Cataclysm's Dawn Information

Good afternoon, comrades! Katie here with your promised blog post telling all about Alliance LARP Colorado’s September event, Cataclysm’s Dawn! Read on for information about the event, the site, and even a fundraiser update. Let’s cut right to the chase - we have a lot of ground to cover!

First off - important game announcements! Prereg closes after THIS SATURDAY, the 31st of August. Once prereg closes, all ticket prices will go up by $10, we will no longer be able to sell meal plan tickets, and logistics will not be able to provide any custom tags ie. magic items (not to mention you’ll make our logistics team very sad). Make sure that before the end of Saturday, you have filled out the prereg form on the CMA and paid for your ticket on our store at https://www.alliancelarp.co/store.

For this event, we are still working with site to get confirmation for when it is possible to come on and off site, but we can safely say that Opening Announcements will be at 9:00pm on Friday and Lay-off will be at noon sunday. We are also working to nail down a time for a new player and new to this site orientation, so keep an eye open for that in a followup announcement.

If you are going to NPC this event, this section is for you - first off, if you NPCed last game and played a face NPC you’d like to bring back, please DM Dre on Discord. Include with your name, your NPC name, a brief description of the NPC and their role, and whether you plan on attending the weekend event. Wednesday, September 4 at 8pm Mountain Time, all players registered as NPCs are invited to join plot on the main discord server for an ooc overview of plot and expectations over the weekend. Keep tuned on the discord server for more details!

Thanks to the contributions of Tyler and Jeff, we have a site FAQ! Check out the following document for some commonly asked questions about Camp Tumbleson Lake, where we will be hosting this weekend event; this is a living document, and will be updated as more common questions are identified! Remember, this site is high elevation, and you should prepare for chilly nights with your warmer sleeping bags and pajamas! Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P7-TuuA7RiryGNSf1myRqKt0xJywbcc8wMC1xLKV2pM/edit?usp=sharing

Next up, Logistics! As a reminder, ACO is currently operating under the national standard for Goblin Stamp expenditure, which can be found in the rulebook on page 12. DO note that the adventuring supply GS cap has been raised to 75 GS per logistics period instead of the 50 listed there. Players also might see items called ‘Silver Scales’ making their way into their pockets in exchange for donations and volunteer work - keep your eyes sharp for them, as they will be a key part of forging GS magic items once that pick list releases! Finally, if you were bringing in a new character during our previous event, and did not have time to get starting items at checkin, please email logistics@alliancelarp.co and we will take care of you ASAP prior to the event. Having trouble deciding what to pick? Send one of our friendly new player liaisons, Squee or Soren, a DM on Discord for help!

If you are planning to get on the meal plan, please note: It IS an additional charge, and you MUST purchase a separate ticket on the storefront! The total amount is $30, and it is not included in any of the ticketing options. Expect an announcement with the menu content of the meal plan to come out tomorrow! We have a pretty solid menu lined up, and are excited to share it with everyone. The meal plan will include 5 meals, plus simple grab and go snacks throughout the day.

The final agenda item for the day is a couple of fundraiser updates. First off, we have made the decision to extend the fundraiser’s end date to the end of the season. It will now end on October 19, in line with our season closer day game. We are currently just a hair over $400 donated, so keep those donations coming if you are interested in hitting stretch goals and getting bigger rewards! Check out the fundraiser document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQuNWj_z00vM_MJ3nTFqAMVJPElgvGTstKPKw8N44Plc333F2xyxcfs4enA8iM41Kass11KDN6lSSod/pub 

See you soon, everyone!

-Katie