Baron’s Ball

 

Hosted in-person by Device of Wastekeep

The Barony of Wastekeep (Tri-Cities, WA)

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Eldrick von Muth
Date: October 4 , 2024 until October, 6 2024
Site opens at: 3:00 PM on October 4th 2024
Site closes at: 1:00 PM on October 6th 2024

Event site:
Horn Rapids County Park
NSA Benton City, WA 99320


Wastekeep’s last camping event of the season. Heavy war tournament, Rapier tournament, A&S and Bardic Championships.

 

Archery Events:

Saturday Archery Activities at Baron’s Ball
Questions?  Contact your TAM MIC HL Rashida bint Yusuf (alkoppel -at- gmail -dot- com)
Archery Target Marshal Class (starts 30 min after Saturday morning court, lasts 1 hr plus practical time):
Would you like to be a Junior Archery Marshal?  Are you a Junior who’s ready for promotion to Senior?  I’ve got you covered!  This class will dig into range set-up, weapon standards, running Royal Rounds, and general range procedures.  Stick around after class for required practical experience setting up our range, and all participants who are working on authorization will need to sign up for a 20 min shift calling the range while supervised.
No limit on class size and it’s free.
Royal Rounds:
Rashida will have the range set up for archers to shoot Royal Rounds on Saturday.  Get those scores in before the current season ends on Halloween!
COLOR BLOCK PRIZE SHOOT:
Have you heard about Rashida’s prize shoots?  They’re appropriate for all ages and skill levels and rely on a mix of skills and luck.  At this fun shoot at 20 yards, target color scoring will be subject to the whims of my dice bag.  Come win a surprise prize and some bragging rights.
(1 hr long, but subject to the number of participants)

Art’s & Sciences Activities:

Championship details –  Bring your creations, they may be pieces in progress, (documentation earns you extra interest from the judges) and show off your skill and knowledge.

Bardic championship is also up for grabs. Dust off those voices for story or song, or instruments to charm the masses. Whatever your talent, we are looking forward to being entertained.
Other A&S Activities:
“Hide that Ugly Mundane Thing”.
You want or need that modern convenience at events, but tired of it showing up in your photos or distracting from the ambiance you have spent so much time creating?
Now is the time to show off your creativity in how you have disguised a modern item so that it blends into your camp or persona unseen.
Bring your item to Baron’s Ball and enter it into our Hide that Ugly Mundane Thing contest. Before and after photos are great, if you have them. You can win prizes and give other fine gentles ideas.
“Make the Modern Medieval”  Turn back time, transform a modern item into your medieval ensemble, camp decor or table ambiance. Or show how you use a modern item for a medieval need.
Enter this contest at Baron’s Ball by bringing a modern item that you have remade into something “medievalish”!
Before pictures of the item would be amazing, but not required, and a short note of how you were inspired to recreate or reuse the item.

“Siege Cooking”

A culinary tradition is being revived!  As a tribute to the late Mistress Marcia, there will be a siege cooking contest at Barons Ball!  The prize will be a forged ladle big enough for the best soup pot!!
Contestants will receive a collection of ingredients to utilize. They may bring spices and salt (if they are wealthy enough), and one extra ingredient to be declared upon entering the contest.
Registration and ingredient collection will be 10:30am on Saturday and the entries must be received by 1:00pm for judging at 1:15pm.
You will need your own equipment/cooking source/serving supplies.

Heavy Combat Activities:

Baron’s Choice of Captain’s

General Rules:
No weapons over 7’4”

First Scenario:
Open Field Capture the Standard
45 minutes
Whoever captures and delivers the opponents standard will be given 5 points. The rest of the team will get 1.
The team with the most captures at the end will be given an additional 1 point.
If you are carrying the flag you have to only have a shield or a weapon.

Second Scenario
Cliffside Battle.
30 min each side
A route on the other team is a point for everyone on the winning side.

Third Scenario
Castle Battle:
30 min each side
Route on the other team is a point for everyone on the winning side.

You know the drill. Get your number and remember it. When you kill somebody, tell them your number and give that to the lists. Highest point count at the end of the day wins.

 

Rapier Activities:

We’re bringing back an oldie. We’ll be doing a Rose tournament on Saturday. You will need to have an inspiration to fight for!
You will start the tournament with two roses. When you are bested, you will deliver one of your roses to your opponent’s inspiration. When you are out of roses, you are out of lives.

Cut & Thrust Activities:

With the limited number of authorized C&T fighters in the Inlands, we will be holding a practice for those that want to learn, want to be authorized to fight, or want to be authorized to become Junior Marshals!

This event includes the following activities and/or services:
Royal Presence - King
Royal Presence - Queen
Is an online gathering
Has Heavy Fighting activities
Has Rapier and/or Cut & Thrust activities
Has Archery activities
Has Bardic activities
Has Arts & Sciences activities

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Registration Information

This is the last camping event of the season.  If you want to reserve an RV space, large camping area, or Eric space – please use this form:  https://forms.gle/AMTDBRwLGVL25n9X6

Site Fees

Fee Type Cost*
Adult – Weekend 30
Adult – Day Fee 25
*SCA Members will receive a $10 member discount off the cost listed above.

Event Schedule

Friday, October 4th

  • 1 PM – Site opens for Royalty, Staff and merchants
  • 3 PM – Site opens for public
  • Evening – Vigil at Skaldshall for Godrod, and on the eric for Alexandre de Sant Roma de Sau (Roma).

Saturday, October 5th

  • 8:00 AM – Gate & Lists Open
  • 9:00 AM – Opening Court
  • 9:30 AM – Lists Close
  • 9:30 AM – YAC tournament
  • 10 AM – A&S Entries due for Championship
  • 10 AM – Range setup – TAM Class – HL Rashida
  • 10 AM to 1 PM – Heavy Scenarios
  • 10:30 AM – Pick up Siege Cooking supplies
  • 11:00 AM – Dancing with Duchess Stjarna
  • 11:00 AM – Sinister Savvy – Rapier with HL Cem
  • 11:00 AM – Archery Prize Tourney
  • 12:30 PM – Heraldry with Lord Cuthbert
  • 1:00 PM – Court Etiquette with Lady Magdi
  • 1:15 PM – Siege cooking judging
  • 1:30 PM – Veggie Animals for Youth
  • 2:00 PM – Spiffy, Speedy, Sturdy eyelets with Mistress Athelyna
  • 2:30 PM – Rapier Tourney
  • 3:30 PM – Cut & Thrust Practice with Master Kian
  • 4:30 PM – Archery Range closes
  • 6:00 PM Court with Bardic Championship

Sunday, October 6th

  • Site Closes at 2:00 PM
  • Spend the morning with your friends and take your time packing up

Classes Offered

(10am) TAM Class – HL Rashida; “TAM class on the range Saturday starting 30 min after morning court and lasting 1 hour.  Range is open on Saturday starting when TAM class is finished, ending 30min before afternoon court.  People in TAM class who want to get authorized must assist with range set-up after class and practice calling the range.”

(11am) Sinister Savvy – Rapier with HL Cem: “TL:DR Tips for fencing against lefties.  There is something in the waters of Wastekeep, which has lead to a truly sinister situation!  We have an abundance of left handed fighters in our small group. I have been fighting lefties my entire fencing career thus far. And, over the last several years I have realized several strategies to help improve your odds against this supposedly rare occurrence.  Bring a rapier!”

(12:30pm) Heraldry with Lord Cuthbert: “Introduction to SCA Heraldry.

(1:00pm) Court Etiquette with Lady Magdi;

 

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