I think I will be writing about the recent past for a while since I am continuously having a good time and failing to get these events posted in relative time, unless it’s somebody famous passing away. One exception is Lost in Space, I’m watching it a second time with Somara to make sure I didn’t miss something, plus I can answer her occasional questions.
On to what the title is about!
Traditionally we have a Renaissance fair every Fall, I think that one is in the top five for oldest ongoing RenFairs (as they’re abbreviated to). Sherwood Forest Faire is younger and we got around to checking it out. The first piece of good news is that Sherwood is much closer to Austin than the older event. I think we were on the road for less than an hour. The weather was gorgeous too.
For an opening weekend, Sherwood was on top of everything. Last year, Somara went to the RenFair and their electricity was off, rather odd for a time period not needing such a thing.
We checked out the numerous shops, mostly weapons, costumes and trinkets. Somara scored a puzzle ring she wanted. The falconry exhibition is always amazing; how did we humans figure out training these birds of prey before we had cities is beyond me. I love how this raven handles tips!
I lost my initial wager to Somara too. I bet her we’d see at least one person is a Star Trek uniform doing the “primitive” planet bit. No luck. There was a Fourth Doctor, a little Jedi and lots of Legend of Zelda spotted. Somara wins five bucks. I did receive permission for a few pictures to use for my D&D campaign.
These items above will be awesome as props. Scrolls aren’t just for spells, they’re frequently the means of communication. I have special orange-colored ink if I want to create any magical writing.
Fairly neutral, mostly Roman or Gothic.
These would be coins for Ustlav or Ravenloft.
These are better suited for a Sci-Fi game.
No luck with copper pieces. The coins I picked out were any case in which I could find 10 or so that were the same. The silvers have much to be desired. Either way, I’m fired up for RenFaire this Fall. Find some more props! Cheaper than a $4000 sword we were shown. No answer as to why you can never find blades inspired by Michael Moorcock’s novels.
If we don’t make it for the Fall gathering, I will be excited to hit the Sherwood again.