ORCSLarp

You better bee-lieve that this is going to be a buzzing good time. The Queen calls you to defend the hive lest you be stung!

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Your first event is free, followed on your second event by a one-time $5 lifetime membership fee + $3 Event fee. Afterwards, each event is $3. Check-In starts at 12pm and ends at 1pm. People 14 to 17 must have a guardian present.

Location: Gosnold’s Hope Park, 901 Little Back River Rd, Hampton, VA 23669

Find us on the Web at: http://www.orcslarp.org

See our Schedule here: https://www.orcslarp. bcorg/schedule

Subscribe to our Google Calendar: [email protected]

Read our Rulebook: https://www.orcslarp.org/rules

Dear ORCS players:

Many players received a letter earlier this year from the administrative board of another local game, Legend. The letter reminded everyone about past bullying and toxic actions taken by Legend players; it attempted to exonerate Legend with arguments that these actions over the last ten years did not represent its current leadership or its players. If you have questions about these incidents, please feel free to ask a noble.

Shortly this letter was sent out, ORCS Executive Board was notified that Legend has a public ban list in its bylaws, which included the deadname of an ORCS player. Legend updated its ban list when the player’s legal name changed, but still included the deadname in addition to the new legal name.

Deadnaming is transphobic, bullying behavior and is considered sexual harassment.

Our EB brought the issue to the attention of Legend’s board. Legend’s board explained that the deadname had been left in the bylaws ban when the legal name had been added by majority vote of the entire club, and the deadname could not be removed without a majority vote of the entire club. Legend’s board stated they would recommend alternative language that removed the deadname.

This spring, the majority of Legend voted to change the language again of the bylaws ban, but still included the deadname. Given the opportunity to prove that their community was not represented by a prior legion of bad actors, Legend responded by doubling down organizationally on every level - in its bylaws, in its leadership, in its broader community that majority voted to further enshrine bullying and sexual harassment in its governing document.

ORCS Noble Council and Executive Board unequivocally condemns transphobia in the larger LARP community. Transphobia is not compatible with our safety culture. Sexual harassment is not compatible with our safety culture. We recommend that when and if our players decide to cross-game, they do so in larping communities that treat LGBTQ players with respect.

-ORCS Noble Council, ORCS Executive Board

“Whispers in the wind bring you news of strange nautical happenings. The Infamous Pirate BriarRose, long a scourge upon every nation, has mysteriously vanished, along with her crew and her ship full of ill-gotten gains. Drunken sailors mutter that the area in which she was lost has experienced strange weather phenomena, water spouts, Kraken sightings, and terrifying sea creatures.

You have hired a ship and set out to see whether BriarRose has finally met her doom, and if so, where her treasure might lie.”

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Your first event is free, followed on your second event by a one-time $5 lifetime membership fee + $3 Event fee. Afterwards, each event is $3. Check-In starts at 12pm and ends at 1pm. People 14 to 17 must have a guardian present.

Location: Gosnold’s Hope Park, 901 Little Back River Rd, Hampton, VA 23669

Find us on the Web at: http://www.orcslarp.org

See our Schedule here: https://www.orcslarp. bcorg/schedule

Subscribe to our Google Calendar: [email protected]

Read our Rulebook: https://www.orcslarp.org/rules

There’s some bizzare stuff going on in an old tower. Might be fun to check it out!

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Your first event is free, followed on your second event by a one-time $5 lifetime membership fee + $3 Event fee. Afterwards, each event is $3. Check-In starts at 12pm and ends at 1pm. People 14 to 17 must have a guardian present.

Location: Gosnold’s Hope Park, 901 Little Back River Rd, Hampton, VA 23669

Find us on the Web at: http://www.orcslarp.org

See our Schedule here: https://www.orcslarp. bcorg/schedule

Subscribe to our Google Calendar: [email protected]

Read our Rulebook: https://www.orcslarp.org/rules

ADDRESS
DM for information

SCHEDULE (Subject to change)
Friday:
-Set-up starting at 12PM
-Rules and Lay-On at 7PM

Saturday:
-Check-in from 10-12PM
-Rules and Lay-On at 12PM
-Lay-Off in the later evening, followed by a communal campfire

Sunday:
-Clean-up and depart by 12pm

FEES
-Campouts cost $10 and get you 3 credits.
-Extra Credit Buy: A $5 donation to the club gets you 1 extra credit; a $10 donation gets you 2 extra credits.
-That means, for $20, you could get 5 credits at Campout!

PARKING
Parking will be in the field by the road. Ropes and stakes will demark the parking boundary.

BUILDINGS
We do not have access to the building. Port-a-potties and a hand-washing station will be provided.

FIRE
Fires must be contained in above ground portable fire pits and ashes must be disposed of in the big on-site fire pit.

FOOD
Members will be responsible for their own food. Alcohol is allowed, but must be consumed in your camps. Wal-Mart and a variety of fast food and sit-in restaurants are about 10 minutes from the location.

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Find us on the Web at: http://www.orcslarp.org

See our Schedule here: https://www.orcslarp.org/schedule

Subscribe to our Google Calendar: [email protected]

Read our Rulebook: https://www.orcslarp.org/rules