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Post by Vors Nymphkilla on Dec 5, 2009 3:17:20 GMT -5
merc, what types of fund raising has maeth done in the past? i know 2 years ago we had a bake sale but i dont know how that went for us.
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Post by Swordbrother Nova on Dec 5, 2009 20:35:52 GMT -5
Alright, so I wrote out a whole response to the earlier messages but this thread is for the battle, not fund raising plans. So I started a new thread and here's the link: maethodoron.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=355&page=1I don't think this battle will work out for fund raising because of it's timing. Most of us are students and will be studying for finals and being at the end of the semester don't have the funds to to be willing to pay just for a battle. Keeping our battle in the oak grove means that we will be able to have our attendance but no one will want to pay to fight in the oak grove when they could just go to the practices on sundays and fridays for free and fight the same people. Really the only thing making this special is the fact that we have plans to order pizza together and it's on a saturday. Please put further questions on general fund raising in the new thread, and any suggestions for how to turn a profit for this event are welcome from everyone!
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Post by Mercaine on Dec 5, 2009 20:54:42 GMT -5
Tons of other realms have done day battles with themes and simply brought out drinks charging everyone two dollars a head. It's kind of a "due" in a way, but mostly that works for other realms.
Personally, I think the "poor college kid" excuse needs to stop sometime.
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Post by eoin on Dec 5, 2009 23:07:04 GMT -5
For me it stops when the refund check hits. Honestly it does hit me up when I am flush I might have money I am willing to grant to the cause of the winter event.
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Post by Vors Nymphkilla on Dec 6, 2009 0:21:33 GMT -5
when i'm no longer thousands of dollars in debt i'll stop bitching that i'm a poor college kid. there is absolutely no reason to make our people pay because we'd just decide not to practice on the days we would have to pay. if i was charged $2 because there are drinks there id just practice away from you guys so i couldnt be charged.
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Post by Izad on Dec 6, 2009 0:23:28 GMT -5
I think Merc is right about the poor college student thing, but at the same time there are a bunch of college students that dont have jobs or a source of income. Im not a student but i can understand where they are coming from. I have almost always had a job of some kind but still been broke a lot.
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Post by Vors Nymphkilla on Dec 6, 2009 0:26:04 GMT -5
the problem is that such a large percentage of our realm is poor college kids who cant front money. we really do need to get recruiting to high schoolers whose parents pay for everything, and even the parents themselves and other adults with stable jobs
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Post by Mulesak(Paragon) on Dec 6, 2009 1:37:02 GMT -5
Need money for college? join the military....
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Post by Swordbrother Nova on Dec 6, 2009 1:39:53 GMT -5
I believe Merc meant $2 for those drinks, not to fight, ^_^' I agree poor college student excuse can only go so far, I'm one of the poor college students too, but let's not get into this now, how about ways we can raise moneys for Maethodoron?
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Post by Marcus on Dec 6, 2009 2:07:47 GMT -5
rummage sale?
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Post by Vors Nymphkilla on Dec 6, 2009 2:49:40 GMT -5
maybe. doesnt take alot of work to set up, just people to work it and a place to set up. there arent many people out looking for sales during the winter though. it will work better when we're raising money in warmer months. if we sell hot chocolate and coffee then i think more people will buy this time of year
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Post by Vors Nymphkilla on Dec 6, 2009 2:52:50 GMT -5
oh yeah December battle. yeah. i think since we're likely to have as many out for it as our practices as of late that its useless to try to get cash out of it at all. do we want to run any christmas themed scenarios? drentha had some fun battles we could recreate like busting santa out of prison or contolling the rooftop.
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Post by Swordbrother Nova on Dec 6, 2009 3:00:31 GMT -5
maybe. doesnt take alot of work to set up, just people to work it and a place to set up. there arent many people out looking for sales during the winter though. it will work better when we're raising money in warmer months. if we sell hot chocolate and coffee then i think more people will buy this time of year LIBATION STATION!
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Post by Vors Nymphkilla on Dec 8, 2009 16:06:50 GMT -5
so i been thinkin'. being that this is close to christmas, would anyone object to making it a Christmas themed Day Battle? I was struck with the inspiration that Dec 12 is The Night Santa Went Crazy. I want some of the battles to mimic the song, which i would read stanzas from before battles. for example:
Down in the workshop all the elves were making toys For the good Gentile girls and the good Gentile boys When the boss busted in, nearly scared 'em half to death Had a rifle in his hands and cheap whiskey on his breath From his beard to his boots he was covered with ammo Like a big fat drunk disgruntled Yuletide Rambo And he smiled as he said with a twinkle in his eye "Merry Christmas to all - now you're all gonna die!"
Santa Attacks the North Pole (One sided, powered, Wickerman): One team selects someone to be Santa. Their team attacks the "Elves" until they rack up enough kills to bring in Santa who has full armor (beard to boots covered with ammo), and all his shots are Red. Once Santa is summoned, no more res for the attacking team and Santa's kills are permanent. When all the elves die, switch sides and reset. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, the workshop is gone now, he decided to bomb it Everywhere you'll find pieces of Cupid and Comet And he tied up his helpers, and he held the elves hostage And he ground up poor Rudolph into reindeer sausage He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddy Krueger And he picked up a flamethrower and he barbecued Blitzen And he took a big bite and said "It tastes just like chicken!"
Santa goes on the Rampage: Monarch with no monarch... Starts out with just Santa (full armor) attacking everyone on the field as they walk around the Grove "escaping". Battle ends when everyone dies or any number of people make the full circle and "escape". No res except for Santa. Battle can be restarted as desired with a new Santa or the same one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The night Santa went crazy The night Kris Kringle went nuts Now, ya can't hardly walk around the North Pole Without steppin' in reindeer guts
There's the National Guard and the FBI There's a van from the Eyewitness News In a helicopter circlin' 'round in the sky And the bullets are flying the body count's rising And everyone’s dying to know -"Oh Santa, why?" My, my, my, my, my, my - you used to be such a jolly guy.
The Hunt for Santa- Bridge/ "Roof" battle Santa has been cornered in his house and has barricaded all entrances except the chimney. One side is the FBI trying to get in to arrest Santa, the other side are Reporters trying to get it all on film. In the middle of the roof is a "Chimney" which each side will try to control for 1 minute (have at least one member of your team around it with no enemies in the circle) to win. Everyone starts off on the roof and as you res, someone on the roof must "lift" you onto it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes Virginia, now Santa's doing time In a Federal prison for his infamous crime Hey little friend now, don't you cry no more tears He'll be out on good behaviour in seven hundred more years. But now Vixen's in therapy and Donner's still nervous And the elves all got jobs working for the postal service And they say Mrs. Claus she's on the phone every night With a lawyer negotiating the movie rights. (They talk about) The night Santa went crazy The night Saint Nicholas flipped Broke his back for some milk and cookies Sounds to me like he was tired of getting gypped
Santa Breaks Out--- Prison battle Santa stands in a specified area. No one on the defending team may enter this area. The attacking team must get at least a specified number of people into Santa's cell before they all break out. Santa must reach the attacking team's res point to win. If Santa dies the defenders win. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Post by Izad on Dec 14, 2009 13:04:56 GMT -5
The only that i thought of was doesnt Narnia have a christmas themed battle? Father Christmas i think they call it?
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