Dragonbane 2005 – 2006
Press release April 21st, 2005
Dragonbane is a challenging project. We want to make Dragonbane the perfect larp, better than any other game we have participated in as players or organizers. We want to make Dragonbane more than fantasy.
But time is running out. The dream is in jeopardy. We will not compromise our fantasy. Therefore the Dragonbane team has made a major strategic decision. Rather than doing a game ‘almost perfect’ with the time on our hands, the Dragonbane project will now be split in two: a workshop week and prologue in August 2005 and Dragonbane in August 2006. The larp could still be done this year, but we will not risk the quality of it.
Workshop week and prologue in August 2005
The building of the Cinderhill village will be started this summer and therefore we invite all registered participants and others just curious to take part in the Dragonbane workshop week on location in Älvdalen, Sweden on August 22-27th 2005.
During the workshop week you have the possibility to attend workshops for costumes, music, rituals, dagger duelling, cooking and what not. The week will culminate in an overnight in-character village Dragon Feast! Dragonbane – workshop week and prologue will be free of charge. For more information about the workshop week, please visit http://www.dragonbane.org/en/prologue/.
Dragonbane 2006
Rather than compromising the quality of the game, the main game is postponed until July 29th – August 4th, 2006. We hope that your enthusiasm for the project will not diminish but grow with our effort to make Dragonbane more than fantasy. Please bookmark the Dragonbane website for the most recent news, www.dragonbane.org.
Project status in April 2005
The building of the village is planned to start in July with building teams led by two different professional builders. A meeting with active locals from the public and private sector will be held in the beginning of May in Älvdalen. The costume patterns have been graded and example costumes are being made for picture guidance on the web. Academic and corporate partners have given the dragon a safe financial and physical nest to hatch in.
The several hundred pages long design document is completed and a unique character model is ready for all participants. The Västerås diocese of the Swedish church has agreed to administrate the Cinderhill village after Dragonbane for future games. New partner contracts are signed each month. Another year gives the Dragonbane team and the participants the possibility to develop the characters and the setting that make Dragonbane a dream come true.
Refunds
All registered participants are naturally entitled to a 100 % money refund should they decide to cancel their participation completely at this point. A character skeleton will shortly be sent to all participants who decide to join Dragonbane in 2006. Those who have already payed for the game and decide to stay have a reserved, free bus trip from Stockholm to Dragonbane and back. Participants that already have purchased plane tickets or such for this summer but don’t wish to join the workshop week, please contact info@dragonbane.org.
The Dragonbane team would like to express its gratitude to all our partners for supporting the project and getting Dragonbane this far. Without the partners the project could never be done. We would also like to thank all our participants and organizers, who have believed in the project and supported our vision. The Dragonbane team will continue its hard work in making Dragonbane more than fantasy.
On behalf of the Dragonbane project,
Niki Bergman, Elge Larsson, Timo Multamäki, Heiko Romu and Christopher Sandberg.
All questions can be directed to info@dragonbane.org. All contracts can be viewed on demand.
