Announcement: Next Hydlaa Festival of the Hunt

[Cyl]

Originally posted by dragonfire999
i love you

You won\'t going to show up with a to-the-border-levelled-character, and goof off how good you are, will you?

[dragonfire999]

*cough*
actually, im still level 3  sword, so no =(

[Induane]

Great idea, which I could have thought of it

I hope you\'re not giving me credit for the idea, as the first festival was complete the idea of Zan.  He was the genius here not myself.  He created the first festival nearly single handedly as far as organizing.  

Now for the technical details. Lasting at least several hours, hopefully all day long. It will be located at the arena (take the road through the mountains next to the blacksmith to get there) and everyone will be welcome. Whether you are a newbie, experienced player, RPer or power leveler .. there will be something to do for you.

More info on the specific games and attractions will follow. Also some will require registration in advance, which will also be provided in due time.

Right now we am looking for more sponsors to donate the prizes for the winners and the food. We can also use referees for the various tournaments, some assistants to help out with the hunting game and everyone who has some more ideas or plans to include in this festival.

We am also looking for a few people willing to hold some dice games and perhaps a story teller or two to entertain the masses.

Then lastly I need some people who are willing to hand out the food to the visitors.

The only requirements are that you can be online for a couple hours on saturdays and are responcible enough to handle the tasks. For the sponsors, they can personally hand out the prizes if they desire but if they can\'t or don\'t want to be there they can also hand their donations to us and we will hand them out in their name.

anyone interested in helping out in the above ways please reply to this topic with how you would like to help out or contact us privately. I can then go over the specifics of your job with you and work out any kinks.

I can\'t pay anyone or give any sort of reward other than the satisfaction of entertaining the people.

The above is a modified post from Zan ... the reason I posted that is to clear up some detail and let people know that this festival should be conducted about the same as the last one.

[Externals]

Hmm, what ever happened to Zan.. i havnt seen that guy in a while. Did he go inactive??

[Zan]

I most certainly did not go inactive. I \'ve just been enjoying from my vacation and have to say that I \'m very thrilled to see some initiative on the culture team.

Excellent work Induane

Now to answer some questions ...

There will indeed be tournaments in armed combat, unarmed and magic but unlike the first festival we are hoping to put the emphasis on other things besides fighting tournaments.
One thing that will definitely be made more important are the hunting games since there are now a lot more items to be obtained from creatures.

It would also be great if we could attract various independent enterprises who are looking to sell equipment, food and drinks or provide entertainment in other forms. I \'d love to see some bards, theatre troupes or anything of that kind on the festival.

[Drey]

hopefully ill be there this time :/

missed the hunting last time.

[Zan]

Well there definitely will be more hunting this time to participate in.

I \'ve also opened a few discussion areas on the Festival forums, which are free for anyone to join who has something to say.

[Neryam]

Yay! This looks quite fun.. Ive never dont it before. So its just gonna basically be a big festival with many diffrent kinds of tournaments?

[Zan]

And games yes, not only fighting tournaments.

[Induane]

ANy ideas for a tentative date?  I\'m thinking late september early October to have plenty of time to promote it and to plan for it.  Anyone with me or against me?

[Zan]

I \'m afraid that will be a bit impossible for me personally. Since I will be gone for 10 days in september and my university courses start again at that time it will be a bit of a busy time.

I was rather thinking we took a few (2 or 3) months to prepare this thing decently and this is just an early announcement.

Anyway I \'d say these discussions are best held at the festival forums instead of on here, no?

[Keyaz]

If you give it the longer time stated by Zan for you to prepare it can bet better created and more illustrious, plus

GM\'s by then should be able to help out with fundings and prizes! Huzzah!

[Induane]

Anyway I \'d say these discussions are best held at the festival forums instead of on here, no?

I agree, but I was finding the EFY forums a little baren, so I posted here hoping the members would catch the motivation, and swing on over there with me soon,... except that come to think of it  I havn\'t checked the forums since I posted this thread.  Dang! Guilty!

[yayoo]

I dont wonna wait ;( ..........idea:evil: have a mini festival a little preview of wots to come.

[Valbrandr]

actually I\'ve been discussing that with Induane.  We may hold a few events to partially be fun, but partially to test the procedures and such.