Rules Clarifications, Reminders, and updates Updates

After the Pirates Plunder event we feel that it would be best to issues some rules updates, reminders, clarifications and whatnot.

Clarification: Dagger, Knife, Rapier, and Shortsword can be used by Rogues and others with that ability to perform the backstab strike. If a player is able to use one of those weapons but cannot perform backstabs then they cannot backstab with that weapon.

This has been updated in the Core Rule Book

Update: Add this to the page above the “High Liege Lord” heading: When a lord of a household joins a different household, they retain their former title, but lose all perks associated with their former household. Their former household, along with all of its associated perks, ceases to exist. The new household gains half of the former lord's royalty points, rounded up. This is distinct from a lord becoming subordinate to a high lord. In that case, the subordinate lord's household and its perks remain, but they swear fealty to the high lord. When a lord joins a new household, it is a more complete merging of power and identity.

Clarification & Reminder:  IOUs, To facilitate smoother gameplay, the Dawn Lands LARP often utilizes a paper IOU system for distributing rewards. This system streamlines the process for quest contact points, NPCs, and others who provide rewards, ensuring that players receive their due without unnecessary delays. Players are strictly prohibited from forging IOUs. Forgery is a serious offense and may result in expulsion from the game. The IOU system is designed to enhance the game's flow, and we appreciate players' cooperation in upholding its integrity. Tampering with the system only creates more difficulties for everyone involved. 

Players can redeem their IOUs for coin by turning them in to the banker at any point during the event, or to a member of the administration at the end of the event.

Clarification & Reminder: Potions in Dawn Lands LARP are designed for direct, personal consumption to achieve their intended effects. To be effective, a potion must be roleplayed as being drunk by the intended user. A potion's effect is lost if it is thrown at another person, poured into a drink or other substance, or applied to the skin. The effects of a potion only work on the person who consumes it.

Update: The Demon Dust potion, while this potion is in effect this character is considered a demon for purposes of opposing abilities and spells.”

Update: While under the effect of the Succubus Kiss potion the user is considered a demon for purposes of opposing abilities or spells.”

Clarification & Update: The 6th level Dawn Lander Cultural ability, Militia Captain: You may use the rank and title of Captain. You are now considered a raider for the Horde Attack ability, a shield fighter for the Formation Training ability of the Spear Fighter, and Soldier for the Hold the Line ability. This ability is always on. This is picked before a battle or encounter and you can only pick one. This can be changed between battles and/or encounters.

Reminder! Basic rule. If it is not on your sheet then you cannot do it.

Reminder: Arrows are not normally piercing unless the archer has that special ability

Reminder: Crossbow bolts are not piercing

Reminder: Duel weapon use can only be performed if your character has that ability. If you do not then cannot.

Reminder: the Gladius (sword) is not Piercing

Reminder: spears (of any type) are not Piercing unless the character has the ability to do so, and if used this must be called out.

Reminder: “Machine gunning” is an illegal technique and if used may be ignored by the opposing player. Machine gunning is where you make a swing then retract your weapon just an inch or so to strike again more quickly. That does not count as an attack and may be ignored by the target or opponent.

Clarification: This clarification addresses the Hexenkrieger ability, Force Bolt. The ability moves a target player, NPC, or monster back 5 paces in a straight line, or as near a straight line safely as possible. If this in-game movement pushes the target over an in game obstacle that causes death or damage, that outcome is permitted. For example, if a monster is pushed off a in game bridge in an encounter where falling off the bridge results in in game death or damage, that stands. However, for real-life safety considerations, a player is never required to move into an area that poses a risk of real-life harm, danger, or damage to their person or outfit. In such a case, the player may instead move to the nearest safe, adjacent area.

Clarification: "Strike through" or "push through" with weapons: If an incoming blow is deflected or parried in such a way as to be a solid counter, but the attacker is still able "push through" to make light contact with a much diminished swing, the blow can be ignored.

Ruling on Storm Bringer (The cursed demon sword)

Some concerns have been raised about the cursed sword Storm Bringer that is in play in the game.  To clarify, the player wielding the cursed sword Storm Bringer may not “drink the soul” of another player unless that is agreed upon by the other player.

This ability is/was meant to be a role playing consideration more than a randomly enacted ability. If another player agrees to be “killed” and their “soul drank” then that player may return to normal, as in alive, once (and if) the sword is ever destroyed. The player wielding Storm Bringer must speak with the player (victim) before this occurs and plan things out.

Again, all of this is/was meant to be a role playing consideration. Other players, not wielding Storm Bringer, should still role play that they feel uneasy around the sword and its wielder and they should role play so that they know that the sword is very dangerous. They probably don’t know how or why, but they do know that it is dangerous.

Commander and the Elvish Cultural Long Sword Ability: For the purpose of meeting the requirements for Elven weapon training, proficiency, and other class-specific benefits related to Martial Classes, the Commander class is formally included in the listing of accepted Martial Classes.