Blackwood Tournaments XII

IC:

Come one! Come All! The lands of Blackwood cry out to all with the insatiable desire for valorous combat and raucous comradery, for the time has come once again for Blackwood Tournaments!

The Royal House of Blackwood welcomes you to rolling fields of Clontarf to join us for our 12th annual hosting of Blackwood Tournaments. Duke Sir Tao has graciously opened the border Fort Baqtubach for you all to enjoy a weekend of glorious battle and raucous pleasures featuring all the staples you know and love, and new ideas that we hope you fall in love with. We have been informed of a mysterious rift opening in the northern fields that we hope may bring an extra layer of intrigue to our annual Reclaimation Day celebration. Nothing hostile has yet spilled from it, but we remain hopeful to spend our holiday sating bloodlust, both yours and ours, on worthy foes and skilled competitors!

Dost’ thou’ covet a hilarious good time over delicious drinks? Then come into our Grand Hall and test your wit at some of our favorite newly minted national pastimes like our previously mentioned trivia game “NAY, POXY KNAVE!”, "Dark Deeds" & “Stoneface”, where thou who has not a face of stone will surely be the first to lose! In between the performances you may compete in, The Rook has organized for a variety of entertainment to keep the Grand Hall ablaze until the fair ground closes for the night- music, comedy and stories gallor! With Ser Elizah's skills behind the bar to keep the hall libated, this night will be one to remember even if you cant help but forget it!

With the Clontarf Castletown within a days travel, we have spared no expense in bringing the finest games that the Blackwood Clontarf Caisno has to offer to this event so that you may leave with pockets as full as your appetite for ale.

As for our yearly crafting challenge, this year King Saegan calls out to any furnisher who wishes to prove their skill in design and comfort to construct a camp chair fit for a King! This tournament will be scored on 3 areas, Design, Comfort and Durability and the winner will win a larger gold prize straight out of the Royal Coffers, a handful of drink tickets and voucher for a dessert of your request at the upcoming Feast of Blackwood. Any chair you design will be yours to keep, but King Saegan's royal hindside will grace it for judging purposes, so design something you will love as well as us.

Sunday will bring more tournaments that will culminate in an awards ceremony, where we will name this years Slayer, Archmage and Skald!

We could go on at length about any of these happenings, but our words will not compare to the thrill and excitement you will receive from experiencing them first hand. Come to Blackwood Tournaments XII, we excitedly await your caravan!

OOC:

We are elated to entertain you all holiday weekend for another exciting installment of Blackwood Tournaments! There will be quests, tournaments, games, performances and delicious food and drinks to be had this year. We here in the Blackwood staff couldn't be more thrilled to spend our weekend with the Realms community providing all of the services we love best for all of the players and friends we adore!

Stacked Deck Tournament Saturday Night:

• 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 be a wet site with a bar that we will manage, though people are allowed to bring their own beverages. We will be providing an assortment of food and other faire throughout the weekend as well. With each reg will be included 2 drink tickets and access to Saturday Dinner.

What content can you expect and when?:

Friday: Camp set up and a fun night quest once the sun goes down around 8:30-9pm, followed up with socializing by the fireside!

Saturday Day: The day will begin at 11 am where you can enjoy a mixture of individual and small team tournaments. We are continuing our Slayer, Archmage and Skald tournaments from last year and will have a variety of tournaments that highlight the specific skills entailed by those roles. Dinner Break will happen @ 6pm

Saturday Night: Once everyone is back on the tournament site @ 8pm, A plethora of activities will be available including trivia and other gameshow-esque competitions, a Stacked Deck tournament, tabletop games, small group missions and tavern performances. Drinks will be available from the bar until Midnight.

Sunday: A mixture of individual and small team tournaments. We are continuing our Slayer, Archmage and Skald tournaments from last year and will have a variety of tournaments that highlight the specific skills entailed by those roles. The day will be capped of by an award ceremony where we name this years Slayer, Skald and Archmage.

As usual we will be providing some meals throughout the weekend, but there is no kitchen on site so be sure to plan for offsite food. If you have any dietary restrictions or allergies please be sure to include them in your registration by Friday August 22nd, 2025 so we can be sure to provide safe and tasty snack options for you to enjoy through out the weekend!

Quiet Hours on Sterling site start after 10 pm. Rowdy is ok, belligerently loud is not! Enjoy the site responsibly!

This is the old Sterling site under new management.

There is no potable water currently on-site. We will be providing some water, but be prepared to bring your own.

Carry-in, Carry-out. Do not litter and thoroughly check your camping area before you leave. All Garbage must be brought off site do not use the trash cans, all must be brought out with you.

Smoking is only allowed in the designated area in the parking lot, you must dispose of your trash in the proper receptacle and failure to do so may result in being asked to leave.

No open flames are allowed within any structure on the facility. No incendiary devices or fireworks are allowed. All open fires shall be within provided fire pits, attended at all times and completely extinguished whenever unattended.

No drinking of alcoholic beverages will be permitted on this site without expressed permission by site. Assume site is dry unless specified by the EH staff

Camping is allowed in designated areas only.

Parking is available against the wall near the entrance. Please do not leave your cars in your camp area.

No swimming in the pond.

NOISE IS TO BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM AFTER 10PM, the site is adjacent to a small residential area.

ALL TRASH MUST BE PICKED UP AND REMOVED. Failure to do so will likely result in the site owner refusing to rent to any LARP again.

Site must be completely clean by 3pm on Sunday.