Hello folks!
Welcome to the twelve day wait for more RoC which I imagine, for those of you that did the weekend, is eleven days too many! It was great to see so many folks out in the woods again this week and it was particularly excellent to see Nyssa Stevens and Sara Walls back with us and larping it up like they had never been away

It was warm, it was hot and sunny, we larped till the sun was setting and we built tent villages. For those who know: We also rediscovered the Dirigible area and evented there again. It was glorious.
We run a lot of good games. People come back off of the weekends and froth in the debrief and talk about the system with glee. Every weekend we strive to provide something that players and volunteers alike will love and every so often, no matter how good the others were, one weekend just turns into an epic that will live in the memory of the players for long days to come. This weekend was one of those weekends.
For once though I am struggling to find the words to tell you about the last two days of Vaklamian history, maybe it's because the weekend left me feeling like I just did three Forts, maybe it's because I used all my words at the weekend. I don't know. I will go and get a coffee and then I'll give it a try:
Saturday was a battle to write and set up but was totally worth it: 4am starts and 2am finishes led us to this beautiful tent village in the sunshine and a whole slice of the living and breathing world of RoC was suddenly with us. It was like being at a Tharinos, suddenly; the politics and then the eventing, rolling the hard six, massive theological debates, the most intense combats I have seen in an age and then the final heroics as two of Vaklams finest wrote their names into the history books and left a great hole in our hearts.
I can't express my pride and delight at the continued progression of this ancient system, how much more immersive we make it each week, the evolution of the writing styles and the DPC's, the standard of kit and pacing of events. All that really came through with my hard working volunteer crew and the willingness of the players to hold up their part of the unspoken pact between crew and player to be involved, run with the game and evolve alongside it. This weekend just made it feel like we had reached another plateau of the game and the best thing is that I keep on saying that!
Sunday gave us the rediscovery of the dirigible area and there we set up the camps of the Malharans, the Egarians and eventually the Octactinal Order. Demonstrating the range of other cultures beyond the Royal Basin has been a pleasure to write events around and Sunday was a great example of that. It was also a complete change of pace from Saturday and balanced politics and investigation with the overall concern of the backdrop of war and the continued threat that our enemies pose no matter which corner of the world we happen to be poking at. The players handled the day perfectly and managed a perfect outcome from a very challenging day, they even got 18% off!
How will this weekend be remembered? Will it be remembered as the day the Frozen North was lost? Will it be remembered for the Baroness spurning the proposals of the family Eahain? Will they say that this was the day that the Clergy turned their back on the Eleven because of the Heresy that is The Seventear? N'ah. They will say that these were the days that Abraham Wingates, Primus of the Faiths, Hero of Delve and Master of the Azure Table stood with Aden of Naed, Champion of the Dragon, Crooked Guardian and Legend of the Line against a timeless foe. They will say that they drew a line and called on their brothers and sisters of the faith to step up to it.
They will tell stories of Mirelle Silverlight, Kali Flametower, Ahzek Tizka, Thaddeus Kael, Edgar Vardis, Johan Korso and Timor Kurth who answered that call and entered into battle alongside their comrades against the Devourer and his darkest generals to save the heart of Bonespire. From the dust of that battle none stirred but the healers walked among them and restored their lives. Save two who will not walk among those who lives that they have saved again. This will be remembered as the day the Mountain opened to receive its heart and its soul.
So there you go! None of this would have been possible without the continued support of the hard working volunteers of the crew team. This week they worked super hard and turned the events into the wonderful experiences that they were. So ALL of the thanks to the brilliant individuals that, if they feel anything like I do, must believe that they have run three forts in a row: Hat's off to you, stand up and take your bows and hear the deserved applause of all those that you made feel so outstanding:
Elizabeth Kefford and Matt Warwick, my two day heroes - Thank you so much. Then to Jon Wickenden, John Swarz, Jack Padley, Paul O'Neill, Martin Dewhurst, Nyssa Stevens and Matt Hussey.
Your names should be in lights and they most certainly are in my heart.
Then of course we speak of the other unsung heroes, those that pack the crates and scrub the kit clean, do your paperwork, address your downtimes and make your score sheets. There are a lot of them and they only get mentioned here so if you haven't already offer them your thanks: Miker Roberts, Pete Walls, Elizabeth Kefford, Jon Wickenden, Gary Llewellyn, Matt Warwick, Matt Hussey and Simone Hibbert are the names that spring immediately to mind. Much love to you great heroes and I hope you know how much I appreciate everything that you do to help the system.
Ok so that was last week and this weekend I am having a weekend off but after that we have two events as per standard that you should all be booking in for:
The Saturday is the Lycan Event as, apparently, all the Lycans get together and head off on some damn fool idealistic crusade in the name of Kren Daer. Apparently people want me to play Jack Spears, which would require there being a ref, a second ref and a whole stack of crew and I'll need to know what I am writing about and for this week. So if you want me to play etc.
https://www.facebook.com/events/181687779122069/The Sunday event focuses on the story tellers of our world as the House of the Last Word take the battle against the Octactinal Order to the streets. This is going to be a rock and roller weekend with the culmination being this. If you want to get your vigilante on this is where you want to be.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2003386283247402/ On top of that we have the upcoming Forts and I really need to get going on that so if you are along can you start booking in for more of what we did this last weekend gone:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1175527552547483/Ok so that was a very long Monday Morning Message! Can we all remember that it is shop order day today and Downtime week please. I'll be working on events, New Manual stuff, Bulceephar updates and all manner of chiz in the next couple of weeks.
If you need me I am here, don't hesitate to call if you need me.
So have a Foxes and Crows week people, I look forward to seeing an absolute bus load of you the weekend after next and bumping into even more of you between now and then.
Thank you once again my magnificent crew.
Take Care of Each Other
S