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Earliest arrival is noon. Check in begins at 6pm. Lay on is at 10pm. Lay off is Sunday at 2pm. To help us get cleaned up after game is over in a timely manner, if you are staying either upstairs of the Inn  or in the AG , your belongings must be fully packed up by noon Sunday. This doesn’t mean your things need to be removed from the space, but they should be packed and ready to go! Community Announcements Mandatory New Player Training is at 7:30 in the Inn. We will be going over important safety aspects of the game. Should you like a more in depth training on mechanics and what not, you are welcome to stay afterwards! Make sure your card gets signed off before leaving training! If you are not a new player or accompanying a new player, please stay away as to avoid distractions.  New Player Training Quick Notes With the added potential of CvC this event, I am sharing our doc on Bleed and steps you as a player can take to avoid it as best as you can. Documentation on LARP Bleed It is gonna be cold so make sure to read over our LARPing in Cold weather Doc! KR in the Cold Weather   Parking at Logistics At this time, the only people authorized to park in the area behind or next to logistics are with direct permission from the Director, or the Officers, Safety Lead, Weekend Event Runner, and Exalted Team. Anyone else cannot  leave their cars parked in that area. Please do not park in front of the door/garage door to the area under the barn, or you will be parked in. Early Camp Cleanup If you are leaving early (before lay off) and need cleanup assignments, please see the Logistics Marshals. They will be able to assign you tasks to complete. Please do not see them for early cleanup if you will still be on camp at lay-off on Sunday at 2pm, and instead come to lay-off to get your assignment. Exalted Rules Announcements The Exalted skill Persistent Stalker has been renamed Persistent Hunter in all it's locations. Please use the updated skill name going forward. The Exalted Consumable Planar Anchor has been changed to no longer be a consumable skill. All existing consumables cards of Planar Anchor will expire at the end of the July Knight Realms event. Details for all of this skill's change can be found in the Planeswalker class document. Safety Announcements It is forecasted to be in the single digits Friday night, please remember to pack layers. Wool, or similar materials for socks will do wonders for keeping feet warm. If you can't feel your toes, get inside regardless how warm the rest of you feels. Keep an eye on people for signs of hypothermia. Safety Team is also offering double Service Points for Hand and Foot warmer donations. Please see Conor P(Caelvan) to get those signed off. Card Announcements As always, Card Team will be available in the Bar room from 6p-9p Friday (during check-in) to help new players with their cards. Please be respectful of our team and do not ask them for help before hours have started. If you are a regularly attending player, please try to resolve any card issues before arriving at camp (contact us on Discord) so we can focus on helping new players! As it is a new year, all extra instances of invokable rituals from 2024 have expired. Be aware of how many instances of a ritual you have--overuse will be subject to violations. Card Team will remove these rituals as your cards are processed after January. (If you want to help us by crossing them out feel free). We recommend taking photos of your card before turning them in! Card team does their best, but we are only human(...ish). Photos are great for both you and us if we need to correct any mistakes. Read your card notes! (Seriously, read your card notes. This is the primary way for our teams to contact you and tell you important things. You are responsible for reading these notes and knowing what is in them.) Logistics Announcements Please be patient with the logistics team as we all work through this new economy update. This system is new to us, as well as you all, so let's work together and get things done right. 🙂 Atmosphere Announcements Please stay in character. If for some reason you need to go out of game, please do so away from other players as to not impact their immersion and gameplay. Please do not interrupt a scene for an OOG comment unless it is absolutely necessary.  Roleplay your combat and sell your blows. It makes combat more fun for everyone Please do not openly use your phone. We get that there are times when you may need to check the time or check a rule, but please try to do these checks with your phone under a table or away from other players. Please be mindful of your trash.  This event at 9pm in the inn, there will be a workshop discussing Being Antagonistic and Addressing Bleed. Look for Richard (plays Peaches)!

Please fill out the form for attending the January 2024 event and for sleeping assignments! This form will remain open through Monday, January 20. https://forms.gle/ioGRwkEJmZpXcxhf7

Good Afternoon Everyone! The Skylands Museum on rt15 next to the camp has invited us to the Grand Opening of an art exhibit they will be putting on! The opening day is February 1st, and the exhibit goes on until April 26th (Open only on Fridays and Saturdays). Artist Anne Bachelier has allowed the museum to put 20 original oil paintings from Phantom of the Opera on display from February to April until they are taken back to their permanent home in France. The artist herself will be at the museum on April 26th as well to do book signings and, of course, take the art back. The museum is presenting the Grand Opening as a masquerade themed event, and encourages costume! They will be handing out masks that guests may take home and decorate themselves, and potentially have signed by Anne when she arrives in April. The museum is also host to original works by Ailene Fields (who is one of the museum owners), Brian Froud, Brian Branch, Salvador Dali, and many more artists. With a focus on surreal, fantasy, mythology, and folklore, the art of the museum is very appropriate to be shared with the players of Knight Realms! Even if you don't make it out for the Grand Opening, we hope you take the time to check out the art and support the museum!

Economy in Knight Realms  I mentioned during the banquet that we would be rolling out an economy update designed to give weight back to coin currency,  Over the years, the game has gone from using small gems, copper, silver, and gold pieces to represent currency.  In time, we phased out copper from inflation, we phased out uncut gems, and as of right now, we have mostly phased out silver.  We are almost reaching the point where the one gold piece should reasonably be phased out and in doing so, would create a much bigger struggle with my ability to supply coin for use in the game.  We have been working on solutions to this problem and have come to one we feel will resolve the issue. We will reset the weight of the physical coin so that we can reset the ever-growing inflation. In doing so all of the surrounding wealth, currency gain, and currency spending numbers will be adjusted to match. Your buying power will remain the same and mathematically speaking, you should experience no real change in the value of your existing wealth.  Gem value will be adjusted to be a bit more streamlined and hold a higher weight in the economy than they did previously.  Phase one will take place at the January event and will require everyone to turn in all physical coins and gems while card currency must be adjusted or turned in. (potions/scrolls/magic items etc need not be adjusted, however a card that says “Gold Candelabra worth 15 Gold”, needs to be adjusted) The value of that turned in currency will be added to your bank total. A note will be added to your card saying that you have turned in your physical currency. For January currency treasure will not be handed out, but non-currency treasure will.   Between phases one and two, I intend to make a large purchase of silver and gold coins for the game, to support the shift in value and the need for silver change.   In February we will move into the second phase, which will be checking cards at sign-in to see if you have turned in your currency.  If you missed the January event you will be required to turn in your physical coin upon your next event.  In February we will be playing the game using the updated numbers, which will result in everyone maintaining the same level of buying power and the value of a single gold piece having significance again.

Alignment at Knight Realms Many years ago, we endeavored to make more aspects of the game publicly playable, namely dark or evil-type characters.  The principle was that every aspect of the lower list rulebook should be playable in standard gameplay. At first, the tone of this matched what we had hoped for.  Evil characters were allowed but mistrusted.  They were accepted but regarded with great concern.  As time went on, this has since swung too far in the opposite direction of the tone of the game, which is intended to be focused on the triumph of good and heroes. We allow evil to be playable but the intention is not for evil to feel normal or feel like a game world societal norm. Knight Realms at its core is a game intended for the epic tale of good’s triumph over evil, and heroes battling monsters to save the day. Currently, aspects of the game do not match this intention and we have started to bring it back to that dynamic with the update to the alignment chart that was made a year ago.  On top of this, we are adding additional directions for exalted-level divine characters and other directions for good and evil characters.  Our goal is to reign the tone of the game back to the intent it was meant to be. Our intended tone is that the “balance” of good and evil is more akin to a 75/25 split, where evil should aim to be cautious of not damaging their ability to operate in the public sphere.  Laws should be enforced with a bias against evil, nobility should err on the side of supporting good action over evil, and other such interactions.  The forces and armies of light/good/Fiona are extremely socially accepted. The forces and armies of dark/evil/Miranda are feared, distrusted, and not desired to be within a normal society. To say otherwise is akin to welcoming murderers to be your neighbors. While Travance is an exception to normal society, it does not throw that logic completely out the window, it is just a bit more tolerant out of a need for strength.  Much of this is realistically only affecting Exalted level roleplay, and so characters who are just devoted or use lower-list dark powers will not be held to the higher standard of expectations.  A regular priest of Glomm, for example, will not be expected to uphold the ideals of Glomm as strictly as a Divine Chosen. A Divine Chosen of Glomm however should be made by Glomm to serve evil to a far less socially acceptable degree. At best, a good society should struggle with allowing the existence of these characters within their society.  To recap in the plainest terms, lower list evil 50% socially not OK (but still at 50% that allows one to coast with some caution under a good society's threshold of taking action against them) … higher list evil, 80% not OK. (Yes they can exist, but they are at odds with most of the society they live with most of the time and probably get into major fights with the forces of good that eventually become exasperated to action against them)  This is the pendulum swinging back and forth. It has swung back and forth several times in the decades of Knight Realms history. This might affect your character a little, a lot, or not at all. If your character is currently exalted list evil and playing in this tone of CvC is not something that appeals to you then we can work with you to help you find a way out of the situation and back into something more comfortable for you.  These exalted list role-play edits will be released shortly and if anyone who has any of these lists does not want to play the RP requirements we will be supportive in helping them make a shift into something else with no hassle. Taking advantage of this offer will likely come as a form to fill out and someone who will contact you to help work out the solution.

Hello everyone, here is the guest list for the 2024 banquet. If your name is not on here and you are planning to come please contact me or Steve directly to be added to the list. Please remember that your Patreon subscription does not cover this event unles you are absolutly certain you will miss the January KR event. You can bring cash or use our Venmo link which will be at the check in station. Please also make sure you have gone over all of our policies for the banquet that can be found on this website. Thanks so much and im excited to see you guys for this exciting event soon! - James ;) Allen, Lucatiel Amore, Bryan Anderson, Alice  Bagdovitz, Alexander  Baillargeon, Cullen  Barabas, Matthew Benton, Alisia Benton, Drew Bodine, Alysha Boyle, Magic Brown, Allison  Bryson, Alice  Buonanno, Harper Carlson, Ben Champion, Willow Collar, Riot Culberson, Nick Cutter, Jenn DeGenova, Maria Detwiler, Gray  Deys, Hope DiFilippo, Styxx Dowling, Finnegan Downing, Jasmine Downing, Kevin Doyle, Eric Everett, Leslee Fernandes, Rex Ferragamo Jacob Firstbrook, Ashley Grimes, Mackenzie Grinnell, Eve Hammond-Champion, Layne Hartwell, Matthew Havok, Harvey Hedge,Brian Henry, Dan Hickey, Kris Hodges, Andy Hoffman, Sarah Hordnes, Bjorn  Iannacone, Kate Joel Castus Johnson, Bill  Johnson, Zoe Kimball, James Kimball, Misha Kinlen, Gryffin Kramer, Ryan Lanza, Dayna Lemheney, Chip Long, Lorna Macgregor Ethan  Maksoud, Samantha Margaret Achanzar Mathikolonis, Andreas Matos, Brandon Maxson, Mark Mayorga, April Mayorga, Rafael McGuire, Shannon Meise, Taylor Munn, Noah  O'Meehan, Joellen Oakley, Ben Oros, Steve Ottensman, Brianna Paleski, Dara Paleski, Keitha Paleski, Red Palmieri, Jack Palmieri, Kirsten Palmieri, Ronnie Peckham, Conor Pheasant, Tom Ponjican, Tim Price, Richard Protack, Oz Qua, Ashley Lynn Ratyosyan, Nicole Red, Garrett Reed, Crystal Reese, Elizabeth Regenye, Kaii Rivero Maria Roman, Efrain Rosano, Lucian Rubin, Alex Sac, Robert Samuels, Maxwell Sands, Daniel Schaller, Geoffrey Schleicher, Alexander Schlossberg, Ray  Schwartz, Jeremy Simms, Ocean Slaska, Michael Sodher, Diane  Solini, Kailer Soto, Walter Spirig, Kevin Steel, Nick Takleszyn, Brian Tarantino, Faith Taub, Hannah Thomas, Danyale Torres, Robert Turqman, Adrian Ulsamer, Percy Vaughan, Justin Walton, Jymme  Whitted-Leggett, Richard Wiles, Crystal Williams, Dane Yashinsky, Mara Yeats, Chelsea

Schedule: Earliest arrival is 2pm. There will be hunters in the woods at camp on Friday as it is deer reason, so please keep closely to this arrival time and stay in the main areas. Check in begins at 6pm. Lay on is at 10pm. Lay off is Sunday at 2pm. *** Mandatory New Player training will be either in the barn next to the Inn or under the tent, weather pending. Training starts at 7:30pm, Friday night of event. Make sure you attend to learn about the safety aspects to the game. Your character card will then be signed off to show you attended. Further training about mechanics can be had after and is optional. It is recommended for new players when choosing an NPC shift to select from the following: Friday 10p,-2am, Sat 10am-2pm, and Sat 2pm-6pm. A community manager will be assigned to these shifts incase you run into any issues and to kind you along. Remember to submit any favorite pictures/memories before Banquet! You might get to see them in the slide show! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IH9Xp3QdllgvCI9p8SFbz3IhTPnnbATTi-K-v8jm_xA/edit  Also, please remember that our staff are unpaid volunteers to the game. They take the time out of their busy lives to help create a fun and safe experience for all. Let's try to be kind and respectful to one another. If you need something pressing from a marshal or team lead, letting us know well ahead of the upcoming event really helps make sure we can get to your request in a timely manner!  Beginning right after the event and until our Out of Game Yearly Banquet on January 4, marshals will be on a holiday break! We will be creating a discord thread where you can ask questions specifically related to Banquet, cards will be updated in time to spend SP at banquet, and if you need anything else before Banquet, the Officers are your point of contact. We hope everyone has a good holiday season and end of the year! Logistics Schedule Hey everyone, Logistics is a little shorthanded this event so some things are going to run a little differently. During the alt portion of the event the logistics window will be 'un-manned' save for the content runners on shift. That said, any gathering you need to do for your various components for crafting, we're trusting you to roleplay the required time and you will not need component cards for your crafting during the alt portion of the event . For banking needs and for turning in the named clothespins, you will be asked to see your faction leader to rectify those transactions. Logistics will open back up for normal duties after main-mod at around 10pm and will be unmanned again at 2am. The Sunday morning shift from 9am-1pm will run as normal. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding during the event. Parking at Logistics At this time, the only people authorized to park in the area behind or next to logistics are with direct permission from the Director, or the Officers, Safety Lead, Weekend Event Runner, and Exalted Team. Anyone else cannot  leave their cars parked in that area. Please do not park in front of the door/garage door to the area under the barn, or you will be parked in. Early Camp Cleanup If you are leaving early (before lay off) and need cleanup assignments, please see the Logistics Marshals. They will be able to assign you tasks to complete. Please do not see them for early cleanup if you will still be on camp at lay-off on Sunday at 2pm, and instead come to lay-off to get your assignment. Lost and Found is in a black bin on the bottom shelf underneath the masks.  Please collect anything you may believe is yours!  After this month, the bin will be emptied. Cards Announcements: Make sure to submit your alt event character before Friday! If you create your PC ahead of time you get to use 60 build instead of 50! If you still need to create/submit your alt character: If you create your character ahead of time, you start with 60 build. You can do this by selecting the "create custom character" option on the create new character button. Enter in 60 build and build your character as normal! Put [ALT] before the character name so we know it's for alt event!! List what faction you character belongs to in the Character Memo! Card Team will be available in the Bar Room during check-in to help with card issues/last minute alt prep (but please try to get those cards done before!). Please be respectful of our team and do not ask them for help before hours have started. Write legibly on your card, with a dark colored pen (please no pencil!! And no neon colored pens!). If Card Team cannot read what you wrote, it will not get added to your card. If someone else signs off your card make sure they wrote legibly!! All signatures on cards (bank transactions, lessons, signoffs, etc) must have the player's initials AND card number, without exception. We recommend taking photos of your card before turning them in! Card team does their best, but we are only human(...ish). Photos are great for both you and us if we need to correct any mistakes. Read your card notes! (Seriously, read your card notes. This is the primary way for our teams to contact you and tell you important things. You are responsible for reading these notes and knowing what is in them.) Reminders from the Atmosphere Team this month! -Stay in character. If for some reason you need to go out of game, please do so away from other players as to not impact their immersion and gameplay. Please do not interrupt a scene for an OOG comment unless it is absolutely necessary.  -Roleplay your combat and sell your blows. It makes combat more fun for everyone Please do not openly use your phone. We get that there are times when you may need to check the time or check a rule, but please try to do these checks with your phone under a table or away from other players. Please be mindful of your trash. Safety Announcements It will be very cold at night so be sure to dress appropriately and stay dry, remember all cabin space is open to those who need to warm up.  Remember to mind your swings as it’s common for weapons to harden up this time of year.  There will not be Safety Team shifts for this event, you can find the numbers of present team members at Logistics or in the Marshal thread if you need assistance.

Hello everyone! If you intend on attending the Knight Realms January 4th Awards Banquet, you must fill out this form. Every individual attendee should fill out this form, so please only add your name.. Please use LAST NAME, FIRST NAME format. Thanks and see you at the Banquet! https://forms.gle/XUkk2LAaW7KywPgw9

Merikh’s wings curled in around him and he and his passenger landed at the steps of his Lord’s Court.  “W-where are we?” the soul he carried whispered, its tone carrying a feeling of fear and awe in equal measure. Merikh could feel the soul shivering if one could say that a soul could shiver- which he could, really, because this was never a hopeful trip. Thinking back to a few moments ago as he had watched this man die in another man’s arms, crying and asking to rest, he felt a moment of pity for what this soul was about to endure. Almost as if it felt that resonance, the soul lifted its face to scan Merikh’s expression as he replied.  “We are at the steps of the Howling Void,” he said firmly. This man had committed a great heresy in his Lord’s eyes,  not to mention the harm he did to countless other souls. Cianbhan had been destined to arrive at this place all along even if not originally for this length of time.  “I feel… cold. Terrified.” The soul- Cianbhan- looked away from Merikh’s face to scan the gates before him. “How long? Will I finally be able to… rest?” Merikh chose his next words carefully. “ You have been awaited for many centuries; if there is rest, it will be a long while before you see it. At least this will be nothing like the Void.” Cianbhan took a breath he no longer needed and took the first step. “Will… you come with me? To the entrance?”  Merikh echoed Cianbhan’s step, his hand resting on his lower back to push him forward. “My duty is to deliver you to my Lord. Nothing more, nothing less. Come.” The two figures entered the gates as darkness and howling wind engulfed them.  —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heulwyn, in this time called Aísling, felt her heart open with radiance as she and her guard- her family- were placed gently onto the road leading to Eodra by Elric and Shamus. She spun about her in awe and for once her laugh was one of pure joy. Her soul was… at rest. Her heart was full. She was to be welcomed in the one place she had never dared dream to enter because of the kindness and care of those who she had barely known.  “May the Gods and Goddesses Bless Travance,” she whispered fervently.  “Most of them do already.” A voice like bells came from behind her.  Heulwyn caught herself and turned slowly to see a figure she had seen once before, on the day she had changed her destiny forever.  “Kyari,” she breathed. “My Lady, you show me too much favor to greet me here.” Kyari laughed, the sound like music to all around her. “My little priestess, it is you who have shown me much favor. The sacrifices made- by you all,” she said, her gaze going to each of the honor guard before returning to Heulwyn, one hand stroking Heulwyn’s cheek. “You did more than I could have expected of anyone,” she whispered. “I am proud beyond words to call you my Kin. Come- before you enter here, let me show you the home you leave behind.” Together, the two traveled through mists that parted into tendrils brushing Heulwyn’s hair as she moved. She looked around her in wonder until suddenly the mountains appeared in the distance, and the Cities appeared. She began to run forward until Kyari pulled her back with a grin that changed to a wistful smile.  “They will not be able to see or hear or smell you, little one. It is the price of dying that you have paid- still, the gift of seeing your legacy I share freely with you. Now come and witness what you have brought together.” —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ceara MacMillan sighed tiredly after assisting others in setting a table aright, her silent and invisible visitors unknown to her. So many things to do, to fix, to heal after the travesty of Cianbhan’s rampage. At the thought, she felt tears well afresh remembering the losses Traveler’s Vale had suffered,and swallowed hard to keep them at bay. Taking a deep breath, she looked up and cried out in astonishment.  “Where can we help?” Nesterin and Osa chorused as they walked proudly towards the Councilwoman, still currently in shock. They were closely followed by Kieran, Peaches, Marika, Aemorniel, Elric, Renault, Doron, and Darius- all with relieved smiles to see the minimized damage around them.  “You- you came back? What… Did she survive?! Did you save them?” Ceara clutched her symbol in one hand so hard it bit into her flesh. “Did they…” her words trailed off at the sight of their faces and those that followed them.  Aemorniel, Marika, and Elric stepped forth and it was left to Aemorniel to explain all of the events that had occurred since Traveler’s Vale had last seen the people of Travance.  Amidst the grief and sorrow, there was new-found hope as the people of the Vale embraced the visitors who came to give them such mixed news and assistance. News and stories were exchanged in equal measure-Aísling’s mother being visited by Aemorniel to learn of her daughter’s last moments and newfound peace and for Aemorniel to learn stories of Aísling’s life in turn; Darius and Nesterin telling the Council of Cianbhan’s death and ultimate fate; Osa, Kieran, and Renault assisting in the gathering of herbs, fruit, and what crops could be gathered which Peaches used to make exotic dishes the Vale had never tasted before; Marika and Elric blessing their respective altars and churches before assisting in consecrating the bodies of the fallen; Doron performing what entertainment they might even as they met the family of Delphine, the one he had never gotten to truly know.  —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Even as the celebration continued-would continue she knew- Heulwyn meditated on the one Kin she had heard of and yet not seen nor witnessed. In the corner of her eye, she saw Kyari studying her face in silence, and she knew she could ask the question.  “Cianbhan? Was he… saved?” Kyari’s face hardened before softening into a sadness and regret that Heulwyn could feel even as a soul. “He was given to Galmachis. Galmachis does not… release His gifts easily,” she said, gently.  “For all time? W-why? Surely, he could  be saved?” Kyari was silent and another appeared by her side- Amaris, moving to peer at something that Heulwyn could not see.  “It was his time- for now, little sister. We do not give up our Kin easily, however. And the mortals that gave Galmachis this gift also prayed to others for Cianbhan’s peace. Should there be a chance for a deal and he has earned it, we will do what we can. That is the most we can say, little one.” Amaris and Kyari looked at each other steadily before smiling once more at Heulwyn, and ushering her to the peace she had paid lifetimes for. With the assurance that there was still hope, the little priestess who had seen so many centuries turned away from the past and finally embraced her future.  Time passes for all things, grief and happiness alike. The interesting thing for mortals is, Kyari mused, they can choose to embrace both. And thus this tale is ended, this chapter closed, this book finished.  However… Another story is always waiting to be written.

The time is here! The Awards Banquet is a few months away and so the nominations are out! It is always difficult to narrow down the categories to what we have, but the recognition for everyone is well deserved! Voting will remain open until December 18th (We need an amount of time to be able to have the trophies made.) Please get your votes in as soon as you can! And once again congratulations to everyone! Voting Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScD9nwAJfFSgDVSkPqOVjTezFsQ1-mywFee-MSM1wdMOzsWAA/viewform

I am adding Steve Oros to the officer team. He has been doing the work of an officer for at least two years without the title and he has been working closely with the officers since then on my request. The official title will allow him to more easily see to players needs, assist the other two officers so that they have less stress on their plate and assist me more efficiently in getting my message out to the players. Because he is my personal assistant outside of Knight Realms, his constant access to me will help the officer team communicate with me quickly and get improvements out at a faster pace.   – James

Please read the locations and details carefully, as sleeping spaces are a little different during an alt event! https://forms.gle/5mZS8qssEHqoujqi7