by Renee "Kindrianna" Booke
On Saturday, July 25th, the Knights of the Sable Dragon (and Squires!) organized a virtual training day for the Realms to enjoy. Players could sign up ahead of time to attend classes they had an interest in, a welcome addition to our community’s increasingly virtual content amid the Pandemic.
On Saturday, July 25th, the Knights of the Sable Dragon (and Squires!) organized a virtual training day for the Realms to enjoy. Players could sign up ahead of time to attend classes they had an interest in, a welcome addition to our community’s increasingly virtual content amid the Pandemic.
Classes began at noon, running
in fifty-minute blocks up until about 6:00 PM. There were many to choose from, featuring
generous teachers from all across the community. Topics ranged from EHing and
encounter design to crafting, questing skills, and more! Adventurers lingering
between classes, or those stopping in for a drink, could remain in the tavern
and visit with one another. It was nice to see some familiar faces, and some of
us were lucky enough to catch a musical performance as we bantered and spoke of
faraway places and threats.
One of our teachers, Sara Jessop aka Zarine, was kind/talented enough to make a video resource to accompany her class Ward: Mundane - Getting Into and Staying In-Character. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s pretty fantastic. Alter Egos Episode 1 covers getting into and staying in character despite all the mundane world distractions in the Realms. You can currently find it on YouTube, or click here!
One of our teachers, Sara Jessop aka Zarine, was kind/talented enough to make a video resource to accompany her class Ward: Mundane - Getting Into and Staying In-Character. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s pretty fantastic. Alter Egos Episode 1 covers getting into and staying in character despite all the mundane world distractions in the Realms. You can currently find it on YouTube, or click here!
Shortly after 6:00 PM,
the silent charity auction for Neil Kusleika's recovery that had been running
all day began to wrap up. There was an impressive showing of items on the
docket including but not limited to an Adventurer’s Guild Personal Quest, a
bottle of Moniack Mead, a beautiful handmade lyre created by Alexandra
Reynolds, a fashionable questing cloak made by Kim Coffey, and a wooden mug made
by the talented Eli Spicer. There were many more incredibly generous people,
without whom the auction would not have been successful, and our deepest thanks
goes out to each of you. In the end, we were able to raise more than $959! It
was a good reminder that even in these dark times we come from a loving, and
supportive community.
All in all, the event
had a good combination of newer adventurers picking up some pointers, and older
players looking to try something new for the first time. It was wonderful to
see everyone and hear their voices. My only lament is that the time felt like
it went by way too fast.