[MR] Fwd: WotW V: A New Beginning - The Woods Battle

[Murienne l'aloiere]

Forwarded for Lord Wistric, WOWV Rapier MiC.....
Looks like ya'll will have a great time!!

Lady Murienne, Event Steward

Greetings all!

We'll start the day on Saturday with a nice ramble through the woods,
probably with swords in hand.  Or we can fight for an hour.  Yeah,
we'll probably do that instead of just strolling.
As a special treat this year, we'll take the ramble through a new
patch of woods, larger and a bit more level than the previous woods
battle, but also more treacherous.

Raphael, Wulfgang, Gawin, and Jason of Kappellenberg (many thanks to
them all) all turned out last weekend to help clear out the major foot
traps, but there will still be a good bit of ground clutter, briers,
and holly stands to make life interesting out there.  These woods are
wider than the previous woods, allowing many more paths of travel, but
also denser (closer to the new Pennsic woods, without as much poison
ivy).  Because of all this, period footwear IS NOT REQUIRED in the
woods.  Keep your ankles safe, and bring a pair of period shoes to
change into for the rest of the day.

At 11:30 am, or thirty minutes after the procession ends, we'll meet
at at the entrance to these new woods (also the upper entrance to the
old woods), talk through the day, answer any last questions, and then
all of us will walk through the woods so that everybody has a chance
to look at the treacherous footing and any other safety concerns
before we start fighting, as well as where the flags lie.  You will
also notice a Big Dang Object in the woods.  Control of this BDO (by
parking it in a specific BDO parking area) at the end of each half of
the battle will result in points.

At "lay on", we'll fight for thirty minutes, then grab a water break
for five minutes, switch sides, and fight another thirty minutes.

Points:

In the woods you will find 3 flags.  These will be checked every 10
minutes for ownership, and ten points will go to the team with
possession each time.
Every time a fighter rezzes, the other team gets a point.
Every time the commander rezzes, the other team gets five points.
Last but not least: Rez points CAN BE CAPTURED by the enemy touching
the flag pole for the rez point (the enemy does not need to maintain
contact).  This is worth 10 points, and will shut down resurrections
until 1/4 of the team is waiting to resurrect.
Control of the BDO at the end of each 30 minute half will result in 50 points.

DFB, RBGs, and Combat Archery will be in play.  Ammo can only be
gleaned during the water break.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Please distribute this information to your local groups.

Thank you!

Yours in service,
Wistric Oftun