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The Wizard's Desk
The Wizard's desk is a blog space where our staff and creative leads offer their insight and experience on engaging with DrachenFest US! We're excited to share what we can, so pull up a seat!


Playing on "Bard Mode"
Let’s talk about music at DrachenFest: We want to dive deeper into what music can do at larps, how it adds to a game, and the unique experience of larping and making music simultaneously. We’ll take a look at the gameplay spaces where music thrives, as well as the mechanics for Bardic Magics. For starters, making music in game—or as we like to call it, playing on Bard Mode—is less about technical skill and more about how and why you do what you do! A well-executed performance
Drachenfest US
May 5, 20244 min read


The Dragons Want You! To Join the Referee Team
The world of the DrachenFest-US is the creation of many coming together to tell their stories. From all over North America - and overseas! - people come to visit the Drachenlands, and to represent their Dragon in the contest. The spectacle, the drama, the victories and the defeats - they are only possible because of the unique blend of play styles and player philosophies the participants bring to the event. An event as large and complex as DrachenFest requires a robust suppor
Drachenfest US
May 3, 20243 min read


Campsite Layout Draft for 2024
We'd like to share our layout draft for DrachenFest-US 2024. This configuration is subject to change. Many factors could impact our final positions - including heavy rainfall before the event, safety issues, wild swings in camp headcounts, and other factors which we can’t anticipate. In determining this year's layout draft, our primary considerations were: Aligning camp headcount to camping space. DrachenFest is growing! Many camps have outgrown last year's sites and must mov
Drachenfest US
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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