The Art of War XLII/2008

Date

April 10 to April 13, XLII/2008

Branch

Aquaterra

Autocrat

Brand deus-Leons

Site

Camp Brinkley, 25600-B Monroe Log Camp Rd, Snohomish, WA 98290

Weather

Hopefully dryish.

Activities

War skills event track

Event Steward event track

http://www.sca-ArtOfWar.org

Event Copy

Autocrat: Sir Brand deus Leons

The Art of War

The Goal of the Event is:

"To advance the skill of each SCA War Fighter: as a warrior, leader, strategist, trainer of others and as a battle-Historian" April 10-13 - 2008 (Thur - Sun) in An Tir. Brought to you by the Barony of Aquaterra (Everett, WA) Just 1.5 hours north by north east of Sea-Tac Airport (general region, Seattle, WA)

A Time of Transformation. A Time of Learning. A Time of Bonding and Becoming. A Time like No Other.

The Art of War - www.sca-artofwar.org

Date: April 10-13, 2008. This puts us at the same time as Tir Righ's Coronet. We thank Their Highnesses of Tir Righ for permission to share Their date. Hail Tir Righ!

If you are inspired by the goal of the event (To advance the skill of each SCA War Fighter: as a warrior, leader, strategist, trainer of others and as a battle-Historian) then this is probably a good event for you:-)

More reasons why this event may be for you: (for more information including pictures of the site and potential sleeping quarters, see the Website www.sca-artofwar.org)

• We offer Four days of disciplined hard work
• Major War Commanders from across the SCA as Instructors
• Major Event Stewards from across the SCA as Instructors
• ~20 Command teachers with extensive War experience from An Tir.
• ALL food for FOUR days prepared for you.
• We do the dishes.
• War related topics, day and night.
• No encampments to bring or set up (unless you really, really want to)
• No dishes to bring. No food to buy or cook.
• Hot Showers. Flush Bathrooms. Dry Sleeping areas.
• Hot meals. Ambiance of a Rustic Forest setting.
• Lessons in History.
• Camaraderie.

The ability to transform yourself from a Beginning Fighter to a vital member of a War unit. Or From a Tourney Fighter to a War Unit Member/Leader. Or From a Small Band Leader to a Leader of Armies. Still some spaces left. $75.00 for just Friday Night - Sunday. All food included. There is a Stewarding Track (Autocrating) as well.

Read the additional pages & sign up for updates at www.sca-ArtOfWar.org

Here is "The Last BIG email about Art of War" with important directions, lists of Istructors, what to bring, what NOT to bring, etc.

"Greetings from Sir Brand and the Event Staff of Art of War. This is a day late. My apologies. For some reason, my editor wanted my ramblings to make sense. Go figure;-) Many exciting things are coming together. We expect a great event!

This is your LAST BIG EMAIL, with all the information we think you will need. Please feel free to write or call (206-291-6205) and we will do our best to answer additional queries. If you know others who want to attend, there are slots still available for the event. Write for details.

This email will also be available as a PDF in the FILES section of www.sca-artofwar.org. Also, as a POST there as well.

The Do _NOT_ Bring list: NO Alcohol at all. Zero. Zip. Site is a Boy Scout Camp. Site is Bone Dry. If caught, site fee is forfeit and your . NO Pets. (Service animals have their own rules.) NO Firearms. BE AWARE Anyone attending the event “just to watch”, pays full site fee as posted: $125.00 – Thursday – Sunday. $75.00 Fri evening – Sunday. $65.00 Weekend.

Directions to Site: Camp Brinkley 25600-B Monroe Log Camp Rd Snohomish, WA 98290 The site is approximately 15 miles EAST of Everett, WA. (40 Miles North East of Seattle, WA.) We should be ready for students to start arriving at 11:00 AM.

1. From I-5 North or South take Exit 194 towards US 2 East via Trestle towards Wenatchee. Go 5.1 Miles 2. Take the WA - 9 Exit toward Arlington/Bothell to the Stop Sign. 3. Take a Left at WA-9 for about .2 miles (go just over the bridge then... 4. Turn Right at New Bunk Foss Road, follow it for 1.2 miles. 5. Turn left onto Old Machias Rd at the stop sign and follow it (Sharp Curves!) as it turns to S. Machias Road. (approx 1 mile) 6. Turn Left (North) on S. Machias Road. Go north 1 mile and Turn Right (just past the Espresso Stand) onto Dubuque Road. 7. Follow Dubuque Road East for 7.4 miles. You go past a Transfer Station Drop Box area on your left. 8. After 7.4 miles, at the "T" intersection, turn Left onto South Lake Rosinger Rd. (Head North) 9. When you see the Blue Lake Roesinger General Store on your Left, turn Right onto Monroe Camp Rd. and watch for signs to parking lot. Total Distance: Approx. ~15 miles East from I-5 & the City of Everett.

The county takes down our SCA signs, so we will do our very best to have some sort of markings posted to guide you. From Eastern Washington: Google Maps recommends taking I-90 West to I-5 then follow the directions from I-5 North Bound. PARKING: For check-in only, park in main lot. Most parking is just off the main site.

RECOMMENDED TO BRING LIST: ID & SCA Membership Card, if you have one. – Please Note: If you are having a Registration Transferred to you, you MUST bring that permission from the original holder of that registration or have it sent/emailed to us by Wednesday. Bedding - Also Highly Recommended: Air Mattress or Foam pad, extra blankets/sleeping bags. Garb (All Classes out of armor will be in garb.) Towel & Toiletries. (Medications, etc.) Extra Clothes, Rain Poncho/Gear Cloak, Gloves, Rubber Boots. (Weather reports call for continued clearing, however it is still wet and muddy) Favorite Drinking Vessel! -- No need for feaste gear. Extra Food – if so desired. All fighters, please bring a SPEAR (9’) and your full armor. Personal armor repair kit - Some armor repair gear will be on site If you have loaner gloves, spears, armor, etc., please bring those – AND MARK THEM There will be some Spear blanks for sale. Folding Camp Stool Note Taking Materials Personal Room Freshener.

Site has Showers! However please remember this is a rustic campsite – complete with bugs and little furry creatures… Smoking ONLY in designated OUTSIDE areas. Smokers will police the area for their trash.

T-SHIRTS: There will be a few extra T-Shirts on site for sale. Price $18.00 If you pre-ordered your T-Shirt, it can be picked-up when you sign-in. Please be aware that we discovered our supplier only has up to size 2-X in the style of shirt that was ordered. If you ordered a larger size, you can ask for a refund or we are looking into the possibility of ordering a different style of shirt that’s available in larger sizes. It would have the same design and could be sent to you within the month.

CLASSES: I would like Fighters to chat-up the Event Steward folks and consider sitting in on some of their classes and vise versa. We all need to know something about how an event is run, and everyone should have some idea what fighting is about in the SCA. Grab a spear and play☺

INSTRUCTORS: Guests: Count Balin – Caid War Commander. Master John the Pell – East Kingdom & Aethelmearc War Commander. Mistress Isabeau & Master Joseph: Estrella War Stewards. From An Tir: Sir Hathawulf – Kingdom War Lord. Sir Daniel – Kingdom Earl Marshal, Sir Viktor - Kingdom Siege Engine Deputy. Sir Caieth – Founded War Bands with Count Balin/Baron of Wealdsmere. Sir Godric – Leader of the Company of St. Ulrich. Tadhg – Chief of Clan Carn. Agelos – Equestrian.

BASIC Class List (subject to change.) Thursday 11:00 AM: Site Opens – Orientation Check In / Sleeping Assignments and Settle-in First Muster at 3:00 PM

1:30 – 3:00 PM - Weapon Workshop and Shield Inspection

Spear Making Practicum with Sir Hathawulf & Sir Viktor and others.

3:00 – 4:30 PM ALL On the Parade Ground

Introductions: Overview of the 4 Days
1st Drills (Hats Off)

4:30 – 6:00 PM Squad Drills and Skirmishes.

Tactics & Strategy – All Instructors

6:00 PM Open. One on One work. OR 6:00 PM - Siege Engines (Real vs. SCA) Viktor.

7:00 PM – Dinner

8:00 – 9:30 PM Lectures: Setting Up War Bands (Balin, Caieth, Hath, Daniel, Godric, Tadhg.)

Friday April 11: Fighter Schedule: 7:00 AM Breakfast

Organization of the Day. Announcements
Discussion: Nutrition. Physical Preparation.

8:00 AM Drills – Hats Off. ALL

9:00 – 10:30 AM Small Unit Organization

11:00 – 12:30 Skirmish Practice: Road, Field, Bridge, Wall

12:30 PM Lunch

2:00 – 3:30 PM -- Student's Choice:

Killing Pockets/An Tir Formations - Sir Hathawulf
Shield Walls on the Move - Count Balin
An Tir Cavalry - Sir Daniel
East Kingdoms Methods – Master John

3:30 – 5:00 PM Skirmishes

5:30 – 7:00 PM Roundtable discussion in Great Hall

7:00 PM – Dinner Discussion: The Horse in History & in the SCA – Agelos.

Saturday, April 12 Fighter Schedule. 7:00 AM Breakfast

8:00 – 10:30 AM: Skirmish – Small Unit Drills.

11:00 – 12:30 Battles

12:30 PM Lunch

2:00 – 6:00 Unit Drills / War Scenarios / Battles

6:00 – 7:00: Clean-up/Showers Etc.

7:00 PM: Dinner

General Discussion
Sat Night: Court

Sunday April 13. 8:00 AM Breakfast

9:30 AM – Noon Battle Work

~ 5:00 PM - Site closes.

Art of War Event Steward Track: Tentative Schedule

Thursday - April 10th

11:00 AM - Site Opens. All Instructors: Help with Check-In; Orientation of Students, Etc.

12:30 PM Lunch

2:00 PM: Event Steward Students: Meet and Greet with Instructors

3:00 – 4:00 PM - Observe 1st Muster (Site-walk: Discussion of Requirements for Large Events) Bring Camp Chairs.

4:00 – 6:00 PM – Great Hall: Overview of Goals / Requirements of War Events

Site Logistics: What is essential in an SCA War?
Negotiations with Site Owners/Local Authorities,
Port-a-Potties, Renting Large Commercial Services (BIG Tents, Shower Trucks, Graders, etc.)
Open Discussion.

8:30 – 9:30 PM - Attend AoW Round Table Discussion.

Friday April 11th Event Steward Track

9:00-10:30 AM: Large Event Logistics

Laying Out A War Site, War Fields, Camping, Parking, Entrance and Exit Roads.
Hay Bales vs. Wooden Structures.

11:00 AM – Noon: Event Preparation & Initial Organization

Advertising and Funding Options, Pre-Registration , ACCEPS
Running a Gate for 5,000+++, Software & Computer Suggestions
Organizational Systems, Flow Charts and Delegation of Responsibilities.

12:30 – 1:30 PM - Lunch/Help with Lunch

Discussion: Involving the non-fighting attendees, A&S and other Contests,

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM - Medics, Ambulances, and Death (for real).

Volunteer Recruitment and anti-burnout methods; Waivers, Permits & Paperwork
Removing unruly people from your site.

3:30 – 5:00 PM: Participate in Skirmish Support (Marshals, Water bearers, ETC) OR Roundtable Discussion: War Scenarios & Rules of Engagements; How to keep the flow of battle going; War Rapier, Armored Archers, Thrown Weapons. Siege Engines

5:15 – 6:30 PM

Courts (multiple Royalties. Precedence???)
Equestrian Activities; Food-Merchant Areas Merchants
Showers & other Amenities,
Entertainers, Parties, Patrols, "Problem Children", Actual Children

Evening with Lectures.

Saturday April 12.

8:30 AM – Noon:

Event Steward Practicum:
Rotating Schedule for all attending the Event Steward track: Gate, War Field Assistance, Hall Assistance, Orientation for New Arrivals.

2:00 – 3:30 PM - Heralding, Site Communication Systems, etc.

Assist with War Scenarios.
Follow Up on previous topics.

7:00 PM Saturday Evening, Dinner/Court.

General Discussion.

Sunday April 13

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Large Event Practicum:

War Field Assistance (Water Bearing, Marshalling, Chiurgeon) Hall Assistance, Closing Down the Site. Help with Lunch Prep – If Needed

Discuss Organizational Suggestions for the next Art of War.
Debriefing/General Wrap-Up: 'Onions & Roses'

Go home happy☺

Pictures

(Links to event pictures off-site)

Sample: Twelfth Night Pictures By Lord Joe Populace

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