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Below you will find links to the Agenda and Minutes for the 2023 Board of Directors meetings. The Agenda will be uploaded at least six days before the meeting date, and the Minutes uploaded no later than two weeks hence. If these documents can not be found in the linked locations, please email the Secretary at secretary@kanar.club.
The meeting will be happening online via Discord, you may join by following this link.
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The media staff would like to inform the players that a news photographer will be on the field Saturday afternoon and evening (starting around 3 p.m.).
His name is Zachary Clingenpeel and he is with the Flint Journal. He'll be the one with two cameras and a Flint Journal Press badge. He has been provided with a media exclusion list and will be conscientious of those who do not wish to be photographed.
If you would like to be added to the media exclusion list, please fill out this form.
Want to take photos or video on field? Read our Photo & Video Policy for details
Alicia Secord - Media 2
Hello club members,
Econ here announcing that we will not be available/out for game this Friday November 11th due to an unforeseen circumstance. We will be available Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of the November event. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and we appreciate your understanding in the matter. As always if you have any questions or concerns please email econ at econ@kanar.club
Thank you,
The Econ Team
Hello everyone!
Just your CBM crew here to let you know your character sheet updates for both the October Live Event and the October Role Play Only Event have been completed!
As always, if you find something of concern or issue or you didn't get an update, Please check the "Staff Comments" tab on your sheet for possible information, or you can reach out to us at cbm@kanar.club and I am sure we can work together to get it taken care of!
Thanks again,
Your CBM Staff!
Hello players,
Econ would like to remind the player base that you are permitted to both craft and perform an action for your character sign out. There is no need to fill out two sign outs. Simply enter the item creation form and fill out for your crafting needs. You may either craft items or craft for the kingdom to make coin. Please be sure to get your submissions in by midnight Monday October 24th as that is the cutoff.
Thank you and happy crafting.
Econ Team
If you plan on attending the October RPOE (28th-30th) please try to pay in advance as per K1-POL-008. I will be printing the attendee list early morning Friday, if you can't pay by the deadline please let me know. The Board of Directors is making allowances for late payments. We don't want any of our membership to miss out on the event if they are able to be in attendance.
Maria - KGE Treasurer treasurer@kanar.club
Did you attend the event and forget to pay? If so please be sure to do so before Friday 10/21. This will ensure that your name will be on the Approved for Character Update list.
Generally I have been in the parking lot on Friday evenings accepting cash payments. Do you need to make other time frame payment arrangements? Please email me in advance of the event.
Maria - KGE Treasurer treasurer@kanar.club https://kanar.club/payment
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The falling leaves are bright and crisp as the world churns out another chilly autumn in the wake of the hot summer sun, and smiles abound as the harvest comes in more bountiful than expected. But beneath those smiles is the looming fear of what approaches. Smith's hurry to forge silver weapons and towns fortify their walls and graveyards in fear of what the season brings at its apex, when the darkness encroaches and the veil is thinnest. Despite being a yearly ritual, the anticipation haunts those preparing. These things are known, and planned for, but what of the unknown? What of the fires that seem to whisper to each other, refusing to burn brightly? What of the impending army of fey folk, sworn to vengeance? Will they join forces with the hordes, or will they wait to take down survivors when the dust from bones and bodies clear?
Hello, everyone! Friendly neighborhood Safety 1st here with a few announcements.
Covid: Updates have been made to the Covid Guidelines. There are no new guidelines, and a few have been relaxed and clarified. Please remember that all members are encouraged to mask to their personal comfort levels and respect any requests for social distancing made my another member.
These changes will be in effect for the 2022 October event and, if everything goes well, will be in place for the rest of the 2022 season. If you have any questions or feedback, please email me at safety@kanar.club.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nJX59j9juak4JtiAo0o4KdH9mImm7PFK7PccHcp6K0A/edit#
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Cold Weather Larp: It's supposed to be chilly this weekend, so remember to bring your cold weather garb! Layers of clothes and multiple socks will help keep you warm. If you don't have period garb for the cold yet, try layering modern clothes like thermals underneath your normal garb. If you'd like more advice for surviving the colder months, reach out to more veteran players for their own tips and tricks!
Lighting: The main trails on the field of play and the trail leading to Tent City have torches placed for lighting. If it's dark on the trail and you come across a filled torch that hasn't been lit, please feel free to light it! If there are any spaces that need more lighting, please let a member of Safety staff know. If you'd like to volunteer to fill and light torches, please contact me by email or at the GM shed and get 5 Safety XP as a thanks!
Donations: We have a few things on our list, and new things are always being added! We're still on the hunt for solar lights that are bright enough to light the trails, but aren't obviously modern. Take a look and email me your receipts for XP awards!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/21VEQ50PA4HN5/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please email safety@kanar.club. Stay safe, and see you out there!
Hello players,
It's that time already for the monthly update from Econ. We apologize for the late update, with the volume of tags turned in last event the Econ team has finally finished this month's submissions. We are requesting at this time that all players who are attending the October All Hallow's Event who HAVE NOT turned in their tags to please prepare for turn in. October 2022 is THE CUT OFF for current players to turn in, this excludes the groups that have already been made aware of their turn in time for the month of November. Please make arrangements to get your tags turned in. Please remember if you missed your month and you've attended an event after your designated turn in and you do not turn in your tags this season, they will be invalid and cannot be used next season.
Please take photos of your tags prior to turn in for your records. You may turn in your tags at anytime the Econ is on duty and may use your photos as proof of your tags during game time to speed up the process of tag turn in.
We would also like to remind the player base to please use the item creation form to submit their pink temporary tags with their sign outs at the end of the events.
Temporary tags do have an expiration date for submission written on them for the following month. We are encouraging players to please be mindful of that and submit them in a timely fashion. We do understand this is a new practice that will take some transition time which we will be accommodating for this season.
Here is the link to the item creation form found on the Kanar website. Please reach out to Econ at econ@kanar.club for further questions and inquiries.
We look forward to seeing you all in Ilveresh.
Kind Regards, The Econ Team
Hello everyone! Just your CBM crew here to let you know your character sheet updates for both the September Live Event and the September Role Play Only Event have been completed!
We apologize for the longer than usual wait time in between updates, as we normally have them out before now, but we wanted to get all of the updates in before the big upcoming All Hallows event, so that everyone knew how much XP they had to spend on skills and learning!
This past two events tallied up to more than 156 signouts! We also added all of the Dept XP requests that had been approved at the moment. So, everyone should be all set there as well!
As always, if you find something of concern or issue or you didn't get an update, Please check the ""Staff Comments"" tab on your sheet for possible information, or you can reach out to us at cbm@kanar.club and I am sure we can work together to get it taken care of!
Hope to see you all at All Hallows!!
Thanks again, Your CBM Staff!
I will be available during the event to take cash payments in the parking lot from 4:45-8:30 PM on Friday October 14th. Information will be posted on the bulletin board for procedures during the event.
Maria KGE Treasurer
"Before you go on the field to play, it is mandatory that you sign the check-in book at the designated staff area. Also, be sure to check for (and read!) any important messages posted on the bulletin board." pg 6 of the KANAR rule book
NPCs! NPCs!
Most of you know me, you know what I do on field.
I've been put in charge of assembling ye old Shambly Melee crew for All Hallows. I'm looking for 10 individuals willing to follow me into glorious battle in the very thick of it. Participants should feel safe fighting and marching in formation, comfortable working in a team and following commands.
If you are interested, please FB message me directly and I'll get you on the roster and the discord so we can go over more pertinent details.
Hope to see you, and happy gaming!♡
Scott Manley
Theme Marshall
The All Hallows event is coming up and the GM staff is looking for NPCs. In the spirit of Halloween, the All Hallows event is traditionally a costume-encouraged event for our NPCs so if you'd like to sign up and dress the part for an evening, please reach out to GM@kanar.club for more information. We're very flexible with NPC concepts so if you already have a costume or idea that fits in with a spooky encounter, we'll work with you and help you craft an NPC that fits in with the shenanigans. For all our elves that hunted Agelong this year, this is a great opportunity to return the favor for our dedicated orcs!
Jerimy H
GM 1st
The Playmaster staff would like to remind everyone of that mechanical calls are out of game. A few examples follow:
Example 1:
A Rogue walks up to someone pokes them with their dagger boffer and says "Silent Kill".
The words "Silent kill" are an out of game mechanical call. You can't react to hearing the call. If you watched the Rogue slip the blade into the target you can react to seeing that. You would not know they struck a perfect blow. If you used forensics on the corpse you may be able to establish they recieved a perfect blow.
Example 2:
A caster incants and says "Create Undead IV". You watch as the target of the spell gets up from the ground.
"Create Undead IV" is a mechanical call of the spell being used and is out of game so you can't react to it. The target getting up from the ground depending on what was created may appear to be a human or whatever race they are. If you have Undead lore then you would definatly be able to identify it as an Undead by saying "Undead Lore". Without Undead lore if the Undead isn't obviously not alive you may think you just watched someone get a "Life spell".
The above are just 2 examples of out of game mechanical calls. We are trying to make sure that we are all of the same understanding of the rules of our game.
Thank you for your time,
Playmaster Staff
I have noticed a shortage in the weapons supplied by QM for NPCs and players that are without physreps. Specifically, latex-styled weapons and a Calimacil bastard sword. (Damaged weapons have already been checked.) If you find that you have accidentally taken an item home that belongs to KGE, please return it at your earliest convenience. If this continues I will be forced to implement a checkout system where a personal item is given to QM as collateral until physreps are returned.
Thank you,
Daniel Miller QM1
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Below you will find links to the Agenda and Minutes for the 2022 Board of Directors meetings. The Agenda will be uploaded at least six days before the meeting date, and the Minutes uploaded no later than two weeks hence. If these documents can not be found in the linked locations, please email the Secretary at secretary@kanar.club.
The meeting will be happening online via Discord, you may join by following this link.
Photo by Benjamin Child on Unsplash
Attention Players
If you were involved with eating the “Exotic Oranges” that were handed out last festival (August) please email the GM Staff at gm@kanar.club before coming to field this Friday. Thank you so much and we’ll see you soon.
Hey folks! The GM staff will be playtesting some new processes during the next event and we wanted to give you all a heads up. As modules have become increasingly popular, last event highlighted several issues with the process. Too many modules combined with a lot of waiting around for people as well as a lack of NPCs made things less than ideal, and at one point there were not enough PCs on the field for us to safely run NPC encounters. To help keep things on schedule, we are going to try something different.
For the September event, the GM staff will have time slots specifically assigned for modules. These time slots are tentatively 8pm Friday night, 1pm and 4pm on Saturday, and 12 noon on Sunday. If you have a module you are supposed to go on, it will be in one of these time slots. We have also placed three new clocks on the field to help players keep track of the time without having to resort to electronic devices. These new clocks are located on the front of the GM shed, the front of the safety shed in the center of town, and on the side of the Vanari camp in new town.
Additionally, we have installed a cast iron bell atop the sign post near the crossroads entering the field. GM staff will ring this bell ten times ten minutes prior to the start of a module. This will give players time to finish up any roleplaying they are currently engaged in and to report to the GM shed for their module. Players that are interested in NPCing can also report to the GM shed at this time. After ten minutes, the module will begin so if players are late, they will either miss the module or have to be worked into it through storytelling.
The GM staff will also be using a chalk board to keep track of module schedules and rosters, so players can come sign up for NPC spots or check module times in advance. It is our hope that this process will help the game run smoother as well as allowing GM staff more time to focus on field encounters.
As a final note, effective this last event and moving forward, all players that complete an event sign out will have an additional 5sp added to their player banks. This is to represent money that all players should be able to scrape up in a month doing odds and ends outside of crafting. Hopefully this little bit of silver can help players enjoy their events a little bit more.
If you have any questions regarding any of these changes, please reach out to us or come see us at the GM shed this weekend. PLEASE keep in mind that this is all a playtest and subject to change. We hope to see you all in Ilveresh this weekend!
Jerimy H., GM 1st
Hello, all! GM2 Kiri here. I'm looking for NPCs for a Harvest Festival Saturday of the upcoming event for the afternoon, evening, or all day. We're going to try to get some costuming and pre-planning together, so if you're interested, have some neat season-appropriate garb (summer/autumn) and are not involved in the ongoing Fae plot, please follow the link below! Let us know what time you're available, and we'll get you added to the right planning section. Thank you everyone in advance!
Hello players,
It's that time already for the monthly update from Econ. The Econ team has finished this month's submissions for the tag turn in. We are requesting at this time that all players who are attending the September Event with LAST names starting with V, W, X, Y and Z, to please prepare for turn in. We are also requesting for players that missed their turn in month to turn in their tags at THIS event as well. October 2022 is THE CUT OFF for current players to turn in, this excludes the groups that have already been made aware of their turn in time for the month of November. Please make arrangements to get your tags turned in. Please remember if you missed your month and you've attended an event after your designated turn in and you do not turn in your tags this season, they will be invalid and cannot be used next season.
Please take photos of your tags prior to turn in for your records. You may turn in your tags at anytime the Econ is on duty and may use your photos as proof of your tags during game time to speed up the process of turn in.
We are also requesting to players who have missed their tag turn in date to please turn them in at the next event attended excluding RPO events. We are trying to avoid a mass build up of tags turned in at the end of the season. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in the matter.
We would also like to remind the player base to please use the item creation form to submit their pink temporary tags with their sign outs at the end of the events.
Temporary tags do have an expiration date for submission written on them for the following month. We are encouraging players to please be mindful of that and submit them in a timely fashion. We do understand this is a new practice that will take some transition time which we will be accommodating for this season.
Here is the link to the item creation form found on the Kanar website. Please reach out to Econ at econ@kanar.club for further questions and inquiries.
We look forward to seeing you all in Ilveresh.
Kind Regards, The Econ Team
Hello everyone!
Just your CBM crew here to let you know, with the exception to a few clarifications and some department XP, your character sheet updates for the August live event have been completed!
As always, if you find something of concern or issue or you didn't get an update, Please check the "Staff Comments" tab on your sheet for possible information, or you can reach out to us at cbm@kanar.club and I am sure we can work together to get it taken care of!
See you there!
Thanks again, Your CBM Staff!
Good day! I have questions specifically for those who have previously been in charge of decorating tables for feast. I want your thoughts on logistics involving dishes, set-up & tear-down, and more. Please send me a message on Facebook (Tashina Marie O) or Discord (Wavewatcher#7401) so I can get your input.
~ Tashina O. Feast 2023 Coordinator
Hello players,
Econ here just wanting to remind everyone that you are allowed to craft and do another action in your character sign outs. You don't need to submit another sign out, simply click on the item creation form below the character sign out.
You can craft for the Kingdom and make coin, or you can craft items with your crafting skills. The cut off for item submissions is tomorrow Monday August 29th at midnight. Don't forget to get them in as soon as you can.
A simple reminder to also put in your submissions for temp tag replacements through this form. There are expiration dates on them and though we are understanding, we are encouraging you all to be mindful of them. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to econ@kanar.club as our official means of communication.
Thank you, Your Econ Team
I want to say thank you to all of the members that took the time, spent the money, and put in the effort needed to make Family Day possible. We wouldn't have been able to do it without every one of you. The children looked like they had a wonderful time fighting the bad guys, crafting their heraldry, and went nuts for the obstacle course I know my son did. All of you are truly amazing.
P.S. Don't forget to do your paperwork for your exp!
P.S.S. You guys are awesome!
Daniel Miller, QM1
A Call to the Chivalry of Novashan: Knights, Armigers, Squires, and Armsmen:
It is an honor to announce the annual Knights Conclave on October the 1st, 1022 at One O'Clock to Six O'Clock in the evening, in the town of Ilveresh in the County of Bellanmo.
The Knights Conclave will be open to the public of Ilveresh for the duration of the discussion, followed by a small meal for the chivalry and guests. If you wish to donate time or monetary resources, please contact Squire Korra, Squire Adawulf, or Squire Bell. We look forward to your attendance.
Good Evening Ilveresh,
As Autumn falls upon us, Seneschal Rima SIlverleaf of Brisbane has decided to celebrate the changing of the seasons with a Harvest Festival on the saturday of the September moon. The fete will begin in the midday and allow for snacking, music and games to extend through the evening, focusing in the town center.
One of these prestigious seasonal games come from a long tradition of the Seneschal’s heritage, which will be a ‘hunt’ in which we will be looking for volunteers to be the ‘hunted’ as a celebrational event. There will be no life credits taken or life spells needed; so no one need to worry about volunteering. Prizes will be given at the end of the hunt to those who volunteer. Please just give us your name and we will happily add it to the list.
If you enjoy baking or cooking, anything seasonal will be welcome and if we can get a variety of baked goods, we can have a baking contest. Please see the feast food thread in the kanar fb group to offer help and additions.
Anyone NPCing will also have special games to play and prizes to win.
-Jenna F. (TM)
The GM staff is working hard to improve the logistics surrounding modules, and we need your help! Last event saw several modules running throughout Friday and Saturday, and at several points throughout the event we had more people on modules than we had on the field. This is not ideal, as the goal is to bring more things to the field for general enjoyment.
Many of the factors contributing to the module bottlenecks were timing and NPC availability. It is very difficult to start a module on time when we have stragglers running late, and it can be hard to retain NPCs for modules when people are standing around for a half hour or more waiting for it to start. So, to combat this issue, we have need of a few player donations for items on this wish list.
First off, the GM shed needs some additional items to maximize staff efficiency. Lights, lanterns, and green tape are needed.
Second, we have received a few complaints about cell phones being visible during the event. Often times, this is likely due to people checking the time. We have a nice outdoor clock on the list, and we could use a couple of them to put around the field and at the GM shed. This should help reduce the need for mundane cell phone use as well as help player keep to module schedules.
Third, there’s a cast iron bell on the list. It’s a little expensive, but the GM staff plans to use it to signal to players when a module is about to begin. With the combination of clocks displayed on the field and a bell ringing ten minutes before a module, we are hoping to improve the flow of modules and reduce the impact they have on the field when they occur.
For players that might not be aware, Kanar has a donation policy that allows a player to donate items to staff and get award XP, up to 100 per year at a rate of 1xp per $2. For these items, the GM staff is offering a 1xp per dollar rate if we receive them before the September event. For the bell we will offer 100 xp and 100 silver. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at GM@kanar.club.
Jerimy Herpel
GM 1st
The Building and Land Department is having a work day on September 3rd, from 10am to 6pm. We will need a lot of help, and are offering double XP for anyone who assists. As further thanks, the BLD will also be providing lunch for those that attend. Thank you in advance, we hope to see you there!
Holly Eatinger
BLD Team
We have been working really hard with a great group of volunteers to organize a great event for the whole family. There's a sneak peek in the photo.
Family Day is this Saturday, August 27, from 1 - 6 p.m.
Plans for the day include:
Want to help make Family Day as awesome as possible? Sign up to help on the day of the event. Volunteers are also needed earlier in the day to set up, as well as after the conclusion to clean up.
Or reach out to Alicia Secord or Daniel Miller for ways that you can help before the day of.
The assumption is that guests to the field will not be in any camps that have not approved participation, but if you would like to include your site in the Family Day festivities, please shoot one of us a message.
Per the BOD, Family Day is for members and their guests.
Alicia Secord
Family Day Co-Organizer
Are you looking to donate time but unsure how? Are you interested in using your crafting skills to help the game but you're not sure what to work on? Feel free to message any of the QM staff to be added to the Facebook Messenger group "QM Projects and Ideas." Here we communicate and exchange information in real-time about current and upcoming projects/ideas. All crafters are welcome. Not a crafter but still want to help out? Check out our Amazon wish list :)
Daniel Miller QM1
Hello, all! Friendly neighborhood Safety 1st Kiri here with a lighting update!
We ran into a few issues last month with the lighting situation, and we're working on a few short and long term fixes:
For the short term, we need to replace a number of torch canisters which began leaking last event and have a reserve for any which may start failing this season. We're offering 1xp per $1, including shipping if you send it through our Amazon wishlist. Please bring your receipt to the event or email it to safety@kanar.club.
For the long term, we're looking into solar lighting options for town and the trails. Not only will this prevent issues with kerosene getting on anyone's garb, but it also tackles the issue of having open flame lighting at hair and clothing level and torches being knocked over or backed into during combat. We've got a few torches to test for brightness before we choose one type, tall shepherd's hooks to hang them from, and a few other items we need. We're offering 1xp per $2, including shipping.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please email me at safety@kanar.club. See you all out there!
Kiri
Safety 1st
Photo by Rosie Kerr on Unsplash
Hello players,
It's that time already for the monthly update from Econ. The Econ team has finished this month's submissions for the tag turn in. We thank you all for turning in when we requested. For the month of August we are requesting all players with LAST names starting with R, S, T and U to please prepare for turn in.
Please take photos of your tags prior to turn in for your records. You may use your photos as proof of your tags during game time to speed up the process of turn in. The Econ Team will be taking Tag Turn Ins ONLY on Saturdays of each event. There are two posted turn in times for players to plan their turn in time around.
We are also requesting to players who have missed their tag turn in date to please turn them in at the next event attended excluding RPO events. We are trying to avoid a mass build up of tags turned in at the end of the season. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in the matter.
We would also like to remind the player base to please use the item creation form to submit their pink temporary tags with their sign outs at the end of the events.
Temporary tags do have an expiration date for submission written on them for the following month. We are encouraging players to please be mindful of that and submit them in a timely fashion. We do understand this is a new practice that will take some transition time for which we will be accommodating for the 2022 season.
Here is the link to the item creation form.
Please reach out to Econ at econ@kanar.club for further questions and inquiries.
We look forward to seeing you all in Ilveresh.
Kind Regards,
The Econ Team
Hello everybody,
I want to put out a reminder to let everybody know that QM is now handling all lost and found items. If you find an item that is not yours in your camp, turn it into QM. Players are not to take home other players physreps. Taking home other players physreps that were lost/left behind has caused multiple issues in the past with the proper owner getting their items back.
If you have lost an item and believe it has been turned into lost and found, please contact one of the QM staff members(Daniel Miller, Atrum Viscus, and Holly Eatinger) or email qm@kanar.club. If you have another player's lost item, please turn it in to QM.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Daniel Miller, QM1
Hello everyone! It's your CBM crew here to let you know, with the exception to a few clarifications, your character sheet updates for the July live event have been completed!
As always, if you find something of concern or issue or you didn't get an update, please feel free to reach out to us at cbm@kanar.club and I am sure we can work together to get it taken care of!
See you there!
Your CBM Staff!
Hello club members the rulebook has been updated to be in compliance with KGE and K1 policies. There are no major changes in this book. It is strongly suggested you read the section on tags as it was the most out of compliance. This book will not be in effect until the standard September event.
Jeremiah Klabis, PM1
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash
Below you will find links to the Agenda and Minutes for the 2022 Board of Directors meetings. The Agenda will be uploaded at least six days before the meeting date, and the Minutes uploaded no later than two weeks hence. If these documents can not be found in the linked locations, please email the Secretary at secretary@kanar.club.
The meeting will be happening online via Discord, you may join by following this link.
Photo by Benjamin Child on Unsplash
As the summer sun is strong overhead, the forests seem to be dancing in the light. The fires burn brightly. The faces that seem to pop up in both just slightly unnerving. The rumors surrounding Ilveresh and the dealings that they make with the supernatural have been resurfacing throughout the kingdom. And there seems to be growing struggles of the common folk both within and out of its borders against both knights and nobles alike. Will those that feel scorned arise to the occasion or will they attempt to squash any resistance?
And the dust of Fenrest continues to settle with little to no interactions from the Mer. Have they been beaten, or are they just lying in wait?
Find out all this and more during the next event, July 22-24 at 10418 Plank Rd, Milan, MI 48160.
GAME MASTER STAFF
Pending any unforeseen circumstances, the KGE Treasurer will be accepting cash on Friday, July 22nd from 4:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Other staffed check in times will be posted on the bulletin board.
Paying in cash saves the organization electronic processing fees, paper receipts will be available. Must see Treasurer for cash payments/receipts.
In an attempt to make spell tracking simpler, the Playmaster staff is making these printable spell lists available to the players. Please feel free to print the relevant spell lists and use them in tracking your daily spell selections during events.
The sheets can be found in this folder.
Thank you to Matt Borders for making these for everyone.
Jeremiah Klabis
Play Master 1st
It's that time already for the monthly update from Econ. The Econ team has finished this month's submissions for the tag turn in. We thank you all for turning in when we requested. For the month of July we are requesting all players with LAST names starting with M, N, O, P and Q, to please prepare for turn in.
Please take photos of your tags prior to turn in for your records. You may turn in your tags at anytime the Econ is on duty and may use your photos as proof of your tags during game time to speed up the process of turn in.
We are also requesting to players who have missed their tag turn in date to please turn them in at the next event attended excluding RPO events. We are trying to avoid a mass build up of tags turned in at the end of the season. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in the matter.
We would also like to remind the player base to please use the item creation form to submit their pink temporary tags with their sign outs at the end of the events.
Temporary tags do have an expiration date for submission written on them for the following month. We are encouraging players to please be mindful of that and submit them in a timely fashion. We do understand this is a new practice that will take some transition time which we will be accommodating for this season.
Here is the link to the item creation form found on the Kanar website.
Please reach out to Econ at econ@kanar.club for further questions and inquiries.
We look forward to seeing you all in Ilveresh.
Kind Regards,
The Econ Team
Sorry for the delay as mundane has been very busy! Just your CBM crew here to let you know, with the exception to a few clarifications, your character sheet updates for the June 10 day live event have been completed!
As always, if you find something of concern or issue or you didn't get an update, please feel free to reach out to us at cbm@kanar.club and I am sure we can work together to get it taken care of!
See you there!
Your CBM Staff
The Game operation staff is in need of a map manager and we're reaching out to the players for interested candidates! As the story of the game continues to grow beyond Ilvaresh, we need to improve the resources available to the players for their adventures. The map manager will be responsible for maintaining and formatting all current and future maps, including updates to names, places, and political boundaries as well as occasionally creating adventure-specific maps.
If you're interested, please send an application to gm@kanar.club by July 31st. Discord interviews will be held during the first week of August.
Thank you!
Jerimy Herpel
Game Master 1st
Hello players! As many of you know, Rebecca Coleman has assumed the role of Econ 1st on top of being our Mystic Quill editor. Econ is a lot of work and we thank Rebecca for taking on that responsibility, but trying to do both Econ and MQ is a lot to ask when there are many of you that are looking for ways to volunteer. So, Rebecca will be stepping down from the Mystic Quill in September and we’re looking for a new editor to resume her hard work!
If you are interested in becoming our new Mystic Quill Editor, please send an application to GM@kanar.club with your name and a brief summary of applicable skills and/or KGE staff experience. Applications will be accepted until July 31st, after which Discord interviews will be held.
Jerimy Herpel
Game Master 1st
Hello everyone,
Thank you to everyone who voted this week for Kanar's 2022 Director Elections. Here are the results.
With 50 of 99 votes coming in, our new Board of Directors members are:
They will be sat to the Board at today's meeting, at 1pm on the Kanar Gaming Enterprises, Inc Discord channel. I would like to take a moment to thank Karigan Nash for her time on the Board and for her efforts in supporting and serving our LARP community and club as a whole.
Adventure Well, Jake Smith KGE President
Hello everyone!
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend! This weekend coming up is the BOD meeting, in this meeting we will be selecting the new GM 1st. But the board is changing things up a little bit.
On Saturday 07/09/22 we will be holding the GM interviews at 7pm. Members are welcomed to come and listen in to the interviews if they would like. The new GM won’t be announced till the board meeting on Sunday. Players are encouraged to submit questions they have for the GM applicants via email to the player reps. The email for the player reps are evenyearrep@kanar.club and oddyearrep@kanar.club. The player reps will be going through the questions adding them to the list for the board to ask. We are accepting player questions until Friday night at 11:59pm. So please feel free to email anything you may want to ask or see of the future GM.
Thank you, Odd Year Representative Melissa Jones
Hello everyone!
I, Tashi, am pleased to announce that I have been appointed the 2023 Winter Feast Coordinator. If you have any suggestions or discussion points you would like to bring up please message me. Additional information such as tournaments, venue, cost, date, vendor sign-up, etc. will be announced through the year as it is finalized and approved.
For those who are not aware Winter Feast is an annual event that happens at the start of February. It is hosted at a different venue than the field and is role play centric in a courtly setting. It's primary purpose (so far as I am concerned) is a chance for the membership to get together during the winter break, enjoy food, tournaments, and generally have a good time.
~ Tashina O. 2023 Feast Coordinator
Hello fellow members. The Playmaster staff would like to remind everyone that your sign out is not the proper way to file a formal complaint to the PM staff. Any complaints submitted via sign outs will be read and documented but will not be treated as formal complaints. The only method to file a formal complaint is to email PM@Kanar.club or BOD@Kanar.club depending on the nature of the complaint. Thank you all and we hope you had a wonderful event.
Jeremiah Klabis, Playmaster 1st
The GM team wants to take a moment to discuss the Weeklong event. I know we are all still recovering but we want to reach out and thank people who helped make the event run as well as it did.
Thank you to Christian, Josh, Fox, Rob, Brad, Jenna, Rebecca, Michael, Marcus, Melissa, and Kay for either sitting at the shed and running NPC’s, writing up modules, or running said modules. When the GM team was busy you guys had stepped up and helped us out immensely.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to NPC as we really could not have done it without you all. You have helped bring more live to our little city and create stories that can last a lifetime. A special shout out to Atrum and Matt who helped run some early morning NPC’s on their own. Thank you to those that helped clean up throughout the week. It is not the most fun, we know, but it keeps our lands nice. Thank you to the other staff that put in their time throughout the week as well. The amount of communication that was had really kept things going smoothly.
And thanks to everyone that attended and participated throughout the week. It was hot, it was muggy, but in the end we feel it was an enjoyable time. We can’t wait to see you all at the next event! Thank you again!
Hello all,
A player who attended the weeklong event has reported to Safety that they tested positive for Covid this morning (Sunday June 26th). Please monitor how you are feeling and take a Covid test if you feel you are experiencing symptoms similar to the cold, the flu, or allergies. Thank you all for a low-injury weeklong!
Kiri, Safety 1st
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Below you will find links to the Agenda and Minutes for the 2022 Board of Directors meetings. The Agenda will be uploaded at least six days before the meeting date, and the Minutes uploaded no later than two weeks hence. If these documents can not be found in the linked locations, please email the Secretary at secretary@kanar.club.
The meeting will be happening online via Discord, you may join by following this link.
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Hello everyone,
Our Game Master 1st, Steve Jones, has stepped down from his position. The Board of Directors would like to thank him for his time, dedication, and patience with the position; Steve has helped our game and community advance in so many positive ways, and we look forward to seeing and enjoying his company once again as a player.
The GM 2nd, Kiri Brasseur, will be acting GM1 until the position is filled on July 10th, 2022.
As such, there is currently an open position on the K1 Game Operations Staff: Game Master 1st.
The position is opened for application and will close Saturday, July 9th 2022 to be discussed and voted upon at the Board of Directors meeting the following day.
Applications for this position should be sent to the Secretary or Board of Directors email addresses, secretary@kanar.club and bod@kanar.club respectively. Applications will then be reviewed and the President will schedule interviews with the applicants. Approved applicants will then be motioned for discussion and approval at the Board of Directors meeting.
Applicants who do not submit both a cover letter and applicable resume will not be considered for the position.
Members desiring to apply for this position must meet the following general requirements:
Currently hold Veteran KGE Membership Status and be a KGE member in Good Standing.
Not have been released from any other KGE position due to disciplinary action in the last five years.
Have a current and working telephone number.
Have a working e-mail address with access on a daily basis.
Have a current and valid mailing address.
Thank you,
- Aaron
Secretary
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Hello Kanar members!
Our Board of Directors positions of Treasurer & Even Player Representative have come to the end of their terms and are now up for election. We would like to take a moment to thank them for their dedication in volunteering their time and energy to work with KGE.
We will be opening nominations for the Treasurer & Even Player Representative positions on Sunday, June 12th, 2022.
Members wishing to be nominated for the position must meet the following general requirements:
Currently hold Veteran KGE Membership Status and be a KGE member in Good Standing.
As a reminder, returning Inactive members are Probationary members for 1 year, and not eligible to run for election until they return to Veteran status.
Not have been released from any position with KGE due to disciplinary action in the last five years.
Have a working phone number
Have a working email address and access to email on a daily basis
Have a valid mailing address
Have a valid photo identification card recognized by the US government
Nominations for this position will be closed on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022.
Voting for this position will be from Sunday, July 3rd until Sunday, July 9th, 2022.
Election results will be announced on Sunday, July 10th, 2022, and the new board members will be seated at the board meeting at 1 p.m. on Discord.
Nominations for the open Board seat can be sent to secretary@kanar.club or the Board as a whole at bod@kanar.club.
Thank you, be safe!
- Aaron, Corporate Secretary
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As the smoke clears from Fenrest, many people ask what’s next? What has come of the Mer and their invasion? What about their allies? Will this be the end of them or will they regroup and be seen where we least expect them?
And the refugees continue to pour in. Troubles with overpopulation begins to have many asking when is enough enough? More and more unrest begins to be seen in every city. That not including the concern of enough food to feed everyone. And why are there now nobles coming up from the South and checking in? What are their intentions?
And as the spring turns into the summer a tradition familiar to many comes around once again: Agelong. There are many stories of how Agelong has come to be from some saying it was just an old elf wanting to hunt on this night to a blood feud spanning generations. We will see what this seasonal feud brings upon the land.
Find out all this and more during the next event, June 17-26 at 10418 Plank Rd, Milan, MI 48160.
Due to rising Covid numbers in Monroe and Washtenaw counties and reports of positive Covid tests from multiple players following our last two events, we will be adding a few Covid precautions and requirements to the June event.
We are requiring all players attending to either submit proof of a negative Covid test taken within 24 hours of the event start date (form will open at 5pm Thursday, June 16th) OR wear a mask for the duration of the event. At home covid tests are accepted.
The CDC has advised that those who previously had Covid may have a positive test for up to 90 days after the last date of symptoms. If you recently had Covid and are outside the CDC’s five days from the last day of symptoms but still have a positive test, there will be a spot on the form where you can indicate this, submit proof of the date of your positive Covid test, and explain the situation. We ask that those who submit proof of a negative test mask to their personal safety preferences.
Cabin owners are encouraged to enforce masking and occupancy limitations to their comfort.(cabins, tents, etc)
Hand washing stations will also be set up again. Please make sure we all stay healthy and wash your hands. As always if you feel sick or show any symptoms of covid please stay home and recover.
Please note that we will have a zero tolerance policy for breaking these rules and restrictions. If you have not submitted a negative test or verified that you are outside of the CDC’s 5-day symptom-free quarantine and are found without a mask, you will be escorted from the field of play for the duration of the event.
Free COVID Testing Options: Rite Aid Walgreens CVS
Questions can be sent to safety@kanar.club or BOD@kanar.club
-- Melissa, Odd Year Rep
-- Kiri, Safety 1st
It's that time already for the monthly update from Econ. The Econ team has finished this month's submissions for the tag turn in. We are not seeing as many players turning in tags as we had projected. We are requesting at this time that all players who are attending the June 10-day with LAST names starting with H, I, J, K and L, to please prepare for turn in.
Please take photos of your tags prior to turn in for your records. You may turn in your tags at anytime the Econ is on duty and may use your photos as proof of your tags during game time to speed up the process of turn in.
We are also requesting to players who have missed their tag turn in date to please turn them in at the next event attended excluding RPO events. We are trying to avoid a mass build up of tags turned in at the end of the season. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in the matter.
We would also like to remind the player base to please use the item creation form to submit their pink temporary tags with their sign outs at the end of the events.
Temporary tags do have an expiration date for submission written on them for the following month. We are encouraging players to please be mindful of that and submit them in a timely fashion. We do understand this is a new practice that will take some transition time which we will be accommodating for this season.
Here is the link to the item creation form. Please reach out to Econ at econ@kanar.club for further questions and inquiries.
We look forward to seeing you all in Ilveresh.
Kind Regards,
The Econ Team
I hope you are all doing well and getting excited for the upcoming weeklong event that is just around the corner!
I am writing to let the membership know that we have heard your voices and after considerations, we have decided to change the limit on the number of skills that can be learned/taught for this upcoming event.
Being that the weeklong event is two events with the week in the middle, it just makes sense that you should be able to learn/teach more skills. That being said, the limit will be changed from 4 skills to 8 skills and a single signout at the end event!
We agree with the membership that this change will create more roleplay situations and give more opportunities for players to create some of their own fun during the long event! So everyone get ready and bring your "A" game!
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to send us an email at cbm@kanar.club
See you at the event!
Glen “Rath” Adkins
CBM 1st
Hello, everyone. We have had a few reported cases of Covid following the June Roleplay Only Event. If you start to feel ill, develop a cough, begin to run a fever, or develop any other Covid like symptoms, please take a Covid test. Take care and stay safe.
Kiri, Safety 1st
Hello everyone! Just your CBM crew here to let you know, with the exception of a few clarifications, your character sheet updates for the May Event and the June RP Only Event have been completed!
As always, if you find something of concern or issue or you didn't get an update, please feel free to reach out to us at cbm@kanar.club and I am sure we can work together to get it taken care of!
The long event (10 day) is just around the corner and we are all looking forward to seeing you there! Don't forget extra socks and bug spray and bring your A game! See you there!
Thanks again,
Your CBM Staff!
Hello, everyone! It's your friendly neighborhood Safety 1st here with a few quick midseason policy reminders and notes!
Please review the Fire Pit and Code of Conduct policies either in the pdfs attached below or as policies 3 and 19 in the KGE policy document.
I will not be at the RPO event, but I live nearby and am available for emergencies throughout the weekend. For true emergencies, call 911 first. I've attached the emergency contact list and I'll have my phone on me at all times.
If you would like to volunteer to be a part of the Sober Staff (responsibilities are responding to situations in the moment and getting either a member of Safety staff or the Board to respond as needed, and making sure the torches are lit along the main trails), please email me at safety@kanar.club.
With all of the new faces, I would also like to talk a little about some of the unwritten out-of-character hand signals you may come across on the field of play:
The most common signal you'll see is putting your hand over your head to let other players know that you're speaking or moving out of character. This is usually used for NPCs and staff moving as 'wind' across the field or a quick hand on the head to ask for clarification about a skill or spell effect, but it also serve two safety functions. If you are suddenly feeling ill or need to speak to safety staff for any reason, please put your hand on your head and tell someone to get a safety marshal and we'll be to you as quickly as possible. You can also put your hand on your head to remove yourself from a situation or encounter you feel is personally unsafe. You are the best person to know your limits, please larp responsibly.
You may also see some players using a thumbs up/thumbs down signal when roleplay gets particularly intense. This is a system used in many larp communities to check in with another player to see if they're okay, physically, mentally, or emotionally, and we're seeing it more widely used at Kanar. If someone gets your attention and gives you a thumbs up, give them a thumbs down if you need to leave a situation for real-world reasons or a thumbs up if you're just roleplaying really well and the moment is good to continue. You can also put your hand on your head to check in with others during slower moments or catch them in the parking lot afterward.
If you have questions about anything in the post or anything safety related, please email me at safety@kanar.club. I can't believe we're already this far into the season, it's been a pretty great one so far! See you all out there!
Kiri
Safety 1st
The playmaster staff would like to reach out and give you as much notice as possible of the following. Due to a big Flux in failing arrows during combat a stricter approval process on arrows is going to be used. Arrow heads will not be approved with heads that can fit the eye socket. Shafts will be inspected much closer for any signs of damage and warpage. Heads will be pulled on to see if they will come apart. I apologize for any inconvenience this causes you on behalf of the Play Master staff.
Also I would like to remind everyone of the 4 on 1 rule. " No more than 4 people may attack one person at a time". We have had several situations this season and would like to bring everyones awareness back to the rule.
Thank you all for your support and understanding as we strive together to make our club safe and fun for all.
Jeremiah Klabis
Playmaster 1st
It’s that time again and GM staff is working through sign-outs once more. We ask that when signing out, under listed applicable skills, please only list up to 5 . Our data sheet gets heavily over populated when you list your entire sheet. If we have any further questions on wether or not you have a further relevant skill , we will ask or look at your sheets ourselves. Thank you Everyone!
Steve Jones
Game Master 1st
The June Role Play Only Event (RPOE) is coming June 3-5 and we want to make sure everyone knows how to fill out their signout to get that sweet XP for attending (or having a Tier 2 season pass).
Signouts for RPOE are due on the Wednesday after the event (June 8 for this one) and use the usual signout form. Fill it out as you would for a standard event until you get to the screen shown here.
On this screen, set the "Event Date" response to "June" and set the "How many days of the event did you attend?" response to "Role Play Only Event." This will cause the form to skip over the skills and life credits questions as well as the between event action questions. Fill out the rest of the form and submit.
Alicia Secord
Media Staff
Good morning, everyone.
A player who attended the May event has reported to staff that they tested positive for Covid after the event. If you also attended the event, please be mindful of your health and any symptoms you may have, and get testing if you feel sick and suspect it may be Covid. Symptoms may take 2-14 days to occur after exposure to the virus. If you test positive, we ask that you consider reporting your results to safety staff so we can better evaluate our Covid precautions and determine if and when changes or additions need to occur.
Stay safe, everyone.
Kiri, Safety 1st
Hear ye, hear ye!
Let it be known unto all that Ourselves, Baroness Karigan D’Morkishky D’Kalin, will celebrate Our elevation with a noble and festive coronation, to take place in Ilveresh on Saturday the 4th of June, 1022. All heroes of Ilveresh who wish to attend are welcome.
We request you provide your own feastware, and be sure to withdraw coin from the bank before arriving, in order to participate!
Fighter’s Tournaments: 3p - 5p
Marshal: Sir Eldrid
King’s Rules for Polearm, Dual Swords, & Sword and Shield:
Archery Rules
Arts Tournament in Town Center / Anna’s Pavilion: 6p - 7p
Theme: Elegance.
Judges: Baroness Karigan, Lydell, & Kayleth Moon
Art Rules:
Performance Rules:
Cooking Tournament, Fruity Desserts: 6p - 7p
Theme: Fruity Desserts
Judges: Baroness Karigan, Kai, & Rhael
Cooking Rules:
Gambling Tournament: 7p - 9p
Marshal: Sir Tralik
Tournament Rules
Euchre Special Rules
I found a lot of random items after the event sitting up at check-in, GM shed, and QM shed. I have started a Lost and Found bin for said items and future items. If you are missing anything, please send me a PM to see if it was recovered.
The QM Amazon wish list has been updated. I am prioritizing the Foam-Mo, plastidip, and 2lb Eva foam(not the pressed 4lb mats from the store.) Those items are needed for current projects.
QM1 Daniel Miller
The GM staff has taken the opportunity to look at a very important aspect of the game, crafting. We want to promote players to gain crafting skills and to use those skills to develop items that can enhance our game. In doing so, we are changing some of the rules for sign outs.
As of this time the GM staff will be allowing you to Craft in addition to the other 5 things you can do (Research/Adventure/Govern/Travel/Nothing). This means that you do not need to utilize the Crafting section in the drop down of your sign out but will need to continue to use the item creation form. We hope that this will encourage those of you with the skills to make your items.
If you have already submitted your sign out to do crafting for the May event and want to resubmit your sign out to do something else, you may do so until the sign out period is done.
Thank you for your time. Any questions feel free to email us at GM@kanar.club
GM Staff
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Hello players,
This is an announcement regarding the tag turn in progress from your Econ 1st. Tag turn in has been going well. For the month of May we are requesting all players with LAST names D,E,F and G to turn in their tags by the end of this festival. Please don’t worry if you aren’t attending this month, just turn them in at the next festival you do attend excluding role play events. For those players with LAST names A,B and C who missed April’s tag turn in, please turn them in at the next festival you attend. It is helpful for the players to take photos of their tags before they turn them in. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Econ at econ@kanar.club
Sincerely,
Rebecca Coleman, Econ 1st
Good day everyone,
I want to provide some information for the field-wide flip module happening at our next event. I know that many people are excited, and I think we can offer an extraordinary moment of storytelling with some pre-planning and self-care on everyone's part.
The module will take place on Saturday, May 21st, from 1:00 pm to roughly 4:00 pm. It will consist of two different attack groups attempting to retake the Ruins of Fenrest from the Mer forces. Attack Group One will be clearing the swamp, hills, and structures leading up to the city while Attack Group Two will be breaching the door and clearing out the ruins.
This module will really be field-wide! To simulate the taking of a large area we will be utilizing as much of the property as the players would like to use. So make sure to wear your best pair of shoes/boots. We are all going to get our steps in that day.
The GM Staff will be awarding NPC time for your half of the module. The whole point of a flip module is that half of the field gets to play their characters and then we flip and they NPC for the other half. This allows up to have combat encounters at a scale not normally seen.
What you can do to help!
FAQ
I am very excited about this experience and I hope that you are too!
Marcus S. (Story Guy)
Hear ye hear ye!
Calling all heroes and healers of Ilveresh! King Daffyd has requested that all Ilveresh heroes fight to take back the town of Fenrest from the Merfolk. The battle of Fenrest will take place on May 21st starting at the 12th bell. All help is requested. If you have any questions on how you can help, please seek out the knights or nobles.
(The module will be a field wide swap module. All players are welcome! If you are worried about not wanting to fight or non combatant status, no worries! A healers tent will be available for all non-combatants to have a rp module. The module will take place as groups are split in two, each side PCing and NPCing for each other. If you have any questions out of game please message Theme Marshall Marcus or email the gm staff at gm@kanar.club
-Steve Jones, GM1
Hello everyone!
Just your CBM crew here to let you know, with the exception to a few clarifications, your character sheet updates for the April live event and the April RP Only Event, have been completed! As always, if you find something of concern or issue or you didn't get an update, please feel free to reach out to us at cbm@kanar.club and I am sure we can work together to get it taken care of! That being said, I personally wanted to thank each and every member that attended the Role Play Only Event this past weekend! I was very proud to see how well everyone maintained themselves, as well as checking in on each other to make sure everyone was doing ok and had a place to stay for the night! Good show everyone! It was a great time and I can't wait for the next one! I felt like the RP was less rushed and we were all able to get involved in things that would have been a bit of a task to try to do at a normal event. The Rat Pucking game was hilarious and I think it should become a regular occurrence at the RP Only Events! I especially loved the music and singing from all those who chose to participate! We seem to have more musically talented members than we knew about. Lets see more of that! The ambiance created from the many various camps with the torchlights, cook fires and window lighting was some of the best I have seen on field since I have been a member! Maybe that can be a friendly contest for the coming RP events! I look forward to the coming events, as well as the 10 day event in June, which is just around for corner, for sure! All of that aside, everyone be safe and we will see you all at the next event!
Thanks again, Your CBM Staff!
At the April 2022 kanar event a field wide ruling was made to disallow the use of undergarment tags as it would conflict with KGE nudity policy.
Jeremiah Klabis, PM 1st
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Starting this event on Sunday, the gm and Econ team would like players with last names starting with a-c to please turn in their tags so that we may work them into our new process of creating tags. These tags will be archived , some will be renamed to fit the more standard names in our database . Game Master staff will also be auditing tags for Game Master Notation and filing. This is a large scale project and everyone’s cooperation would be greatly appreciated . At the end of this gaming season , tags that were printed previous will no longer be honored . Thank you all for your patience , help and consideration in this large adjustment to our games filing system etc.
Steve Jones, GM1
We have a new procedural way to “use” a consumable tag. Starting this event, if you use a consumable tag such as a potion, scroll, alchemy, poison etc, players will tear the tag in half. players will then hand the other half of the tag to the player in which the spell was cast on. For offensively used consumables , you will tear the tag and hand the other half to the theme marshal at your earliest but timely convenience. Players should monitor each other and make sure that if a consumable is used on you or by you that this procedure is followed.
Steve Jones, GM1
Hello players! I wanted to share with you a troublesome report that was brought to staff attention. We had 118 signouts for March. 107 were physically at the event. Only 48 people did any NPC time at all, including TM/GM staff playing NPCs for their own encounters. The average was 1.8 hours. Our game can’t function if we don’t have people willing to assist . I know we are all there to have fun and I know we are all rusty , but let’s see if we can get those numbers increased next month.
Steve Jones, GM1
We are about a month away from our first Role Play Only Event (ROPE) (Friday 4/29), with a standard event taking place the weekend before (Friday 4/22). Since this is a new event type, I wanted to touch on the most important things / biggest changes for these events, but the best understanding will come from reading the full policy: K1 POL 008.
Please have a government issued ID ready to prove you are over the age of 21. Anyone who cannot provide proof will not be allowed to consume alcohol on KGE property.
Please be respectful and in control of your consumption. Tent City is open and available for out-of-game / modern tent camping. Please be safe and stay the night on the lands.
Safety is looking for volunteers for Sober Safety Staff Members during the RPOE. Please email Safety for more information, at safety@kanar.club.
New players who have not attended a regular event and do not have a character on file with CBM cannot attend RPOE until they have done so.
RPOE tickets are $15 and are included in Tier 2 season passes (not Tier 1). Payment is due by Thursday evening - prepay only.
Combat mechanics / plot / crafting are off / not allowed. Already held coin / tags can be exchanged, but game staff are not on duty and you won't be able to obtain new items or plot information from them. Make sure to stock up during the regular event, the weekend prior!
Skills can be taught and learned, but only in accrued time. They do not become usable skills until they're on your character sheet, which will be after the following regular event's sign-out is completed.
RPOE have unique character sign-out rules, but utilize the same sign-out form. Within the form's "Event Date" section, select "Role Play Only Events". The deadline is the Wednesday following the RPOE.
With a new event type comes unpredictable things, and sometimes the idea of something is not the same as the execution. We ask for patience as staff and players alike become familiar with things, but of course, please communicate with staff via email if you have any questions / concerns before or after the event. Above all, please be respectful of your fellow players and the property we are so fortunate to have at our disposal.
We can't wait to see you out there!
Karigan
KGE Treasurer
The Game Master staff would like to thank and congratulate Rebecca Coleman as our new Economics Marshal! We would also like to thank our members for their anticipated patience and cooperation through the next few weeks as we transition. If you would like to assist with the economics department, please message econ@kanar.club.
Thank you!
Steve Jones, GM1
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Below you will find links to the Agenda and Minutes for the 2022 Board of Directors meetings. The Agenda will be uploaded at least six days before the meeting date, and the Minutes uploaded no later than two weeks hence. If these documents can not be found in the linked locations, please email the Secretary at secretary@kanar.club.
The meeting will be happening online via Discord, you may join by following this link.
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It’s that time of year again where we want to hear your thoughts on how the 2021 season went. Especially with how this was such a unique year. We want to know your opinions and suggestions on what was great and what could be improved. You may not think you have much to say but we think you do!
Cut off date for submissions is February 5th, 2022
Below you will find links to the Agenda and Minutes for the 2022 Board of Directors meetings. The Agenda will be uploaded at least six days before the meeting date, and the Minutes uploaded no later than two weeks hence. If these documents can not be found in the linked locations, please email the Secretary at secretary@kanar.club.
The meeting will be happening online via Discord, you may join by following this link.
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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:
If you have any questions, please email me at safety@kanar.club. I hope to see you all this weekend!
Kiri, Safety 1st
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Photo by Rodion Kutsaev on Unsplash
Hello everyone,
There is currently an open position on the K1 Support Staff: Quarter Master 1st.
The Board would like to thank the previous QM, Kay B, for their dedication and time as Quarter Master.
The position is opened for application and will close January, 8th, 2022.
Applications for this position should be sent to the Secretary or Board of Directors email addresses, secretary@kanar.club and bod@kanar.club respectively. Applications will then be reviewed and the President will schedule interviews with the applicants. Approved applicants will then be motioned for discussion and approval at the next Board of Directors meeting.
Applicants who do not submit both a cover letter and applicable resume will not be considered for the position.
Members desiring to apply for this position must meet the following general requirements:
Currently hold Veteran KGE Membership Status and be a KGE member in Good Standing.
Not have been released from any other KGE position due to disciplinary action in the last five years.
Have a current and working telephone number.
Have a working e-mail address with access on a daily basis.
Have a current and valid mailing address.
Thank you,
- Aaron
Secretary
Photo by Finn Hackshaw on Unsplash
Hello everyone,
For those of you that weren’t able to attend the October 2021 BoD meeting, I’ve included some of the highlights of that meeting here.
A link to the full meeting minutes is at the bottom of this post.
Have a wonderful weekend!
- Aaron
KGE Secretary
Hello everyone,
It is with great sadness that we must announce that we will not be having an in person Feast in February 2022.
While we have made the decision to host outdoor in-person events with restrictions, the current COVID numbers and Michigan's vaccination rate make us hesitant in our ability to safely host an indoor Feast event. With how far in advance reservations need to be made, a decision needed to be made now, despite the uncertainty of the future.
The Game Master staff is actively working on something that can be done in its place, including discussing the logistics of an in-person Summer feast. An announcement will be sent out to the membership as soon as a decision has been reached.
In the mean time, we look forward to the time that we get to spend together at the events, and we hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy.
We look forward to what the 2022 season will hold,
-Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has just passed a proposal that creates 4 extra events per year taking place approxamately 2 weeks after the April, May, September, and October events. You may see them on the calendar as Role Play Only Events (RPOE).
These events will cost $15 for the weekend, and are designed for roleplay. As such, combat mechanics, crafting, and plot will be turned off.
Alcohol will be permitted to be consumed by participants 21 and over; all participants are required to sign in and show a valid ID as proof of age. All participants in RPO events will be granted 10xp for attending, and will be able to do a separate sign out form that is due by Wednesday at 11:59pm following the event. The RPOE sign-out cannot be submitted prior to the start of the corresponding RPOE event, and will be applied after the following regular event.
Please see the below link for more details.
Click here to read the policy on RPO events.
With the addition of the RPO events, there are now 2 tiers:
Click here to read the full policy on event fees.
The Board of Directors has passed a new policy proposed by the Safety director in regards to the use of cannabis at Kanar.
The new policy reads as follows:
8 Hours, Cannabis to Combat
The KGE Board of Directors acknowledges that cannabis use is recreationally legal for adults in the state of Michigan and that some members of our organization engage in the use of prescription cannabis for health reasons. The Board of Directors understands that cannabis may have an intoxicating effect on persons not actively consenting to consume the substance based on proximity, and that intoxication times vary depending on the method of consumption. It is our mission to ensure that persons participating in KGE events do so in a manner that is safe and fun for all members. Therefore, the KGE Board of Directors has set forth this statement of policy to be followed by all members of KGE.
1) No cannabis is to be consumed on the field of play during any KGE event.
2) Persons consuming cannabis in accordance with prescription may do so in the KGE event parking lot. Persons who medicate using methods which produce smoke or vapor must be inside a closed vehicle at least 50 feet from the field of play.
3) Persons consuming cannabis during a dry KGE event shall not be allowed to participate in any combat for eight hours from the last moment of consumption. This includes prescription cannabis consumed according to section two (above) and recreational cannabis consumed off-site.
4) Persons who have waited the required eight hours and are still unable to safely engage in combat due to intoxication may be removed from combat by a member of the Safety Response Team until the substance has been better metabolized and the person can safely engage in combat again. Abuse of this section will not be tolerated and repeated removal from combat will be considered a violation of this policy.
5) Any person found in violation of this policy will immediately be removed from the field of play, and the member of staff who conducted the removal shall issue a JRB request for that person.
6) Second time offenders of this policy will lose their KGE membership rights for one year.
7) Third time offenders of this policy will lose their KGE membership rights from that point forward.
Click here to read the 1.5 KGE Policies
The former Quarter Master, Kay B. has resigned from their position. As such, the Board of Directors has opened the position to be accepting applications. Applications will be accepted until December 5th, 2021.
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