In the realm of Valhalla there is a town named Val’Haven. It has been there for 209 years. The people of Val’Haven are exiles from the realm they remember as Myth’gar, located through a gate to the north of the town. That gate has been closed to them since their arrival.
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2021 Build Day Event
So the weather was against us and the ability to rent an off-site location was against us. Yet, as always, the Myth Wood L.A.R.P.ers soldiered through. Thanks to everyone who joined us for the build day yesterday!! We had a fantastic turn out! 23 people attended, 22 weapons started, 13 weapons completed. The new shop worked out very well and a good time was had by all. I have never seen so many people in one place making foam weapons before. We have lots of great pictures of the day. A big thank you to all who donated materials and your time to make so many nice and functional weapons. A special thank you to ElVera Ableman for her delicious wild rice hot dish, and banana bread, it kept all of us fed while we worked.
2019-2020 Awards
- Rookie of the Year: Billy Bushae (Nathaniel)
- Most likely Not to Die: Rocky (Hunter)
- Most Likely to Die: Baulder (Mikhayl)
- Questing Award: Ordell (Scott)
- Most Experienced: Faolin (Micah)
- Most Kills: Elric (Cam)
- MVP: Mephisto (Bobby)
- Most Epic Death: Gnome Village (Chuck E Cheese Customers)
We are looking forward to May 15th, the first official story event of the 2021 season. We hope to see you all then.
As a side note. If you are planning on using a bow this season. Make sure you purchase one that has no more than a 30 pound draw. We do not have any spare bows. We have a limited supply of larp safe arrows we will be happy to share. Also, If you are concerned that you do not have a weapon to use on the event day, we have enough weapons for everyone to use. So please do not let that be the reason you do not show up to participate.
Foam Smithing Supplies
Here is a list of supplies a foam weapons smith would need. These supplies would allow you to safely build a basic Myth Wood boffer weapon. I will have a limited amount of all of these on hand this Sat. If you would like to build your own weapon this is a great place to start.
- Roll of blue camp mat. (I get them at Wal-Mart)
- Dap contact cement. (Wal-Mart, Menards, Fleet Farm.)
- Gorilla tape, duct tape.
- Cord, clothes line, or any string like material.
- Razor blades/Razor knife to hold the blades
- Tape measure, ruler, yard stick.
- 1/2 inch fiberglass core. (Fleet Farm, 5 foot length.)
- Washers that fit your 1/2 inch fiberglass core. (Fleet Farm)
- Yoga block, or some other closed cell foam.
- Hacksaw, for cutting fiberglass post
- Double sided carpet tape. (Menards)
- Black sharpie
- (Optional) Popsicle sticks. (Wal-Mart)
- (Optional) Hockey tape.
- (Optional) sand paper, but I strongly recommend it. (I use 80 grit.)
If on the other hand you do not wish to build your own weapon, but would like to donate supplies to the smiths of the Myth Wood, we have a list for that too.
- Roll of Blue campmate
- Gorilla tape
- Fiberglass fence posts ½ inch
- Dap
- Double sided carpet tape
- Black sharpy
I look forward to seeing everyone this Saturday.
2021 Event Cards
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
Welcome 2021 Season
Welcome to the Myth Wood 2021 L.A.R.P. season. Many of you already know, but for those that do not, this year will see some large storyline changes.
With the conclusion of last year’s larp, the plague is gone. What happens next is somewhat of a mystery. Sometime after the events of 18 F.K. the Einherjar become mortals again. An unknown time after becoming mortal the people of the Myth Wood are forced into a mass exodus.
The people flee to the purgatorys of the Einherjar. Eir’s Garden in Valhalla, D’Eir’s Garden in Helheim, and F’Eir’s Stone Ship in Folkvangr. These groups start settlements with very little communication between each other, except by way of the Church of the Six.
Now events have transpired that have opened the gates into the Myth Wood at two of the settlements, and the long lost people of the Myth Wood find they may finally get to return to their Realm.
With all this stated, I think no one will be surprised that all players will need to start new characters for this year. This year’s Handbook will also feature a new character progression system in the form of Character Points and aSkill Tree. If all goes well, this year’s Handbook will be ready for everyone on February 21st.
The following dates are not locked in stone yet. If enough people are not able to make a date we will do our best to change it. That being, said if no negative feedback is given by February 21st we will lock the dates in.
- March 27th, Tournament and Feast.
- 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.
I look forward to seeing everyone in the Woods.
Ed
Coming soon….
October 2020 Stats
Our 2020 event was a great day. There were 21 people who attended. Total there were 139 kills for a total of 58,150 experience points. Congrats to our Gnomes who were able to jump up 2 levels in a single day.
Here is a link to our photo album for the day. Please add any additional photos that you may have from the day.
Thanks again to everyone who attended, we are already starting to look forward to next year.
October 2020 Recap
I don’t believe anyone will argue with me that 2020 has been a great disappointment to us so far. Yesterday was no disappointment. The first and only L.A.R.P. event we were able to have this year was a tremendous success and a thoroughly enjoyable day. For those of us that were able to attend, a more beautiful fall day could not have been asked for. As always, I feel the Larpers of the Myth Wood are the best group of people I know. Thanks to all of you for making 2020 a great deal more enjoyable for me, and all of us that spend time in the Myth Wood. While this year was short and sweet, I look forward to seeing everyone next year for a full season of Larping.A recap of the days happenings:
With the unanimous agreement of the Jarls of the Myth Wood, the Church of the Six Higher Powers has become the faith of the Wood. With this in effect all battles honor the Six and go towards diminishing the Plague Pools. To expedite the effect the Jarls had a day of combat for the people of the Wood. The first round was a battle to capture a skull. After much battle and loss of life on all sides, Team Branheim was Victorious. This team was led by Jarl Faolin and Jarl Ryn. This gave the Six enough power to destroy the second Plague pool and return Jarl Elric’s spear.
The ancient book of Magic was found next to the ruins of the Mage’s Tower. The book along with the Axe of Dyews Pater, brought to the Myth Wood by the Necromancer Burnheart, were bonded to the Honor of the Six. Each item was then thrown into one of the two remaining Plague pools, much as Jarl Elric’s spear had been and Faren’Gar before that.
The Second round of capture the skull was Won by team King’s Rest, led by Jarl Elric.
The victory was a clear one but the use of Forest Blend was banned from use for the rest of the day.
The third round of capture the skull was altered a bit. All of the Jarls were placed on a team while the lesser folk of the Wood were broken up into two other teams. After much battle and bloodshed, the team from Old Tickle town led by Ordell of the Helions, but greatly supported by Michael Mouserider the Gnome, was victorious over the Jarls.
With everyone in fine spirits an escort mission was chosen for the next round. Two princesses were picked. Princess Marta and Princess Lady Z respectively. Each was escorted from an afterlife, D’eir’s garden or Eir’s garden, to each of the available Keeps with a magic chest in their possession. After visiting each Keep they then were to be escorted back to their afterlife.
This mission proved to be the most costly in lives, of all the day’s events. Princess Marta and her escort were wiped out except for Jarl Constintine. Princess Lady Z and her escort were able to make it through and bring her magic chest back to Eir’s Garden. These honorable battles and willingness to lose lives for the glory of the Myth Wood were enough to destroy the last two plague Pools.
As the winter winds begin to blow through the Myth Wood again, the Titan Plague has been vanquished from all corners of this magical realm.
September 2019 Photos.
Recently we started to look ahead to our October event and realized that we never posted our photos from last years September event. If you have any additional ones please feel free to add them to this album. Fun times were had, we are looking forward to great times to come.
2020 Plans Interrupted
With great reluctance I have come to the realization that the problems of the real world are determined to interrupt our plans for our world of make believe. I.E. the Myth Wood.
My place of employment has determined that I am an essential worker. What that means for me is that I will need to be in Alaska for the spring and better part of the summer. What that means for the Myth Wood is that I must cancel the April Tournament, as well as the June and July events. If all goes well I will return to Minnesota sometime in late July. Amy and I will then see if the schedule I have at that time will allow for l.a.r.p.s.
I am very disappointed and frustrated that this is happening. However, I am thankful that I have my job. In time all will return to normal, and when it does the Myth Wood will be ready to go.
While the l.a.r.p. is on hiatus, I encourage everyone to work on stories about their characters, work on weapons or garb they would like to have, and in general continue to enjoy the escapism that the Myth Wood provides us.
2020 Feast Rescheduled
To start with I would like to thank everyone who responded to our Facebook poll, or chose to contact us directly. Receiving your thoughts and concerns on these issues help make my decision easier.
The threat of contracting COVID-19 at our get together is small and unlikely. The real issue is individuals level of desire to go out and possibly expose themselves to illness. With our ability to combine the Feast and the Tournament into one gathering, we will be able to minimize this issue. This also lets us move the timeframe to April, which is later in the flu season and not as likely of a concern.
With all that said I am postponing the Myth Wood Feast that was scheduled for the 21st of March, and combining it with the Tournament that is scheduled for April 25th.
I am sorry for the lateness of the change and I hope this does not affect peoples schedule too much. I look forward to seeing everyone on April 25th at the Pine City Armory.
The Myth Wood Creare Pre de”Mene
Just a reminder to all that we will be hosting the first ever Makers Competition at the Feast on March 21st. The Competition will be an event where Denizens of the Myth Wood create items that they will then enter into a competition. Participants may enter up t to 3 entries each, each entry will be voted on by the Feasters. At the end of the event $25, $50, and $100 gift cards will be awarded to the winners. All the submissions will then turn into door prizes and be gifted to guests (attendance required to win). Please let us know if you will be entering items or if you have any questions about what a valid entry is.
2020 Feast, Handbook, and Character Class book
.The 2020 season is starting to ramp up.
We have the Feast & Awards Ceremony on March 21st. Let us know if you can attend. https://www.facebook.com/events/3288332411194713/
As a reminder we will have a crafting competition at the Feast. If you are planning an entry in the competition please let us know. We will be making a list of who will be participating.
The 2020 Myth Wood Handbook and Character Class Handbook have been updated for the new season! Please take a look and let us know if you have any questions. We will be reviewing the handbooks at the Feast as usual. See you on March 21st!
2020 Myth Wood Event Schedule
Happy New Year to all the people of the Myth Wood. We have come up with the dates for the Myth Wood 2020 L.A.R.P. schedule. We look forward to seeing everyone this year and continuing the story of our land of make believe. Best wishes to everyone for 2020.
- March 21st – Feast
- April 25th – Tournament
- June 13th – 1st Outdoor
- July 25th – 2nd Outdoor
- August 29th – 3rd Outdoor
- October 10th – 4th Outdoor
Happy Holidays, 2020 Feast
A heartfelt Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons greetings to all the wonderful members of the Myth Wood. May your time be filled with family and love. As the year winds to a close we begin our planning for the new year. The first event in our Myth Wood year will be the Feast and Awards ceremony on March 21st. Part of the ceremony will be a Crafting Competition.
Rules to the Crafting Competition
Each person can enter up to 3 items into the competition. Each item must be something that the person has created themselves. Items entered must be something the creator is willing to part with, as they will become door prizes for people who attend the feast. Feast attendees will vote for the winners. Prizes will be a gift card: $100 – 1st place, $50 – 2nd place, and $25 – 3rd place.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone again soon! Happy Holidays to all our LARP friends.
August 2019 Stats & Photos
Stats are ready! Congrats to those who leveled up. Here are the pictures from the last event as well. If you have any that didn’t get into the album please add them. August Event Photos. See you all Saturday. 
Myth Times Vol 2, Issue 2
Here is a copy of the Newspaper from the July event of 2019. Copies will be available for purchase today in the Wood. Hope to see everyone out today!
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July 2019 Stats & Photos
Yes they are late. Yes it is the night before the August event. But the stats are up! Congrats to those who leveled up. I realized today that I never posted the pictures from the last event either so here they are: July Event Photos. See you all tomorrow.
