where you are?
 
 Kiriel >>

No. The theme of an event is announced. Will's Revenge is traditionally an
archery event which was the largest archery event in East and is now the
largest in Aethelmearc. Fighting takes a minor role at that event. A&S classes
are archery oriented for the most part. The feasts usually contain a goodly
number of ingredients that can be gotten with a bow. Shoots are geared toward
the William Tell experience. With a variety of wandering , taget and novelty
and IKAC ranges, as well as the ever popular shoot at a Viking ship on the
lake. No attempt is made to control what people wear or display.

A few years back during Ruslan and Maggie's 'Camelot' reign, the underlying
schtick was the '60's. At one event they held court in perfect recreations of
14th century court garb (tie dyed, of course :-)) Queen Maggie's household
went to great lengths to wear things that are traditionally attributed to the
Beetle's era but which are documentably period, like top hats and other
accessories. Occasionally the strains of Jethro Tull could be heard wafting in
the breeze from a more bold encampment, but obvious OP activities were kept at
a minimum. A couple of people even staged a living 'Pieta' outside the feast
hall to the amusement of all who happened by. Again no attempt was made to
either control or dictate garb or anyother outward diplay of period play by
guests.

We try to allow for a setting where each persona, no matter what time period
they are emulating, can relax and play their individual games within the over
all theme of the event. Frankly, attempts to control such things as what guest
participants wear or display appears to me to border on persona manipulation
or even the Renfaire sort of yuck. Although co-ordinating host activities is
not a bad thing, IMO. Never having been to one of your events, such opinions
are in either case completely off the wall. :-) Your 'events'  do sound like
productions and I would like to come to one sometime for the experience alone.

Ras
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