[OOC] Information &Participant Signups

What: Grand tourney (Joust, Melee and Archery) to celebrate a double wedding.
When: The first month of 127 AL.

I think the first thing to do is get a list of who's participating in which event, then we can begin crunching numbers as to how to handle that.  If you're attending, please post below, saying which events you'll be participating in, and I'll update the master list at the top here every so often.  

Joust
Baelon
Loreia
Jon Templeton
Alfred Haigh
Benedict Marsten
Aerion Storm


Melee
Darron Greyjoy
Baelon
Loreia
Jon Templeton
Alfred Haigh
Jorah Holt
Benedict Marsten
Kevan
Davain Bartheld
Aerion Storm
Ereth Redwain


Archery
Corrine
Benedict Marsten
Luecian

Baelon will be attending (of course) and will participate in the joust and the melee.

Loreia will be in both.

Corrine will enter the Archery.

Jon Templeton joust and melee.

Ser Alfred shall participate in joust and melee.

Jorah will sign up for the melee

Ben - melee, joust, archery :;
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Kevan - melee, joust

*Might I suggest a singing, dancing, or debating competition for the non-combat specialist

I'm considering various non-combat options, will be discussing with Reader when I have time to put ideas down, hopefully this weekend. I just thought it might take some time to accumulate all the interest here, so wanted to get the register up ASAP.

Benedict Marsten wrote:Ben - melee, joust, archery :;
):

Oh it is so on, husband.

Benedict Marsten wrote:*Might I suggest a singing, dancing, or debating competition for the non-combat specialist

Great idea! Corrine would take part in those!

Davain will be in the melee

Could you add in the rewards for the winners in the first post, please?

Luecian would love to attend and enter the archery competition.

Unfortunately, as much as I want to, Nathan cannot attend. He is unbelievably busy the first few months of 127.

Loreia, as soon as I know what the prizes *are* (I'm currently discussing this with Reader), I'll edit them into the first post. I wasn't just hiding them to be coy.

Nathan, sorry to hear that, but I understand.

And a general note: I'm currently proposing around 6 non-combat events for this tourney to Reader, but am waiting for feedback before saying they definitely exist.

I was under the impressions that the prize amounts (in total) are determined by the size of the tourney (per p123).
Local: 2 Wealth (400gd for joust, 1 wealth (200gd) for each additional event
Regional: 2 Wealth (400gd) for each event
Grand: 5 Wealth (1000gd) for each event

It's up to the organizer to determine how that prize money is distributed among the contestants.
Though I note that that the Bartheld tourney prizes are about 1/10th of that, but he does have a reputation for being tightfisted.

That was the impression I was under, but (a) I want it confirmed before I write it down (b) There's been rule changes about how efficiently you may convert Wealth to coin and (c) I need to know if the non-combat events draw their prizes from the same 'pot', or if they'd do so from the base cost.

I hadn't even considered the exchange rate difference;
Reader didn't have me check it for my tourney prizes (you may note that my tourney prizes add up to 400gd exact).

Baelon I was under the impression that the wealth amount was the cost of organizing and holding the tourney, because I paid the three wealth and the prizes where coming out of Davain's own pockets.

It says specifically wealth for prizes, so you shouldn't have to pay anything out of your own pocket. The only question mark, as Daveth notes, is how much coin that prize will translate into given the new house rule.

"
A local tournament usually costs 2 Wealth to sponsor and 2 Wealth as the prize."
- pg 123

I have a character in-progress that would love to take part in the melee and the joust, if Reader and I can finish hammering out details.

Assuming I get the green light from our Lord Narrator and can play, what are the host's rules on squires (albeit senior squires) taking part?

I think that would depend on whom you serve as a squire. I think most knights would be hesitant to throw you into the fire while you're not quite near the end of your training. Given your age group, it's not likely you'll be able to hold your own against the grown-ups. Assuming you suffer no severe injuries, you're more likely to be humiliated. I'll let Reader weigh in on this.

It's very likely you won't be allowed in the joust for...reasons. Story 1 had a squires' melee, I'd love to have one carved out for you to join, but that would be up to Daveth.

Everyone likes mystery knights though, probably shouldn't be an issue if you're fully grown unlike a certain twelve year old that wasn't.

Yup, for bookkeeping purposes, put me down -- either as "Aerion Storm, squire to Ser Harbert Baratheon," or as a mystery knight, if our Lord host wouldn't allow a squire -- for the joust and the melee (and the equestrian, if that requires signing up in advance), please and thanks.