Combat
The Badass Coronet Tourney
Twilight tourney (9pm-ish). Any Baronage, landed or not, or Royal Peer may present a Champion to forward their name. This will be a double elimination tournament. Want an itty bitty sip of what it’s like to fight in Crown? Find a sponsor and ask for the very great honor of fighting for them. Includes both armored and rapier.
Regional Championships
Throughout the day
Armored
900 am – List table opens, Authorizations
Immediately following morning court – Regional Armored Championship. Tourney will be a standard double elimination tournament. Finals will be best 2 out of 3, bring your best. Weapons do not need to match
Tournament of Chivalry –
- ToC Round 1 (11:30 – 12:15)
- Round 2 (12:45 – 1:30)
- Round 3 (2:00 – 2:45)
- Chiv meeting (3:30 – 4:15)
Rapier
900 am – List table opens, Authorizations
Immediately following morning court – Regional Rapier Championship
Format will be double elimination bracket. Semifinalists coming from the losers’ side will need to win twice to advance. Final match will be best of three passes, matched weapons. Any match may be fought as Cut & Thrust if both combatants are equipped and agree.
Division I Youth Rapier Prize Tournament
Ages 6 – 9. Format will be round robin in which every participant will fight every other
combatant entered, each win will score one point. whoever has the highest point total will pick
from the table of prizes first, then the second place fencer will pick, and so on until every
participant has chosen a prize.
1100 am – Division II Youth Rapier Prize Tournament
Ages 10 – 13. Format will be round robin in which every participant will fight every other
combatant entered, each win will score one point. whoever has the highest point total will pick
from the table of prizes first, then the second place fencer will pick, and so on until every
participant has chosen a prize.
1130 am – Spear, Polearm and Two Handed Sword Tournament
Round robin format. Spears are thrust-only weapons which may be used in either Heavy Rapier of Cut & Thrust rules. Two Handed Swords may be used in either Heavy Rapier of Cut & Thrust rules depending on the flexibility of the blade. Polearm type weapons may only be used in Cut & Thrust rules as part of the Non-Metal Weapons experiment. All Cut & Thrust matches in this tournament will require both combatants to use Rigid Hand Protection; Heavy Rapier matches do not.
Division III Youth Rapier Tournament
Ages 14 – 17, possibly 13 with parental permission. Format will be determined by
number of participants. Top scoring winner will receive a single prize and Eternal Glory!!
1200 pm – Lunch Break
100 pm – Rapier Dice Tournament
Format will be determined by number of participants. Each round, each combatant will roll a die to determine what weapons form they may use: Single Sword, Sword with Dagger, Sword with Rigid Parry, Sword with Non-Rigid Parry, Case of Swords, Two-handed Sword/Spear (limited to six feet length). Any match may be fought as Cut & Thrust if both combatants are equipped and agree.
Division III Youth Rapier Dice Tournament
Format will be determined by number of participants. Division III youth fencers may
participate in this tournament alongside the adult rapier fencers. Youth fencers may only
challenge and fight with other Youth Fencers, Youth Approved Adult Fencers, and/or that
youth’s parent (assuming their parent is an authorized fencer). Youth Fencers may not
participate in Cut & Thrust, and may only fight with weapons styles for which they have
authorized. Youth Fencers will be marked with Yellow duct tape on their mask and gloves;
Youth Approved Adult Fencers will be identifiable by wearing a Yellow ribbon tied around their
arm.
Each round, each combatant will roll a die to determine what weapons form they may use:
Single Sword, Sword with Dagger, Sword with Rigid Parry, Sword with Non-Rigid
230 pm – Rapier and Cut & Thrust Melees
Read it again carefully…Rapier melees AND Cut & Thrust melees. Various Rapier melee scenarios will be presented, followed by Cut & Thrust melee scenarios. Spears will be permitted; rubber band guns MIGHT be permitted if the venue can be made safe for non-participants (determination will be made by the Marshal on the day).
400 pm – Lists close, clean up for Court
Archery
Midlands Regional Archery Tournament will take place on Saturday after morning court. Full schedule below –
Thrown Weapons
Activities throughout the day, more details coming soon
Bardic
Bard of the Midlands Competition Information!
Please gather together at 2:30 for the Bard of the Midlands competition at Baroness Wars! General warm-up and practice to begin at 2:30pm, competition to begin around 3pm at the discretion of TRM. The theme is “Endings And New Beginnings”.
Your piece can be your own, a period piece, or one you have permission to perform. It can be spoken, sung, or instrumental. Please keep your piece under 5-7 minutes.
Time: 2:30pm
Theme: Endings And New Beginnings
Judges: His will-be Excellency Akiyama Kazuhiko, THL Hilla Stormbringer, and Her Majesty Queen Sadb ingen Donnchadha
Duties of the Bard of the Midlands:
1. To promote, support, and champion the Bardic Arts in the Midlands (and also the Midrealm) to the best of your abilities
2. To run/host next year’s Bard of the Midlands competition at Baroness Wars or, should you be unable to attend, to provide a surrogate host to run it (help available upon request)
3. Bardic shenanigans as appropriate (Yes, it’s an oxymoron.)
4. If you are able, to create a song, story, poem, or musical work about and celebrating the Midlands.
Of the four duties, promoting the Bardic Arts is the most important. Newer bards are wholly welcome to compete. Bards not of the Midlands are also welcome to compete, as long as they are willing/able to promote bardic arts in the Midlands. Help is always available.
Arts & Sciences
Heart Taste of the Midlands
We invite you to join us for a friendly cooking competition as Taste of the Midlands returns this year. The Tournament of Chivalry will draw many visitors from beyond our region, so this is a time to shine and show off the culinary skills of the Midlands. You can enter as much or as little as you would like. You can join as an individual, shire, cooks’ guild, barony, or just a group of friends. Lunch will be period dishes and evaluated by a panel of esteemed judges. (Actual esteem may vary)
The competition will open at 11am for the judging panel and participants to sample the recipes. At noon, we will open to the populace to enjoy the entries. We cannot guarantee that there will be enough to feed everybody at the event without lots of people entering, so please consider bringing something to share. Read all the details and SIGN UP HERE.
Lunch
We are asking each entrant to provide 48 tasting portions (about half the size of a normal portion), with four portions set aside for the judging panel. Recipes for lunch should be from the SCA period, but documentation is not required. Dinner The One Paw Tiger Inn will be cooking vast amounts of meats, so we are just filling in the sides and desserts. Bring your favorite potluck item and feast with your friends. We have provided some categories to sign up under, so we know what to plan for. Sign up form coming soon!
Friday Dinner
The Barony of Illiton will be providing hot dogs Friday night for those coming in! Vivat!
Saturday Breakfast
The Barony of Shattered Crystal is providing a free breakfast on Saturday morning! Many thanks!!! Vivat!
Sunday Breakfast
The Shire of Swordcliff is providing a free breakfast on Sunday morning! Vivat!
One Paw Tiger Inn
The return of the One Paw Tiger Inn and their infamous Meat Night on Saturday Night. The bar will be back as well! Watch for menu updates and other information in the Facebook event. Make sure you stick around for Story time with Uncle Monster, hammerschlagen, and drunken jousting! Check out the menu in the event here.
Midday Tea with the Barons
In celebration of the Investiture of the new Barons of Carraig Ban, Clan Blue Feather hosts a teatime for the populace to meet the new Coronets! After classes and before court, enjoy refreshing tea and the company of Clan Akiyama! Event is here.
Largesse Dirty Half-Dozen
A 13 piece largesse derby where everyone gets a prize! The theme is pirate…because Baroness Wars X and X marks the spot! Everyone should have a small card explaining why it is pirate related. Contact THL Mwynwen Ysginidd called Lady Strawberry with questions.
Classes
We will have a craftperson’s green area, contact the coordinator for information. You can also sign up to teach a class at Baroness Wars! Sign up doc coming soon or contact the A&S coordinator.
| Class | Description | Teacher |
| Craftperson’s Green | All the A&S! | You! |
| Salon: Bookmaking/Binding | There will be kits for making books available and guidance from Mistress Roana happening all day at the book salon | Mistress Roana |
| Salon: Poke work (piography) | Salon continues throughout the day and run by THL David of Locmorrow | THL David of Locmorrow |
| Salon: Scribal | After lunch thank you card / and beginners’ illumination by THL Elizabeth of Roxbury-Mill Thank you cards are a great place for practising and even trying out new techniques. Again no class fee has been asked. | THL Elizabeth of Roxbury-Mill |
| Salon: Metal | Her Ladyship Mwynwen has decided to bring her pewter casting and wire pin making and have a metal salon. There will be supplies to make penannular brooches or Bow fibulas. There will be plaster to learn pewter casting. Also coin dies and stump with blanks. Anyone who would like to join her space with their metal projects are wellcome. Come join her and learn to make pins or pewter casting. Learn hands on on your time schedule through out the day. | |
| Childrens’ Activities | Children’s activities will be happening throughout the day. We intend to have some activity going on from 10 am till 430 or 500 (depending on the court schedule). There will be a break for lunch. classes will be brought to you from Her Excellency Nessa, Mistress Caroline, THL Dorcas, and THL Mwynwen (Strawberry). If you are interested in teaching a children’s class, we would love to add you. We have back round check adults, so you have your double deep covered. | Her Excellency Nessa, Mistress Caroline, THL Dorcas, and THL Mwynwen (Strawberry) |
| 1pm – Advancements in Battlefield Medicine and Prosthetics | THL Elisabeta Fischer | |
| 2pm – Basic Saree Draping | Learn to drape a saree 4 ways, yes one of them is pants. Bring your own saree if you have one. I will have a limited number of spares for folks to practice with. You will need to be able to reach behind your back for some of these, so bring a buddy if you need an assistant. | Lady Karayil Nakkan Cani |
| 3pm – Turk’s head knot class | The directions for wrapping the cords around my hand are so confusing. I have come up with a new method using a star. Yes, Mistress Corasande of Starrhill is going to teach it with a st | Mistress Corasande of Starrhill |
*In case of heavy rain, fighting and other activities will take place under the various pavilions on site.