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August Tournament Updates and Reminders

Hello Everyone!  The next event is coming soon and we have some updates for you all.

  1. Remember that this event is not taking place in the Myth Wood.  It will be hosted by the wonderful people at Beomead.
  2. The address for the event is:  Horned Owl Lane S End Brook Park, MN 55007
  3. Setup is at 9:00 AM and the first events will begin at 10:00
  4. We will provide Hamburgers and Hot Dogs for our mid-event break, please bring any dishes you would like to share.  There is no electricity to plug in crockpots, please plan accordingly.
  5. There is space available for people to set up tents if you want to camp out the night of the event.  We do request that you let us know ahead of time if you are planning to stay over.
  6. We request that everyone bring their own chairs.  We will not have extras available.
  7. If it looks like it will rain and you have extra canopies at home we would appreciate if you bring them.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on the 26th!

Event RSVP

2023 Event #1 Updates

Greetings from the Woods,

As always I ask forgiveness for my tardiness. June 10th was a great success. Wonderful weather, a great turn out, fantastic adventures and good food. Thank you to everyone who could make it out, and make it so much fun. I will be doing a full recap of the day’s events in the near future (once everyone fills out their character journals). However there are three letters that arrived in the Myth Wood on the 41st of Skyld 1454 L.K. The contents of those letters are general knowledge for all characters, so I will include them in this post. 

I look forward to seeing everyone in the woods again on July 22nd.

Ed

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2022 Season – Feast and Awards Results

The 2023 Feast and Awards Ceremony was, to no one’s surprise, a great time. It was wonderful to see all our l.a.r.p.ers and several new faces. The food was bountiful and delicious. A big thank you to everyone who brought food to share.

The winners of the awards are as follows.

  1. Questing award was won by Oreillus
  2. Most Tenacious was won by Assassin
  3. Most likely to Survive was won by Knute Tzak
  4. Most Experienced was won by Virtuous
  5. Death Bringer was won by Azreal
  6. Most Epic Death was won by Syph for “Talent show Massacre”
  7. NPC of the year was won by Rayne “The Banker”
  8. Rookie of the Year was won by Lee Harvey Bushwold
  9. Roleplayer award was won by Hrafngeirr
  10. M.V.P. of 2022 was won by Azreal

Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who made last year so much fun. We look forward to seeing everyone in the Woods on June 10th for the first in-character event of the 2023 season.

Feast Potluck Signups

Hey everyone!   We are asking for you to let us know what you are planning to bring to the Feast.  We want to make sure that we have a nice variety of food.  We will update this list as people let us know what they are bringing.

  • Ed = Beef Roast
  • Amy = Beer Bread and flavored butter
  • ElVera = Wild Rice Hotdish
  • Coffee!
  • Mikhayl = “Orc” Bacon
  • Frank & Keith = Crockpot Pizza Casserole
  • Landon = Goblin Wraps (Wontons)
  • Bobby = Wild Boar Walking Tacos
  • Lindhal’s = Cheesy Gammon Butty’s
  • Grant = Brownies
  • Alex & Aubre = We will be bringing Myth Wood Leafs (Maple Cookies) and Gnome Hut’s Bounty of Veg (a vegetable spread with Ranch dressing)

We will also have some to-go containers available.

Accepting Nominations for 2022 Season

Greetings from the Woods, 

As the Myth Wood Feast and Awards Ceremony for the 2022 season approaches, Amy and I are going through the lists of stats and notes from last season. Two categories in the Awards that we would like more input from all of you are: Most Epic Death and NPC of the Year. Any nominations you guys have please message them to Amy or I. Thanks much, I look forward to seeing you all on the 22nd.

2023 Season

2023 Season

1454 L.K. Season

Greetings from the Woods.  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. With the turning of the year we begin the new L.A.R.P. season as well. Amy and I have looked over the calendar and picked the most likely days for the events of this year. That being said, these dates are not in stone yet. If the dates do not work out for you please let us know. If the date will not work for enough people we will try to schedule it for a different day.

As of right now the 2023 L.A.R.P. season is as follows:

  • March 11th, 4th annual Creative Council
  • April 22nd, Annual Feast and Awards ceremony
  • June 10th, First Event
  • July 22nd, Second Event
  • August 26th, Third Event
  • October 7th, Forth Event.

That is the planned dates as of now. We look forward to seeing you all in the Woods.

Ed

Updated Character Sheets

We are working hard today to get ready for tomorrows event and are excited to see everyone out here again!

The character sheets are ready for your review.  Please take a look as many of you leveled after our successful tournament.   Be ready to let us know which (if any) skills you want to add to your character!

Note: Sorry Jeremy I just noticed I have your name spelled wrong, I will fix it in the next round of updates!! 

Click here for the CHARACTER SHEETS

Ordo 9, 1453 L.K. (July 9th, 2022) Recap

The day began with an almost festive air. The sun was bright. The temperature was high. The woods were filled with sunbeams and mosquitoes. Yet the pleasant day hid an underlying rot. 

 The Great Rune chest had been opened. In it was the crown of the Fen’Alfar. Only one elected by the people of the wood could claim it, and with it the prize of Fen’Arwen. To this end an election was scheduled for the day. Everyone was to make their way to the Black Tower and vote. Any being of the wood, whether Crystal Bearer or Gnome, could vote. Who they voted for was up to them.

The monsters of Ramen under the leadership of the gargoyle Visuvious, had put forth their choice for the crown, Kamek from Dark Shire. This choice baffled many of the people of the wood, as Kamek was a kind and well respected member of Dark Shire. He had no history or connection with the Monsters of Ramen. 

Meanwhile the name of the famed warrior Azrael was put forth by many. His skill with a weapon and recent decision to sever direct allegiance to any one outpost had made him a promising, non-politically, complicated choice. 

While the voting took place, attempts were made to raid Dark Shire by the monsters, but the outpost was guarded well by its people and strong walls. This gave the people of Dark Shire a time of peace to practice and prepare for the future. 

The people of Home managed to regain their outpost shield. With it they moved locations to the ruins of Fizbandurr. They founded the Outpost of Black Home. They then set about building walls similar to Dark Shires. As they were doing that they devised a plan to take the Outpost shield of Ramen. They were successful in this, but the monsters retaliated before the walls of Black Home were finished. The monsters made off with Black Home’s shield.

It fell to Azrael to negotiate a shield swap between the two sides. Though neither side was happy about it they did agree to trade shields. Now Black Home had its shield and strong walls to defend it. However, while this was going on, the monsters had been working on a much more diabolical plan.

The votes were in, and counted. Azrael won the vote with Kamek coming in a close second. Azmar came in as an honorable mention. In celebration of this, the monsters of Ramen invited everyone to Einherhar’s Rest for a show of talents. They had secured the performance of a traveling minstrel, Julia the Just…because.

Everyone showed up, with even the Gnomes leaving their shops, for the entertainment. Papi, for the occasion, opened a refreshment stand in the chapel in Einherjar’s Rest. Maggie opened a flower and vegetable stand, so the people could show their appreciation, or lack thereof for each performer.

The goblin Syph was the announcer. The first act was Julia the Just…because. She performed the song “Dragonslayer” on her Viola of Virtues. Many flowers were bought and tossed at her feet as the song filled the air of Myth’gar.  She finished to a rousing ovation from the assembled masses.

The next act was to be Syph reading the story, “Dragons love Tacos”. However, it was quickly observed that Syph was illiterate. So an innocent young boy stepped from the audience to read. For accompaniment, Visuvious the gargoyle spit fireballs into the air at appropriate moments. Though it had a rocky start, this act too was met with ovations from the audience. 

The third act was the goblin Virtuous. He performed a standup comedian act. His jokes were found wanting by the crowd and many tomatoes were violently given to him. Midway through the act Azrael, who had voiced his mistrust for the monsters, took note of the other monsters leaving the area. Azrael tried to convince others to leave with him, but they branded him paranoid.  He chose to leave.

Shortly after this, Virtuous took an antitoxin potion, and then pulled a string on the wand he held. With a loud BANG! The wand exploded. Green mist filled Einherjar’s Rest. Everyone but Virtuous and the Guides were poisoned and had 15 seconds to live. Virtuous then proceeded to rob the bodies. The Monsters returned and finished off anyone who had not succumbed to the toxin fast enough for them. 

Azrael had gone to Fen’Arwen. Nobu met him there and gave him the Fen’Alfar crown. With it Azrael was able to open the door to the ancient fortress. Inside he found old manuscripts and weapons of various designs. One weapon was a large sword. It was in a black sheath and leaning against a chest. As Azrael put his hands on it knowledge flowed from the weapon to him. The sword was Fairen’Gar. One of six relic weapons of the original inhabitants of Myth’gar. The sword could only be claimed if it was won in a tournament. 

Also, in Fen’Arwen, was a warrior’s helmet and gauntlets. When Azrael picked up the helm a voice whispered a phrase. When Azrael spoke the phrase a warrior was standing before him with the helm and gauntlets on. 

The warrior, referring to himself as the Hunter, informed Azrael that he could be summoned twice per day, with two lives per summoning. The catch was he needed to be given a purpose or he would vanish. Also, he could be used as a fighter with a spear or he could use his gauntlets to move things within Myth’gar.

Azrael chose the gauntlets this time, and had the Hunter move the shrine of the Sentinel to within the confines of Fen’Arwen. Then he had him retrieve a Rune Forge for Fen’Arwen. Finally, he had the Hunter move both a farm and a wood splitting stump to close range of the walls of Fen’Arwen. Then he released the Hunter for the day. With all the changes Azrael had made he also decided to change the old fort’s name. Templum Bellatorum Abbey, was founded on the 9th of Ordo, 1452 L.K.

When those slain by the monsters returned to the wood they regrouped at Templum Bellatorum Abbey. There Azrael gave a speech to all of them. In summary he stated that he would not fight for them if they were not willing to fight for themselves. The monsters had wronged them and they should stand up and defend themselves.

The people took the message to heart. Battle groups of four were formed and the hunt for the monsters began.  The first conflict was in Einherjar’s Rest. Though many Crystal Bears fell to the monster, they still were able to defeat them. At one point Visuvious the Vicious feigned injury so the people would lose interest in him. Then when they had turned away from him, he struck many in the back before fleeing into the woods. 

Word was passed that Herowin Metherin had created a bounty ball for Visuvious the Vicious. A group of Crystal bears from Black Home got it first and tried to capture Visuvious. The plan failed but a group from Dark Shire took up the plan.

By the end of the day the monsters had been pushed back to Ramen, where they took up defensive positions and waited out the day.

So ended the 9th of Ordo, 1452 L.K.

Skyld 21, 1452 L.K. Recap

May 21, 2022 Recap

As a new season of adventure begins in Myth’gar, the returning Crystal Bearers find those who stayed behind did not fare so well. Those of New Townland who chose to winter in Myth’gar were found starving and in near incoherent condition. The returning and new Crystal Bearers chose to use magic and potions of healing to return their friends to full health.

Once everyone was healed in New Townland, the leader and second in command of the town, Azrael, and Oreillus abdicated. They then formed an adventuring group to head out on their own. They were responsible for opening the Crossroads Tavern to the public, so all of Myth’gar had access to healing potions.

New Townland, now under the leadership of Tyrrin, employed Knute to finish constructing the walls to protect the town from monsters. He did finish but not before the Monster attacked and made off with the outpost shield.

Meanwhile in Home, The Cult leader Mike “Jim Jones” Ratrider was the only one who chose to winter in Myth’gar. When Zander the Mad found him in a sick and weakened condition, he chose to dispatch him and send his soul back to the garden for healing. Once Mike returned from the garden, the people of Home made deals with the Monsters for peace in exchange for raw Mythrainum. Then they made a deal with Azrael’s group for flowers that McLaren had been hoarding. Finally, they started the first steps of trade by escorting a caravan through the Wood.

The Monsters of Myth’gar, now Crystal Bearers themselves, set about getting an outpost shield forged. With the raw mythrainum they got from the people of Home and the help of the Grand Forger of Champion’s Fall, they were able to do just that. With that completed they set up the new outpost of Golgatha on the ruin of old Hammer’s Hold. With that done they opened the public bank at the ruins of Fizbandurr, for everyone in Myth’gar to use.

The People of New Townland desperately needed their Outpost Shield back that Visuvious of the Monsters was carrying. To get it from him meant defeating him in combat. Instead of that, Tyrrin, the Arcane Blade, kept the monsters busy while Seymor, a new Crystal Bearer, ran to the outpost of Golgatha. Finding it undefended he liberated the monster’s outpost shield and returned it to the ruins of New Townland. In this way the outpost of Dark Shire was formed. The people of New Townland, were now the people of Dark Shire. 

Dark Shire, now with protecting walls in place, had little fear of the monsters. To improve their Outpost they retrieved a Rune Forge and completed a smithy within their walls. With this complete the people of Dark Shire participated in many random quests.

The people of Home continued to facilitate trade by combining resources to create “jungle juice”, a special export from Home. Several of Home’s inhabitants ran afoul of Azrael’s group and were summarily hunted down and dispatched with extreme prejudice. Many of Home’s people also took part in random quests, some of which were responsible for them running afoul of Azrael. 

The Monsters tried, in vain, to retrieve their outpost shield from Dark Shire. In the end they settled with using the New Townland’s shield for their outpost. Now naming their outpost Ramen. Some of the monsters now felt it was time for them to enjoy a random quest or two. In this way Virtuous became a purple bunny and wiped out all of Home. Visuvious passing by the carnage took possession of Home’s outpost shield.

At the end of the day the great Rune chest was opened. Inside was the crown of the Gray Elves. The character who has possession of the crown may enter Fen’Arwen.

So ended Skyld 21, 1452 L.K.

2021 Awards Ceremony Results

It has been a few years now since we have been able to have a Feast and Awards gathering. It was a pleasure to finally be able to do it again. We were fortunate enough to have a wonderful sunny day, so our younger participants and Cam could run around on the playground when the rest of us were talking shop and doing the dull stuff.  A big thank you to everyone who made it out last year.  Everyone’s participation is what makes this possible. Our first event is May 21st, I look forward to seeing everyone in the Wood.

Photo Album

https://photos.app.goo.gl/8XwasYJbUkyYtQho7

Awards

  1. Questing Award, went to Ciara (Aubre Suttle)
  2. Most likely not to die, Zander Quillsweilder (Owen Ableman)
  3. Most likely to die, Michael Mouserider (Conor Ableman)
  4. Rookie of the year,  Hrafngeirr (Alexander Garber)
  5. NPC of the Year, Niko (Tanner Madison)
  6. Most Experienced, Visuvious (Bobby Milliman)
  7. Death Bringer, Azreal (Cameron Pelkey)
  8. Most Epic Death, Draelich for Gargoyle Twitch (Mikhayl Turnock)
  9. Most Valuable Character, Tyrrin (Jeremy Hirsch)

Fun filled Facts

  1. Total Deaths in the 2021 season: 412
  2. Total Number of Characters in the Woods for 2021: 61
  3. Total Myth Points earned for the 2021 season: 52350
  4. Total Levels gained for all character in the 2021 season: 35
  5. All attended every scenario this year!Alexander, Aubre, Jeremy, Owen, Conor, Bobby, Lucky, Joey, and Nick.
  6. Total number of new players for the 2021 season: 15
  7. Total number or player characters under the age of 18: 15

Greetings from the Wood

 Greetings people of the Myth Wood.

As the Gnomes of the Myth Wood prepare for the coming of St. Ordel’s day, the Wood is visited by a strange man. He is a warrior from a land called Northpole. He is a protector of children and a bringer of joy. He heralds a season of spiritual reflection and the ending of a year.

While the Myth Wood has already changed it’s calendar to the new year, it is more than happy to welcome this man on his quest. He can stay only a moment because his quest lasts only one night, but when traveling the realms one night can be as a year.

He gives each of the Gnomen children a gift, enjoys a pint of Val’Haven mead for himself, then he passes through the gateway and is off. The Gnomes are fascinated by this man and his quest and all feel as though they are better for his stop in the Wood.

All this is to say Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a very wonderful new year to all of you who travel through the Myth Wood. From all of us that call the Myth Wood home.

 

June 19th Myth Wood L.A.R.P. event

Clear skies, comfortable temperatures, a light breeze at times. The sunlight filtered through the leaves of the forest onto the winding trails. The sound of battle, the screams of death and defeat. Children running for their lives. Towns sacked, and leaders left distraught at the wreckage of their former homes… A glorious day in the Myth Wood.

The June 19th event is over but what a day it was. We will be talking about it all for years to come. Thank you everyone who made it out and joined in on the mayhem and fun.

A Recap:

While both outposts got off to a fairly normal start it was not long before the monsters had them working hard to defend themselves. A few trade caravans were successful but not many. It was around this point that a few lucky characters found cursed coins that corrupted them and compelled them to work as double agents for the Darkheart. At the end of the first scenario the outpost of Brighten Creek had it’s townspeople killed and it’s shield stolen. The outpost of Fizbandurrr almost fell to the same fate but the double agent was not quite able to kill all the townsfolk.

The second half of the day had the monsters over-running Fizbandurr, and the squires of the Wood forming a cult to the Darkheart. A menacing Deathknight entered the Wood and proved to be a challenge for monsters and warriors alike. The warriors of both outposts united and were able to fight back the monsters, but not before the monsters built a shrine to the Blackheart. The unified outpost warriors were able to put down the squire’s cult for the time being and retrieve their two shields. However, they did not have enough time to rebuild the outposts.

In short, a glorious day of battle in the woods. Thank you all so much it was a lot of fun. I can’t wait to see what happens next at the August event.

Greetings and Gravestones

Greetings from the Myth Wood,

I just wanted to take a minute and touch base with everyone. We are approaching the start of the 2021 L.A.R.P. season. This year is a little different than others, the storyline has moved forward in time and a new character leveling system is being utilized.

What that means for all of you is that this year is a great year to come out and L.A.R.P.! 

Everyone will be required to make new characters. So for anyone who has been on the fence about coming out because they did not know where to start, now is the time because we are all at the beginning. Basically if you have ever wanted to try out L.A.R.P., this is the best possible time to come and join us in  the Myth Wood.

Over the last 9 year we have had amazing characters that we will be saying goodbye to, I wanted to do something special to honor those characters. I have set up a new and bigger graveyard in the Myth Wood, Einherjar’s Rest. So anyone who would like to build a headstone for their past characters, to be placed in Einherjar’s Rest, is welcome to do so. As an incentive, the former council of Jarls (as their last act as Jarls) will judge the best headstones and the winners will receive prizes. To be eligible you will need to have the headstone in the Myth Wood by May 15th.

The Build day is right around the corner, March 27th. This is a great opportunity for people to come see how we build our gear, and try some out. Over the years I think most of the questions I receive from people who are new to L.A.R.P. tend to be weapons related, or garb related. The Build Day event is the perfect time to get those questions answered in person from people who build or make this stuff all the time. It is also a great time to talk about your character and meet and greet the other players without being in character.

I am looking forward to an amazing L.A.R.P. 2021 Season!

Regards,

Ed

2021 Season Schedule and Build Day Event

Build Day
Facebook Event Link
Rebyrta 27th, St Rokai’s day. Smiths from both the towns of Val’Haven, in Valhalla and D’Eirstad, in Helheim, are busy building weapons and gear for the bearers of the Soul Crystals. The work is grueling and the anticipation is high. All must be ready in time for Skyld 15, St. Mephisto’s day when the Crystal Bearers return to Myth’gar.
 
Due to our inability to rent a large enough space for a feast this year I will be opening up the New Shop for a build day. Stop on out and learn how we build weapons and props for the Myth Wood. If the weather is cooperative we will have sparring and weapons training. We will have a table for snacks so feel free to bring something to share. In the afternoon we will have an awards ceremony that will cover the last two years of play.
I look forward to seeing all who can attend. This event will be held at my place (the Myth Wood). Doors will open at 10:00 a.m. This will be an out of character event. We will have Handbooks available and be able to answer any questions people may have regarding the upcoming L.A.R.P. season

2021 Schedule

 
March 27th, Build Day.
May 15th, First L.A.R.P.
June 19th, Second L.A.R.P.
August 7th, Third L.A.R.P.
September 18th, 4th and final L.A.R.P. of 2021.
 

2021 Handbook

Greetings everyone from the Myth Wood,

This year’s Handbook is now ready and available on our website, http://themythwood.com/handbooks/. The making of this handbook has been a group effort from the very beginning, so I would like to take a minute and thank those who helped me with the writing of it. Always first and foremost Amy Patterson, Conor and Owen Ableman without their help and support there would be no Myth Wood. Next up is Mark Steffan, it was our conversation in July that started the reboot, and his feedback that created the finished product. At this point I had a small but dedicated group of individuals who read, re-read, and even had it read to them, then gave me feedback to clean up my word vomit I called a handbook. In no special order; Brent and Danyel Pick, DeWayne Cameron, Cameron Pelkey, Bobby Milliman, Scott Milliman, James and Micah Burton, Steven Foster, Jeremy Cox, and Joey Janowski. Thank you guys for all your hard work. 

Regards, 

Edward Ableman