Organized by: Dani Lacasse
Written by various noted authors
Crystal/ Cressida
I am excited to go to this year’s training day as a first time training day teacher. I’m teaching classes on public speaking confidence and NPCing (along with Kathy, Kai, and Charlie). I am looking forward to delicious treats from the kitchen and the diverse array of classes being taught. Ready to walk away with some new information to continue to inspire my Realms journey.
Becky/ Kovaks
I will be teaching One Magic Marshal’s Guide to Magic Marshalling. I have been Magic Marshalling a wide variety of events for over ten years, and feel like I have amassed a lot of knowledge on the subject. It can feel daunting to jump into, but is a lot of fun to do. It helps that my two favorite ways to give back to the community are Magic Marshalling at events and teaching newer players!
Kai/LukeJohn
This’ll be the 3rd training day I’ve been to and they’ve never disappointed. There’s so much to learn in the Realms and I love that this event gives a more formal teaching platform. In my opinion, you can get a better education this way as opposed to one off side conversations or written instruction. Plus given the breadth of topics covered, it’s helpful to see who has expertise in which areas should you ever want to learn more about a subject outside of the class itself
The class I’m helping to teach is Rockin’ the Western Flank. It’s being led by Makhta, with assistance from Anton, Cressida, and myself. The class will focus on the different aspects of NPC’ing and best practices for each aspect. Hope to see you all in class!
Hannah/ Ryu
Why do I want to go to training day? Why wouldn't I want to go!!? An event where you get the opportunity to learn and connect with others that you wouldn’t normally get to be taught by is an extremely valuable experience and I absolutely love that the Wyvern College is able to support so many unique classes.
I am both excited and terrified to teach a class, but I feel my class, “What I learned from the Armored Rose” is an important one for wgm fighters and mentors alike. With a book that is more than 20 years old, and one that’s gained a lot of popularity in the realms lately, I want to present why I think the concepts presented are important, and present updated explanations for some of its more outdated claims. I am hoping those who attend this class will have a better understanding of some of the hurdles Women and Gender Minorities face when they choose to fight.
Keith/ Saegan
I think training day is an important opportunity for teaching skills within the community that lead to community members having more successful careers within the game. While some classes teach skills that some people may find within the bounds of a fight practice or other community opportunity, not everyone can access those. For me, I thought I’d take the opportunity to teach a somewhat more advanced combat skill, that often times practices don’t get to teach for various reasons.
Bri/ Margaret
After 2 years of inadvertently missing the event, I'm very excited to actually be able to properly attend Training Day this year, not just as a student but as a teacher! Sky and I have been talking about co-running a 'How to get involved in plot' class for a while now, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do it. I've been incredibly humbled by the excitement surrounding it, and can't wait to be able to share with you all.
Nate/ Aelias
The Training Day event exemplifies one of the core tenets of the Knights of the Sable Dragon: To promote the growth of newcomers to the Realms. It’s a great event with no agenda beyond making us all better and sharing our knowledge and skills for the common good. What’s not to love?
I am choosing to teach a class on Hand-and-a-Half fighting style because it is a
foundational and versatile style that everyone should be familiar with. 5’ is a great choice for NPCing, and is useful on questing for both 1 paths and fighters. It is also well represented in the tourney scene. Skills learned on Hand-and-a-Half translate well to other styles as well.
James/ Tao
TLDR: I like to teach. I like to gamble. I like to make gold.
I like to compete at a high level. The body is breaking down so I am not fighting as much as I used to. But my poker game has never been better. I like it when someone learns maybe why doubling down when a 10 card is showing may or may not be the most profitable thing to do but might still be fun. Why staying with three cards that are all 10 or higher is the optimum play, but going blind all the way puts a smile on everyone’s face win or lose. How to play tournament poker how to gamble in the realms. People who know the games are more likely to sit down at my casino, people who understand tournament strategy are more likely to play at the poker table with me. See you on Saturday.
Sky/ Raindrop
Early on as a realmsie, the Feast of Highbridge was one of my favorite events. I loved the opportunity to talk to and learn from other realmsies. I was so thrilled to come back to the game to see Training Day, an opportunity to teach and learn from other realmsies. I am teaching two classes this year. One is a class I am teaching with Bri about how to get more involved in plot, aimed at younger adventurers but really it should be good for anyone looking to learn more about how to become involved in plots and questing. The other is about ritual timing and group ritual. I think that rituals have amazing potential to pull other people in, give a powerful moment and content to multiple people, and when timed properly can have incredible impacts. I hope that people find useful information from these classes, and I also greatly look forward to learning myself.
Justin/Grarr
I’m excited to teach leatherworking again at this year's Training Day with my fellow instructor J'ortsa! We’re both looking forward to being able to share our skills and experience with our students and help guide them on both their leatherworking and armor crafting journeys
Charlie/ Anton
I want to help make people better NPCs in our game. I want to show people the difference between fighting to provide content and fighting to win. And I want to help people to understand how to scale your fighting as a grunt NPC.
Kathy/ Makhta
We all know the Realms is stronger when we share our collective experience. A big part of that is the shared storytelling we do all the time. And part of that is sharing expertise and skills, and that’s why Training Day is so valuable.
I’m excited about the pike workshop because there’s still interest in piking and we added 6’6”s this year, for which I brought in experts (‘cause I’m not). And I’m passionate about building the pike’s legacy as a fun and, more importantly, safe weapon to wield.
I’m excited about the NPCing class because I don’t think the topic has been presented in class form before and it’s a subject I care a lot about which I think can really enhance people’s Realms experience.
And I’m super psyched that both of my classes leverage the expertise of multiple instructors – I’m team teaching! I anticipate that the collaboration will ramp up the effectiveness and fun for all of us. 🙂
Dani/ Elizah
Training day has easily become one of my favorite events, it incorporates everything the Knights of the Sable Dragon's tenants embody. I've had the opportunity to run the kitchen at this event for the past three years and I'm estatic this year I get to turn that into a teaching moment for an aspiring feastocrat and apprentice to the Order of the Spoon.
Tucker/ Temorse
I'm excited to be one of those covering the topic of battlefield tactics and command. While we have far fewer war maneuver events now compared to when I started, it is still an important skill that can be applied to other many questing situations. And even for those who are not in command, it will help people learn how they can use their knowledge of the flow of battle to make impacts on a fight that are well beyond what they might think they are able to, given skill level.
Maria/ Liselle
We teachers are excited to share our knowledge and experience with all of you. Can't wait to see everyone!
Hillary/Tara
Somehow, despite my best efforts, this is actually going to be my first training day. One of the things that I love about this community is the number of skills we have to pass on to others and the number of people able to pass on those skills. I'm actually teaching and assisting with a few classes, but if you squint a little, you'll see that my focus is the same as always: how to approach combat with your own physical ability and how to thrive as a leader.
Cameron/Griffon
I want to go to Training day because it's a great opportunity to learn something new without having a monster breathing down your neck! But in all seriousness, Training day has proven to be a fantastic kickoff to the eventing season these past two years, and I've had opportunities to learn a wide range of things from many amazing members of our community. This year, I even get to contribute to the teaching, as the 6'6" instructor in the Great Weapons class. I'm looking forward to spreading the good word of great weapons to the masses!
Amber/Tarnisha
I'm excited to give folks a peek into the wonderful world of medieval crafting and technique. Modern isn't always better when doing a medieval job.
Brooke/Rowan
Training Day hasn't been around for long but it has quickly become one of my favorite events held by our community. People from all corners of the game come together to create a space for the pursuit of knowledge and skill. The learning opportunities are not just for the students. This will be my third year teaching at Training Day, and I'm excited to bring back my lesson on weaving. Each year this event has helped me learn and grow to be a better teacher, and I know that has been the case for other instructors, too, as I'm not the only one who will be returning with time-adapted lesson plans and fresh ideas for sharing our skills and passions with our community in the Realms. I know our teachers and students will all continue to grow and enjoy Training Day for years to come!
Josh/Merrix
This will be my second time teaching at Training Day. I decided to run a class / workshop that I had been asked by a lot of folk to help them with, that I am very excited to help them with. Mentoring others. Getting people started on a path and watching them grow is something very dear to me.
Ethan/ Alias
I want to teach at training day because I am a teacher by trade and would like to be able to use my skills to teach the people of the realms. I am also passionate about asl and would love to share that with the realms
