Cottington Woods Adventure Day / Fundraiser / Vendor Faire

• For our Players - You will earn CP for Tales from the Cotting House
• For our registered Tales NPCS - You will earn CP for a participating Accelerant Game (such as Aralis, Ascendant, Clockwork Skies, Crossover, Draconis, Fifth Gate, Isles, LIONE, Madrigal, Numina, Occam's Razor, Shadowvale, Future Imperfect, NERO: Fables of Fenorra, NERO: Volta Campaign)! Most games are offering full one-day event CP for attending!
• For Faire Attendees - get a head start on your Ren Faire and/or LARP shopping for the season! We will have local craftsmen and vendors here ready to show off and sell you their goods!
• Try out your Tales from the Cotting House Character Build when you're hooked onto your first Tales Mod. That's right, we're running several repeater Mods at the Playtest!
  • Put your Puzzle and Problem solving skills to the test when you find yourself in Wonderland
  • Experience the Slumberlands, and help a fellow Dreamer
  • Go on an adventure to a far off place
  • Aid the Riding Hoods by fighting the wolves of the Woods
  • Crawl through a Rat Tunnel (rogues mod)
  • Go on a Tracking MiniQuest, make the MiniCodex, and other games
• Participate in different Playtest Scenarios to help us test and and refine the game rules. Get a chance to play all the headers, and try different sklls! Get some fighting practice in while you're at it.
• Buy Raffle Tickets to win great gift baskets and other prizes!
• Bid in the Silent Auction to win lots of cool items!
• Purchase Influence Tokens for the Merchant Board and influence the direction of the Tales we tell (every token placed will be taken into consideration)
• Shop for costumes, jewelry and other items from local vendors
• Participate in panels and discussion groups, with topics such as how to write a (Cottington Tales) character history, how to write a PEL, meet the Staff & ask your Questions about the Written World, and more
• Buy some great food at the Bake Sale!
• Help raise money to get Tales from the Cotting House started, and keep event costs low
• Find out what Tales from the Cotting House is all about... and earn CP for your favorite game while you're at it. (Did we mention the CP?)

• Do you have to be a potential player of Cottington Woods to run through it?
  No. However, preference will be given to those who ARE planning on playing Cottington Woods. And obviously we'll need NPCs for the module!
• Only one repeater mod?
  Honestly, this will depend on attendance numbers. If we get a large prereg for the Playtest, we will consider adding a second repeater mod to the Playtest Event. So encourage your friends to come!
• Oh no! I don't have any costuming yet!
  That's fine! We certainly encourage players to where something "Vaguely In-Game," but we don't really expect full costumes. Throw something together if you like, but we can all pretend that your shorts and t-shirt are a great costume if need be. We want everyone to be comfortable at the event.
• Are you going to make NPCs where masks or makeup?
  No. I mean, unless you really want to. We will have costuming and makeup available, but will try to keep it light for the event.
• Is this Mod really happening to my character In-Game?
  It is up to you! You can use this as an adventure your character had prior to arriving in-game in the Woods if you wish, or you can just enjoy it as fun. Given that histories & concepts are not yet approved, and individual characters will come to the Woods in their own way and most will have not yet met, we are encouraging you to just have fun with this rather than have it be truly in-game so that your meeting with other players can occur in-game. However, if you are coming into game with a group of people and go through these mods, you can take it in-game as you wish. Do let us know after, in your PELs.

There are many ways to earn CP from the event!
To begin with, you will earn CP just by attending the event as either a Player or an NPC. As an NPC, you may choose to earn Cottington Woods CP, or CP for a participating Accelerant Game: (Aralis, Ascendant, Clockwork Skies, Crossover, Draconis, Fifth Gate, Isles, LIONE, Madrigal, Numina, Occam's Razor, Shadowvale, Future Imperfect, NERO: Fables of Fenorra, NERO: Volta Campaign).
If you are a Cottington Woods player, you must register as a PC, even if you choose to "npc" for us, or if you choose not to play your character on any of the mods. You will earn CP for Tales, regardless.
If you are not a Tales Player, but you register as a PC, you can either choose to apply it to Tales after (should you decide to become a Tales player), or earn NPC credit with a participating game (such as Aralis, After Dark, Clockwork Skies, Occam's Razor, Fifth Gate).

You can also earn CP by donating to the Raffle, Silent Auction, Bake Sale, or Yard Sale (see below).

There are many different ways to earn additional Cottington Woods CP for participating in the Fundraiser. To donate, go here to register your donation.
Here are the ways you can help out (click on each underlined item for more information):

• Raffle baskets
  We are putting out a call for people to donate gift baskets for us to raffle off. We will offer a minimum of 5 CP per basket. Please let us know the approximate value of your basket and what's in it; we may offer more CP if the basket is expensive or elaborate. Ideas for baskets include, but are by NO MEANS limited to:

  • Brer/Golem Makeup Basket
  • Fairytale Character (or Story) Themed Basket
  • Basket of spell packets
  • Spa basket
  • Tea basket
  • Snack basket
  • Duct Tape Rainbow weapon-making supply basket
  • Parchment & sealing wax basket
  • Cottington Woods inspiration book/movie basket
  • Jewelry-making/beading basket

  I'm sure you can think of many I can't. Anything that might appeal to larpers... or people in general... is welcome, and no basket idea is too small, so long as you think someone might buy a raffle ticket for it. To donate a raffle item, go here. Or send us an email to donations@cottingtonwoods.com.
  Click to see list of items that are currently available for the raffle.
• Silent Auction

  We are seeking donations for a silent auction (and offering CP for them). Maybe you're a crafter who might be willing to offer up something you made. Maybe you have a service to offer, like custom weapon making, sewing, or portraiture. Maybe you have something cool and in great condition in your attic that you don't need and might make a good silent auction item. To make a donation to the silent auction, go here. Or send us an email to donations@cottingtonwoods.com. CP amounts will vary based on the item that is donated, but will be at least 5 CP per item.
  (If you already offered something, we will try to be in touch with you shortly, but it would be absolutely lovely if you could ping us again at that address just for purposes of central information organization.)
  Click to see list of items that are currently available for the auction.
• Bake Sale
  We will have a bake sale. If you'd like to donate some baked goods, we offer 5 CP per double batch (or per 2 single batches). To donate a raffle item, go here. Or send us an email to donations@cottingtonwoods.com. Also, we could use someone to help organize/run the bake sale.
• LARP Yard Sale
  Do you have costuming, gear, or other items that you no longer need and would like to sell? Bring them to the event for a LARP Yard Sale. If you are a Tales player, you can earn CP by donating the item to the Yard Sale. If it sells, the proceeds will go to Tales, and you will earn half the selling price in CP as will the buyer. If you are not a Tales player but want to help out, donate the item. If the buyer is a player, they will earn the full cost of the item as CP, and the sales money will go to Tales. (We will also be open to a 50/50 split of the proceeds; please contact us to arrange). If the items do not sell, they will be returned to you at the end of the day. To donate a Yard Sale item, go here. Or send us an email to donations@cottingtonwoods.com.
• Discussion Panels
  The event includes a number of breakaway sessions/panels in which larpers with much experience in a given area offer up their advice, expertise, tips, and general knowledge/lore for those interested in getting more into a particular aspect of larping... whether you've been larping for 20 years and want to stretch in a new direction, or are a total newbie.
  Topics will hopefully include:

  • Character history design (general and for Cottington Woods)
  • Writing a Good PEL
  • Meet the Staff & Ask the GMs your Questions
  • Overview of Tales, style of play, and more

  If you are interested in volunteering to be on a panel, feel free to email panels@cottingtonwoods.com. We don't want the panels to get too huge, so if it's already full, we may have to gratefully decline. We will offer 2.5 CP per panel.
• Vendors / Mini Craft Fair
  We'd like to offer crafters and merchants the chance to sell their wares at the event. Bring your own booth, table, blanket, whatever. We debated how to handle this, so we're offering vendors a choice. Vending is a $30 fee, with all proceeds going to Cottington Woods props and costuming of course. We're happy to accept the $30 fee up front, but we also know that there's always the question of whether it will be profitable for you or not. So here's the alternative we are offering: Come set up your booth and offer your wares. Give Cottington 10% of your sales up to a maximum of $30. For example, if you sell nothing, it costs you nothing. If you sell $100 worth of goods, you only give us $10, but if you sell $300, you give us $30. If you sell $1000 worth of goods, you still only give us $30. Sound good? If interested, please contact us at vendors@cottingtonwoods.com
  (If you want to earn CP for Cottington or another Accelerant Game, however, you would need to pay the event cost of $30 in addition.)
  • Current Vendors who will be at the event:
    • A Valley of Stars - character portraits, jewelry, soaps, and other accessories
    • Loot Drop Crafts - chainmaille jewelry and costuming
    • Nana Carol's Quilts - hand crafter quilts, including banners, table runners, blankets, shawls and more
    • We are currently confirming if LARPHack/XephInk will be in attendance
• Games
  We hope to have some fun and likely silly games of chance and skill available. These currently include a Tracking MiniQuest, a Codex MiniQuest, and more. If you have an idea for a good game and might be willing to run one, or help run one (mostly think things you would find at, well, a fundraiser carnival), well, running a game is worth 5 CP. Email us at donations@cottingtonwoods.com if you might be willing to volunteer!
• Cash Donations
  As this is a fundraiser, we will also be accepting cash donations for CP, though we strongly encourage raffle, auction, bake sale, potluck, and panel donations as those help us raise money to purchase props, costumes, weapons, and other start up costs as well. We will offer 1 CP per $5 donated. Please contact us at cashdonations@cottingtonwoods.com if you wish to do this.

We will accept Cash, Credit Card, and Paypal payments at the event for goods purchased. For those who wish to pay by Credit Card or PayPal at the event, we will be giving everyone a purchase card to record what you acquire throughout the day (such as raffle tickets, baked goods & drinks purchased, auctions won, etc.) and will "check you out" at the end of the day, so you only need to worry about making one single purchase at the end of the day.

Raffle tickets will cost: $3 for 1; $5 for 2; $10 for 5, $20 for 12
Auction items will vary based on the winning bid
Baked Goods will start at $0.50 and go up from there.
Yard Sale items will have a set price, determined by the seller.

You do not need to attend the event in order to enter our Raffle! To enter the Raffle, first purchase Raffle Tickets. In the description, tell us (1) what items you wish to put tickets in for, and (2) how many tickets towards each item. Every raffle item has its own ticket pool.

To see what Raffle items are up for winning, and to purchase tickets, please go here: Raffle Items!

If you cannot attend the event, but want to to bid on a Silent Auction item, you can certainly do so! Send us an email to auctionbids@cottingtonwoods.com with the following information so that we can act as a proxy on your behalf:
* Your Name
* Your PayPal Address (to send invoice to if you win)
* The item(s) you wish to win
* For each item: (1) your starting bid amount; (2) your maximum bid amount; and (3) the increment by which you wish to increase your bid
* If there is an item you really really want to win, and want to be contacted at 3:45pm before the end of the silent auction if your max bid is outbid to consider whether to bid higher, please provide us the means we should contact you at that time and we will do so.