A Day of Champions

Hosted by Barony of Settmour Swamp - Budd Lake, NJ

Event date: August 24th, 2024

Event Last Modified: August 12th, 2024

Event details

Let the call go out that a challenge has been made! 

The Baron and Baroness of Settmour Swamp are seeking new champions in the forms of Fencing, Armored combat, and Archery!  We invite all to come and join in the fun.  Our current champions have served us well and are now devising devilishly fun challenges to help us decide who will win the honor of standing as our champions for the next year. 

We invite all to participate even if you would not stand as champion you can help to test the skills of those who would.  To fulfill the role of Settmour Swamp Champion we ask that you hold no other championship title within or without our Barony.  We would like to have as many as possible enjoy the spotlight and do not wish to divide loyalties by sharing with our cousins from other Baronies.  If attending Pennsic (not a requirement) we would love to support you in representing Settmour Swamp at the Baronial champion tournaments that occur there each year.  Your duties as champion are to process and stand with us in Court when present at Baronial events, to represent the Barony on the field with honor when you travel abroad, and of course to design the challenges that will help to choose your successor the following year. 

Our Day of Champions will be held this year at the beautiful Vasa Park in Mount Olive.  We would like to make this day a celebration of the Swamp!  We invite all to come out for a day of fun, bring your projects or just come cheer on your friends.  We will be having a picnic potluck lunch and invite everyone to bring a dish to share.  Spread a blanket on the grass, grab a picnic table, or bring your camp chairs and enjoy the fun and fellowship of your fellow Swampies and our friends from afar.

Schedule:
Gate Opens:  10:00 am
Heavy Weapons Tournament:  11:00 am
Archery Tournament:  12:00 pm
Fencing Tournament:  1:00 pm
Court:  Begins 30 mins after the last tournament concludes. 
Potluck:  Begins after court concludes.
Event ends:  6:00 pm

Heavy Weapon tournament format:

Round 1:  Round robin format (# of pools based on # of fighters)

Point system based on weapon styles:

0 points for a lose with your main weapon form
1 point for a lose with a non-primary weapon form
2 points for a win with your main weapon form
3 points for a win with a non-primary weapon form

Top 4 advance into round 2.

Semi-Finals

Best of 3, each fight you must use a different weapons form

Finals

First fight; baroness choice weapon matching forms
Second fight; baron choice weapon matching forms
Third fight:  bring your best.

Fencing Tournament Format:

• Round robin tournament (Your weapon choice)
• Top 4 (who are willing to be champion) advance to semifinals (Baron's
choice of form)
• Finals random chosen weapon forms best of 5.  (Each fencer will choose
which order to fight 5 different weapon forms without the other fencer
knowing.  Pairings will be based on their choices.)

• Tournament will be adjusted based on numbers.

Archery Tournament Format:

Our valiant Swampies have returned from the great Pennsic War 51 and are hungry.  Help our cooks make the breakfast of champions…PANCAKES!

Challenge 1:  Make Pancakes
Archers are to help our cooks make the pancakes for are hungry warriors.  Shoot the ingredients to earn points.  Don’t shoot the cooking tools or loose points!

Targets:
+Flour
+Sugar
+Eggs
+Milk
-Frying Pan
-Whisk
-Spatula
-Bowl

Challenge 2:  Plated Pancakes
Archers, a mighty gust has rolled in from the west as our fellow Swampies are trying to eat their champions meal.  Shoot the pancakes to hold them down!

Targets:
+5 Butter & Syrup splotches
+3 Pancakes
+1 Plate

Challenge 3:  Advancing Dragon
Archers, some hungry Midrealm Dragons have followed us back to the swamp in search of our tasty pancakes!  You must hold them back!

Archers have 30 seconds to shoot arrows into the advancing dragon.  You must hit each target once before shooting any other target.

30 Yards +5
20 Yards +3
10 Yards +1

We look forward to seeing everyone and to meeting the next Champions of Settmour Swamp!


Site Opens: 10
Site Closes: 6

Event Location

Vasa Park
93 Wolf Rd
Budd Lake, NJ  07828
Google Map

The event site is accessible per the East Kingdom Accessibility Porter's Checklist.

Registration Fees

Registration:
Event Fee:  $25.00
Member Discount:  $15.00
Minors ages 0-17 - Free


Pre-Registration deadline is August 13.  After that you will need to pay at the Gate.  There is no attendance cap for this event.

Feast:
There will be no feast at this event.  Potluck lunch coordinated by Lydia FitzWaulter

Make Checks Payable to: SCA NJ Inc - Barony of Settmour Swamp

Contact Information

Event Steward:

Event Steward: 
Dyrfinna Hildibrandsdottir
Email:  228626@members.eastkingdom.org

Co Event Steward:
Markus Farmaðr
Email:  228625@members.eastkingdom.org

Send Reservations to:

https://surveys.eastkingdom.org/index.php/841852?lang=en

A PayPal invoice will be generated and emailed to the email address you used within 24 hours of the online preregistration information being submitted.  Online preregistration is not complete until the PayPal invoice has been paid.  Payments will be accepted until August 13th.  After that, you will not be able to pre-register or pre-pay and will need to pay at the gate.