Falling Down: The Pillars

• When: 8pm Friday 28th November - 2am Sunday 30th November
• Where: Consall Scout Camp.

Price:

• £50 before 30th September
• £60 after 30th September

All tickets come with an indoors bunk space.

Catering: Full catering is on offer at £20 extra or kitchen facilities are available for you to use.

Please email gm@fallingdown.chaosdeathfish.com with any questions or to book.
Payment details will be emailed out with booking confirmation.

Space is limited so booking will be operated on a first come first serve basis - staggered payment options can be arranged.

If you cancel your booking more than four weeks before the event we will fully refund your payment. If you cancel between 4 and 2 weeks before the event we will refund you half your booking fee. If you cancel your booking less than two weeks before the event then we will be unable to offer a refund.

Welcome to the event guide for Falling Down's first event, “The Pillars.” We hope to provide you with all the relevant information you need to enjoy the weekend.If you would like some clarification, please get in touch: gm@fallingdown.chaosdeathfish.com

Lilith the Liberator, so-called Fatima of the Eighth Tribe, has made overtures to her aunt Joan the Warrior. Together they have amassed a Crusade to take revenge against the Z'Bri for Joshua the Ravager's death. Fallen of all Outlooks have started to move into the Duskfall, protected by the Joanite Guild of the Winter Wolf who patrol the mighty forest. There they trained and drilled and practiced alongside the Warrior's Tribe. And finally, with Lilith at the head of the army, a great force of the Fallen and Joanites strode across the Great River and into the H'l Kar to strike against the Z'bri.

For whatever reason, you stayed behind in Duskfall, and await news of the campaign's progress.

The event is being held at Consall Scout Camp Site in Staffordshire. Players are invited to sleep in the bunks in the Gibson and Clifton Huts (the first that you encounter upon arriving at site), whereas crew will sleep in the Windy House Cabin.

Everywhere aside from bunk rooms and toilets are considered IC areas; you should not store important IC items (like drugs or crafted items) in OC areas except when you are there as well.

You can sleep in the IC area if you wish. If you are asleep during Time In, it is perfectly acceptable for someone to gently wake you and inform you that they have injured or killed your character.

You are responsible for providing your own IC light sources and we strongly encourage you to do so. Except in emergencies, modern torches or extra-bright LED lanterns are not acceptable, as such items are exceedingly rare IC. Please use electric candles, paraffin-burning storm lanterns (held low if you take them into combat) or electric lanterns that you have muffled/disguised somehow (for example, by wrapping red or yellow acetate around the glass/plastic casing) as IC light sources.

There is an open-air chapel in the Flag Field site that will be strictly off-limits at all times throughout the event. It will be clearly marked.

Please note that although you can roam freely throughout most of the site, part of it will be marked off to serve as the “River of Dream” area; we will inform you of where this is in the pre-event briefing on the day. We will also be using various portions of the site to represent further-away areas at various points over the weekend; please be conscious of this if you decide to wander around.

Upon arrival on site, please come to the Gibson Building, which is where check-in will be. Once you have told us that you’re on site, and received your character pack (containing any lammies, ribbons and drugs your character is entitled to), then you can get to work unpacking and getting into character. Please also bring your weapons along for checking at this point – we will not provide you with your check-in pack unless your weapons have been checked.

Car parking is available near the Gibson building - crew will be able to take your cars up to the top field to deposit your belongings, but all vehicles need to be returned to the car park before Time In on Friday. Likewise, vehicles will not be allowed onto the top field again until after Time Out on Sunday.

You may arrive on site any time after 4pm on Friday (please do not arrive before this time except by prior arrangement, as doing so will negatively affect your enjoyment of the event). Time In will be called at 8pm (at which point we will turn out the lights in the playing area), and Time Out will be called at 2am on Sunday.

We will be operating a “softer” Time In from 1am-9am on Saturday morning. There is no meaningful difference in the rules or what your characters are capable of during this period, but Guide support will be limited and there will be significantly fewer NPCs sent out.

You must be off site by 2pm at the very latest on Sunday, with no exceptions.

For those that have bought a catering ticket, you will receive 5 meals from Friday dinner to Sunday breakfast. These meals will be provided free of charge IC to those who have OC paid for them. The IC caterers, a small Cell of Lightbringers, are known to be above reproach and their food is noteworthy for never having made anyone ill. What this means is that although the caterers' characters are there and worth interacting with (they may know useful things, or just be fun to talk to!) the food itself is not and will not be a plot point - you won't get IC poisoned from eating food you've paid for OC!

Breakfast will be at 9am, lunch/dinner at 1pm, dinner/tea at 7pm on Friday and 7.30pm on Saturday. If possible, please bring your own IC-appropriate plates, bowls, cutlery and drinking vessel(s).

Players are welcome to use the kitchen in the Clifton Building, but the kitchen in the Gibson Building is for the caterers only. Crew will have access to the kitchen in the Windy House Building.

Address: Consall Scout Camp, Blakely Lane, Dilhorne, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2PS

From the M6, Leave Junction 15 onto A500. Follow the A500 to A50, join A50 East, follow the A50, to the 4th intersection (A520) Northbound. Follow the A520 to junction with A52 (Cellarhead), turn right at the crossroads, the camp is approximately 2 miles on the left. From the M1, Leave junction 23, join the A50, signposted Stoke-on-Trent (Westbound). Follow the A50 to the junction with the A520, then as above. The entrance to the camp is clearly signed.

Bus services: There is a bus service that passes the entrance of the camp that runs between Hanley (Stoke City Centre) and Cheadle.

Camp Fires: There is one large Camp Fire circle at the bottom end of the Uttoxeter site adjacent to the stream. There is an open fire area next to the Dining area on the Activity field. These are the only two places where open fires are allowed.

Conservation: Part of the site is designated as a S.S.S.I. site by English Nature, also the site adjoins the Consall Nature Park; we ask that you respect the site and do not leave rubbish or disturb any of the wildlife. We also request that bark is not removed from trees and that if you require wood you first ask the warden or a member of the Service Team.

Dogs: Please enquire with the warden as to bringing dogs onto the site.

Fires: as above campers are not allowed to remove turf and construct their own open fires

Food Shopping: The nearest shops are located at either Leek or Cheadle which both have several supermarkets.

Hospitals: The nearest hospital with full accident and emergency facilities is the University Hospital of North Staffordshire situated in Stoke

Litter: Please help us maintain the site by not dropping litter. If you see some litter help us by picking it up and depositing it in a bin

Parking: There is sufficient parking on the main car park. There is restricted parking at Windy House and Uttoxeter site areas. DO NOT PARK ON ANY GRASS

Rubbish: Please put all rubbish in black bin liners and leave in the two large green bins at the top of the drive by the entrance.

Religious Services: for all denominations are available in either Leek or Cheadle.

Tuck Shop: The site has a tuck shop which sells a variety of items and is open during the weekends.

Warden and Staff: The camp is staffed by a voluntary warden and at certain times by the Service Team.