[ElfstoneLARP] Mystical Realms Newsletter for December, 2011

 

Greetings!

A blessed and happy Advent to you all! Welcome to my newsletter for December, 2011. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think would be interested in keeping up with me! To receive these newsletters regularly, please drop me an email or subscribe online from my website (http://www.JefMurray.com ) or at: http://groups.google.com/group/Mystical_Realms . Notices of events and items of interest are at the bottom of this email.

Pitchers ===============

IMPORTANT! We are getting down to the wire on 2012 Jef Murray/ALEP2 Fantasy Calendars, and don't expect our stock to last into the New Year! These have become an international hit, and have now been sold in the USA, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands(!). This 2012 calendar is in full colour, is loaded with painted images from Middle-earth, "Easter Egg" dates graphically noted that correspond to significant events in Middle-earth history, moon phases, plus most major holidays.

If you have not ordered a copy, please do so sooner rather than later, as we may actually run out(!). You can get your copy at www.JefMurray.com .

Ponderings ==============

We have advanced into Advent. Beckoning us are dream-swept, dusky dawns that drive leaves and devour daylight. A hushed holiday; corn-husked and bare beneath the arcing torch of Arien.

I'm marking all things new this Advent. I blame Brego. For a full season now I've ridden rather than driven the tangled turns to Emory each morn. It's scary on a scooter; not because I fear falling, but because astonishment reins when no barrier comes betwixt me and fleet reality. Flying through forests at forty, I feel sting of frost and smell damp of coming rains. Rocks ricochet and twigs tap my helmet as I hurl through murky mists.

When I stop and silence Brego's engine, I hear the drip, drip, drip of dew from dun branches. Stirrings around me startle on the pathless patch of grass before the library: squirrels, sparrows, satyrs, selkies…even seraphim. Wafting clouds curl and plume pearl pink; branches creak and chipmunks sneak.

There is, in fact, much to recommend riding. We live, seems to me, in lockers with portals peering out and about at creation: in cars, condos, trains and planes. Even at home, we reckon through rectangles as we watch TV or ponder portraits. G.K. Chesterton said that "art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame." But is the same true of reality itself? Do we protect ourselves with Plexiglas and plod purblind through Paradise?

In the movie They Might Be Giants, George C. Scott, transfigured into Sherlock Holmes, speaks to us somnambulists: "I think if God is dead he laughed himself to death. Because, you see, we live in Eden. Genesis has got it all wrong. We never left the Garden. Look about you. This is paradise. It's hard to find, I'll grant you, but it is here. Under our feet, beneath the surface, all around us is everything we want. The earth is shining under the soot. We are all fools. Moriarty has made fools of all of us."

And so it would seem. We are walking in Wonderland, but we've become accustomed to our customs. Advent should, instead, be a time to tipple; an invitation to intoxication. We need a lightning bolt to drive away dullness and propel us into J.R.R. Tolkien's Perilous Realm. We need to heed St. Francis de Sales; we must make ourselves familiar with the angels "and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present…."

I fear that all of us are fallen; and one of the fruits of that fate is muddy minds. Where we should see sanctity and glistering glory, we espy instead empty suits and foundering follies. We search for the sacred but discern only dross…unless we awaken. But waking is painful. "Not yet!" we cry, fumbling to disarm the alarm. Yet, like Wally Shawn contemplating the tobacco shop, if we could properly perceive that which encompasseth us, we could not help but be lightning-bolted.

Cold air on bare hands betokens yet another morning of motoring. Christmas lights wink as Brego and I pass by. The foul smell of felled Gingko fruit sears nostrils; but for this moment at least, I'm awake, alive, aware.

I wish the same for you and yours as we seek the solstice and descry the horizon of yet another fresh New Year. And I pray for the coming of Him who will truly make all things new….

Nai Eru lye mánata

Jef

Prospects ===================

• The Middle-earth Network ( http://middleearthnetwork.com ) is fast becoming the "Go To" place for news about Tolkien-related events and for discussions on the social network, http://mymiddle-earth.com/ . There are interviews, contests, postings of artwork and music, plus Middle-earth Network Radio, which plays Tolkien and fantasy themed music 24/7. There is also the Mythgard Institute, which is offering online college level courses on fantasy topics. Tune into the Middle-earth Network for discussions, audio book broadcasts, and other great news and features!

• Related to the above, one project I've recently been involved with is the creation of the audio book broadcasts of George MacDonald's delightful "The Princess and the Goblin". Once the audio book broadcasts have concluded, you can purchase the entire series of installments online. In addition, we hope to develop an illustrated printed and eBook version of the book!

• The Return of the Ring 2012 (see http://www.returnofthering.org/) will be a huge Tolkien-themed conference and gathering at Loughborough University on 16-20th August, 2012. I am delighted to have been invited to appear as a guest of honour at the event and am looking forward not only to sharing my paintings and sketches, but also to participating in panels and presentations. You can book reservations now online.

• Tolkien biographer Joseph Pearce and I collaborated on an EWTN TV special on J.R.R. Tolkien that is now available on DVD. The production includes dozens of my illustrations of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and it focuses on the Catholicity of Tolkien's magnum opus. You can order the a DVD of the show at: http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/TOLKIEN+S+LORD+OF+THE+RINGS+A+CATHOLIC+WORLD+VIEW/shop.axd/ProductDetails?x=0&y=0&keywords=Pearce+Tolkien&edp_no=22609

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[ElfstoneLARP] Mystical Realms Newsletter for November, 2011

 

Greetings!

A Happy All Saints Day, and welcome to my newsletter for November, 2011! Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think would be interested in keeping up with me! To receive these newsletters regularly, please drop me an email or subscribe online from my website (http://www.JefMurray.com ) or at: http://groups.google.com/group/Mystical_Realms . Notices of events and items of interest are at the bottom of this email.

Pitchers ===============

I have posted three new painting images on my website. These include "The Last Bridge", "Haven" and "Woody End", all of which are in my Tolkien gallery. You can see these by going to http://www.JefMurray.com and clicking on the "Newest Works" button on the top of the page.

As always, these and all of the images in my online galleries are available as signed and numbered limited-edition Giclee prints.

Do let me know how these new works strike you!

Ponderings ==============

"Don't pay any attention to what he says. You're arguing with someone who believes God became a human being and then committed suicide…."

The comment left me literally speechless. I had been in an exchange with someone on Facebook regarding the decline of honeybees, worldwide, and I had challenged their assertion that it was due solely to the use of systemic pesticides. Our discussion had nothing to do with religion or philosophy, and this interjection came out of the blue, from a family member, whom I'll call Chip, of the person with whom I was arguing. Chip knew that I was a practicing Catholic, but he and I had never spoken or emailed each other before.

How could I react to such a statement? Should I point out that my faith was unrelated to the topic at hand? Should I point out that Chip was attacking me personally rather than addressing the issues in the discussion? Should I point out that his knowledge of Christian belief was wildly distorted? Or that he was demonstrating the worst sort of bigotry: one that assumes that, because you don't share the same race/religion/gender, you are unworthy of being treated with dignity and respect? Should I defend my faith by mentioning that it is shared, in total or in part, by nearly a third of the world's population? Or that such profound thinkers, writers, artists, humanitarians and scientists as Thomas Aquinas, Shakespeare, John Newman, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Copernicus, Louis Pasteur, Carl Linnaeus, Galileo, Enrico Fermi, Michelangelo, Rafael, T.S. Eliot, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Mother Teresa, and St. Gregory the Great, to name just a few, had all tested Christianity's tenets for themselves and found them to be sound?

I sat and pondered. I'd like to say that I did nothing other than to pray for Chip, and although I have done so since, my initial reaction was to attempt to point out the bigotry at play in his comment. This of course led nowhere, and happily for all concerned the comment and the entire thread of conversation that prompted it were abruptly removed from the internet by a member of Chip's family.

Thomas A. Kempis speaks eloquently on how to find peace in a world full of hatred. In his The Imitation of Christ, he states "the real test of virtue and deserving of praise is to live at peace with the perverse, or the aggressive and those who contradict us, for this needs a great grace." Clearly, I did not pass that test, as after the Facebook exchange, I was greatly troubled and angry. So, there is much work to be done…on myself.

But Kempis goes on to speak about the nature of hate-filled people. "Some there are who can neither have peace themselves nor leave others in peace. They are a cross to others, but a heavier cross to themselves." And this may be the key to forgiving those who hate us, and who hate the things that we most cherish; for they do not know what it is that they hate, and nurturing that hatred taints all that they do.

I have since recovered my own inner peace. But the exchange, since it involved someone who does not believe in anything transcendent…who apparently despises and can only ridicule any creed other than his own narrow secularism…reminded me of one of the greatest scenes in C.S. Lewis' Narnia Chronicles.

In The Silver Chair, Puddleglum the Marshwiggle, Jill Pole, and Eustace Scrubb find themselves deep underground and in the presence of the mysterious Green Lady who kidnapped Prince Rilian of Narnia. She sings to them and to the prince, incensing the hearth fire with powerful magic herbs, and mocking their insistence that another world exists beyond the confines of her own underground chambers. They have created a make-believe world for themselves, she tells them, like little children do, but all that really exists is her realm: of dim light, stifling air, and dreary and meaningless toil for all of her subjects. There is no sunlight, she assures them, there are no such things as trees, or a sky. Nor is there such a person as Aslan, the all-knowing and loving Christ figure whom they claim rules the higher realms.

But as the power of her spell peaks, Puddleglum stomps out the fire with his bare feet, and proclaims to the witch (for such she is): "Suppose this black pit of yours is the only world. Well, it strikes me as a pretty poor one.…We're just babies making up a game if you're right. But four babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your world hollow. That's why I'm going to stand by the play-world. I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia."

And that may be our best answer to those who hate us for believing in Christ. The Gospels reveal depths of goodness, truth, and beauty that could never have been invented, but must always have existed since the dawn of creation. They ring true, horribly and terrifyingly true, even to their greatest detractors. And that is what, I believe, fuels hatred of Christianity; that it does not allow one to live comfortably with denial. The teachings of Christ dog those who wish that they had never been, as Francis Thompson describes so eloquently in his poem The Hound of Heaven. Such folk strike out at Christians, because they themselves are haunted by Christ:

I fled Him, down the nights and down the days;
I fled Him, down the arches of the years;
I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways
Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears
I hid from Him…

I will continue to pray for Chip, and for all those who flee Christ not knowing Whom they flee, nor why. May true peace come to them, and to us all....

Prospects ===================

• Holiday Alert!!! The 2012 Jef Murray/ALEP2 Fantasy Calendar was a bit hit at ALEP2, and continues selling fast! It has now been sold in the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands(!). This 2012 calendar is loaded with painting images from Middle-earth, and sales proceeds continue to support the ALEP (A Long Expected Party) gatherings of Tolkien fans in Kentucky (see www.alep2.us). And any proceeds above and beyond ALEP2 expenses will be applied to future ALEP gatherings! You can order your copy at www.JefMurray.com .

• The Middle-earth Network ( http://middleearthnetwork.com ) is fast becoming the "Go To" place for news about Tolkien-related events and for discussions on the social network, http://mymiddle-earth.com/ . There are contests, postings of artwork and music, plus Middle Earth Radio. Although there have been some server issues of later, these "growing pains" should result in faster and better tools becoming available very soon. Tune into the Middle-earth Network for rebroadcasts and other great news and features!

• A Long Expected Party 2 (ALEP2), held last month in Shaker Village, Kentucky, is now the stuff of memory and legend. For those who missed it, please go to the ALEP page on Facebook for great photos and info on the event. To find out when the next ALEP gathering is to be held, keep an eye on the ALEP2 website at www.alep2.us.

• The Return of the Ring 2012 (see http://www.returnofthering.org/) will be a huge Tolkien-themed conference and gathering at Loughborough University on 16-20th August, 2012. I am delighted to have been invited to appear as a guest of honour at the event and am looking forward not only to sharing my paintings and sketches, but also to participating in panels and presentations. You can book reservations now online.

• Tolkien biographer Joseph Pearce and I collaborated on an EWTN TV special on J.R.R. Tolkien that is now available on DVD. The production includes dozens of my illustrations of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and it focuses on the Catholicity of Tolkien's magnum opus. You can order the a DVD of the show at: http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/TOLKIEN+S+LORD+OF+THE+RINGS+A+CATHOLIC+WORLD+VIEW/shop.axd/ProductDetails?x=0&y=0&keywords=Pearce+Tolkien&edp_no=22609

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[ElfstoneLARP] Mystical Realms Newsletter for September, 2011

 

Greetings!

And welcome to my newsletter for September, 2011! Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think would be interested in keeping up with me! To receive these newsletters regularly, please drop me an email or subscribe online from my website (http://www.JefMurray.com ) or at: http://groups.google.com/group/Mystical_Realms . Notices of events and items of interest are at the bottom of this email.

Pitchers ===============

I have posted three new painting images on my website. These include "Slayer of Darkness", "In Her Father's Garden" and "Fangorn Revisited", all of which are in my Tolkien gallery. You can see all of these by going to http://www.JefMurray.com and clicking on the "Newest Works" button on the top of the page.

As always, these and all of the images in my online galleries are available as signed and numbered limited-edition Giclee prints.

Do let me know how these new images strike you!

Ponderings ==============

The first strangeness was being escorted by a wizard down the dirt road to the registration building. But apart from Gandalf, who regaled us on our walk with his knowledge of American Shaker history, we could also see other cloaked and gowned figures plodding down paths and bustling beside picket fences.

Lorraine and I had just arrived at A Long Expected Party in Kentucky. And, although there were jarring moments that reminded us otherwise (Gandalf at one point excused himself to answer his cell phone in the midst of what might otherwise have been a protracted discussion of Shire road construction techniques), it seemed that the city we'd left behind that morning had been part of a bad dream: here there were no more gas shortages; no more political debates; no more predictions of financial catastrophe. Here, instead, were old oak trees, rolling hills with sheep, goats, and cattle. Here were ponies prancing in pastures as well as draught horses tugging carts beside drystone fence-bordered barnyards.

Never mind that this Shire had furry feet in two very different metaphysical spaces; it seemed, as it often is with prayer, that the efforts of the organizers had transcended time and space. We almost felt that if we walked far enough away from the village center, we'd encounter a nothingness beyond which we could travel no further; a boundary that protected us from the outside world so that we could reflect, for a time, on the important things.

That first evening saw most of us settled in, and we gathered in an enormous Pipeweed-drying barn for supper and lamplight tales. Once the sun set, the gloaming pooled through slatted barn walls and screech owls punctuated story and song. Music was primarily Hobbit-fare, and was warm and welcoming. Later, Gandalf regaled with ghostly tales…just frightening enough, I suspect, to trouble the sleep of those whose other cares had all been left behind.

The ensuing days in the Shire were filled with stunning sights and mystical moments. Fog-filled mornings had Hobbits huddling. Crispy bacon, biscuits, and sausages washed down with strong coffee fortified us for long hours of listening to talks, fencing, hiking, and even testing of furred feet on riverboat cruises.

The second evening brought us to the Hall of Fire, where many of us were coaxed into sharing stories, songs, and skits. Gandalf, Bilbo, Frodo, Eowyn, Galadriel, Arwen, Aragorn…all were present, as were Dora and Angelica Baggins, various Rangers, plus others of the Istari. We even had an appearance by Farmer Giles of Ham(!). And we were serenaded again, not only by Hobbit ballads, but also by Elven tunes of long ago. Late, late on the second evening, the bravest stayed up for a ghost walk through the village. Dares were made and accepted by the intrepid at the site of the most-haunted smial in all the Shire.

The final full day dawned to much nervous anticipation. Bilbo's big party was to begin at 6pm, with preliminary games starting at 3 in the afternoon. Lorraine and I were housed near the Party Field, and at one point in the afternoon, we spotted dozens of Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Rangers, and Wizards outside our bedroom windows, apparently on a treasure hunt. The sight was startling; fields that had seen only sparrows and jackrabbits were now seething with fair folk of every kith and kin. But for the fullness of the afternoon autumn sunlight, we would have thought that the Barrows had been opened and the glorious men and ladies of the Downs called back to life.

Bilbo's party was, of course, the biggest and best part of the whole weekend. There were various entertainments, including the teaching of the Springle Ring to those who were inclined to dance, more Bard music, an encore of "May it Be" by an elven maiden, and enormous quantities of food, drink, and birthday cake. We were all taken by surprise at one point by the appearance of a Black Rider on horseback just after dusk, but the Rangers drove it off before it could cause any mischief.

Bilbo's speech came, and we were all surprised and delighted by his complete disappearance at the end of it…many of us knew what was coming, but the reality of it still came as something of a shock.

There's so much more I could say about our time in the Shire. Aside from the planned events, the land itself healed wounds and smoothed furrowed brows. We heard cows first thing each morning, lowing in the fields. We heard coyotes off in the distance each afternoon. Brilliant crystalline stars reeled through the Milky Way all night long, and immense autumn gusts buffeted the Pipeweed Barn during daytime gatherings.

Our trips to the village (we were housed about a mile and a half west of Hobbiton) played out like nature dramas; we saw hawks, possums, rabbits, coyotes, and even a skunk on our rides to and from town. One sparrow, apparently unaccustomed to such magical devices, swooped into our car one morning, perched on the steering wheel, and would not leave; it was apparently intrigued by the strangeness of this new sort of carriage.

When the final morning dawned, with just the barest outline of sun greeting the thick autumn mists, we didn't know what to say to all of the new friends we'd met. It was certainly not clear that there would ever be such an event as this again in our lifetimes. And many of us felt in our hearts that this weekend would stand as the closest any of us would ever come to truly visiting the Shire…unless, of course, a greater Shire awaits us once our journey on this earth is finally done.

[This remembrance of ALEP 1 in 2008 is reprised here to refresh the memories and whet the appetites of those who will be joining us later this month for ALEP 2!]

Prospects ===================

• A Long Expected Party 2 (ALEP2) will be held late this month in Shaker Village, Kentucky. For those of you who missed the original ALEP in 2008, please consider joining us this time `round! This event is held in perhaps the most "Shire-like" place in the US, and we expect the camaraderie and fun enjoyed in 2008 will be a welcome respite from the world's woes. For more information, and to book your place in the festivities, see www.alep2.us).

• The 2012 Jef Murray/ALEP2 Fantasy Calendar continues selling fast! It has now been sold in the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, France, and the Netherlands. This 2012 calendar is loaded with painting images from Middle-earth, and it is being published in support of the upcoming ALEP2 (A Long Expected Party 2) gathering of Tolkien fans in Kentucky in September (see www.alep2.us). You can order your copy at www.JefMurray.com .

• The Middle-earth Network ( http://middleearthnetwork.com ) is fast becoming the "Go To" place for news about Tolkien-related events and for discussions on the social network, http://mymiddle-earth.com/ . There are contests, postings of artwork and music, plus Middle Earth Radio. Most recently, Maerech of the Dunedain Radio held and interview with Tim, JP, David, Marc Gunn and myself on the original "A Long Expected Party (ALEP)" in 2008, as well as a discussion of how this year's event is expected to play out. Tune into the Middle-earth Network for rebroadcasts and other great news and features!

• The Return of the Ring 2012 (see http://www.returnofthering.org/) will be a huge Tolkien-themed conference and gathering at Loughborough University on 16-20th August, 2012. I am delighted to have been invited to appear as a guest of honour at the event and am looking forward not only to sharing my paintings and sketches, but also to participating in panels and presentations. You can book reservations now online.

• Tolkien biographer Joseph Pearce and I collaborated on an EWTN TV special on J.R.R. Tolkien that is now available on DVD. The production includes dozens of my illustrations of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and it focuses on the Catholicity of Tolkien's magnum opus. You can order the a DVD of the show at: http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/TOLKIEN+S+LORD+OF+THE+RINGS+A+CATHOLIC+WORLD+VIEW/shop.axd/ProductDetails?x=0&y=0&keywords=Pearce+Tolkien&edp_no=22609

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[ElfstoneLARP] Re: Expectant new players

 

Well I am very sorry to hear that folks I was really hoping it might work out! But please feel free to keep my name and contact information and if anything comes up for a revival as the movie draws near (I never needed a movie to be passionate about middle earth) please feel free to call on us, we will rise to the occasion!

--- In ElfstoneLARP@yahoogroups.com, Mike Yow <rohirricbard@...> wrote:
>
> Aiya Scott,
>
> Sadly, Jacob is right - after several solid years of Middle-earthen adventure, including major presences on the Tolkien Track at Dragon*Con (among other places), Elfstone is essentially defunct.  As the rules designer and primary director, I now find it almost impossible to LARP, due to a busy acting career, in addition to participating in LARPing.  And most of our chief members have otherwise occupied lives as well, although, admittedly, there is still an urge to grab a foam latex blade or two and strike off into Mordor (or Stygia or whatever) for some rousing adventure.
>
> Savage Kingdoms is still very largely in the formation stages, and pending further interest, might see the light of Hyboria at some point.  However, as reasons stated above, it's been a long and tortuous road and so we hold our bated breath in hopes that more folks will, not only show deep excitement for this project, but actually step forward to assist.  Like I said, I no longer have the time to do most of the LARP direction and production.
>
> So, aye, stay in touch, and if the winds and the gods are with us, maybe we'll have something up and running in a few months.  Autumn doth often inspire me, after all!  
>
> -MikeY
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: elvenlord44 <the.ranger.of.the.north@...>
> To: ElfstoneLARP@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:02 AM
> Subject: [ElfstoneLARP] Re: Expectant new players
>
>
>  
> Hail and well met!
> As much as I love to see new interest in Elfstone,It saddens me to tell you that Elfstone has been largely inactive for at least the past three years now. The group just drifted apart after several years of good LARPing in the lands of Middle-earth. Much as I would love to see the group rise from the ashes, I do not see it happening unless there was a huge influx of interest (perhaps from the new Hobbit film in 2013). We have another group called Savage Kingdoms set in the world of Conan the Cimmerion and there was some talk of a combat practice amongst those few of us who remain the last weekend of August. I don't see that a few Elfstone scenarios would be too out of place.
>
> May your swords ever be sharp!
> Jacob Holewinski
>
> --- In ElfstoneLARP@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" <marshwoodbay@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ElfstoneLARP@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" <marshwoodbay@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Greetings!
> > > I have been interested in your Larp for a number of years now and my son and I find ourselves in the position to finally participate.
> > > We have been Larping up north in NJ and now that my son has graduated college and moved down here with me in Florida toget his masters, we can no longer participate on a monthly level at our previous larp.
> > >
> > > We have been Tolkien fans for many years and always thought it would be wonderful to be part of a Tolkien based larp.
> > >
> > > I have always played a dwarven character and would like to do so again but I am rather torn between that and being a Beorning Ranger (if that is possible) Both of those characters are very well fleshed out and I have costuming for either.
> > >
> > > My son will be choosing between his Ranger/minstral or a Knight of Dol Amroth but we both need to dig into the rules before we make any desisions.
> > >
> > > If anyone has any suggestions based on the flavor of the current gameplay andinvirement, I would welcome them.
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> >
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Re: [ElfstoneLARP] Re: Expectant new players

 

Aiya Scott,

Sadly, Jacob is right - after several solid years of Middle-earthen adventure, including major presences on the Tolkien Track at Dragon*Con (among other places), Elfstone is essentially defunct.  As the rules designer and primary director, I now find it almost impossible to LARP, due to a busy acting career, in addition to participating in LARPing.  And most of our chief members have otherwise occupied lives as well, although, admittedly, there is still an urge to grab a foam latex blade or two and strike off into Mordor (or Stygia or whatever) for some rousing adventure.

Savage Kingdoms is still very largely in the formation stages, and pending further interest, might see the light of Hyboria at some point.  However, as reasons stated above, it's been a long and tortuous road and so we hold our bated breath in hopes that more folks will, not only show deep excitement for this project, but actually step forward to assist.  Like I said, I no longer have the time to do most of the LARP direction and production.

So, aye, stay in touch, and if the winds and the gods are with us, maybe we'll have something up and running in a few months.  Autumn doth often inspire me, after all!  

-MikeY

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From: elvenlord44 <the.ranger.of.the.north@gmail.com>
To: ElfstoneLARP@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:02 AM
Subject: [ElfstoneLARP] Re: Expectant new players

 

Hail and well met!
As much as I love to see new interest in Elfstone,It saddens me to tell you that Elfstone has been largely inactive for at least the past three years now. The group just drifted apart after several years of good LARPing in the lands of Middle-earth. Much as I would love to see the group rise from the ashes, I do not see it happening unless there was a huge influx of interest (perhaps from the new Hobbit film in 2013). We have another group called Savage Kingdoms set in the world of Conan the Cimmerion and there was some talk of a combat practice amongst those few of us who remain the last weekend of August. I don't see that a few Elfstone scenarios would be too out of place.

May your swords ever be sharp!
Jacob Holewinski

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> > Greetings!
> > I have been interested in your Larp for a number of years now and my son and I find ourselves in the position to finally participate.
> > We have been Larping up north in NJ and now that my son has graduated college and moved down here with me in Florida toget his masters, we can no longer participate on a monthly level at our previous larp.
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> > We have been Tolkien fans for many years and always thought it would be wonderful to be part of a Tolkien based larp.
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> > I have always played a dwarven character and would like to do so again but I am rather torn between that and being a Beorning Ranger (if that is possible) Both of those characters are very well fleshed out and I have costuming for either.
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> > My son will be choosing between his Ranger/minstral or a Knight of Dol Amroth but we both need to dig into the rules before we make any desisions.
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> > If anyone has any suggestions based on the flavor of the current gameplay andinvirement, I would welcome them.
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> > Scott
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[ElfstoneLARP] Re: Expectant new players

 

Hail and well met!
As much as I love to see new interest in Elfstone,It saddens me to tell you that Elfstone has been largely inactive for at least the past three years now. The group just drifted apart after several years of good LARPing in the lands of Middle-earth. Much as I would love to see the group rise from the ashes, I do not see it happening unless there was a huge influx of interest (perhaps from the new Hobbit film in 2013). We have another group called Savage Kingdoms set in the world of Conan the Cimmerion and there was some talk of a combat practice amongst those few of us who remain the last weekend of August. I don't see that a few Elfstone scenarios would be too out of place.

May your swords ever be sharp!
Jacob Holewinski

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> --- In ElfstoneLARP@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" <marshwoodbay@> wrote:
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> > Greetings!
> > I have been interested in your Larp for a number of years now and my son and I find ourselves in the position to finally participate.
> > We have been Larping up north in NJ and now that my son has graduated college and moved down here with me in Florida toget his masters, we can no longer participate on a monthly level at our previous larp.
> >
> > We have been Tolkien fans for many years and always thought it would be wonderful to be part of a Tolkien based larp.
> >
> > I have always played a dwarven character and would like to do so again but I am rather torn between that and being a Beorning Ranger (if that is possible) Both of those characters are very well fleshed out and I have costuming for either.
> >
> > My son will be choosing between his Ranger/minstral or a Knight of Dol Amroth but we both need to dig into the rules before we make any desisions.
> >
> > If anyone has any suggestions based on the flavor of the current gameplay andinvirement, I would welcome them.
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> > Scott
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[ElfstoneLARP] Re: Interested in joining your group!

 

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oops! sorry I did not realize this post was going to the same place as my other, forgive the redundency!
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--- In ElfstoneLARP@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" <marshwoodbay@...> wrote:
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> Greetings!
> I have been interested in your Larp for a number of years now and my son and I find ourselves in the position to finally participate.
> We have been Larping up north in NJ and now that my son has graduated college and moved down here with me in Florida toget his masters, we can no longer participate on a monthly level at our previous larp.
>
> We have been Tolkien fans for many years and always thought it would be wonderful to be part of a Tolkien based larp.
>
> I have always played a dwarven character and would like to do so again but I am rather torn between that and being a Beorning Ranger (if that is possible) Both of those characters are very well fleshed out and I have costuming for either.
>
> My son will be choosing between his Ranger/minstral or a Knight of Dol Amroth but we both need to dig into the rules before we make any desisions.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions based on the flavor of the current gameplay andinvirement, I would welcome them.
>
> Scott
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