Topic: Aratari Mayhem May 18-20, 2012 Upper Marlboro, MD. (Read 1259 times)

Kensman Tauron · « **on:** April 18, 2012, 02:00:37 pm »

Hey ya'll

Just wanted to let you know about an event coming up.

!!! - ARATARI MAYHEM XVII - !!!
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May 18-20, 2012
Patuxent River Park
16000 Croom Airport Rd.
Upper Marlboro, MD. 20772

Cost of the event is $10 for the day or weekend with or without feast. No fires on ground. Only in provided fire pits. If you arrive early please remember where other groups have camped in the past.

Troll will open on Friday May 18 at 12 pm. Please do not arrive any earlier.
Weapons check and Troll will be open Saturday May 19 at 10 am. Battles and scenarios will be from 12 on. These have to be worked out but just let me say I got a few suprises in store for the day. I have heard your feedback and will act on it.
Also happening on Saturday will be The General Mayhem Polish Highlander Tourny run by me. Promptly at 5 pm on Saturday will be AWC held in the pavillion. Following that we will be having a feast at 7 pm. Yes I said a feast!! Remember the guy that Mace and Malice got us last year? I hope so cause he is back!! The evening festivities will be held throughout the site on a group by group basis.
Sunday - Need to clear out no later than 12 pm. Please police your campsites and fighting areas and dipose of refuse in proper receptacles.

Hope to see everybody out!! Please don't forget to inform your group leaders about War Council!!

Tauronziz, Magistrate

Malpan · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2012, 02:10:08 pm »

Epic feast guy is coming back? The 5 hour drive totally worth it for that food.

Blackhawk The Apollyon · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2012, 02:52:51 pm »

This is where Aratari dumps it's money on feast, your $10 gets you real food made by a real BBQ contest winner and enough leftovers to eat for a month. Last year was chicken, brisket, pulled pork, and a vegetarian delight including the slaughter of a potato salad that put us meat eaters in a food coma.

Dudley S. Grimes · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2012, 07:28:42 pm »

Jeesus Criste.

That man is a BBQ god.

Doubly Excited for Mayhem. Super Feast and Peasant Squad Premier.

Kevät · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2012, 07:35:37 pm »

BadAss Garb is currently accepting orders for delivery at Mayhem! We'll also be setting up our booth with a large variety of in stock items. Mayhem is a GREAT event and the perfect time to stock up for Rag!!! You buy from the best when you buy from BadAss Garb!

Daz · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2012, 01:18:27 am »

HEADS UP PEOPLE NEW TO THE SITE
As you come down Croom Airport Road, there will be a sign that says that the park entrance is in 500ft. ignore this sign, it is sending you to the park office. stay on croom airport and keep on down the road. OUR entrance will be on the right, in about a mile after that sign.

here, have a map
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201294157100284976326.000476f6b5934c7f32125&msa=0&ll=38.751707,-76.709155&spn=0.003518,0.008256

Kensman Tauron · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2012, 08:04:57 am »

Thanks Daaz!!

Kensman Tauron · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2012, 10:41:57 pm »

Don't forget the Polish Highlander Tourney!!

Stellaria · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2012, 11:44:32 pm »

:/ after 2 years of making the trek out there for this, I have to pass this year. Not a fun thought.

Kensman Tauron · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2012, 11:11:10 am »

you will be missed

Graymael · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2012, 11:40:21 am »

Got the email below today from Terry Pratchett's Publicity Manager.

I plan to film the video clip at Mayhem on Saturday, May 19.

The Guard is working on the details of the (very short) clip...but we'd like it to end with the camera pulling back to show as many Dagorhir as want to be in the shot, all singing "Smile, boys, that's the style!" - featuring lots of shields and unit banners.

Sir Terry Pratchett has sold more than 75 million books worldwide, most of them high fantasy (you know, aimed at the kind of people who would play Dagorhir). The Guard already placed "Dagorhir Lane" on the new map of Anhk-Morpork; here's another chance to get Dagorhir's face linked to something cool and broadcast to the World.

Graymael

PS: Here's a link to Amazon's write-up on "The Long Earth":
http://www.amazon.com/The-Long-Earth-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0062067753

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Hi David,

We were all so impressed with your video clip for the Ankh-Morpork Map competition that we’d like to ask you and the Guards a favour…

For The Long Earth, the new Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter book that we’re publishing on the 21st June, we’re creating a video clip of the first chapter. We’ve split the chapter up into lines and these lines have been given to famous faces, people involved with the Discworld and many more people besides. It’s an extract if you like and all the videos we get in will be spliced together to form a continuous narrative.

There’s a line in there that requires a little more oomph. I was wondering if I could tempt you and ‘the freaking awesome guards’ to film it for me? It would need to be on a smartphone, landscape, but apart from that can be in any way that you choose.

The line from the book is from a very famous song and probably deserves to be sung. It is the following:

‘“Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile, while you’ve got a Lucifer to light your fag, smile boys, that’s the style...”’

Does this sound like something you might like to do? You’d be on the video with Terry and Rob and countless more besides. Please let me know if you’d like to take part as if you don’t want to I’ll need to find someone else to do it.

Thank you

Lynsey

Publicity Manager
Transworld Publishers

Kensman Tauron · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:30:01 am »

cover of The Rolling Stone here I come!!

Graymael · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2012, 11:59:58 am »

Got to buy five copies for your mother...

Pellon Pekko · « **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2012, 04:40:32 pm »

MUG BALL!

Garret Ironshield · « **Reply #14 on:** May 15, 2012, 09:18:42 pm »

So yeah, looks like it's gonna be fun. I'ma show up.

Warwick Dalton · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2012, 12:10:12 pm »

Workin, maryland deathfest the next weekend.

Sheryaar · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2012, 01:46:29 pm »

Hey guys!
I've only been to one event (thanksgiving battle about a year and a half ago) and it's taken me 18 months to convince my friends to try this out. Just wondering what kind of turnout to expect at the campout events. We'll be there regardless, no worries, you guys will have a few extra noobies to drop the hammer on. Oh yea, also, a few tips for weapon check would be helpful really helpful. (seeing as we failed horribly last year with our giant duct tape buster swords)

Silk · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2012, 01:49:18 pm »

You'll see 80 people at Mayhem, easily. More if the weather is nice.

Sheryaar · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2012, 02:00:48 pm »

Well, color me excited.

Dudley S. Grimes · « **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2012, 02:54:17 pm »

Sheryaar,

Do a little research on the boards.

Lots of really awesome tutorial for making nice gear that will pass.

Or you can bring 25$ to Space Knight camp and I'll sell you a nice resistance build blue sword. Bring another 50$ and I have a shield to sell you.

Bär · « **Reply #20 on:** May 18, 2012, 01:09:28 am »

My bad ankle and I will be there. The doctor says I can't shoot any of you. This time.

Graymael · « **Reply #21 on:** May 18, 2012, 12:18:23 pm »

Quote from: Silk on May 16, 2012, 01:49:18 pm

You'll see 80 people at Mayhem, easily. More if the weather is nice.

They're calling for BOOTYFUL weather. I'd expect at least 150, maybe 200 at MayHem.

See you there! Remember to bring your unit banners if you want them featured in the Terry Pratchett video!

Graymael

Garret Ironshield · « **Reply #22 on:** May 18, 2012, 04:45:53 pm »

Oh, lawd, yes.

Dudley S. Grimes · « **Reply #23 on:** May 20, 2012, 01:54:39 pm »

Great event.

Great feast.

Way to be adults about the leftovers though, I would have eaten those beans.

Kensman Tauron · « **Reply #24 on:** May 20, 2012, 02:42:35 pm »

Mayhem was fun, Althyng will be funner . . .

Sheryaar · « **Reply #25 on:** May 21, 2012, 02:15:59 pm »

Thanks for the good times guys, everyone there was really helpful and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. The event was a blast, it was a shame we had to dip out in a hurry before we got to sample the feast. Special thanks to Gtg and Wolfpack for letting us roll with them in battle.
- Tai, Law, and Roo

Garret Ironshield · « **Reply #26 on:** May 22, 2012, 02:50:53 pm »

Had a blast and the feast was really good.

Thanks Urks for teaming up with me and the Huns.

Toprak · « **Reply #27 on:** May 22, 2012, 09:43:36 pm »

This being our first time to Mayhem, sure glad we decided to make the trip. Made it a day event, but fun was had all around! Thanks to Urks for teaming with us, and yes, Mug Ball is something I look forward to from now on!

Graymael · « **Reply #28 on:** July 26, 2012, 01:32:09 pm »

(Reprinted from another thread...but I think it bears reprinting)

So the video reading of Chapter One of "The Long Earth" was released during Ragnarok.

Since then, I completely forgot to post a follow-up. Oops. Haven't had a spare moment. Had weddings to plan and perform and whiskey to drink. Been on the road. And Guilder to frame for it.

View the reading here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duU3CbCVUHA.

For all the Dagorhir people who participated in the filming, THANKS! You're now in a video with people including Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten from "Red Dwarf")!

Of course I'm biased...but:

1. I think the two Dagorhir segments are the most entertaining ones in the clip; and
2. Our segments total more screen-time than anybody else got.

Graymael

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