Suzanne
Artisan
OCTOBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome back to LARP! In an effort to keep opening announcements at game brief, and just in case you are unable to attend opening announcements, ADL wants to share with you several topics to inform involvement in our community and help you have the best experience with us.
SITE RULES
PCs are welcome to show up on site after 4pm, please drive slowly and do not be careless. We have staff from JCC on site with animals and families.
Front Gate - The gate leading onto site is chained, but not locked. To enter or leave, simply unchain the gate to pass through. However, ADL is asking everyone to please take time to go back and close the gate once you have passed through, making sure to reapply the chain so it stays closed.
Stay on Roads - Once you get to the event, we have been asked by the site to refrain from driving anywhere else on site besides the designated, albeit dirt, roads.
Cabins - Please decorate your cabins as you see fit! Do not leave holes in the walls or have any open flames. But make it your home for the weekend, just make sure you keep other people’s joy in mind. Don’t be offensive or cover someone else's bunk without permission.
Heat - The cabins all have heat in them, sometimes it can be a little too warm. Work with your cabin mates to make sure things are comfortable. All the heat comes from underneath one or more wardrobes. Hint: At night, it is a good place to place your boots so they can dry by morning.
Plastic Bags - Consider bringing plastic grocery bags to wrap your feet in. It will allow your boots to get wet and your feet to remain dry. It is an ugly little thing to have wet and cold feet, solve one of those issues if you can.
Parking - All vehicles need to be moved to and parked on the grassy area between the road and the Sportsball Field toward the back of the common area of camp.
Event End - We will be calling the game at noon on Sunday. We HIGHLY encourage everyone to attend Closing Announcements at that time, before preparing to clean up and leave site.
Smoking - There is no smoking in the cabins or on the porches, vape or otherwise. All smoking, this includes vaping, should be done in the parking lot, please bring items to place your butts in, do NOT cause us to lose the site due to cigarette litter.
Site Exploration - The site we are getting to enjoy is massive! Seriously. It is very large. ADL truly wants you to go and enjoy every acre of it. However, if you are going to go off on a serious hike or just for a walk through the woods, we are going to ask that you come to NPC Camp and inform us and encourage such treks to be enjoyed with friends or teammates. Who knows…. You might even find a random encounter or bit of treasure that ADL can neither confirm nor deny will be seeded in the woods!
Rhino-hiding/Machine Gunning/Cheating - We hate to have to say these things, however they are better said now than later. The first event we allowed items to slide that we all saw and didn’t say anything. Hits going unnoticed, swinging too hard and too fast, saying something was on the card that wasn’t there and wasn't reported to Logistics. This event we will be politely asking for verification of items/formals, etc. We are not doing this to be rude, we just want to make sure everyone is having a fair and enjoyable time within the rules of the game. Thank you for doing your part.
COVID SAFETY GUIDELINES
Masks - These are not mandatory but encouraged to be worn. The state and or site guidelines are subject to change, but at present, masks are not required. For comfort or safety, if you wish to wear a mask, they will be considered out of game.
Hand Sanitizer - ADL has provided hand sanitizer in every communal space on the site (i.e. the tavern, the bathhouse, the library, the cabins, and NPC camp.) All participants are encouraged to use them liberally.
Check In Process
Location - In order to accommodate COVID restrictions, ADL is going to move our check in stations/logistics to the rear of the tavern (from 5pm-8:30pm Friday).
Late arrivals - Come to NPC camp, knock on the door and request one of the staff, we will help you check in.
Thermometers - As an added layer of protection, the first check in station will include checking everyone’s temperature. If you are running a fever, you unfortunately will not be able to attend the event. If you are not feeling well, or fear that you may have been exposed, please, PLEASE stay at home, get some rest and ADL hopes that you feel better soon.
Physical Contact - No sharing food, drink, tents, or bunks.
Treasure Drop - In an effort to minimize contact, ADL will be instituting an end of mod and end of major combat treasure drop distribution system. ADL Marshalls and Module Moderators will be instructed to remind players how and why this is being done. If you wish to search an NPC for treasure (and you are highly encouraged to do so!) please do not touch the NPC. Just simply state, “I search you”. The NPC will be instructed to respond as follows;
If there is nothing to find then they will respond with, “You find nothing”.
If there IS something to be found, and it is during a module or large wave battle, then they will respond with, “Loot Bag”. This is to indicate that treasure has been found and will be presented, en masse, at the conclusion of the battle.
If there IS something to be found, and this is an individual/random NPC, then they will respond with, “Found”. The NPC will then politely place what is found on the ground at their feet for you to recover without coming into contact with the NPC.
Touch Casting - In our continued effort to minimize all physical contact, we are encouraging players to modify touch casting as follows. Please approach within one foot of the intended target and then instead of touching them with a packet/vial, just simply call aloud the target's name or descriptor and then the effect. Note that the packet/vial must still be in hand and ready to be used.
Physical Roleplay - Until such time as it is safer to do so, we are encouraging players to suspend all physical roleplay. It may still take place in game. ADL would just encourage players to describe the action instead or negotiate that narrative together.
Major Safety Concerns - Our site is 380 acres of pristine, private land in the middle of the Black Forest at 7,000 feet in elevation. While that provides us with some amazing views, it also can be an adjustment physically. Below are a few of the things to watch for while enjoying the ADL event;
Altitude Sickness - This is physical distress from a difficulty adjusting to lower oxygen pressure at higher altitude. Symptoms to watch out for include headache, nausea, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Drink. Water. A lot.
Dehydration - This issue is made worse at higher altitudes as a result of dryer and colder air absorbing more moisture from the body when in the lungs. Symptoms to look for are lack of appetite, nausea/vomiting, dizziness, and sleepiness. Drink. Water. A lot.
Hypothermia- Signs: Shivering, Slurred speech or mumbling, Slow, shallow breathing, Weak pulse, Clumsiness or lack of coordination, Drowsiness or very low energy, Confusion or memory loss, Loss of consciousness, Bright red, cold skin (in infants)
We look forward to seeing you all and hope that we have a wonderful continued relationship throughout the 2021 Season!
