Small Pleasures: Winner / Coffee Break

 And here it is, after many grueling rounds of small pleasures competition, the final results of the bracket!

The Realms has spoken and it has decisively chosen "A communal campfire on an evening with a slight chill" as the ultimate Small Pleasure that brings all of us joy at Realms Events. Though some ballots are still being hand recounted the small-pleasure-elect is sure to remain the victor even if flush toilets are refusing to concede the race.

In celebration of this small pleasure championship, please reply on facebook with a short comment telling us what your favorite moment around a campfire was from all your time in Realms.

Small Pleasures - Final Round

So it seems it wasn't that close of a contest after all in our last match. When it comes to gathering together in character or gathering together out of character I suppose in character was always going to prevail. With the entire bracket almost finished heres where it stands.

So it all comes down to this, a clash of two titans. Prometheus versus the porcelain god. Which one will emerge as the supreme small pleasure of our community? It's a classic tale, as old as time of fire versus water. Only you can decide the victor!

Option A: Flush toilets on site.

Option B: A communal campfire on an evening with a slight chill.

Determine this contest once and for all on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 14

Was it possible? Did not getting rained on truly get defeated? The Realms was resolute in deciding that they'd accept having water over them if they could also make sure they had access to water underneath them. Here's where the bracket stands right now:

In the second match of the semi-final rounds we have another two behemoths facing off:

Option A: Going out to dinner break to that amazing restaurant everyone in your group loves.

Option B: A communal campfire on an evening with a slight chill.

As always, vote and discuss on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 13

It was a close contest between a moonlit night quest and an evening perfect for a campfire, but the later was victorious through it's second round. You might say that the option is really heating up! Here's how the bracket looks as we move into our semi-final round:

Now things really start to get exciting as the competing options have all been vetted multiple times and are for-sure crowd favorites. It's up to you to decided which small pleasure is the greatest small pleasure and things are about to get real!

Option A: Flush toilets on site.

Option B: There is no rain for the entire event.

Debate and vote on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 12

Not a big surprise that the Realms at Large continues to favor a rainless day even above the most doggiest of doggos. Here's where the bracket stands now:

Perhaps this next contest will be a bit closer.

Option A: A communal campfire on an evening with a slight chill.

Option B: A full moon resulting in a well-lit night quest.

Vote on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 11

Well, last week people choose friendship over money and there just might be hope for the human race after all. Just warms your heart.

Here's where the bracket stands now:

This next round might be a foregone conclusion\ given past performance but the vote must commence! Here we go:

Option A: There is no rain for the entire event.

Option B: A cute doggo on site that enjoys petting and scritches from everyone.

Vote on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 10

Flush toilets remain undefeated for now. Can anything unseat it from it's throne? Here is what the bracket looks like right now:

And here's our next match in the lineup:

Option A: Going out to dinner break to that amazing restaurant everyone in your group loves.

Option B: Ample coinage on all of the monsters.

Vote on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 9

Well, a night of questing with the full moon emerged as the victor. I guess you're all a bunch of lunatics. That completes the first set of matches in our bracket and this is what it looks like so far:

So now we're into the matchups between the first set of winners and we'll start to see some really tough contests. This first one I expect to be a doozie.

Option A: Flush toilets on site.

Option B: There is ample parking adjacent to the feast hall.

As usual, vote and debate on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 8

Wow we had a really close vote last week! In fact, you could say that the doggo option just won by a nose! (pause for laughter) Anyway, here is the bracket so far:

This next round will likely be another close contest, and it has all to do with questing conditions:

Option A: A full moon resulting in a well-lit night quest

Option B: A day of questing with cleared and well-defined trails.

As usual, vote and discuss on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 7

Well, the Realms continues to vote against any kind of water. I hope everyone is at least throwing their garb in the laundry between events and the aversion to wetness doesn't go that far. But it's hard to vote against a communal fire and the atmosphere that it invites. Here is the bracket so far.

In this next round we're comparing two very different things: I'm curious to see people's preferences.

Option A: NPC grunts who are cracking funny jokes all day.

Option B: A cute doggo on site that enjoys petting and scritches from everyone.

As usual, vote and discuss on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 6

Well, Round 5 wasn't much of a contest. You would think our community is made of members who all melt in the rain. I will say that's the most united I've seen the Realms in 20ish years. Here's how the bracket stands so far:

This week's vote also involves getting wet, so we'll see how that goes:

Option A: A place to swim and cool off on a hot summer eventing day.

Option B: A communal campfire on an evening with a slight chill.

As always, vote and discuss on Facebook!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 5

Based on the results of Round 4 we can safely conclude that Realmsies care more for their pocketbooks than their spellbooks, but such is the way of medieval-stage capitalism, I suppose. Here's the bracket so far:

This next vote is sure to be an interesting one. It's a bit more environmental in nature.

Option A: There is no rain for the entire event.

Option B: The night quest both starts and ends relatively on time.

Vote on Facebook with your choice!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 4

Whereas the previous week Realmsies chose their stomachs over their feet, it seems that last week the bulk of you chose your feet over your stomachs. Maybe we're just all getting older and want to walk less. No, that's definitely it. Here's what the bracket looks like now.

This next contest is a little different: It's about what small pleasure you'd prefer on a day of questing!

Option A: Numerous convenient spell resets.

Option B: Ample coinage on all of the monsters.

Vote on Facebook with your choice!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 3

There can be no doubt that Realmsies love both clean socks and amazing dinner breaks with friends, but in this contest between the two most of you chose your stomachs over your feet. Here's the bracket so far:

Food being so important to everyone, this next contest primarily concerns feasts!

Option A: The various butters at a feast are at the consistency for perfect spreading.

Option B: There is ample parking adjacent to the feast hall.

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 2

Well the community spoke loudly in the last round. Despite the inescapable horror of watered-down red drink, Realmsies much prefer to pamper their derrières with flush toilets.

This next round might be a little tougher of a decision however:

Option A: Putting on a fresh clean pair of socks after questing all day.

Option B: Going out to dinner break to that amazing restaurant everyone in your group loves.

Vote on facebook to determine the winner!

Small Pleasures Bracket - Round 1

We all miss going to events, and it might be some time before we can see one another in the ways that we are used to. There are countless things at events that make them a joy to go to. Engaging plots, challenging combat, seeing and role-playing with our friends, the list goes on and on. Besides these big, obvious reasons we love going to events there are a bunch of things that we've dubbed "small pleasures". Little things that just make being at an event all that much better. We've picked sixteen "small pleasures" and we want to see which of them stands above all of the others.

In voting for each of the rounds, think of it this way - if you could only pick one of the two "small pleasures" to be present for the event you are going to, which one would it be?

Here is a look at the bracket, followed by our first round to vote for.

Round 1

Option A: Perfectly mixed "red" drink all day.

Option B: Flush toilets on site.

Vote on Facebook to determine the winner!