3.12 - Updates to Covid-19 Guidelines
Hello, everyone! Friendly neighborhood Safety 1st here with a quick update to Kanar's Covid-19 event guidelines for the 2022 season.
The State of Michigan has determined that we are entering the recovery phase of the Covid-19 epidemic, which includes updates to masking requirements and guidelines. According to the CDC website, Monroe and Washtenaw counties are both currently considered medium-risk counties and are surrounded by low-risk counties. Following these updates, we are amending KGE's Covid-19 response to the following:
- Proof of vaccination or negative Covid-19 test are still required to attend KGE events.
- Masks are no longer required at any time, including for combat NPCs and unvaccinated players. All players are encouraged to mask to their comfort level.
- Use of KGE's stock costumes are permitted. The use of KGE's shared stock makeup is still considered high-risk for accidental transmission and will not be permitted until Monroe is considered a low-risk county. Players are welcome to bring their own makeup to use for NPCs, but are not permitted to share makeup with other players at this time.
- Players with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 are not permitted until five days after they are symptom-free and/or test negative for the virus.
- KGE reserves the right to remove any player under serious suspicion of illness (e.g. excessive/regular fits of coughing, fever, vomiting, etc.).
- KGE reserves the right to update these rulings as the State and CDC update their guidance and to reinstate masking requirements if the CDC upgrades Monroe to a high-risk county.
If you have any questions, please email me at safety@kanar.club. I hope to see you all this weekend!
Kiri, Safety 1st
3.7 - Payments Reminder
As the March event quickly approaches I wanted to remind everyone that our 2022 season started January 1st, which means the 2022 annual membership dues and 2022 annual registration forms (ARF) need to be paid and signed for the year in order to participate. Without both of these your membership is not considered in good standing / valid. If you're not sure if you have everything set up, feel free to email treasurer@kanar.club and I'm happy to confirm.
Friday March 18th is our first field event of the season. Tickets for the event (and season passes) have been available on the website for several months now. It is, of course, most helpful for check-in if you purchase your tickets several days prior to the event.
Please review our covid policy here
For new players, welcome! The above applies to you as well, but your first standard event is free. The Role Play events are not available to be your first event, so please carefully check the calendar so there isn't a mix up, and feel free to email staff with any questions. Check out this page for more info.
All of us on staff have been saying how excited we are to see everyone and kick off the year. We hope you had a relaxing winter and can't wait for the 18th!
Karigan KGE Treasurer
3.7 - BLD Workday Thank you
I want to send out a huge thank you to everyone who was able to come out to our first BLD workday of the season.
We were able to clear so much trash from the property and start the major project of clearing a lot for our new GSOM Game Operations Area.
Please do not forget to fill out this form so I can get you your well-earned XP
We will be posting more information about future BLD workdays soon.
Yours in volunteerism, Marcus S. BLD 1st
3.2 - Change to Bonus XP Policy
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone had a great winter break and all is well! Here we are, just weeks away from the opening event for the 2022 Kanar Gaming Season! Your CBM team is looking forward to seeing everyone and we can't wait to get out there get some RP on! I am sure it’s going to be a great season!
We have been working on a few new changes over the break, one of which is the “Between Event Bonus XP” policy. After listening to player feedback and crunching some numbers, it was determined that changes were needed.
We think these changes will benefit the club and create more incentive for members to get engaged and give more back to this beloved club. We ask that you please take a moment to look at the attached document to learn more about these changes. And as always, your CBM team is here to help with any questions or concerns.
Also, keep an eye out for the upcoming “Civic” point program that will be introduced later in the season to allow members to really shine for all the time they donate to the club each year.
Be sure to take a moment to look over your character sheet to make sure everything is as it should be and of course send us an email with any questions or issues at cbm@kanar.club. This way we can get you all taken care of prior to the event.
All of that aside, have a great rest of the week and we will see you all on-field!
Your CBM Team
Read about the new Bonus XP Policy
3.2 - BLD Work Day: Season Opener Property Cleanup
Good morning members,
It looks like the weather this Saturday is going to be exceptionally nice for the time of year. This seems like a prime opportunity for the membership to get out and clean up their sites and KGE common areas before the 2022 season opener.
BLD Staff will be on site to direct volunteers if they do not have a personal site to work on or have extra time.
Please post in the comments if you plan to be out. If enough people show interest the BLD 1st will splurge for some hamburgers and hotdogs for everyone for lunch.
Please bring your own water / beverages and any snacks you might need to work through the day. If you own personal work gloves we ask that you bring those as well.
Yours in volunteerism,
Marcus Schwimmer, BLD 1st
3.1 - LARP Items Yard Sale
Hear ye, hear ye!
Springtime brings the return to Festivals in Ilveresh. Let us shed our old attire and breathe life into something new to us!
Bring your federals and negotiation skills on Saturday 3/19/2022. 12pm – 4pm on field, members are welcome to hawk their old garb and accessories for sale or trade, be that in-game (IG) coin or out-of-game (OOG) monies. Choose to set up your wares in Town Center or at your own site, but players must provide their own means of sale; tables, decorum decorations to hide mundane things, price tags (specifying IG or OOG cost), payment methods/arrangements, receipts, if they'll accept haggling, etc.
As a reminder, tags cannot be purchased with OOG money and non-tagged items cannot be stolen IG (that's OOG theft). The focus of this yard sale is for the trade/sale of non-tagged items, in compliance with Game Rules (like how real weapons are not allowed on field at any time, etc), that are directly related to fantasy/medieval LARPing. Tagged items can of course already be bought/sold IG for coin at any time. It is up to the buyer and seller to come to an agreement on OOG payment, whether that is cash or electronic payment later that evening / after the event, and if the item will be held until payment is received, etc. As a reminder, the IG term “federals” refers to cash/USD and we’ll be using the term “payspell” to reference electronic payments and ""non-certified"" to reference non-tagged items.
These Yard Sales will be repeating events on the following Saturdays, 12pm-4pm: Regular Event 3/19, RP Event 4/30, RP Event 6/3, and RP Event 10/1.
If you'd like to share what you're bringing ahead of time, feel free to post within this announcement comment thread.
If you have any questions, please contact Anna or Karigan! We can’t wait to see what everyone brings.
3.1 - Town Hall Meeting
Hello everyone,
I know we are all looking forward to the new start of the Larp season! As we all start to get ready for this next season, the player reps would like to meet with everyone to answer any questions you may have from the winter BOD meetings and get a chance to talk you all of you. The town hall meeting will take place March 16th at 8pm. We look forward to talking to everyone and getting everyone one pumped for this upcoming season.
Thank you,
Odd Year Rep & Even Year Rep
2.18 - GM Seeks Theme & Story Assistance
Hi guys!
As we look forward to a new season, the GM staff we're curious if anyone was looking to assist this coming year with GM staff. We are looking for story and theme help. If you have any questions or submissions, please contact us at gm@kanar.club.
Thanks!!!
GM 1st, Steve J.
2.8 - BLD Announcement for Site Caretakers
Hello,
We would like to make an announcement that we're extending the Site Update Form submission to February 28th. We implore all current site caretakers to email us their yearly form at bld@kanar.club.
Thank you! -Holly
1.24 - QM Announcement
Hello everyone! I can't express how excited I am to be taking over the QM1 position! For those of you who weren't able to make it to the B.O.D meeting, my goals are to help turn the QM position into a GM assistant position/costume department with a member of staff in rotation helping npcs prepare for modules to create a more indepth atmosphere.
To do this we will need tons of help which means QM work days and EXP for assisting! :) We also need some crafting experts who are willing to share some of their tricks of the trade. If you have any experience in prop making, costuming, sewing, face painting/makeup, resin casting, leather working, 3d printing, etc please email me your resume with photos (costumes, props, past commissions, etc) and we can set up a time for an interview.
P.S. If you have any questions about the position, feel free to message me on FB. All resumes and photos for QM applications should be sent to qm@kanar.club.
Thank you,
Daniel Miller, Quartermaster 1
1.14 - Staff Wishlists
The new year means new opportunities to earn bonus XP for donating time and items to the game. To make it easier, each of the staffs has an Amazon wishlist of things they may need. Some have more needs than others, but any contribution make our game better.
Want to donate time instead of items? Keep an eye out for work days throughout the year or reach out to the firsts to ask how you can help.
BLD: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/HH6KYMNFH3EC?ref_=wl_share
CBM: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2GC29I8YYLTED?ref_=wl_share
GM: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2FTHPKKPCJNYG?ref_=wl_share
PM: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FJTOGR28BE4X?ref_=wl_share
QM: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2HTL72BXRJLIT?ref_=wl_share
Safety: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/21VEQ50PA4HN5?ref_=wl_share
1.4 - 2022 Site Caretaker
Hello KGE Family,
The BLD has sent out Caretaker Forms to anyone who was previously listed as a site caretaker. If you believe yourself to be one of these caretakers, we ask that you check your email and fill out the form by February 1st, 2021. After this date, any unclaimed sites will become open for the BLD to find new Caretakers for. If you have not received an email and you believe you should have, please feel free to email us at bld@kanar.club.
The form is provided here and linked in the emails through Google Docs, and you can submit it back to us in two ways. Print it, fill it out physically, and scan it back onto your computer or take a photo. Then attach that to your email. Open the document and fill it out electronically. It is an interactive PDF.
Thank you so much for your time, and we hope you have a wonderful season.
KGE BLD
12.30 - Winter Feast
Good morning Kanarbees,
In lieu of the cancellation of feast, the game masters thought we could make some considerations. If you have a group of people ( no more than ten) that you would like to gather up to have a one-day “feast”, please email the gm staff to get a one-day approval. A few mandatory terms will need to be met to be approved for a one-day. GM staff will need a point of contact for the feast, the person “in charge“ of said feast will need to submit an after-action report of said feast including a list of the up to ten members who attended. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Game Master staff at gm@kanar.club. Thank you and happy holidays!
-Steve Jones, Game Master
12.9 - Econ / GM
Hi guys! Currently some changes are being made to our game economics as well as the economics position, while in this transition period some time frames may be slowed in the process. We appreciate your patience!!
GM 1st - Steve J.
11.27 - Econ / PM Seeking Crafting Recipies
If you have any crafting recipes that are not in the crafting packets to submit them to the playmaster staff so they can be processed and considered for inclusion in the crafting packets.
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