[MR] Newbie

[Ro]

What Lady Olwen said!  In spades!!  We folks of the luminous hills just LOVE
newcomers.  Heck, I was a newcomer myself only 2 years ago, and now I'm the
Semi-Official Baronial Instigator and Deputy. Come and play in Bright
Hills - we will make you welcome.  No, that's wrong.  Come HOME to Bright
Hills, we miss you!

Roana de Laci
SOBID (tm)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Olwen the Odd" <olwentheodd at hotmail.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: [MR] Newbie


>
>     I attended my first event in Atlantia not very long ago.  I won't say
> where
> or when.  I would like to describe my experience and see if you can come
to
> some consensus for an answer.
>
> <<<<snip>>>>>
>     Not sure I will ever go to another event.
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> It seems you have gotten some varied and gracious responses.  I am happy
to
> hope these responses will bring you round to try other events.
>
> I must say, my experiences in the SCA have been rather varied.  The Barony
> where I began playing is a close knit group, still are to a large extent.
> It was not much fun playing with them, depending on the event.  I moved to
a
> different Barony, Bright Hills actually, and have found an entirely happy
> home here.  The folks are happy to see and seek out newcomers.  We will
talk
> your ear off about almost any and every subject.  If you walk too near any
> kitchen we are in and look bored, believe me, we can find something for
you
> to do!  Tried archery?  Wanna?  Our archer marshall has plenty of loaner
> equipment and lots of patience!  Oh, just plenty of things to do and learn
> and the only reason you aren't having fun is because you just plain don't
> want to.
>
> You may take a look at the Baronial site and find out what guilds they
have,
> or what is offered in a Barony next door.  Finding folk with similar
> interests is always a good place to start.  And remember, just because you
> have an interest in something does not mean you have to know much of
> anything about it to begin with.  That is what a good guild is all about.
> To share knowledge; teach and learn.
>
> Also, and I speak from personal experience, not all events are geared
toward
> non-fighters, most actually.  Some, frankly, don't have much of *anything*
> going on for non-fighters except maybe some merchants and perhaps a feast.
> I don't fight (well, on the field anyway) and I dabble at archery so I
could
> get really, really bored at an event like that.  Many folk take along
> 'projects' to work on and talk about.  Handwork of some sort tucked in
their
> baskets.  That will usually get someone talking to you.  Or you could do
> what I do.  Go to the kitchen!  I just love to play with food.  And what a
> lot of laughter can be found there.
>
> Well, I have raised my family in the SCA for the past 12 years or so and
am
> so glad I have.  Heck, in high school my daughter even took over the class
> and taught about the Vikings (her persona) when her instructor tried to
> gloss over it.  And we think the kids aren't paying attention!  Only one
of
> the reasons I am happy to be part of this family.
>
> If you are ever in Bright Hills (Baltimore, MD area) or just want to chat,
> post off to me or look for me in the kitchen.
>
> Lady Olwen the Odd
>
>
>
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