At DrachenFest, we strive to create an immersive environment full of phenomenal kits, breath-taking action, and striking sets. In so many words, we want the festival to be picturesque! And, we know that folks love reminiscing on the fantastical world that they lived in for the week, so we aim to document our time together through professional photographers, videographers, journalism, etc. However, in order to keep the world as immersive as possible, and also to respect the pr

We are proud to release the DrachenFest-US 2023 War Book! Because this year’s game features gates and sieges, and incorporates feedback from last year's game, our war rules have significant updates. Please re-read the war book thoroughly. Here are the highlights: Reorganized and Clarified wording throughout the text. Clarified what Battle Refs do. Emphasized that they may move people around for safety reasons, and should not be argued / haggled with during battle. Last call t

by Arden Mercury Alchemy at DrachenFest US is a multi-step system, and includes lots of opportunities to collaborate with people in your camp, and exercise your prop-making skills and storytelling abilities. The main Guild of Alchemical Arts tent in the Bazaar is certainly a destination for information and skill courses, but gardens and labs within each individual camp are the real centers of activity: this is where you’ll do most of your herb-gathering, potion-making, and ex

We are proud to release the DrachenFest-US 2023 Rulebook! We’d like to thank everybody that filled out post-event surveys last year, your feedback guided our revisions. Here's a link to the 2023 Rulebook These are the changes from the 2022 rulebook: Clarified wording throughout the text Added safety requirements for crossbows (ie Power Stroke) Codified errata from last year: all Healer-Role characters can perform surgery scenes which restore 1hp / 5 min. If your specialty is

Love em, hate em, or just don't like em'- we're here to talk about arrows, our controversial decision to pull modular arrows from play last year, and what that means for this upcoming event. TLDR: You can use modular arrows again. No gloriously mustachioed members of blue camp were harmed in the making of this photo. (Seriously, Rob was fine.) "Some arrows passed me and I heard rattling. Please advise." The radio call was simple and to the point. our blood ran cold. Multipl