What is this game?
The game is set in the winter of 297AC, approximately 15 years after the conclusion of Robert’s Rebellion. And 14 years following the previous FYE run game ‘And Now My Watch Begins’. Fundamentally, this is a ‘Nightmare’ theme game, set in the “Game of Thrones” universe, following a Ranging of Night’s Watch as they strive to survive beyond the wall and all the horrors that await them. This game will explore elements of psychological thriller, horror and survival – it is NOT a 24 hour time-in combat game. There will be a lot of non-combat content, however it is primarily a story about members of a neutral military faction trying to survive beyond The Wall. Combat will be a large part of this game, although there can be low-combat characters in the setting.
Who is this game for?
LARPers who enjoy a high tension, physically intensive game involving walking not insignificant distances in potentially inclement weather. This is a game for “A Song of Ice and Fire” fans most of all. Players who attended ‘And Now My Watch Begins’ will have the option of bringing back those original characters. All Players will be either established members of the Night’s Watch, or fresh conscripts. Your characters will have briefs written for them; to encourage everyone to explore previous allegiances, grudges and opinions from a life before The Wall, these themes can come to the foreground. If you want to experience dramatic scenes, themes of fear and survival, then you should come and play a character at “And Now My Watch Has Ended”
Gender and the Setting of ANMWHE
All FYE events are gender neutral and there are no expectations of gendered roles. Although in the original setting the Night’s Watch is explicitly gendered and exclusively Male, characters in And Now My Watch Begins can be of whatever gender the player portraying them chooses. In this slightly altered setting, the Watch takes on anyone willing to serve, regardless of gender. We will be using the term “Sworn Swords” rather than Black Brothers for simplicity. It is still a masculine-coded order, where all are expected to fight if the need arises, and relationships are not allowed between sworn swords, as they are not permitted in the Southron religious orders of Septons and Septas, but as in the lands beyond the wall, life is tough and all must work together to survive. The rest of Westeros is largely the same as in the original setting – however, non-consensual sex of any kind is not a part of this, or any other FYE game. Beyond the change we are making to the Night’s Watch, the Seven Kingdoms maintain the same gender roles as in the source material – women are usually expected to marry men, or else may serve in the Faith of the Seven as a Silent Sister or Septa. Sex work is common and not criminalised. Female warriors are rare, and more often reside in Dorne, the North and the Iron Isles, although smallfolk of all genders learn how to defend themselves. Westeros is a dangerous place.
Character Creation
In the style of many Nordic Larps, the game team will be crafting each character personally, based on the preferences and choices made by participants in a form that will be available when tickets go on sale.
This is to ensure a balance among the characters in play, with the majority being raw recruits and conscripts new to life in the far North, and others who are established Sworn Swords and Veterans in leadership positions.
Nobles in Play
It will not be possible to play a member of one of the seven ruling families in Westeros, or a named character from the source material. Instead, we’ll be basing noble characters on the banner houses under them: cadet branches of the Umbers, Manderlys, Reeds, Velaryons, Selmys, Seaworths, Fossoways, Redwynes, Daynes and a hundred other houses, depending on the prompts given by players’ responses to the form.
Physical Requirements
This is NOT a 24 hour time-in combat game – There will be a lot of non-combat content, however it is primarily a story about members of a neutral military faction encountering the various people beyond the wall. Combat will be a large part of this, and although there can be low-combat characters in the setting, it will be a physically intensive game involving walking not insignificant distances in potentially inclement weather.
Basic information
Date: January 26th-28th 2024
Location: Gunman Airsoft Eversley – Camp Alpha, The Welsh Drive, Eversley, RG27 0QB.
Price: £120; £70 part payment to secure ticket + £50 balance on the Friday of the event. Tickets available at feastyoureyes.events/anmwb on the 4th of October 2023
Tickets: Capped at 40 players and 30 crew Food: Food is included in the ticket price, this covers breakfast served on both Saturday and Sunday before time-in, and lunch and dinner on Saturday, served in-character. We cater for Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten-free dietary requirements as standard, and do our best to cover other requirements on request. The meals will be in-keeping with the game setting, and basic hearty fayre – more varied additions to this can be found in-game.
